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University Scholar Series: Carlos Sánchez, Carlos Sánchez
University Scholar Series: Carlos Sánchez, Carlos Sánchez
University Scholar Series
The History of Philosophy in Latin America
On October 29, 2013, Dr. Carlos Sánchez gave a talk titled “The History of Philosophy in Latin America” in the University Scholar Series hosted by Provost Ellen Junn at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Dr. Carlos Sánchez’s research focuses on the history of philosophy in Latin America. His latest work proposes that Latin American philosophy, particularly in the last century, manifests itself as a form of “decolonial critique,” or a critical confrontation with the lingering force of colonialism in Latin America. Sánchez has recently published a book about the phenomenology of …
Oer Impact: Towards An Evidence Base, Rob Farrow
Oer Impact: Towards An Evidence Base, Rob Farrow
SJSU Open Access Conference
The open education movement has achieved much in the last decade, but there remains wide acknowledgement that the impact of OER has yet to be fully understood. A suggested approach is to address this through collective approaches that collate information and present them back in an integrated way. This has some appeal, particularly in the way it matches to ideals of openness, but needs to be implemented with care.
In this presentation I critically evaluate attempts that have been made to support communication and collaboration through ‘mapping’ OER. After endorsing the basic rationale for mapping evidence surrounding OER implementation I …
Culture Clash: Symbolic Capital And The Limits To Open Access Journal Growth In The Humanities And Social Sciences, David Michalski
Culture Clash: Symbolic Capital And The Limits To Open Access Journal Growth In The Humanities And Social Sciences, David Michalski
SJSU Open Access Conference
Each year brings more open access peer-review journals to the humanities and social sciences. Yet despite this proliferation, for-profit publishers continue to dominate, and hold the most prestigious journals in their portfolios, pushing the tipping point imagined by open access advocates seemingly out of reach. This project examines the social life of academic publishing to better understand the obstacles preventing a more robust turn to open access, one that does not simply mean more journals, but one that sees the more prestigious journals opting for an open access platform.
Drawing on the work of cultural sociologist, Pierre Bourdieu, I examine …
University Scholar Series: Joel Franks, Joel Franks
University Scholar Series: Joel Franks, Joel Franks
University Scholar Series
Batter Up!: Race, Colonization, and Baseball in the Twentieth Century
On April 24, 2013 Joel Franks spoke in the University Scholar Series hosted by Provost Ellen Junn at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Dr. Joel Franks spoke about race, colonization, and baseball in the twentieth century. Dr. Franks teaches Asian American Studies and American Studies. He has done extensive research and writing in the area of Asian Pacific American sports. His most recent work, The Barnstorming Hawaiian Travelers: A Multiethnic Baseball Team Tours the Mainland, 1912- 1916, tells the story of a multiethnic, multiracial team of Hawaiian ballplayers …
¡Viva La Vida!, Javier Villarreal
¡Viva La Vida!, Javier Villarreal
NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings
No abstract provided.
Américo Paredes And His Audiences, Lyon Rauthbun
Américo Paredes And His Audiences, Lyon Rauthbun
NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings
No abstract provided.