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Review of Wellington Summer Shakespeare
No full textDavid Lawrence, Wellington Summer Shakespeare 1983–2017 (Wellington: Victoria University Press, 2017)
Alfred Moore, "Critical Elitism: Deliberation, Democracy, and the Problem of Expertise."
No full textImages, Ideals, and Intentions: History and Disability on Screen
No full textAbstract: Scholars of history, disability, and popular culture have spent the last few decades examining, critiquing, and unpacking the meaning and impact behind representations of disability in television and cinema, both past and present. While their source material varies, their basic arguments do not; scholars argue that the majority of incidents of disability on screen are reductive, inauthentic, stigmatizing, and repetitive. This essay examines CBS Television’s The Waltons as a case study in disability and American cultural history and contends that, by and large, representations of disability on screen are indeed problematic for the very reasons that scholars have so thoughtfully articulated. However, the following article argues that to properly understand the history of disability on screen and to effectively mitigate its stigmatizing legacy, scholars must look beyond the images of disability that have long graced television screens and consider the people and production processes that brought them to light [1]. Popular entertainment does not exist in a vacuum; the finished product of a television series is a visual artifact at the end of a long and complex production process
WIRED FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION: WHAT AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH FROM NEUROBIOLOGY, EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, AND SOCIAL EDUCATION WORK CAN TEACH US ABOUT PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA
No full textThe human brain is equipped with physiological, neural, and cognitive capacities that enable it to respond flexibly to ever-changing natural and social conditions. This capacity of the brain to reorganize itself, called neuroplasticity, is particularly marked in childhood. The high malleability of the brain at this stage provides the basis for wide-ranging learning, but leaves it vulnerable to negative environmental and social factors. Neuroplastic events that occur in response to abusive or neglecting environments can strongly interfere with the adaptive shaping of neural pathways between the prefrontal cortex and the limbic system, compromising judgment and self-control. Traumatic experiences during development can also have other effects on brain plasticity that are mediated by epigenetic mechanisms, and these effects can impair the developing oxytocin system, adversely affecting attachment and bonding. Mature individuals seek out niches that match the internal mental structures shaped during their early years, and will even alter the environment to make it match the internal structures. In the case of those who suffered childhood abuse, this can lead to maltreatment of the next generation. Addressing the societal challenge of child abuse and maltreatment requires broad interdisciplinary endeavors, uniting neuroscientists and social education workers to break the vicious circle