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Gender Citizenship and Identity in the Indian Blogosphere Writing the Everyday

Gender Citizenship and Identity in the Indian Blogosphere Writing the Everyday

This book examines the role of women bloggers in the Indian Blogosphere. It explores how women use new media technologies to create online spaces that share knowledge raise awareness and build communities. A unique work at the intersection of digital culture feminist theory and diaspora/transnationalism studies this book brings to light layered and complex issues such as identity gender performativity presentation of self migration and citizenship. This volume will be useful for scholars and researchers of cultural studies political studies gender studies women’s studies sociology diaspora studies feminist theory media and communication studies. | Gender Citizenship and Identity in the Indian Blogosphere Writing the Everyday

GBP 39.99
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Media Technology and Cultures of Memory Mapping Indian Narratives

Media Technology and Cultures of Memory Mapping Indian Narratives

Media Technology and Cultures of Memory studies narrative memories in India through oral chirographic and digital cultures. It examines oral cultures of memory culled from diverse geographical and cultural landscapes of India and throws light on multiple aspects of remembering and registering the varied cultural tapestry of the country. The book also explores themes such as oral culture and memory markers; memory and its paratextual services; embodied memory practices in the cultural traditions; between myths and monuments; literary and lived experiences; print culture and memory markers; marginalized memories in hagiographies; displaying memories online; childhood trauma memory and flashbacks; and the politics of remembering and forgetting. Rich in case studies from across India this interdisciplinary book is a must-read for scholars and researchers of cultural studies sociology political science English literature South Asian studies social anthropology social history and post-colonial studies. | Media Technology and Cultures of Memory Mapping Indian Narratives

GBP 130.00
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The Place of Humanities in Our Universities

The Place of Humanities in Our Universities

This volume examines the critical role of the humanities in universities in India and attempts to redefine its place meaning and function in education. Bringing together distinguished scholars in the country it debates the status and predicament of the humanities in the academic programmes within universities. The issues raised here touch upon the entire gamut of problems that a university faces in finding an adequate rightful and wholesome place for the humanities in its academic curriculum. It discusses the difficulties in the specific identity of disciplines classed under the humanities the powerful reach of the sciences and technological inroads in the teaching and practice of all disciplines the relative academic balancing of disciplines in different universities in India the culture value and the idea of the university digitisation of the humanities and online access and their specific impact on research in the concerned disciplines. The volume also presents an instructive debate on the so-called appropriation of traditional social science concerns by other departments. This book will interest those in education humanities and social sciences governance and public policy and South Asian studies. | The Place of Humanities in Our Universities

GBP 38.99
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Teacher Development in India Building on Grassroots Innovations and Technology

Teacher Development in India Building on Grassroots Innovations and Technology

This volume shows how grassroots educational innovations and technology can be brought together in a fresh approach to human resource development in public social services. Based on a three-decade-long engagement with innovation in public education this book provides an illustration of how teacher-driven innovations can be transformed into learning objects for technology-based professional development. It describes how innovations can be identified screened and validated and disseminated through two mechanisms—a clearinghouse-based approach and grassroots innovation “fairs. ” It then demonstrates how these innovations can form the backbone of a “third space ” problem-based-learning curriculum which can be delivered through a technology platform for large-scale professional development. The book offers guidance on practical ways of doing this and on evaluating the curriculum’s impact with case studies of programmes that covered thousands of teachers. This book will be of interest to teachers students and professionals in education teacher education digital education information technology communication and media studies. It will also be useful to educationists policymakers teacher educators educational institutions online education centres and practitioners involved in professional development education and training in developing countries. | Teacher Development in India Building on Grassroots Innovations and Technology

GBP 120.00
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Humour and the Performance of Power in South Asia Anxiety Laughter and Politics in Unstable Times

Humour and the Performance of Power in South Asia Anxiety Laughter and Politics in Unstable Times

This book critically examines the role and politics of humour and the performance of power in South Asia. What does humour do and how does it manifest when lived political circumstances experience ruptures or instability? Can humour that emerges in such circumstances be viewed as a specific narrative on the nature of democracy in the region? Drawing upon essays from India Sri Lanka and Bangladesh this volume discusses many crucial historical and contemporary themes including dance-drama performances in northern India; caste and stand-up comedy in India; cartoon narratives of citizens’ anxieties; civic participation through social media memes in Sri Lanka; media politics and humorous public in Bangladesh; the politics of performance in India; and the influence of humour and satire as political commentaries. The volume explores the impact of humour in South Asian folklore ritual performances media and journalism and online technologies. This topical and interdisciplinary book will be essential for scholars and researchers of cultural studies political science sociology and social anthropology media and communication studies theatre and performance studies and South Asian studies. | Humour and the Performance of Power in South Asia Anxiety Laughter and Politics in Unstable Times

GBP 35.99
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New Media and Public Diplomacy Political Communication in India the United States and China

New Media and Public Diplomacy Political Communication in India the United States and China

This book examines the role of new media and digital technologies in public diplomacy and political communication. Exploring political communication in India as well as in the US and China it highlights the fundamental changes that new technology has brought about in public diplomacy. While facilitating direct engagement with constituents and tapping into territories and audiences which were harder to reach before the new media’s power to influence perceptions has revolutionised public diplomacy and engagement like never before. While managing national brands utilizing digital tools has emerged imperative for contemporary nation states they are equally engaged in online disinformation and influence campaigns. This book analyzes these activities and also emphasizes the critical role of social media in defining and shaping political attitudes while empowering the ordinary public and the leadership alike. The author through examples from India the US and China also examines the challenges of using digital tools in diplomacy and its effects on democracies across the world. Lucid and engaging this book will be an essential read for students and scholars of communication studies political studies diplomacy and foreign policy defence and strategic analysis media and culture studies and international relations. | New Media and Public Diplomacy Political Communication in India the United States and China

GBP 36.99
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India Higher Education Report 2021 Private Higher Education

India Higher Education Report 2021 Private Higher Education

This volume provides an in-depth analysis of the critical dimensions of higher education in India. It focuses on the growth and expansion of private higher education and public policy. The volume discusses issues related to the growth of for-profit and not-for-profit private higher education institutions and their implications at the policy level. It outlines the role of such institutions towards the internationalization and global ranking of the Indian higher education system. The book discusses the trends in internationalisation adopted by private higher education institutions and explains the resulting impact on aspects such as the diversity of programs skill formation employability pedagogic practices standards curriculum development and research and development as well as the wider externalities in terms of promoting India’s soft power and international relations with other countries. While outlining the challenges of Open Distance Learning (ODL) and online education in India the book also discusses the use of ICT OER and MOOCS among others to address the challenges of the ODL system. This volume will be of interest to teachers students and researchers of education public policy political science international relations law sociology economics and political economy. It will also be useful for academicians policymakers and anyone interested in the internationalization of Indian Higher Education. | India Higher Education Report 2021 Private Higher Education

GBP 130.00
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Challenging Colonial Administrative Behavior in Bangladesh

Challenging Colonial Administrative Behavior in Bangladesh

This book studies public policy and administration in Bangladesh. It studies how despite recording high-levels of corruption persistently some governments in least developed countries (LDCs) like Bangladesh have achieved impressive online transformation level through digital electronic or e-Government implementation. The book investigates the historical and political context and examines the different policies and strategies adopted by successive governments of Bangladesh for facilitating digital service delivery transformation of traditional paper-based circuitous public service delivery processes. It reviews public administration reforms introduced over several decades and other initiatives launched with the specific objective of improving service delivery management. The volume also contextualizes the new e-Government development initiatives in light of the various approaches such as traditional public administration new public management digital era governance new public governance and design thinking. Drawing on a host of published and unpublished materials interviews with senior public officials academics representatives of international donor agencies think tanks and non-governmental organizations and a survey of more than 400 plus bureaucrats the book analyzes the progress of digital government in Bangladesh from a soft behavioral perspective. It will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of public policy and public administration politics innovation and South Asian studies. It will be an essential reading for bureaucrats and government officials as well as think tanks and NGOs. | Challenging Colonial Administrative Behavior in Bangladesh

GBP 130.00
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Lives in Motion Celebrating Dance in Thailand

Lives in Motion Celebrating Dance in Thailand

Lives in Motion celebrates dance in Thailand focusing on the diversity of Thailand’s dance cultures and their place in today’s world. Giving voice to eminent artists and scholars on the complex roles that Thailand is pursuing for artful movement at home and abroad the book provides key perspectives on Thai dance traditions and practitioners. It explores the many forms and meanings in contemporary dance changing local traditions in the country the evolution of Thai dance on the global stage and hybrid features of the Thai dance world. The book examines how hybridity has been integral to dance cultures in Thailand and discusses how they have actively adapted and negotiated their knowledge in relation to modernity and globalization. Developing new models standards and sites for dance movement and theater dance in Thai has been advancing in innovative ways whether it is to include fresh forms of skilled bodily movement or to expand in new arenas like tourism and online platforms. Similarly old systems of training which included artists’ homes palaces and temples have been adapted into the new world of modern education media home schooling and new community rituals. A pioneering contribution on Thai performing arts this volume examines contemporary Thai dance cultures in the local national regional and global contexts. It will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of dance and performance studies cultural studies Southeast Asia studies and art. | Lives in Motion Celebrating Dance in Thailand

GBP 130.00
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