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Family Representation in Contemporary Turkish Cinema: A Longitudinal Corpus Analysis, 1996–2024

open access: yesSociology Lens, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Family has long occupied a central place in contemporary cinema in Turkey, yet existing scholarship has largely examined its representation through close readings of selected films or specific themes. This article adopts a different perspective by analyzing family representations across a longitudinal corpus of 850 films produced between 1996 ...
Defne Tüzün   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Alternative Management Ideas Are Realized for the Public Good: Performative Fabrics of Humanistic Practices

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Repurposing management for the public good involves realizing alternative ideas to serve societal interests. Humanistic management is centred on such ideas as human dignity and well‐being. Realization refers to the generation and maintenance of social realities corresponding to these ideas.
Oliver Laasch   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Possible Worlds, Eutopias and Dystopias in some Contemporary Fictional Universes

open access: yesBetween
In this article, I examine the Possible Worlds Theory and its application to contemporary fictional universes, specifically focusing on eutopias and dystopias. I trace the historical development of the Theory from the 1970s.
Françoise Lavocat
doaj   +1 more source

Atlas Unplugged: Re‐Imagining the Premises and Prospects of Capitalism for Business and Society

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand’s dystopian work of fiction, became a cornerstone of libertarian philosophy and its influence continues as an articulation of contemporary capitalism. In introducing this Special Issue, we revisit its core assumptions and contradictions in order to reimagine capitalism and reflect on the potential of management studies
Rick Delbridge   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review: Worlds Apart? Dualism and Transgression in Contemporary Female Dystopias, by Dunja M. Mohr (Mc Farland, 2005)

open access: yesJournal of Science Fiction and Philosophy
Review of "Worlds Apart? Dualism and Transgression in Contemporary Female Dystopias," by Dunja Mohr (Mc Farland, 2005)
Kyle T. Smith
doaj  

Recycled Dystopias: Cyberpunk and the End of History

open access: yesArts, 2018
While cyberpunk is often described as a dystopian genre, the paper argues that it should be seen rather as a post-utopian one. The crucial difference between the two resides in the nature of the historical imagination reflected in their respective ...
Elana Gomel
doaj   +1 more source

Young Adult Dystopias: Bildungsroman for the 21st Century

open access: yesEtnoantropološki Problemi, 2012
The paper examines young adult dystopian novels written in the first decade of the 21st century, as heirs to the tradition of the bildungsroman, and the great dystopias.
Ljiljana Gavrilović
doaj   +1 more source

After the Hype: Resilience Seeking in Emerging Technology Ecosystems

open access: yesJournal of Product Innovation Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Academic Summary Hype often helps emerging technology ecosystems gain early support for their innovative value propositions, but the initial excitement around the technology typically vanishes at some point. This decrease in excitement and support may lead some ecosystems to fail while others are resilient and recover.
Fiona Schweitzer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Utopias and Dystopias as Models of Social Technology

open access: yesPrincipia: An International Journal of Epistemology, 2015
This paper presents some proposals for social science advanced by Otto Neurath, focusing on scientific utopianism. Neurath suggests that social scientists should formulate ideals of social arrangements in utopian style, aiming at discussing scientific ...
Ivan Ferreira da Cunha
doaj   +1 more source

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