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8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences
8IeCSHSS * 24-28 June 2022 * e-conference@centerprode.com
PARTNER INSTITUTIONS:
Faculty of Philosophy, South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA
Faculty of Business and Management, University of Ruse
“Angel Kanchev”, Ruse, BULGARIA
Albanian University, Tirana, ALBANIA
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8IeCSHSS: CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (PDF)
ISBN (Online) 978-86-81294-09-3
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08
Publisher: Center for Open Access in Science, Belgrade, SERBIA, 2022
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Mostert, S. N., & Maree, D. (2022). Leftward biases in attention: Eye fixations as indicators of attention and memory encoding. In T. V. Petkova & V. S. Chukov (Eds.), 8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 1-18). 28 June 2022, Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science. https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.01001m |
001: Leftward biases in attention: Eye fixations as indicators of attention and memory encoding
Sonja Nicolene Mostert & David Maree
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.01001m
002: Memorial plaques in urban space of East-European cities: Case of Kharkiv
Olga Vovk & Sergiy Kudelko
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.02019v
003: Music in the service of the directorial vision: The case study of the theatrical performance of Acharnians in 1976 by the Greek Art Theatre (Theatro Technis)
Anna Chronopoulou
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.03033c
004: Reconsidering the concept of a thing in terms of the digital environment: Law towards an understanding of a digital thing
Roman Maydanyk, Nataliia Maydanyk & Nataliia Popova
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.04047m
005: Methodology of the complex analysis of statistical-information collections (exemplified by “Kharkiv Calendar”, 1869-1917): Study experience
Oleksii Yankul
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.05073y
006: When you are named Ruth
Tatyana Vasileva Petkova & Daniel Galily
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.06085p
007: Sunni versus Shiites – Political and/or religious anti-Semitism
Vladimir Stefanov Chukov
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.07093c
008: Romania, Bulgaria and the Dobrujan issue in the first year of the Great War
George Daniel Ungureanu
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.08105u
009: The life of Orpheus – Contributions to European culture
Asen Bondzhev
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.09125b
010: Tolerance as a voice in the intercultural dialogue of humanity
Nina Zlateva Ilieva
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.10135i
011: Examining the effect of gender on the Landmark task judgment in preschool children
Maria Lagonikaki & Ivanka Asenova
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.11143l
012: Visual culture as new educational socio-technological paradigm
Lana Skender
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.12149s
013: A comparative study of Greek and Bulgarian older adults’ perceptions of their own psychological well-being and distress one year after the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic
Konstantina Gkatziora & Ivanka Asenova
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.13161g
014: About the role of science – Between Helena Blavatsky and Ulrich Beck
Anna Kaltseva
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.14167k
015: Examining the relationships between personality and parenting style in Greek adolescent mothers
Sofia Mussa
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.15177m
016: Ukrainian psychologists’ resilience and new boundaries of counselling during the war
Anastasiia Kuntsevska
017: Online simulator for developing ESP students’ terminological competence
Lyudmyla Guryeyeva & Svitlana Kolomiiets
018: The impact of digital transformation on teaching English to engineering students in tertiary institutions
Olha Pavlenko
019: Implementation of Education White Paper 6 (EW6) – Inclusive Education Policy (IEP) in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) playrooms
Jongiwe Tebekana & Keshni Bipath
020: “I am an interpreter and not a teacher” (Alex. 7) – Philo’s self-definition in De Animalibus in the context of his understanding of the “hermeneut”
Georgi Shavulev
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.16183s
021: Determinants of life purpose and life satisfaction of elderly people in Greece
Konstantina Gkatziora
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.17191g
022: Influence of manual preference on the line-bisection performance in 3-6 years old children
Maria Lagonikaki
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.18199l
023: Greek adolescents’ mothers and fathers differ in their preferred parenting styles
Sofia Mussa
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.19207m
024: Philosophical foundations of technological determinism: Social importance of machine and technology
Radost Pateva
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.20213p
025: The role of the psychotherapist in the application of the five steps of individual psychosomatic psychotherapy in the context of the three integration stages
Lubomira Dimitrova
https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.e-conf.08.21223d
001: Leftward biases in attention: Eye fixations as indicators of attention and memory encoding
Sonja Nicolene Mostert (PhD)
sonja.mostert@up.ac.za * ORCID: 0000-0002-6762-6994
David Maree (PhD)
david.maree@up.ac.za * ORCID: 0000-0001-9742-9468
University of Pretoria, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Psychology, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 1-18). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: The current study examined the presence of a leftward bias in attention defined by the number of fixations. The aim was to explore a leftward bias in attention and whether this is related to visual long-term memory (VLTM) encoding. This was achieved by using a quantitative research approach consisting of a survey method and memory simulation. An eye-tracker was used to determine the number of fixations. A memory questionnaire was used to assess VLTM based on the simulation. Participants were sampled using purposive sampling (N=35). The eye-tracking data were analyzed using a one-way repeated measures ANOVA and the results showed a statistically significant difference between the left and right fixations, F(14, 28)=2.74, p=.01, η2=.58, indicating a large effect size. Participants demonstrated a higher number of left fixations even when stimuli on the right were present. The results support the notion of a lateral bias in attention. The findings from the paired sample t-test demonstrated that more items on the left were correctly recalled when compared to the right. On average, participants recalled more items on the left (M=66.49, SE=1.8) than the right (M=62.02, SE=2.2), t(34)=2.541, p=.008 (one-tailed). The eta squared (.429) indicated a small to medium effect size. Based on the findings, there were no significant associations between the number of fixations and the number of items recalled. The study concludes that a leftward bias in attention is present but there was no significant correlation with VLTM encoding.
Keywords: attention, eye-movements, fixations, lateral bias, pseudoneglect, visual long-term memory.
002: Memorial plaques in urban space of East-European cities: Case of Kharkiv
Olga Vovk (PhD)
o.vovk.88@gmail.com * ORCID: 0000-0002-1991-4385
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, P. T. Tronko Centre for Area Studies, Kharkiv, UKRAINE
Sergiy Kudelko (PhD)
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, School of History, Kharkiv, UKRAINE
kudelko_sm@ukr.net * ORCID: 0000-0003-1630-8774
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 19-32). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: The present research deals with study of memorial plaques as one of the most widespread commemoration signs in urban space of East-European cities. Kharkiv was selected as an example because of what it is the second largest city in Ukraine, the industrial, scientific, educational and cultural giant that is currently undergoing severe destruction and damage as a result of hostilities. Main species features of memorial plaques as historical sources as well as local history signs are characterized taking into account the Ukrainian traditions of their establishment and existence. Specific attributes that distinguish these objects from other signs of commemoration are emphasized; the authors’ scheme of their typology is described. Evolution of trends regarding their visual design and approaches to the formulation of devotional texts are observed in a century-old retrospective (from the 1920s to the 2020s). The local pantheon of heroes whose names were immortalized by plaques is analyzed. Points of the topographic distribution of these objects in the city districts are identified. It is shown that plaques can be markers of political and ideological confrontation in crisis times. It is forecasted in what way may evolve a complex of these commemoration signs in the postwar period in Kharkiv.
Keywords: memorial plaque, commemoration, East Europe, Kharkiv, urban studies.
003: Music in the service of the directorial vision: The case study of the theatrical performance of Acharnians in 1976 by the Greek Art Theatre (Theatro Technis)
Anna Chronopoulou (PhD Candidate)
emmetron@yahoo.gr * ORCID: 0000-0002-4690-2822
University of Peloponnese, Arts and Crafts School, Nafplion, GREECE
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 33-46). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: Someone could claim that a well prepared, contemporary theatrical production consists of a thorough planning, a period of rehearsals and the final presentation of the work before the audience. Whether we talk about a collective theatrical organization or a hierarchical one, we should agree upon the fact that the directorial vision could be considered as the motivating gear of a theatrical performance. It is the director’s or the team’s directorial vision – in the cases of alternative, collective theatrical productions – which guides those who participate in a theatrical performance and, therefore, it is commonly accepted by actors and actresses that one should follow instructions, find his path and “build” his role as part of a team which serves a certain objective. Because of the diversity and complexity of modern productions as well as the increasing need for high quality, original performances – in terms of mise-en-scène, acting, stage and costume design, lightning and music – certain professional collaborates are called to participate in the stage of the preparation and contribute to the final aesthetics of a production. In the case of preparing the theatrical performance of an ancient Greek Comedy, the musician plays a significant role, as the choruses of ancient comedy are an integral part of this genre.
The performance of the ancient Greek Comedy Acharnes in 1976 by the theatrical group of Greek Art Theatre (Theatro Technis), under the directorial guidance of Karolos Koun and the music which Christos Leontis composed for its needs, is a case study for the current thesis, the analysis of which intends to reveal the way the composer collaborated with the director and the members of the theatre company. The play, written by Aristophanes, was first taught and presented to the ancient Athenian audience in 425 B.C. The choral parts, accompanied by music and sang by the members of the chorus, have since antiquity been considered to be of significant importance for this ancient theatrical genre. It is, therefore, quite intriguing to thoroughly and methodologically examine the way the music composed for the needs of a specific performance contributed to the overall outgrowth of a contemporary attempt to present the ideas and the beliefs of an ancient Greek poet to the modern Greek theatrical audience.
Did the composer follow the instructions of the director? Did he serve the directorial vision? Did he interact with the director and the members of the Greek Art Theatre? In what ways and up to what extent was music co-responsible for the commonly accepted success of this particular performance? It will be attempted to answer the above questions with the help of the composer’s personal testimony, his kind contribution of archival material from his personal files, accompanied by the simultaneous, cross-examined analysis of the performance which was filmed in 1976.
Keywords: theatre, ancient Greek comedy, ancient Greek chorus, performance, music, director, composer.
004: Reconsidering the concept of a thing in terms of the digital environment: Law towards an understanding of a digital thing
Roman Maydanyk (PhD)
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, School of Law, Kyiv, UKRAINE
roman.maydanyk@gmail.com * ORCID: 0000-0003-1661-0535
Nataliia Maydanyk (PhD)
Vadym Hetman National Economic University of Kyiv, School of Law, Kyiv, UKRAINE
natalimaydanyk@ukr.net * ORCID: 0000-0002-8277-7256
Natalia Popova (PhD Student)
National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, F. G. Burchak Scientific and Research Institute of Private law and Enterpreneurship, Kyiv, UKRAINE
nr_popova@ukr.net * ORCID: 0000-0001-9187-4157
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 47-72). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: This article deals with the issues of reconsidering the concept of thing in terms of the digital environment and the formation of understanding of the digital thing. In terms of digitalization, the legal systems of civil and common law are characterized by the further development of digital objects of law towards of reflecting the material world combined with the features of the digital legal environment. The need for unambiguous regulation of relations regarding the use of new technologies necessitates the implementation in law of a new legal tools that can revolutionise commercе and non-commercial activity, which include, first of all, specifically digital things. Digital things are fundamental component of the digital legal environment, which are being recognized as existing in digital form objects of civil rights. The accommodation of digital legal objects requires a reconsidering of the concept of property and things towards the introduction of a broad understanding of thing, a kind or digital analogue of which are digital things as part of the person’s property, which are appropriated (acquisition and termination) and participated in a civil turnover under the general rules of material things, taking into account the features of the digital environment provided by law, contract or the essence of the digital thing. This necessitates the formation of conceptual legal provisions on property and a broad understanding of things, concepts and types of digital things. The authors of this research propose to reconsider the understanding of property (1) and thing (2) towards of their broad understanding in terms of digitalization, to define the concepts and legal nature (3) and types of digital things (4), to use the functional methodological approach of the digital thing (5) and the resulting features of the virtual asset as a digital thing (6).
Keywords: digital legal environment, things, property, digital things, virtual assets.
005: Methodology of the complex analysis of statistical-information collections (exemplified by “Kharkiv Calendar”, 1869-1917): Study experience
Oleksii Yankul (PhD)
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, P. T. Tronko Centre for Area Studies, Kharkiv, UKRAINE
ayankul93@gmail.com * ORCID: 0000-0002-1244-4536
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 73-84). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: The present research deals with the publication “Kharkiv calendar” as one of the specific sources of local history. It should be rightfully attributed as a separate type of periodicals – “statistical-information collection”. Similar publications were spread in almost all regions of the Russian Empire in the 19th and early 20th centuries and were named “calendars” or “memorable books”. They have their own specifics and therefore need special approach for their study. According to his own experience, the author presents certain directions of investigation of these sources. It may be suggested the following steps of work with them: identifying of the specificity and transformations of the structure of these sources (separation of traditional and novel rubrics); analysis of balance between local, all-imperial and worldwide data (there was dynamics of this information); classification of scientific and popular-science materials; periodization of functioning of periodicals; focus on specificity of gathering of statistical information that had published in these collections.
Keywords: “Kharkiv calendar”, statistical-information collections, historical source, complex analysis, methodology.
Tatyana Vasileva Petkova (PhD)
tatianavas@abv.bg * tpetkova@swu.bg * ORCID: 0000-0003-4567-8635
Daniel Galily (PhD)
daniel.galily@gmail.com * ORCID: 0000-0001-9111-4502
South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 85-92). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: This study aims to recall the ideas and activities in the field of law, politics, philosophy, the struggle for democracy and respect for human rights of two bright and exceptional personalities who left this world last year: Ruth Gavison (her areas of study include ethnic conflicts, protection of minorities, human rights, political theory, the judiciary, religion and politics, and Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. She was a member of the Israeli Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Nominated as a Judge at the Supreme Court of Israel in 2005.) and Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Judge at the Supreme Court of the United States. She upholds and defends the rights of women and people of color, gender equality.).
Keywords: Ruth Gavison, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
007: Sunni versus Shiites – Political and/or religious anti-Semitism
Vladimir Stefanov Chukov (PhD)
University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev”, Faculty of Business and Management, Ruse, BULGARIA
vladimir_chukov@abv.bg * vlach1@gmail.com * ORCID: 0000-0002-4544-3708
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 93-104). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: This study aims to present political and/or religious anti-Semitism in Sunni vs Shiites. Anti-Semitism is probably the oldest hatred in history and has proven to be extremely adaptable to the times. It is “carved” and fueled by powerful precedents and inherited stereotypes. Anti-Semitism takes various forms to reflect the conditional fears and anxieties of an ever-changing world. Understood in this way, this is the modern manifestation of ancient prejudice – one that, according to some scholars, dates back to antiquity and medieval times. The main points in the article are: Anti-Semitism; Anti-Semitism in the Arab and Islamic world.
Keywords: Sunni, Shiites, political and/or religious anti-Semitism.
008: Romania, Bulgaria and the Dobrujan issue in the first year of the Great War
George Daniel Ungureanu (PhD)
University of Pitesti, Faculty of Theology, Literature, History and Arts, Pitesti, ROMANIA
georgedaniel.ungureanu@yahoo.com * ORCID: 0000-0003-3760-8194
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 105-124). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: The problem of the Dobrujan land frontier between the Bulgarian and Romanian national states, which officially came up after the San Stefano and Berlin (1878) peace treaties and was aggravated by the Peace of Bucharest (1913), dominated the bilateral relations for a few decades. The hereby study focuses on the period August 1914 – September 1915, when both South-Eastern European states were neutral towards the Great War. This context led to various proposals, projects and scenarios concerning the Romanian-Bulgarian relations and implicitly related to the fate of Dobruja. Our effort deals with three levels: the positions of the Great Powers, their relations with Bucharest and Sofia, and the direct relations between the two South-Eastern European states. Chronologically, this period is divided into several stages, marked by the Ottoman Empire’s entry in the war (1 November 1914), the deadlock of the negotiations between Bulgaria and the Entente (March 1915), Italy’s option to renounce neutrality (23 May 1915) and the onset of the final talks concerning Bulgaria’s option to join the Central Powers (July 1915). Among the most relevant sources, we need to mention the Romanian Military Archives from Piteşti and the works of synthesis written by the Bulgarian historians Georgi Markov, Ivan Ilčev and Žeko Popov, dealing with the period 1913-1919.
Keywords: territorial claims, European context, evaluations (forecasts), contacts, negotiations, agreements.
009: The life of Orpheus – Contributions to European culture
Asen Bondzev (PhD Candidate)
New Bulgarian University, Department of History, Sofia, BULGARIA
asen.bondzhev@gmail.com * ORCID:
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 125-134). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: Orpheus is one of the greatest historical contributions of the Thracians in European culture. He is much more than a talented poet and singer. He is a religious reformer, a priest, a teacher. This study aims to present his life and influence on later philosophers as Pythagoras and Plato, and analyze some Orphic tablets of eschatological nature. The roots of Orphic teachings are so deep, that missionaries of the new Christian faith were forced to use the image of Orpheus in their desire to baptize the local population in Thrace and even Rome. Orpheus comes to walk the most difficult path – spreading the doctrine of salvation of the human soul, which remains one of the highest achievements of European culture and hope for its humane future.
Keywords: Orpheus, Thracian Orphism, Orphic literature and eschatology, Orphic tablets.
010: Tolerance as a voice in the intercultural dialogue of humanity
Nina Zlateva Ilieva (PhD)
South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA
ninail@abv.bg * ORCID: 0000-0003-3323-3743
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 135-142). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: The common horizon and path of different cultures outlined by modernity includes listening, understanding, dialogue, interaction and cooperation. A person’s life in society, engaging and joining him means living with others, accepting differences (ethnic, political, cultural, educational), but also upholding one’s own uniqueness. The culture of tolerance and cooperation is built around ethical phenomena that regulate interpersonal relationships, and considering the relationship of freedom and responsibility, both in human behavior and in situations of personal choice helps to realize the “identity” and “otherness” as two persons of the same human being, realized and seen from different points of view.
Keywords: tolerance, voice, intercultural dialogue, humanity.
011: Examining the effect of gender on the Landmark task judgment in preschool children
Maria Lagonikaki (PhD Student)
marialag78@gmail.com * ORCID: 0000-0003-3483-9798
Ivanka Asenova (PhD)
asenova_iva@swu.bg * ORCID:
South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 143-148). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: With the aim to examine gender-related differences in visual spatial perception/attention in preschool age, 84 boys and 94 girls (range 3,4 – 6,7 years old) were studied with a Landmark task which require whether 17 pre-marked horizontal lines are correctly bisected in two equal halves. Between-group comparisons were based on the differences in mean scores three variables: Percentage of correct answers, Quotient of error, and Type of perceptual error. The results revealed a slight effect of gender on the Landmark task judgment in preschool children, with the male group exhibiting higher magnitude of leftward bias in comparison to the female group.
Keywords: Landmark task, preschool age, gender, spatial perception/attention, lateralization.
012: Visual culture as new educational socio-technological paradigm
Lana Skender (PhD)
University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer in Osijek, Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek, CROATIA
lanaskndr@gmail.com * ORCID: 0000-0002-6666-1325
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 149-160). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: Digital technology has enabled the predominance of visual communication and rapid and simultaneous image transmission beyond the original context. In the “culture of the image,” communication, identity formation, and social patterns are transmitted by image. Under such conditions, visual literacy is considered as elementary literacy and goes towards the critical reading of visual content messages. This situation has also prompted a reflection on the art education paradigm turn towards the broader concept of visual culture as a new socio-technological paradigm. The Croatian results of the Delphi method survey showed that most experts see the paradigm turn, from fine art to visual culture, because of technological changes in society. Technological developments manifested through the Internet, mass media, and social networks affect new generations testing and understanding the world in new ways, most often through technology. It is essential to change the content, practices, and teaching methods.
Keywords: art education, educational paradigm, digital technology, visual communication, visual culture.
013: A comparative study of Greek and Bulgarian older adults’ perceptions of their own psychological well-being and distress one year after the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic
Konstantina Gkatziora (PhD Student)
em_konstantina21@yahoo.gr * ORCID: 0000-0001-7315-9205
Ivanka Asenova (PhD)
asenova_iva@swu.bg * ORCID:
South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 161-166). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: Psychological well-being is seen as a protective factor when facing adverse life events. The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most dangerous challenges that has put humanity to the test. In this context, present study aimed to investigate in a comparative plan the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the Greek and Bulgarian older adults' perceptions of psychological well-being and distress. A total of 180 older adults, 90 Greeks (45 men) and 90 Bulgarians (45 men), aged 60-89 years, were studied by means of the Heubeck and Neill’s inventory questionnaire (Heubeck & Neill, 2000). The results revealed insignificantly higher levels of psychological well-being and distress among the Bulgarian sample in comparison to the Greek sample, with the differences between Greek and Bulgarian women regarding psychological well-being being more pronounced and statistically significant.
Keywords: elderly, psychological well-being and distress, COVID-19 pandemic, cross-cultural comparison.
014: About the role of science – Between Helena Blavatsky and Ulrich Beck
Anna Kaltseva (PhD)
Independent Researcher, Sofia, BULGARIA
akaltseva67@gmail.com * ORCID: 0000-0003-0601-203X
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 167-176). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: Science is the god that politicians, public figures and the media swear by today. Despite the leading role attributed to it, science in its role and significance for human civilization has been criticized. German sociologist Ulrich Beck points out that science does not serve the people, but protects the backs of politicians. More than a century before that, the founder of the Theosophical Society, Helena Blavatsky, noted that many of her contemporary scientists and researchers were adapting the facts to their hypotheses instead of drawing conclusions based on empirical material. The article presents the views of Blavatsky and Beck on the role and tasks of science, trying to find common ground in both opinions. The aim is to point out the communities and alternatives that theosophy provides in view of the importance of science in the conditions of the world risk society, as Ulrich Beck defines modernity.
Keywords: science, role, risk society, theosophy, Ulrich Beck, Helena Blavatsky.
015: Examining the relationships between personality and parenting style in Greek adolescent mothers
Sofia Mussa (PhD Student)
South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA
intersophi3053@yahoo.gr * ORCID: 0000-0002-3473-1229
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 177-182). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of personality on parenting style in mothers of Greek adolescents aged 12-18. A total of 132 mothers were studied with the Parenting Style Four Factor Questionnaire (PS-FFQ), the Eysenk Personality Inventory (EPI) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The results showed that mothers with higher level of neuroticism or lower level of psychoticism and extroversion tend to adopt authoritarian parenting style; mothers with lower level of extroversion, neuroticism, psychoticism, or trait anxiety tend to adopt authoritative parenting style; more extraverted or psychotic mothers more frequently adopt a permissive parenting style; mothers with higher level of neuroticism, tend to adopt an uninvolved parenting style.
Keywords: parent personality, parenting style, adolescent mothers.
016: Ukrainian psychologists’ resilience and new boundaries of counselling during the war
Anastasiia Kuntsevska (PhD)
Kyiv Institute of Modern Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Social Psychology, Kyiv, UKRAINE
psymethodologist@gmail.com * ORCID: 0000-0002-0456-6234
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. ---). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
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Abstract: Two months of war in Ukraine highlighted and enhanced the role of psychological help in time of crisis. Helping professionals suddenly became the most wanted and needed, but the boundaries between personal and professional have been erased by the universality and the dreadfulness of the occurrence. It means that helpers facing a double risk to their mental health, experiencing the same problems that their clients – bombing, losing home, being separated from their families. That is why, early March initiatory group of Ukrainian psychologists launches a volunteer international educational online project “Psychological help in the time of war”. At the moment, 30 webinars for above 300 participants have been conducted by Israeli, Czech, British and American psychologists on various aspects of crisis intervention and psychological help. Alongside educational project we performed research. We surveyed 153 psychologists, who participated in seminars, provided by our project. Our objectives are to define the results and effects of educational project, its relevance to practice requirements; to identify current needs and mental conditions of specialists who provide crisis support to war victims.
Keywords: war, crisis, professional boundaries, Ukrainian psychologists.
017: Online simulator for developing ESP students’ terminological competence
Lyudmyla Guryeyeva (PhD)
ludmila.goureyeva@gmail.com * ORCID: 0000-0001-8361-4478
Svitlana Kolomiits (PhD)
svitlanak29@gmail.com * ORCID: 0000-0003-1070-6907
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Faculty of Linguistics, Kyiv, UKRAINE
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. ---). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
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Abstract: Education in Ukraine faces a force majeure situation due to the military actions when most of students are obliged to continue their education by staying home. Therefore, it brings the necessity to adjust to the remote mode of education, which predetermines designing distance-learning courses to enable students to use them while staying off the classroom and trying to keep safe. This research aims to justify the efficiency of the course for terminological competence development of ESP students majoring in power engineering. The theoretical background for designing the course involves a new approach dividing the use of language according to the way specialists are involved in professional communication. The experiment conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic proves the development of students’ terminological competence and improvement of professional mediation skills. Furthermore, the research outcome proves the efficiency of teaching the ESP students majoring in power engineering using an online simulator.
Keywords: terminological competence, online mode, simulator, ESP, power engineering.
018: The impact of digital transformation on teaching English to engineering students in tertiary institutions
Olha Pavlenko (PhD)
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Faculty of Linguistics, Kyiv, UKRAINE
olha.v.pavlenko@gmail.com * ORCID: 0000-0003-3233-6361
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. ---). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
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Abstract: Over the past decade, digitalization has become essential for a wide range of industries. Having transformative potential, it has integrated into learning and teaching of a variety of subjects at all educational stages. This addresses, among others, teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) to engineering students in tertiary education. The issue has grown in importance in light of recent COVID-19 pandemic, and the increasing demand for emergency remote teaching. This paper examines the transformative role of digitalization in teaching EFL in engineering contexts and how it challenges educators to revisit their teaching approaches. The study presents the results of a survey of 109 educators from Ukrainian EFL tertiary setting and examines their beliefs and attitudes towards teaching EFL in engineering contexts. The findings provide a deeper insight into emerging trends in teaching EFL driven by digitalization and outline major perspectives in teaching EFL to engineering students in tertiary education.
Keywords: digitalization, tertiary education, teaching EFL engineering contexts, engineering students, digitalization in teaching.
019: Implementation of Education White Paper 6 (EW6) – Inclusive Education Policy (IEP) in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) playrooms
Jongiwe Tebekana (MA)
Walter Sisulu University, Faculty of Education, Mthatha, SOUTH AFRICA
jtebekana@wsu.ac.za *
Keshni Bipath (DED)
University of Pretoria, Faculty of Education, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
keshni.bipath@up.ac.za * ORCID: 0000-0003-0588-9905
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Abstract: Policies plays a central role in improving and sustaining quality in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) settings in the South African context. This study seeks to establish how ECCE teachers, implement the Inclusive Education Policy (IEP)/WP6 in the ECCE playrooms. Early Childhood Care and Education is the level of education in the South African Education system that seeks to lay foundations of learning for the entire education system. One of the policies that create the operational premises is Education White Paper 6 (WP6). It aims to clarify what implementing policies involve in complex education systems to support policy work, building on the literature and country examples. Children with disabilities and special needs are the most vulnerable and marginalized within most societies. Children in Early Childhood Care and Education Centres in South Africa have limited or no access to quality special needs education and often end up being neglected or abandoned especially in societies. Grounded within Bronfenbrenner’s ecosystems theory, the study adopted a qualitative approach. The participants included three ECCE teachers from Early Childhood Care and Education playrooms in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The findings revealed that most participants had nominal knowledge and understanding of the policy and its implementation. There was also a lack of guidelines from the policymakers to ensure that the EW6/IEP was monitored, supported, and implemented. Our recommendations are that all ECCE practitioners receive appropriate training and development on the policy, ongoing support, and guidance in implementing the policy, and proper resources for their centres and playrooms.
Keywords: Early Childhood Care and Education, Inclusive Education White Paper 6 / Inclusive Education Policy, ECCE teachers, playrooms.
020: “I am an interpreter and not a teacher” (Alex. 7) – Philo’s self-definition in De Animalibus in the context of his understanding of the “hermeneut”
Georgi Shavulev (PhD student)
South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA
shavuleff@abv.bg * ORCID: 0000-0002-3007-2924
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 183-190). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: This article is about defining Philo’s place in the history of philosophy and biblical exegesis. In this connection, his own self-identification as a “hermeneut” in his treatise De Animalibus should be important. In this treatise, which is one of the “purely philosophical works” of the author, Philo himself twice explicitly states that he is a hermeneut (Alex. 7; 74). In this case, it is unlikely that he means “interpreter of Scripture”, and the question is to what extent does the translation “interpreter” cover the meaning of hermeneut (ἑρμηνεὺς)? An attempt will be made to read this statement of Philo in the context of his understanding of ἑρμηνεὺς in other places in his work related to biblical exegesis, as well as in the context of the overall ancient understanding of hermeneutics.
Keywords: Philo of Alexandria, history of philosophy, Ancient hermeneutics, interpreter, hermeneut, history of biblical exegesis.
021: Determinants of life purpose and life satisfaction of elderly people in Greece
Konstantina Gkatziora (PhD Student)
South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA
em_konstantina21@yahoo.gr * ORCID: 0000-0001-7315-9205
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 191-198). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: With the aim to explore how demographic factors impact a subject’s life purpose and meaning and life satisfaction nowadays, especially among Greek elderly population, 272 individuals, aged 60-89 years were studied with Purpose in Life test (PIL Test – Crumbaugh & Maholick, 1964) and Satisfaction with Life scale (SWLS – Diener, 1984). The total sample was regrouped three times according to the participants’ gender (male and female), age (60-74 elderly and 75–89-year-old), and level of education (primary, secondary, and higher education), and the results of the groups were compared. Our findings showed that level of education, but not gender and age, was related to individual differences in subjective perception of both life purpose and meaning and life satisfaction. We found that 60–89-year-old with higher education demonstrated significantly higher level of meaning and purpose of life and higher satisfaction of life in comparison to 60–89-year-olds with primary or secondary education.
Keywords: life purpose, life satisfaction, elderly, age, gender, level of education.
022: Influence of manual preference on the line-bisection performance in 3-6 years old children
Maria Lagonikaki (PhD Student)
South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA
marialag78@gmail.com * ORCID: 0000-0003-3483-9798
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 199-206). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: One hundred and seventy-eight children (range 3,4 – 6,7 years old), who were classified as either right-handed, left-handed, or mixed-handed, performed line-bisection task twice – with the left and the right hand, respectively. The results showed that at the group level, all three handedness groups demonstrated a leftward bias when bisect with the left hand and a rightward bias when bisect with the right hand, but to varying degrees, with the right-handed group exhibiting significantly the biggest leftward error with the left hand and the smallest rightward error with the right hand. In addition, although the highest percentage of children in all three handedness groups showed symmetrical neglect, the incidence of right pseudoneglect was significantly higher in the right-handed group and vice versa – the incidence of left neglect was higher in the two non-right-handed groups. The pattern of the results suggested less lateralized visual spatial attention in left-handed 3,4 – 6,7 years old than in right-handed their peers.
Keywords: line-bisection task, preschool age, handedness.
023: Greek adolescents’ mothers and fathers differ in their preferred parenting styles
Sofia Mussa (PhD Student)
South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA
intersophi3053@yahoo.gr * ORCID: 0000-0002-3473-1229
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 207-212). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare parenting styles of mothers and fathers of Greek adolescents, aged 12-18. A total of 132 Greek couples were studied with the Parenting Style Four Factor Questionnaire (PS-FFQ). The results showed that although more than half of parent couples (56.8%) exhibit agreement in parenting styles, with the authoritative parenting style being the most preferable and the uninvolved parenting style the least preferable parenting style among both parents, mothers were oriented towards more positive and effective parenting styles than fathers.
Keywords: adolescents, parenting styles, mother/father comparison.
024: Philosophical foundations of technological determinism: Social importance of machine and technology
Radost Pateva (PhD Student)
South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA
rpateva@gmail.com * ORCID: 0000-0002-4843-2633
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 213-222). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: This article examines the social-philosophy concepts in the works of Lewis Mumford, mainly in his Technics and Civilization (Routledge & Kegan Paul PLC, Year: 1934), and Jacques Ellul, mainly in his The Technological System (1980, The Continuum Publishing Corporation, originally published as Le Système technicien by Calmann-Lévy Copyright Calmann-Lévy, 1977). The first part of the article discusses Louis Mumford's concept of the Machine as a product of the historical, cultural and axiological achievements of Western civilization. The second part of the article focuses on Jacques Ellul’s reflections on the differences between the classical industrial age and the “third wave” of technology. Both parts concern themselves with the tremendous social changes brought about by the technological breakthroughs. Finally, in the form of an extended conclusion, the article offers a comparison of the social effects of technological progress the way both authors see them.
Keywords: Lewis Mumford, Jacques Ellul, technological determinism, the Machine, technology.
025: The role of the psychotherapist in the application of the five steps of individual psychosomatic psychotherapy in the context of the three integration stages
Lubomira Dimitrova (PhD, Professor, Psychoterapist)
South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA
lubomira16@abv.bg * ORCID: 0000-0001-5536-6761
8th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings (pp. 223-226). Belgrade: Center for Open Access in Science.
Abstract: The process of psychotherapy of psychosomatic disorders requires key intervention skills from the psychotherapist. The transition through the five steps of therapy occurs against the background of the three integration stages in the communication on the axis “client-therapist” and respectively “therapist-client”. It is possible for the process of going through the five steps to be repeated for each of the three integration stages, and it is also permissible for it to go smoothly in parallel with the client reaching “separation” from the therapeutic environment. The psychotherapist’s ability to observe these mental phenomena that occur during therapy gives the client security. The goal is to “eradicate” the cause of the symptom, not just cure it.
Keywords: psychotherapy, symptom, psychosomatic disorders, psychoanalysis, psychotherapist’s skills, five steps, interaction steps.
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#1 004: Reconsidering the concept of a thing in terms of the digital environment: Law towards an understanding of a digital thing 24 June 2022, 09:05 (GMT+01:00) - Presentation |
#2 004: Reconsidering the concept of a thing in terms of the digital environment: Law towards an understanding of a digital thing 24 June 2022, 09:05 (GMT+01:00) - - Description Modern legal systems characterizes further development of digital objects of law towards of reflecting the material world combined with the features of the digital legal environment. |
#3 011: Examining the effect of gender on the Landmark task judgment in preschool children 24 June 2022, 09:26 (GMT+01:00) - Comment made by Sonja Nicolene Mostert (001) The study is very interesting. I did similar research on adults using a computerized version of the line bisection task (LBT). Line length also impacts pseudoneglect and I am wondering whether more pronounced differences maybe observed if long and short lines are presented to the young sample. The observation of a leftward bias also appears to change with age partly due to the impact of hormonal changes. My sample was unfortunately too small to make final conclusions but I observed leftward biases for both males and females when they bisected lines, in different positions, with their left hand. In relation to line length, males made more leftward errors when bisecting a 9cm line compared to females who made rightward errors. Thank you for sharing your presentation. |
#4 012: Visual culture as new educational socio-technological paradigm 24 June 2022, 09:26 (GMT+01:00) - Comment made by Sonja Nicolene Mostert (001) Thank you for your presentation. Research shows the significance of visual stimuli in relation to several fields. The impact of visual imagery can impact the experience of pain and elicit differential memory recall, for example. You research demonstrates the value of images, not limited merely to art, but extends to other education realms. The images presented in textbooks and presentations for example may elicit different interpretations amongst a multicultural student population. You research has highlighted this important notion. |
#5 013: A comparative study of Greek and Bulgarian older adults’ perceptions of their own psychological well-being and distress one year after the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic 24 June 2022, 09:26 (GMT+01:00) - Comment made by Sonja Nicolene Mostert (001) Thank you for your presentation. Did the sample include both male and female participants? This is unclear from the abstract and presentation. If so, did you explore whether gender differences were observed with regard to psychological well-being and distress? |
#6 021: Determinants of life purpose and life satisfaction of elderly people in Greece 24 June 2022, 09:26 (GMT+01:00) - Comment made by Sonja Nicolene Mostert (001) Thank you for your presentation. Do you think the sense of purpose and life satisfaction with regard to higher education is linked to having more resources to maintain a happy life? This may also be linked to decrease levels of stress as they have more means of coping. This research encouraged me to explore how a stronger sense of purpose may be used to guide an elderly diabetic sample to improve their self-care. |
#7 022: Influence of manual preference on the line-bisection performance in 3-6 years old children 24 June 2022, 09:26 (GMT+01:00) - Comment made by Sonja Nicolene Mostert (001) Thank you for your presentation. I really enjoyed the contents of this second presentation from you as well. As noted with your other presentation I have also conducted research within this field. I found similar results within an adult sample who were requested to bisect several lines of different lengths and presented in different positions with both the left and right hand. The observation of pseudoneglect seems to change with age becoming more pronounce in some instances or as some research reports, seems to reverse or disappear. Thank you for your fascinating contribution. |
#8 001: Leftward biases in attention: Eye fixations as indicators of attention and memory encoding 24 June 2022, 18:37 (GMT+01:00) - Comment made by Lubomira Dimitrova (025) Your report is very interesting for me as a researcher. I would like to ask you a question about what made you interested in this subject. Thank you. |
#9 001: Leftward biases in attention: Eye fixations as indicators of attention and memory encoding 24 June 2022, 19:30 (GMT+01:00) - Response made by Sonja Nicolene Mostert to the comment #8 Dear Prof Dimitrova, I have always been interested in the field of neuropsychology and cognitive psychology, especially attention and memory. I also teach a brief overview of biological psychology which covers a section on neglect. I was reading about neglect when I came across the topic of pseudoneglect. This was novel to me and I wanted to explore more about it. Our department also bought an eye-tracker during this time and when I read more about the topic I wanted to explore how eye -movements are linked to this leftward bias. |
#10 001: Leftward biases in attention: Eye fixations as indicators of attention and memory encoding 25 June 2022, 09:37 (GMT+01:00) - Comment made by Lana Skender (012) Exciting research, especially for art education, which develops its strategy on the eye nurturing and upbringing of observations. There have also been several studies in Croatian science that have tried to prove some patterns in the eye fixations but were not focused on the relationships between leftward and rightward bias. I wonder, is this phenomenon result of the dominance of the left or right sides of the brain, or is it a result of the fact that we are taught to read from left to right. |
#11 023: Greek adolescents’ mothers and fathers differ in their preferred parenting styles 25 June 2022, 09:46 (GMT+01:00) - Comment made by Konstantina Gkatziora (021) Dear Sofia Mussa, Your research attracted my interest since the obtained results can be very useful for family education programs as well as for family therapeutic practices. |
#12 011: Examining the effect of gender on the Landmark task judgment in preschool children 25 June 2022, 09:56 (GMT+01:00) - Response made by Ivanka Asenova (011) to the comment #3 Dear Sonja Mostert, Thank you for your interest in our study. The ontogenetic development of the lateralization of brain functions is a problem that has been in the focus of my research interest for more than 30 years. Apparently this is a process associated with obvious individual differences and studying them would contribute to increasing our knowledge about the brain function in general. |
#13 013: A comparative study of Greek and Bulgarian older adults’ perceptions of their own psychological well-being and distress one year after the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic 25 June 2022, 09:59 (GMT+01:00) - Response made by Ivanka Asenova (013) to the comment #5 Dear Sonja Mostert, |
#14 021: Determinants of life purpose and life satisfaction of elderly people in Greece 25 June 2022, 10:05 (GMT+01:00) - Response made by Konstantina Gktziora (021) to the comment #6 Dear Sonja Mostert, Thank you for the question. Yes, of course you are right. Psychological phenomena are determined by many factors. Supposedly, elderly people with higher education have a richer arsenal of coping strategies, higher anticipatory reflection and better developed anticipatory abilities, with more adequate rationalization and prediction of one's own behavior in difficult and challenging life situations. |
#15 022: Influence of manual preference on the line-bisection performance in 3-6 years old children 25 June 2022, 10:08 (GMT+01:00) - Response made by Maria Lagonikaki (022) to the comment #7 Dear Sonja Mostert, Thank you for the question. Indeed, the trajectory of developmental changes of pseudoneglect seems to be determined by many factors, and is currently not well studied. |
#16 005: Methodology of the complex analysis of statistical-information collections (exemplified by “Kharkiv Calendar”, 1869-1917): Study experience 25 June 2022, 10:18 (GMT+01:00) - Presentation |
#17 001: Leftward biases in attention: Eye fixations as indicators of attention and memory encoding 25 June 2022, 10:28 (GMT+01:00) - Response made by Sonja Nicolene Mostert (001) to the comment #10 Dear Prof Skender, Yes, it would be fascinating research, especially with the use of eye-tracking glasses. To observe people’s fixation patterns as they look at art would be interesting, perhaps a comparative study between the general population’s observations of art and artists themselves. Both hemispheres are involved with attentional processing but research suggests that the right hemisphere plays a more dominant role in how we allocate attention. In most people, the right hemisphere is specialized for our visuo-spatial abilities and when the left hand is used to complete the line bisection task the leftward bias is more prominent as this task activates the right hemisphere. Since we were taught to read from left to right may have an impact, however, the observation of a leftward bias has also been found in people who read from right to left. Thank you for your comment Prof. |
#18 002: Memorial plaques in urban space of East-European cities: Case of Kharkiv 25 June 2022, 10:35 (GMT+01:00) - Presentation |
#19 012: Visual culture as new educational socio-technological paradigm 25 June 2022, 11:05 (GMT+01:00) - Comment made by Asen Bondzev (009) Congratulations for your research! I have read that reading revelops neural circuits in the brain. This develops human imagination/creativity. A person with imagination/creativity can generate alternative social approaches. Do you think that todays video communication (online videos), when already existing images are presented for consumption only, without involving one’s imagination/creativity, is to some extent a danger to modern society? |
#20 002: Memorial plaques in urban space of East-European cities: Case of Kharkiv 25 June 2022, 14:15 (GMT+01:00) - Comment made by Lana Skender (012) It is commendable that you deal with memorial plaques as forms of art and historical documents because they are ubiquitous in public spaces and are often not considered in the artistic and historical aspects. I consider the topographic presentation and analysis of political and ideological connotations and the impact of such aspects on urban districts particularly important. After the last homeland war, Croatia was also awash with such plaques, which were strongly ideologically charged with meaning but lacked artistic design, so they are only historical documents with no artistic value. I look forward to reading the paper and waiting to see how you approached this problem. |
#21 004: Reconsidering the concept of a thing in terms of the digital environment: Law towards an understanding of a digital thing 25 June 2022, 14:18 (GMT+01:00) - Comment made by Lana Skender (012) The problem of the digital object in the art world is very current today, especially due to the emergence of many digital images that are treated as artistic artifacts and do not have a material appearance. Often, the reuse of such images in conceptual art practice has resulted in lawsuits for artistic rights, thus becoming a very controversial topic but also a problem for artists questioning. Today, a new form of digital crypto art, called NFT (non-fungible token) art, has appeared in the art world, which is encrypted and gets sale at great prices, and allows you to become the owner of a digital image. From the point of view of the art market, it's a great revolution. Therefore, I am looking forward to the full text to see how you approached the problem of possession and how it could be applied to the art world. |
#22 010: Tolerance as a voice in the intercultural dialogue of humanity 25 June 2022, 14:21 (GMT+01:00) - Comment made by Lana Skender (012) A very interesting topic that is closely related to the concept of visual culture that I deal with. The influence of identity politics on the experience and understanding of art has gained momentum by acknowledging other views as equally valuable. For a long time, we have declared our culture superior to others from misunderstanding and non-recognition of diversity. The multiculturalism of today's world has led us to reflect on our culture and national identity in another way, considering the national authenticity but also the parallel existence of other authenticities. This can result in the erasure of identity but can also result in a more meaningful evaluation of one's own culture. It will take a long time, especially for people in Croatia, which is not a multicultural country, to learn to accept, tolerate and appreciate others as much as they value themselves. I look forward to reading the paper. |
#23 024: Philosophical foundations of technological determinism: Social importance of machine and technology 25 June 2022, 14:23 (GMT+01:00) - Comment made by Lana Skender (012) It's an exciting issue. It will benefit me because I also deal with the technological impact on art education that has resulted in changes in the teaching paradigm. Technology has profoundly impacted social change since its beginnings, the ways we live, think and act. It is interesting to compare the impacts of former primitive technologies and today's digital technologies on ways of life and the creation of personal and collective identity. I did not consider the authors you listed during writing my paper, and I see that it would be beneficial to consult this literature. |
#24 012: Visual culture as new educational socio-technological paradigm 25 June 2022, 14:28 (GMT+01:00) - Response made by Lana Skender (012) to the comment #19 Dear prof. Bondzev (009), thank you for your comment. I don’t think that creating artworks with existing images is, in any case, a danger to modern society or creativity. Lately, I've been researching creative expression with the help of an existing image but interacting with critical thinking. I'm interested in how young people can creatively express critical thinking if they are not artistically gifted and do not know how to draw, paint or shape. The reinterpretation of works of art and existing images have proved highly suitable. And in my opinion, one part of the students show a high propensity for creativity precisely in the reconceptualization of existing images. I think phototransfer techniques give them some certainty and great opportunities to express themselves. As for learning with the help of video content, I believe this form of learning will prevail because it is based on the image, and the content is transmitted conceptualized. It takes much less time to understand the content by watching than by reading it. Of course, there is the crucial quality of the content itself. |
#25 012: Visual culture as new educational socio-technological paradigm 25 June 2022, 14:30 (GMT+01:00) - Response made by Lana Skender (012) to the comment #4 Dear prof. Nicolene Mostert, I completely agree with your comment. Aesthetic experience is only one part of the story of art and images. They can affect us in many ways that we see best nowadays when they are the main factor in the identity formation of young people. I am glad that you mentioned the experience of pain and memory recall because this is exactly what new theories about images are based on, which claim that images possess power. A power that makes us love, hate, crave, and maybe they can heal us. Such theories go much further than pure art and enjoyment of form. |
#26 014: About the role of science – Between Helena Blavatsky and Ulrich Beck 27 June 2022, 10:02 (GMT+01:00) - Presentation |
#27 002: Memorial plaques in urban space of East-European cities: Case of Kharkiv 27 June 2022, 15:50 (GMT+01:00) - Question made by Olga Vovk for Sonja Nicolene Mostert (001) Dear colleagues, thank you for your interesting research and meaningful presentation. Could you inform me please, is it possible to form some complex of recommendations for the decor of memorial plaques or other public monumental objects for the improvement of their attractiveness according to your results? |
#28 012: Visual culture as new educational socio-technological paradigm 27 June 2022, 15:56 (GMT+01:00) - Comment made by Olga Vovk (002) Dear colleague, thank you for your interesting report. How do you think, are digital media the cause or the effect of the predominant visuality in the present-day culture? |
#29 005: Methodology of the complex analysis of statistical-information collections (exemplified by “Kharkiv Calendar”, 1869-1917): Study experience 27 June 2022, 15:59 (GMT+01:00) - Comment made by Olga Vovk (002) Dear colleague, thank you for your interesting research. Could you tell me please, if the method you suggested may be used for analysis of the other historical sources (not only "The Kharkiv Calendar" and "The Commemorative Book of Kharkiv Province")? |
#30 005: Methodology of the complex analysis of statistical-information collections (exemplified by “Kharkiv Calendar”, 1869-1917): Study experience 27 June 2022, 16:59 (GMT+01:00) - Response made by Oleksii Yankul (005) to the comment #29 Dear colleague! Thank you for your question! I think that this technique can be used when working with other sources to create generalizing works. However, it seems to me that it is best used in the case when the source is not studied, or when working with it, the approaches established in science were not used. |
#31 002: Memorial plaques in urban space of East-European cities: Case of Kharkiv 27 June 2022, 17:05 (GMT+01:00) - Comment made by Oleksii Yankul (005) Dear colleagues! Thanks for your research. You indicated in your study that most of the memorial plaques were installed in Kharkiv in the period from 2001 to 2020. Why during this period? |
#32 001: Leftward biases in attention: Eye fixations as indicators of attention and memory encoding 27 June 2022, 18:29 (GMT+01:00) - Response made by Sonja Nicolene Mostert (001) to the comment #27 Dear Prof Vovk, Thank you for your interesting question and your presentation and research. You noted that topographical localization is important. Based on my findings and what has also been suggested in previous research, our attentional resources appear to be biased in favour of the left hemifield. Istrate (2009) for example noted the impact of biases in attention and how this may impact the design of course material, or advertisements/posters similar to what you are asking about the décor of memorial plaques. The research from Istrate (2009) suggests that the left upper part seems to attract the most attention. Some of my eye-tracking slides also show this tendency amongst participants. Several factors may, however, impact what draws attention to public displays of monuments and plaques, for example, font, size, colour, and may thus naturally draw attention. But if I have to comment based on my research as well as other findings, left-sided stimuli seem to draw more attention. This leftward tendency has been observed for both perceptual and representational pseudoneglect where people recall, from memory, more significant landmarks located on the left side compared to the right. |
#33 001: Leftward biases in attention: Eye fixations as indicators of attention and memory encoding 28 June 2022, 10:21 (GMT+01:00) - Response made by Olga Vovk (002) to the comment #32 Dear Dr Mostert, thank you for this detailed and comprehensive answer. |
#34 002: Memorial plaques in urban space of East-European cities: Case of Kharkiv 28 June 2022, 10:25 (GMT+01:00) - Response made by Olga Vovk (002) to the comment #31 Dear Dr Yankul, thank you for this question. First of all, it should be noted that in 2001–2020 commemorative activity in Kharkiv has increased. It was shown in the process of creation monuments, murals, memorial signs and other objects of public memory. In particular, the number of memorial plaques was also grown up. In our opinion, it connects with immanent features of these objects, which has relatively small overall dimensions. According to municipal rules, the process of agreement of memorial plaques is less complicated than monuments; value of creation of memorial plaques is also relatively cheap. Thus, there are different factors like objective economical and organizational as well as politics of memory in Ukraine and in particular in Kharkiv in the first quarter of the 21st century. |
#35 008: Romania, Bulgaria and the Dobrujan issue in the first year of the Great War 28 June 2022, 10:26 (GMT+01:00) - Presentation |
#36 002: Memorial plaques in urban space of East-European cities: Case of Kharkiv 28 June 2022, 15:23 (GMT+01:00) - Response made by Olga Vovk (002) to the comment #20 Dear Dr. Skender, thank you for the interest to our research and for your comment. In our opinion, the process of increasing of memorial plaques’ number is the one of consequences of “visual turn” in world sociocultural sphere. So, it is really important to study these objects not only like historical artifacts, but also like art objects. We believe that this complex analysis could provide more detail information about processes in politics of memory, social and cultural processes in the region and the country. |
#37 COAS Editorial Office, Belgrade, SERBIA 28 June 2022, 24:00 (GMT+01:00): The end of the Conference Dear participants, the COAS e-Conference is officially finished. We are so grateful to you for the activities of posting presentations and comments in these 5 days, and we think that it contributes to the Conference to be more successful. We thank you so much for all efforts you made in previous days. Best regards from Belgrade. |
The aim of the e-Conference was to bring together scholars, administrators and students from different countries, and to discuss theoretical and practical issues in different areas of Humanities and Social Sciences. The e-Conference had organized as a kind of a multi-disciplinary forum which provided the appropriate opportunities for inter-disciplinary communications.
These were the following areas of study covered by the e-Conference: Philosophy, Anthropology, Psychology, Science of Education, History, Linguistics, Arts, Sociology, Political Science, Law, and Economics.
The e-Conference had organized exclusively as an online conference, and the English was the only language of the conference.
Two phases of the e-Conference realization are applied.
The first phase was the e-Pre-Conference Discussion (from 24 to 27 June 2022), and this phase was followed by the posting at the COAS website different textual forms sent by the e-Conference participants, such as discussions, analyses, critics, comments, suggestions, proposals, etc., regarding exposed abstracts. All textual forms were reviewed and posted at the COAS website by the e-Conference moderators.
The second phase was the e-Conference Discussion, and it was realized at the e-Conference day (28 June 2022), from 00 to 24 (GMT+01:00). This discussion was realized in the same way as the e-Pre-Conference discussion, regarding the full texts exposed at the COAS website.
The accepted abstracts and full texts are published in the e-Conference Proceedings, with regular eISBN number. The e-Conference Proceedings are published online after realization of the e-Conference in an open access mode, and submitted for indexing in different international databases. The key conclusions from the e-Pre- and the e-Conference discussions are summarized and also published as part of the e-Conference Proceedings, by decision of the Scientific Committee.
All submitted abstracts/full texts went through two reviewing processes: (1) double-blind (at least two reviewers), and (2) non-blind (two members of the Scientific Committee). Final decision for the presenting and publishing depended of the two kinds of reviews, thus a paper is recommended by non-blind reviewers and blind reviewers, in order to be accepted for presentation at the conference and to be published in the e-Conference Proceedings.
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9IeCSHSS * 15-17 September 2023 The COAS plans and organizes e-conferences, as a kind of online international sessions, in different areas of science. E-conferences will be organized with different academic partners (institutions of higher education, research institutes, governmental institutions, NGOs, scientific associations, etc.).
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