Drishti is a media, arts and human rights organization that has transformed the communications strategies of leading Indian NGOs and social movements. Drishti's documentary films on human rights issues have been seen throughout the world, and its training programs for grassroots communities have empowered thousands of rural people. Drishti and Video Volunteers are expanding their joint award-winning program of creating 'Community Media Units' and training 'Community Media Producers', and Drishti more...
This Open Educational Resource is hosted by Archive.org OER section. This is an 18-lecture series on Image Processing that the author, Alan Peters, has created over the past 9 years (1999-2007) for his course, EECE/CS 253, at Vanderbilt University. The files are all in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format and MS Powerpoint (.ppt) format. The files are quite large because of the images in them. The topics covered include: Image Enhancement by Point Operations, Color Correction, The 2-D Fourier Transform a more...
This online full course features an extensive list of readings and lecture notes. It is a interdisciplinary introduction to contemporary Latin America, drawing on films, literature, popular press accounts, and scholarly research. Topics include economic development, ethnic and racial identity, religion, revolution, democracy, transitional justice, and the rule of law. Examples draw on a range of countries in the region, especially Mexico, Chile, and Brazil. Includes a heavy oral participation co more...