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Featured Poetry: Poems by Sholto Buck
No full textENDOW ME AN IMAGE AND I WILL STICK TO ITS OPPOSITE
DEFENESTRATED, DECAPITATED / I AM THE BOTTOM IN ALL MY POEMS
ANTAGONISTS OF ERO
Domesticity and Persona
Get PDFBecause personas are performances of identity, strategically enacted for an immediate or imagined audience, the study of personas to date has concentrated on the public realm of life. Professional personas enacted in workplaces have taken up much attention, whether for artists, comedians, scientists, actors, musicians, or politicians. Similarly (and often overlapping the professional persona), the performance of self online that is constituted in and through social media has proven a generative space for research. Mediatised personas generally open up a space for understanding persona performances, while the non-human, the institutional, the collectively constituted persona come as a logical extension of the theorisation of persona as strategic identity display
The Presentation of the Pictogrammic “Self” and Persona : Emoji’s historical emergence and proliferation in digital culture
Get PDFThis article focuses on the history of emoji. From the identifiable smiley face from the 1960s and 1970s to the computer and early Internet culture of using emoticons, it describes how this form of communication filled certain gaps in our structure of conveying sentiment and feeling and works at the construction of a constructed persona of the self in contemporary culture. Connected to this study is the historical connection to pictograms and character-based languages; in that analysis and its linguistic emphasis, the article concludes with the possibility that the development of emoji helps us understand how language and its rearticulation in “text” and “image” has worked to produce collective and common meanings. Research into the differences in written languages – from alphanumeric structures to hieroglyphs and character-based systems – is integrated into positioning emoji and their collective meaning systems. The article concludes with a comprehensive reading of how emoji – in its massive migration and integration from its Japanese imagistic origins to its now routine play in across a myriad of cultures - constructs a strategic form of communicationthat conveys a tactical expression of self and our persona in and through digital culture
Penton Herrera, L. J. (2022). English and Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education: Global perspectives on teacher preparation and classroom practice
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HAUNTING SECRETS: THE PHANTOM OF SHAME LEGACIES THAT KEEP ON GIVING
Get PDFThis paper reviews the connections between unspoken transgenerational trauma, shame, and the concepts of hauntology and transgenerational phantom and looks at ways writing can reveal the traces of shame-as-affect. Some transgenerational trauma narratives do not distinguish between trauma-as-event and shame-as-affect/emotion, which can lead to a conflation of the two. This paper proposes that hauntology (the encroachment of an "other) and the transgenerational phantom (the metaphysical manifestation of others' shameful secrets), as conceptual scaffolds, are relevant to deciphering and depicting shame-as-affect distinct to the traumatic event via an understanding of the way speech and writing can bear the traces of shame-as-affect. To demonstrate, this paper provides a close reading of Arundhati Roy's The god of small things and highlights how cryptographic writing—the fissures and distortions in language—can inform the representation of shame in trauma narratives
Le volontariat pour réponse à la pandémie de COVID 19 aux Philippines : l’expérience Bayanihan E-Konsulta
Get PDFCOVID-19 stretched health systems worldwide, but its deepest impacts were disproportionately felt across certain population segments. In the Philippines, a low-middle income country with one of the longest pandemic-induced lockdowns, the most marginalised communities suffered the most, and had little agency to afford and access care. Socioeconomic barriers, compounded by the misallocation of limited resources and the militarisation and overall mismanagement of the response, widened inequities, and resulted in poorer health outcomes for these groups.
In an attempt to redress this, the Office of the Vice President of the Philippines sought to fill gaps in health delivery and access by launching Bayanihan E-Konsulta (BEK), a free telemedicine platform for indigent Filipinos. Through a Facebook messenger service that ran on free data, patients were given the opportunity to consult with health professionals regarding their medical concerns at no cost. Relevant social services, such as prescription delivery, laboratory assistance, and food and financial aid, were also streamlined in the platform. Recognising limitations in funding, the program banked on the mobilisation of health professionals and volunteers, and relied on capacity building initiatives and the establishment of inter-agency collaborations.
Institutional credibility, intersectoral collaboration, and effective management of team dynamics were identified as enabling factors for the program's effectiveness. Transparency attracted partnerships, and trust in leadership inspired solidarity, volunteerism, and continued service. Inclusivity in different project stages improved engagement and encouraged shared participation and accountability, allowing for resilience and sustained action. Overall, BEK stands as a successful example of a low-cost public/private/volunteer health response in a time of crisis.
This paper discusses the critical challenges, considerations, and the iterations to the service implemented by the BEK team, providing insights for public health leaders and other low-to-middle income countries when tailoring responses to future public health emergencies.La pandémie de COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease of 2019) a saturé les systèmes de santé du monde entier et pour certaines populations, les impacts ont été disproportionnés. Aux Philippines, un pays du Sud qui a connu une des plus longues périodes d’isolation forcée, ce sont les communautés les plus marginalisées et avec peu de moyen pour accéder à des soins qui en ont le plus souffert. Les barrières socio-économiques, la mauvaise distribution de ressources limitées, la militarisation du territoire et plus globalement, la mauvaise gestion de la réponse à cette pandémie, ont creusé les inégalités et ont entrainé de mauvais résultats en termes de santé, particulièrement pour ces groupes marginalisés.
Afin de remédier à cette situation, le Bureau du Vice-Président des Philippines a souhaité combler les lacunes en matière d’accès et de distribution des soins de santé, en lançant le programme BEK, une plateforme de télémédecine gratuite pour les Philippins dans le besoin. À travers un service de messagerie Facebook accessible à tous, les patients ont la possibilité de consulter des professionnels de la santé gratuitement. Des services sociaux pertinents tels que la distribution d’ordonnances, l’assistance aux laboratoires, l’aide financière et alimentaire sont aussi disponibles sur la plateforme. Ayant conscience des limitations financières, le programme a misé sur la mobilisation de professionnels de la santé et de volontaires. Il s’est également appuyé sur des initiatives de renforcement des capacités et sur la mise en place de collaborations entre les agences.
La crédibilité institutionnelle, la collaboration intersectorielle et la bonne gestion des équipes ont été identifiées comme des facteurs ayant rendu le programme efficace. La transparence attire les partenaires et la confiance que les équipes ont pour la direction a inspiré la solidarité, l’esprit de volontariat et l’envie d’offrir un service continu. Lors des différentes étapes du projet, l’inclusion a amélioré l’engagement et encouragé la participation et la responsabilité. Ces éléments ont favorisé la résilience et le développement d’actions durables. Le programme BEK est un exemple réussi d’une réponse sanitaire peu coûteuse, basée sur un partenariat entre le secteur public, le secteur privé et le volontariat, en temps de crise.
Cet article analyse les défis critiques, les réflexions et les itérations du service mis en oeuvre par l’équipe du programme BEK. Ainsi, nous souhaitons apporter des idées aux responsables de santé publique et aux autres pays du Sud, lorsqu’il s’agit de créer desréponses sur mesure en cas d’urgence de santé publique
The use of ePortfolio in health profession education to demonstrate competency and enhance employability: A scoping review
Get PDFThe use of an ePortfolio to support the education of health and social care professionals is increasing in higher education. ePortfolios support the educational journey of students; however, it is unclear how they are used to demonstrate competency or enhance employability. The aims of this study were to explore the literature to identify the use of ePortfolios in health and social care higher education curricula to demonstrate competency or improve employability. Three electronic databases were searched to identify papers using scoping review methodology. Studies that were published between 2001 and 2019 were included. A total of 1530 articles were initially identified after duplicates were removed. Nine studies were included in the final qualitative synthesis following a robust review. Data were synthesised into themes that describe the role of ePortfolios in demonstrating competencies in higher education or improving employability they were (1) Self-Directed Learning, (2) Deeper Learning, (3) Expanding Literacies, (4) Successful Implementation. These studies highlight that ePortfolio is both a product and a process. ePortfolios support students to gather artefacts that demonstrate professional competency which can be applied in the job-seeking process. The ePortfolio development process applies social constructionist approaches to learning which support lifelong learning and enhance employability. The findings also highlight the importance of providing students with clear expectations of the role of an ePortfolio in their professional learning journey
More Career Development Learning for Neurodivergent Tertiary Education Students: A Case Study
Get PDFAll adults, regardless of neurodivergent condition, should have the opportunity to engage in meaningful and sustainable work. However, there are a range of unique barriers facing those with neurodivergent conditions which are critical to understand to successfully facilitate the career development learning (CDL) strategies that will enable job market entry and success. In this paper, we will discuss a pilot CDL program, founded on the principles of social constructivism and Students as Partners (SaP), which was developed to provide neurodivergent tertiary students with the necessary skills and information to establish meaningful careers and employment options.
Through our study, findings underscored the anxiety many neurodivergent students experience around career development and the need for specialised support to build confidence. Significantly, the most impactful outcomes from the program were the ability for neurodivergent students to hear authentic and relatable stories from their peers. The opportunity to discuss both successes and obstacles through the lens of neurodiversity was a powerful mechanism within which to build a learning environment as well as a sustainable community of practice. The experiences in both designing and conducting the Students as Partners driven CDL workshops for tertiary neurodivergent students adds significant value to the existing body of literature in not only how we define and label disability but also how employability is interpreted, both from academic and industry perspectives. The observations and findings of such an approach also challenge the existing narrative embodied in many university graduate capability programs for a changing future of work landscape
