Monsters are commonly stereotyped as horrible and grotesque creatures. But in Frankenstein and The Island of Doctor Moreau, Shelly and Wells both delineate some complicated but meaningful monster characters. These mon...Monsters are commonly stereotyped as horrible and grotesque creatures. But in Frankenstein and The Island of Doctor Moreau, Shelly and Wells both delineate some complicated but meaningful monster characters. These monsters’ features and natures represent their creator’s intention and purpose. In both texts, monsters are ugly but benevolent, while their creators are eccentric and monstrous. The relationship between men and monsters allows us to view the definition of humanity from a more critical and objective perspective.展开更多
对于Digital Fusion用户来说,SpeedSix Monsters for Digital Fusion的推出无疑是一个很大的惊喜.在5D Ltd公司解体后,它的一部分技术被Disreet公司收购,使得Digital Fusion用户非常担心其常用插件5D Monster以后是否会继续研发,等到上...对于Digital Fusion用户来说,SpeedSix Monsters for Digital Fusion的推出无疑是一个很大的惊喜.在5D Ltd公司解体后,它的一部分技术被Disreet公司收购,使得Digital Fusion用户非常担心其常用插件5D Monster以后是否会继续研发,等到上半年SpeedSix发布了DEMO版后终于让广大用户吃了一粒定心丸,这个具有18Box、上百特效的插件让大家兴奋不已.展开更多
This article reviews famous monsters in Western literature that reveal a hidden humanity or affinity with the hero that elicits compassion or emphasizes their bestiality in surprising ways. Their monstrosity is often ...This article reviews famous monsters in Western literature that reveal a hidden humanity or affinity with the hero that elicits compassion or emphasizes their bestiality in surprising ways. Their monstrosity is often a distorted mirror image of the hero＇s humanity. Shakespeare＇s Caliban is a famous example of the affinity between monster and protagonist. Homer＇s Polyphemus, the first monster in Western tradition establishes certain traits that persist through later literature： lawless, barbarian, cannibal, and giant. Polyphemus hates men, but loves his old ram. Grendel, Grendel＇s mother, and the dragon in Beowulf are giants, lawless, cannibals. The dragon Beowulf dies fighting anticipates the identity between hero and monster that Borges makes explicit in Asterion, the Minotaur. Dante＇s Satan in the Inferno fails to leave later successors. In Borges＇s ＂The House of Asterion＂ the Minotaur is both monster and hero. Asterion＇s affinities with other protagonists in Borges＇ stories suggest that the monster in the labyrinth is not the Minotaur, but the concept of infinity.展开更多
While there has been significant scholarly attention to the Showtime Series Dexter （2006-13） and the fundamental choice between being good or evil that its protagonist Dexter Morgan must make, this article advances ...While there has been significant scholarly attention to the Showtime Series Dexter （2006-13） and the fundamental choice between being good or evil that its protagonist Dexter Morgan must make, this article advances scholarship in three ways. Firstly, it examines Dexter＇s final twist in plot and the decision Dexter makes to finally embrace his ＂dark passenger＂ to argue for the necessity of the plot twist to the series, which scholarship has not yet performed. Secondly, by situating Dexter＇s decision within a framework focused on reproductive futurism, a revised and more nuanced approach to Dexter＇s ontological dilemma can be proffered. Finally, by locating Dexter＇s dark passenger within the theoretical frames of reproductive futurism and community this article adds an important dimension to notions of the monster conventionally rooted in theories of identity and subjectivity. In the final moments of the series everything changes for Dexter as his identity is redeemed for a reproductive future without guarantees, which this article argues is germane to considerations ofbiopolitics and community in the contemporary period.展开更多
Lavinia Fontana’s(1552-1614)Galatea and Cherubs riding the Stormy Waves on a Sea Monster(aka Galatea)of 1590 is an intriguing mythological painting.Being painted on copper,it is a fine example of Lavinia’s explorati...Lavinia Fontana’s(1552-1614)Galatea and Cherubs riding the Stormy Waves on a Sea Monster(aka Galatea)of 1590 is an intriguing mythological painting.Being painted on copper,it is a fine example of Lavinia’s exploration of new artistic techniques and materials as well as testimony to her bold artistic interpretations.Lavinia’s Galatea was part of a private collection in Bologna(Diletta Badeschi).This work fascinates the viewer with its erotic audacity and complex iconographical conceits.Recent scholarship by Daniele Benati,Fausto Gozzi,and Enrico Maria Dal Pozzolo assist in unraveling the meaning of this painting.In this essay there are additional interpretative suggestions.展开更多
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,a tripartite blanket of disease/containment/return to normality has crystallized around the virus.But is it possible to grasp the frayed shirt of this blanket and gradually...Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,a tripartite blanket of disease/containment/return to normality has crystallized around the virus.But is it possible to grasp the frayed shirt of this blanket and gradually try to undo it?This is the attempt that this contribution makes.And that,drawing on a toolbox made up of the reflections,in this case converging between them,of Michel Serres and the posthuman on the dynamics inventive of new homination horizons,which the virus,beyond the contingency of its pathogenicity,as a hopeful monster parasite,can trigger.展开更多
VIOLENCE IS NOT ONLY WRONG,IT’S DISEASED-it’s always painful and too often fatal-as with Martin Luther King,no less.When emotions run high,doctors have difficulty making progress-calm,dispassionate review of the obv...VIOLENCE IS NOT ONLY WRONG,IT’S DISEASED-it’s always painful and too often fatal-as with Martin Luther King,no less.When emotions run high,doctors have difficulty making progress-calm,dispassionate review of the obvious evidence is vital,if you aim for less pain and fewer deaths.This paper is based on the self-evident precept that violated children unmistakeably predate violent adults.The remedy,highlighted here,is unusual in all psychiatry,in that it is backed by solid,irrefutable,objective,scientific evidence-from brainscans,no less-at least it is,for those willing to look.The paper has 6 parts:1.Introduction;2.Un-memorising Terror;3.Nutritious Emotions;4.Tyrannical Revenge;5.The Way to Cure Nucleargeddon Is Paved With Good Intentions;6.Conclusion.Parenting is a troubled skill,largely because mis-parenting perpetuates itself.As the poet Philip Larkin says of parents-“they fill you with the faults they had,and add some extra just for you”.Larkin moderates his criticism with“they may not mean to,but they do”.Sadly his“solution”-“don’t have any kids yourself”can extinguish the human race as reliably as ever revengeful Emotional Dwarfism will.展开更多
By reviewing the contemporary films produced in the East and West, the author of this thesis makes a comparative study of monster image in horror films between the two worlds, and reveals the truth that monster image ...By reviewing the contemporary films produced in the East and West, the author of this thesis makes a comparative study of monster image in horror films between the two worlds, and reveals the truth that monster image has been gradually transformed into convergence with the impact of modern computer-generated technology although the distinction of their respective cultural identities are still there. This shifting phenomenon also accounts for the influence of Internet technology and economic globalization on filmdom.展开更多
Experimental properties of monster sawtooth activities in ohmic HT-7 plasma are presented in this paper. The monster sawtooth activities belong to global fluctuations and are characterized with a series of large core ...Experimental properties of monster sawtooth activities in ohmic HT-7 plasma are presented in this paper. The monster sawtooth activities belong to global fluctuations and are characterized with a series of large core collapses on SXR intensity traces with a long period, a large amplitude fluctuation and a large inversion radius. However, they emerge without apparent deterioration of plasma confinement and without major plasma disruption. During the events, long partial sawtooth collapses and abundant MHD phenomena are also observed.展开更多
During the last months of 1888 the populous quarter of Whitechapel, London, was stained with the blood of five women, all booked prostitutes and chronic alcoholics, worthy representatives of the diseases/vices of the ...During the last months of 1888 the populous quarter of Whitechapel, London, was stained with the blood of five women, all booked prostitutes and chronic alcoholics, worthy representatives of the diseases/vices of the Victorian East End. The shrewd and sanguinary Monster who realized these violent murders called himself ＂Jack the Ripper＂, signing with his ＂trade name＂ the letters he sent to the Central News Agency and through the press he soon became a myth, the most famous ＂serial killer＂ of all time. As a matter of fact, his legend survived, and his evil figure still haunts the pages of books and---of course--the frames of many films; among the most famous From Hell （2001） by Albert and Allen Hughes, taken from the graphic novel of the same name by Moore and Campbell; Jack the Ripper （1976） by Jess Franco, with a disturbing Klaus Kinski, but also the TV movie directed by David Wickes in 1998 entitled Jack The Ripper; more obliquely, Jack appears also in The Lodger （1913） and Frenzy （1972） by Alfred Hitchcock. But can these movies be defined as true biopics of Jack？ Strangely enough, it seems, these biographies contribute to build the mythic ＂anonymity＂ of the Ripper, encouraging （and fascinating） fear and nightmares.展开更多
In the summer of 1980,a Spanish tourist, Gaspar Garner.went to Great Britain.He want- ed to spend his summer holiday there.When he was traveling in Scotland,he decided to visit Loch Ness.the famous lake where people s...In the summer of 1980,a Spanish tourist, Gaspar Garner.went to Great Britain.He want- ed to spend his summer holiday there.When he was traveling in Scotland,he decided to visit Loch Ness.the famous lake where people say there is a monster(怪兽).But while he was go- ing across the lake in a boat,his bag fell into the water.In the bag there were his passport, car keys,pen and all his money.Loch Ness is 150 metres deep,so he didn’t expect to see the bag again!Even though they were important for him.展开更多
文摘Monsters are commonly stereotyped as horrible and grotesque creatures. But in Frankenstein and The Island of Doctor Moreau, Shelly and Wells both delineate some complicated but meaningful monster characters. These monsters’ features and natures represent their creator’s intention and purpose. In both texts, monsters are ugly but benevolent, while their creators are eccentric and monstrous. The relationship between men and monsters allows us to view the definition of humanity from a more critical and objective perspective.
文摘对于Digital Fusion用户来说,SpeedSix Monsters for Digital Fusion的推出无疑是一个很大的惊喜.在5D Ltd公司解体后,它的一部分技术被Disreet公司收购,使得Digital Fusion用户非常担心其常用插件5D Monster以后是否会继续研发,等到上半年SpeedSix发布了DEMO版后终于让广大用户吃了一粒定心丸,这个具有18Box、上百特效的插件让大家兴奋不已.
文摘This article reviews famous monsters in Western literature that reveal a hidden humanity or affinity with the hero that elicits compassion or emphasizes their bestiality in surprising ways. Their monstrosity is often a distorted mirror image of the hero＇s humanity. Shakespeare＇s Caliban is a famous example of the affinity between monster and protagonist. Homer＇s Polyphemus, the first monster in Western tradition establishes certain traits that persist through later literature： lawless, barbarian, cannibal, and giant. Polyphemus hates men, but loves his old ram. Grendel, Grendel＇s mother, and the dragon in Beowulf are giants, lawless, cannibals. The dragon Beowulf dies fighting anticipates the identity between hero and monster that Borges makes explicit in Asterion, the Minotaur. Dante＇s Satan in the Inferno fails to leave later successors. In Borges＇s ＂The House of Asterion＂ the Minotaur is both monster and hero. Asterion＇s affinities with other protagonists in Borges＇ stories suggest that the monster in the labyrinth is not the Minotaur, but the concept of infinity.
文摘While there has been significant scholarly attention to the Showtime Series Dexter （2006-13） and the fundamental choice between being good or evil that its protagonist Dexter Morgan must make, this article advances scholarship in three ways. Firstly, it examines Dexter＇s final twist in plot and the decision Dexter makes to finally embrace his ＂dark passenger＂ to argue for the necessity of the plot twist to the series, which scholarship has not yet performed. Secondly, by situating Dexter＇s decision within a framework focused on reproductive futurism, a revised and more nuanced approach to Dexter＇s ontological dilemma can be proffered. Finally, by locating Dexter＇s dark passenger within the theoretical frames of reproductive futurism and community this article adds an important dimension to notions of the monster conventionally rooted in theories of identity and subjectivity. In the final moments of the series everything changes for Dexter as his identity is redeemed for a reproductive future without guarantees, which this article argues is germane to considerations ofbiopolitics and community in the contemporary period.
文摘Lavinia Fontana’s(1552-1614)Galatea and Cherubs riding the Stormy Waves on a Sea Monster(aka Galatea)of 1590 is an intriguing mythological painting.Being painted on copper,it is a fine example of Lavinia’s exploration of new artistic techniques and materials as well as testimony to her bold artistic interpretations.Lavinia’s Galatea was part of a private collection in Bologna(Diletta Badeschi).This work fascinates the viewer with its erotic audacity and complex iconographical conceits.Recent scholarship by Daniele Benati,Fausto Gozzi,and Enrico Maria Dal Pozzolo assist in unraveling the meaning of this painting.In this essay there are additional interpretative suggestions.
文摘Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,a tripartite blanket of disease/containment/return to normality has crystallized around the virus.But is it possible to grasp the frayed shirt of this blanket and gradually try to undo it?This is the attempt that this contribution makes.And that,drawing on a toolbox made up of the reflections,in this case converging between them,of Michel Serres and the posthuman on the dynamics inventive of new homination horizons,which the virus,beyond the contingency of its pathogenicity,as a hopeful monster parasite,can trigger.
文摘VIOLENCE IS NOT ONLY WRONG,IT’S DISEASED-it’s always painful and too often fatal-as with Martin Luther King,no less.When emotions run high,doctors have difficulty making progress-calm,dispassionate review of the obvious evidence is vital,if you aim for less pain and fewer deaths.This paper is based on the self-evident precept that violated children unmistakeably predate violent adults.The remedy,highlighted here,is unusual in all psychiatry,in that it is backed by solid,irrefutable,objective,scientific evidence-from brainscans,no less-at least it is,for those willing to look.The paper has 6 parts:1.Introduction;2.Un-memorising Terror;3.Nutritious Emotions;4.Tyrannical Revenge;5.The Way to Cure Nucleargeddon Is Paved With Good Intentions;6.Conclusion.Parenting is a troubled skill,largely because mis-parenting perpetuates itself.As the poet Philip Larkin says of parents-“they fill you with the faults they had,and add some extra just for you”.Larkin moderates his criticism with“they may not mean to,but they do”.Sadly his“solution”-“don’t have any kids yourself”can extinguish the human race as reliably as ever revengeful Emotional Dwarfism will.
文摘By reviewing the contemporary films produced in the East and West, the author of this thesis makes a comparative study of monster image in horror films between the two worlds, and reveals the truth that monster image has been gradually transformed into convergence with the impact of modern computer-generated technology although the distinction of their respective cultural identities are still there. This shifting phenomenon also accounts for the influence of Internet technology and economic globalization on filmdom.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant No.19789501.
文摘Experimental properties of monster sawtooth activities in ohmic HT-7 plasma are presented in this paper. The monster sawtooth activities belong to global fluctuations and are characterized with a series of large core collapses on SXR intensity traces with a long period, a large amplitude fluctuation and a large inversion radius. However, they emerge without apparent deterioration of plasma confinement and without major plasma disruption. During the events, long partial sawtooth collapses and abundant MHD phenomena are also observed.
文摘During the last months of 1888 the populous quarter of Whitechapel, London, was stained with the blood of five women, all booked prostitutes and chronic alcoholics, worthy representatives of the diseases/vices of the Victorian East End. The shrewd and sanguinary Monster who realized these violent murders called himself ＂Jack the Ripper＂, signing with his ＂trade name＂ the letters he sent to the Central News Agency and through the press he soon became a myth, the most famous ＂serial killer＂ of all time. As a matter of fact, his legend survived, and his evil figure still haunts the pages of books and---of course--the frames of many films; among the most famous From Hell （2001） by Albert and Allen Hughes, taken from the graphic novel of the same name by Moore and Campbell; Jack the Ripper （1976） by Jess Franco, with a disturbing Klaus Kinski, but also the TV movie directed by David Wickes in 1998 entitled Jack The Ripper; more obliquely, Jack appears also in The Lodger （1913） and Frenzy （1972） by Alfred Hitchcock. But can these movies be defined as true biopics of Jack？ Strangely enough, it seems, these biographies contribute to build the mythic ＂anonymity＂ of the Ripper, encouraging （and fascinating） fear and nightmares.
文摘In the summer of 1980,a Spanish tourist, Gaspar Garner.went to Great Britain.He want- ed to spend his summer holiday there.When he was traveling in Scotland,he decided to visit Loch Ness.the famous lake where people say there is a monster(怪兽).But while he was go- ing across the lake in a boat,his bag fell into the water.In the bag there were his passport, car keys,pen and all his money.Loch Ness is 150 metres deep,so he didn’t expect to see the bag again!Even though they were important for him.
