Monday, June 13, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Academic Writing - MSCom Presentation Christ University
Following is the presentation I made for II year MS Communication students on 11 June 2011 from 10 am to 12 noon at Christ University, Bangalore.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Postcolonial Literatures - Expectations from III CEP
Following are the expectations from III CEP class for the portion I am handling. Thanks Asha for preparing the notes.
What to learn
- Historical perspective of colonies to contextualise a text
- More literature than academic
- Literature-specific
- Not many essays
- Styles of writing - precolonial, colonial and post-colonial comparison
- Effect of history/culture on writing
- Compare writings of different colonies
- Polity after independence
How to learn
- Films
- Presentation
- Articles
- Visual
- Interactive
- Time managament
- Comics
- Concise
CIA
- Textual interpretation
- Application
- Interactive
- Objective
- No tests
- Presentation
- Multiple choice questionnaire
Thursday, June 09, 2011
CALL FOR PAPER Ontology Of Consciousness
- *ISOL Centre for Consciousness Studies* happily announces the National Workshop On *“Ontology Of Consciousness”: Integrating Mathematics, Physics and Spirituality” during December 15-17, 2011* in Delhi India. This National Workshop is built on the strength of “*National Workshop on Integrating Mathematical Science and Spirituality” held at University of Delhi, December 21-23, 2009.* The proposed workshop intends to initiate discussions on logical approach to understand the nature of consciousness, interconnected and inseparable patterns of energy and the mathematics of quantum physics and its relations to spirituality and cosmic self. Recognizing the importance and place of the outer and inner sciences, the workshop will make the participants learn to integrate both to create harmony in our lives at all levels. The thematic discussions will focus on: 1. Development of Indian Mathematical Science in the context of Spirituality. 2. Mathematical Science as a Form of Spirituality and Spirituality as a Type of Science. 3. Mathematical Science and Supra-mental Consciousness. 4. Mathematical Science and Mystical Experience. 5. Cognitive Framework of Consciousness Mind. 6. Relevance of Vedantic Models of Mind into Artificial Intelligence. 7. Mathematics of Infinites: Insights from Wisdom Traditions. 8. Quantum Approaches to Consciousness. 9. Consciousness and Quantum Mechanics. 10. Mind and Matter: Interconnectedness between Epistemological Assumptions and Neurophysiological Levels of Description. *The details are available at:* *http://
Friday, June 03, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
An Open letter to My MA English Students who graduated on 28 May
Dear II MA English Students,
On the day of convocation i wanted to meet each one of you and convey my wishes but i managed to meet less than half of you. All the same, let me use this medium to wish all those whom I could not meet. Congratulations and all the best. May you have an exciting life ahead.
A few days from now you may not remember much from the courses your have undergone. That is true of any student from any institution in the world. Neither do I remember much from my college or university days. However, what university education does is, broaden your worldview and rub on some of the passion of your course instructors or those whom you associate yourself with during your university days. The difference among you will not be about how much each of you have learnt but how much passion of the different kinds, towards different issues you have got rubbed on, and how wider your woldview has become. As much as your future condition depends on the social conditions you exist, it also depends on the these two things - worldview and passions - you carry from here.
With this little reflexion, i wish you the very best. I will leave you with an extract on teachers by Khaleel Gibran's Prophet; this is especially for those who plan to become teachers.
On Teaching
Then said a teacher, "Speak to us of Teaching."And he said:
No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of our knowledge.
The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and his lovingness.
If he is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind.
The astronomer may speak to you of his understanding of space, but he cannot give you his understanding.
The musician may sing to you of the rhythm which is in all space, but he cannot give you the ear which arrests the rhythm nor the voice that echoes it.
And he who is versed in the science of numbers can tell of the regions of weight and measure, but he cannot conduct you thither.
For the vision of one man lends not its wings to another man.
And even as each one of you stands alone in God's knowledge, so must each one of you be alone in his knowledge of God and in his understanding of the earth.
Anil Pinto
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Research Scholars Wanted
Title of the project- Bonded Labour
Qualifications- Should have a post graduation in Sociology, Social Anthropology. Other Disciplines also can apply if they have proven capacities on themes of sociology/ Social anthropology. Working knowledge in English and fluency in Kannada are needed. Preference will be given to SC/STs.
Salary- Rs 8000/- onwards (per month)
Contact details
Kiran kamal Prasad
Vimukti Trust
Reg. No.IV.252/96-97
1289, ISEC Road,
Nagarabhavi Post,
Bangalore 560072
Telefax: 0091-80-23210194
E-mail: jeevika90 AT gmail.com
Friday, May 27, 2011
Fellowship
Please kindly find below details for the Global South Scholar-in-Residence fellowship at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.
This programme has been designed for young university teachers from Africa, Asia, Latin America working in the disciplines related to international and development studies.
Selected Scholars are invited to come to the Institute for a semester to further their research projects, update their teaching curricula, and interact with colleagues and students working in their field of specialisation. Scholars' travel and monthly allowances are fully funded.
Could you forward this information to your colleagues?
Application details and more information are available online or on the poster enclosed.
Kind regards,
This programme has been designed for young university teachers from Africa, Asia, Latin America working in the disciplines related to international and development studies.
Selected Scholars are invited to come to the Institute for a semester to further their research projects, update their teaching curricula, and interact with colleagues and students working in their field of specialisation. Scholars' travel and monthly allowances are fully funded.
Could you forward this information to your colleagues?
Application details and more information are available online or on the poster enclosed.
Kind regards,
some websites for general reading
I often find TED [http://www.ted.com/]as a very important website for everyone. not only because it provides world class lectures in a showcasing manner but also for its priorities. The video updates often make the visitors pause and ponder over issues from far and wide disciplines. the charismatic effect that they have is to be personally experienced. I'm a stanch follower of these videos for a long time for various reasons. hope you too had similar experiences. I herewith want to forward you a simplest example with the following link.
http://www.ted.com/talks/
http://www.ted.com/talks/
Similarly, I found the following sites interesting too.
(Received from Sooryanarayana)
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