Inquisitive Mind Research Articles

Digital technology for facilitating inquiry-based learning during the COVID pandemic for human anatomy course.

Linking anatomy with the clinical approach for creating an inquisitive mind for a millennium via the digital platform is the need of the hour. Traditional lecturing makes students have rote memorization of the human anatomy. The inquiry-based project will allow undergraduate medical students to have a deeper understanding of human anatomy along with team building and interpersonal skill development. This approach of teaching would allow students to link the content taught for human anatomy with its clinical applicability and probably generate inquisitiveness for further exploring the course content. The study aimed to appraise and assess the perception of medical students and faculty about the inquiry-based digitalized project presentation. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted for inquiry-based project presentation where students were divided into 15 groups with 15 inquiries, which were presented as projects on a digital platform under the guidance of the facilitator. The perception of students and faculty for the inquiry-based approach was collected using a validated survey questionnaire. The quantitative data were analyzed by SPSS-version 15, using descriptive statistics, Friedman's rank, and thematic analysis for qualitative data. In total, 117 students participated in the pre-test and 129 in the post-test part of the study. Also, 79.1% of students appreciated that the inquiry-based project presentation approach allowed them to link anatomy with different courses; 73.6% agreed that this approach has a positive impact on their attitude toward learning anatomy. Then, 75.2% students appreciated of learning new skills using the digital platform. They agreed to have developed leadership (65.1%) and team-building skills (83.7%) and self-directed learning (SDL) improvement (71.3%). However, some students (9.3%) and faculty (16.7%) had been ostracized for presenting their inquiry-based projects on a digital platform, whereas 65.1% of students appreciated this approach. Inquiry-based learning approach would allow students to have a deeper understanding of the subject knowledge and skills for the SDL and learn strategies for the usage of virtual technology for literature search.

A century of Hawley retainer

Introduction: The use of Hawley retainer has crossed a century with same basic principles incorporated one hundred years back accompanying little improvisation in material. The innovation of Hawley retainer was a simple orthodontic appliance yet innovative device of retention of that period of time. The primitive appliance is still continuing over a century; is an achievement in itself. This clearly reflects the intense invention of an inquisitive mind of its creator, Dr. Charles Augustus Hawley. The present article reviews the chronological events of the life of Dr. Charles Augustus Hawley and his contributions to the profession. Special emphasis has been laid on the evolution, development and clinical aspects of Hawley retainer commemorating its completion of a century.

EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF IMPLEMENTING GUIDED READING APPROACH TO ENHANCE THE READING PROFICIENCY OF ENGLISH SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Guided reading (GR) approach has been shown to have positive effect on reading fluency and comprehension. However, most studies on GR have focused on primary schools, specifically the Foundation Phase. Therefore, this study employed the GR approach to examine its possible effects on the reading proficiencies of Grade 9 English Second Language (ESL) learners in Gauteng province. Social and cognitive constructivism underpinned the study, which employed action research to determine the possible effects of implementing GR on the reading proficiencies of a sample of eight Grade 9 ESL learners who were purposively selected to participate in this study. Data were collected through interviews, observations, and reflection cards, oral and written reading tests. Results indicated that GR approach had caused a significant improvement in these learners’ reading fluency and comprehension because of collaborative learning and scaffolding. In addition, GR also developed a sense of ownership in their learning, a sense of community and innovative and inquisitive minds. The study recommends that learners who struggle with reading be identified early, and GR intervention strategies be implemented and monitored. Every school needs to have a reading policy and the Education Department should ensure that it is implemented and monitored. Keywords: guided reading, reading proficiencies, reading fluency, reading comprehension, second language

Constitutional evolution of Russia (review of the collection of scientific articles: 25 years of the Constitution of the Russian Federation: constitutional dialogue / ed. by V.T. Kabyshev. Saratov : Publishing house of the Saratov State Law Academy, 2019. 380 p.)

The review notes the intellectual richness of the national science of constitutional law, the creators of which, on the eve of the anniversary of the Constitution of Russia, entered into a dialogue: a dialogue of generations; a dialogue of scientific schools; a dialogue of worldviews; a dialogue of individuals gifted with talent, an inquisitive mind, the ability to set nontrivial scientific problems and brilliantly solve them, involving statesmen, public leaders, politicians, practicing lawyers in the co-creation of the legal space of Russia. The constitutional dialogue initiated by the Saratov School of Constitutional Law has become an evidence that Russian state scholars are ready for the challenges of our time. They understand the full measure of responsibility that is assigned to the rulers of scientific minds in the era of large-scale changes, the era of choosing the path of further development of civilization. Reflecting the identity of representatives of various scientific schools, the continuity in the assessment of science as a path of service to the high truth, the novelty of ways to find answers to the burning questions of the modern constitutional construction of Russia, the reviewer draws attention to the fact that it brings together different positions, makes us look for a common denominator. This is the philosophy of the constitutional worldview, constitutional ethics, which has become the basis for the existence of public.

An inspirational reflection on Nobel Prize-winning researches in nerve signaling from over a century: some lessons for inquisitive minds

The fascinating field of Neuroscience is burgeoning with extensive research, and some have been remarkable in making breakthrough findings, worth a Nobel Prize. The discoveries in neuroscience unveiling the anatomical and physiological conundrums of nerve and the advancement of neurophysiological techniques for recording nerve signals are owed to some great minds who thought beyond the normal. Such studies are foundational and exemplar for the young generations, often inciting an unconventional perspective toward a problem. This article presents a motivational account of some Nobel Prize-winning researches in nerve signaling from Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal describing the structure of nervous tissue in 1906 to Arvid Carlsson, Paul Greengard, and Eric R. Kandel unfolding the mechanisms of signaling pathways involved in brain function in the year 2000. This may sensitize the young researcher to take an interest in the historical work and understand that allegiance to investigate an idea may be driven by some striking past acquaintance or thoughtful insights. One may derive substantial inspiration to unravel further inscrutabilities and explore future avenues in translational research in nerve mechanisms.

Неоромантичні візії пейзажної та інтимної лірики Лесі Українки

Lesia Ukrainka’s oeuvre has played an important role in the development of national and world culture. The poetess brought to Ukrainian literature the rich spiritual world of her heroes: people with an inquisitive mind and a passionate heart. Powerful talent, dedicated to serving people, deep penetration into the most important issues of the day, high professional culture – all these factors put Lesia Ukrainka in the ranks of the world’s greatest poets. All of Lesia Ukrainka’s works are filled with a powerful vital force – a neo-romantic aesthetic ideal, according to which the leading motives are struggle, will, service to a lofty goal. The lyrical hero of her poetic works is a courageous personality who tries to find solutions to current social and philosophical problems. The feeling of spiritual exhaustion which is characteristic of European neo-romanticism is not characteristic of Lesia Ukrainka’s orogonative manner. All of Lesia Ukrainka’s creative practice varies and unfolds issues not of an objective historical nature, but discursive issues, issues related to the nature, content, form, subtext and context of human existence and communication. The poetess associated the modernization of Ukrainian literature with the requirements of a perfect, elaborate form, with the discipline of spirit and stylistic exigence. She considered neo-romanticism to be the leading style of her time. Lesia Ukrainka’s poetry is characterized by a combination of neo-romanticism and neo-classicism, and later becomes empowered by a powerful vital force – a neo-romantic aesthetic ideal, according to which the leading motives are struggle, will, and service to a lofty goal. The question of new, modern art is reflected in most of her works. Her neo-romantic rebel characters are distinguished primarily by the urge of freedom, determination and stoic readiness to fight and resist social forces. These neo-romantic orientations are combined in art with trends that can be described as neo-classic. The lifting of restrictions on the comprehension of the spiritual figure of Lesia Ukrainka raises the need for appropriate methodology and tools that will allow to know the nature of her thinking, to give the concept of personality in a surprisingly harmonious fusion of wisdom, tenderness and strength. Speaking of Lesia Ukrainka’s lyrics, one cannot ignore the question of the image of the landscape in her lyrical poetry, because in her poetic works, she paid great attention to the depiction of nature, landscape, and at the same time the widest range of human feelings against the background of the diversity of pictures of the surrounding world. Managing the magic of painting (the poetess was not only widely acquainted with the history and theory of painting, but also painted herself), Lesia Ukrainka with fine taste and excellent ability reproduced Ukrainian nature and landscapes of other lands in her lyrical poetry. The poetess greatly appreciated the landscape in works. Lesia Ukrainka’s intimate lyrics are dominated by sad motives, longing for lost love and unattainable happiness. However, the soul of the poetess, hardened by trials, responded to both physical and mental pain with the pearls of poetic creativity. All these poems are brought together by an optimistic, life-affirming beginning, whatever they are about. They testify to her unsurpassed talent as a poetess-lyricist. All genre formations, without exception, both large and small poetic forms were subject, were within her control. The poetess proved to be a true master in the field of socio-political, philosophical and meditative, intimate-personal, and landscape-marine lyrics. Art is not so much interested in the world as in its own essence. This is the time of particularly active self-reflection of the artist. All this makes her lyrics relevant both then and now. The exceptionally great significance of Lesia Ukrainka’s oeuvre in the history of Ukrainian literature lies in the fact that it has inspired Ukrainian poetry with new themes and motives, enriched the lyric lines, rhythms and metrics of Ukrainian poetry. Her neo-romantic, symbolist poetry and drama emphasized attention to new values, new philosophical, existential problems at the turn of the century.

Mathematical reconstruction of the rise of the Alexander Column

The history of the engineering profession includes many events and achievements that raise doubts about their reality in modern people. These are the pyramids of Mexico and Egypt, megalithic structures in Peru, the Baalbek temple, etc. Aqueducts and viaducts, highways and bridges, fortifications and ships, the Greek fire and the Church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople — all this gives an idea of the capabilities and skills of ancient engineers. The questions of who and how built these objects and why modern technologies cannot repeat it will always excite the inquisitive mind of the researcher. The admiration of many architectural structures of the 18th-19th centuries raises the question of how this was possible to be done at that time, in the absence of knowledge about the power of steam and electricity. The objects built after the middle of the 19th century do not cause such questions — there were already many lifting mechanisms, photography documented the construction process, and the dug Suez Canal testified to the increased capabilities of mankind and strengthened engineering skills. No one doubts that the Eiffel Tower was built without the use of helicopters and the achievements of an antediluvian civilization. However, in relation to the unique creation of O. Montferrand — the Alexander Column in St. Petersburg, there is a clear distrust in the reality of the achieved result: the column that is more than 27 meters high, more than 3 meters in diameter and weighs more than 600 tons stands vertically on the end surface without additional supporting structures. This article, presented in three reports, is devoted to the attempt to mathematically justify the possibility of what was achieved at the level of knowledge, skills, mechanisms and technologies of the beginning of the 19th century. The first report is devoted to the formulation of the initial data for each stage of production, transportation and installation of the Alexander Column from the standpoint of the possibility of performing rigging work. The basis for the answers is an album of illustrations of the rise of the Alexander Column, made by the great architect O. Montferrand, who is also reproached for the lack of engineering training.

Tom Norris: One scientist can make a lasting difference

Most of us in our youth have never heard of the term bioacoustics, let alone knew this could be a possible career option. Yet almost all of us in our youth have heard the fascinating sounds humpback whales make. Early on, it took an adventurous spirit, inquisitive mind, and perseverance to learn a wide variety of disciplines to study marine mammal bioacoustics. Even today, bioacoustics it typically a college course and not a full degree. Tom Norris was one of the few early scientists that helped shape what it takes to study bioacoustics and paved the way for others. With increasing concern about the potential impacts to marine mammals from noise in the ocean, there has been greater demand for those with a background in bioacoustics. Part of that overall interest has been using acoustics to passively listen and monitor marine mammal sounds, to learn more about the occurrence and distribution of these animals. Tom Norris’s efforts to create a better, more cost effective approach, helped shape the way that we use passive acoustic monitoring to study marine mammals today.

Воображаемая новизна и ее утверждение в культуре

The study of novelty as a cultural phenomenon presupposes the formulation and solution of the problem in the ultimate interpretation, as an unbiased description of its appearance on a defined territory, reducing it to preestablished principles that explain novelty as certainty and stability. This means understanding the phenomenal limit-the novelty goes to infinity and shimmers in the vastness of being, appears to the inquisitive mind in the form of original discoveries and imaginary worlds. Novelty is revealed as the opening potency of being with the possibilities that have appeared – the reversal of events that are its direct implementation. The formulation of the novelty problem immediately confronts the initial contradiction and the difficulty of solving it. Imaginary novelty compensates for the unavailability of a material analog-it fills the voids of being and presence with its creations. Imaginary novelty carries the desired illusions that inspire the enthusiast, but under the cover of dreams, the real novelty of being grows. The paper suggests the related concepts: imaginative, imaginary, quasi-objective for the expansion of the intellectual landscape of the field of culture. In the aspect of novelty, the imaginary appears as an outstripping development of the presence, its separation from being and self-active bifurcation, the desire for a new material embodiment – the production of added being.

Characterizing and Categorizing the Essence of Sport Consumption Behavior: A Thematic Analysis

Sport consumer decision making is a complex process in which an individual evaluates, acquires, uses, or disposes of sport products or services. This qualitative study aimed to identify, understand, and describe the essential characteristics of sport products consumption behavior among professional athletes in Thailand. In-depth interviewing was carried out on 25 professional athlete consumers who responded to semi-structured questions regarding their sport goods consumption. Thematic analysis was performed on the transcripts to describe the essential characteristics of the consumption and to identify overarching topics. Following social constructionism, three themes (i.e., acquisition, use, and disposal) were analyzed and eight categories (i.e., economy concern, gender independence, internet reliance, inquisitive mind, visibility quest, brand focus, environmental concern, gifting preference) were induced. The findings gave insight into athlete consumers’ behavioral characteristics in term of their sport products consumption. Understanding these points contributes to gaining leverage in planning a domestic marketing strategy for this kind of goods.

‘PANDEMIC’ OF CORONAVIRUS CARTOONS

Many cartoons of artists from many countries around the world associated with the coronavirus pandemic have appeared in a short period of time. The purpose of this article is to analyze the semantic content and artistic level of such cartoons. Thus, cartoonists reacted unusually quickly and smoothly to the coronavirus pandemic. Many ‘pandemic’ cartoons were created by artists in just a few months. These cartoons reflected all the vicissitudes of the struggle of mankind with a pandemic from the first shock, pessimism, to preparedness for the fight and belief in victory. The cartoon art brilliantly fulfilled its social satirical duty to humanity. However, coronavirus was a serious test not only for humanity, but also for the art of cartoon. A coronavirus pandemic swept the inquisitive minds of artists around the world. ЃePandemicЃf drawings sharply reflected the crisis, which is increasingly manifested in the art of cartoon in recent years. This crisis was identified by the appearance of many cartoon clones, similar in their messages to the audience and similar visually. Coronavirus, this spherical object with short processes, has become a very attractive way to create typical cartoons. Well-known techniques for creating comic effects in ironic graphics are easily traced in the ЃepandemicЃf cartoons. The art of cartoon fulfilled its social role expressed in responding to the coronavirus pandemic by means of humor and satire. Cartoonists embraced almost all stereotypical images with their ЃecoronavirusЃf creativity. The coronavirus pandemic laid bare the crisis inherent the art of cartoon in recent decades, like by x-rays which cartoonists managed to ridicule at after their discovery. Cartoonists around the world created similar cartoons, not really caring about heuristic. Therefore, we see so many works repeating each other. As we see, cartoons are becoming more ЃelightЃf, superficial. The cartoons created in the early period of the appearance of coronavirus had a panic character, were saturated with black humor. However, then the artists began to urge humanity to fight the pandemic through cartoons, thereby fulfilling their humanistic mission in their messages. And at the same time, ЃepandemicЃf cartoons showed that there was practically no heuristic in the works by witty artist in most cases, they were mainly built on the expected stereotypical images.

Christopher Michael Taylor

Christopher Michael Taylor (“Chris”) was born in Bowden, Lancashire on 27 July 1952. He was the first-born twin, and his sister followed minutes later—much to the surprise and shock of...

The Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer: How William F. Hoyt Opened Our Eyes to It.

Retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) assessment based on optical coherence tomography has become an essential structural parameter in the evaluation of the visual pathway. Yet, it was the trailblazing efforts of one individual, William F. Hoyt, MD, who in the 1970s published a series of landmark reports, which lay the foundation for evaluating the RNFL. With the aid of a direct ophthalmoscope, red-free photographic techniques, and an inquisitive mind, Hoyt added an entirely new dimension to the importance of careful ophthalmoscopy. This article chronicles the discoveries and publications that allowed Hoyt and his coworkers to establish the importance of analysis of the RNFL.

Orthopedic Residency in a Tertiary Care Hospital of India: Positives, Negatives and Perspectives for Change.

Orthopaedic residency training is a 3-year period of preparation that converts a raw medical student into a proficient orthopaedic surgeon. Due to wide variations at different centers in India, the program in a tertiary hospital is presented, in an attempt to improve the overall levels of training. PGIMER has produced many good surgeons who are well settled across the country and the world. A survey of the postgraduates of the last 30 years was done to highlight the perceptions about the program. An overview of the program was also added to the narrative to highlight the positive aspects of the training. 132 Orthopaedic passed-out residents from PGIMER could be contacted. 97% of them rated their residency experience as excellent or good, and stated that they would recommend this program to new residents. Key points highlighted by them were the readiness of trainees for any surgical contingency after graduation, continuation of the mindset for research, and their prompt acceptability into their subsequent places of work due to their place of graduation. Converting an orthopaedic resident into a competent surgeon involves knowledge upgrades and impartation of skills; these are not limited to the theory of orthopaedics, but involve the thought processes and the planning as a surgeon, the attitude towards patient management, and a continuously inquisitive scientific mind. The shortcomings and strengths of the residency program in PGIMER are discussed; international standard methodology limited to this institute like formal log books, mentorship program, hands-on skill development through courses, etc. is something that is recommended to be mandatory in all residency programs. The PGIMER Orthopaedic residency program could act as a basic model for other Indian medical schools, with any appropriate modifications. Standardization of Orthopaedic residency programs could allow upgrading to International levels.

Prose for inquisitive minds. On Sir Thomas Browne of Norwich, his works and their translation

The paper deals with Sir Thomas Browne, a doctor of medicine, philosopher, and writer of the English Baroque. His legacy holds an enduring appeal for scholars and, more importantly, survives in English language and its literature. It is demonstrated that Browne’s prose played an important role in the shaping of English literature and language, and that his philosophical and scientific views were eclectic. As a separate topic, the article considers problems of translating his prose into other languages. Translations can be spot-on, as shown in the article, when a coincidence of the ‘time of culture’ (Popovich, Borges) between the original and the culture of the translation occurs. For translations into Russian, a problem arises due to the inconsistency (polyglossia) of the 17th-c. Russian language. The author provides a comparative analysis of Browne’s original essays and their Russian translation. She finds that V. Grigoriev’s translations of Browne’s diptych discourses rely on a complex historical stylization, use 18th-c. Russian language, and have proved themselves as a factor of cross-literary communication.

Nuances of subcoronal inflatable penile prosthesis for physicians accustomed to penoscrotal approach.

In a special miniseries highlighting the different surgical techniques to the inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP), Wilson's Workshop seeks to bring forth skill considerations for the modern implanter. Each work is authored by a highly regarded surgeon who has truly honed the art of their respective approach. Today, most implanters are comfortable with either the penoscrotal or suprapubic incision. The following work directs the spotlight onto a much newer and less known technique, IPP implant via the subcoronal incision. SHP leads the Urology Center of Excellence in Seoul, South Korea, and has implanted more than 700 IPPs using the subcoronal approach since 2015. Here, he will share the clinical pearls of this novel incision gathered through trial and error over many repetitions. We are hopeful that this work will peak the interest of inquisitive minds and help disseminate improved implant techniques.

On Trusts, Angels, Morality and Fusion: Reply to My Critics

I am deeply grateful to the four commentators for engaging with my work in a deep and creative manner; tempting such outstanding scholars setting their inquisitive minds unto my work x is the best I could possibly ask for. Their thoughts set me unto new paths that correspond with the present book but move beyond it. There is no way I can do justice in this short piece to all the excellent points they raise in their critique. I therefore chose to write about four themes that recur in two or more of the papers: the place of the trust in my account of Equity, the extent to which equity sides with (moral) angles, whether the morality invoked by Equity is thick or thin, and the question to what extent Equity as it emerges from the book can be the subject of future fusion projects.

Childhood philosophy: a CASE for environmental ethics at basic education in Nigeria (Africa)

The need to instil philosophical thinking in children is supported by the phrase ‘catch them young’. Children do have inquisitive mind which is one of the bulks philosophers are made. To harness this virtue through the introduction of philosophy at the basic education levels will be a great milestone in the quest for human development and environmental protection and sustainability. Thus this paper believes that such will equip the future leaders with critical thinking tools necessary in a fast and dynamic society faced with serious climate change challenges.

Construction of the fate of engineer M.F. Balgi

There are people and events that have gone down in history and are known in the world. One of them is the designer of combat vehicles M. F. Balzhi, without which the history of the creation of the IS-3 tank will cease to be. (Research purpose) The research purpose is to show the development of an engineer-designer of technology M. F. Balzhi. (Materials and methods) The methodological framework of the study is set by the requirements of the methodological hermeneutical standard, the cognitive model of "the dual nature of man as a thinking being and a feeling being" by P. Sorokin, methodological guidelines of "history of concepts" and "oral history". The research material is the representation of M. F. Balzhi's creativity by colleagues and students in "reified" memory. (Results and discussion) A biography of Michael Bali is typical for his contemporaries. The article notes that although country events have a significant impact on the formation of a person, much depends on the character of the person, its inner core. The article shows that M. Bali was fond of mechanics and tried to gain new knowledge. In November 1935, he began working at the Chelyabinsk tractor plant, where work was underway to create a new S-65 tractor. The second half of the 30s was noted by the creation of Soviet tanks and marked the beginning of the "tank period" in the life of M. Balzhi, who proposed the basis for new tank designs. After the Second World War, M. F. Balzhi designed the S-65 and S-80 tractors, developed and introduced the ATS-2 artillery tractor and the IS-4 heavy tank into mass production. Since 1949, the design engineer began teaching, for 20 years he headed the Tanks Department. M. F. Balzhi has published more than 150 scientific papers and has trained 13 postgraduates. (Conclusions) In our country, there is a huge gap between unique design ideas and solutions born in the bowels of design bureaus and their practical implementation. It is worth referring to the experience of organizing the work of the design engineer M. F. Balzhi, whose inquisitive mind sought not only to obtain knowledge and create new things, but also to find practical applications for them.

The Exhibition Hello, Dear Enemy! and the Power of Collaboration

The Exhibition Hello, Dear Enemy!and the Power of Collaboration Elliott Schreiber (bio) In the summer of 2016, on a research fellowship at the International Youth Library (IYL) in Munich, Germany, I was fortunate to see the IYL's exhibition Hello, Dear Enemy! Picture Books for Peace and Humanity. By then, Germany had taken in over a million refugees, many from war zones in Syria and Afghanistan. Munich had opened its doors to tens of thousands of asylum seekers. But shrill, nationalist voices in Europe, including in Germany, as well as in the UnitedStates, were calling for these doors to be closed.By contrast, the sixty picturebooks collected in the exhibit, together with the forty graphically stunning posters and banners, cast a humane light on the plight of civilians in conflict zones around the world as well as on wrenching experiences of displacement. I inquired into the possibility of bringing the exhibit to my home institution, Vassar College, a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York. I learned that I was not the first representative from a US institution to express such an interest: the director of Worlds of Words (University of Arizona) as well as the HumanRights Institute at the University of Connecticut had also reached out to the IYL. The ensuing partnership between our institutions and the IYL laid the groundwork for a US tour of Hello, Dear Enemy! that began in fall 2017 and recently concluded. Click for larger view View full resolution The origins of this exhibit, in 1998, were based on the awareness that the effects of war, hostility, destruction, and suffering impact all people and children, whether directly as victims of conflict or indirectly as those within countries to which those affected escape. Likewise, the predominance of these topics in the media and in political and social discussions prompts inquisitive minds to question. At the International Youth Library, the belief is that picturebooks dealing with conflict and escape can "provoke reflection and inspire dialogue that sensitizes readers to processes of exclusion and invites them jointly to reflect on the foundations for a peaceful future" (Raabe 57). Thus, in 1998 a collection of books on peace and tolerance was sent to the IBBY Congress in New Delhi, which led to the creation a few years later of the exhibition Hello [End Page 89] Dear Enemy! Picture Books for Peace and Tolerance. The fall of 2014, amidst global crises bringing the topic of refugees and borders to the forefront, found the curators at the International Youth Library updating the exhibit in terms of content, staging design, and a name change: Hello, Dear Enemy! Picture Books for Peace and Humanity. Sixty picturebooks published mainly in the last fifteen years are divided into four themes: "the concrete experiences of war and escape; the causes of war and violence; xenophobia and prejudice; and peace utopias" (Raabe 57). Click for larger view View full resolution Each of the institutions involved in the US tour of this exhibition invested a great deal of time and energy to ensure that it achieved maximum visibility and impact. When Vassar hosted Hello, Dear Enemy! during our spring semester of 2018, we found that the key to achieving this goal was to bring to the local level the kind of collaborative work that we had already begun at a national and international level. At Vassar, I had two principal partners: Tracey Holland, a fellow faculty member with expertise in the area of the human rights of children and the faculty director of the Vassar College Urban Education Initiative, and Thomas Pacio, the director of Vassar's Creative Arts across the Disciplines (CAAD), which provided the financial resources (through the generous support of the Helen Forster Novy 1928 Fund) as well as crucial logistical support. Working closely with other colleagues, we displayed the exhibit at Vassar and two other local venues, and we devised a semester-long course for Vassar students that was structured around the exhibition. Within the framework of our course, we also hosted a celebrated team of artists and conducted significant outreach to seven Poughkeepsie-area schools. Click for larger view View full resolution The principal goal of our course was to...