http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/4651 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:39:01 GMT 2026-04-04T04:39:01Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/4656 Title: Marxism And Its ‘Other’: Why Do We Need Althusser To Understand Foucault? Authors: Rodin, Lika Abstract: With the current renewal of interest in the Marxist theoretical tradition, revisiting its classical and neoclassical texts is crucial for understanding Marxism’s explanatory potential in the context of contemporary socio-political relationships. This paper makes productive efforts to review existing theoretical perspectives on non-coercive mechanisms of engaging the masses with particular value systems. I discuss Althusser’s theory of ideology: its content, central critique, and developments in relation to other compatible theories, the most salient of which is the idea of governmentality proposed by Foucault. Foucault’s approach is especially interesting due to its consistent attempts to separate itself from the critical tradition. As I demonstrate, however, several parallels can be drawn between the theory of ideology and the notion of governmentality, including the focus on reproduction, attempts to address the issue of contingency, interest in both the symbolic and the material, the emphasis on the mechanism of subjection and recognition of individualization of power relationships. I conclude that critical reflections over Althusser’s epistemological findings and the legacy of his ideas may facilitate our understanding of prospective developments in the Marxist tradition and its alternatives. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/4656 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/4655 Title: Alchemy in Russian Literature Authors: Isakhanli, Hamlet Abstract: Along with sciences, alchemical activity heavily influenced literature and art, and the images of alchemists were widely reflected in the works of poets, writers, artists, philosophers and scientists. In Eastern and Western literature of ancient, medieval, and modern times, alchemy, together with the intriguing images of alchemists, was used also as a source of vivid metaphors. This article is devoted to the subject of alchemy in Russian literature, investigating which writers were interested in it and how it was developed in Russia. Prominent Russian authors’ poetic and prosaic writings have been perused throughout the research paper and it is believed that the images of alchemists portrayed by Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol, Alexander Herzen, Nikolai Ogarev, Alexei Tolstoy, and Mikhail Bulgakov were of European origin. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/4655 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/4654 Title: Communication Through Creative Drama in Architectural Education: Example of Basic Design Course Authors: Kılıçaslan, Hare Abstract: Man lives in a physical and social environment. It is necessary to be open to all communication in the classroom environment for ensuring an effective learning process. Since the number of students has been increased in recent years, it was inevitable to use different methods in education. It is inevitable to enable the interaction between teacher and teacher, teacher, and learner as well as the interaction between learner and learner. In addition, it is necessary to establish learning environments based on the exchange of information and ideas alongside the intellectual and experiential activities based on communication. Since the creative drama focuses on the student, it is a method that will encourage the students to actively participate by sharing the knowledge, skills, and perspectives of the students in the classroom. The study was conducted with 24 students who took the Basic Design course in Architecture Department of Faculty of Architecture of Karadeniz Technical University during the fall semester of the 2012-2013 academic year. It was aimed to determine the effects of the creative drama method in the establishment of communication by giving 7 hours of Basic Design course in the creative method. Following the results of the research, it has been concluded that the creative drama method is effective for enriching the communication and interaction between the students. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/4654 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/4653 Title: The Higher Education of Ukraine in the Global Educational Space Authors: Soroka, Svitlana; Akimova, Tetiana Abstract: The article presents the analysis of the Ukrainian state policy in the field of higher education in terms of its integration into the global educational space. The process of management and financing of Ukrainian higher education institutions, the quality and quantity of teaching staff, the ratio of the number of teaching staff, and students are considered. The authors determine the reasons for the slow integration of Ukrainian higher education into the global educational space, low ratings of Ukrainian higher education institutions in the world ranking of universities. The main problems of Ukrainian higher education institutions are inadequate financing from the state budget, restriction of their autonomous right to set the rules, the decrease in the number of students, and the growing quantity of lecturers which exceeds the number of students in higher education institutions. The authors made recommendations for improving the quality and competitiveness of Ukrainian higher education in the world. Among them, in particular, are developing criteria for forming a rating of higher education institutions in Ukraine that will coincide with the world and European requirements, increasing academic exchanges with the world’s leading universities, forming an effective model of state policy for the development of higher education in Ukraine focused on improving the institutional and organizational structure. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/4653 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z