scholarly journals White Blotches on Brown Skin: A Post-colonial Critique of "The Writing on My Forehead"

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (I) ◽  
pp. 164-186
Keyword(s):  
Western Culture ◽  
Colonial Literature ◽  
Minor Characters ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Western Influence ◽  
The People ◽  
Long Time ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Masses ◽  
The Impact

The formal colonial rule of Britain ended seven decades ago but the experience deeply influenced the minds of the masses and altered their lives and psyche for a long time to come. Post-colonial issues such as loss of identity, hybridity, otherness, appropriation, etc are frequently highlighted by the Anglophone writers of the sub-continent. The authors of Pakistani descent have contributed remarkably to post-colonial literature. The present research aims to analyze Nafisa Haji’s novel The Writing on My Forehead (2009) to investigate the Western influence on the minds and behaviors of the people of the subcontinent. Homi K. Bhabha's analytical lens (1994) is the primary guide for this research. Three elements of hybridity, namely mimicry, ambivalence, and unhomeliness, as proposed by Bhabha are explored. The concepts of diaspora and othering in the work under discussion are also briefly touched. This research is qualitative and descriptive in nature. The results of the detailed textual analysis indicate that various characters are hybrids of East and West. The phenomena of ambivalence and mimicry can be clearly observed in their conduct and thinking. The most important characters in this regard are Saira, Adeeba (also known as Big Nanima), and Kasim who openly mimic the Western culture. Minor characters like Adeeba’s parents and Shabana, though averse to Western culture at the surface level, are unconsciously influenced by it. The phenomena of othering, diaspora, and unhomeliness are also briefly touched. In this way, the present study sheds light on the impact of colonialism on the lives of colonial subjects and links it with the continued hegemony of the West over the Easterners. It will be helpful for students, teachers and researchers who wish to study Haji’s fiction and the impact of the phenomenon of colonialism.

Using Old Photographs in Interviews: Some Cautionary Notes About Silences in Fieldwork

1990 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 327-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bill Bravman
Keyword(s):  
Power Relations ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Cultural Assumptions ◽  
The People ◽  
Taita Hills ◽  
National Archives ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Photo Collection ◽  
Image Production ◽  
To Come

In September 1987, early in my research at the Kenya National Archives, I came across a collection of photographs taken by a British missionary during the 1920s and early 1930s. The collection contained nearly 250 photos of the terrain and people of Kenya's Taita Hills, where I would soon be going for my fieldwork. I pored over the photo collection for a long time, and had reproductions made of twenty-five shots. The names of those pictured had been recorded in the photo album's captions. Many of the names were new to me, though a few WaTaita of the day who had figured prominently in the archival records were also captured on film. When I moved on to Taita in early 1988,1 took the photographs with me. Since I would be interviewing men and women old enough either to remember or be contemporaries of the people in the pictures, I planned to show the photos during the interviews. At first I was simply curious about who some of the people pictured were, but my curiosity quickly evolved into a more ambitious plan. I decided to try using the photographs as visual prompts to get people to speak more expansively than they otherwise might about their lives and their experiences.In the event, I learned that using the photographs in interviews involved many more complexities than I had envisaged in my initial enthusiasm. I found that I had to alter the expectations and techniques I took to Taita, and feel out some of the limitations of working with the photographic medium. I had to recognize the power relations embedded in my presence as a researcher in Taita, in my position as bearer of images from peoples' pasts, and in the photos themselves. I found, too, that I needed to come to grips with a number of issues about the politics of image production, and the historical product of those politics: the bounded, selected images that are photographs. Finally, I had to address some of my own cultural assumptions about photography and how people respond to pictures, assumptions that my informants did not necessarily share.

scholarly journals The Cultural Populism of Iosif I. Kablits (Yuzov) and its Foundations

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 641-653
Author(s):  
Gennadiy N. Mokshin
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Cultural Work ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
The People ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The One ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Masses

This article reconstructs the cultural doctrine of the famous publicist of populism (narodnichestvo), I.I. Kablits (Yuzov). To just equate Kablits views with the slogan of yuzovshchina would be a narrow interpretation of his kul'turnichestvo; the slogan is characteristic for extreme right-wing populism during the upsurge of the revolutionary populist movement (narodovol'cheskoe dvizhenie). In 1880, Kablits was the first of the legal populists to pose the question, What is populism? According to the publicist, true narodnichestvo should be based on the principle that the forms of public life of the people must be in conformity with the development level of their consciousness. The author explains Kablits evolution from Bakunism to a peasant-centered narodnichestvo by his interpretation of the reasons for the split between the intelligentsia and the people. Kablits considered them antagonists, and defined the ultimate goal of the narodniki as the liberation of the people from the power of the intellectualbureaucratic minority, the latter supposedly trying to subjugate the life of the masses to its will. The article analyzes the main provisions of Kablits sociocultural concept of social transformations: apolitism, populism, and the initiative of the masses. The article identifies the differences between his program of developing the cultural identity of the people, on the one hand, and other populists' understanding of the tasks of cultural work, on the other. Particular attention is paid to Kablits-Yuzov's attitude towards the problem of educating the masses. Kablits was one of the few Russian populists who opposed the idea that the foundations of the worldview of the people must be changed, arguing that this would eliminate the traditional moral values of the village, including the sense of collectivism. The author assesses how Kablits, the leading publicist of the newspaper Nedelya, contributed to the establishment of a cultural direction in narodnichestvo at the turn of the 1870s and 1880s. According to the author, Kablits played a leading role in shaping the ideology of the right flank of the cultural direction in narodnichestvo. However, the pure populism of Kablits turned out to be too pseudo-scientific, dogmatic and irrational to attract the democratic intelligentsia for a long time; the latter had already become disillusioned with the idea of the people as the creator of new forms of social life.

scholarly journals BUCHAREST PUBLIC TRANSPORT: CHALLENGES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (S.I.2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreea Daniela TUDOR
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Research Database ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
To Come ◽  
Main Barrier ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic had and it’s still having a big impact on mobility since the end of 2018, when it started. Public transportation was already facing issues in all the big metropolitan cities where many people are in the same space at the same time. If we add the COVID-19 consequences and rules, public transit is the main barrier for community members to go back to their daily routines being safe and comfortable. This paper presents the changes in the public transport sector since COVID-19 started and aims to explore the consequences and possible alternatives to mitigate the impact of the pandemic crisis. As research method I decided to analyze and summarize numerous primary sources along with the public transport operators’ official websites. Both quantitative and qualitative data were used by doing a comprehensive research in ProQuest Central, Coronavirus Research Database, Elsevier ScienceDirect and Web of Science. The results suggest that reduction of mobility has been the first measure to slow the growth of the worldwide COVID-19 cases. However, the transport limitations don’t have the same impact for all modes of transport, public transport having one of the most considerable decline so far. In Bucharest, the public transport operators have imposed safety measures such as mask wearing, periodic cleaning, transparency and access to the information. Those aspects are important, but sometimes not sufficient to fight against the pandemic. What this research does is to come and complete the set of safety measures focusing on mitigating the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and increase the safety of the people while using public transport vehicles.

scholarly journals राज्यसमाजवाद आणि कल्याणकारी राज्य

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
RAKSHIT MADAN BAGDE
Keyword(s):  
Moral Motivation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Economic Prosperity ◽  
View Planning ◽  
The People ◽  
Poverty And Inequality ◽  
Scheduled Castes ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Masses

Dr. Ambedkar believed that for India's economic prosperity, the emphasis should be on the eradication of poverty and inequality and the freedom from exploitation of the masses. In his writings and speeches during the 1930s and 1940s and for some years to come, he emphasized the need to free the masses from exploitation. Dr. Ambedkar wanted socialism, but he did not like traditional socialism. From their point of view, planning should be done with more focus on the financial security of the working and exploited class. Moral motivation must be in the people, and all the wealth they have earned through their labor must be shared equally. Dr. Ambedkar published a pamphlet in 1947 entitled States and Minorities. It covers basic rights, minority rights, and security measures for Scheduled Castes.

Covid 19’s Effect on Mental Health

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 1885-1889
Author(s):  
Raj Laddha
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Negative Energy ◽  
New Disease ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
The People ◽  
The Government ◽  
To Come ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact

At times when we are faced with uncertainty, fear of the unknown, anxiety about a new disease, and what could happen can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions, not just in adults but in children as well. Necessary government guidelines, such as social distancing, can make people feel isolated and lonely and can increase stress and anxiety. Though these actions are necessary to reduce the spread of COVID-19, healthily coping with stress will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger. This prospective study is aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on mental health and to investigate how the community can remain happy. The one thing which is spreading faster than the infectious disease during the pandemic is the negative energy, with total confirmed cases touching 1 crore, millions of people losing their jobs, and many losing their beloved ones. Awareness regarding mental health is a must. During this phase, there is extremely minimal knowledge about the impact of such epidemics on community mental health. This gap in knowledge means we are less prepared, critically ill-equipped to support communities as we face unprecedented times. In situations like these, all of us have to come forward. It is our responsibility how we handle this, our include both the government and each and every citizen of the country.

Songs of Travel

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-74
Author(s):  
Susan Wollenberg
Keyword(s):  
International Perspective ◽  
Vicarious Experience ◽  
Remote Locations ◽  
Long Time ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mind's Eye

The impact of gender on freedom is vividly conveyed by Fanny Hensel’s letter to her cousin Marianne from the Saint Gotthard Pass in 1822, on a family trip: I spent a day . . . I’ll keep forever in my heart, and will remember with emotion for a long time to come. . . . [I] was observing, on the Italian border, the finest, most gracious, and pleasant scene that man can imagine when destiny cried out to me: so far, and no further! . . . If I had been a young lad of sixteen yesterday, my God! I would have had to fight against committing some great folly.” As Felix’s career acquired an international perspective, Fanny craved his descriptions of foreign parts. The motif of travel was threaded through her life—whether as reality, dream, or vicarious experience. Also threaded through her life was her production of songs belonging to the categories of “songs of travel,” portraying journeying, wandering, and remote locations, whether reached or imagined. Immersed in such texts, Hensel was free to “travel” in her mind’s eye. This chapter offers close analytical and critical readings of the words and music of songs such as Hensel’s “Schwanenlied,” Op. 1, No. 1, “Gondellied,” Op. 1, No. 6, and “Bergeslust,” Op. 10, No. 5, in an effort to illuminate how the Lied (as a small, apparently enclosed genre) allowed Hensel to widen the horizons beyond her enclosed life.

Funding Covid-19 Economic Stimulus Through Islamic Social Finance

2021 ◽  
pp. 126-138
Author(s):  
Syed Marwan ◽  
Nor Razinah Mohd Zain ◽  
Engku Rabiah Adawiah Engku Ali ◽  
Mohamed Aslam Haneef
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Performance Indexes ◽  
The People ◽  
Potential Development ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Economic Stimulus ◽  
The Government ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented humanitarian challenge which requires innovative solutions. One apparent challenge among governments is to come up with appropriate funds to finance economic stimulus packages. Such stimulus packages are necessary for the protection and wellbeing of the people and to ensure that the economic operations remain intact. By looking into Islamic economics, various solutions can be explored as offered through Islamic social finance instruments such as zakat, waqf, and sadaqah, as well as its innovative solutions specifically available from the capital market sectors. This chapter explores the potential development of an impact-waqf SRI sukuk for funding economic stimulus packages, with special focus to Malaysia. This chapter proposes a solution in achieving such purpose by referring to the Impact-Waqf SRI sukuk, either based on temporary or permanent cash waqf structure. Returns of investments to investors ultimately depend on the social impact and key performance indexes (KPIs) as achieved from the economic stimulus packages. It is found that the impact-waqf SRI sukuk can be issued either by the government or government-linked company (GLC) and economic stimulus packages can be offered to institutional as well as retail sectors. An option can be given to the investors to waive-off their claims on the capital and returns. Consequently, the government can offer tax rebates or coupons which are equivalent to the value of the waived-off investment.

scholarly journals COVID-19: IT'S IMPACT ON TRAVELAND TOURISM SECTOR IN INDIA

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Pollypriya Buragohain
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Common People ◽  
Travel And Tourism ◽  
The People ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

In India, travel and tourism industry is generous and vital. Among other industries, travel and tourism industry is one of the prominent and profitable industries in India. According to World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), among 185 countries, India ranked at third in case of travel and tourism industry by contributing a profitable amount to GDP in 2018. But in present days, the sector is harshly affected by the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Because due to this pandemic of COVID-19, people are refrain from travel to different countries. Due to COVID-19, it is expecting that about 38 million of people in India loss their jobs in tourism industry specially impact of this pandemic would be felt on both blue and white collar jobs and globally over 50 million jobs are at risk which indicates a 12 to 14 percent reduction in jobs. The objectives of this research study are firstly to understand the importance of tourism sector for economic development, secondly to study the impact of COVID-19 on travel and tourism sector, thirdly to find out the hurdles for development of travel and tourism sector in India and lastly to find out the suitable measures to rescue the tourism industry in current situation. The research paper is mostly descriptive in nature entirely based on secondary data. Data and information relating to the present study have been collected from some reliable data sources. In conclusion part, it is found out that this sector is mostly induced by the psychology of the people. Therefore, after this crisis, it is very challenging task to the companies of tourism sector have to regrain the trust of people. If we analyse the present situation then we can predict that the tourism sector will recover partially in 2021and it take a long time to go back to the previous situation completely and for this the Government should take some effective and reliable measures and the common people should response their initiatives properly.

scholarly journals Letter to a Dead Playwright: Daily Grind, Vicki Reynolds, and Archive Fever

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-132
Author(s):  
Glenn D'Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Jacques Derrida ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Spectral Structure ◽  
Open Letter ◽  
Live Performance ◽  
Colonial Literature ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Form Part ◽  
The Future ◽  
To Come

’Nothing is less reliable, nothing is less clear today than the word “archive”,’ observed Jacques Derrida in his book Archive Fever: a Freudian Impression (1996). This paper reflects on the unsettling process of establishing (or commencing) an archive for the Melbourne Workers Theatre, to form part of the AusStage digital archive which records information on live performance in Australia. Glenn D'Cruz's paper juxtaposes two disparate but connected registers of writing: an open letter to a deceased Australian playwright, Vicki Reynolds, and a critical reflection on the politics of the archive with reference to Derrida's account of archive fever, which he characterizes as an ‘irrepressible desire to return to the origin, a homesickness, a nostalgia for the return to the most archaic place of absolute commencement’. Using Derrida's commentary on questions of memory, authority, inscription, hauntology, and heritage to identify some of the philosophical and ethical aporias he encountered while working on the project, D’Cruz pays particular attention to what Derrida calls the spectral structure of the archive, and stages a conversation with the ghosts that haunt the digitized Melbourne Workers Theatre documents. He also unpacks the logic of Derrida's so-called messianic account of the archive, which ‘opens out of the future’, thereby affirming the future-to-come, and unsettling the normative notion of the archive as a repository for what has passed. Glenn D’Cruz teaches at Deakin University, Australia. He is the author of Midnight's Orphans: Anglo-Indians in Post/Colonial Literature (Peter Lang, 2006) and editor of Class Act: Melbourne Workers Theatre 1987–2007 (Vulgar Press, 2007).

‘Scamming’: Wanton Criminality or Resistance? Making the Case for Public Theology in the Light of the Legacy of Sam Sharpe

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 426-443
Author(s):  
Garnett Roper
Keyword(s):  
British Empire ◽  
Faith Community ◽  
Moral Formation ◽  
Land Distribution ◽  
The People ◽  
Advance Fee Fraud ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Masses ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis article reflects upon the existing situation facing the Jamaican underclass in the light of the paradigm and legacy of Sam Sharpe, Christian martyr and Jamaican national hero who led the Baptist war that contributed immensely to ending slavery in the British Empire. The article suggests, using the rise of Lotto Scam as an example—which, as is explained below, is a form of advance fee fraud perpetrated against mostly senior citizens in the US—that the legacy of Sam Sharpe has not been pursued without deviation. The article contends that both the Jamaican society and its faith community have retreated from the pursuit of justice and equality. The moral degeneration of the community, of which the Lotto Scam is a signal and an example, is a product of the neglect of duty by the heirs and successors of Sam Sharpe. In addition, the article suggests that the Lotto Scam is the result of the following: first, the retreat of the faith community from activism and conscientization of the masses of the people in terms of moral formation; secondly, the failure to complete the liberation in economic terms, in particular, ignoring the matters arising, including reparations and enfranchisement through land distribution; and, thirdly, the impact of cultural penetration and the rise of consumerism (coca-colonization) as a new form of oppression and control of the masses.

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