Thursday 31 December 2020
Tuesday 29 December 2020
Ethics and Morality
Ethics and Morality
What’s the Difference Between Morality and Ethics?
Ethics
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Video Recording of Dilip Barad's Session in AICTE sponsored STTP organised by Gandhinagar Institute of Technology on Communication Skills and Ethics.
Phase I: 30 Dec 2020
Phase II: 20 Jan 2021
Phase III: 3 Feb 2021
Ethics vs Morality
- If a teacher is irregular in his duty (i.e. not completing syllabus), s/he may be considered unethical but we cannot call him 'immoral'.
- If a teacher is physically exploiting students, s/he may be considered immoral as well as unethical.
- If a teacher supports students agitating against management, it may be considered morally righteous but unethical.
- If a teacher is doing administration work at the cost of teaching, s/he may be considered morally right but unethical.
- If a teacher is forced to do admin work instead of teaching, it is unethical but it may not be considered immoral
- The Lawyer telling court that his/her client is guilty is morally right but ethically it violets attorney-client privilege.
- Regular full time teachers - doing private tuitions = Unethical or Immoral?
- Teacher asking for money to pass students = Unethical or Immoral?
- If we cannot take exams without invigilator, how can we say that our education system deals with morality and ethics in a proper way?
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Monday 21 December 2020
Photo-Novel on Facebook
After the popularity of the genre of novel writing in form of Graphic Novel, we have an interesting possibility to have a new genre of narrating a story in form of 'Photo-Novel' for Social Media publication.
Here are three examples of stories told through series of photographs and shared on Facebook
1. Facebook Page 'Talking Books Movies posted this album of a narrative told through beautiful photographs.
2. Mission Impossible? Finding 1 girl in India's 1.25 billion!
3. Social Evil:
This is not as finished as the first one but is a good attempt. The photos are good but the important aspect of narration is the 'caption'. There is absolutely nothing in the captions. If you watch the first and second story, again, you will find very precisely written captions. The real success of the narration of 'Photo-Novels' lies in the 'Captions'.
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Tuesday 8 December 2020
Macbeth
Worksheet: William Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Worksheet - Screening Play Performance of Macbeth by Globe Theatre, London
Presentation on 'William Shakespeare: About the Playwright'
Presentation on 'Macbeth' - About the Play
1. Write
an essay on your understanding of the concept of Shakespearean Tragedy. Justify
/ Illustrate ‘Macbeth’ as Shakespearean Tragedy.
2. What
is Aristotelian concept of Tragedy? How far does ‘Macbeth’ fit in the Aristotelean
concept of Tragedy?
3. What
do you mean by ‘Poetic Justice’? Is there a poetic justice in ‘Macbeth’?
Illustrate your answer.
4. Can
we read Macbeth as Aristotelian ‘tragic hero’? If so, what is his ‘hamartia’?
5. What
is the meaning of ‘hamartia’? What is Macbeth’s hamartia? Compare it with
hamartia of other tragic heroes known to you (like Hamlet, Othello, Oedipus
etc).
6. What
do you understand by the concept of ‘hero-villain’? Is Macbeth a fit character
for this concept? Illustrate your answer.
7. What
sort of artistic liberties are taken by William Shakespeare in ‘Macbeth’? (Key:
Historical Macbeth vs Literary Macbeth: https://www.scotland.org.uk/history/time-macbeth
- the sequence of the murder of King Duncan and that of Banquo are purely
imaginative interpolation. The goodness given to the character of Banquo is also
questioned on the grounds that the ruling King James I was a lineage of Banquo’s
from Scotland).
8. What
is the content of the ‘letter’ written by Macbeth to Lady Macbeth? What is its
importance in the play?
9. Thematic
Study:
a. The
theme of Ambition
b. Tragedy
of Ambition – the Medievalism
c. The
Unchecked Ambition and its Power to Corrupt the nobleness within humans
d. Cruelty
and Masculinity
e. Theme
of Guilty Conscience
10. Character
Study:
a. Macbeth
– the Hero-Villain – the Valiant Villain – The Milk of Human Kindness wasted on
the altar of ambition – tragic hero
b. Lady
Macbeth – a Witch or a Victim?
c. Macduff
– the ultimate avenger
d. Banquo
e. King
Duncan
f.
Malcolm and Donalbain
g. Lady
Macduff
11. The
Study of Scenes from the play ‘Macbeth’:
a. Scenes
of Three Witches
b. Murder
of King Duncan
c. Porter
Scene
d. Banquet
scene – Visitation of Banquo’s Ghost
e. Night
walking scene of Lady Macbeth
f.
Final fight between Macbeth and Macduff
12. The
Study of Quotations:
a. Macbeth’s soliloquy in Act I, Scene
3: This supernatural soliciting
Cannot be ill, cannot be good. If ill,
Why hath it given me earnest of success,
Commencing in a truth?
b. Macbeth’s soliloquy in Act 1, Scene
7: If it were done when ‘tis done, then ‘twere well
It were done quickly
c. Macbeth’s soliloquy in Act 2, Scene
1: Is this a dagger which I see before me,
This handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.
d. Macbeth says these lines in Act 2,
Scene 2:
Whence is that knocking? –
How is’t with me, when every noise appalls me?
What hands are here! Ha, they pluck out mine eyes.
Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood
Clean from my hand?
e. Macbeth
in Act 5, Scence 5: Tomorrow,
and tomorrow, and tomorrow
f.
Banquo in Act 1, Sc 3: “Oftentimes to win
us to out harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest
trifles, to betray’s in deepest consequence.
g. Lady
Macbeth in Act 1 Sc 5: The
raven himself is hoarse . . .
h. Lady Macbeth in Act 5 Sc Out damned spot. . . Hell is
murky.
13. The
Study of Cinematic Adaptations of ‘Macbeth’:
a. Write a note on any one film adaptation of ‘Macbeth’
i.
What
changes are made by film makers in the adaptation?
ii.
How
are these topics dealt in the film adaptation - ‘the setting’, ‘the witches’, ‘events’
& ‘theme’?
b. Some
of the well-known cinematic adaptations are:
i.
Orsan Welles’s Macbeth (1948)
ii.
Akira Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood (1957)
iii.
Roman Polanski’s ‘Macbeth’ (1971)
iv.
Vishal Bhardwaj’s Maqbool (2003)
v.
Geoffrey Wright’s ‘Macbeth’ (2006)
vi.
Justin Kurzel’s ‘Macbeth’ (2015)
14. Research:
a. Shakespeare
based Macbeth very loosely on historical figures and events. Research the true
story of Macbeth. Explain the differences between history and Shakespeare's
version. Explain the effects that Shakespeare's changes have on the overall
story.
b. Research
the Great Chain of Being in Elizabethan times. Explain the Great Chain of Being
and develop a thesis about its effects on Macbeth. How is this way of viewing the
world evident in Macbeth? Provide examples from the play
c. The Politics
of Aloofness in "Macbeth" BALDO, JONATHAN. “The Politics of Aloofness in
‘Macbeth.’” English Literary Renaissance, vol. 26, no. 3, 1996, pp. 531–560. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/43447533.
d. "Macbeth"
and the Play of Absolutes Reid, B. L. “‘Macbeth’ and the Play of Absolutes.” The Sewanee Review, vol. 73, no. 1, 1965, pp. 19–46. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/27541080
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Sunday 22 November 2020
Saturday 14 November 2020
Session on Ecocriticism: Devang Nanavati
The Video Recording of the Live Session:
The Poem discussed by the speaker and other poems and images are in this slideshow
Additional reading:
Thursday 8 October 2020
Tuesday 1 September 2020
PhD Coursework: Research Methodology - English Studies
Video Resources on Research Methodology - PhD Coursework, Dept. of English, MKBU
1. Prof. Sachin Ketkar on "Translation Studies as World Literature and World Literature as Translation Studies"
2. Dr. Kalyan Chattopadhyay on "Academic Writing"
3. Prof. Kiran Trivedi on "Quality Research Publication: Impact Factor, i-Index, h-Index, i10-Index
4. Dr. Valiur Rahaman on 'The Vocation & Life of Research Scholar'
5. Dr. Kalyani Vallath on 'Practical Ways of Organizing Research'
6. Prof. Balaji Ranganathan on 'Research Techniques'
7. Dr. Valiur Rahaman on 'The Art of Literary Research Today'
8. Prof. Atanu Bhattacharya on 'The Academic Writing: The Basics'
9. Prof. Atanu Bhattacharya on 'The Academic Writing: The
Mechanics'
10. Prof. Nigam Dave on 'Philosophy and Ethics'
11. Dilip Barad on 'Introduction to the Course on Research and Publication Ethics' (Gujarati)
12. Critic, Researcher & Scholar | Richard Altick | The Art of Literary Research
13. Mind and Temperament of Research Scholar | The Art of Literary Research | Richard Altick
Charlie Chaplin Modern Times Great Dictator
The Modern Times
Chaplin had not been seen on a theatre screen for five years when Modern Times premiered to great acclaim in 1936. Still stubbornly resisting work in “talkies,” he stood alone in his insistence upon preserving the silent film. As he did with City Lights (1931), Chaplin conceded to recording a music and sound effects track, but there would be no dialogue heard on-screen. (A reactionary in terms of filmmaking techniques, he once predicted sound films would be passé by 1932.)
Modern Times is regarded as one of Chaplin’s most lighthearted films. There is certainly plenty of social criticism (the film highlights the dehumanizing impact of technology), but he plays the story mostly for laughs. The sight gag of Chaplin haplessly trying to keep pace with the assembly line in the factory is regarded as a classic comedy sequence. (Source: Britannica)
Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance has written of the reception and legacy of this classic comedy,
Modern Times is perhaps more meaningful now than at any time since its first release. The twentieth-century theme of the film, farsighted for its time—the struggle to eschew alienation and preserve humanity in a modern, mechanized world—profoundly reflects issues facing the twenty-first century. The Tramp's travails in Modern Times and the comedic mayhem that ensues should provide strength and comfort to all who feel like helpless cogs in a world beyond control. Through its universal themes and comic inventiveness, Modern Times remains one of Chaplin's greatest and most enduring works. Perhaps more important, it is the Tramp's finale, a tribute to Chaplin's most beloved character and the silent-film era he commanded for a generation. (Click here to read full article)
The Great Dictator
Chaplin's film advanced a stirring condemnation of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, fascism, antisemitism, and the Nazis. At the time of its first release, the United States was still formally at peace with Nazi Germany and neutral during what were the early days of World War II. Chaplin plays both leading roles: a ruthless fascist dictator and a persecuted Jewish barber.
Wednesday 19 August 2020
UGC-RPE: Research and Publication Ethics
A Course on Research and Publication Ethics (RPE) - for Ph.D. Students
- Beall, J. (2012). Predatory publishers are corrupting open access. Nature, 489(7415), 179-179. https://doi.org/10.1038/489179a
- Bird, A. (2006). Philosophy of Science. Routledge.
- Chaddah, P. (2018). Ethics in Competitive Research: Do not get Scooped; do not get Plagiarized. ISBN: 978-938748086
- Indian National Science Academy (INSA) (2019). Ethics in Science Education, Research and Governance. ISBN: 978-81-939482-1-7. http://www.insaindia.res.in/pdf/Ethics_Book.pdf
- MacIntyre, Alasdair (1967). A Short History of Ethics. London.
- National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and Institute of Medicine (2009). On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research: Third Edition. National Academies Press.
- Resnik, D.B. (2011). What is Ethics in Research & Why is it Important. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 1-10. Retrieved from https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/whatis/index.cfm