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“Compelled To Row: Blacks On Royal Navy Galleys During The American Revolution”, Charles R. Foy

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

Work on Royal Navy galleys in North America during the American Revolution was physically demanding, lacked in sufficient shelter for their crews and rarely resulted in sailors obtaining prize monies. These conditions resulted in desertion rates five times greater than on other Royal Navy vessels and the frequent employment of older men. At the same time, Blacks served British galleys at twice the rate as on other Royal Navy vessels. This was due to the hiring out of slaves onto galleys by Loyalists, the impressment of free black seamen by galley commanders and fugitive slaves seeking freedom through service on …

2017 Program, Office Of Academic Affairs

Programs

Scholarship, creativity, innovation, and the many forms of collaborative engagement that shape faculty life and student learning are central to the mission of Eastern Illinois University. For that reason, our faculty, department chairs, college deans, the Provost, and the entire campus community celebrate the achievements and outstanding contributions of our colleagues and students to their disciplines and professions every year. And, as the following pages illustrate, faculty engaged in continuing scholarly and creative activities that have provided outstanding mentoring experiences for our undergraduate and graduate students.

In addition to recognizing faculty performances, shows, publications, grants and other professional efforts, the …

Gender And The State Department, Courtney Sage

The Eastern Illinois University Political Science Review

As research concerning women continues to expand, so to do the opportunities to examine women in other political positions beyond elected officials. Bureaucratic positions create an impact on policy just as elected positions do. My research examines gender in the State Department. I explore factors including length of service, country of service, appointments, and education. My research found that there are little differences between men and women in regards to length of service, education and appointments. However, the countries men and women serve in are much different when compared. This research has only scratched the surface, and future research will …

The Duration Of Sub-Saharan African Civil Armed Conflict Episodes, Christian Ilunga-Matthiesen

The Eastern Illinois University Political Science Review

The socio-economic question which this study intends to answer is one of global relevance. For quite some time now, civil wars on the African continent have been a major source of economic and social destruction resulting in excessive human suffering. The primary objective of this study will constitute the analysis of 32 armed conflict episodes across 17 countries between 1990 and 2014 throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Armed conflicts will be defined as the following: “a contested incompatibility that concerns government and/or territory where the use of armed force between two parties, of which at least one is the government of a …

Organizations, Women, And Political Participation, Lindsey Juszczak

The Eastern Illinois University Political Science Review

The author considers the relationship between the percentage of women in state legislatures and the presence of organizations that encourage female participation in politics and the pursuit of higher office. Using a qualitative analysis of a number of states, the author finds areas of support for the hypothesis but also finds areas where other states can improve.

Dark Arts And Other Wicked Ideas: Harry Potter, Banned Books And Intellectual Freedom, Michele Mcdaniel, Ryan Mcdaniel

Twenty Years of Harry Potter: Celebrating a Phenomenon

Come explore intellectual freedom during Banned Books Week (Sept. 24-30) with this enchanted perspective inspired by Harry Potter.

Identifying certain ideas as dangerous - and therefore banned or otherwise restricted - is a perennial phenomenon, manifesting throughout every time and culture. When reading the Harry Potter series, one encounters the Restricted Section in the Hogwarts Library, where the reader is informed that books about the Dark Arts and how to defend oneself against them are found. However, only those sufficiently matured and prepared may read the restricted materials, and then only under the close supervision and guidance of a wiser …

Transcript: The Boy Who Lived, Suzie Asha Park

Video and Documents - The Boy Who Lived: Harry Potter and the Culture of Death

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt’S Historical Representation Within Children’S And Young Adult Literature, John Bickford, Megan Lindsay

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

Purpose – Education initiatives require substantive changes for history, social studies, English, andlanguage arts teachers of any grade level. History and social studies teachers are to integrate multiple textsfrom diverse perspectives, which increases teachers’ uses of trade books and primary sources; English andlanguage arts teachers are to spend half their allotted time on non-fiction topics, which enhances the positionof historical content. The compulsory changes are not accompanied with ready-made curricula. Trade booksare a logical starting point for teachers inexperienced with the new expectations, yet, research indicates thathistorical inaccuracies and misrepresentations frequently emerge. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approach – …

The Representations Of Lgbtq Themes And Individuals In Non-Fiction Young Adult Literature, John Bickford

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

Purpose – Social justice themes permeate the social studies, history, civics, and current events curricula. Thepurpose of this paper is to examine how non-fiction trade books represented lesbian, gay, bisexual,transsexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals and issues.Design/methodology/approach – Trade books published after 2000 and intended for middle grades (5-8)and high school (9-12) students were analyzed.Findings – Findings included main characters’ demography, sexuality, and various ancillary elements, suchas connection to LGBTQ community, interactions with non-LGBTQ individuals, the challenges and contestedterrain that LGBTQ individuals must traverse, and a range of responses to these challenges. Publication date,intended audience, and subgenre of non-fiction – …

Eng 1091g 098: College Composition I Honors, Randall Beebe

Fall 2017

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Eng 1000 003: Fundamentals Of College Comp, Timothy Taylor

Fall 2017

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Eng 1000 006: Fundamentals Of College Comp, Denise Preston

Fall 2017

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Eng 1001g 005: College Composition I, Michael Kuo

Fall 2017

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Eng 1001g 006: College Composition I, Carol Dudley

Fall 2017

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Eng 1001g 009: College Composition I, Carol Dudley

Fall 2017

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Eng 1001g 010: College Composition I, Tim Engles

Fall 2017

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Eng 1001g 011: College Composition I, Michael Kuo

Fall 2017

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Eng 1001g 013: College Composition I, Michael Kuo

Fall 2017

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Eng 1002g 002: College Composition Ii, Carol Dudley

Fall 2017

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Eng 1002g 006: College Composition Ii, Melissa Caldwell

Fall 2017

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Eng 1002g 007: College Composition Ii, Melissa Ames

Fall 2017

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Eng 2011g 001: Literature Self World Fiction, Julie Campbell

Fall 2017

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Eng 2901 001: Structure Of English, James Smith

Fall 2017

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Eng 3001 600: Advanced Composition, Donna Binns

Fall 2017

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Eng 3008 001: Digital And Multimodal Writing, Melissa Ames

Fall 2017

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Eng 3099g 099: Myth And Culture Honors, Christopher Wixson

Fall 2017

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Eng 3405 002: Children's Literature, Jamila Smith

Fall 2017

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Eng 4760 600: Special Topics In Professional Writing, Donna Binns

Fall 2017

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Eng 4765 001: Professional Editing, Terri Fredrick

Fall 2017

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Eng 5025 001: Creative Writing Professional Development, Daiva Markells

Fall 2017

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