I posit, whether one is an exponent of the reductive/disjunctive or a free-floating intellectualism, so long as such a one brings his or her intellectual work to the public (e.g., in published writing, teaching, and policymaking) he or she is a public intellectual. Given this special condition, does a public intellectual whose work influences humanity have a responsibility to the public citizenry at […]
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MULTITUDE PARADIGM
To what extent can “multiculturalism” be an everyday practice for folks? Before one could answer that question, one should define culture. In trying to define culture one is faced with a vast array of thoughts and ideas. Although definitions across multiple disciplines could cause confusion, perhaps definitions offered by some anthropologists would suffice. Edgar Schein describes culture as […]
SOCIAL JUSTICE
What people mean by the term social justice may vary depending on the social psychology of individuals. Moreover, the ideological apparatus of a society can, to a great extent, determine the parameters that define what social justice means to the majority of members of that society. To be sure, people are strongly affected by their […]
Teaching Cinema for Transformation
Teaching Cinema as a Transformative Medium: Towards a Pedagogy of Transformative Learning by TONY KASHANI Abstract This paper is an inquiry into a transformative learning pedagogy. Can cinema be transformative? If so, is all of cinema transformative? What kind of cinema has the most potential for transformation? What pedagogical philosophy can mediate […]
Excerpts from Edgar Morin’s Seven Complex Lessons
UNESCO REPORT, 2001 If we want this earth to provide for the needs of its inhabitants, human society must undergo a transformation. (Preface) We must rethink our way of organizing knowledge. This means breaking down the traditional barriers between disciplines and conceiving new ways to reconnect that which has been torn apart. We have […]