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Agamben’s Curio Cabinet, Animality, and the Zone of Indeterminacy
Full text linkAs I have argued elsewhere, Agamben’s thought remains mired in a transcendental way of thinking that falls under the Hegelian critique. In this essay, through a hermeneutical method that can be aptly characterized by the “curio cabinet” Agamben had earlier thematized in The Man Without Content, I intend to indicate where this occurs specifically with
respect to his understanding of animality in The Open: Man and Animal, an understanding bound up with his well-known concept of “bare life.” Doing so will bring Agamben into contact with Hegel precisely at that point where they both meet from wi
thin the innermost thought of each: the zone of indeterminacy. But whereas, according to Hegel’s argument, indeterminacy in the political sphere is an appropriate point of departure for deriving the structures of freedom, such indeterminacy cannot function in a similar manner for understanding the meaning of animality. By following a transcendental logic that always returns us to a humanity/animality indeterminacy, Agamben effectively hinders any further understanding of animality as well as of the mechanistic character of the “anthropological machine” he presupposes in the same gesture, a machine whose operation he wishes to halt but cannot. I will then suggest where a possible alternative better suited to satisfying Agamben’s own goals might lie
Recognizing and Responding to Depression in Dementia
Full text linkOne-third of people living with dementia also experience depression. Treating symptoms of depression may
be a protective factor and reduce cognitive decline in dementia. People suffering from depression experience
sad mood, reduced energy, poor concentration, loss of interest, diminished activity and they are at risk for
death by suicide. Screening instruments include the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) and the
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Typical treatments include antidepressant medications, which may have
limited efficacy; and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), which may heighten memory loss. Psychotherapeutic
approaches, including cognitive–behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy and supportive counseling can be
helpful. Lifestyle modifications addressing healthy diet, exercise and the inclusion of enjoyable activities can
promote improved quality of life. Providing needed education and support to caregivers, who often experience
depression, anxiety and sleep disorders themselves is critical. This paper provides health professionals with
an overview of approaches for recognizing and responding to co-occurring dementia and depression
Beyond Physical Inclusion: A Grounded Theory of Belonging
No full textWe used grounded theory to analyze interviews with support workers evaluating a program for individuals with dual diagnosis. Our grounded theory research started with the question, "What is going on in the data?"
From our data analysis, our grounded theory of belonging emerged. There are two components to our grounded theory that conceptualize what is going on in the data. The first is the main concern, which is stopping short. The second is the core variable, which is belonging, and resolves stopping short.
Stopping short is the main concern, and is the process that accounts for making resolution difficult. Several underlying concerns reinforce stopping short. These are being left out, (limiting) inclusion, logical elaboration, and turnover. A lack of awareness of the influence of these concerns can reinforce Stopping short. Awareness of them and their influence is part of the contribution to resolving Stopping short through the core variable of Belonging.
The process of belonging is supported by increasing Awareness and an emphasis on relationship. Reciprocity and support(ing) relationships and awareness provide the meaning and relevance of belonging for people supporting those living with dually diagnosed. The significance of using grounded theory for our analysis and the contribution belonging makes for those supporting and working with individuals with dual diagnosis are discussed
Pass/Fail and Discretionary Grading: A Snapshot of Their Influences on Learning
Full text linkThis article provides a snapshot of pass/fail and discretionary grading approaches,
highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each. Normreferenced
and criterion-referenced grading practices and their associations
with learning are identified. A brief historical backdrop illustrates how grading
practices have evolved. The inherent subjectivity of grading is emphasized.
Pass/fail grading supports intrinsic motivation and self-direction, but limits
opportunities for recognizing excelling students. Discretionary grading, which
includes letter (F− to A+) and numeric (0% to 100%) representations, supports
extrinsic motivation and self-improvement, but promotes unhealthy
competition. Both approaches have merit and can effectively measure student
achievement in nursing education programs
AUSpace Rebooted
No full textTo celebrate Open Access Week and the re-launching of AUSpace, the Library will be hosting the following webinar: AUSpace Rebooted: Learn about Athabasca University's open access institutional repository. This webinar will demonstrate what AUSpace is, how to use it, and how it will benefit your research
P-learning’s unwelcome legacy
Full text linkFormal teaching of adults has evolved in a context de ned, initially, by the constraints of physical boundaries. Classroom walls directly entail timetables, norms and rules of behaviour, social segregation into organized groups and, notably, the course as a fundamental unit of instruction. Our adult education systems are well adapted to provide ef cient and cost-effective teaching within those boundaries. Digitally embodied boundaries are far more uid, open, permeable, scalable, metaphorical and fuzzy.
This has helped to drive the increasing dominance of e-learning in intentional informal learning and yet methods that emerge from physical boundaries dominate institutional e-learning, though they are a poor t with the media. This paper is an exploration of the implications of the removal of physical boundaries to online pedagogies, many of which challenge our most cherished educational foundations and assumptions
Higher Education in Emergencies
No full textOutlines contexts and strategies for providing opportunities for people in fragile context to access higher education.A&PD Fun
Fair dealing: We’ve got it, let’s use it. Review of Rosemary Coombe et al's Dynamic Fair Dealing
No full textThis review of Rosemary Coombe et al's edited collection Dynamic Fair Dealing: Creating Canadian culture online (University of Toronto Press, 2014) sketches the global and Canadian copyright contexts that make this book so timely and important for Canadian academics, and critically assesses the book's contributions, noting highlights among individual chapters and arguments common to the whole. The review queries in particular a curious contradiction between the book's stated commitment to improving digital, public access to knowledge and its form as a paperbound volume with no digital Open Access edition beyond a handful of individual chapters made available by individual contributors
Synergia Summer Institute – Monte Ginezzo, Tuscany - Transition to Co-operative Commonwealth: Pathways to a new political economy
Full text linkSynergia will be organizing its first face-to-face program at the Synergia Summer Institute, September 4 - 23, at Monte Ginezzo in Tuscany. Transition to Co-operative Commonwealth - Pathways to a New Political Economy, is an intensive 3-week program that will cover Synergia's key online course subjects and feature many of our course developers and collaborators as instructors and workshop leaders.
The course unites the global with the local through the diffusion of ideas, models, and practices that advance game-changing solutions in the following key areas:
• Co-operative Capital & Social Finance; Alternative Currencies
• Co-op & Commons-Based housing & Land Tenure; Community Land Trusts
• Renewable Energy; Community-owned energy systems
• Local & Sustainable food systems; Community Supported Agriculture
• User-controlled health & social care; Social & Community Service Co-ops
• Co-operative and Commons Governance
• Platform Co-operatives, Digital Commons & Peer-to-Peer productions systems
• Convergence and the New Political Economy; Principles, Propositions, and Practices
This document provides the detailed Synergia program for further information about content, the program structure, instructors, fees and other details.Synergia ; Synergia Institut