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Social embodiment in early childhood education for children with PMLD
Get PDFThere is on-going debate about the extent to which mainstream education is appropriate for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). Whilst the United Nations (2006) has declared that ‘inclusive education’ is a fundamental human right, proponents of special education have argued that the severe learning impairments of children with PMLD preclude them from meaningful participation in mainstream schools (Imray and Colley 2017). Despite strong views for and against the inclusion of children with PMLD in mainstream schools, there is very little research on the topic and there are no published studies that focus on early childhood education. This chapter addresses the status quo by presenting a project that explored how mainstream and specialist early years settings supported the social interaction of children with PMLD. The findings suggest that there can be parity between mainstream and specialist settings in terms of how staff support children with PMLD. The findings also suggest that peer interaction is not a given in either setting, and may require support from teaching staff. An enactivist lens (Fuchs and De Jaegher 2009, Kyselo 2014) is applied to the findings which illuminates who leads social interaction, and how this shapes the social identity of children with PML
Gazing on Pas-de-Calais: the romance and nostalgia of "the tourist’s gaze" in 'Pas son genre' (Lucas Belvaux, 2014)
No full textThis article argues that the re-presentation of space and place for global and local audiences constructs a touristic cultural imaginary. It highlights how – through the feature film 'Pas son genre/ Not my type' (Lucas Belvaux, 2014) – the audience’s gaze is centred on three cinematic spaces: the historical architecture of city centres and their local and cultural traditions and the ‘icons’ of global tourism, such as beaches. The article highlights how screen tourism is articulated through the movements of the characters, who organise the inter-relationships between cities, towns, and events. The primary outcome of this article demonstrates that it is precisely this romantic relationship between the characters and how they experience the region of Pas-de-Calais, i.e. one as local, and one as a visitor from Paris, that organises the snippets of the region and how they are experienced and interpreted by the spectator. The ‘counterpoints’ of Paris and Arras (and the region of Pas-de-Calais) offer layers of textual meaning that show the act of falling in love as aligned with the beach and the experience of the city, and a nostalgic yearning for tradition and customs present in small town contexts. The recognisable codes and icons of the Pas-de-Calais region are viewed by spectators through the lens of the characters and their immediate experiences that nuance the cinematic spaces
Ritualized art: cultural innovation and greening at festivals and protestivals
No full textOur chapter proposes ritualized art as a theoretical concept that suspends the boundary between these categories, ritual and art, bringing to the fore the dynamic cultural processes behind artistic socially engaged practice. We argue that as a theoretical concept, ritualized art can help us examine the power dynamics between various key actants and assemblages: the artist; their raw, transformational materials—such as wood, smoke, fire, beeswax, oil, coal—celebrant; audience; the semiotics of the ritualized art space. Post-1960s developments in ritual and socially engaged art have natural points of convergence in artivism, yet art and religion have always had an entangled relationship, with artists often being the invisible curators of ritual space. Thus, we reframe art and ritual in relation to processes of cultural innovation and adaptation, and specifically the ‘greening’ of Christianity, as an example or type of acculturative process. To look more closely at cultural innovation, we zoom in and look at artistic engagement through the prism of Zsófia Szonja Illés’ socially engaged art at festivals that support innovative design processes. We propose that as a concept ritualized art can help us both re-evaluate past artistic and religious practice and, more importantly, understand trends in socially engaged art, green religion, and activism
Play, craft, design, feel: engaging students and the public with Victorian culture
Get PDFHadjiafxendi and Plunkett have used experiential learning in their individual teaching and research, and this chapter reflects on its benefits and limits. Their work on nineteenth-century material culture, handicrafts, and optical toys and devices, details the development of experiential learning in Victorian culture, and they have correspondingly used hands-on learning as a pathway to engage students. Play and performance can also engage different publics with Victorian culture, opening up research opportunities through co-production with creative practitioners and heritage institutions. Victorian popular science particularly lends itself to public engagement activities through its focus on embodied learning, and this chapter describes a joint project with Ilfracombe Museum, ‘Science at the Seaside,’ which devised a public program of art, literature, science and handicraft activities that sought to engage tourists and families with the Victorian fashion for marine biology and the well-known literary and scientific figures attracted by the north Devon coast
Singing praises: choral music from Truro Cathedral
No full textBased on my recent research for a book chapter about music in Cornwall, this paper looks at how music-making has been shaped by a building, Truro Cathedral, and prominent people involved with choral music in the cathedral. Until Bishop Benson arrived in 1877 in Truro the Bishop of Exeter was the Bishop of Devon and Cornwall. Given Truro is relatively new compared to such ecclesiastical establishments in the United Kingdom, it is possible to consider how the music-making tradition in Cornwall is developed by distinguished musicians who have created and maintain choral music at Truro, something impossible to assess for most other equivalent foundations.
Drawing together information shared with me about lived experiences from people involved in this music-making process, my work offers an original perspective to a tradition simultaneously new and, paradoxically, old. Traditions, so often taken for granted, are in fact potentially fragile, yet their fragility is often overlooked. In this paper I highlight the formation of a music-making tradition and the influences which have enabled Truro to become recognised as one of the places of excellence as part of a long-standing global network which values choral traditions. Based on information from one-to-one interviews I discuss the almost hidden features that are crucial to unpinning singing praises and choral music within cathedrals
Principles of assessment
No full textThis chapter introduces principles of assessment for new teachers
Summum bonum: an analysis of the complex conceptual relationship between happiness, meaning, and self-delusion
Get PDFHappiness and meaning are intimately connected and important to analyse together for they are closely interrelated. Understanding this connection will help to promote theoretically robust conceptions of happiness. By advancing a conception of happiness rooted in meaning and transcendence, this study explores some important distinctions and tensions between various meanings in life (including between subjective and objective conceptions) and highlights how not making these distinctions can lead to a problematic ‘othering’ of human existence. Contra Wolf (2007), This study concludes with an exploration of the importance of having a moral orientation in terms of living a meaningful life and advocates for a therapeutic conception of philosophy. As I suggest, there is a moral and epistemic imperative to attend to one’s delusions if we are to flourish as human beings
A recent history of homicide investigation: changes and implications for criminal justice in England and Wales
No full textDrawing on in-depth research, including interviews with former and serving detectives, this book explores how homicide investigation in England and Wales has changed since the 1980s and the opportunities and challenges that have arisen as a consequence. The investigation of homicide in England and Wales became subject to significant reform in the 1980s, when the inquiry into the Yorkshire Ripper investigation identified numerous failings in how the hunt for Peter Sutcliffe was conducted. These investigations have been subject to criticism and change from that moment onwards. This book explores how change has shaped every facet of these investigations, with four main areas identified: science and technology; legislation, regulation and guidance; investigative practice; and lastly, detective status and culture. The work shows that change has been the result of four primary catalysts: a growing preoccupation with risk, the changing political landscape, reactions to miscarriages of justice and other cases, and advances in science and technology. What has been lost and gained as a result of change is also explored. It has, in many ways, been positive as scientific and technological advances allow investigators to plot an offender’s movements and draw a clearer picture of what transpired. However, change has created today’s more risk-averse homicide detectives, who must manage the vast amounts of technological information that modern-day investigations now generate. They must also contend with a raft of legislation and guidance that now govern investigations and budget pressures not faced by their predecessors
Locating Eglwys-y-rhiw in Cardigan bay and its implications for estimating coastal retreat
No full textUnderstanding perception and experience of fear during mandatory quarantine: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana
No full textThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has manifested differently across
the globe in terms of its sociocultural and economic impacts. The World Health Organization
(WHO) developed guidelines for the effective implementation of local or national quarantine
protocols to quickly detect people who have been exposed to COVID-19 and separate them from
others during the disease’s incubation period. This chapter examines how Ghanaians perceive
and experience fear under quarantine in the various designated quarantine centers (Pentecost
Community Center and Pram-pram Convention Center). Drawing on the interpretive inquiry
lens, data were collected through phone/Skype interviews with six individuals who had been
quarantined with experience to share. Interpretative Phenomenology Approach (IPA) for data
analysis was used to interpret the views and experiences of participants under quarantine and
how that affected their well-being. Using the WHO quarantine guidelines, our analyses focused
on individual’s experience of fear under quarantine, offering an insight into what characterizes
their fear as well as exploring events, coping strategies, and the implementation of standard
quarantine protocols in the country. The results showed that the quarantine protocols used by
the officials in Ghana aligned with the WHO guidelines, albeit with some exceptions; these
omissions partly compounded the fear experienced by those who were quarantined in the
various centers. This chapter contributes to issues of distinct emotions and individual viewpoints
under mandatory quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic in a specific country context