Investigation into technology-assisted intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has gained momentum in recent years. Research suggests that robots could be a viable means to impart skills to this population since children with ASD tend to be fascinated by robots. However, if robots are to be used to impart social skills, a primary deficit for this population, considerable ...

Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth (2008) is a collection of short stories that explores the experiences immigrants and their descendants in United States, particularly those Bengali origin. This research paper critically examines diasporic discourse identity alienation work. Through close analysis selected from Earth, this delves into themes cultural displacement, search for identity, feeling ...

The phenomena of migration, displacement, and social integration have greatly impacted discourses on the interpretation cultural translation, which is widely perceived as an ongoing reciprocal process exchange, integration, transformation. Drawing upon Homi K. Bhabha’s theoretical notions, such liminality, hybridity, third space, present study explores poetics politics translation in Jhumpa Lah...

The borders of adaptation studies are constantly in flux, with scholars keen to discover new perspectives and methodologies, examine forms push boundaries across disciplines. Despite these calls, however, there have been few inquiries which actively analysed the liminal script, caught between betwixt literary work film. To this end, article takes a contrapuntal approach – tearing down disciplin...