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Ecomedia Literacy: Educating with Ecomedia Objects and the Ecomediasphere
No full textEcomedia literacy cultivates the exploration of ecomedia objects-- media texts (advertisements, news articles, television commercials, websites, films, etc.), platforms (streaming services, social networks, media organizations), gadgets (smart phones, tablets, computers, etc.), or hyperobjects (anamorphous disbursed phenomena that behaves like a system, such as the internet, fake news, or media industry). In this paper, I introduce an integrative method of analysis I devised called the “ecomediasphere.” The ecomediasphere prompts learners to explore the ecomedia object’s use and meaning from four different perspectives: lifeworld, culture, political economy, and materiality. Conceptually and theoretically, these four perspectives correspond with various lenses that inform digital media literacy and environmental literacy
Where the Naked Women Are: The Influence of Tahiti and the State of Nature on Secularization in the Enlightment
No full textThesis (B.A. in History)--John Cabot University, Spring 2020.Where the Naked Women Are: The Influence of Tahiti and the State of Nature on Secularization in the Enlightment, explores the Enlightenment as a historical moment of globalization by analyzing the impact of cross-cultural encounters between Europe and the South Pacific on the process of secularization. As some modern scholarship suggests, there is a frequently overlooked need to consider the influence of global dimensions on the major currents of Enlightenment thought. This thesis attempts to do so in order to understand the connection between the Enlightenment’s revaluation of religion and the state of nature as means of critiquing society. This analysis intends to demonstrate how the idealization of Tahiti both in and as a result of its paradisiacal portrayal in travel journals documenting interactions with the island, was used by philosophers to support secular arguments. The voyages of Louis-Antione de Bougainville and James Cook to Tahiti and their detailed accounts of Tahitian life represented natives living in conditions which were very close to the state of nature. Their descriptions of the island and islanders were remarkably similar to Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s conceptualization of the state of nature, which notably claimed that religion was unnecessary in determining morality or contributing to human flourishing. The popularity of accounts of Tahiti among the growing reading public in Europe, likely as a result of the freedom from the social restrictions and corrupting qualities of the West that Tahiti symbolized, seemed to contribute to the European reception of Rousseau’s claims. This use of accounts of Tahiti by philosophers to find a link between the island and Rousseau’s state of nature is demonstrated by Denis Diderot’s “Supplement to the Voyages of Bougainville.” Finally, this thesis attempts to show the impact accounts of Tahiti and Rousseau’s conception of man in the state of nature had on the development of secularization during the Enlightenment
Do international institutions assist or impede the US influence on world politics: case study UN Security Council and World Trade Organization
No full textThesis (B.A. in n Political Science, Minor in Legal Studies)--John Cabot University, Fall 2020.This research paper studies the question of whether international institutions assist or impede the US from influencing world politics. In order to answer this question, the study provides two case studies. The first examines the relationship between the US and the UN Security Council during the crisis that led to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The second case study examines the US-China trade war and its impact on US attitudes toward the WTO. Both case studies reveal that the US uses international institutions as a tool to attain its aims and abide by their rules, as long as they don’t go against American national interests. If US goals don’t align with those of international institutions, the American government is capable to act unilaterally to fulfill its interests. The study thus concludes that regardless the support or deterrence in some circumstances, global organizations in reality have minimal influence over US actions. Consequently, countries must not put too much faith in international institutions unless the whole world order is reformed to function more effectively, which is unlikely to happen
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No full textAn update of the Bilateral Agreement between India and China
No full textThesis (B.A. in Political Science, Minor in Communication)--John Cabot University, Spring 2020.India and China are the two biggest economies and combined make forty percent of the world population. They both started their path, at the end of the 1940s, the Communist led by Mao Zedong took over mainland China and established the People’s Republic of China. At the same time, the British ruling ended in 1947 and as a result Nehru’s India gained independence. From that point and on, both countries worked on nation building such as national identity. Then, economic reconstruction which consisted in industrializing sectors such as the agricultural one. Lastly, they created a department of foreign policy in order to resolve regional disputes and create ties with countries such as the US, Western countries and Asian countries. Furthermore, India and China met the first time in 1955 and signed an agreement to symbolize the beginning of a long relationship which will have several bumps due to regional disputes, small conflicts, and trade issues which will arise in the upcoming years. Regional disputes arose in regards of the Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh region which generated the Sino-Indian war of 1962 which was won by China. After the war ended, China and India’s relationship was weakened also due to the fact that China had signed an agreement with Pakistan. India and China would resume their diplomatic talks after 26 years,due the devotion of PM Rajiv Gandhi who cherished the idea that the two countries must sign a bilateral agreement. Many more bilateral agreements have been signed since then , in regards to how trade must be handled between the two countries. This resulted in India becoming China second trading partner after the US. However, still today no bilateral agreement succeeded in finding a solution to the border dispute. Therefore, this thesis will first make an overview of the historical context of both countries from 1947 till 1975 the year in which both countries were recognized at the international level mostly by the US and Europe. Then, it will touch upon the foreign policy adopted by both countries in the aim of understanding how they interact with Asian countries, the US, and Europe. Since their ambition is to keep growing their economy which could one day overpass both the United States and Europe. Lastly, there will be an overview of the close relationship between India’s PM Modi and China’s President Jinping and in the aim to answer the question: how has the strong bond between two leaders impacted the Bilateral agreement
The Fate of the Damned: A Look into the Representations of Hell
No full textThesis (B.A. in Art History)--John Cabot University, Fall 2020.This paper explores the iconography of Hell in images of The Last Judgment by looking at biblical descriptions found in the Gospels of Mark and Matthew, and the Book of Revelation. The initial research questions that were proposed are: what is ‘standard’ or consistent in images of the Last Judgment, specifically Hell; what message do these images convey to the viewers; and how are artists successful in communicating that message? This paper primarily focuses on three images of The Last Judgment from different areas of Europe during the Renaissance including Giotto’s Last Judgment in the Arena Chapel in Padua, Rogier van der Weyden’s Beaune Altarpiece, and Hans Memling’s Last Judgment triptych. Looking at the consistencies and the differences in these images, this paper will explore the way in which the subject is approached by artists depending on the work’s placement, function, and other outside influences like works by other artists or literature
Political Grievances and Aspirations Flooded 2019 Hong Kong Protest Art
No full textThesis (B.A. in Political Science, Minor in Pyschology)--John Cabot University, Spring 2020.This paper is an analysis of the contrasting discourse that Hong Kong and Mainland China aretrying to control the narrative of 2019 Extradition protests. The paper will give space for theanalysis of the causes of the different protests since the handover, the 2003 sedition bill, 2012educational program, the 2014 umbrella/Occupy Central protests and the 2019 extradition bill allsupported by China. The analysis will take into consideration the one country, two systemsapproach that China maintains and the concepts of Hong Kong citizens national identity, howsocial media plays a part in organizing the protests, how elements of art and theater play a role inprotests. There were no “leaders” of the protest movement and some protests over the decadeswere more successful than others, example, the 2014 Umbrella revolution fizzled out after 79days but the 2012 educational protests were successful in preventing Chinese culture from HongKong schools. The 2019 protests are still ongoing even amid the Covid-19 virus, at times it flaresup even with social distancing. Hong Kongers are passionate about their identity politics but inthe end Beijing will bring Hong Kong in the fold sooner than 2047.sl-
Ecomedia: The metaphor that makes a difference
No full textMedia is an ambiguous metaphor that changes meaning depending on how it’s used by educators. Typically media are only characterized by how they represent reality and communicate ideas. Consequently, the metaphor assumes a taken-for-granted meaning that media are immaterial with no environmental impact. Instead, the term ecomedia signals media’s inherent environmentality. This essay introduces our special issue on ecomedia literacy by exploring how the ecomedia metaphor affords a deeper awareness of media’s environmental footprint