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December 30, 2015: Mckittrick Keynote Opens Ellis Series Spring Season, Department Of English
December 30, 2015: Mckittrick Keynote Opens Ellis Series Spring Season, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
The Department of English Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series WMU Faculty Keynote Lecture Casey McKittrick
December 17, 2015: 2016 Green Rose Prize From New Issues, Department Of English
December 17, 2015: 2016 Green Rose Prize From New Issues, Department Of English
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The 2016 Green Rose Prize Chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum by Nadine Sabra Meyer
December 16, 2015: The Gwen Frostic Reading Series Spring 2016, Department Of English
December 16, 2015: The Gwen Frostic Reading Series Spring 2016, Department Of English
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The Gwen Frostic Reading Series Schedule for Spring 2016 Semester
December 12, 2015: Spring 2016 Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Events, Department Of English
December 12, 2015: Spring 2016 Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Events, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project Annual Report, 2015, Michael S. Nassaney
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project Annual Report, 2015, Michael S. Nassaney
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
This year the Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project (hereafter the “Project”) established new standards in research, teaching, and public outreach in the study of the fur trade and colonialism in southwest Michigan. The Project continues to collaborate in the generation and dissemination of knowledge under the auspices of the Fort St. Joseph Archaeology Advisory Committee (FSJAAC), Western Michigan University (WMU) faculty and students, interested stakeholders, supporters, members, and community volunteers. Highlights of 2015 include:
- Fort St. Joseph was featured in the exhibit “Evidence Found” at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum in 2015, enjoyed by some 60,000 visitors.
- The Register of Professional …
“Men Of Good Timber”: An Archaeological Investigation Of Labor In Michigan’S Upper Peninsula, Aaron Howe
“Men Of Good Timber”: An Archaeological Investigation Of Labor In Michigan’S Upper Peninsula, Aaron Howe
Masters Theses
This study approaches the material assemblage of Coalwood, a cordwood camp that operated from 1900-1912 in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, with a dialectal method and a theory of internal relations in order to understand how daily life was produced and reproduced. Common sense notions often see home and work as separate entities that only relate to one another externally. My archaeological and historical research abstracts domestic labor as a set of social relations that are dialectically and internally connected to the processes of capital accumulation. My archaeological analysis concludes that both productive and reproductive labor was conducted within the home and …
Physiological Response To Dissonance In Musicians And Nonmusicians, Angela Beth Biehl
Physiological Response To Dissonance In Musicians And Nonmusicians, Angela Beth Biehl
Masters Theses
Knowing the human response to musical dissonance could have important therapeutic implications in the music therapy setting. The listener’s musical experience could significantly impact their response and subsequently its effect in a therapeutic setting. Thus, this study aimed to examine both the psychophysiological and subjective responses to dissonance and the difference in these responses between those with high experience and those with low experience. Participating groups, categorized as high experience (HE) and low experience (LE) in terms of musical knowledge, listened to consonant and dissonant musical excerpts, and rated each excerpt on its pleasantness; their physiologic responses were measured to …
November 6, 2015: Carol Symes Lecture, Department Of English
November 6, 2015: Carol Symes Lecture, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
The Department of English Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series featuring Carol Symes
October 5, 2015: David Bleich Lecture, Department Of English
October 5, 2015: David Bleich Lecture, Department Of English
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The Department of English Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series featuring David Bleich
Sarah Mills, Linda J. Hanes
Sarah Mills, Linda J. Hanes
Study Abroad Alumni
Orphanages in Panama are overflowing with kids wishing they had homes and a loving family, and often there’s an unmet need for a creative outlet for these atrisk children. One WMU student spent her summer to help rectify that situation through teaching orphaned children about expression through movement.
Leon Sun, Linda Hanes
Leon Sun, Linda Hanes
International Faculty Researchers
Living and working in two countries provided a cultural contrast that has greatly inspired and influenced the art and design of Yuanliang (Leon) Sun, an associate professor of art at Western Michigan University.
Patrick Wilson, Christine Lena
Patrick Wilson, Christine Lena
International Faculty Researchers
New urban developments in the growing city of Chongqing, China have captured the imagination of Artist Patrick D. Wilson, a Western Michigan University assistant professor of sculpture and integrated media, whose art work is often influenced by architectural imagery.
Martha Councell-Vargas, Christine Lena
Martha Councell-Vargas, Christine Lena
International Faculty Researchers
Travelling to Central America in college is all it took to inspire Martha Councell-Vargas to begin a career of teaching, researching, and performing flute music of the Americas.
Vikram Hemanathan, Linda J. Hanes
Vikram Hemanathan, Linda J. Hanes
International Alumni
When Vikram Hemanathan came to Western Michigan University in 2006, he initially planned for an engineer’s life of logic and analytics, but a lifelong love of the theater became his greater calling.
October 1, 2015: Safe On Campus Training, Department Of English
October 1, 2015: Safe On Campus Training, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
Learn to be a better advocate and ally to lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender people. Participants receive information on practical strategies for addressing homophobia, learn ways to support students who are coming out, and gain an understanding of respectful language use.
Alexander Cannon, Carol Barber
Alexander Cannon, Carol Barber
International Faculty Researchers
A chance introduction to a largely unknown genre of Vietnamese royal court music that Dr. Alexander Cannon experienced while majoring in economics and music as an undergraduate forged an interest that changed the trajectory of his intended career path from analyzing economic trends to becoming an ethnomusicologist and an expert on don ca tai tu.
Ed Roth, Margaret Von Steinen
Ed Roth, Margaret Von Steinen
International Faculty Researchers
Can listening to and making music be effectively used in the treatment of people diagnosed with neurologic and psychiatric disorders? This is the primary question Professor Ed Roth, director of WMU’s music therapy program, is attempting to answer in collaboration with colleagues from around the world to improve treatment for people experiencing post-traumatic stress and other acute anxiety disorders. He is a co-founder and director of WMU’s Laboratory for Brain Research and Interdisciplinary Neurosciences (BRAIN) (article) and a Fellow in the Academy of Neurologic Music Therapists, who specializes in the application of music in the treatment of neurologic disorders and …
September 24, 2015: Cfp: 2016 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference, Department Of English
September 24, 2015: Cfp: 2016 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference, Department Of English
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Call for Papers: 2016 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference
September 13, 2015: Ellis Series Kick-Off Event: New Discussion Forum, Department Of English
September 13, 2015: Ellis Series Kick-Off Event: New Discussion Forum, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
The Department of English Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series featuring The New Discussion Forum
July 16, 2015: New Issues 20th Anniversary, Department Of English
July 16, 2015: New Issues 20th Anniversary, Department Of English
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A special gathering of the Kalamazoo community, writers, and Creative Writing and English alumni to celebrate 20 years of New Issues Poetry & Prose. Featuring music, readings, and an art sale.
False Consciousness As A Major Hindrance To Control Of Corruption In Africa, John O. Ouko
False Consciousness As A Major Hindrance To Control Of Corruption In Africa, John O. Ouko
International Journal of African Development
Corruption is rampant in Africa despite the effort to fight it. An effective fight against corruption requires a clear and firm understanding of the factors that cause and conduce it. Using Kenya as an example, I will examine some of the social, economic, political, and legal factors that have been given as causal explanations of corruption. By focusing primarily on political corruption, I will argue that false consciousness among the masses and leaders has to be overcome for the fight against corruption to be effective, and, by extension, for meaningful development to take place in Kenya and many other African …
The Foundation Of Cistercian Monasteries In France 1098-1789: An Historical Gis Evaluation, Jon Eric Klingenberg Rasmussen
The Foundation Of Cistercian Monasteries In France 1098-1789: An Historical Gis Evaluation, Jon Eric Klingenberg Rasmussen
Masters Theses
Historical geography focuses upon those relationships which have shaped the evolution of place and landscape over time. One fundamental approach used to achieve this objective is the set of theories associated with spatial diffusion. This includes the spatial and chronological paths, the periodicities and rates of spread, as well as the identification of areas of void or avoidance. An emerging trend in historical geography is the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). A GIS provides the researcher with the necessary tools to re-evaluate and challenge long-standing interpretations of any given event, historical or otherwise, as well as develop new insights …
Preserving Wmu’S Musical Heritage: Digitizing Aging Magnetic Tape Audio Recordings, Marianne Swierenga, Christina Doane
Preserving Wmu’S Musical Heritage: Digitizing Aging Magnetic Tape Audio Recordings, Marianne Swierenga, Christina Doane
University Libraries Faculty & Staff Presentations
Western Michigan University has decades worth of unique recorded content on aging magnetic media. WMU’s School of Music has a particularly rich collection of recordings featuring student and faculty ensembles, visiting artist performances, and graduate recitals. Facing the possibility of losing these invaluable recorded sound artifacts through obsolescence or decay, the University Libraries realized we could wait no longer and needed to develop a preservation and digitization strategy to ensure long term access.
Special Purpose Structures, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Special Purpose Structures, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 3. Special Purpose Structures: Places of Rituals and Daily Practice
Domestic Structures - 1, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Domestic Structures - 1, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 5. Eighteenth Century Domestic Architecture in the St. Joseph River Valley
Architectural Hardware, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Architectural Hardware, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 6. Eighteenth Century Architectural Hardware
Domestic Structures - 2, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Domestic Structures - 2, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 5. Eighteenth Century Domestic Architecture in the St. Joseph River Valley
Military Fortifications, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Military Fortifications, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 4. Fortifications and Military Buildings in New France
Structures Introductory Panel, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project, Michael S. Nassaney
Structures Introductory Panel, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project, Michael S. Nassaney
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 1. Seeking Shelter from the Storm; Architecture in Eighteenth Century New France
Storage Structures, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Storage Structures, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 2. Military and Commercial Storage Buildings