The edusemiotics of Tarot: Recovering the lost feminine

Semiotica ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 (205) ◽  
Author(s):  
Inna Semetsky
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Learning Theory ◽  
Educational Philosophy ◽  
Cartesian Dualism ◽  
Self And Other ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
Subject And Object ◽  
Field Of Inquiry

AbstractThe term edusemiotics indicates a novel interdisciplinary field of inquiry at the intersection of educational philosophy, learning theory, and a science of signs. The article explores the semiotics of Tarot images as a mode of informal learning from experiences that are symbolically represented in the language of images as a feminine mode of expression. As embedded in the dynamics of semiosis, the process of reading and interpreting Tarot signs establishes a connection between self and other, subject and object, matter and mind, thus overcoming Cartesian dualism in practice. The implications are profound as Tarot edusemiotics contributes to our moral and intellectual growth.

Being-in-the-world

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Simone
Keyword(s):  
Sharp Contrast ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Cartesian Dualism ◽  
Self And Other ◽  
The World ◽  
Subject And Object ◽  
The Relationship

In Chapter 1 a comprehensive overview of the Heideggerian understanding of Being-in-the-world is presented, placing particular emphasis upon the ways in which this notion relates to Woolf’s writings. Providing a foundation and context for the discussions that are to follow in the remaining chapters, key Heideggerian concepts relating to Being-in-the-world are defined and discussed, including ‘Being-with-Others’; the average everyday mode of ‘theyness’; and ‘authentic’ and ‘inauthentic’ modes of Being. Emphasised throughout this chapter are the ways in which Woolf and Heidegger’s understandings of the relationship between self and world lie in sharp contrast to the Cartesian dualism that separates subject and object, and self and Other.

Virginia Woolf and Being-in-the-world

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Simone
Keyword(s):  
Virginia Woolf ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
The Political ◽  
Cartesian Dualism ◽  
Self And Other ◽  
The World ◽  
Binary Oppositions ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Existential Perspective

Virginia Woolf and Being-in-the-world: A Heideggerian Study explores Woolf’s treatment of the relationship between self and world from a phenomenological-existential perspective. This study presents a timely and compelling interpretation of Virginia Woolf’s textual treatment of the relationship between self and world from the perspective of the philosophy of Martin Heidegger. Drawing on Woolf’s novels, essays, reviews, letters, diary entries, short stories, and memoirs, the book explores the political and the ontological, as the individual’s connection to the world comes to be defined by an involvement and engagement that is always already situated within a particular physical, societal, and historical context. Emma Simone argues that at the heart of what it means to be an individual making his or her way in the world, the perspectives of Woolf and Heidegger are founded upon certain shared concerns, including the sustained critique of Cartesian dualism, particularly the resultant binary oppositions of subject and object, and self and Other; the understanding that the individual is a temporal being; an emphasis upon intersubjective relations insofar as Being-in-the-world is defined by Being-with-Others; and a consistent emphasis upon average everydayness as both determinative and representative of the individual’s relationship to and with the world.

On the Definition and Impact of Virtual Communities of Practice

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 73-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonios Andreatos
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Learning Theory ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Virtual Communities Of Practice ◽  
To Come

The evolution of the Internet has made several Communities of Practice to go online and has brought into life numerous Virtual Communities of Practice. The purpose of this article is: to define and categorize Virtual Communities of Practice; to examine their social impact in general and specifically in knowledge and technology management; also, to examine the contribution of Communities of Practice to informal learning and to relate them to Connectivism and collaborative learning. Several case studies are presented to clarify the presentation. It is expected that Virtual Communities of Practice will play an important role in both learning theory and practice as well as knowledge management during the years to come.

The effect of political neuromarketing 2.0 on election outcomes

2019 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Islam Mohamed Hegazy
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Political Campaign ◽  
Quality Of Democracy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Field Of Inquiry

Purpose The purpose of this paper is the better understanding of the increasing relation between big data 2.0 and neuromarketing, particularly to influence election outcomes, along with a special aim to discuss some raised doubts about Trump’s presidential campaign 2016 and its ability to hijack American political consumers’ minds, and to direct their votes. Design/methodology/approach This paper combines deductive/inductive methodology to define the term of political neuromarketing 2.0 through a brief literature review of related concepts of big data 2.0, virtual identity and neuromarketing. It then applies a single qualitative case study by presenting the history and causes of online voter microtargeting in the USA, and analyzing the political neuromarketing 2.0 mechanisms adopted by Trump’s political campaign team in the 2016 presidential election. Findings Based on Trump’s political marketing mechanisms analysis, the paper believes that big data 2.0 and neuromarketing techniques played an unusual role in reading political consumers’ minds and helping the controversial candidate to meet one of the most unexpected victories in the presidential elections. Nevertheless, this paper argues that the ethics of using political neuromarketing 2.0 to sell candidates and its negative impacts on the quality of democracy are and will continue to be a subject of ongoing debates. Originality/value The marriage of big data 2.0 and political neuromarketing is a new interdisciplinary field of inquiry. This paper provides a useful introduction and further explanations for why and how Trump’s campaign defied initial loss predictions and attained victory during this election.

Transdisciplinarity of Edusemiotics

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farouk Y. Seif
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Educational Philosophy ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Factual Information ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Theoretical Investigations ◽  
Field Of Inquiry

AbstractEdusemiotics emerges as a fresh field of inquiry that benefits from the mutual reciprocities between design thinking and semiotic interpretation. By revealing these mutual reciprocities, edusemiotics emerges as one of the most important developments in educational philosophy, bridging the gap between the humanities and sciences that was fashioned by modernity and postmodernity. In a transmodern world, we are free and able to cross over diaphanous boundaries among diverse disciplines and transcend our assumptions about the ephemeral phenomena of reality. The transdisciplinarity of edusemiotics encourages us to integrate theoretical investigations and practical applications in both humanities and sciences, and turns our attention to the development of our capacity to integrate factual information and imaginative interpretation. Therefore, we truly become educators of adult learners.

scholarly journals Mining Web Analytics Data for Information Wikis to Evaluate Informal Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Heba M. Ismail ◽  
Boumediene Balkhouche ◽  
Saad Harous
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Learning Theory ◽  
Recommendation System ◽  
Constructivist Learning ◽  
Web Analytics ◽  
Constructivist Learning Theory ◽  
Learning Path ◽  
Similar Information ◽  
The Impact

Information wikis and especially Wikipedia have become one of the most attractive environments for informal learning. The nature of wikis enables learners to freely navigate the learning environment and independently con-struct knowledge without being required to follow a predefined learning path in line with the constructivist learning theory. Link-based navigation and keyword-based search methods used on Wikipedia and similar information wikis suffer from many limitations. In our paper, we present an effective recommendation system that provides easier and faster access to relevant content on Wikipedia to support informal learning. In addition, we evaluate the impact of personalized content recommendations on informal learning from Wikipedia and show how web analytics data can be used to get an in-sight on informal learning in similar environments.

Tom Wiegele: Preeminent Founder

1992 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynton K. Caldwell
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
The Many ◽  
Field Of Inquiry

Among the founders of our interdisciplinary field of inquiry, Tom Wiegele was preeminent. He was the catalyst in drawing together in a collegial association the many of us who, from different backgrounds, had come to see the unfolding social implications of advances in the life sciences for both public policy and the study of politics. He possessed a combination of leadership skills in both concepts and organization that is rarely found in academia.

Integration of Informal Learning Theory and Practice into the Study of Implementation in Healthcare Contexts

2015 ◽  
pp. 250-272
Author(s):  
Patrick R. Walden
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Learning Theory ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Implementation Framework ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
Active Implementation

This chapter provides a workplace learning perspective that acknowledges informal learning with which to understand, research, and successfully foster implementation theory and evidence-based practice into the medical workplace. The methodology used includes literature review and use of case examples from this author's previous work in informal learning in healthcare settings. Specifically, a model of informal learning in medical workplaces is reviewed followed by a discussion of the Active Implementation Framework (Fixsen et al., 2005). Last, informal learning's role in implementing evidence-based practices is explored in light of the models presented. Financial implications of the model are briefly explored.

Bodily and Spiritual Borders in the Parsi Males of Rohinton Mistry’s Tales from Firozsha Baag

2020 ◽  
Vol 138 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-97
Author(s):  
Pilar Somacarrera-Íñigo
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
North American ◽  
Main Subject ◽  
Self And Other ◽  
Human Reaction ◽  
Bodily Fluids ◽  
Male Characters ◽  
Subject And Object ◽  
A Site

AbstractIn this essay, I am going to read the bodies of the Parsi male characters in Rohinton Mistry’s Tales from Firozsha Baag (1987) through the lens of Julia Kristeva’s theories of the abject. According to Kristeva, the abject refers to the human reaction (horror, vomit) to a threatened breakdown in meaning caused by the loss of the distinction between subject and object or between self and other, a reaction elicited by bodily fluids such as excrement, blood or even semen. The bodies of the Parsi males in Tales of Firozsha Baag are a site of awareness in which the “bodily borders” (Moreno-Álvarez 2014: 39) explode. In the first section of the essay, I will discuss the stories “One Sunday”, “The Collectors” and “Exercisers”. In the second section, I will delve into Mistry’s Canadian trilogy — ”Squatter”, “Lend Me Your Light” and “Swimming Lessons” — whose main subject is the young Parsi male striving for happiness and individual liberation (moksha) through emigration to North America. I will conclude that these Parsi men have difficulties integrating themselves in their Indian and North American contexts because the realms of the corporeal and the spiritual are, quoting Frantz Fanon’s phrase, “zones of occult instability” (Fanon 1967: 21).

Semiotic modeling and education

Semiotica ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (215) ◽  
pp. 365-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongbing Yu
Keyword(s):  
Brain Function ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
Nature Versus Nurture ◽  
Modeling Systems ◽  
Semiotic Modeling ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Field Of Inquiry ◽  
Relevant Experiment

AbstractWithin the rich legacy left by Thomas Sebeok, there is a critical concept of semiotic modeling that directly addresses the core of the philosophy of education in the light of semiotics and affords valuable implications for the nascent interdisciplinary field of inquiry of edusemiotics or educational semiotics, essentially a philosophy of human knowing. The present paper argues that the concept of modeling as in Modeling Systems Theory has elevated us above the long-standing debate over nature versus nurture in the discussions of education and sheds light on the dynamic co-shaping relationship between the modeling subject and its models, as well as the fact that human brain function bio-culturally, as is evidenced by a crucial concept in the field of neurophysiology known as “neuroplasticity” and relevant experiment findings from neurophysiological and cognitive researches over the past few decades. It further claims that life-long education is not just something educators and educatees should keep advocating, but more of a de facto state of human existence. It concludes by confirming that in future edusemiotic studies more attention can and should be directed to the determination of the subject’s semiosic stage, for which the semiosic capacities of the subject are to be further explored, tested and facilitated.

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