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Writing Adivasi Women: Widening the Research Canvas
Get PDFAdivasis have become visible in debates around indigeneity, identity politics, conversion, development, and displacement, and more recently on climate change. However, gender remains a comparatively marginalized theme and Adivasi women or tribal women remain marginalized subjects. This article explores the broad themes and conceptual frameworks around which Adivasi women have gained maximum visibility in colonial and postcolonial India. It analyzes the trends in available research on Adivasi women and the problems involved. The article underlines the need to widen our research canvas, ask more questions, and consider more layers and complexities in research pursuits
Exploring Dynamical Systems over Finite Fields
Get PDFIn this research, we observe the properties of orbits produced from dynamical systems of the form f(x) = xd +c defined over a finite field GF(q). We will investigate how varying the values of d, c, and q = pk affect the cycles created. We will perform numerous experiments and analyze the features of every directed graph created. We will analyze functions whose graphs have the same cyclic structure and when those occur. We will then prove some foundational theorems and special cases that lead up to a generalized theorem. Our specialized cases state that if d = p = k or if d = p and k is a prime number, then there are only two different structures for the graphs depending on the p and k values. These cases then lead up to a more general result that states that we still get two different structures for the graphs when d = p and k is a composite number that is not a multiple of p
The Effects of Unified Sports on Feelings of Community in Students with Disabilities
Get PDFIt is a pattern that opportunities for students with disabilities to participate in extracurriculars are much fewer than students without disabilities. However, just from 2016 to 2023 there have been many more opportunities for students with disabilities to be more involved. In the past, for many students with disabilities, the annual Special Olympics was their only opportunity to participate in unified sports. However, it is exciting to see that most towns in Massachusetts now offer unified sports year-round. Unified sports and other extracurriculars allow students with disabilities to fit in, not only in their school community but also in their town community. This study focuses on the positive effects that unified extracurriculars have on students with disabilities and the effect it has on their feelings of community. Data and results will be illustrated and analyzed through research from peer-reviewed articles and self-reported data from surrounding school districts in Massachusetts. The self-reported data will look at results from a survey with multiple choice, Likert scale, and short answer questions. The survey results will be analyzed to see if there is any difference between students with disabilities who participate in unified extracurriculars and students with disabilities who do not participate in unified extracurriculars’ feelings of community
A Qualitative Study of In-School Support for LGBTQ+ Students
Get PDFResearch suggests that LGBTQ+ students experience higher rates of bullying and harassment due to their gender identity in school. Therefore, the need for schools to create a positive school climate and provide interventions for these students is imperative. This study aimed to understand the effectiveness of these interventions from the perspective of adjustment counselors. This study followed Moustakas\u27s methods of transcendental phenomenology and used semi-structured interviews to collect data. The sample consisted of seven adjustment counselors interviewed on their usage and perceived effectiveness of in-school supportive interventions for LGBTQ+ students. Five themes surfaced: an open and accepting climate, policies, professional development, therapeutic support, and in-school community. These results echo existing research that adjustment counselors play a supportive role for LGBTQ+ students in schools. Participants described the importance of having administrative support for in-school supportive interventions accessible to school staff, students, and families as they attribute these as central to a positive and accepting school climate. These findings contribute to the research based on LGTBQ+ student success in school and suggest that schools could better support such students through professional development for school personnel and an integrated, inclusive curriculum for students
Anthropodenial and the Human/Animal Divide in The Island of Dr. Moreau
Get PDFAnimal experimentation, also called vivisection, has been a controversial conversation topic in both the scientific world and the animal rights activism world. While one of the main arguments regarding animal experimentation is whether or not animals have the right to bodily autonomy, a lesser discussed topic within the realm of animal experimentation is what it reveals about humans. From Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution to current scientists expanding knowledge about animal bodies, the line separating humans and animals has been blurred
Laughing at White Ignorance in James Baldwin’s Another Country
Get PDFThe repetition of a certain word or phrase in a literary work is often fueled by a desire to emphasize an underlying and significant issue. In James Baldwin’s 1962 novel Another Country, the recurrence of the word “laughter” serves as a response to the ignorance of the novel’s white characters. Baldwin, an African American writer, centers the story on Black, white, and gay characters, delving into interracial interactions, friendships, and sexual relationships, while exploring the complexities of race and sexuality in 1950s America. The novel’s noteworthy laughter is used by the Black characters, LeRoy and Ida, in response to white ignorance, as well as by the white characters, Eric, Cass, and Vivaldo, to dismiss uncomfortable conversations about race. Through the practice and tones of laughter by the Black and white characters, Baldwin hints at the problem of white ignorance in Another Country, symbolizing Black people’s resentment towards whiteness and its advantages, as well as the reluctance of white people to engage in meaningful discussions about race
Assessing the Need for a Mental Health Task Force for Aviation Science Students at Bridgewater State University
Get PDFIn the current landscape of aviation, the issue of mental health is of great concern, particularly among flight training students who grapple with depression in silence. A report issued by the Pilot Mental Health Aviation Rulemaking Committee in April 2024 underscored seven significant barriers impeding pilots from seeking necessary support for mental health concerns. Consequently, we completed a study aimed at understanding the prevailing mental health challenges among flight training students and identifying strategies for institutions, such as Bridgewater State University (BSU), to offer meaningful assistance. Our study consisted of a survey distributed to 14 institutions in the United States. Participants were requested to complete the Patient Health Questionnaire 9, a validated tool for assessing depression severity. More than half of the participants reported mild to severe depression symptoms, and about half of the participants cited fear of repercussions from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a deterrent to seeking help. The majority of participants also indicated that they would not be likely to use a mental health program if one was implemented at their institution. Considering these findings, it becomes imperative for institutions like BSU to adopt effective and proactive tools that support their flight training students. These include but are not limited to, education on FAA policies, regular check-ins with students, and implementing a student mentorship program
Rights of Women Laborers in the Indian Legal System: A Critical Analysis
Get PDFWomen laborers form an important part of the labor workforce in India; however, not all are recognized, not many are protected, and very few are treated equally to men. The Equal Remuneration Act of 1976 clearly states that persons doing “same work or work of a similar nature” are not to be discriminated against on the ground of gender. The Factories Act of 1948 has special provisions for women workers pertaining to washrooms, changing rooms, creches, and work hours. The Maternity Benefit Act of 1961 entitles a woman, inter alia, to twenty-six weeks of paid maternity relief. The protection given to women under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act of 2013 is also of vital importance for women workers in India. The laws prima-facie seem to be protecting the rights of women workers, but a deeper analysis of their effectiveness is required to take the concerns of women into account. It is to be noted that one of the areas of concern is the amount of unpaid labor put in by women in Indian households and home industries, which remains unrecognized. This paper offers a feminist analysis of labor legislation affecting women laborers in India from the perspective of women and their rights. Also analyzed are the various schemes of the Government of India pertaining to welfare and empowerment of women, various international instruments, and international labor standards. The research methodology used is a combination of analytical and critical research. Pay parity and equality in opportunity, recruitment, promotion, transfer, and facilities at the workplace are a few pertinent steps towards the amelioration of the conditions of women laborers in the country. The ultimate goal is to address the issues which need to be resolved for women workers to exercise their rights at par with the other labor categories. These issues are significant and have far-reaching implications. This research has found that the Indian legal framework with respect to protection of rights of women laborers is quite progressive and in tandem with the changing needs and requirements of the time. However, the implementation of these schemes in true letter and spirit is the real challenge that lies ahead
Social Media as a Coping Strategy for Indonesian Migrant Mothers in Hong Kong to Maintain Mothering Roles
Get PDFIn Hong Kong, Indonesian migrant domestic workers (IMDWs) are forced to leave behind young children in their home country. Often spending the majority of their time in their employer’s households, they must manage their limited personal time to maintain connections with their families back home. Many women IMDWs try to overcome distance limitations by performing transnational mothering using any available media to reach their children and to manage and witness their development. By using communication tools such as Internet-mediated calls for distance nurturing, they are able to keep up with their children’s lives and monitor day-to-day developments. This research examines the role of communication technologies with an emphasis on the use of social media by women IMDWs in maintaining connections with their families back home. It examines the role social media plays in caregiving for women IMDWs, for whom the family and children’s wellbeing back home are one of their most important concerns. This research incorporates netnography, which aims to understand online social interactions. The research was conducted from 2013 to 2019 physically in Hong Kong and through virtual channels. The findings indicate how social media is used as an emotional outlet by women IMDWs in Hong Kong, and how emotional care can be maintained to empower the migrant mothers. Social media and information and communication technology (ICT) have greatly improved channels of communication for IMDWs and created a new space of intimacy. Yet social media also has the possibility of creating tensions and anxiety for IMDWs
Queering “Lesbian” and “Writing”: Facing the Mirror as “Arche-Writing” of Indian Queer Women
Get PDFFacing the Mirror: Lesbian Writing from India (1999), edited by Ashwini Sukthankar, anthologizes short personal writing and fictional pieces, memoirs, poems, essays, letters and more, all produced by Indian women-loving-women (WLW) (an umbrella term for women with queer sexualities and romantic interests in women). The back cover of the book is blazoned with the quote: “A groundbreaking book where lesbians found their voice for the first time.” Even more than twenty years after its publication, there is not much scholarship on this book despite it being one of the first few publications to assert and embody the existence of a community of Indian queer women. This paper intends to explore how this collection uses (lesbian) “writing” as a representative strategy to address the limits of the universalized paradigm of “lesbian” desires. To this end, the paper will employ the Derridean concept of “arche-writing” and argue that this anthology becomes an arche-writing of Indian female queer subjects who speak/write/narrate in both homodiegetic (first-person) and heterodiegetic (third- person) narratives. Citing some of these pieces from this anthology, the paper will argue that “lesbian writing” is not merely a collection of literal writings but a concept of writing that directly embodies the material existence, experiences, voices, desires and bodies of WLW of India. This paper will also argue that through queering or deconstructing the notion of writing as fixed, the anthology destabilizes and queers the fixed understanding of the subjectivities of queer women and lesbians