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2010 Courses Fall Las, Jordana Dym
2010 Courses Fall Las, Jordana Dym
Diaspora Caribefia: Nostalgia Y Lenguaje En Las Novelas De Esmeralda Santiago, Julia Alvarez Y Cristina Garcia, Ruben J. Nazario
Diaspora Caribefia: Nostalgia Y Lenguaje En Las Novelas De Esmeralda Santiago, Julia Alvarez Y Cristina Garcia, Ruben J. Nazario
MALS Final Projects, 1995-2019
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Nerve Endings: Betty Parsons, Marcia Tucker, And Alanna Heiss, Cyndi Conn
Nerve Endings: Betty Parsons, Marcia Tucker, And Alanna Heiss, Cyndi Conn
MALS Final Projects, 1995-2019
When initially presented, new forms of art and installation can incite hostility and derision among art patrons, critics, and general audiences. New paradigms are unsettling and artistic breakthroughs can threaten belief systems people hold dear to their understanding of the art world and how it functions. Some of the most distinguished and iconic artists in modem history have found notoriety and recognition through years, even decades, of slowly evolving acceptance into the cultural mainstream.
From Fishing Weirs To Fancy Baskets: How Changes In Native American Basketry Forms Reflect Changes In The Economic Independence Of Native American Women During Colonization, Heidi J. Pickering
From Fishing Weirs To Fancy Baskets: How Changes In Native American Basketry Forms Reflect Changes In The Economic Independence Of Native American Women During Colonization, Heidi J. Pickering
MALS Final Projects, 1995-2019
Contrary to the absence of Native American women in many reports and journals of early explorers and colonists, Native American women from the Coastal Algonquin and Wasco/Wishram communities played a central role in early trade with Euro-Americans through their traditional socioeconomic status as agricultural and subsistence gatherers and inter/intra-tribal tradeswomen. These native women harvested available natural resources for food, bark, and fiber with which they fed their communities and constructed baskets in standard units of measurement for trade reflecting that pre-contact trade networks and food value systems were well established and highly valued. Through an examination of scholarly research regarding …
Concoctions And Life-Long Connections: Women In The Kitchen, Jeanne O'Farrell Eddy
Concoctions And Life-Long Connections: Women In The Kitchen, Jeanne O'Farrell Eddy
MALS Final Projects, 1995-2019
This thesis examines the evolution of the American kitchen from the turn of the nineteenth century--historically, technologically, and socially--and the effect of such a transition on the lives of women. Following the introduction of such innovations as the kitchen sink, the cooking stove, the dishwasher, and the microwave oven, this thesis also examines the condition of women in the kitchen and observes the parallel growth, over time, of the kitchen and women's lives. The kitchen evolves from a place of imposed drudgery to that of the enlightened center of the home. We see that, as decades pass, the kitchen becomes …
Comparison And Contrast Of Eastern And Western Christian Civilizations, 325-1669, Through An Examination Of Two Contemporary Fourteenth Century Representations In The Mariological Cycle, James L. Whittle
MALS Final Projects, 1995-2019
This paper will examine the similarities and differences between Eastern and Western Christian civilizations, 325-1669, through the examination of two contemporary early fourteenth century interpretations of an episode in the infancy and betrothal narratives of the Mariological cycle. It will use the whole images and details of Giotto's The Betrothal of the Virgin in the Arena Chapel and The Virgin is Entrusted to Joseph in the narthex of Chora Church as lenses to reveal certain characteristics of Eastern and Western societies and the differences between them.