43 research outputs found
Hohepa Wi Neera: Native Title and the Privy Council Challenge
No full textThe case of Hohepa Wi Neera illustrates an unprecedented clash of judicial approaches to native title claims. On the one hand, the New Zealand Court of Appeal was determined to continue the line of reasoning most notably enshrined in Wi Parata v Bishop of Wellington. On the other hand, the Privy Council, in Nireaha Tamaki v Baker had partially overturned Wi Parata by insisting that native title fell within the jurisdiction of the courts, at least when prerogative powers were not involved. The author argues that in Hohepa Wi Neera, the Court of Appeal quite deliberately tried to avoid the implications of the Privy Council's decision. In doing so, it exhibited a marked "colonial consciousness" which it was prepared to defend even to the extent of open breach with the Privy Council. The 1912 case of Tamihana Korokai v Solicitor-General, however, showed the extent to which the Court of Appeal was capable of shedding that "colonial consciousness" and embracing the earlier Privy Council ruling. The author demonstrates that this apparent irony sheds light on our understanding of the earlier cases
SUCCESSION PLANNING IN LEADERSHIP IN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTES: FOR STABILITY AND OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE
No full textThis grounded theory study examined succession planning for senior leadership positions within polytechnic institutes. Sixteen senior leaders from three polytechnic institutes in Canada were interviewed about their institutes’ existing senior leadership recruitment, retention, and training practices and any alignment between strategic planning and succession planning efforts. Additional data were collected from institutional websites and strategic documents shared by the interviewed leaders. This study explored the role of strategic planning, organizational leadership, and the overall talent management framework in addressing internal and external challenges faced by higher education institutions due to changes in technological; student demographic; and socio-political and economic influences. The findings revealed a desire among senior leaders for succession planning to be a strategic and an ongoing conversation at all levels. Six themes emerged: institutional strategy, accountability, leadership development, talent management, essential leadership skills, and informal succession planning. Through examination of these themes, this study proposed the 4P Model for Succession Planning in Polytechnic Institutes, centered on Purpose, Progression, Performance, and Persistence.2020-0
Advocating Rights and Space for Every Voice!: Through Neera Adarkar's community activism and advocacy for urban preservations
No full textThe research aims to explore the role of women in the field of architecture, examining their work, participation, and impact to enhance the visibility of their contributions. In a survey of the world’s 100 biggest architecture practices, only three were headed by women, and just two had as many female managers as male, according to magazine Dezeen in November (Matthew Ponsford, CNN, 2018). The question here isn’t just about asking about the absence of woman architects, but the call is to infuse equity for women in the real sense in the architectural profession by talking about the visibility of women in architecture. The notion of architecture as a profession dominated by men should be discarded. The realities of the profession demonstrate that women have adeptly integrated into the traditionally male-dominated culture.“Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are strong, it’s about changing the the way the world perceives the strength” (G.D Anderson, 2019)With a notable absence of visibility in the past, magazines represent a pivotal shift towards inclusivity and recognition within the architectural community. Through captivating narratives, they celebrate the talent and resilience of architects, inspiring future generations to break barriers and thrive in the field. After thoroughly reviewing magazine publications focusing on female architects, a notable trend emerged: they were predominantly published post-2012. Furthermore, renowned magazines like Azure, a Canadian media outlet featuring “30 Must-Know Women Architects,” or Dezeen from London highlighting “The 50 Most Powerful Women in Architecture and Design,” along with Rethinking the Future, an online platform based in India showcasing “20 Women in Architecture of the 21st Century Shaping the World,” each only mentioned one woman architect from India.When examining the realm of female architects in India, only two books have been published on the subject. Madhavi Desai authored “Women Architects and Modernism in India: Narratives and Contemporary Practices” in 2017, while Mary N. Woods penned “Women Architects in India: Histories of Practice in Mumbai and Delhi” in the same year. Initially, they collaborated on a single book, but later diverged, resulting in two distinct publications with slightly varied perspectives and selection criteria for women architects. Madhavi Desai revealed in an interview that, “It took 10 years to write because I had no funding and no institutional support. I had to work on it slowly over time, interviewing women if I happened to fly into a particular city for another project. It was very sporadic. It was challenging to source the material on these women, as they were largely invisible. It seemed impossible to find enough material on them. There is hardly any archival material available.” (Parlour Collective, 2020) Although the above-mentioned books have catalogued and provided brief essays on approximately 40 female architects in India, they still fall short of offering comprehensive insights into each individual. Therefore, my research endeavours to concentrate on architect Neera Adarkar, with an attempt to trace her contributions within the intricate tapestry of India’s economic and political landscape. The aim is to unveil the intricacies of her influence on the architectural domain. Through thorough analysis and investigation, the research aims to shed light on the profound impact of Adarkar’s designs and ideologies in shaping India’s built environment.AR2A011Architectural History ThesisArchitecture, Urbanism and Building Science
Merging Territories: (Anti)Feminism in Neera’s "Una giovinezza del secolo XIX"
No full textThis article reflects on the ideological ambivalence of Neera’s autobiographical work, "Una giovinezza del secolo XIX" (1919): on the one hand, the narrator openly disapproves, in the name of moral values and tradition, of those trends meant to expand women’s domain beyond the domestic space through education and paid labor; on the other, the «narrated I» is insistently depicted as victim of her limiting domestic space. Such duality brings to mind the notion of ‘contradictory consciousnesses’ as coined by philosopher Antonio Gramsci in his theory on the birth of a new culture. He argues that any given historical moment is never uniform but composed of numerous contrasting forces (some predominant while others remain regressive) that are equally significant when representing the socio-historical picture as a whole. In Gramsci’s view, a gifted writer must be able to capture indistinctively in his/her work all these forces. After briefly showing how Neera is indeed a writer of her period, given that "Una giovinezza del secolo XIX" echoes the various contrasting tendencies that its author witnessed, I turn to the progressive component of her work and consider how Neera in fact implicitly proposes an alternative Feminism when overtly rejecting the feminist and socialist ideology of her times. Drawing on Cavarero’s discussion of female autobiography as a locus that privileges the uniqueness of the sole individual over its multiple identities in the public sphere, I indicate how this situation applies to Neera’s autobiographical narrative through the relationship with her readers and her father. In the final point of my analysis, I emphasize once again how Neera undermines her declared antifeminist position by means of ingenious narrative devices. I conclude by reiterating that the tension generated by the above-discussed dichotomy constitutes an innovative element and the force that propels Neera’s work ahead of her times from an ideological point of view.This article reflects on the ideological ambivalence of Neera’s autobiographical work, "Una giovinezza del secolo XIX" (1919): on the one hand, the narrator openly disapproves, in the name of moral values and tradition, of those trends meant to expand women’s domain beyond the domestic space through education and paid labor; on the other, the «narrated I» is insistently depicted as victim of her limiting domestic space. Such duality brings to mind the notion of ‘contradictory consciousnesses’ as coined by philosopher Antonio Gramsci in his theory on the birth of a new culture. He argues that any given historical moment is never uniform but composed of numerous contrasting forces (some predominant while others remain regressive) that are equally significant when representing the socio-historical picture as a whole. In Gramsci’s view, a gifted writer must be able to capture indistinctively in his/her work all these forces. After briefly showing how Neera is indeed a writer of her period, given that "Una giovinezza del secolo XIX" echoes the various contrasting tendencies that its author witnessed, I turn to the progressive component of her work and consider how Neera in fact implicitly proposes an alternative Feminism when overtly rejecting the feminist and socialist ideology of her times. Drawing on Cavarero’s discussion of female autobiography as a locus that privileges the uniqueness of the sole individual over its multiple identities in the public sphere, I indicate how this situation applies to Neera’s autobiographical narrative through the relationship with her readers and her father. In the final point of my analysis, I emphasize once again how Neera undermines her declared antifeminist position by means of ingenious narrative devices. I conclude by reiterating that the tension generated by the above-discussed dichotomy constitutes an innovative element and the force that propels Neera’s work ahead of her times from an ideological point of view.This article reflects on the ideological ambivalence of Neera’s autobiographical work, "Una giovinezza del secolo XIX" (1919): on the one hand, the narrator openly disapproves, in the name of moral values and tradition, of those trends meant to expand women’s domain beyond the domestic space through education and paid labor; on the other, the «narrated I» is insistently depicted as victim of her limiting domestic space. Such duality brings to mind the notion of ‘contradictory consciousnesses’ as coined by philosopher Antonio Gramsci in his theory on the birth of a new culture. He argues that any given historical moment is never uniform but composed of numerous contrasting forces (some predominant while others remain regressive) that are equally significant when representing the socio-historical picture as a whole. In Gramsci’s view, a gifted writer must be able to capture indistinctively in his/her work all these forces. After briefly showing how Neera is indeed a writer of her period, given that "Una giovinezza del secolo XIX" echoes the various contrasting tendencies that its author witnessed, I turn to the progressive component of her work and consider how Neera in fact implicitly proposes an alternative Feminism when overtly rejecting the feminist and socialist ideology of her times. Drawing on Cavarero’s discussion of female autobiography as a locus that privileges the uniqueness of the sole individual over its multiple identities in the public sphere, I indicate how this situation applies to Neera’s autobiographical narrative through the relationship with her readers and her father. In the final point of my analysis, I emphasize once again how Neera undermines her declared antifeminist position by means of ingenious narrative devices. I conclude by reiterating that the tension generated by the above-discussed dichotomy constitutes an innovative element and the force that propels Neera’s work ahead of her times from an ideological point of view.Questo articolo offre una riflessione sull’ambivalenza ideologica dell’opera autobiografica di Neera, "Una giovinezza del secolo XIX" (1919): da una parte il narratore disapprova apertamente – nel nome della tradizione e dei valori morali – quelle tendenze intese a espandere il dominio femminile al di là dello spazio casalingo attraverso l’istruzione e il lavoro; dall’altra, l’"io narrato" viene costantemente dipinto in quanto vittima del suo spazio casalingo limitato. Tale dualità fa pensare alla nozione di ‘coscienza contraddittoria’ così come coniata dal filosofo Antonio Gramsci nella sua teoria sulla nascita di una nuova cultura. Egli dimostra che nessun momento storico è uniforme ma invece composto da numerose forze contrastanti (alcune predominanti, altre regressive) che sono rilevanti in uguale misura quando si rappresenta l’intero quadro socio-storico. Secondo Gramsci, uno scrittore di talento deve poter rendere indistintivamente nella sua opera tutte queste forze. Dopo aver discusso come Neera appartenga propriamente al suo periodo, dato che "Una giovinezza del secolo XIX" echeggia le varie tendenze contrastanti da lei testimoniate, prenderò in considerazione la componente progressiva della sua opera e discuterò come Neera infatti proponga un implicito femminismo alternativo nel momento in cui rifiuta apertamente l’ideologia femminista e socialista del suo tempo. Tenendo in considerazione la teoria di Cavarero sull’autobiografia femminile in quanto locus che mette al primo posto l’unicità dell’individuo anziché le sue multiple identità nella sfera pubblica, dimostrerò come tale situazione funzioni nella narrativa autobiografica di Neera tramite la relazione con i suoi lettori e suo padre. Come ultimo punto della mia analisi, sottolineerò ancora una volta come Neera mini la sua dichiarata posizione antifemminista attraverso ingegnosi meccanismi narrativi. Concluderò reiterando che la tensione generata dalla dicotomia discussa qui sopra è sia l’elemento innovativo che la forza che fa sì che l’opera di Neera precorra il suo tempo da un punto di vista ideologico
Teaching Innovation Conference: Contemplative Practice in Higher Education
No full textThe winter 2021 virtual teaching innovation conference offered participants time to engage in contemplative practice together, in small groups, and with various contemplative practitioners. Attendees left with practical ideas they could implement with their own students remotely. This conference was sponsored by the Certificate of Innovation in College Teaching, and is an introduction to a professional development series focused around contemplative pedagogy and interpersonal neurobiology.
Holistic inclusion calls for true inclusive practices within oneself before exploring inclusion within the learning community. At the winter 2021 Teaching Innovation Conference participants were invited to explore tools to co-create equitable, inclusive teaching practices by weaving contemplative pedagogy and interpersonal neurobiology frameworks into their courses. As psychologist and author Tobin Hart states, “Inviting the contemplative simply includes the natural human capacity for knowing through silence, looking inward, pondering deeply, beholding, witnessing the contents of our consciousness…. These approaches cultivate an inner technology of knowing.” When we incorporate contemplative practices into our teaching we can encourage deep learning and focused attention within our students.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Introduction to Contemplative Practice - 1PM -2PMCo-facilitated by Neera Malhotra and Jaime WoodDr. Malhotra is a Senior Instructor within the University Studies program. Her current scholarship includes implications of Interpersonal Neurobiology, Trauma-Sensitive Teaching, and Contemplative practices in higher education. Outside PSU she teaches meditation and works with an inclusive youth group on co-creating compassionate social justice practices.
Workshops - 2PM-3:30PM
Polyvagal Theory & Student Learning WorkshopAmy Ruff, LCSW, Mental Health Promotion SpecialistParticipants will gain an understanding of the polyvagal theory and its implications on student learning. Participants will also learn about contemplative practices that apply the polyvagal theory in the classroom in order to maximize student engagement and success.Benefits of Breath WorkshopCorina McEntire, Director of Implementation, Mindful Pre-KLearn how taking a focusing breath can improve classroom focus and calm. This tool is helpful for both students and teachers alike and can be used for online and in-person teaching.https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/contemplativepractice/1000/thumbnail.jp
Civil society in conflict cities: the case of Ahmedabad
No full textThis paper raises important questions about the role of civil society in the context of violence and conflict. Drawing on field work conducted in the city of Ahmedabad, India, the author explores a specific case of serious failure on the part of civil society, state officials and organisations to effectively respond and protest the perpetration of violence and human rights abuses between Muslim and Hindu factions in the city. The author concludes that we can not assume that all civil society organisations will be democratic, and that unless people come together across religious, caste and other ethnic divides, civil society will be unable to monitor and respond to transgressions by various actors. This research suggests that shared experiences and identities, a state monopoly over violence, and a visible effort to neutralise political projects along ethnic lines are necessary preconditions for an effective civil society. Policy makers should closely monitor situations where ethnic identities become a formative aspect of a state making project as this will likely lead to violence. Further, it must be recognized that civil society is an essential pre-condition for democracy and is significant in building sociability and solidarity, requisites themselves for a stable and functioning state and society
Sistema letterario e diffusione del Decadentismo nell\u27Italia di fine \u27800. Il carteggio Vittorio Pica - Neera
No full textUna donna; Penne leggère. Neera, Ada Negri, Sibilla Aleramo. Scritture femminili fra Otto e Novecento
No full textEducation for Sustainability Through Internationalisation: Transnational Knowledge Exchange and Global Citizenship
No full textThis book suggests how the internationalisation of teaching and learning for sustainability can be a vehicle for a two-way flow of knowledge across national, cultural and theoretical boundaries. Establishing links between the internationalisation of education and the ideal of global sustainability, the author presents innovative alternative solutions to address the pressing social, environmental and ethical problems of our age, a global priority demanding an educational response. By engaging with the Hindi concept of tri-vid, the three-in-one unification of knowledge, the author reassesses the very nature of knowledge through the intellectual agency of both students and educators. Once opportunities for alternatives not available in dominant Western knowledge traditions are recognised, the development of an innovative alternative perspective becomes possible. This pioneering book will be of interest to students and scholars of international education, sustainability education and globalisation
Some reflections on the notion of an ‘inclusive political pact’: a perspective from Ahmedabad
No full textThis paper explores the notion of an 'inclusive political pact', as developed by Prof James Putzel, Director of the Crisis States research programme, taking the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat as its case study. It looks at the ghettoisation of the Muslim population into resettlement communities following the communal violence of 2002 and examines how this spatial marginalisation has disempowered a whole section of society and rendered them politically irrelevant. The paper argues that the set of circumstances in Ahmedabad that has completely excluded the Muslim section of society from full citizenship and basic civic rights, demonstrates the ramifications of excluding certain groups from a fully inclusive political pact. The author has also explored the role of civil society during the communal violence in her Working Paper 64.2 : 'Civil Society in Conflict Cities: the case of Ahmedabad
