Ameryka i polski socrealizm, czyli coca‑cola czy cukier trzcinowy

Author(s): Magdalena Piekara / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

In Polish socialist realistic journalism and prose, the image of North America is an extremely important element, which is often used as an ideological tool. Vivid images (including those most popular: potato beetle or Coca Cola) in the world divided after World War II are supposed to convince the readers that the United States are a great and ominous power, a superpower built on the exploitation of the working class and becoming rich at the expense of other countries, as well as the willingness to start another global war — a country that strives to destroy peace and communism. These images, already interpreted many times, become an interesting starting point for the description of the specific exoticism of America, completely unknown and unapproachable in Europe, hidden behind the Iron Curtain (although this term is much younger, it perfectly describes the global power structure).South America, on the other hand, remains completely unknown to Polish literary critics andjournalists. It shall remain so, even though the novels of the Brazilian writer, Jorge Amado, have been published in Poland quite often.

Tworzenie quasi‑średniowiecznego świata w cyklu Pieśń lodu i ognia G.R.R. Martina

Author(s): Michał Sapalski / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

This paper aims at analysing the creation of the world in A Song of Ice and Fire, which combines together fantastic elements with the ones imitating the medieval reality and results in such a convincing work that an impression of reading a historical novel is created. In order to do so, the article identifies such aspects recurring within the series as the deconstruction of chivalric ideals and the historical, cultural, and even geographical analogies between the British Isles and the fictional world of Westeros. Moreover, the paper critically investigates the manner in which Martin provides his readers with information concerning the history of the fictional continent. As it turns out, he simultaneously embeds his work in the events and phenomena from the past which are not necessarily known to the average reader, and seeks inspiration in the popular image of the Middle Ages, rather than its actual shape, as reconstructed by numerous scholars.

The Monster outside and the one within: the departure from the Tolkienesque concept of monstrosity in the books of G.R.R. Martin

Author(s): Miła Irek / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

There is no doubt about the impact of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien on the fantasy genre, and since G.R.R. Martin is often referred to as the new – or American – Tolkien, comparative studies are practically inevitable. Both authors created great epics set firmly within their own secondary worlds. Tolkien famously proclaimed that he was creating a mythology for England, while Martin affirms his strong inspirations in historical fiction and history in general. Both Arda and Westeros are set in a pseudomedieval fantasy universe, inhabited by various creatures and monsters. Yet, are those monsters the same? For Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring is essentially only one small tale in a wider, more relevant story of the world as a whole. As such, not only the characters or the protagonists, but also the monsters are all merely a small part of a larger picture; they are products of the ever changing wheel of time. In contrast, Martin’s Westeros feels like a mere backdrop for the real stories: the intimate affairs of the numerous complex characters. The monsters, therefore, are also more personal, internal, and harder to find and distinguish from the heroes.

Pikareska a tendencje demitologizujące w Pieśni lodu i ognia

Author(s): Daria Swędzioł / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

This paper aims at identifying the demythologising tendencies present in A Song of Ice and Fire. Moreover, it points to the discussion with the heroic myth, which in the case of the fantasy genre Martin contributes to happens to be bounded with the chivalry. The model of a picaresque novel is employed on account of the pseudo-medieval embedment of the depicted world and the wide exposition of the themes of the road. Speaking from the perspective of genre criticism, this generic form appears to be a response to the idealism emanating from the chivalric romances. When the picaresque – understood as a polemical means opposing to the classic fantasy works rooted in the mythological context (for instance, The Lord of the Rings) – is concerned, Arya Stark demands a greater attention. The strategy adopted by Martin corresponds to Bogdan Trocha’s thesis concerning the degradation of a myth in fantasy literature. Simultaneously, it is one of the numerous tendencies popular among the contemporary texts of culture, dismantling the generic indicators and playing with literary conventions.

ДИГИТАЛНА ЕПОХА, ДИГИТАЛНИ ТЕХНОЛОГИИ … ИНОВАЦИЯ ИЛИ (Р)ЕВОЛЮЦИЯ В ОБЩУВАНЕТО, ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯТА НА УЧЕНЕТО, ПРЕПОДАВАНЕТО … ОБРАЗОВАНИЕТО

Author(s): Mariya Aleksieva / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

Digital era introduces new market conditions which require new approaches and rules for the presentation and communication with the audience, where are acquainted with the functionality and benefits of a new technology product or service. Digital technology is changing our lives and influence the children who grow - today they are more informed, handling technology without difficulty, using social networks (Facebook, YouTube) and online games are part of their daily lives.How to communicate, educate and protect so-called. „Digital KidZ” in the course of the digital age and where the role of technology as a bridge between education, family and children?

МАТЕМАТИЧЕСКИ СПОСОБНОСТИ И ЛОГИКО-МАТЕМАТИЧЕСКА ИНТЕЛИГЕНТНОСТ В НАЧАЛНА УЧИЛИЩНА ВЪЗРАСТ

Author(s): Evelina Dineva / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

This report examines the notions of „Mathematical Abilities” and „LogicalMathematical Intelligence” while trying to identify their common characteristics. The possibilities of identifying indications of Mathematical Abilities during the primary school years are being discussed in addition to the content of tests for such potential indications.

РИСКОВИ СЕКСУАЛНИ ПОВЕДЕНИЯ СРЕД БЪЛГАРСКИТЕ ЮНОШИ

Author(s): Tatyana Kotzeva / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

This paper presents and discusses data from the national representative survey carried out among Bulgarian students at 9th class in 2014. The survey is part of the international research network „Health Behavior among School-Aged Children (HBSC)” and it is conducted in more than 40 countries in every 4 years. Gender differentiation in sexual behaviors, mean age of sexual debut, behaviors related to save sex, etc. have been analysed. A comparative data analysis between the two waves of the survey in 2006 and 2014 has been presented as well

SISTEME CORPORATIVE MODERNE DE BIBLIOTECI

Author(s): Daiva Jurksaitiene,Linda Braje,Larisa Levinoca,Sarmite Krauze,Alexandra Cojuhari,Lina Mihaluţa,Angela Hăbăşescu,Oxana Brui,Iryna Bankovska,Irina Gangan,Adela Negură,Silvia Habaşescu,Ala Susarenco,Viorica Lupu / Language(s): English,Romanian,Russian Publication Year: 0

În acest capitol sunt abordate regulile şi principiile de indexare a conţinutului ştiinţific.

CULTURA INFORMAŢIE: MODELE. STANDARDE. EXPERIENȚE

Author(s): Silvia Ghinculov,Elena Harconiţa,Elena Stratan,Lilia Ababii,Natalia Zavtur,Mihaela Staver,Ludmila Răileanu,Vera Sobeţchi,Ludmila Costin,Viorica Lupu,Elizaveta Vedean,Aliana Otgon,Silvia Habaşescu,Elena Pancratov,Svetlana Studzinschi,Alla Iarovaia,Ecaterina Scherlet,Silvia Ciubrei / Language(s): Romanian Publication Year: 0

Cultura informaţiei utilizatorului modern tendinţe, perspective şi modele.

The Usefulness of Social Networks for the Dissemination of Scientific Information

Author(s): Ionel Şerban / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Nowadays there are state of the art social networks which unite people,their hobbies and concerns on global level. Knowing the impact of these social networks on everyday lifestyle, the need of such social networks may be translatedin the research field. Considering the evolution of digital books and information,there is a need of fast dissemination in order for the information to be acknowledged and cited. For example, ResearchGate is a well-known social network, on global level, which offers the possibility to communicate, cite, and detect books and information regarding every aspect of research field.

Romanian Students’ Perceptions of Bibliotherapy in the Educational Process

Author(s): Daniela Popa,Ane Landoy,Angela Repanovici / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

The use of bibliotherapy in the educational process leads to the improvement of students’ skills to use the reading process in a more efficient way, to transfer knowledge while enjoying the process. This paper aims to identify the level of familiarity of first year university students with therapeutic techniques and also the benefit discovered in them by the new generations of students. We surveyed 111 students on their perception of bibliotherapy in the educational process. A social survey questionnaire was created and administered online. The findings provide useful information for librarians and top management in libraries in order to help bring potential bookmakers closer to the digital age.

Formarea şi dezvoltarea competenţelor digitale la studenţii domeniului socio-juridic prin noile tehnologii interactive la unitatea de curs tehnologii informaţionale şi comunicaţionale

Author(s): Lidia Popov / Language(s): Romanian Publication Year: 0

This paper describes the formation and development of digital competences for the students of the socio-law field through the new interactive technologies used in teaching the ITC course. It also explains the didactic, professional and interactive teaching-learning-assessment tool – the interactive whiteboard and SMART Notebook educational software.

Stan badań nad literaturą Zagłady na przykładzie Litzmannstadt Getto. Projekt bibliografii getta łódzkiego

Author(s): Izabela Olejnik / Language(s): English,Polish Publication Year: 0

The article discusses the world’s literature devoted to the history of the Lodz ghetto published since 1943.

Innovative services offered by Librarians for Bălţi Academics

Author(s): Elena Harconiţa,Lina Mihaluţa,Valentina Topalo,Mihaela Staver / Language(s): Romanian Publication Year: 0

The library successfully fulfilled its mission, satisfying the multi-aspects information needs of students, teachers, researchers and other categories of users. Through the various sources of information and services offered by promoting various activities, the USARB Scientific Library contributes immensely to ensuring the Republic of Moldova with high quality specialists for the development of national and world science.

Bălţi – important centru urban din Nordul Moldovei: Bibliografie

Author(s): Elena Scurtu / Language(s): Romanian Publication Year: 0

Ustanove nacionalnog pamćenja u Bosni i Hercegovini, historijska ishodišta njihove konvergencije i paralelizmi u njihovoj praksi danas

Author(s): Lejla Kodrić Zaimović / Language(s): Bosnian Publication Year: 0

Bosnian-Herzegovinian heritage institutions share unique historical origin as, after all, is the case of many other heritage institutions, starting with their initial establishment in the ancient history. Today’s Bosnian-Herzegovinian heritage institutions’ convergence is resulting from their common historical origin, but it is also shaped by their later development trends regarding professional, legal and academic framework, all that followed by obvious influences of information and communication technologies of today. The paper follows parallelisms between important Bosnian-Herzegovinian national memory institutions – archives, libraries and museums – from their inception, establishment of professional, legal and academic framework to the complex social roles realizing today. Besides, their convergence is recognized as the most fruitful framework of their social activities, both in the past and today.

ACHIZIȚIA DE CARTE ROMÂNEASCĂ VECHE PENTRU ANTICARIAT

Author(s): Marius George Cosarca / Language(s): Romanian Publication Year: 0

The need to acquire books has always been an unquenchable thirst for all intellectuals because through books they gain elevated knowledge. Thus, books represent a multidisciplinary treasure of the vast history of knowledge. The acquisition and collection of old Romanian books have their own history, were first printed within the Church and were exclusively intended for the wealthy and educated people. Over time, a growing number of book enthusiasts were collecting old prints, spreading further cultural values and tradition. The objective of this study is to present the way in which the purchase of books for the antique shops in Romania, especially in Bucharest, was carried out. This study reveals the essential role antiquarians and book collectors have in the acquisition of old Romanian book.

MANAGEMENTUL DEZVOLTĂRII COLECȚIILOR ÎN CONTEXTUL NOII LEGI A ACHIZIȚIILOR PUBLICE

Author(s): Petruţa – Mihaela Voicu / Language(s): Romanian Publication Year: 0

Through this paper, I’m going to present an overview of the management of collection development in the context of implementing public procurement legislation in the libraries. The approch of this subject from a methodological perspective takes into account the fundamental changes in the way of purchasing publications in libraries, in accordance with the new legislative regulations on procurement and the impact on collections. The collection development as part of the management of collections ensures the coherent and balanced growth of collections, the sustainability of the cultural and educational process as well as the research, the cooperation and sharing of resources at the national and international level. Libraries have proved through their specific functions their role as strategic institutions designed to provide the fundamental cultural landmarks required by a society, with the aim of accumulating, treasuring and enabling the access to the nation cultural heritage consisting first and foremost of different collections and documentary funds as concerns the content and language as well as format and typology. The sociocultural and legislative context and the development of the new information technologies in which libraries operate nowadays is a complex and diversified one. These changes turn the libraries into essential factors in the communities they work with, their specific mission being to provide equal and non-discriminatory access to information and knowledge through the unitary development of document collections, the provision of adequate services and the creation of partnerships and consortia agreements with other info-documentary structures and cultural institutions throughout the country and abroad in order to sustain the academic, scientific and cultural activities.

Współpraca ekumeniczna w promocji Biblii na przykładzie regionu górnośląsko-zagłębiowskiego

Author(s): Adam Palion / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

In the article, the author showed some activities related to the Bible in the Upper Silesian-Zagłębie region. They can become an inspiration for other Christian environments. He began his deliberations by referring to the documents of the Roman Catholic Church on ecumenism and referring to the Bible as a tool of unity. Then he presents the problem in three areas: oecumenismus spiritualis, oecumenismus scientialis, and oecumenismus practicalis. Finally, he presented an attempt at reception and indicated the prospects for ecumenical activities related to the Bible.

„Walka o wyobraźnię”. O ekumenicznych konsekwencjach pewnego aspektu interpretacji Biblii

Author(s): Bernard Sawicki / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

This article addresses the role of imagination in the reception and interpretation of the Bible. It draws on two traditions of reading and understanding the Bible – the monastic one from the first centuries of ancient Christianity, which is still an important point of reference for Eastern Christianity today, and the Anglican-Presbyterian one. The starting point for the juxtaposition of these two traditions is a definition of imagination drawn from biblical Hebrew hermeneutics, which allows the topic to be framed in the context of spiritual warfare. On the part of the Eastern monastic tradition, this is discussed mainly on the basis of the writings of Evagrius of Pontus, expanded by the opinions of some Church Fathers. Western views are expressed on the basis of the works of Avis, Brookman, Ricoeur, Tacy and others. One of their aspects is the perception of the biblical discourse as myth and the consequences related to this. The conclusion emphasises the importance of imagination in Christianity today, but also shows the different approach to imagination in the two traditions.