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اُردو میں افسانوی تنقیدکا نیا پیراڈائم اور آصف فرخی

اُردو میں افسانوی تنقیدکا نیا پیراڈائم اور آصف فرخی"عالمِ ایجاد" کی روشنی میں

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اکیسویں صدی میں سنجیدہ تنقید کا پورا اسٹکچر بدل گیا ہے۔ تھیوری اور فکشن کے حوالے سے بیانیات کے مباحث نے فکشن کی تنقید کا پورا پینترا ہی بدل کر رکھ دیا ہے۔ اس ذیل میں مغرب میں تو بے شمار کام ہو رہا ہے لیکن ہمارے ہاں بھی چند ناقدین ہی سہی کچھ نہ کچھ عمدہ کام کر رہے ہیں۔ ان میں گوپی چند نارنگ، شمس الرحمن فاروقی اور ڈاکٹر وزیر آغا کے بعد قاضی افضال حسین اور شافع قدوائی کی مثالیں تو سامنے کی ہیں جب کہ ڈاکٹر ناصر عباس نیئر نے فکشن کی اب تک جو تنقید کی ہے اُس کا حاوی رجحان یہی ہے۔ آصف فرخی کی افسانوی تنقید کے بارے میں ہم یہ تو نہیں کَہ سکتے کہ وہ سراسر بیانیات کے ڈسپلن کے تابع ہے اور اس تھیوری سے کہیں انحراف نہیں کرتی؛ ہاں مگر اس تنقید کی نمایاں صورت، بیانیات کے بنیادی مباحث سے توانائی ضرور حاصل کرتی ہے۔

کسی فن پارے میں ‘‘کیا’’ ہے کی بحث اب اُس طرح معنویت کی حامل نہیں رہی جیسے اس سے پہلے مسلسل رہی ہے، اب افسانوی تنقید کا بنیادی سروکار ‘‘کیسے’’ سے ہوتا جا رہا ہے۔ مطلب یہ کہ بیانیات کی بحث (جس میں تھیوری کا عمل دخل ہے) میں یہ دیکھا جاتا ہے کہ ایک افسانوی متن کیسے بامعنی بن رہا ہے یا بنتا ہے، یا یہ کہ کیسے ایک تخلیق کار اپنے فن پارے کی سیٹنگ کرتا ہے کہ وہ بامعنی بن جاتا ہے۔ اس ‘‘کیسے’’ کے ساتھ خود بہ خود ‘‘کیوں’’ بھی جڑ جاتا ہے۔ مثلاً اس افسانوی فن پارے میں کیوں یہی طریقۂ کار اختیار کیا گیا۔؟ کیوں ایسی ہی سیٹنگ...

Sponsoring Academic Integrity: The Role of Human and Informational Sources of Scholarship in Adoption of Plagiarism-Avoiding Techniques among Research Students of Social Sciences

Plagiarism is a serious offense that defies the ethics of scholarship and research. Research students need to pay substantive attention to the dynamics and contours of plagiarism in their creative, ethical, and academic endeavors. Scholarship avenues such as online tutorials and work assignments are important sources of instructions for plagiarism-avoidance among students. The current study explores the frequency of consultation of scholarship avenues and the usage of plagiarism-avoidance techniques among research students in social sciences. The study also recommends a scale to investigate plagiarism-avoidance techniques. Furthermore, it also examines the level of the study in predicting the usage of plagiarism-avoidance. Using the online survey technique, 108 research students from Pakistan were sampled. The questionnaire was uploaded on several student-based research groups of social media, including; Facebook, and Yahoo groups. Bivariate linear regression analysis was used for hypothesis testing. Findings revealed that scholarship avenues lead to greater usage of plagiarism-avoidance techniques among research students (R2 =0.065). Supervisors, class-fellows, colleagues, and faculty of the department are prominent human scholarship avenues. Similarly, articles and books from the web, books from the library, the anti-plagiarism policy of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), and lectures delivered in the classroom were leading informational scholarship avenues. Stage of the study and consultation of the scholarship avenues were predictors of usage of plagiarism-avoidance techniques. It is recommended that (i) plagiarism-avoidance is promoted through prevention rather than detection, and that (ii) scholarship avenues (e.g. Delivering lectures, institutional policy, and interaction with relevant websites) are used for enhancing awareness about intellectual dishonesty.

An Investigation into the Growth Strategies and Spread of an Invasive Exotic Plant, Parthenium Hysterophorus L. in Punjab, Pakistan

In order to study the spread and distribution of a recently introduced invasive exotic annual plant, Parthenium hysterophorus L., a reconnaissance survey followed by phytosociological survey was carried out in 16 districts of the province Punjab, Pakistan. The entire study area was categorized into three zones, Zones I, II and III, receiving mean annual precipitation ranging from 500 to 1000 mm, 250 to 500 mm and >125 mm, respectively. On the basis of growth attributes like phenological stages and biomass (dry weight) and ecological indices like Cover and Importance Value Index (IVI), Zone I was found to be most suitable for the growth and spread of P. hysterophorus, followed by Zone II, where water regime has been modified by irrigation and canal system and finally by Zone III, where P. hysterophorus was restricted only to areas receiving artificial irrigation, resulting in a rise of local soil moisture content. Although Silt Loam, followed by Sandy Loam were recorded to be the most preferred soil textures for the growth of P. hysterophorus, the soil moisture content was predominantly the determining factor for its growth and distribution and masked the effect of soil texture. However, biomass of the target species was found to be more strongly correlated with the intensity of its Cover as compared to soil moisture content and hence could be considered as a better indicator parameter for its infestation. A comparison of the temporal productivity (biomass) revealed that the growth of P. hysterophorus was most favored by the humid conditions of Monsoon season, followed by Spring, Autumn and winter. Although in the present study, the quadrat analysis involved a bias, second highest IVI was recorded for P. hysterophorus in all districts, highest being for Cynadon dactylon. Seasonal phenological study carried out in the three zones revealed adaptability with regards to the appearance of different phenological stages in accordance with climatic conditions, as life cycle in Zone I was distinctly ahead of that in Zone III. Early germination and sprouting from the previous year’s stumps gave P. hysterophorus an advantage over other co-occurring annuals, thus conferring it greater invasaibility. A questionnaire based survey to assess community perception about prevalence and impact of P. hysterophorus indicated lack of awareness amongst majority of ruralxxii and urban residents, whereas, farmers, foresters and florists were relatively well aware. Majority of the respondents did not date back the introduction of P. hysterophorus in Punjab to more than 10 years. Competition field experiments involving Replacement Series, carried out between P. hysterophorus and six coexisting annual species, and evaluated on the basis of mathematical indices like Relative Yield and Relative Crowding Coefficient and Graphic indices like Replacement Diagrams, clearly showed that the four species suppressed by P. hysterophorus in the order of increasing suppression were, Chenopodium album, Kochia indica, Cannabis sativa and Amaranthus viridis. However, Cassia occidentalis and Setaria glauca curtailed the growth of P. hysterophorus and were found to be competitively superior to the latter and offered to be a promising environmentally friendly solution in controlling the growth of P. hysterophorus by competitive displacement. The information generated by the overlay maps constructed on the basis of Cover of P. hysterophorus and the corresponding soil texture of the target site, could be utilized to predict the potentially threatened sites on non surveyed areas and hence could help in control and management strategies against P. hysterophorus.
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