This note outlines several features common to the reception of ancient ruins by the Christian populations of three countries, each located on a different continent. Most of the sites were and are strongly associated with the realm of the dead. Fear of misadventure or calamity typically inspired a respectful avoidance of such pre-Christian sites…[Read more]

In two very influential papers from 2008, Tamar Gendler introduced the concept of “alief” to describe the mental state one is in when acting in ways contrary to their consciously professed beliefs. For example, if asked to eat what they know is fudge, but shaped into the form of dog feces, they will hesitate, and behave in a manner that would be…[Read more]

This article represents an attempt at re-examining some critical issues that are related to progress. There are several questions to be addressed in the following pages: Is progress really necessary? What fundamental purpose does it serve? Can our civilization survive without progressing? Does progress have roots in nature or is it merely a human…[Read more]

In the current social and political turmoil, few issues are more divisive and cause more controversy than issues related to the rights of sexual minorities and gender dissidents. The polarizing impact of these issues is really astounding given the size of these two groups. Explanations for this divisiveness of LGBTQ rights focus on either the…[Read more]

Publication cultures in academia are as diverse as their underlying research cultures. In today’s often normative discourse on Open Access, there is a danger that this diversity will be neglected or even lost in the medium term in favor of techno-solutionist implementations. In the following, I will therefore take a closer look at the approach of…[Read more]

Publication cultures in academia are as diverse as their underlying research cultures. In today’s often normative discourse on Open Access, there is a danger that this diversity will be neglected or even lost in the medium term in favor of techno-solutionist implementations. In the following, I will therefore take a closer look at the approach of…[Read more]

Publication cultures in academia are as diverse as their underlying research cultures. In today’s often normative discourse on Open Access, there is a danger that this diversity will be neglected or even lost in the medium term in favor of techno-solutionist implementations. In the following, I will therefore take a closer look at the approach of…[Read more]

A selection of more than 5000 place Spanish Names from the Iberian Peninsula, presented in alphabetic order and showing their meaning when well established, or listing the known alternatives in cases where a single etymology cannot be ascertained.

This chapter discusses the aesthetic of refusal as it is articulated in contemporary performances in India and South Africa while debates around the #MeToo movement continue to agitate and exhaust womxn around the globe. In the aftermath of the Indian Supreme Court acquitting the Chief Justice of India of all sexual harassment charges in May 2019,…[Read more]

A series of sketches written in 1924 during an ocean crossing from New York to Tilbury, “Passage to England” was published only in 1998 by the Thomas Wolfe Society and is hardly Wolfe’s most popular or most accomplished work. Nonetheless I always felt that Passage to England had something unique and idiosyncratic and that despite a certain a…[Read more]

The Note Azzurre (Blue Notes), arguably the most representative work of the Scapigliato Carlo Dossi, have always
been the focus of attention of scholars and enthusiasts. A few notes, however, have been studied little or not at
all: these fragments revolve around extremely modern matters and obsessions, such as the impact of technology
on…[Read more]

Abstract of my full article published on disability and masculinity in the Global South.

Abstract of my full article published on disability and masculinity in the Global South.

कोविड महामारी से निपटने के लिए विज्ञान की भूमिका को सर्वोपरि बताया गया। लेकिन विज्ञान के नाम पर अनेक ऐसी चीजें भी हुईं, जिसने इस विभिषिका को निर्मित करने तथा इसे और भयावह बनाने में योगदान किया। इस दौरन सांख्यिकी के आंकड़ों को विज्ञान बनाकर प्रचारित किया गया तथा दुनिया के अधिकांश हिस्से को लॉकडाउन में धकेल दिया गया। ऐसे में सवाल यह…[Read more]

Pramod Ranjan wirft einen Blick aus Indien auf die Coronakrise und das wissenschaftliche Verständnis von der Welt, das oft erwähnt, aber meist ignoriert wird, sowie die Frage, wem das nutzt.

Die übertriebene Angst vor Covid-19 hat die menschliche Zivilisation und Kultur in Gefahr gebracht. Die Richtung, in die sich die Menschheit bewegte, br…[Read more]

The discipline of embodied cognitive science and associated concept of intercorporeality provide the theoretical framework of our analysis of Proverbs 31:10–31. This essay fleshes out the underlying cognitive and meaning-making processes and entailments inherent in the valiant woman’s use of her hands and body as depicted in the poem. The val…[Read more]

कोविड-19 नामक संक्रामक रोग ने मनुष्य द्वारा रचित संसार के साथ ऐसा कुछ किया है जो पहले कभी न देखा गया, न सुना गया, और न ही कल्पित किया गया। वैसे तो प्रत्येक महामारी मनुष्य के मन में कुछ बेचैनियाँ पैदा करती ही हैं, लेकिन इस महामारी की अपूर्वता ज़्यादा बड़ी हद तक इसके प्रति सरकारी तंत्रों की अनुक्रिया, विश्व-संगठनों के रवैये, दैत्याकार मीडिया-कंपनि…[Read more]

यह पत्र नई दिल्ली से प्रकाशित फारवर्ड प्रेस नामक द्विभाषी पत्रिका  और पुस्तक प्रकाशन संस्थान  के मालिक को लिखा गया था।  यह पत्रिका वर्ष 2011 से 2016  के बीच अपने तार्किक तेवर और दलित, आदिवासी व अन्य पिछड़े वर्गों की हिमायत करने के कारण चर्चित रही थी। पत्रिका ने अन्य अनेक कामों के साथ इस दौरान हिंदू मिथकों का दलित-बहुजन नजरिए से पुर्नपाठ प्रस…[Read more]

Climate activist Disha Ravi was arrested by the police on 13 February 2021. The Government of India charged her with sedition.

The 22-year-old Disha Ravi was charged with contributing to the ‘toolkit’ prepared by Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg for mobilizing support for the ongoing agitation of the landowners (farmers) of…[Read more]

Der Autor aus Indien beschreibt, in welcher Situation sich die Welt aufgrund der exzessiven und ungerechtfertigten Maßnahmen befindet, die ergriffen wurden, um die Verbreitung von Covid-19 aufzuhalten. Er zeigt, wie die Pandemie insbesondere die von sozialer Armut betroffenen Gemeinschaften beeinflusst. Er konzentriert sich auf die ausgebeuteten…[Read more]