Pandemic and Literary Creativity

The essay proposes the analysis of some stories included in the digital collection Relatos de Confinamiento, published on the internet page of the Catalan newspaper La Vanguardia between March and April 2020. The stories, of about 2-3 pages in length, composed by contributors to the newspaper, utilize the pandemic experience about COVID-2019 in a creative way and reflect on the typical circumstances of the first wave and the period of confinement. After a brief introduction to the project, the chapter offers a critical analysis of selected texts focusing on the following topics: isolation and loneliness, isolation and fear, isolation and dystopia.

As experiências de escolarização dos sujeitos jovens e adultos partícipes das ações do PEI/Mobral no sertão de Alagoas

Este artigo narra as experiências de escolarização dos sujeitos jovens e adultos partícipes das ações do Programa de Educação Integrada (PEI), do Mobral, no sertão de Alagoas, especificamente na cidade de Santana do Ipanema, entre os anos de 1973 a 1985, e resulta de pesquisa realizada no período de 2019-2020. Investigou, após mais de 40 anos, as contribuições das práticas do PEI para a construção dos percursos escolares, e para tanto, trilhamos os pressupostos teórico-metodológicos da História Oral, por meio de entrevistas temáticas com 2 interlocutores, que se constituíram nas fontes orais, e também lançamos mão de documentos garimpados nos órgãos oficiais locais, bem como no Acervo Digital do Centro de Referência e Memória da Educação Popular e de Jovens e Adultos, pertencentes à Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Uerj). Por meio das narrativas foi possível compreender que, diante do contexto social da época (1970-1980), entrecortado pela sobrevivência, os sujeitos se apropriaram da “oportunidade” de acesso à escola, que se abria para eles naquele momento, e conseguiram mediante movimentos pendulares, permanecer, desafiando, assim, os marcadores sociais que tentavam conformá-los a uma ordem em que prevalecia as injustiças, especificamente a negação do direito de estudar.Palavras-chave: PEI; Mobral; Jovens e Adultos; Sertão de Alagoas.The schooling experiences of young and adult participants of the PEI/Mobral practices in the sertão of Alagoas AndragogyABSTRACTThis paper narrates the schooling experiences of young and adult subjects who participated in the actions of the Integrated Education Program (PEI) in the Mobral program, at the Sertão of Alagoas, specifically in the city of Santana do Ipanema, between the years 1973 and 1985, and results from research conducted in the period of 2019-2020. After more than 40 years, the contributions of the PEI practices to the construction of schooling paths were investigated. To do so, we followed the theoretical and methodological assumptions of Oral History, through thematic interviews with 2 interlocutors, who were the oral sources, and we also took advantage of documents found in the local official offices, as well as in the Digital Collection of the Reference and Memory Center of Popular and Youth and Adult Education, belonging to the State University of Rio de Janeiro – UERJ. Through the narratives it was possible to understand that facing of the social context of the time (1970-1980), interspersed with survival narratives, the subjects took advantage of the "opportunity" to access school, which was open to them at that time, and managed, through commuting movements, to stay on, challenging the social context that tried to settle them in an unfair system – a one that denials the right to study.Keywords: PEI; Mobral; Young People and Adults; Sertão of Alagoas.Las experiencias de escolarización de los sujetos jóvenes y adultos participantes de las acciones de PEI/Mobral en el sertón de AlagoasRESUMENEste artículo narra las experiencias de escolarización de los sujetos jóvenes y adultos participantes de las acciones del Programa de Educación Integrada – PEI, de Mobral, en el sertón de Alagoas, específicamente en la ciudad de Santana do Ipanema, entre los años 1973 a 1985, y resulta de la investigación realizada en el periodo de 2019-2020. Investigó, luego de más de 40 años, las contribuciones de las prácticas del PEI en la construcción de las trayectorias escolares, y para tal, nos adentramos en los presupuestos teórico-metodológicos de la Historia Oral, por medio de entrevistas temáticas con 2 interlocutores, que se constituyeron en fuentes orales, y también tomamos documentos sellados en los órganos oficiales locales, además del Acervo Digital do Centro de Referência e Memória da Educação Popular e de Jovens e Adultos, pertenecientes a la Universidad del Estado de Rio de Janeiro – UERJ. Por medio de las narrativas se hizo posible comprender que, frente al contexto social de la época (1970-1980), entrecortado por la sobrevivencia, los sujetos se apropiaron de la “oportunidad” de acceso a la escuela, que se abría para ellos en aquel momento, y lograron, mediante movimientos pendulares, permanecer, desafiando, de esta forma, los determinantes sociales que intentaban conformarlos con una orden donde prevalecían las injusticias, específicamente la negación del derecho a estudiar. Palabras clave: PEI; Mobral; Jóvenes y adultos; Sertón de Alagoas.

Digitalization to Achieve Technology Innovation in Climate Technology Transfer

Technology Innovation has the potential to play a strategic role in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of national efforts to address climate change. The United Nations (UN) Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) is mandated to support developing countries’ climate change responses through innovative technologies to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. In order to enhance the role of the CTCN as an innovation matchmaker, it is important to explore and leverage the implementation potential of new digital technologies and their transformational impact. Thus, in this research, to engage digitalization as an innovative tool with the environment, we first explored digitalization during the climate technology transfer processes by comprehensively reviewing CTCN Technical Assistance (Digitalization Technical Assistance, D-TA) activities in three climate sectors of risk prediction, policy decision making, and resource optimization. Then, by applying analytical methodologies of in-depth interviews with major digital-climate stakeholders and a staged model for technology innovation, we propose future strategies for enhancing the role of CTCN as an innovation matchmaker in the three digitalization cases of digital collection, digital analysis, and digital diffusion.

Developing a Minimalist Multilingual Full-text Digital Library Solution for Disconnected Remote Library Partners

The University of Florida (UF) George A. Smathers Libraries have been involved in a wide range of partnered digital collection projects throughout the years with a focus on collaborating with institutions across the Caribbean region. One of the countries that we have a number of digitization projects within is Cuba. One of these partnerships is with the library of the Temple Beth Shalom (Gran Sinagoga Bet Shalom) in Havana, Cuba. As part of this partnership, we have sent personnel over to Cuba to do onsite scanning and digitization of selected materials found within the institution. The digitized content from this project was brought back to UF and loaded into our University of Florida Digital Collections (UFDC) system. Because internet availability and low bandwidth are issues in Cuba, the Synagogue’s ability to access the full-text digitized content residing on UFDC was an issue. The Synagogue also did not have a local digital library system to load the newly digitized content. To respond to this need we focused on providing a minimalist technology solution that was highly portable to meet their desire to conduct full-text searches within their library on their digitized content. This article will explore the solution that was developed using a USB flash drive loaded with a PortableApps version of Zotero loaded with multilingual OCR’s documents.

The Hyphenated Zone: Exploring the Connection Between Actual and Virtual Space

<p>This research operates at the nexus between actual and virtual space. In interior architecture we can use tools to produce virtual experience, being immersed in a world or space different to your physical location. These tools can include, but are not limited to, actual materials, forms, spaces, and arrangements. Virtual space is described as the non-material spatial experience. This experience disconnects us from the physical actual environment that we live in. The best example of this is that of a cinematic experience. When we watch a film in a cinema, the actual physical environment we usually occupy is re-contextualised through a lack of light; our focus is then given to the light and movement produced by the projected image where we become encapsulated by this sense of virtual that we cannot control. We experience a sense of space different to our own and occupy this space although it remains less tangible than the physical world we live in. This thesis proposes a redesign to the public areas for the site of — Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision in Wellington. Currently, the only access the public has to the collection is through digital means, a small cinema and collection of computers in the media library. This project aims to create engaging, embodied encounters with the digital collection of Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision through a series of interior installations within the site. These installations extend the virtual interior created by the sound and moving images further into the boundaries of the actual, physical interior. The exhibition spaces of Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision offer a rich testing site, and provokes the question, how can we create more immersive, engaging encounters of the incredible films collected by Ngā Taonga? The purpose of an archive is to preserve the past for future generations. Although the site currently allows some opportunities for the public to access the collection, it lacks a sense of immersion that can be explored through interior architecture interventions.</p>

The Hyphenated Zone: Exploring the Connection Between Actual and Virtual Space

<p>This research operates at the nexus between actual and virtual space. In interior architecture we can use tools to produce virtual experience, being immersed in a world or space different to your physical location. These tools can include, but are not limited to, actual materials, forms, spaces, and arrangements. Virtual space is described as the non-material spatial experience. This experience disconnects us from the physical actual environment that we live in. The best example of this is that of a cinematic experience. When we watch a film in a cinema, the actual physical environment we usually occupy is re-contextualised through a lack of light; our focus is then given to the light and movement produced by the projected image where we become encapsulated by this sense of virtual that we cannot control. We experience a sense of space different to our own and occupy this space although it remains less tangible than the physical world we live in. This thesis proposes a redesign to the public areas for the site of — Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision in Wellington. Currently, the only access the public has to the collection is through digital means, a small cinema and collection of computers in the media library. This project aims to create engaging, embodied encounters with the digital collection of Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision through a series of interior installations within the site. These installations extend the virtual interior created by the sound and moving images further into the boundaries of the actual, physical interior. The exhibition spaces of Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision offer a rich testing site, and provokes the question, how can we create more immersive, engaging encounters of the incredible films collected by Ngā Taonga? The purpose of an archive is to preserve the past for future generations. Although the site currently allows some opportunities for the public to access the collection, it lacks a sense of immersion that can be explored through interior architecture interventions.</p>

Digitisation of Indigenous Cultural Objects: An Investigation into the Policy and Protocols for Digitised Indigenous Knowledge in selected Cultural Heritage Organisations in Australia and New Zealand.

<p>This research project investigates the digital collections from selected heritage organisations, exploring how/if the rights of indigenous peoples are being protected by policy and protocol documents on the World Wide Web. It purposively surveys selected heritage collections across Australia and New Zealand and explores digital collection policies at local and national level, investigating the extent of international pressure, socio-cultural influences, and legislative constraints. This research project uses qualitative methodology in an interpretive way, using the hermeneutic circle and method for the collation for data and analysis. The major theoretical finding of this research project is that many cultural heritage organisations attempt to bridge the gap between Anglo-American development of legislation and indigenous intellectual property rights by the inclusion of specific policy measures becoming in effect socio-cultural agents for change</p>

Digitisation of Indigenous Cultural Objects: An Investigation into the Policy and Protocols for Digitised Indigenous Knowledge in selected Cultural Heritage Organisations in Australia and New Zealand.

<p>This research project investigates the digital collections from selected heritage organisations, exploring how/if the rights of indigenous peoples are being protected by policy and protocol documents on the World Wide Web. It purposively surveys selected heritage collections across Australia and New Zealand and explores digital collection policies at local and national level, investigating the extent of international pressure, socio-cultural influences, and legislative constraints. This research project uses qualitative methodology in an interpretive way, using the hermeneutic circle and method for the collation for data and analysis. The major theoretical finding of this research project is that many cultural heritage organisations attempt to bridge the gap between Anglo-American development of legislation and indigenous intellectual property rights by the inclusion of specific policy measures becoming in effect socio-cultural agents for change</p>

Using an Experimental Online Digital Collection with Interactive Features to Investigate Attitudes Towards Archives 2.0

<p>Research Problem: The concept of Archives 2.0 is currently generating much interest within academic and professional discourse in the cultural heritage sector. As yet, however, little research has been done in New Zealand on what potential users and implementers of Archives 2.0 perceive as being the advantages or disadvantages with this idea. Methodology: This study used a two stage approach. In the first stage an experimental prototype of an Archives 2.0 website was constructed using local cultural heritage resources. This was intended to served as a reference point for discussions about the practical possibility and value of sites of this kind. In the second stage nine qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with practitioners and others having a professional interest in cultural heritage collections. They were asked about their perceptions of the practices associated with Archives 2.0 and the current situation in New Zealand Results: This study found considerable interest in the possibilities represented by Archives 2.0. However, there was also concern about the extra burden on staff resources it was seen to entail. Given this it was generally felt that major projects of this kind would not be feasible within the current economic climate. Implications: This study suggests that the Archives 2.0 concept does have potential for development within the New Zealand cultural heritage sector. However ways will have to be found around concerns over resource constraints before further progress is made.</p>