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Can you recall a time when a story made an impression on you? Have you ever felt transported to another time and place, where you felt the feelings and understood the motivations of the people there? Through storytelling, we can put ourselves in the characters' shoes. We share many of their feelings and understandings. The question of how we would respond if put in a comparable situation is something we may all ask ourselves. One of the many advantages of listening to or reading captivating stories is the feeling of belonging they can evoke. They help the audience feel at ease, which boosts their openness to new information and allows them to enter the story from their perspective. Because o...
"Humanities 2.0: The Intersection of Humanities and Technology" examines how technology is changing humanities fields. The book defines and explores "Humanities 2.0," charting the history of the humanities and how technology has changed study, research, and cultural preservation. Philosophies of technology and transdisciplinary approaches to humanities and technology studies are covered. The book covers digital humanities methods like digital archiving, data and text mining, and digital mapping. This book discusses the emergence of digital learning environments and the use of technology in humanities classes. The book also discusses how digital media affects cultural expression and public involvement, as well as the digital divide, data privacy, and algorithmic biases. Dr. Preeti Oza shows how technology may improve humanities research and teaching through case studies and practical implementations, as well as the obstacles and future directions of TechHumanities.
This book contains the proceedings of the First International Conference on Education, Humanities, Health, and Agriculture (ICEHHA 2021). Where held on 3rd-4th June 2021 in Ruteng, Flores, Indonesia. This conference was held by Universitas Katolik Indonsia Santu Paulus Ruteng. The papers from this conference were collected in a proceedings book entitled: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Education, Humanities, Health, and Agriculture (ICEHHA 2021). The presentation of such a multi-discipline conference will provide a lot of inspiring inputs and new knowledge on current trends in the fields of Education, Humanities, Health, and Agriculture. According to the argument, this c...
This book is a multidisciplinary study of the Indian Ocean region, bringing together perspectives from the disciplines of history, defense and strategic studies, cultural and religious studies, and environmental studies. From the earliest exchanges through Sumerian and Harappan trade, to emerging geopolitical alliances in the twenty-first century, this volume demonstrates both the continuity and change of the region as well as its unity and diversity. The expanse of this ocean and its littoral rim is connected through the social imaginary, which enables these processes. It is with the stories of the peoples inhabiting this rim that this book is concerned—told both through micro studies of the everyday lives of the region’s people and through macro studies centered around civilizations, empires, nation-states, and climate change.
This book Higher v/s Hired education is the sixth in the series of books on Higher Education conceptualized and published by GAP- Grand Academic Portal. The idea of Higher v/s Hired Education has stemmed from the current scenario prevailing in the Indian Higher education system. All the stakeholders of the system- students, teachers, parents or the society are unhappy about the continuous uncertainty. The book is divided into three parts to cover the comprehensive area of the title. 1.The first part is "Government Policies on Higher Education: Dynamics Dont Help". It deals with the root cause of the issues that is the role of government and its constant interference in the domain of higher e...
Violence constitutes a major form of oppressing women. Rooted in the practical experiences of rural Indian women, Countering Gender Violence explores those facets of social, cultural and economic life that otherwise appear to have little bearing on gender violence and hence are rarely examined./-//-/This book studies the phenomenon of violence which, while being meted out to individual women, is systematically rooted in the social pattern of gender relations. Addressing gender violence requires challenging the means by which gender roles and power relations are defined and articulated in society. The book focuses on ways through which these relations can be altered in favour of women. /-//-/The author concludes that strategies for countering gender violence must emerge from women’s collective and shared experience of both subordination and empowerment.
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While the contribution of education to health has gained recognition, the reciprocal relationship between health and education and its outcomes have not been adequately studied. This work broadens the perspective on school health in India by locating it within the epidemiological and socio-economic context of children in the school-going age group. The collection explores the social context and programmes for school health in the country, including the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) Scheme, School Health Services and School Health Education. Studies have shown that socio-economic factors play a very important role in determining enrolment, retention, completion and learning in schools. School Health Ser...
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