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Henry Norman Bethune: Controversial Canadian vs. Bia Qui En: Chinese Model Cadre
Full text linkCanadian thoracic surgeon Dr. Norman Bethune is known for his dichotomous legacy in Canada and China. In China, Bethune is remembered as a model cadre, a foreigner who died for the Chinese Communist cause. In 1938 Bethune travelled to China to prove his loyalty to the communist cause and be a part of something bigger. Bethune’s medical inventions and ideas, such as mobile blood transfusions left a lasting impression on the Chinese medical system, yet he did not become a household name until the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s. Mao Zedong used Bethune as a martyr in propaganda which resulted in the immortalization of Bethune in China.
However, in Canada Bethune is less celebrated and often used as a controversial political tool. Bethune’s peers viewed him as a crass, egotistical and reckless surgeon. Bethune was largely forgotten in Canada until the Canadian government began using his legacy to forge a relationship with the Chinese government in the 1970s. The Canadian government’s blind recognition of Bethune in order to maintain international relations with an increasingly controversial nation is frustrating to many Canadians.
Using a variety of sources including medical journals and newspapers, this presentation will focus on the dichotomy of Dr. Norman Bethune and how it highlights the role politics play in the national memory of historical figures
Finding Better Solutions: How Algorithms Tackle Complex Problems
No full textHave you ever tried to solve a puzzle, only to realize that every time you got close, you ended up stuck in the same dead end? Mathematicians and scientists face a similar challenge when trying to solve optimization problems, finding the “best” solution among countless possibilities. These problems arise everywhere, from designing airplanes to training artificial intelligence systems
Controlling Women’s Sexuality: The Rise of Emotional Abuse among Indian Husbands
Full text linkIn ancient Hindu literature, marriage is regarded as the most sacred institution while adultery—known as vyabhichāra (व्यभिचार) in Hindi—is considered one of the gravest sins. Ancient practices still have impact in 21st-century India, where internal household sanctions meant to ensure Indian wives’ chastity continue to be seen as sacred. This study describes six different types of Husband’s Controlling Behavior (HCB) that are used to preserve wives’ chastity. HCB can either take the form of emotional violence (accusing/suspecting a wife of being unfaithful) or physical violence (hitting or beating a wife out of a suspicion she is being unfaithful). This study also found that men who align and comply with the values of hegemonic masculinity are covertly shifting toward emotional violence to escape legal repercussions for their actions. By portraying HCB as a subset of domestic violence and describing the fear it instils in women, this study critiques men’s efforts to control women’s sexuality and suggests policies to regulate HCB
Envisioning Transgender Equity: Amplifying Global South Narratives through Inclusive Archives and Education
No full textIn their 17 Sustainable Goals (SDGs) for 2030, the United Nations (n. d.) places the goal of “achieve[ing] Gender Equality and empower[ing] all women and girls” at the fifth spot as SDG 5. However, reports from 2016 reveal that the SDGs mainly focus on issues concerning heterosexual cisgender women and girls, with no reference to the LGBTQ community (United Nations, 2016). This oversight raises concerns about the inclusivity of SDG 3, which aims to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages” (United Nations, n.d.), but its application to people with diverse gender identities remains unclear. This paper emphasizes the need to explore a broader range of perspectives beyond traditional feminist views, advocating for a more inclusive approach to marginalized sexualities and gender identities. It suggests that virtual trans archives provide valuable resources for exploring transfeminist narratives in multimedia, offering insights for gender and sexuality studies. To foster genuine inclusivity, educational curricula and pedagogical approaches must be revised to incorporate diverse gender identities and sexualities. Engaging with trans narratives from virtual archives within educational settings challenges dominant gender studies frameworks that often exclude nonbinary and transgender voices; further, it allows educators to encourage a more nuanced understanding of identity, representation, and gender complexities. Expanding the gender equality discourse to incorporate diverse voices is essential for achieving inclusivity in line with the SDGs
A Study of Pattern of Cybercrime Abuse of Individual Internet Users in Umuahia North LGA, Abia State of South-eastern Nigeria
No full textAlthough a number of studies exist on cybercrime and its abuses, little is known about the pattern of cybercrime abuses individual Internet users experience in Nigeria, especially the south eastern region. Using data collected via various methods, this study examines the pattern of cybercrime abuses of individual Internet users in Umuahia, Abia State, of South Eastern Nigeria. The result of the analysis of 1,067 samples drawn from 223,134 Internet users in Umuahia North LGA of Abia Sate showed that: while most users are victims of stolen ICT-gadgets (19%), fraud related offences (17%), and hacking (15%); they rarely fall victims of malware attacks, cyber-bullying, etc as their proportion hover around 9% and below. On average, individual Internet users experience more of property-based cyber abuses (M = 1.94; SD = 1.21) than they experience violent-based cyber abuses types (M = .44, SD = .73), t(923) = 37.14s, p = .000, r =.3. Individual internet uses experience more cyber-enabled abuses (M = 1.25; SD = 1.09) than they experience cyber-focused abuses (M = 1.17, SD = .89), t(923) = 2.006, p = .000, r =.2. It was further revealed that while money (49%) and phone (36%) are about the most significant item lost to cybercrime abuses; items like laptops, cars, contacts, online accounts, and airtime are barely lost as their proportion hover around 3% and below. Increasing information security awareness campaign, especially that of property-based categories was recommended
