- Volume 10, Number 4 (2023)
HARMONIZING MULTITUDES: EXPLORING POLYPHONIC ARTISTRY IN LI ZHANYANG'S 'VENDOR: SELLING BREAD
Lee Hua
Polyphonic artistic thinking is a concept introduced by Mikhail Bakhtin to describe a way of thinking that allows for multiple perspectives and voices to coexist. This type of thinking is evident in both music and literature, and it can also be found in other art forms, such as performance art. In this article, I will discuss the two-pronged characteristics of polyphonic artistic thinking: material structure and structural arrangement. I will then use these characteristics to analyze the performance artwork Li Zhanyang Vendor: Selling Bread. This performance combines two different performances (varied in layout and in items on sale), and the...
INNOVATIVE AUGMENTATION: REIMAGINING HISTORY WITH TWO-DIMENSIONAL TECH IN SUMMER RESORTS
Olivia Kim Chang
This paper examines the changing pricing mechanisms used to finance scholarly communication in physics in the 20th century. The paper argues that the American Institute of Physics (AIP) sought to create a new source of revenue in a time when there was decreased revenue from author page charges and reader subscriptions. The paper traces the AIP's efforts to legitimize the page charge pricing mechanism in the 1930s, the erosion of revenue from this source in the 1960s, and the reaction of the scholarly society to changes in the copyright law in the 1970s. The paper then outlines the revised copyright...
VISUALIZING FEAR: COMPARING HENRY JAMES'S CLASSIC WITH 'THE INNOCENTS
Georgiou Eleni
This paper explores the parallels between the experience of house confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and the themes of incarceration and haunting in Henry James's novella The Turn of the Screw. The paper argues that both experiences can lead to feelings of isolation, anxiety, and paranoia, and that both can also give rise to the perception of ghosts or other supernatural phenomena. The paper begins by discussing the psychological effects of house confinement, drawing on research from the fields of psychology, sociology, and anthropology. It then discusses the themes of incarceration and haunting in The Turn of the Screw, arguing...