Efficacy of Culture Houses and Centres in the Acquisition, Preservation, and Dissemination of Indigenous Knowledge in Zimbabwe

2017 ◽  
pp. 259-279
Author(s):  
Josiline Phiri Chigwada ◽  
Blessing Chiparausha
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Web Presence ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Culture

This chapter documents the role played by culture centres and houses in the acquisition, preservation and dissemination of indigenous knowledge (IK) in a digital era in Zimbabwe. It states the ethical issues involved when acquiring, preserving and disseminating IK in the digital era. A history of culture houses and centres was studied and a literature review of the role of culture centres was done. In Zimbabwe, it was noted that culture houses and centres do not have a web presence. However, there are challenges that are met by information specialists working in these culture houses and centres in the process of managing IK. These challenges are part of the ethical issues that should be considered in the production, access and use of IK. Recommendations have been put forward that would help culture houses and centres in their bid to manage IK in the digital era.

Efficacy of Culture Houses and Centres in the Acquisition, Preservation, and Dissemination of Indigenous Knowledge in Zimbabwe

2020 ◽  
pp. 498-518
Author(s):  
Josiline Phiri Chigwada ◽  
Blessing Chiparausha
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Web Presence ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Culture

This chapter documents the role played by culture centres and houses in the acquisition, preservation and dissemination of indigenous knowledge (IK) in a digital era in Zimbabwe. It states the ethical issues involved when acquiring, preserving and disseminating IK in the digital era. A history of culture houses and centres was studied and a literature review of the role of culture centres was done. In Zimbabwe, it was noted that culture houses and centres do not have a web presence. However, there are challenges that are met by information specialists working in these culture houses and centres in the process of managing IK. These challenges are part of the ethical issues that should be considered in the production, access and use of IK. Recommendations have been put forward that would help culture houses and centres in their bid to manage IK in the digital era.

Managing and accessing indigenous knowledge for national development: The role of academic libraries in Ghana

2021 ◽  
pp. 026666692110099
Author(s):  
Paulina Afful-Arthur ◽  
Paulina Nana Yaa Kwafoa ◽  
Matilda Ampah-Johnston ◽  
Vida Mensah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
National Development ◽  
Target Audience ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

This paper is to examine the role academic libraries can play to organize and make indigenous knowledge accessible for national development. The target audience for the paper are academic librarians in Ghana, researchers of African studies in Ghana and other stakeholders. This is a qualitative study with data from interviews with the librarians and a desk-top literature review. Academic librarians in Ghana recognize the importance of indigenous knowledge organization, but little has been done by way of research. Most academic libraries in Ghana have the basic resources to manage indigenous knowledge. Academic librarians need to be proactive in their collaborative efforts to manage indigenous knowledge. Academic librarians in Ghana should be proactive towards effective management of indigenous knowledge, for easy accessibility. Again, academic libraries need to be well resourced to manage indigenous knowledge. Finally, academic libraries need to create awareness about the importance of indigenous knowledge using different media platforms to all stakeholders.

scholarly journals The Urgency of Pancasila Values as a Form of Millennial Generation Character Education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriella Raisza Putri ◽  
Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Character Education ◽  
Millennial Generation ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Google Scholar ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Digital Era

Background: Currently, Indonesia is entering an era that is all digital and uses technology in all fields of activity. The internet has a lot to do with their behavior or character. Millennials are the nation's next generation. The emergence of the digital era caused by globalization has made the millennial generation less appreciative and practicing the values ​​of Pancasila. In this case, character education is something that must be applied to the millennial generation. Purpose: This study aims to analyze the characteristics of the millennial generation, the role of character education in realizing the values ​​of Pancasila in the daily life of the millennial generation, how to cultivate an attitude of patriotism and nationalism towards the nation by practicing Pancasila, and provide motivation for the millennial generation to realize these values. Pancasila values. Methods: This study uses a literature review method. The search for journals was carried out using the google scholar database with the keywords “Character Education”, “millenial generation”, and “Pancasila”. The journals selected are journals from 2019 to 2020. Results: By applying character education to the millennial generation, it will make it easier for them to practice the values ​​of Pancasila. Pancasila should be the way of life of the millennial generation. Recommendation and limitation: As millennials, we must protect the country from values ​​that are contrary to Pancasila. Character education must be applied following the nature of the millennial generation itself. Of course, the applied character education must prioritize and be based on the values ​​of Pancasila as well.

scholarly journals The Rumyantsev Museum’s History in Russian Memoir Sources

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 504-517
Author(s):  
Tatiana Ya. Briskman
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Life ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Great Contribution ◽  
Russian State ◽  
Analytical Review ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Culture ◽  
State Library

The article provides an analytical review of the memoirs on the history of the Moscow Public and Rumyantsev Museum (now the Russian State Library), which started with the collections of count N.P. Rumyantsev. The author considers the memories on the Rumyantsev Museum since its foundation in St. Petersburg in 1828, its transfer to Moscow, the activities of the Moscow Public and Rumyantsev museums from 1862 to 1917. The author notes the role of memoir literature for the study of the history of librarianship. The article gives description of the sources containing the unique bibliogra­phic information, which reflects publications of me­moirs, diaries, letters about the Rumyantsev Museum in St. Petersburg and Moscow. The article presents the history of the transfer of the Rumyantsev Museum from St. Petersburg to Moscow and gives fragments from the memoirs of V.V. Stasov and “Diary” of V.F. Odoevsky about this event. The author also presents publications dedicated to the leaders of the Rumyantsev Museum and analytically discloses the memoirs placed in them. The article gives excerpts from memoirs, diaries, letters, which reflect the events and facts from the history of foundation and formation of the Rumyantsev Museum, the role of individuals who have made great contribution to the development of the Museum and its library. The author presents information from the memoirs, diary entries of readers about visiting the Rumyantsev library, their contribution to the accession of collections. The article also gives information about the publication of memoirs of the descendants of V.D. Golitsyn, the last Director of the Moscow Public and Rumyantsev Museums who became its first Soviet Director. The author reveals the potential of memoir materials for further research of the history of the Rumyantsev Museum and its library, its role in the history of culture and spiritual life of Russian society.

scholarly journals Core Concepts of History Didactics and Historical Education in Intercultural Perspectives: Review of the International Scientific Conference (Graz, November 11–14, 2020)

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-65
Author(s):  
A. A. Linchenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Scientific Conference ◽  
Teaching History ◽  
Core Concepts ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historical Culture ◽  
Historical Education ◽  
The University ◽  
Widespread Dissemination

The article is a review of the main theoretical discussions of the international scientific conference on history didactics, which was organized at the University of Graz (Austria) at the end of 2020. The results of the conference indicate the presence of transformational processes taking place in history didactics. This is true both in relation to its basic concepts (historical consciousness, historical thinking, historical culture) and the methods of teaching history. The main trends of this transformation can be called the central role of issues of intercultural dialogue and cognition in history lessons, the comprehensive use of the digital environment in teaching history, the migration focus of history education and the widespread dissemination of ethical issues, the history of everyday life in history lessons. It was noted that this aspects are correlated with the development trends of modern memory studies, which gives hope for further correlation and mutual enrichment of the two discourses.

“Slavic World: Commonality and Diversity” Young Scholars Conference 13–14 October 2020. Session “Literary studies. Cultural history”

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 255-259
Author(s):  
Natalia A. Lunkova
Keyword(s):  
Cultural History ◽  
Literary Studies ◽  
Slavic Languages ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Culture ◽  
Public Organisations ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
First Time ◽  
Young Researchers

The Young Scholars Conference at the Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, has been held since 2014. In 2020, the organisers had to change the previous timing of the event –it had previously been timed to correspond with the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture (May 24th), but for the first time it was not held in May but in October. The format of the Conference was also changed: the participants made their presentations remotely on the ZOOM platform. As usual, there were three broad topic areas: “History”, “Linguistics”, and “Literary Studies. The History of Culture”. The wide geographical coverage of the participants should be mentioned. This year, young scholars from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Kirov, Rostov-on-don, Chisinau (Moldova), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Macerata (Italy), and Minsk (Belarus) presented their research. Historians discussed many issues, including the problems of governance and modernisation in multinational states, memory policy in Slavic countries, and the role of parties and public organisations in overcoming crises. The section “Literary Studies. The History of Culture” focused on the reception and translation of works in Slavic languages and the problems of poetics in literature and cinema. Linguists paid attention to issues surrounding the grammar of modern Slavic languages, dialectology, and paleoslavistics. Moderators’ comments made the Conference, as usual, a kind of “school” for the young researchers. The conference proceedings have been published.

scholarly journals The role of art tourism in the process of forming tourist attractiveness of the territory

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olena Plyuta
Keyword(s):  
Contemporary Art ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Street Art ◽  
Film Festivals ◽  
Research Guidelines ◽  
History Of ◽  
Entire History ◽  
History Of Culture ◽  
Historical Heritage

The purpose of the article is to determine the role of modern art tourism, its components, and varieties in the process of the formation of tourist attractiveness of a certain territory. The methodology of the research is based on the use of general scientific methods (systemic, structural and functional, genetic, typologization, etc.) with the involvement of research guidelines of socio-cultural analysis of phenomena and processes. The scientific novelty of the results obtained is to find out the role of art tourism in the process of forming a tourist attractiveness of the territory, which consists in the formation of a positive image of the latter due to the use of new methods and mechanisms for promotion. Conclusions. The article presents an article characteristic of art tourism, which provides intellectual rest, that is, a combination of pleasant with useful, namely purposeful visits to various art measures and events: forums of contemporary art, large artistic and photo exhibitions, theatrical prime minister, film festivals, etc. Art tourism creates positive characteristics of a particular territory, forms a certain image of a consumer about cultural and historical heritage, contemporary art, everyday style of life, etc. The features of modern street art, which is one of the directions attracting tourists from all over the world. Street art is able to tell an entire history of culture and life without a single word. More and more communities include Street Art and Graffiti in the concept of designing modern quarters and areas of their cities. Important attention is paid to this direction of creative tourism activity as an art hotel, which distinguished from the overall mass with its originality, artistic design, and creative approach to service.

scholarly journals BESTIARIES: A NEOBARBARIC ENCYCLOPE DIA OF STRATEGIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 39-50
Author(s):  
G. Dalla Bontà ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Evolution ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Giorgio Agamben ◽  
Main Approach ◽  
Artistic Production ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Culture ◽  
Method Analysis ◽  
Creative Career

In the context of Dmitry Alexandrovich Prigov’s audacious “lifelong” project, an encyclopedic perspective can be traced quite clearly through various approaches, languages and methodologies throughout the artist’s creative career. Prigov’s Bestiaries not only deviate from the traditional path of encyclopedic genealogy; they are the prototype of later, more pronounced taxonomic projects, and even act as a reference to what he called his “lifelong project”. Our task is to show how the Bestiaries series is not only a study of the Russian cultural space, but is also the very concept of Prigov’s anthropology from the beginning of the history of culture to the present day in a post-Soviet and even post-human perspective, thus asserting itself as a proto-encyclopedia of his New Anthropology. In the process of researching, methods such as theoretical, general philosophical analyses (systemic method, analysis, analogy, synthesis) were used, including the analysis of texts, interviews and artistic production of Prigov. The sociological methods are also taken as the basis for drawing conclusions and the main approach moves from a semiotic and poststructuralist point of view, especially the theory of culture of Yuri Lotman, the philosophy of Giorgio Agamben and George Bataille. Thus, we have outlined the importance of the Bestaries in presenting the theory of cultural evolution of Dmitry Prigov and his “new anthropology”, referring to this series on the role of the visual conclusion of his new anthropological system

The Association of Frontal Alopecia with a History of Facial and Scalp Surgical Procedures

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Christine T. Pham ◽  
Margit Juhasz ◽  
Chloe Ekelem ◽  
Rosalynn R.Z. Conic ◽  
Kiana Hashemi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Surgical Procedures ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Facial Surgery ◽  
Sunscreen Use ◽  
Potential Link ◽  
History Of

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> The prevalence of frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is increasing worldwide, though the pathogenesis remains unknown. Anecdotal reports describe alopecia occurring in an FFA pattern following facial surgical procedures, but this potential link remains unexplored. <b><i>Objective:</i></b> The objective of this study is to determine if a significant association exists between the diagnosis of FFA and a history of facial and scalp surgical procedures. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> This retrospective study comparing data from frontal alopecia patients to controls was conducted at a tertiary medical center. Additionally, a literature review was conducted on scarring alopecias occurring from scalp procedures. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Fifty percent of frontal alopecia patients (<i>n</i> = 54) reported a history of facial surgical procedures compared to 9.8% of controls (<i>n</i> = 51) (OR: 7.8 [95% CI: 2.77–25.98, <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001]). Although no significant differences were observed in current daily facial sunscreen use, sunscreen use prior to alopecia onset was significantly higher in frontal alopecia (<i>p</i> = 0.295; <i>p</i> = 0.021). Sunscreen use was not a significant modifier in the association between frontal alopecia and facial surgical procedures (<i>p</i> = 0.89). <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> A significant association exists between frontal alopecia clinically consistent with FFA and a history of facial surgery, the nature of which is unclear. The role of sunscreen use and frontal alopecia development in this setting needs to be better elucidated.

scholarly journals Ethical Calculator: from Philosophical «Computational Morality» to Machine Ethics of Artificial Moral Agents (АMA)

2020 ◽  
pp. 18-27
Author(s):  
Artem Vladimirovich Makulin
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Machine Ethics ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
Moral Agents ◽  
Artificial Moral Agents ◽  
Problems And Solutions ◽  
Tech Nologies ◽  
History Of

One of the features of modern socio-philosophical knowledge is its involvement in the solution of ethi-cal problems in new conditions, determined by the consequences of the “information explosion”, digi-talization, the massive introduction of digital tech-nologies in the humanitarian spheres. One of the key problems is understanding the role of the so-called “machine ethics”, ie. a set of theoretical ap-proaches to hypothetical problems of the moral be-havior of machines in the framework of artificial in-telligence. The paper expounds the point of view according to which ethics, over the centuries of the formation of various philosophical systems, has developed many mechanisms of its own algorithmi-cization, which opens up wide opportunities for the formation of “computational morality”, up to the appearance of artificial moral agents (AMA). The paper briefly examines the history of the formaliza-tion of ethical problems and solutions. The key at-tempts of algorithmicization of ethical issues in the history of philosophy are identified, the socio-philosophical component of such a phenomenon as the “ethical calculator” is characterized.

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