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Discomfort Through Disconnection: Hamilton College’S Online Portrayal Of Students Of Color, Michael Ghiorsi 23
Discomfort Through Disconnection: Hamilton College’S Online Portrayal Of Students Of Color, Michael Ghiorsi 23
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Hamilton College has a large and unique social media presence that includes depictions and portrayals of the college’s students of color. The manner in which students of color are portrayed holds inherent problems that, although not unique to Hamilton, are created by the actions of the college. In the midst of Hamilton College’s era of tracking diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, this paper implicitly challenges the devotion to the DEI initiatives. To best understand the portrayal of students of color, interviews were conducted in conjunction with data analysis of the content featured on various Hamilton social media sites. Results from …
An Analysis Of Inequality During The Origins Of States And Societies In The Oaxaca Valley Of Mexico, Josue Herrera Rivera '24
An Analysis Of Inequality During The Origins Of States And Societies In The Oaxaca Valley Of Mexico, Josue Herrera Rivera '24
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The purpose of this project is to assess the effect of state formation on wealth inequality among the Zapotec people. This project seeks to address two questions: (1) How are the levels of wealth inequality in the Tilcajete sites affected with the emergence of state? and (2) What variables are better suited to accurately measure wealth inequality in ancient cities? To answer these questions, we used a variety of methods that all conclude with the quantitative representation of inequality, the Gini coefficient. Due to the differential preservation and inconsistency of information in the archaeological sites analyzed, variables like household surface …
“Trust Your Gut”: An Exploration Of The Decisions Of Vaccine Hesitant Mothers, Nina Lissarrague '22
“Trust Your Gut”: An Exploration Of The Decisions Of Vaccine Hesitant Mothers, Nina Lissarrague '22
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This summer Professor Starr and I conducted research on vaccine hesitancy amongst mothers in Vermont with alternative lifestyles, a project that grew out of my personal history—growing up and attending a Waldorf school with many vaccine-hesitant families—and my academic interest in public health, especially regarding the recent global outbreak of COVID-19. Given the recent media attention to vaccines, especially the COVID-19 vaccine, I wanted to talk to mothers who I knew had been vaccine hesitant before the pandemic in order to better understand their views and learn of any changes in their beliefs. As my prior reading of vaccine hesitancy …
Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, And Development In Transylvanian Rural Landscapes, Elizabeth Arnold '22
Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, And Development In Transylvanian Rural Landscapes, Elizabeth Arnold '22
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Communities constantly produce and reinforce notions of cultural heritage in their expressions of identity and memory. Especially in rural communities, this process of engaging with heritage is deeply rooted in a landscape, embedded in how people experience connection with the landscape. Preservation of this heritage greatly influences senses of social, cultural, and historical identity at individual, community, and nation levels. As contexts that express a unique sense of place, rural traditional landscapes encounter threats to their heritage in the face of modern development, unemployment, and changing policies. In this paper, we explore the potential for community engagement rooted in archaeology …
Archaeology As Advocacy: Celebrating Cultural Heritage And Promoting Sustainability In Transylvania Mining Communities: How To Preserve And Promote The Cultural Heritage Of Rural Transylvania?, Aidan Leahey '22
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This past summer I worked with two other students and Colin Quinn to research community museums, identity, and the cultural heritage of Translyvania. Each of us focused on a different topic for our research. I worked on researching community museums worldwide and how we can take their practices and apply it to a community museum we plan to build at the Rametz site. Most of these museums I researched were under the control of the communities themselves and the exhibits and design were made to emphasize the identity and cultural heritage of that community. Museums in Japan, Canada, Italy, Greece, …
Archaeology As Advocacy: Celebrating Cultural Heritage And Promoting Sustainability In Transylvania Mining Communities, Elizabeth Arnold '22
Archaeology As Advocacy: Celebrating Cultural Heritage And Promoting Sustainability In Transylvania Mining Communities, Elizabeth Arnold '22
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In this paper, I examine the practice of cultural heritage preservation. In particular, I seek to understand how cultural heritage in rural landscapes, both in its intangible and tangible aspects, can be sustainably preserved. I focus my discussion on traditional rural landscapes in southwest Transylvania, Romania. Specifically, I ask how can we design the Ramet Museum Project to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of rural Transylvania? I apply the knowledge gained through exploring this question to propose some best practices in developing a community museum in Transylvania that promotes sustainable engagement with cultural heritage that is rooted in placemaking …
“¿Porque No Está En Español?”: Voices Of Latinx Mothers Within The Special Education System In The South Bronx, Anyi Rescalvo '22
“¿Porque No Está En Español?”: Voices Of Latinx Mothers Within The Special Education System In The South Bronx, Anyi Rescalvo '22
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This research focuses on the barriers Latinx mothers face within the Special Education system in the South Bronx. Using an interview-based qualitative research methodology, I interviewed 10 Latinx mothers in the South Bronx about their experiences navigating the Special Education system and found that the main topics they brought up ranged from: not receiving much guidance from teachers, difficulties with translations, having to self-advocate, enduring emotional labor and self-blaming. All these shared experiences of the 10 participants highlights the need for schools to provide more support to Latinx parents who are not familiar with the Special Education system. Schools need …