My aim in this paper is to consider developments in the anthropology of consciousness from a long-term perspective. It may therefore be helpful to look back some thirty years and consider the state of affairs at that time. Of course, there wasn't anything called the "Anthropology of Consciousness." Psychologists had long ago given the whole notion of consciousness a bad name and put its study b...

The present study investigated the effect of single and multiple genre movies on listening comprehension of upper intermediate language learners. To this end, a language proficiency test was administered to 40 male and female postgraduates of different majors attending International English Language Testing System (IELTS) classes and ultimately 25 upper intermediate language learners were selec...

Psycho-Pass is one of the most well-known examples dystopian anime. The story set in 22nd century Japan, where country ruled by Sibyl System. world portrayed to be an ideal that seemingly crime-free, yet also contained many problems offset how it seemed. In this paper, we are concerned about can categorized as a paradoxical world. Therefore, aim show ways indeed using utopia and dystopia theori...

abstract genre-based approach has been the focus of interest in the teaching of language since the mid1980s. genre is defined in terms of the use of language in conventionalized communicative settings. the present study made an attempt to scrutinize the effects of genre-based pedagogy on iranian pre-intermediate efl leaners' reading comprehension as well as the interaction between their re...

The project discussed in this article focuses on the creation of web genre benchmarks (a.k.a. web genre reference corpora or web genre test collections), i.e. newly conceived test collections against which it will be possible to judge the performance of future genre-enabled web applications. The creation of web genre benchmarks is of key importance for the next generation of web applications be...

“Humanity: From Survival to Revival” (“Dystopia Utopia”) is a participatory survival game and audiovisual performance work that depicts the transformation of dystopian state humanity utopianism in both visual sonic realms. Audience members are invited participate humanity's interactive games contribute their photographic facial outlines as content for performance. This paper explores theoretica...

The purpose of this text is to reflect on the ways that science fiction allows criticism modern technology path. Imagination has allowed us think some ends world, but it been a privileged space. Creating other possible futures for our relationship with energy essential. Corporate renewable projects are emerging in corners planet where green capitalism not yet reached. In way, creation alternati...