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Péter Virginás has a PhD in Philosophy from the Babes-Bolyai University, Romania and an MA in Gender Studies from the Central European University, Hungary; works as a researcher at the Romanian Institute for Research on National Minorities
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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Sep 5, 2023
Film festivals may be distinguished by virtue of their collectively felt atmospheres, and, while ... more Film festivals may be distinguished by virtue of their collectively felt atmospheres, and, while oscillating between uniqueness and the generic, they equally provide and require specific moods. Characterized by an intense schedule of film projections as well as observing the elongation of the cinematic by way of meeting and celebrating film-makers, film festival phenomena comprise several elements which play into their atmospheres. The author argues that tracing the becoming of those elements draws us closer to the role of film festivals as well as to our experience thereof. Breaking down the complexity of the film festivals is effected by drawing on similarities with art exhibitions. Drawing on the argument that their
Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Social Analysis
The fact that perfumes have been regarded as enhancing one’s appearance opens up questions about ... more The fact that perfumes have been regarded as enhancing one’s appearance opens up questions about knowing and wearing fragrances. The connections between fragrances and fashion are being reviewed first according to the notion of embodiment as applied to the understanding of clothing fashion (Entwistle 2000, 2015); then, the lens of “mediatization”, as applied by Rocamora (2017) to grasp the contemporary entanglement of fashion and digital media, further serves to turn to digital perfume communities. These constitute an essential resource to the extent that they share experiences while producing data about wearing and collecting fragrances. By tracing the recent insurgence of perfume criticism and by mapping certain techniques of entering into relation with fragrances through community members’ perfume reviews as well, the study argues that their idiosyncratic and often artistic language is countering the impersonal language of perfume advertising; ultimately, the study suggests unrav...
Acta Univ. Sapientiae, Social Analysis , 2022
The fact that perfumes have been regarded as enhancing one's appearance opens up questions about ... more The fact that perfumes have been regarded as enhancing one's appearance opens up questions about knowing and wearing fragrances. The connections between fragrances and fashion are being reviewed first according to the notion of embodiment as applied to the understanding of clothing fashion (Entwistle 2000, 2015); then, the lens of "mediatization", as applied by Rocamora (2017) to grasp the contemporary entanglement of fashion and digital media, further serves to turn to digital perfume communities. These constitute an essential resource to the extent that they share experiences while producing data about wearing and collecting fragrances. By tracing the recent insurgence of perfume criticism and by mapping certain techniques of entering into relation with fragrances through community members' perfume reviews as well, the study argues that their idiosyncratic and often artistic language is countering the impersonal language of perfume advertising; ultimately, the study suggests unravelling perfume consumption patterns via an aesthetics of attention .
Necsus. European Journal of Media Studies, 2017
NECSUS. European Journal of Media Studies, 2017
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Sep 5, 2023
Film festivals may be distinguished by virtue of their collectively felt atmospheres, and, while ... more Film festivals may be distinguished by virtue of their collectively felt atmospheres, and, while oscillating between uniqueness and the generic, they equally provide and require specific moods. Characterized by an intense schedule of film projections as well as observing the elongation of the cinematic by way of meeting and celebrating film-makers, film festival phenomena comprise several elements which play into their atmospheres. The author argues that tracing the becoming of those elements draws us closer to the role of film festivals as well as to our experience thereof. Breaking down the complexity of the film festivals is effected by drawing on similarities with art exhibitions. Drawing on the argument that their
Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Social Analysis
The fact that perfumes have been regarded as enhancing one’s appearance opens up questions about ... more The fact that perfumes have been regarded as enhancing one’s appearance opens up questions about knowing and wearing fragrances. The connections between fragrances and fashion are being reviewed first according to the notion of embodiment as applied to the understanding of clothing fashion (Entwistle 2000, 2015); then, the lens of “mediatization”, as applied by Rocamora (2017) to grasp the contemporary entanglement of fashion and digital media, further serves to turn to digital perfume communities. These constitute an essential resource to the extent that they share experiences while producing data about wearing and collecting fragrances. By tracing the recent insurgence of perfume criticism and by mapping certain techniques of entering into relation with fragrances through community members’ perfume reviews as well, the study argues that their idiosyncratic and often artistic language is countering the impersonal language of perfume advertising; ultimately, the study suggests unrav...
Acta Univ. Sapientiae, Social Analysis , 2022
The fact that perfumes have been regarded as enhancing one's appearance opens up questions about ... more The fact that perfumes have been regarded as enhancing one's appearance opens up questions about knowing and wearing fragrances. The connections between fragrances and fashion are being reviewed first according to the notion of embodiment as applied to the understanding of clothing fashion (Entwistle 2000, 2015); then, the lens of "mediatization", as applied by Rocamora (2017) to grasp the contemporary entanglement of fashion and digital media, further serves to turn to digital perfume communities. These constitute an essential resource to the extent that they share experiences while producing data about wearing and collecting fragrances. By tracing the recent insurgence of perfume criticism and by mapping certain techniques of entering into relation with fragrances through community members' perfume reviews as well, the study argues that their idiosyncratic and often artistic language is countering the impersonal language of perfume advertising; ultimately, the study suggests unravelling perfume consumption patterns via an aesthetics of attention .
Necsus. European Journal of Media Studies, 2017
NECSUS. European Journal of Media Studies, 2017