VOLUME 5(2) • 2006
DOSSO DOSSI'S JUPITER, MERCURY, AND VIRTUE – A SAMPLE OF GENRE ANALYSIS (OF A TEXT BY ANDREE HAYUM) (III)
ABSTRACT. Compositional canons tend to place the most important thing/ character in the focal point and, probably, the center of a painting would be such a position. A basic device the discourse about art deals with is the formal analysis, viewed both as a genre with its own purposes and structure, ..
CUM SA ANALIZEZI PROBLEMA LIBERULUI ARBITRU: ROLURILE ANALIZEI CONCEPTUALE SI ALE STIINTELOR EMPIRICE
ABSTRACT. One of the main difficulties of the free will issue is to understand what contributions are supposed to come, respectively, from philosophy intended as a practice that essentially involves conceptual analysis) and from empirical investigation. In principle, three options are open when one ..
PARAMETERS OF MONETARY POLICY IN ASIA
ABSTRACT. According to Fujiwara et al., reflecting recent economic developments in Japan, interest in how monetary policy should be conducted under low inflation. McCauley remarks that the central banks of Malaysia and Thailand have two main monetary policy goals: low inflation and stable exchange r..
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REGULATION
ABSTRACT. Das argues for reforms in India's public accounting practice: in re- cent years there has been a growing demand that the government should be fully accountable for the resources entrusted to its care. Ding et al. assert that although accounting standards are important determinants of finan..
THE CURRENT STATE OF MONETARY, BANKING, AND FINANCIAL MARKETS IN ASIA
ABSTRACT. Ito asserts that the actions and decisions of the Bank of Japan have become a focus of policy debate in Japan. Goodfriend and Prasad say that China's rising prominence in the world economy has meant that the efficacy of its macroeconomic management has taken on considerable importance. Mar..
RETHINKING THE IDEA OF REVOLUTION IN HISTORY
ABSTRACT. Danto contends that a great many, if not all the laws which are elements of explanations in history cover classes of instances which are both open and non-homogeneous. Kroeber states that in the history of continuity and change, revolutionary episodes have an important niche: historians an..
MANUFACTURING THE NEWS, ELECTRONIC JOURNALISM, AND MEDIA DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
ABSTRACT. The field of journalism is much more dependent on the external forces than any other field of cultural production (Bourdieu). The new electronic cultural spaces are created by and serve global cultural corporations (Morley and Robins). Television is an instrument of simplicity in a world o..
MEDIATING COMMUNICATION AND UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL JOURNALISM
ABSTRACT. Hobart argues that it is forms of popular culture and mass media which occupy most peoples' time and attention in many parts of the world. Kelly writes that the media is far more interested in tactics than covering policy because it's easier for journalists. Ettema and Glaser hold that inv..
MEDIA HISTORY AND TEXTUAL ANALYSIS
ABSTRACT. Meadows views journalism as part of the broader process of making culture: journalism practices should be seen as anything but self-justifying (they must be contingent on the social consequences they provoke in the formation of democracy). Randall claims that the distinguishing feature of ..
THE ROMANIAN CALUS CUSTOM
ABSTRACT. Mellish claims that the Transylvanian Calusari is only found in its old form in the Banat mountains and Hunedoara county (it is performed between Christmas and the New Year, and is known by the name Calutul or Calusarul). Giurchescu writes that the calusari wear a special costume consistin..
THE ACTUAL COURSE OF MOZART'S DISCOVERIES
ABSTRACT. In Mozart's Fantasy in C minor, K. 475, Sigerson notes, the Lydian interval represents the minimum action required to move into the domain of multiply-connected, polyphonic vocal registration. Pechenuk argues that Mozart concentrated in his Ave verum all the momentous discoveries he had ma..
WINDOW ON ROMANIAN FOLK MUSIC (I)
ABSTRACT. Zlateva contends that the free rhythm of the doinas (parlando) and their movement (rubato), correspond somewhat to singing according to the taste of the performer who, in singing, lengthens or shortens the notes, speeding or slowing down the performance according to individual artistic mas..