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Subaveerapandiyan A deposited A Study of Obstacles in Plagiarism Software Subscribing by Colleges in Tamil Nadu in the group
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 3 months agoThis article attempts to comprehend the current issues and hurdles that Indian colleges affiliated with Tamil Nadu State Universities encounter when trying to subscribe to a software that detects plagiarism. The study’s goals are to determine whether colleges employ anti-plagiarism software, whether they ensure that their student-given a…[Read more]
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Janneke Adema uploaded the file: Rita Raley, Tactical Media (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2009). to
Commoning the Means of Knowledge Production on Humanities Commons 3 years, 3 months agoTactical media describes interventionist media art practices that engage and critique the dominant political and economic order. Rather than taking to the streets and staging spectacular protests, the practitioners of tactical media engage in an aesthetic politics of disruption, intervention, and education. From They Rule, an interactive map of…[Read more]
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Martins Uze E. Tugbokorowei deposited Obiorah Momife and the Sojourn of Garlands in a Tempestuous World: A Review of So Far Away, Eyes of the One Who Loves and Where Two Roads Meet by Obiorah Momife in the group
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 3 months agoA review of three poetry collections by Obiorah Momife titled So Far Away, Eyes of the One Who Loves and Where Two Roads Meet. The three books contain some of the most pungent poems penned by any poet in contemporary Nigeria. They are witty and engaging just as they inspire the reader to take steps to change the present decadent situation that…[Read more]
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Jonathan Basile deposited Symbioautothanatosis: Science as Symbiont in the Work of Lynn Margulis in the group
Gender Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years, 3 months agoLynn Margulis’s writing about symbiosis has profoundly influenced contemporary evolutionary theory, as well as continental and analytic philosophy of science, the materialist turn, and new materialism. Nonetheless, her work, and all symbiosis or evolution, is founded on a paradox: symbiosis fictionalizes customary accounts of the origin and e…[Read more]
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Tom Mosterd replied to the topic Announcements in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 3 months agoHello all,
Jisc is organising a webinar series on the topic of open access books related to the forthcoming UKRI open access policy. Please find more details below and don’t hesitate to register if interested!
In August 2021, UKRI launched a new open access policy, which for the first time includes a provision for long form scholarly works…[Read more]
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Chris A. Kramer deposited Is Laughing at Morally Oppressive Jokes Like Being Disgusted by Phony Dog Feces? An Analysis of Belief and Alief in the Context of Questionable Humor in the group
Feminist Humanities on Humanities Commons 3 years, 3 months agoIn 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]
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Gennady Shkliarevsky deposited SETTING RIGHT LGBTQ RIGHTS in the group
Gender Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years, 4 months agoIn 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]
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Norberto Barreto Velázquez deposited La República Aristocrática en el escaparate: la visita de Elihu Root al Perú, 1906 in the group
Latin America and the Caribbean on Humanities Commons 3 years, 4 months agoTras el fin de la III Conferencia Panamericana en Río de Janeiro, el Secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Elihu Root, inició una gira por varios países sudamericanos. Uno de ellos fue el Perú, a donde arribó el 10 de setiembre de 1906. Al desembarcar en el Callao, Root se convirtió en el oficial estadounidense de más alto rango en visita…[Read more]
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Norberto Barreto Velázquez deposited La República Aristocrática en el escaparate: la visita de Elihu Root al Perú, 1906 in the group
Latin America and the Caribbean on Humanities Commons 3 years, 4 months agoTras el fin de la III Conferencia Panamericana en Río de Janeiro, el Secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Elihu Root, inició una gira por varios países sudamericanos. Uno de ellos fue el Perú, a donde arribó el 10 de setiembre de 1906. Al desembarcar en el Callao, Root se convirtió en el oficial estadounidense de más alto rango en visita…[Read more]
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Tom Mosterd replied to the topic Job ads section for OA books in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 4 months agoHi everyone, we are looking for a new team member that will help us with managing a Horizon Europe funded project about research funder policies and strategies for open access books across Europe and beyond.
We are looking for a colleague with skills and experience in project management and communication. Knowledge of the subject matter is not…[Read more]
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Jennifer Kemp replied to the topic Accessibility of OA books in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 4 months agoIt’s great to have this channel here. I’ve included a link to it in the new proposed guidelines Crossref has issued for making DOI links accessible. It’s not specific to books but I hope it’s of interest. It’s a call for comments so we’re very interested in getting…[Read more]
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Swati Arora deposited Fugitive aesthetics: performing refusal in four acts in the group
Feminist Humanities on Humanities Commons 3 years, 4 months agoThis 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]
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Pramod Ranjan deposited किन्नरों की अस्मिमा : पार्टनर आपकी पक्षधरता क्या है? in the group
Gender Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years, 5 months agoवर्ष 2007 में मधुर भंडारकर की फिल्म ‘ट्रैफिक सिग्नल’ आई थी। इस फिल्म में शहरों में हाशिए पर रहने वाली जिंदगियों का चित्रण था। फिल्म में छोटे-मोटे काम करने वाले, भीख मांग कर गुजारा करने वालों के साथ किन्नरों के त्रासद जीवन को भी दिखाया गया था। उस समय हिमाचल प्रदेश के कुछ लेखकों ने फिल्म में हिजड़ों को किन्नर कहने का का पुरजोर विरोध किया था। परिण…[Read more]
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Sebastian Nordhoff replied to the topic Business Models for Open Access Books in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 5 months agoI read the report. The Association of University Presses finds that University Presses are providing great value and that their average cost per book is 20,000$. Of these, 15,000$ are covered by subsidies and the rest via prints sales etc.
They report 50% of book costs are overhead and acquisition. Work directly related to the creation of a book…[Read more]
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Christina Drummond replied to the topic Job ads section for OA books in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 6 months agoOPERAS is hiring a Community Manager to facilitate community consultation and engagement related to Open Access eBook Usage (OAeBU) data. https://www.operas-eu.org/calls-and-job-opportunities/community-manager-oa-ebook-usage-oaebu-data-trust/
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Meredith Warren deposited To Work or Not to Work: The Hand and Embodied Wisdom of the Valiant Woman in Proverbs 31:10–31 in the group
Feminist Humanities on Humanities Commons 3 years, 6 months agoThe 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]
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Lucy Barnes replied to the topic Business Models for Open Access Books in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 6 months agoA significant new report has come out from TOME: Report: The Cost to Publish TOME Monographs https://aupresses.org/news/report-the-cost-to-publish-tome-monographs/
I am looking forward to reading this closely and suspect it might generate some discussion! I’d be interested to hear any thoughts anybody has.
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Pramod Ranjan deposited पत्रकारिता और पुस्तक प्रकाशन में नैतिकता का सवाल एक पत्र in the group
Feminist Humanities on Humanities Commons 3 years, 6 months agoयह 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]
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