CONCORDIA DISCORS vs DISCORDIA CONCORS

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Authors: Constantin ȘCHIOPU

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Authors: Corina IFTIMIA

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Authors: Ionela STARPARU

Starting from Freud‘s theory of sublimation, I intend to point out, in this research, a better way out by experiencing a pure feeling of love, so well-known in the eastern spiritual tradition. Freud was convinced that the unacceptable sexual impulse could be deviated from its original purpose by the superego‘s restrictive laws and transformed into a superior state of tender love, morality, artistic abilities. Though it may appear as a natural process of acquiring an elevated spirit, what I cannot agree with is the outcome: love. Therefore, in this study, I will bring together both Freud‘s view and the eastern Christian theologists‘ conclusions on this matter to argue that love cannot derive from the sexual drive, but rather the opposite is more logical.

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Authors: Małgorzata NICIEJA, Stankomir NICIEJA

The paper suggests the advent of a new type of character in a popular genre of American high school films, namely a precocious and sexually assertive young woman. Such characters are usually highly intelligent and manipulative women who seduce unsuspecting male partners, often their teachers, for emotional or practical gain. Although their actions may appear morally wrong, they are often depicted in a positive light. The analysis is based on a selection of films considered to be symptomatic of the larger tendencies. The first film under scrutiny is Election (1999), treated as a trailblazer for the more recent pictures such as Breathe In (2013) and Blame (2017). The article suggests that the selected films should be read as celebrations of female agency as well as symbolic expressions of male angst in the face of the growing social importance of women. The authors also attempt to explore the contemporary school film as a reflection of the evolving understanding of education and the role of a teacher. The paper concludes with an observation that the figure of a manipulative and assertive young woman will continue re-emerging in various incarnations in the audio-visual productions about school in the coming years.

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Authors: Ioana COSMA

This paper proposes to explore Toronto‘s cultural heritage through an analysis of Michael Ondaatje‘s In the Skin of a Lion. Through various narrative perspectives, in this novel, we are witnessing the construction of the city and of various immigrant identities. The city‘s memory is deeply entrenched in its constructions, in the blood and mud that make up urban buildings. In Ondaatje‘s world narrating the beginnings of the city, people and politics are imbricated in an image attempting to allow the effort of various characters to preserve traces of authenticity. We will look at how the politics of memory shapes the identities of several characters, at the necessity of remembering and at the passivity of forgetting. Some of the questions of this presentation are: How does memory influence the shaping of immigrant identities? In what ways is the creation of the city related to the destinies of individuals? How does Ondaatje narrativize the politics of memory and cultural heritage in his book?