Educator in English in Mauritius, Partime Lecturer at the UDM, Former English Associate Editor @ Hall of Poets, Keynote Speaker, Poet @ Poet's Choice Poet @ Whispers of Love, Editor, Proofreader, Copyeditor Supervisors: Professor M.H. Rudramuni
Lecture notes in networks and systems - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Advance Computing and Intelligent Engineering, Sep 22, 2021
“Cultivating” Social Skills
and Competence Through Digital
Drama: A Case Study at Université de... more “Cultivating” Social Skills
and Competence Through Digital
Drama: A Case Study at Université des
Mascareignes (Mauritius)
Neelam Pirbhai-Jetha and Shyama Ramsamy
Abstract Classroom scenarios have long shifted from their traditionality in the
modern era of blended pedagogical strategies to accommodate the didactic reality
of the mixed abilities setup. The shift from offline to online mode has undeniably
necessitated a thorough examination of the curriculum and methodologies adapted
to ensure effective teaching–learning through the introduction of interactive digital
tools, platforms, and resources. The emergence of digital drama, which includes
humanities and technology-based tools, in tertiary classroom settings establishes
interactions between lecturers and “net generation” learners. Our objective is an
attempt to cope with the challenges and constructive potentials to enhance their
French language skills with drama as well as foster empathy and socially competent
behaviours. In adopting a mixed research method, the paper aims at identifying and
scrutinising the social skills developed, acquired and adopted by the sample student
population at the Université des Mascareignes, Mauritius.
Keywords Digital drama · Net generation · French language · Mixed research ·
Social competence · Social skills · Empathy · Socially cognitive behaviour ·
Digital humanities · Education
From the primitive time, Man has been moving from one place to another in search of food in the f... more From the primitive time, Man has been moving from one place to another in search of food in the figure of nomads. The need to cater for their basic needs urged them to explore new terrains for their survival. As such, the process of Nomadism witnessed a twist throughout ages as it ultimately metamorphoses into the phenomenon of mass immigration across the global village. Countries like the United Kingdom, India, France, Italy, Mauritius the United States of American among others were not spared by the tentacles of the immigration which has an inevitable heavy bearing upon the World History. Urged by heteroglossic reasons like politics, warfare, economy, education, employment and better prospects like the others, the Japanese also found the USA as the ‘land of Fortune’ to secure their hazy future in their motherland. Immigration irrevocably carries the two faces of the same coin as it does not solely bring in benefits to the immigrants but is also accompanied by the harmful effects w...
The plethora of the literary and academic cosmos un doubtedly offers us heteroglossic ideological... more The plethora of the literary and academic cosmos un doubtedly offers us heteroglossic ideological perspectives about the gist and zeitgeist of the world through words. With the new waves surging into the already settled academia, islands have paved their way not leaving many critics, writers, poets and novelists indifferent. Enclosed in Literature, the islands metamorphose into prominent figures wit h their own histories, identities, cultures, languages, politics, societies and such other dynamics. They also share the common phenomen a of Colonialism, Resistance, Identity politics and Powe r politics on various levels. This paper is focalised on the repr esentation of the islands, notably the Caribbean and Sri Lanka to att empt in reconstructing the island figure through a critical and literary camera eye.
Coral Reefs, throughout ages, having been the central nexus of Marine Geosciences, Oceanography, ... more Coral Reefs, throughout ages, having been the central nexus of Marine Geosciences, Oceanography, Aquaculture, Biodiversity and Ecology have surfaced as a creditable subject in the literary academe. In the wake of the 2004 phenomenal ravaging event which took the world by its neck-the Tsunami, the writing space has been an active agent in subtly dealing with this natural catastrophe bearing its roots in the condoning human activities notably coastal growth, overfishing, sea mining and bombing, erosion, inland and marine-based pollutions, overexploitation, global warming and tourism (Bryant 11-15). The textualisation and fictionalisation of the endangered and threatened coral reefs are symptomatic of the prevailing dislocation, displacement, fractured and possible extinction of the reefs accompanied by the submergence of the world by the outer oceans. The 'reef trope' engaging the narrative of the Reef is an attempt by Romesh Gunesekera to give breaths to a coral reef of the Indian, off the Sri Lankan coast as one of the major characters. This paper makes a march towards revisiting a coral reef in its dispiriting phases of its ecological disintegration. The tsunami and post-tsunami spatio-temporal conditionings of the reef are re-read and re-investigated as the heterotopia of crisis in the [post]colonial Sri Lankan and global dynamics and the possible reconstruction of the marine barrier through the looming predicament of the sensitive coral reefs.
Keywords: "Reef Trope‟, fractured, dispiriting, heterotopia of crisis, coral reefs.
ABSTRACT: Defined as “culturally inflected” (146) by Simon During in his Cultural Studies: A Crit... more ABSTRACT: Defined as “culturally inflected” (146) by Simon During in his Cultural Studies: A Critical Introduction (2005), identity pertains to the sensitive nerve of human (un) consciousness on the dual plane-individual and collective. Postcolonial discourses, criticism and writings counteract the colonial manning of the desired and prescribed identities within their fractionary ideologies. Similarly to other once colonised nations and peoples, the black-Caribbean migrant societies endure a challenging time to recapture their lost identity. Racial, mixed breeding, miscegenation and intermarriages have left Keith Gordon, the ‘Black-British’ immigrant and Annabelle, the British woman with Laurie, their single child, the “halfie” (Phillips 115). This paper aims to present and discuss how Laurie is an identity marker in terms of boundary (re) marking in the novel. The departure is strikingly evocated as the authors trace and journey away from the Bhabhaean concept of “in-betweeness”. Laurie does not come across as a ‘hanging’ in limbo character rather one who slowly masters his hybridised self to nominate his racial and existential loyalty.
„The world being what it is I write to redress the balance, at least in my own mind. I want to
ke... more „The world being what it is I write to redress the balance, at least in my own mind. I want to keep an inner life alive and, with luck, somebody else's too. Imaginative writing, to me, is a way of discovering who we are, and what we have to contend with; discovering what is out there, and also what is not there. It enables me to think and explore and make something new with language, while trying to make sense of our lives.‟ (Romesh Gunesekera)
Thematics publications Pvt Ltd in Association with Vishwabharati Research Centre
ABSTRACT: Childhood is the inevitable phase of every living being which is mostly treasured for... more ABSTRACT: Childhood is the inevitable phase of every living being which is mostly treasured for many through stories, myths, legends and folktales. Stories captured and told in the oral, written, formal and informal modes are set into multi-dimensional cultural, geographical, linguistic, religious, psychological and political locales. Storytelling has been an integrated part of the collective social capsule to convey morals and messages primarily to the youth (among the many aims) to ensure a morally progressive society and human race. While the West attempts to promote and preserve its own cultural, political, social and religious etiquettes, the East most importantly India is placed in such a dire space whereby the whole cosmos of children’s literature is pushed to the margins. Along with the Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation (LPG) phenomenon, the prevailing technological prevalence, scientific advancements and the rat race against time, the orality of the ‘grandmother’s stories’ has lost its aura and essence in many lands counting India. Ironically, the established etiquettes and paradigms for children and young adults have lost their vehemence in the course of time. Hence, I have selected Natasha Sharma’s Icky, Yucky, Mucky to focalise on the use of children’s literature which primarily highlights the urgency of reconfiguring children’s works to cater for the aesthetics of recapturing losses specifically in the Indian setting.
Keywords: myths, storytelling, aesthetics, children’s literature, recapturing, India.
The Grass Flower sprouts from the lusciousness and the naturalness of Wordsworth’s “spontaneous o... more The Grass Flower sprouts from the lusciousness and the naturalness of Wordsworth’s “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” whereby his poetry spreads out an aura of tranquillity, emotional outpour and natural essence. The collection of poetry is not merely a ‘collage’ of poems but Mr. Ramakanta Das has proven his poetic mettle with the correctness of chosen words. Each poetic fibre resonates with vehemence which facilitates the identification process of the audience and readers respectively. As a proficient poet who recollects in Nature- the human and the physical, I believe that the Indian poet plucks his imagery and words from the available physicality of his immediate surroundings. Read, analysed through my non-Indian background, poetic aesthetics and critical lenses, the whole gamut of poems exert a domineering presence in my mind. The mental landscape is not subjugated to a particular culture, society, language, emotions, culture, politics and religion.
Poetry is the silent voice of the soul in all her states...Love is that one human feeling which p... more Poetry is the silent voice of the soul in all her states...Love is that one human feeling which people have strangled for sex, money and other material bliss and gains..LOVE IS DIVINE
ABSTRACT: Shakespeare, the 17th century Universal and Humanist Bardic figure has sown his transna... more ABSTRACT: Shakespeare, the 17th century Universal and Humanist Bardic figure has sown his transnational seeds throughout time and space through the ample usage of appropriations in the literary sphere. While Alexander Huang posits that “the idea that Shakespeare belongs to the world has become a cliché” (Huang, 2006), Linda Hutcheon pinpoints that Shakespeare offer a heteroglossic understanding of the postmodernist concern to grasp the what (Forms), Who? Why? (Adapters), How? (Audiences), Where? When? (Contexts)(Hutcheon, 2006). The fabula, that is, the story or the plot, being the googol of any text has opened up the avenues for Shakespeare’s plays to be appropriated and adapted in a palimpsest literary, media, games, cartoons, and musical comedies on a multi-global arena. Shakespearean appropriations have spread their tentacles to Mauritius, Canada, Italy, Bulgaria, South Africa, USA, U.K, Japan, Caribbean islands, France, Czechoslovakia, Tunisia, India to name a few. Though appropriations demand a lot of effort in preserving the 17th aura, gist and zeitgeist, its complexity brings about polyphonic receptions according to the context, race, age, language, culture, politics, religion and society.
Keywords: Shakespeare, humanist, transnational, heteroglossic, palimpsest, appropriation, polyphonic, zeitgeist, gist, postmodernist.
The review offers an insight into Shouvik Hore's poetry...Published in The Literary Voyage Vol 1,... more The review offers an insight into Shouvik Hore's poetry...Published in The Literary Voyage Vol 1, Issue III 2014
The plethora of the literary and academic cosmos undoubtedly offers
us heteroglossic ideological... more The plethora of the literary and academic cosmos undoubtedly offers us heteroglossic ideological perspectives about the gist and zeitgeist of the world through words. With the new waves surging into the already settled academia, islands have paved their way not leaving many critics, writers, poets and novelists indifferent. Enclosed in Literature, the islands metamorphose into prominent figures with their own histories, identities, cultures, languages, politics, societies and such other dynamics. They also share the common phenomena of Colonialism, Resistance, Identity politics and Power politics on various levels. This paper is focalised on the representation of the islands, notably the Caribbean and Sri Lanka to attempt in reconstructing the island figure through a critical and literary camera eye.
Keywords: plethora, heteroglossic, resistance, Caribbean Island, Sri Lanka, zeitgeist.
ABSTRACT: Postcolonialism, defined by Simon During as “the need, in nations or groups which have ... more ABSTRACT: Postcolonialism, defined by Simon During as “the need, in nations or groups which have been victims of Imperialism, to achieve an identity uncontaminated by Universalist or Eurocentric concepts and images” (Hsieh), has left scars on neo-colonial psyches, spaces, identities and cultures among others. It has simultaneously, opened up new avenues for resistance and hegemony. Postcolonial literatures allow writers of manifold post-imperial territories to devise ways to recover the losses incurred and experienced. R.K Narayan’s The Guide evokes the defiant and hegemonic ideologies within the Indian literary arena and social fabric. KEYWORDS: Postcolonialism, Universalist, Resistance, Hegemony, ideologies, Eurocentric.
Lecture notes in networks and systems - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Advance Computing and Intelligent Engineering, Sep 22, 2021
“Cultivating” Social Skills
and Competence Through Digital
Drama: A Case Study at Université de... more “Cultivating” Social Skills
and Competence Through Digital
Drama: A Case Study at Université des
Mascareignes (Mauritius)
Neelam Pirbhai-Jetha and Shyama Ramsamy
Abstract Classroom scenarios have long shifted from their traditionality in the
modern era of blended pedagogical strategies to accommodate the didactic reality
of the mixed abilities setup. The shift from offline to online mode has undeniably
necessitated a thorough examination of the curriculum and methodologies adapted
to ensure effective teaching–learning through the introduction of interactive digital
tools, platforms, and resources. The emergence of digital drama, which includes
humanities and technology-based tools, in tertiary classroom settings establishes
interactions between lecturers and “net generation” learners. Our objective is an
attempt to cope with the challenges and constructive potentials to enhance their
French language skills with drama as well as foster empathy and socially competent
behaviours. In adopting a mixed research method, the paper aims at identifying and
scrutinising the social skills developed, acquired and adopted by the sample student
population at the Université des Mascareignes, Mauritius.
Keywords Digital drama · Net generation · French language · Mixed research ·
Social competence · Social skills · Empathy · Socially cognitive behaviour ·
Digital humanities · Education
From the primitive time, Man has been moving from one place to another in search of food in the f... more From the primitive time, Man has been moving from one place to another in search of food in the figure of nomads. The need to cater for their basic needs urged them to explore new terrains for their survival. As such, the process of Nomadism witnessed a twist throughout ages as it ultimately metamorphoses into the phenomenon of mass immigration across the global village. Countries like the United Kingdom, India, France, Italy, Mauritius the United States of American among others were not spared by the tentacles of the immigration which has an inevitable heavy bearing upon the World History. Urged by heteroglossic reasons like politics, warfare, economy, education, employment and better prospects like the others, the Japanese also found the USA as the ‘land of Fortune’ to secure their hazy future in their motherland. Immigration irrevocably carries the two faces of the same coin as it does not solely bring in benefits to the immigrants but is also accompanied by the harmful effects w...
The plethora of the literary and academic cosmos un doubtedly offers us heteroglossic ideological... more The plethora of the literary and academic cosmos un doubtedly offers us heteroglossic ideological perspectives about the gist and zeitgeist of the world through words. With the new waves surging into the already settled academia, islands have paved their way not leaving many critics, writers, poets and novelists indifferent. Enclosed in Literature, the islands metamorphose into prominent figures wit h their own histories, identities, cultures, languages, politics, societies and such other dynamics. They also share the common phenomen a of Colonialism, Resistance, Identity politics and Powe r politics on various levels. This paper is focalised on the repr esentation of the islands, notably the Caribbean and Sri Lanka to att empt in reconstructing the island figure through a critical and literary camera eye.
Coral Reefs, throughout ages, having been the central nexus of Marine Geosciences, Oceanography, ... more Coral Reefs, throughout ages, having been the central nexus of Marine Geosciences, Oceanography, Aquaculture, Biodiversity and Ecology have surfaced as a creditable subject in the literary academe. In the wake of the 2004 phenomenal ravaging event which took the world by its neck-the Tsunami, the writing space has been an active agent in subtly dealing with this natural catastrophe bearing its roots in the condoning human activities notably coastal growth, overfishing, sea mining and bombing, erosion, inland and marine-based pollutions, overexploitation, global warming and tourism (Bryant 11-15). The textualisation and fictionalisation of the endangered and threatened coral reefs are symptomatic of the prevailing dislocation, displacement, fractured and possible extinction of the reefs accompanied by the submergence of the world by the outer oceans. The 'reef trope' engaging the narrative of the Reef is an attempt by Romesh Gunesekera to give breaths to a coral reef of the Indian, off the Sri Lankan coast as one of the major characters. This paper makes a march towards revisiting a coral reef in its dispiriting phases of its ecological disintegration. The tsunami and post-tsunami spatio-temporal conditionings of the reef are re-read and re-investigated as the heterotopia of crisis in the [post]colonial Sri Lankan and global dynamics and the possible reconstruction of the marine barrier through the looming predicament of the sensitive coral reefs.
Keywords: "Reef Trope‟, fractured, dispiriting, heterotopia of crisis, coral reefs.
ABSTRACT: Defined as “culturally inflected” (146) by Simon During in his Cultural Studies: A Crit... more ABSTRACT: Defined as “culturally inflected” (146) by Simon During in his Cultural Studies: A Critical Introduction (2005), identity pertains to the sensitive nerve of human (un) consciousness on the dual plane-individual and collective. Postcolonial discourses, criticism and writings counteract the colonial manning of the desired and prescribed identities within their fractionary ideologies. Similarly to other once colonised nations and peoples, the black-Caribbean migrant societies endure a challenging time to recapture their lost identity. Racial, mixed breeding, miscegenation and intermarriages have left Keith Gordon, the ‘Black-British’ immigrant and Annabelle, the British woman with Laurie, their single child, the “halfie” (Phillips 115). This paper aims to present and discuss how Laurie is an identity marker in terms of boundary (re) marking in the novel. The departure is strikingly evocated as the authors trace and journey away from the Bhabhaean concept of “in-betweeness”. Laurie does not come across as a ‘hanging’ in limbo character rather one who slowly masters his hybridised self to nominate his racial and existential loyalty.
„The world being what it is I write to redress the balance, at least in my own mind. I want to
ke... more „The world being what it is I write to redress the balance, at least in my own mind. I want to keep an inner life alive and, with luck, somebody else's too. Imaginative writing, to me, is a way of discovering who we are, and what we have to contend with; discovering what is out there, and also what is not there. It enables me to think and explore and make something new with language, while trying to make sense of our lives.‟ (Romesh Gunesekera)
Thematics publications Pvt Ltd in Association with Vishwabharati Research Centre
ABSTRACT: Childhood is the inevitable phase of every living being which is mostly treasured for... more ABSTRACT: Childhood is the inevitable phase of every living being which is mostly treasured for many through stories, myths, legends and folktales. Stories captured and told in the oral, written, formal and informal modes are set into multi-dimensional cultural, geographical, linguistic, religious, psychological and political locales. Storytelling has been an integrated part of the collective social capsule to convey morals and messages primarily to the youth (among the many aims) to ensure a morally progressive society and human race. While the West attempts to promote and preserve its own cultural, political, social and religious etiquettes, the East most importantly India is placed in such a dire space whereby the whole cosmos of children’s literature is pushed to the margins. Along with the Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation (LPG) phenomenon, the prevailing technological prevalence, scientific advancements and the rat race against time, the orality of the ‘grandmother’s stories’ has lost its aura and essence in many lands counting India. Ironically, the established etiquettes and paradigms for children and young adults have lost their vehemence in the course of time. Hence, I have selected Natasha Sharma’s Icky, Yucky, Mucky to focalise on the use of children’s literature which primarily highlights the urgency of reconfiguring children’s works to cater for the aesthetics of recapturing losses specifically in the Indian setting.
Keywords: myths, storytelling, aesthetics, children’s literature, recapturing, India.
The Grass Flower sprouts from the lusciousness and the naturalness of Wordsworth’s “spontaneous o... more The Grass Flower sprouts from the lusciousness and the naturalness of Wordsworth’s “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” whereby his poetry spreads out an aura of tranquillity, emotional outpour and natural essence. The collection of poetry is not merely a ‘collage’ of poems but Mr. Ramakanta Das has proven his poetic mettle with the correctness of chosen words. Each poetic fibre resonates with vehemence which facilitates the identification process of the audience and readers respectively. As a proficient poet who recollects in Nature- the human and the physical, I believe that the Indian poet plucks his imagery and words from the available physicality of his immediate surroundings. Read, analysed through my non-Indian background, poetic aesthetics and critical lenses, the whole gamut of poems exert a domineering presence in my mind. The mental landscape is not subjugated to a particular culture, society, language, emotions, culture, politics and religion.
Poetry is the silent voice of the soul in all her states...Love is that one human feeling which p... more Poetry is the silent voice of the soul in all her states...Love is that one human feeling which people have strangled for sex, money and other material bliss and gains..LOVE IS DIVINE
ABSTRACT: Shakespeare, the 17th century Universal and Humanist Bardic figure has sown his transna... more ABSTRACT: Shakespeare, the 17th century Universal and Humanist Bardic figure has sown his transnational seeds throughout time and space through the ample usage of appropriations in the literary sphere. While Alexander Huang posits that “the idea that Shakespeare belongs to the world has become a cliché” (Huang, 2006), Linda Hutcheon pinpoints that Shakespeare offer a heteroglossic understanding of the postmodernist concern to grasp the what (Forms), Who? Why? (Adapters), How? (Audiences), Where? When? (Contexts)(Hutcheon, 2006). The fabula, that is, the story or the plot, being the googol of any text has opened up the avenues for Shakespeare’s plays to be appropriated and adapted in a palimpsest literary, media, games, cartoons, and musical comedies on a multi-global arena. Shakespearean appropriations have spread their tentacles to Mauritius, Canada, Italy, Bulgaria, South Africa, USA, U.K, Japan, Caribbean islands, France, Czechoslovakia, Tunisia, India to name a few. Though appropriations demand a lot of effort in preserving the 17th aura, gist and zeitgeist, its complexity brings about polyphonic receptions according to the context, race, age, language, culture, politics, religion and society.
Keywords: Shakespeare, humanist, transnational, heteroglossic, palimpsest, appropriation, polyphonic, zeitgeist, gist, postmodernist.
The review offers an insight into Shouvik Hore's poetry...Published in The Literary Voyage Vol 1,... more The review offers an insight into Shouvik Hore's poetry...Published in The Literary Voyage Vol 1, Issue III 2014
The plethora of the literary and academic cosmos undoubtedly offers
us heteroglossic ideological... more The plethora of the literary and academic cosmos undoubtedly offers us heteroglossic ideological perspectives about the gist and zeitgeist of the world through words. With the new waves surging into the already settled academia, islands have paved their way not leaving many critics, writers, poets and novelists indifferent. Enclosed in Literature, the islands metamorphose into prominent figures with their own histories, identities, cultures, languages, politics, societies and such other dynamics. They also share the common phenomena of Colonialism, Resistance, Identity politics and Power politics on various levels. This paper is focalised on the representation of the islands, notably the Caribbean and Sri Lanka to attempt in reconstructing the island figure through a critical and literary camera eye.
Keywords: plethora, heteroglossic, resistance, Caribbean Island, Sri Lanka, zeitgeist.
ABSTRACT: Postcolonialism, defined by Simon During as “the need, in nations or groups which have ... more ABSTRACT: Postcolonialism, defined by Simon During as “the need, in nations or groups which have been victims of Imperialism, to achieve an identity uncontaminated by Universalist or Eurocentric concepts and images” (Hsieh), has left scars on neo-colonial psyches, spaces, identities and cultures among others. It has simultaneously, opened up new avenues for resistance and hegemony. Postcolonial literatures allow writers of manifold post-imperial territories to devise ways to recover the losses incurred and experienced. R.K Narayan’s The Guide evokes the defiant and hegemonic ideologies within the Indian literary arena and social fabric. KEYWORDS: Postcolonialism, Universalist, Resistance, Hegemony, ideologies, Eurocentric.
ABSTRACT: In the wake of Postcolonialism, Resistance is the subsequent reaction of the colonial s... more ABSTRACT: In the wake of Postcolonialism, Resistance is the subsequent reaction of the colonial satellites blemished by the Civilising Mission of the Empire. Defined aptly by literary criticism, Resistance which connotes “a deliberate attempt to subvert the patterns of a dominant ideology encoded in narratives […]” (Lane 13) is primarily exploited by postcolonial Literatures and discourses. Resistance, in its manifold faces, has masterly established itself as a weapon to heighten Frantz Fanon’s celebrated notion of the empire writes back to the Centre. These literary endeavours reverse the established power structures rather than dismantling them. Islands scattered across the oceans became the easy preys of the colonial invasion. Consequently, having witnessed the indoctrinated colonial enterprises, Islanders were inevitably caught in losses which needed to be recuperated. The urgent need to “celebrate difference” (Lane 3) brought about an upsurge of postcolonial Island narratives whereby the act of writing allows the authors to “reproduce the Island figure in order to interrogate or oppose colonialist definition” (Lane 3). Hence, postcolonial Literatures opened up the avenues for writers, poets, readership and the audience to glance at the Island bodies through new perspectives as geographically speaking, they metamorphose into spaces which underscore the “stability, reduction, and sameness, becoming […] the sites […] of a particularly ambiguous and complex resistance” (Lane 3). Epitomes of the First World and Third World within the post imperial contexts, the Islands also typify a redefinition of postcolonial defiance. As such, Gunesekera cautiously uses the Island, Sri Lanka, as a prominent device to highlight the level of Resistance in his Heaven’s Edge (2002). Keywords: Postcolonialism, Resistance, Sri Lanka, First World, Third World, Islands.
In our fast evolving world, the term ‘‘Multiculturalism’’ has acquired multiple definitions and m... more In our fast evolving world, the term ‘‘Multiculturalism’’ has acquired multiple definitions and meanings both in theory and practice. A political response of the West to the destitute and the afflicted, it gradually transformed into a cultural, religious, educational, legal and social ideology in its process of equality, integration and homogenisation. ‘‘Multiculturalism’’ is not a limiting agenda to the western nations but has its tentacles spread in the East including India. Being a land of cultural, linguistic and literary diversity, it has become an imperative quest to grasp the innings of the multicultural coordinates within the Indian context. The phenomena of Imperialism, Partition, Babri Masjid Case, framing of the Constitution, migration, religious activities, Globalisation and scientific revolution play an undeniable role to directly impact on the very aim of Multicultural India. With the historical paradigm shifts, India has witnessed and is still experiencing discords both from within and outside. Henceforth, the diverging outlooks of India being a multicultural macro-society are the proponents of debates in existing domains. The current India seeks out an in-depth investigation into the propensity of the success or failure of multicultural practices from a dual perspective – insider and outsider. As I hail from a multicultural land, in this paper, I am therefore adopting an outsider’s non-textual standpoint to delve into the mechanics of the current multicultural India. Hence, this paper primarily aims at understanding and assessing the concept of ‘‘Multiculturalism’’ on a global level rather than restricting the discussion within the classroom and textual setups.
"The Ballet" is published in Whispers of Love (Anthology)
Editors: Bernard D'Sa and Meena Nair
Pu... more "The Ballet" is published in Whispers of Love (Anthology) Editors: Bernard D'Sa and Meena Nair Publication House: RainDrops Company Publication Place: Bangalore (India) Publication Year: 2016
"A Drop of Life" is published in Whispers of Love (Anthology)
Editors: Bernard D'sa and Meena N... more "A Drop of Life" is published in Whispers of Love (Anthology)
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Drama: A Case Study at Université des
Mascareignes (Mauritius)
Neelam Pirbhai-Jetha and Shyama Ramsamy
Abstract Classroom scenarios have long shifted from their traditionality in the
modern era of blended pedagogical strategies to accommodate the didactic reality
of the mixed abilities setup. The shift from offline to online mode has undeniably
necessitated a thorough examination of the curriculum and methodologies adapted
to ensure effective teaching–learning through the introduction of interactive digital
tools, platforms, and resources. The emergence of digital drama, which includes
humanities and technology-based tools, in tertiary classroom settings establishes
interactions between lecturers and “net generation” learners. Our objective is an
attempt to cope with the challenges and constructive potentials to enhance their
French language skills with drama as well as foster empathy and socially competent
behaviours. In adopting a mixed research method, the paper aims at identifying and
scrutinising the social skills developed, acquired and adopted by the sample student
population at the Université des Mascareignes, Mauritius.
Keywords Digital drama · Net generation · French language · Mixed research ·
Social competence · Social skills · Empathy · Socially cognitive behaviour ·
Digital humanities · Education
Keywords: "Reef Trope‟, fractured, dispiriting, heterotopia of crisis, coral reefs.
KEYWORDS: Miscegenation, Fractionary, Identities, Boundary Marking, Hybridised
keep an inner life alive and, with luck, somebody else's too. Imaginative writing, to me, is a
way of discovering who we are, and what we have to contend with; discovering what is out
there, and also what is not there. It enables me to think and explore and make something new
with language, while trying to make sense of our lives.‟ (Romesh Gunesekera)
Keywords: myths, storytelling, aesthetics, children’s literature, recapturing, India.
Keywords: Shakespeare, humanist, transnational, heteroglossic, palimpsest, appropriation, polyphonic, zeitgeist, gist, postmodernist.
us heteroglossic ideological perspectives about the gist and zeitgeist of
the world through words. With the new waves surging into the already
settled academia, islands have paved their way not leaving many
critics, writers, poets and novelists indifferent. Enclosed in Literature,
the islands metamorphose into prominent figures with their own
histories, identities, cultures, languages, politics, societies and such
other dynamics. They also share the common phenomena of
Colonialism, Resistance, Identity politics and Power politics on
various levels. This paper is focalised on the representation of the
islands, notably the Caribbean and Sri Lanka to attempt in
reconstructing the island figure through a critical and literary camera
eye.
Keywords: plethora, heteroglossic, resistance, Caribbean Island, Sri Lanka, zeitgeist.
KEYWORDS: Postcolonialism, Universalist, Resistance, Hegemony, ideologies, Eurocentric.
and Competence Through Digital
Drama: A Case Study at Université des
Mascareignes (Mauritius)
Neelam Pirbhai-Jetha and Shyama Ramsamy
Abstract Classroom scenarios have long shifted from their traditionality in the
modern era of blended pedagogical strategies to accommodate the didactic reality
of the mixed abilities setup. The shift from offline to online mode has undeniably
necessitated a thorough examination of the curriculum and methodologies adapted
to ensure effective teaching–learning through the introduction of interactive digital
tools, platforms, and resources. The emergence of digital drama, which includes
humanities and technology-based tools, in tertiary classroom settings establishes
interactions between lecturers and “net generation” learners. Our objective is an
attempt to cope with the challenges and constructive potentials to enhance their
French language skills with drama as well as foster empathy and socially competent
behaviours. In adopting a mixed research method, the paper aims at identifying and
scrutinising the social skills developed, acquired and adopted by the sample student
population at the Université des Mascareignes, Mauritius.
Keywords Digital drama · Net generation · French language · Mixed research ·
Social competence · Social skills · Empathy · Socially cognitive behaviour ·
Digital humanities · Education
Keywords: "Reef Trope‟, fractured, dispiriting, heterotopia of crisis, coral reefs.
KEYWORDS: Miscegenation, Fractionary, Identities, Boundary Marking, Hybridised
keep an inner life alive and, with luck, somebody else's too. Imaginative writing, to me, is a
way of discovering who we are, and what we have to contend with; discovering what is out
there, and also what is not there. It enables me to think and explore and make something new
with language, while trying to make sense of our lives.‟ (Romesh Gunesekera)
Keywords: myths, storytelling, aesthetics, children’s literature, recapturing, India.
Keywords: Shakespeare, humanist, transnational, heteroglossic, palimpsest, appropriation, polyphonic, zeitgeist, gist, postmodernist.
us heteroglossic ideological perspectives about the gist and zeitgeist of
the world through words. With the new waves surging into the already
settled academia, islands have paved their way not leaving many
critics, writers, poets and novelists indifferent. Enclosed in Literature,
the islands metamorphose into prominent figures with their own
histories, identities, cultures, languages, politics, societies and such
other dynamics. They also share the common phenomena of
Colonialism, Resistance, Identity politics and Power politics on
various levels. This paper is focalised on the representation of the
islands, notably the Caribbean and Sri Lanka to attempt in
reconstructing the island figure through a critical and literary camera
eye.
Keywords: plethora, heteroglossic, resistance, Caribbean Island, Sri Lanka, zeitgeist.
KEYWORDS: Postcolonialism, Universalist, Resistance, Hegemony, ideologies, Eurocentric.
Keywords: ‘Multiculturalism’, homogenisation, failure, success, outsider, non-textual.
Editors: Bernard D'Sa and Meena Nair
Publication House: RainDrops Company
Publication Place: Bangalore (India)
Publication Year: 2016
Editors: Bernard D'sa and Meena Nair
Publication House: RainDrops Company, Bangalore (India)
Year of Publication: 2016