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Judging From Above: French Feminists & Their Influence On The Veil Debate, Emma Caroline Delapré
Judging From Above: French Feminists & Their Influence On The Veil Debate, Emma Caroline Delapré
Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union
Over the past two decades, the international community has found itself questioning France’s application of laïcité and the egalitarianism it supposedly ensures, particularly regarding veils associated with the Islamic faith. Integral to the face veil debate is the advocacy of French feminists, especially those who identify as pro-ban. Overarchingly, pro-ban feminists argue that the practice of wearing face veils or coverings undermines a French citizen’s obligation to foster cohesion in the public sphere through the acceptance of republican norms. This viewpoint informs the analysis of the state of social division in France undertaken here. The tools of analysis include a …
2015 Syrian Refugee Responses Based On The Strength Of Securitization Discourse, Jacob M. Decarli
2015 Syrian Refugee Responses Based On The Strength Of Securitization Discourse, Jacob M. Decarli
Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union
This paper seeks to answer the question: Why were policy responses to the 2015 Syrian refugee "crisis" so different in Germany and the UK? I argue that these policies were driven by public opinion about migrants and immigration. Germany adopted a more liberal migration policy because of higher approval for refugees entering the country. I argue that this is the result of the degree to which securitization discourse explains different public attitudes towards Syrian refugees in 2015. Specifically, I argue that the greater the strength of securitization discourse, the easier it is to implement restrictive immigration policy. This paper demonstrates …
Lessons From European Energy Transition: Reality Or Green Dream?, Sky Berry-Weiss
Lessons From European Energy Transition: Reality Or Green Dream?, Sky Berry-Weiss
Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union
As a looming climate crisis continues to overwhelm the global community and Europe grips with fluctuating fossil fuel prices due to geopolitical tensions, the European Union appears to be rushing to forge a path to renewable energy to forgo dependence on nonrenewable energy sources. Decades ahead of the global community, the European Union has succeeded in its 2020 goals by increasing the share of renewable energy to 20% of overall consumption. Heading towards their strikingly ambitious goals for 2030, this great transition provides a case study that other states should be watching closely. This article analyzes the effects of several …
Jewish People In The German Far-Right: How Afd Is Pandering To Jews To Gain Legitimacy, Luca L. Zislin
Jewish People In The German Far-Right: How Afd Is Pandering To Jews To Gain Legitimacy, Luca L. Zislin
Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union
Despite the consistent rise of anti-Semitic attacks, Jewish people from across Germany are joining the far-right Alternative für Deutschland political party in increasing numbers. In 2018 a group of nineteen Jewish AfD members formed the JAfD, the Jewish division of the party, reflecting just how much Jewish support for the AfD is growing even as national and global Jewish organizations have branded the AfD as anti-Semitic. This growth comes as a shock considering incidents like AfD politician Wolfgang Gedeon’s denial of the Holocaust and accusations that numerous AfD politicians encourage extremist behavior. This paper examines the AfD’s official policy statements …
Integrated Or Excluded: The Effects Of French Integration Policies On Immigrant Communities From 2000 To 2020, Johanna N. Soleil
Integrated Or Excluded: The Effects Of French Integration Policies On Immigrant Communities From 2000 To 2020, Johanna N. Soleil
Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union
Few issues are as important to European politics as integration, though research into the actual effect of integration policies on immigrant communities is sparse in Europe and especially in France. This paper examines through the data available to researchers how immigrant communities compare to native populations in terms of cultural, health, and economic characteristics. To this end the paper is organized as follows: the first section introduces the French political context and the cultural attitude towards immigrants. Next, the various methods of analysis are presented, and each of the previously mentioned attributes is analyzed in the French context as well …
Efficacy Of The European Union And The United States' Sanctioning Of Russia In Response To Breaches Of Ukrainian Sovereignty, Alexej W. Latimer
Efficacy Of The European Union And The United States' Sanctioning Of Russia In Response To Breaches Of Ukrainian Sovereignty, Alexej W. Latimer
Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union
This research inquiry breaks down some of the intricacies of US and EU sanctions imposed on Russia following the breaches of Ukrainian sovereignty by the Kremlin in 2014. These sanctions are examined for their direct fiscal impacts and implicit efficacies as the result of specific policies. This paper seeks to identify nuanced characteristics of various sanctions and determine how sanction efficacy is tied to the classification under which the controlled product/good category is considred. This is just an initial record of observed patterns in sanctioning within a specific geopolitical realm. The paper was written in December 2021, and therefore prior …
The Holy See: An Institution Like No Other, Jace Bartz
The Holy See: An Institution Like No Other, Jace Bartz
Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union
This paper explores the Holy See’s role within the international order of states. Although viewed primarily as a religious institution, the Holy See’s position as a sovereign state and head of a religious body allows it to have a prominent voice on the world stage. I examine the IR theories of constructivism and realism in relation to the Holy See’s influence. This comparison illustrates how the Holy See can affect international action due to its emphasis on diplomacy and peace. I review the history and ability of the Holy See to implement a diplomatic approach to engage with states multilaterally …
Necessary Trade-Offs Or Two-Faced Hypocrisy: Normative Conflicts In Eu Policies, Florian Bochert
Necessary Trade-Offs Or Two-Faced Hypocrisy: Normative Conflicts In Eu Policies, Florian Bochert
Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union
The European Union (EU) often tries to present itself as a normative leader in both human rights protection and climate change prevention. However, since emission reductions sometimes require investments in solar panels that are produced using forced labor, these two norms can conflict with each other. Based on two case studies of EU policies on Israel-Palestine and North Africa, this article shows how conflicts between different norms are nothing new to the EU. In its policies on Israel-Palestine, the EU has had to balance its historical responsibility to Israel with its commitment to international law. In its policies on North …
A Generalized Method Of Undetermined Coefficients, James S. Cook, William J. Cook
A Generalized Method Of Undetermined Coefficients, James S. Cook, William J. Cook
CODEE Journal
The method of undetermined coefficients is used to solve constant coefficient nonhomogeneous differential equations whose forcing function is itself the solution of a homogeneous constant coefficient differential equation. In this paper, we show that the classical methods for tackling constant coefficient equations, including the method of undetermined coefficients, generalize to much wider class linear differential equations which, for example, include Cauchy-Euler type equations. This general method includes an explicit construction of the fundamental solution sets of such equations. We also briefly consider where this method can be applied by producing the most general second and third order differential equations that …
Mathematical Constants Beyond The Half-Circle: An Open Call For Poetry, Mark Huber, Gizem Karaali
Mathematical Constants Beyond The Half-Circle: An Open Call For Poetry, Mark Huber, Gizem Karaali
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
The Journal of Humanistic Mathematics invites submissions of mathematical poetry for an upcoming poetry folder tentatively titled Mathematical Constants Beyond the Half-Circle. Please send your submissions via email to the editors by November 1, 2022. Publication decisions will be made by December 31, 2022. The folder is expected to appear in January 2023.
Squate, Tom Blackford
Squate, Tom Blackford
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
This is the story of a middle school student who befriends an irrational number, the square root of eight.
A Topologist’S Broken Heart, Josh Hiller
A Topologist’S Broken Heart, Josh Hiller
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
A poem about a topologist's broken heart.
Perturbation - For Nature Computes On A Straight Line (In Seven Balancing Acts), Vijay Fafat
Perturbation - For Nature Computes On A Straight Line (In Seven Balancing Acts), Vijay Fafat
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
What if all of our Reality is a simulation? What, perhaps, are the unintended artifacts if we are an "approximate" simulation because God could not muster sufficient computational power for the Equations capturing the ultimate Theory of Everything? Are life and Sentience something She intended, a problem with the simulation's code, or an irreducible, teleological inevitability in Creation?
Spurious Correlation Sestina, Jules Nyquist
Spurious Correlation Sestina, Jules Nyquist
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
This is a sestina poem about Spurious Correlations with a magical realism angle for beginning students learning statistics for the first time during the COVID pandemic.
Doughnut At The End Of Space, Deborah Coy
Doughnut At The End Of Space, Deborah Coy
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
No abstract provided.
Scientists Confirm Euler's Identity Is Math's Most Beautiful Expression, John F. Donoghue
Scientists Confirm Euler's Identity Is Math's Most Beautiful Expression, John F. Donoghue
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
The poem is an exploration of the natures of mathematical and artistic beauty.
Ode To Delta, Evandro Il Cinico
Ode To Delta, Evandro Il Cinico
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
No abstract provided.
Circular Meditations, Kevin Farey
Circular Meditations, Kevin Farey
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
Circular Meditations is a sequence of seventeen interconnected poems pertaining to mathematics, science, history, politics, religion, and spirituality.
Mathematics Education As Dystopia: A Future Beyond, Peter Appelbaum, Charoula Stathopoulou, Constantinos Xenofontos
Mathematics Education As Dystopia: A Future Beyond, Peter Appelbaum, Charoula Stathopoulou, Constantinos Xenofontos
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
We argue that scholars and practitioners of mathematics education need to find new directions through recognition of its dystopic characteristics, and embrace these characteristics as both the source of challenges and method of response. This contrasts with the generally utopic approach of most scholarship in the field. We offer critical ethnomathematics education as a model, since it has its own origins in lingering dystopic legacies. A perpetual hopelessness and disempowerment is one implicit curriculum of contemporary mathematics education, where the mathematics one learns might help to describe things, yet hardly assists in transforming the reification of power and agency in …
Ramanujan Cab Numbers: A Recreational Mathematics Activity, Soumya Banerjee
Ramanujan Cab Numbers: A Recreational Mathematics Activity, Soumya Banerjee
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
In this paper, I introduce teaching activities about Ramanujan’s cab numbers and related software that can inspire people and help them enjoy these beautiful mathematical creations.
Academic Hats And Ice Cream: Two Optimization Problems, Valery F. Ochkov, Yulia V. Chudova
Academic Hats And Ice Cream: Two Optimization Problems, Valery F. Ochkov, Yulia V. Chudova
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
This article describes the use of computer software to optimize the design of an academic hat and an ice cream cone!
Mining The Soma Cube For Gems: Isomorphic Subgraphs Reveal Equivalence Classes, Edward Vogel, My Tram
Mining The Soma Cube For Gems: Isomorphic Subgraphs Reveal Equivalence Classes, Edward Vogel, My Tram
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
Soma cubes are an example of a dissection puzzle, where an object is broken down into pieces, which must then be reassembled to form either the original shape or some new design. In this paper, we present some interesting discoveries regarding the Soma Cube. Equivalence classes form aesthetically pleasing shapes in the solution set of the puzzle. These gems are identified by subgraph isomorphisms using SNAP!/Edgy, a simple block-based computer programming language. Our preliminary findings offer several opportunities for researchers from middle school to undergraduate to utilize graphs, group theory, topology, and computer science to discover connections between computation and …
Creative Writing That Combines Mathematics And Literature, Hsueh-Chen Lee
Creative Writing That Combines Mathematics And Literature, Hsueh-Chen Lee
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
In early 2015, the Mathematics-Literature Creativity Award was offered through competition for technological and vocational college students in Taiwan. This paper focuses on the two winning works, the poem Parabola and the flash-fiction, Love Letters of a Science Student, by analyzing the mathematical notions involved and their uses to enhance literary expression. The introduction surveys briefly the various ways of combining mathematics and literature in a piece of creative writing that enriches and supports communication in both disciplines.
Calculus Iii: Under The Influence Of Peer Instruction, Alan Von Herrmann, L. Jeneva Clark
Calculus Iii: Under The Influence Of Peer Instruction, Alan Von Herrmann, L. Jeneva Clark
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
In peer Instruction, students engage with core course concepts and then explain those concepts to one another in small groups. Unlike in lecture format, peer instruction involves every student in the class. In Spring 2019, the first authot began using a modified version of peer instruction in Calculus III classes. He started each class by discussing important Calculus III concepts from three standpoints (the formula, the geometry behind the formula, and the physics behind the formula). During the last 20 minutes of each 50-minute class session, he polled the students using questions in the “Goldilocks Zone” – not too hard …
The Fractal Geometry Of Mathematics Classrooms: Navigating Classroom Environments In Factory-Model Schools, Cacey L. Wells
The Fractal Geometry Of Mathematics Classrooms: Navigating Classroom Environments In Factory-Model Schools, Cacey L. Wells
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
Mathematics education has a diverse and complex history. After decades of national reform, mathematics classrooms today are still in desperate need of change. This article examines the current state of factory-model schooling through the lens of Mandelbrot's The Fractal Geometry of Nature in order to rethink pedagogic practices.
Irruption Of The New: Truth, Events, History, Parallels, Fidelity, David L. Neel
Irruption Of The New: Truth, Events, History, Parallels, Fidelity, David L. Neel
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
A historical meditation on non-Euclidean geometry, three Jesuits, a radical egalitarian mathematical philosopher, and the atom bomb, structured by word-count with attention to divisors of 441 and the Fano plane.
In Mathematics, As In Art, Andrew Granville
In Mathematics, As In Art, Andrew Granville
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
The artist’s vision helps decide what should be created; the mathematician’s insight what can be created. Yet most people view art as merely decoration, or a reflection of existing reality, while they think of mathematics as just a tool for accurate scientific description. Can more people learn to value and enjoy both art and mathematics? And spend a lifetime exploring them and appreciating them for their own sakes?
The Aleph Of Borges And The Paradise Of Cantor, Raffaella Mulas
The Aleph Of Borges And The Paradise Of Cantor, Raffaella Mulas
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
The mathematician Georg Cantor, the writer Jorge Luis Borges, and the protagonist of Borges' short story The Aleph, Carlos Argentino Daneri, are seen here as three pieces of a single puzzle. We put these pieces together and we look at the surprising figure that we obtain.
Mathematical Counterpoint: A Short Essay On The Point, Ruža Jeličić
Mathematical Counterpoint: A Short Essay On The Point, Ruža Jeličić
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
The dot is the simplest graphic symbol, and in the most diverse areas of human thought it signifies the original principle. At the point as a symbol lies the basis of antinomy in the corresponding areas; as the beginning of everything, the point is and is not. The dot represents emptiness, but also fullness. It is imagined on the border of being and non-being, either as a place of transition from what we consider reality in everyday life -- to its negation, or, on the contrary, as a transition from otherworldly reality to nothingness here. In any case, the point …
Higher Meanings: A Speaker Series Connecting Mathematics And Religion, Lawrence M. Lesser, Patricia S. Barrientos, Ben Zeidman
Higher Meanings: A Speaker Series Connecting Mathematics And Religion, Lawrence M. Lesser, Patricia S. Barrientos, Ben Zeidman
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
An innovative grant-funded general adult audiences international speaker series on connections between mathematics and religion yielded six 2021 (now archived) presentations. We share reflections and lessons learned, informed by two sets of surveys.