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“CSI: WARSAW” – Crime Scene Investigation Training at
the University of Warsaw

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“CSI: WARSAW” – Crime Scene Investigation Training at the University of Warsaw

Author(s): Kacper Gradoń / Language(s): English Issue: 62/2016

The author presents the position of forensic and investigative sciences within the framework of legal education at Polish universities. The paper confronts the traditional scope of the highly theoretical criminalistics/forensics courses with the modern and innovative hands-on workshops designed and successfully employed at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw. The educational project nicknamed “CSI: Warsaw” was designed in order to mitigate the pop-culture driven and unrealistic expectations of the general public towards the potential and effectiveness of the investigative sciences (an approach known as the “CSI Effect”). The practical course of crime scene analysis, evidence collection and interpretation became and instantly popular and sought-after part of the University of Warsaw curriculum. The paper describes the outline and structure of the course, providing the description of the students’ selection process, the nature of the highly realistic, hands-on and real-time exercises and their assessment, as well as the practical effects for the course graduates when they enter the job market in the legal and law-enforcement professions.

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“Die Monster! You Don’t Belong in this World”: The Spectre of Genocide in Japanese Digital Games

Author(s): Priyanka Das / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2021

Castlevania, the Japanese action-adventure digital games series developed by Konami, has enjoyed an exceptional status since its debut in 1986. From early consoles to OTT platforms, the franchise has been widely adapted.

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“Digital Storytelling” in Teaching: Lessons Learned at WUT

Author(s): Gabriela Grosseck,Dana Crăciun,Mădălin Bunoiu / Language(s): English Issue: 02/2019

The paper contains reflections on the course "Digital Storytelling" held as transdisciplinary discipline for 2nd and 3rd-year students of the West University of Timisoara (WUT). We started from the ideas that: Through a transversal course, one student enrolled in a faculty of the WUT have the opportunity to attend 3-7 transversal courses offered by the 10 other faculties from the university. By doing this they have the possibility to gather more skills necessary for their academic path, but also for developing new skills that are required in the nowadays interconnected society. Storytelling as a method to teach is accessible, dynamic, and can attract students' interest in deepening their understanding of the subjects taught. If there were a negative review of a teacher and a positive review of the course taught by said teacher, would the student enroll to the course? Would the student need an additional opinion before enrolling to the course? How can one determine whether the next review is positive or negative? And how would that influence one? Thus, we applied an online questionnaire to gain insights from the students enrolled in the “Digital Storytelling” course about the quality of the training, the acquired skills, the utility and the applicability of the course. Based on the questionnaire, we performed a quantitative analysis combined with a sentiment analysis and described the educational challenges encountered during the course. Overall, the students appreciated the Digital Storytelling course as a positive experience.

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“DIGITALIZATION” OF LOGISTICS

Author(s): S. S. Gulamov,A. T. Shermukhamedov / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2018

In article development of “digitalization” in transport and logistics spheres is described. New unique services for users of transport raise its safety, convenience and availability and demands perfection of system of legal and technical regulation, creation of through technologies and information security maintenance. The electronic trading platform of freight traffic and its integration with an automobile complex will accelerate granting to multimodal services to terminal-warehouse complexes, financial to services and insurance that becomes a basis of a transport-logistical platform of the country.

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“Diversidade Católica” Case: Relations and Tensions between Homoaffectivity and Religiosity in Digital Circulation

Author(s): Moisés Sbardelotto / Language(s): English Issue: 24 (2)/2019

In societies in mediatization, an increasingly intense process of communicational empowerment of persons and collectives emerges, which can also be seen in the realm of religion. In socio-digital platforms such as Facebook, there are numerous cases of unofficial, non-institutional, alternative religious presences, which may publicly exhibit internal conflicts within religions. In this context, this article analyzes the communicational action of the group “Diversidade Católica” (Catholic Diversity) on Facebook, specifically the process of preparation and divulgation of the 1st National Meeting of LGBT Catholics, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2014. To understand this phenomenon, this paper reflects on the concept of mediatization of religion and the emergence of “lay-amateurs” in digital practices. As a conclusion, it is pointed out that the digital environment becomes an alternative public space for religious minorities, who can also say a “public and networked word” about religions, such as Catholicism, exponentiating its religious “diversity” in the fabric of social relationships. Inside the alleged homogeneity of a religion such as Catholicism, there is the emergence of its pluralism and polysemy in the communicational metamorphosis of practices and beliefs, that are reinvented in relation to what is dominant, hegemonic, traditional and conventional in the Catholic historical context.

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“DO I CARE THAT YOU ARE CREDIBLE AND WE ARE SIMILAR?” EXAMINING CREDIBILITY AND SIMILARITY AS EXPERIENCED BY SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS

Author(s): Caroline S. L. Tan / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2021

This study explores the roles that similarity and credibility play in the influencer-follower relationship as experienced by followers. The data was collected using face-to-face semi-structured interviews that were conducted with 37 young adults, analysed using thematic analysis. The findings show that there were shifts in how followers translated similarity and credibility, transforming the motives behind following influencers. Followers also do not view themselves as having similar values or personality traits to influencers. The level of trust and perceived credibility were lower versus that of existing literature. The study also shows that similarity plays a part in the decision to unfollow. The findings reflect changes in follower behaviour and ultimately the way they consume content from influencers.

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“DON’T LET ME GO”. A CASE STUDY ON MUSIC THERAPY IN EARLY-STAGE DEMENTIA

Author(s): Lois Paula Văduva,Catherine Warner / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2021

This case study presents the process of music therapy in a clinical setting, under the professional supervision of Dr. Catherine Warner, a music therapist with over 25 years of experience in this field. The music therapy sessions were conducted with a client displaying early-stage dementia symptoms. Over twelve weeks, with an eight-week hiatus due to the Covid-19 Pandemic lockdown, the client benefited from music therapy sessions which helped her navigate through the challenges of the disease, as well as providing a safe environment to express feelings and emotions. This case study presents the main themes of the work, such as combining poetry with singing, and listening to soothing music. This paper also illustrates the challenges of the sessions, especially in relation to memory loss and anxiety. Lastly, the therapist’s reflections are presented to complete the overview of the work.

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“EdX Insights” Metrics from a Socio-Constructivist Pedagogical Perspective

Author(s): Ines Gil-Jaurena,Daniel Domínguez Figaredo,Anuchai Theeraroungchaisri,Tsuneo Yamada / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2018

Understanding learning analytics from a socio-constructivist pedagogical perspective impliesthe design and use of learning analytics to inform decision-making, so teachers, as relevantstakeholders, can create richer educational experiences. We focus on the learning analyticsmodule facilitated by OpenEdX and implemented, in an early stage yet, by two MOOCproviders: Thai MOOC and UNED MOOC. Using the Community of Inquiry model, weexplore the type of data that EdX Insights provides for analysing each of the presences includedin the model. Finally, we conclude with a pedagogical discussion about learning analytics.

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“ELISABETH NOELLE–NEUMANN, THE SPIRAL OF SILENCE – PUBLIC OPINION, OUR SOCIAL SKIN”

Author(s): Alin Bulumac / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2020

The purpose of the present article is to present a phenomenon that happens in our society more often than the common sense can tell. The main idea is that whenever a topic starts a collective debate in a society it is almost inevitable that the phenomenon of “spiral of silence” will occur. The “spiralling” effect emerges depending on how a dominant opinion gains increasing visibility over one or several minority opinions. Starting from what was known at that time as “last-minute swing” phenomenon, over the years theoretical additions transformed it into “the spiral of silence” theory. Its core idea is that those who perceive themselves as a minority are less likely to express their opinion publicly due to the (social)costs attached. This phenomenon is possible because the individual has two natures: an individual one and a social one, to which a fear of isolation that can attract criticism, scorn, laughter, or other signs of disapproval is added.

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“EUROPE OF MOBILITY” PUT TO THE TEST BY ITS SOCIAL AND SYMBOLIC BOUNDARIES

Author(s): Etienne CIAPIN / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2020

Today, the right to free movement embodies a popular “Europe of mobility” for European citizens, while the EU, as an institution, is facing a crisis of legitimacy. In this sensitive context, the external borders of Schengen are under strain due to uncertain geopolitics and crises in European neighbourhoods. This study aims to rehistoricise such a “Europe of mobility”, built through speeches and successive achievements within the European construction and establishing a formal right to free movement. It is concerned symmetrically with the real right of mobility for citizens. In the mobilities for study, work or tourism, strong inequalities persist. This study aims to contribute to putting them into words and speeches through a series of comprehensive interviews on the constraints to mobility. Inequalities of access and symbolic costs of mobility constitute as many customs and informal tolls that weigh the imagination of “free movement for all” by the reality and make social and symbolic borders visible. Adherence to the discourse of a “Europe of mobility” does not protect against these inequalities, and can produce social disillusionment for candidates to mobility which are confronted with failure.

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“Family. Oh! The Family!” – Portrayals Of Family As An Educational Environment In Selected Literary Works From The 19th And 20th Centuries

Author(s): Kamila Gandecka / Language(s): English Issue: 112/2013

The family, as the basic microstructure of social life, constitutes, at the very least by supposition, the first and foremost educational environment of a child; an environment which should correspond to the child’s natural needs, especially psychological ones, such as the need for love, unconditional acceptance, the need for respect and recognition, activity, independence, and self-realization [9]. This why M. Lukšienė states, “A good family home is the basis of human physical and spiritual life; it guarantees one’s efficient, creative activity” [1]. The parents’ worldview plays an important role in education, providing an answer to the fundamental questions concerning our existence: Who am I? What sense does my life have? What is the goal of my life? What ideals and rules of action do I represent? What is the world and my place within it? Undoubtedly, a variety of factors affect the shaping of a young person’s worldview, among them school, religion, ideology, the level of social development, social organization, the particular historical period in which the person lives, as well as certain individual psychological predispositions. Nevertheless, parents have always played the pivotal role in the shaping of children’s worldview. Parents prepare their children for an independent life in society by teaching them values, norms, models of behavior, and cultural customs. In this way, parents fulfill their function as a microstructure, fulfilling aims that support the macrostructure. Beginning with the second half of the 19th century, the notion of the family becomes one of the main themes in Polish literature, appearing in the works of such authors as Bolesław Prus, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Eliza Orzeszkowa, Stefan Żeromski, Władysław Reymont, and Maria Konopnicka. Moreover, the literary representation of the family as an educational environment of a child is also often evoked in the theoretical musings of professionals in the field of education. These professionals include Helena Radlińska, Jerzy Ostrowski, Janusz Korczak, and Aleksandra Kamiński. In conclusion, the broadly defined notion of family is, without question, universal and timeless.

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“Foreign agents” in media regulation: Russia and beyond

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“Foreign agents” in media regulation: Russia and beyond

Author(s): ANDREY RIKHTER / Language(s): English Issue: 1-2/2021

This article reviews wide-range restrictions on foreign involvement in media activities that were introduced in the last decade in the Russian Federation. Such legislation – generally called “foreign agents” law – brought about substantive case law and administrative sanctions against the media and journalists. Moreover, the Russian example served as the pattern for other governments, which introduced – with diffe- rent degree of success – their national rules on “foreign agents.” This article provides an update of relevant developments in Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, and Ukraine, as well as compares them all with their sup- posed model of the U.S. Foreign Agent Registration Act. We look into the evaluation of the national “foreign agent” statutes by the European Court of Justice, Russian Constitutional Court and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, as well as into the national case law and administrative practice.

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“GEORGE A. ARKELOFF, ROBERT J. SHILLER, PHISHING POOLS”

Author(s): Narcis Rupe / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2020

Gustian comprehension of society calls for interdisciplinary study. Every social science uses others' knowledge to develop its own. The book “Phishing phools” is an example of social science interactions. Through sociological, cultural-anthropological and psychological knowledge, George A. Arkel of and Robert J. Shiller develop a new understanding of the market and economic theory. Their discovery also has implications in understanding the role of the state in the economy. Through storytelling and simple use of words, the book strengthens the idea of collaboration between social sciences. All these interactions define society as a whole and each element must be understood, for a better comprehension of the social environment.

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“GREEN” AND “CIRCULAR” ECONOMY: ESSENCE AND MODERN CHALLENGES

Author(s): Ramaz Abesadze / Language(s): English,Polish Issue: 2/2019

This work presents a study of the essence of the “green” economy and its importance for improving the well-being of people, its features in contrast to the traditional or “yellow” economy, investigated its relevance to the innovation economy, to the sustainable economic development, to the economic development, and to the economic growth. It’s investigated the current level of development of the green economy in Georgia and its prospects. The vast majority of modern economies are characterized by the waste of natural resources, the economic value of resources is not maximally used. Such an economy, that is based on the growth of profit, on the maximum satisfaction of today's demands is called a straightforward economy. The linear (straightforward) economies have limited resources that are not effectively used and a large number of waste has a negative impact on the environment. The “circular” economy is the opposite of the linear economy, which is focused on the maximum utilization of the economic value of the natural resources and minimizes pollution of the environment.

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“Hansel and Gretel” Films: Crimes, Harms, and Children

Author(s): Pauline Greenhill,Steven Kohm / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2020

A brutal narrative of child abandonment, murder, and cannibalism may not seem the conventional stuff of fairy tales to those trained for a Disney-eyed view. Yet that is exactly what “Hansel and Gretel” offers. Film versions across genres, including drama, noir, horror, slasher, thriller, comedy, and adventure, deal seriously with crimes against and harms to children. Many practices and behaviours that endanger and damage people of various ages in all kinds of contexts, including environmental degradation, economic exploitation, and many forms of discrimination, are not proscribed in the formal criminal justice system, and/or are beyond the jurisdiction of public institutions. Many actions and inactions that affect and/or pertain to children’s wellbeing are found as recurring themes and ideas in “Hansel and Gretel” films. In this paper, the authors focus on non-supernatural, live-action films available in English for adult viewers that include child main characters, that is, those whose Hansels and Gretels are clearly below the age of puberty. These films, the authors contend, offer distinctive perspectives on harms to children as individuals and as groups, especially with relation to institutions implicating justice.

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“Helpless Indian”: The Sacred Cow as the Symbol of Hindu-Muslim Unity in a Late Nineteenth-Century Hindi Novel

Author(s): Justyna Wiśniewska-Singh / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2021

In the colonial North India of the late 19th century, the cow emerged as a powerful symbol of imagining the nation. The present paper explores how the image of the sacred cow was reinterpreted in the new sociopolitical context and subsequently employed in the Hindi novel, the development of which coincided with massive campaigns for cow protection. To this end, I study one of the earliest Hindi novels, Nissahāy hindū, written by Rādhākr̥ṣṇadās in 1881 and published in 1890. The novel can be read as a documentary evidence of polemics surrounding the process of identity formation and circumstances attending it, as articulated in the Hindi vernacular during the last decades of the 19th century. The agitation for cow protection is the novel’s leitmotif revolving around the theme of Hindu-Muslim unity, framed in an original and unconventional way. It introduces the bold idea of a Muslim agitating for cow protection and sacrificing himself for the movement. The analysis of the novel, alongside Bhāratendu Hariścandra’s seminal speech of 1884, reveals growing concerns regarding the Hindu-Muslim-British relations at the time of momentous religious, social and economic changes.

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“Here they called us Turks, in Turkey they Called us Infidels”. A Biographical Approach to Ethnic Identity

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“Here they called us Turks, in Turkey they Called us Infidels”. A Biographical Approach to Ethnic Identity

Author(s): Christian Geiselmann,Teodora Karamelska / Language(s): English Issue: Spec. 2/2010

In the first part of this paper, we will introduce the theoretical framework for analyzing autobiographical narratives as it has been developed by the German sociologists Fritz Schütze and Gabriele Rosenthal, and later has been adapted by Koleva, Popova and others. In the second part we will use this methodology to analyze empirical data that have been collected as part of a study on ethnic identity and the risk of inter-ethnic conflict in Bulgaria.1 We focus in this paper on the question how people belonging to the group of “ethnic Turks” in Bulgaria define their ethnicity, between the competing contexts of the past (in form of their experience) and the present (in form of what they remember and how they re-actualize it in their biographical narratives).

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“I am Different from Other Women in the World” The Experiences of Saudi Arabian Women Studying Online in International Master Programmes

Author(s): Anna Szilagyi / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2015

This paper presents findings from a qualitative study that investigated seven female Saudi Arabian students of the University of Liverpool’s online Masters programmes. Qualitative, first-person research methods and hermeneutic phenomenology were chosen for the analysis and interpretation of transcripts (Langeveld, 1983; van Manen, 1997; Creswell, 2007, Roth, 2012). The principles of cultural anthropology (Hall & du Gay, 1996; Hannerz, 1992; Lull, 2001; Coleman, 2010) were used to take a snapshot of the interviewees’ particular world to provide an overview of the Saudi Arabian culture where the role of women is at the centre of academic, political, religious and social debate These findings reflect the participants’ everyday lives, identities, values and beliefs, presented in a self-reflective, personal ‘life-world’ story of one single Saudi Arabian woman. The findings demonstrate that the primary motivators in choosing online international education to further study are existing limitations of travelling to a university campus and customary gender-segregated education in Saudi Arabia. As a contrast, international online education offers the opportunity to gain up-to-date research-based knowledge in their chosen profession, learn critical thinking and problem solving skills and communicate with male and female students from different cultures.

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“I Am Different from Other Women in the World” The Experiences of Saudi Women Studying Online in International Master Programmes

Author(s): Anna Szilagyi / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2015

This paper presents findings from a qualitative study that investigated seven female Saudi Arabian students of the University of Liverpool’s online Masters programmes. Qualitative, first-person research methods and hermeneutic phenomenology were chosen for the analysis and interpretation of transcripts (Langeveld, 1983; van Manen, 1997; Creswell, 2007; Roth, 2012). The principles of cultural anthropology (Hall & du Gay, 1996; Hannerz, 1992; Lull, 2001; Coleman, 2010) were used to take a snapshot of the interviewees’ particular world to provide an overview of the Saudi culture where the role of women is at the centre of academic, political, religious and social debate These findings reflect the participants’ everyday lives, identities, values and beliefs, presented in a self-reflective, personal ‘life-world’ story of one single Saudi woman. The findings demonstrate that the primary motivators in choosing online international education to further studies are existing limitations of travelling to a university campus and customary gender-segregated education in Saudi Arabia. As a contrast, international online education offers the opportunity to gain up-to-date research-based knowledge in their chosen profession, learning critical thinking and problem solving skills and being given a chance to communicate with male and female students from different cultures.

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“I Disagree”: Narratives of Empowerment in Poppy’s Project

Author(s): Dawid Kaszuba / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2021

In this article I shall examine how Poppy uses her extreme grotesque effect to construct visual, audial and lyrical narratives of empowerment – in gender, personal, and musical context. I shall shed a light on the way her self-awareness as a female vocalist deconstructs the image of ‘metal woman’ – through subversive combination of hyperfeminine image with aggressive music and involved lyrics – to expose excluding paradigms which determine female presence in metal. Finally, I shall show how her post-genre aesthetics undermines hardened determinants of what is, and what is not ‘metal’.

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