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Fall Journal Club Reviews
No full textThis is the results of the fall research reviews conducted by the AFN Journal Club
Sudarshan Seneviratne: Bibliography
No full textSudarshan Seneviratne (1949-2024), a pioneer scholar in Sri Lankan history, archaeology, and heritage research, has made significant contributions through his prolific publication record and seminars in both Sri Lankan and international settings. His focus on a broad spectrum of problem-oriented and issue-related multidisciplinary topics within the fields of history, archaeology, and heritage studies have been disseminated in English, and also translated into Sinhala and Tamil. This document compiles the extensively referenced work of Seneviratne into a comprehensive bibliography
Beyond Economic Enclaves: The Indian Ocean as Shared Heritage
Full text linkThis article examines how Sri Lanka’s transformation from successful maritime hub to indebted peripheral state reflects the contradictions of infrastructure-driven development that systematically undermines inclusive connectivity principles. The 2022-2023 economic crisis exemplifies how mega-projects like the Colombo Port City create ‘economic enclaves’ that exclude local communities while generating dependency relationships serving external interests. Drawing on archaeologist Sudarshan Seneviratne\u27s scholarship and Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) leadership (2023), it presents heritage-centred connectivity as a viable alternative that preserves community autonomy while enabling beneficial regional exchange. Grounded in Sanjay Chaturvedi\u27s (2023) ‘Indianoceanness’ concept, this approach transcends binary great power alignments through cooperative maritime regionalism anchored in shared cultural foundations, offering sustainable development pathways that honour historical patterns of oceanic prosperity
The Editorial
Full text linkVolume 4 of the diamond-standard open-access journal Ancient Lanka is dedicated to celebrating the life and work of Professor Sudharshan Seneviratne, a pioneer Sri Lankan archaeologist and historian
Trustworthiness of Research Results: Significant or Not?
Full text linkEvidence informed practice relies integration of trusted research into decisions about care in collaboration with the patient’s wishes, available resources, and professional knowledge. In order to determine whether the research can be trusted, the professional requires an understanding of the quality of the research and potential for errors. All health professionals receive a basic research course in their undergraduate training, but it is sometimes difficult to apply this knowledge daily. The focus of this article is to review core concepts central to error and design, and to apply these to determine trustworthiness using a decision tree. It is hoped that this method will be helpful in examining future study findings and support decision making in your practice
Delphi study and qualitative analysis to establish domains, core competencies, and content in forensic nursing pedagogy: Forensic Nursing Core Competencies and Content
No full textBACKGROUND: The American Nurses Association designated forensic nursing (FN) a specialty in 1995. Nursing schools subsequently adopted Lynch\u27s theoretical framework. Inconsistent sub-specialty-focused graduate education emerged, creating difficult-to-compare early programs of study. AIMS: Update FN domains, descriptions of and context for FN practices, core competencies, and sub-competencies with content for graduate curricula, align FN with new AACN Essentials, and create a certification foundation. METHODS: Methods include the mini-Delphi design (Estimate-Talk-Estimate), with Nominal Group Techniques methods, Cognitive Task Analysis, and NVivo™ qualitative analysis of experts\u27 virtual recordings. The FN sample (N=126) included educators-clinicians, who gathered face-to-face (2002-4, 2014) and virtually (2020-22). RESULTS: The 2002-04 results informed the 2014 meeting, validating major knowledge pillars (legal foundations, forensic science, and nursing science). Analysis of 2020-2022 data named key domains, descriptions of and context for practice, core competencies, sub-competencies, concepts, and content in forensic nurse science and practice. The research included qualitative analysis of participant conversations, naming key content for each pillar. CONCLUSIONS: The 20-year Delphi study transformed knowledge integration for competent future Generalist and Advanced Forensic Nurse education and practice. The study confirmed Lynch’s thesis, three pillars of knowledge, and aligned FN core competencies with AACN Essentials and other national nursing publications, naming common practices, essential for all FNs. The study’s derivation of scientific content, important for certifications, arose from qualitative analysis of expert conversations, implying that as FN science evolves, the diverse practice roles of the FN mature with a common and basic core for application in all FN practices
The Lure of Jordan Peele’s Get Out!
Full text linkWhat does it take to make a horror movie a household hit? Get Out, a debut film from acclaimed writer-director Jordan Peele, is a cultural behemoth—winner of 152 industry awards—that tackles the trauma that black people face within the horror genre and beyond the screen. This paper explores what it is about Get Out that shook the very foundations of the horror genre to its core, and why this movie is still relevant today. It considers the argument that Get Out became a cultural hit because it mirrors the reality of many black and brown people, and critiques the idea that—in exposing the horrors of racism—the movie is doing anything new. It closes by arguing that the central character Chris’ survival is one of the strongest reasons why Get Out performed as well as it did and completely dominated conversations around social commentary and its place in the horror genre.
 
Institutional Rhetorical Genres: Implication and Identity
Full text linkThis paper introduces the idea of rhetorical genre, drawing on previous research in rhetorical genre theory to explain how the genres used in institutions affect the personal and professional lives of people who use them, and how they naturalize certain ideologies in those institutional settings. The paper lays out how—while rhetorical genres serve many practical purposes—they also affect power relations within an institution and can compromise the identity of the individual using them. When assessing the efficacy of these genres, this paper remarks, it is important to question how they were constructed and for whom. To further explore this topic, the paper recounts the personal experience relayed in previous research by Anthony Paré, in which he taught a professional writing course to female Inuit social workers
