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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
King Kithsirimewan and Cultural Power Projection Across Borders in Ancient Sri Lanka
No full textThis article addresses what may be called a ‘cultural power projection’ project undertaken by King Kithsirimevan of Sri Lanka in the Anuradhapura period (4th century, CE) focused on Bodh Gaya, India. More specifically, based on travel records of Chinese travelers, Hiuen-tsang and Wang Hiuen-ts’e, this article explores the conditions that led to the construction of a Sri Lankan monastery in the Bodh Gaya area in the vicinity of the Mahabodhi Temple, which marks the site where the Buddha is believed to have achieved enlightenment. I argue that this seemingly religious project can be better understood as a matter of projecting cultural-political power across oceanic borders from the Kingdom of Anuradhapura to the Court of Samudragupta, in India, which institutionalized pilgrim practices and dynamics of diplomacy and international relations over centuries.
Inter-cultural coexistence and inter-community cooperation in South Asia
Full text linkA Sinhala translation of a speech given by Sudharshan Seneviratne at the United Nations General Assembly, New York (2011) entitled: Humanism for Peace: A Buddhist Perspectiv
Change in Editorial Team
Full text linkThe journal editorial board has some interim changes while the Editor-in-Chief (Dr. Cathy Carter-Snell) serves as President. These are summarized for members
Editorial 5(2)
No full textWe are pleased to share with you our ninth issue of Imagining SoTL—Volume 5(2). This issue is based on papers developed after the 2024 Symposium for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, where we returned to our home in Banff, Alberta. The theme of the conference was “Leading Through SoTL.” Our opening keynote speaker, Dr. Sarah Bunnell, Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and an Associate Professor of Psychology at Elon University, gave a presentation entitled “Leading with and Through SoTL: How a SoTL Mindset Can Transform Institutions, Our Students, and Ourselves.” Dr. Joshua Hill, Associate Professor of Education at Mount Royal University, provided the closing keynote entitled “The World Needs SoTL: Collective Leadership for Dynamic Times.
Post-Traumatic Growth After Sexual Assault Using Rodgers Evolutionary Concept Analysis
Full text linkCaring for someone after a sexual assault requires specialized knowledge that aligns with nursing practice, which focuses on a person’s overall physical, mental, and spiritual health, well-being, psychosocial needs, and disease prevention. Sexual assault is a common personal trauma requiring time for recovery that varies from person to person. Post-traumatic growth, or life changes that may occur following sexual assault, is an understudied phenomenon. Defining, conceptualizing, and analyzing post-traumatic growth among women following sexual assault informs nursing practice and the patient’s expected recovery. The purpose of conceptualizing post-traumatic growth is to assist in understanding this phenomenon. Using the Rodgers’ Method to provide a structured concept analysis helps to define post-traumatic growth after experiencing a sexual assault by facilitating an application of the assault experience to trauma-informed person-centered care in nursing. Rodgers’ framework for concept analysis resulted in discoveries that inform nursing practices about essential interventions, which include the establishment of safety, voice, choice, and transparency when working with persons who are experiencing post-traumatic growth in the aftermath of a sexual assault. The analysis of existing literature revealed attributes of coping and processing and related concepts of resilience and optimism. Antecedents include personal lived experiences with unresolved trauma, childhood abuse, mental distress, disruption of core beliefs, shame, self-blame, anxiety, and depression. Consequences include a perceived control over their personal recovery and, when present, lower rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—a higher power with feelings of forgiveness added to understanding the consequences and potential for healing
Lockdowns Causing Lock-Ins: Impact of the COVID Pandemic on Trends Observed by Forensic Nurse Examiners
Full text linkThis study consists of a secondary, longitudinal analysis of chart data pulled from a forensic nursing program at a large Level I Hospital in Colorado between 2018–2023 to explore trends in forensic assessments conducted during pandemic lockdown periods. Descriptive analyses and logistic regression were used to examine the number and severity of consultations performed by the forensic nursing team across COVID-19 pandemic timepoints. A total of 9,944 patients received a consult from the forensic nursing program between 2018–2023, with 2,144 seen during a COVID-19 lockdown period. The odds of forensic nurses conducting exams for traumatic brain injury, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence were significantly higher during various COVID lockdowns or timepoints. No changes in the odds of patients reporting strangulation were observed during COVID-19 lockdowns. While the odds of patients being examined for risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) increased during the second lockdown and reopening periods, the severity of reported IPV did not vary compared to other timepoints. Older adult patients were less likely to be seen during COVID-19, with significant declines in patients screened for elder abuse. This analysis provides valuable insight into the changes in patient volumes, types of assault, and severity of these patient experiences before and after the pandemic and over time. Observed trends emphasize the importance of coordinated responses and screenings in the emergency department setting as well as the value of the in-depth care that forensic nurses provide before, during, and after a time of global crisis