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| December 2, 1978. At Santhi and Ranji's wedding at Wennappuwa church. |
Friday, May 5, 2023
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Recently found photo of Fawzia
Leaving the USA for the last time, in August 2011. also the last time she saw Nelum, Roy, and Shannon.
Monday, June 6, 2022
Fawzia Braine Memorial Award - 10th Year
Title: "Corpus insights into the harmonization of commercial media in China: News coverage of migrant worker issues as a case study" by Eric Yin Liu
Journal: Discourse, Context & Media (Vol. 41, 2021)
Abstract: Literature abounds regarding media censorship in China, but relatively few studies show how this is linguistically realized, and what impact it has on Chinese media discourse. Using news coverage of migrant worker issues as a lens, this paper demonstrates convergence in reportage between commercial media and state media in China that took place in the last few years. Our corpus-based critical discourse analyses show that negative words/phrases about migrant workers’ miseries (e.g., discrimination, physical assault, etc.) have decreased significantly in commercial reportage while positive words/phrases that praise the government’s achievements and actions in dealing with migrant worker issues (e.g., the increased income, the active entrepreneurial policy for migrant workers, etc.) have increased remarkably. We also note more shared vocabulary between the reportage of commercial and state media, which reflects a convergence in their reporting style. We attribute such changes to the political ideology of harmony that exerts sweeping influences on Chinese society and raise concerns about the health of the media landscape in China.
Bio: Eric Yin Liu is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of English at the University of Hong Kong. His research interests include media and internet politics, political communication, sociolegal studies, linguistic/semiotic anthropology, language and law, (critical) discourse studies, and the ethnographic approach to vulnerability. He had served as a coordinator of the Sociolinguistics Reading Group at the University of Hong Kong. Between 2021 and 2022, he is a Harvard-Yenching Fellow in the Linguistic/Semiotic Anthropology Advanced Training Program at the Harvard-Yenching Institute and the Department of Anthropology, Harvard University.
Sunday, April 17, 2022
Funds to support Malay university students
Distributed through the Women's Association of Sri Lanka Malays (WASLAM)
The following candidates will be receiving Rs, 3,500/- Rs 2.500/- or Rs 2,000.00 per month as stated below.
(1) ISSADEEN SLASA FATHIMA AZMA from HAMBANTOTA Institution: Ramanadana Academy of Fine Art, Ramanadan University of Jaffna – Course details: Fine Arts Will receive a grant of Rs. 3,500.00 per month x 48 months = Rs. 168,000.00
(2) MUHAMMATHU NISFAL ITHREES from Oddamavadi Institution: Rajarata University Course: Management Studies Will receive a grant of Rs. 2000.00 per month x 24months = Rs. 48,000.00
(3) HAMEED RISHAD ABDUL from Kurunegala Institution: Rajarata University Course: Management Studies Will receive a grant of Rs. 2000.00 per month x 24months = Rs. 48,000.00
(4) GNEI FATHIMA IFRA DOOLE from Hambantota Institution: Eastern University Faculty of Swami Wipulananda Institute Course: Visual and Technology Arts Will receive a grant of Rs. 2,500.00 per month x 48 months = Rs. 120,000.00
(5) GNEI FATHIMA RASHMA DOOLE from Hambantota Institution: University College of Matara Course: Event Management Will receive a grant of Rs. 2,500.00 per month x 48 months = Rs. 120,000.00
Total disbursement Rs 504,000.00 (Rupees five hundred and four thousand only.)
Sunday, June 13, 2021
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Presentation of the first Fawzia Braine Memorial Award, 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
The winner was Jim Chan, who is now the President of the Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics (HAAL)
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Recipient of WASLAM award in Fawzia's memory
Ms. Irshani Rajabdeen, Sabaragamuwa University, Faculty of Management Studies. BSc. (Hons) in Financial Management. She receives Rs. 3000/ per month till December 2021.
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