Pragmatic Love and Posthumanist Transcendentalism: 3 Lessons from Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Abstract: The current analysis centers on the concept of “pragmatic love” and its three core characteristics – compassion, courage, commitment – as encompassed in Blade Runner 2049 (2017, director Denis Villeneuve). The analytical protocol pursues a two-step procedure: the definition of each of the three dimensions and its subsequent integration within the mediatic phenomenological […]
Rōjin Z: 5 Lessons on Cool Aging from 1991
Popular culture as ideological manifest, aging as social contemplation It is common knowledge, by now, that the anime‘s (Japanese animation) breakthrough in the West took place after the release of the anime film Akira (1988, director: Ōtomo Katsuhiro) – in Japan, however, registered as an absolute flop at the box-office due to the distorsion of […]
Enlightened Masculinity and Its Challenges
The Quotidian Reality of the New Identification Model as “Enlightened Masculinity” It might seem that the ten common characteristics mentioned previously form a complex monolith, which turns Luke Skywalker, Harry Potter and Himura Kenshin as exceptional loners into archetypes of invincible masculinity, unquestionable in its hegemonic superiority. Violence and aggressiveness have been basic teaching […]
Intergalactic Travel and Humanity as a Multiplanetary Species
A vision for the future as intergalactic travel: humanity becomes a multiplanetary species The vision of intergalactic travel and of humanity’s transition to a multiplanetary species is no longer confined to the realms of science-fiction and gradually captures the imagination of people from various realms of the arts, politics, social analysis, among many others. […]
Leadership: A Glimpse into the European Experience
Leadership is a multifaceted and complex phenomenon, particularly in the diverse and dynamic political landscape of Europe. In that particular geographical space, it has been shaped by a diverse array of individuals who have left indelible marks on their nations and the broader continent. European leaders have often been at the forefront of global […]
Codependency and Family
Codependent Parents in Their Interactions with Their Children Codependency, often characterized by excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner, can profoundly impact relationships, especially within a family. Codependency typically involves an imbalance where one person enables another person’s unhealthy behavior, sacrificing their own needs and well-being in the process. Originally associated with relationships […]
Enlightened Masculinity and Its Characteristics
Characteristics of the Fresh Masculinity Paradigm From numerous discussions with male grown-ups and adolescents throughout the decades, I have gradually managed to understand what unites Luke Skywalker, Harry Potter and Himura Kenshin in their status as symbols of a fresh, “enlightened” masculinity, challenging old patterns of relating between men and the world around them. In […]
Baymax: Big Hero 6 (2014)
The “Enlightened Masculinity” of Kindness and the Power of Love The ineffable stress ratio between what has been referred to so far as “empowered femininity” and “enlightened masculinity” is emphasized by the amount of courage, steady effort and compassion in the mix leading to victory, as partially outlined by Shonen Jump (the leading magazine […]
Codependence and Work
Codependence and Work: Identifying, Understanding and Healing Codependent Behavior Patterns in Professional Frameworks Codependence has been a buss-word for some good years. The analytical focus lies, though, on intimate and personal relationships and how it impacts them. Codependency, often discussed in the context of personal relationships, can also manifest in professional settings. It can […]
Why the Olympic Games Are Toxic
10 Reasons Against Holding the Olympic Games Ever Again and Burying Them Forever Where They Belong – In the Large Cemetery of Humanity’s Nefarious Experiments The Olympic Games, once hailed and often heralded as a celebration of athletic excellence and international unity, have long been a contentious event during its transformation into a global […]