This inter-disciplinary volume is centred upon the complex and ever-changing issues entailed by f... more This inter-disciplinary volume is centred upon the complex and ever-changing issues entailed by fears and anxieties in contemporary Europe and, thence, the whole world. Indeed, the fate of Europe mirrors the fate of the world itself: events are no longer localized, but, as soon as they have occurred, they have become part and parcel of our experience as a genuinely cosmopolitan species. Some of these fears and anxtieties are nurtured by real events, whilst others are rooted in imaginary phenomena. The experts who have contributed to this exciting work come from different fields of study (from history to economics and from anthropology to linguistics), yet what they have in common is a genuine commitment to the integrity of inter-disciplinary research, which teaches mutual respect and scientific curiosity.
I intend in this paper to focus on a lesser-known, yet highly significant, aspect of Blake’s aest... more I intend in this paper to focus on a lesser-known, yet highly significant, aspect of Blake’s aesthetic reception in southeast Europe. The radio play William Blake’s Black Bible (Biblia neagră a lui William Blake) represents—as one learns at the end—a tribute to the victims of the Colectiv Club fire, which occurred in Bucharest on 30 October 2015. The site itself was a blast from the past: established as a private venture by a prominent bourgeois family, Prodanof, between the two world wars, it became a successful footwear factory during the communist era and was left derelict after the demise of the Ceaușescu regime in late 1989. It was subsequently rented by private businessmen and turned into a fashionable events club after 1990.
Today almost half of the global population is online and an estimated 3.2 billion people stay con... more Today almost half of the global population is online and an estimated 3.2 billion people stay connected. How many of them will fall victim to cybercrimes and cyberbullying? How many will suffer from Internet Addiction and cyber-related disorders? How many will be cheated by other online users? How many will be haunted by their own past mistakes which have suddenly been posted online? On the Internet every information may become a permanent record, following the users who were not aware of the consequences of their ‘click’ when they shared a photo, posted a text, or filled a form, not knowing who was on the other end. A friend of a cyber-friend may turn into a cyberbully, online love affairs may end in cyberstalking, sharing too much information may lead to cybercrimes, Internet frauds and identity thefts. Hackers, Cyberbullies, Online Predators, Catfish, and Trolls – they live offline and thrive online.
The bloody wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria have created the greatest social upheaval in recen... more The bloody wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria have created the greatest social upheaval in recent history: millions of people have been displaced because of fear of conflict, disease and hunger. They have sought refuge first in the Middle East, especially in Turkey, but then, as the gates of Europe were so near and access to comfort and security seemed to be within their grasp, on the continent proper. Unfortunately for them, but understandably from a purely linguistic perspective, the migrants as a whole make up a collective abstraction, something that the human mind cannot properly grasp and factor. It is only through powerfully visual metaphors of dismay that the abismal tragedy of the war refugees can impress their fellow citiziens in Europe and force them not only to understand their plight, but also to accept them on the continent and to actively seek to help them. (This, it should be noted, has created stringent integration problems which loom increasingly large.) The purpose of our modest paper is to examine the concrete representation of these migrants via the usual cultural channels: literature, arts and the mass media, all of these outlets bringing to the fore powerful individual dramas rather than rhetorical slogans underlying a shallow collective iconography.
This inter-disciplinary volume is centred upon the complex and ever-changing issues entailed by f... more This inter-disciplinary volume is centred upon the complex and ever-changing issues entailed by fears and anxieties in contemporary Europe and, thence, the whole world. Indeed, the fate of Europe mirrors the fate of the world itself: events are no longer localized, but, as soon as they have occurred, they have become part and parcel of our experience as a genuinely cosmopolitan species. Some of these fears and anxtieties are nurtured by real events, whilst others are rooted in imaginary phenomena. The experts who have contributed to this exciting work come from different fields of study (from history to economics and from anthropology to linguistics), yet what they have in common is a genuine commitment to the integrity of inter-disciplinary research, which teaches mutual respect and scientific curiosity.
Today almost half of the global population is online and an estimated 3.2 billion people stay con... more Today almost half of the global population is online and an estimated 3.2 billion people stay connected: falling victims to cybercrimes and cyberbullying; suffering from Internet Addiction and cyber-related disorders; cheated by other online users and haunted by their own past mistakes suddenly posted online. On the Internet every information may become a permanent record, following the users who were not aware of the consequences of their ‘click’ when they shared a photo, posted a text, or filled a form, not knowing who was on the other end. A friend of a cyber-friend may turn into a cyberbully, online love affairs may end in cyberstalking, sharing too much information may lead to cybercrimes, Internet frauds and identity thefts. Very often the recklessness or unawareness of Internet users make them vulnerable to all sorts of cyber abuse. How can we protect ourselves and make cyberspace a safer place? This interdisciplinary volume seeks to explore the practical dimensions of cyber threats and the changes cyber space brought to the social and cultural environment we have known so far
Perils of the Web: Cyber Security and Internet Safety, 2019
Today almost half of the global population is online and an estimated 3.2 billion people stay con... more Today almost half of the global population is online and an estimated 3.2 billion people stay connected. How many of them will fall victim to cybercrimes and cyberbullying? How many will suffer from Internet Addiction and cyberrelated disorders? How many will be cheated by other online users? How many will be haunted by their own past mistakes which have suddenly been posted online? On the Internet every information may become a permanent record, following the users who were not aware of the consequences of their ‘click’ when they shared a photo, posted a text, or filled a form, not knowing who was on the other end. A friend of a cyber-friend may turn into a cyberbully, online love affairs may end in cyberstalking, sharing too much information may lead to cybercrimes. Internet frauds and identity thefts. Hackers, Cyberbullies, Online Predators, Catfish, and Trolls – they live offline and thrive online. As in fairy tales of yore, World Wide Web is a virtual space where good meets evi...
The bloody wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria have created the greatest social upheaval in recen... more The bloody wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria have created the greatest social upheaval in recent history: millions of people have been displaced because of fear of conflict, disease and hunger. They have sought refuge first in the Middle East, especially in Turkey, but then, as the gates of Europe were so near and access to comfort and security seemed to be within their grasp, on the continent proper. Unfortunately for them, but understandably from a purely linguistic perspective, the migrants as a whole make up a collective abstraction, something that the human mind cannot properly grasp and factor. It is only through powerfully visual metaphors of dismay that the abismal tragedy of the war refugees can impress their fellow citiziens in Europe and force them not only to understand their plight, but also to accept them on the continent and to actively seek to help them. (This, it should be noted, has created stringent integration problems which loom increasingly large.) The purpos...
This inter-disciplinary volume is centred upon the complex and ever-changing issues entailed by f... more This inter-disciplinary volume is centred upon the complex and ever-changing issues entailed by fears and anxieties in contemporary Europe and, thence, the whole world. Indeed, the fate of Europe mirrors the fate of the world itself: events are no longer localized, but, as soon as they have occurred, they have become part and parcel of our experience as a genuinely cosmopolitan species. Some of these fears and anxtieties are nurtured by real events, whilst others are rooted in imaginary phenomena. The experts who have contributed to this exciting work come from different fields of study (from history to economics and from anthropology to linguistics), yet what they have in common is a genuine commitment to the integrity of inter-disciplinary research, which teaches mutual respect and scientific curiosity.
I intend in this paper to focus on a lesser-known, yet highly significant, aspect of Blake’s aest... more I intend in this paper to focus on a lesser-known, yet highly significant, aspect of Blake’s aesthetic reception in southeast Europe. The radio play William Blake’s Black Bible (Biblia neagră a lui William Blake) represents—as one learns at the end—a tribute to the victims of the Colectiv Club fire, which occurred in Bucharest on 30 October 2015. The site itself was a blast from the past: established as a private venture by a prominent bourgeois family, Prodanof, between the two world wars, it became a successful footwear factory during the communist era and was left derelict after the demise of the Ceaușescu regime in late 1989. It was subsequently rented by private businessmen and turned into a fashionable events club after 1990.
Today almost half of the global population is online and an estimated 3.2 billion people stay con... more Today almost half of the global population is online and an estimated 3.2 billion people stay connected. How many of them will fall victim to cybercrimes and cyberbullying? How many will suffer from Internet Addiction and cyber-related disorders? How many will be cheated by other online users? How many will be haunted by their own past mistakes which have suddenly been posted online? On the Internet every information may become a permanent record, following the users who were not aware of the consequences of their ‘click’ when they shared a photo, posted a text, or filled a form, not knowing who was on the other end. A friend of a cyber-friend may turn into a cyberbully, online love affairs may end in cyberstalking, sharing too much information may lead to cybercrimes, Internet frauds and identity thefts. Hackers, Cyberbullies, Online Predators, Catfish, and Trolls – they live offline and thrive online.
The bloody wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria have created the greatest social upheaval in recen... more The bloody wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria have created the greatest social upheaval in recent history: millions of people have been displaced because of fear of conflict, disease and hunger. They have sought refuge first in the Middle East, especially in Turkey, but then, as the gates of Europe were so near and access to comfort and security seemed to be within their grasp, on the continent proper. Unfortunately for them, but understandably from a purely linguistic perspective, the migrants as a whole make up a collective abstraction, something that the human mind cannot properly grasp and factor. It is only through powerfully visual metaphors of dismay that the abismal tragedy of the war refugees can impress their fellow citiziens in Europe and force them not only to understand their plight, but also to accept them on the continent and to actively seek to help them. (This, it should be noted, has created stringent integration problems which loom increasingly large.) The purpose of our modest paper is to examine the concrete representation of these migrants via the usual cultural channels: literature, arts and the mass media, all of these outlets bringing to the fore powerful individual dramas rather than rhetorical slogans underlying a shallow collective iconography.
This inter-disciplinary volume is centred upon the complex and ever-changing issues entailed by f... more This inter-disciplinary volume is centred upon the complex and ever-changing issues entailed by fears and anxieties in contemporary Europe and, thence, the whole world. Indeed, the fate of Europe mirrors the fate of the world itself: events are no longer localized, but, as soon as they have occurred, they have become part and parcel of our experience as a genuinely cosmopolitan species. Some of these fears and anxtieties are nurtured by real events, whilst others are rooted in imaginary phenomena. The experts who have contributed to this exciting work come from different fields of study (from history to economics and from anthropology to linguistics), yet what they have in common is a genuine commitment to the integrity of inter-disciplinary research, which teaches mutual respect and scientific curiosity.
Today almost half of the global population is online and an estimated 3.2 billion people stay con... more Today almost half of the global population is online and an estimated 3.2 billion people stay connected: falling victims to cybercrimes and cyberbullying; suffering from Internet Addiction and cyber-related disorders; cheated by other online users and haunted by their own past mistakes suddenly posted online. On the Internet every information may become a permanent record, following the users who were not aware of the consequences of their ‘click’ when they shared a photo, posted a text, or filled a form, not knowing who was on the other end. A friend of a cyber-friend may turn into a cyberbully, online love affairs may end in cyberstalking, sharing too much information may lead to cybercrimes, Internet frauds and identity thefts. Very often the recklessness or unawareness of Internet users make them vulnerable to all sorts of cyber abuse. How can we protect ourselves and make cyberspace a safer place? This interdisciplinary volume seeks to explore the practical dimensions of cyber threats and the changes cyber space brought to the social and cultural environment we have known so far
Perils of the Web: Cyber Security and Internet Safety, 2019
Today almost half of the global population is online and an estimated 3.2 billion people stay con... more Today almost half of the global population is online and an estimated 3.2 billion people stay connected. How many of them will fall victim to cybercrimes and cyberbullying? How many will suffer from Internet Addiction and cyberrelated disorders? How many will be cheated by other online users? How many will be haunted by their own past mistakes which have suddenly been posted online? On the Internet every information may become a permanent record, following the users who were not aware of the consequences of their ‘click’ when they shared a photo, posted a text, or filled a form, not knowing who was on the other end. A friend of a cyber-friend may turn into a cyberbully, online love affairs may end in cyberstalking, sharing too much information may lead to cybercrimes. Internet frauds and identity thefts. Hackers, Cyberbullies, Online Predators, Catfish, and Trolls – they live offline and thrive online. As in fairy tales of yore, World Wide Web is a virtual space where good meets evi...
The bloody wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria have created the greatest social upheaval in recen... more The bloody wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria have created the greatest social upheaval in recent history: millions of people have been displaced because of fear of conflict, disease and hunger. They have sought refuge first in the Middle East, especially in Turkey, but then, as the gates of Europe were so near and access to comfort and security seemed to be within their grasp, on the continent proper. Unfortunately for them, but understandably from a purely linguistic perspective, the migrants as a whole make up a collective abstraction, something that the human mind cannot properly grasp and factor. It is only through powerfully visual metaphors of dismay that the abismal tragedy of the war refugees can impress their fellow citiziens in Europe and force them not only to understand their plight, but also to accept them on the continent and to actively seek to help them. (This, it should be noted, has created stringent integration problems which loom increasingly large.) The purpos...
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