Table Of Contents,
2016
Cleveland State University
Table Of Contents, Antonio Medina-Rivera, Lee F. Wilberschied Ph.D.
Cultural Encounters, Conflicts, and Resolutions
No abstract provided.
Language And The Promised Land: Passage And Migration To A Spanish-Language ‘Third Place’,
2016
Carnegie Mellon University
Language And The Promised Land: Passage And Migration To A Spanish-Language ‘Third Place’, Kenya C. Dworkin Y Mendez
Cultural Encounters, Conflicts, and Resolutions
The Spanish-language anthology Caminos para la paz: Literatura israelí y árabe en castellano (Buenos Aires: Corregidor, 2007) [Paths towards/for Peace: Israeli and Arab literature in Castilian], compiled by Ignacio López-Calvo and Cristián Ricci, offers us a collection of over thirty reflections—some Jewish, others Muslim—about the millennial but also contemporary situation of two literally related and historic peoples in a language—Spanish—that seemingly allows them to inhabit the same, this time uncontested, space. Despite the potentially questionable title of the work, which couches the conflict as that of a nation-state versus a nation and/or two peoples contesting rights to one same land, …
Hannah Arendt And Natives As Extras: Towards An Ontology Of Palestinian Presence?,
2016
Cleveland State University
Hannah Arendt And Natives As Extras: Towards An Ontology Of Palestinian Presence?, Francesco Melfi
Cultural Encounters, Conflicts, and Resolutions
The essay grew out of Hannah Arendt’s reflection on the roles and uses of the mask, a meditation on the ontology of the transient public figure or persona vs. one that restitutes the person to the unadulterated Selbstdenken dimension of the Epicurean philosopher-in-hiding. The author individuates in the resulting caesura between the donning and the taking off of the mask the primal source of that paradox in Hanna Arendt’s political behavior that alternately compelled her to confront the ontological presence of the Palestinian people, and made her withdraw into philosophical hiding without ever really coming to terms with it. In …
Teaching Secondary Mathematics And Science Contents Embedded In Historical And Cultural Contexts: Challenges And Possibilities,
2016
Cleveland State University
Teaching Secondary Mathematics And Science Contents Embedded In Historical And Cultural Contexts: Challenges And Possibilities, Roland Pourdavood
Cultural Encounters, Conflicts, and Resolutions
Many preservice teachers come to understand that they must cross the boundaries of their own familiar cultural and historical contexts in order to meet the needs of diverse students. This qualitative and descriptive study examines the evolution of secondary preservice teachers’ views on teaching and learning mathematics and science in historical and cultural contexts. Data were collected throughout participants’ enrollment in a semester-long course entitled Perspectives on Science and Mathematics, which is taken in conjunction with student teaching. Data sources included university classroom observations, preservice teachers’ verbal and written responses to class discussions, reading assignments, and course activities. Common themes …
On Confucius’S Ideology Of Aesthetic Order,
2016
Northeast Normal University
On Confucius’S Ideology Of Aesthetic Order, Li Wang
Cultural Encounters, Conflicts, and Resolutions
Advocating order, order for all things, and taking order as beauty is the core element of Confucius’s aesthetic ideology. Confucius’s thought of aesthetic order is different from others of the “hundred schools of thoughts” in the pre-Qin period, and is also diverse from the Western value of aesthetic order. Confucius’s thought of aesthetic order has its own unique value system, which has become the mainstream value of aesthetic order in the Chinese society for 2000 years until today, after being integrated with the Chinese feudal imperial system in early Han Dynasty. This paper illustrates Confucius’s ideology of aesthetic order from …
Formulating A Covenant Of Discipleship For The Membership Of The Gwinnett Church Of Christ,
2016
Abilene Christian University
Formulating A Covenant Of Discipleship For The Membership Of The Gwinnett Church Of Christ, David Chisholm
Doctor of Ministry Theses
This project addressed the lack of a covenant of discipleship for the membership of the Gwinnett Church of Christ (GCC). The purpose of the project was to develop such a covenant document to help all the members of GCC better live out the process of becoming more like Jesus. To provide a theological foundation for this project, I explored discipleship in the exhortation sections of the book of Hebrews, which specifically addresses the need for greater commitment and intentionality amongst a community of faith. I also explored the theoretical framework of how formulating a discipleship covenant document could create progress …
The Captivity Of Opportunity: The Conversation Surrounding Church-Going Hispanic Immigrants,
2016
University of Southern Mississippi
The Captivity Of Opportunity: The Conversation Surrounding Church-Going Hispanic Immigrants, Nicolet Hopper Bell
Master's Theses
Immigration is a long-standing topic of discussion in the United States. Hispanic immigrants, or families of Hispanic immigrants, living in America face unique challenges. Through focus group interviews, participants from a predominantly Hispanic Protestant church narrated their experience of living in the United States. Guided grounded theory data analysis revealed three categories and 14 subcategories, or themes of conversation, surrounding this hot topic. Participants shed light on the distinctive challenges they faced, how these challenges affected them, and how they attempted to overcome these difficulties. By exploring these results through the lens of social stigma theory (Goffman, 2009) and intergroup …
A Dollar A Day: Child Sponsorship And The Marketization Of Human Development,
2016
SIT Graduate Institute
A Dollar A Day: Child Sponsorship And The Marketization Of Human Development, Taylor Hallett
Capstone Collection
Child sponsorship as a method of international development offers child sponsors a personal connection to the process of alleviating poverty in the global South. As a form of human development, child sponsorship is constituted by neoliberal principles of marketization and social entrepreneurship. How does child sponsorship, in this context, require us to rethink the ethics of international development in light of ongoing debates about neoliberalism? In this research, I argue that child sponsorship reifies the binary of the “developed” and “undeveloped” worlds. Through undertaking a content analysis of three organizations (Compassion International, World Vision, and UNICEF) and applying post-structural critique …
Rhetorical Analysis Of Monsanto,
2016
ETSU
Rhetorical Analysis Of Monsanto, Kyle J. Brannon
Undergraduate Honors Theses
Rhetoric, and therefore persuasion, can be utilized to impact society in profound ways. These communication devices can also be used for more sinister and nefarious purposes that can leave black marks on any society’s history. For the purpose of this rhetorical analysis, I thoroughly investigated three artifacts used by the Monsanto Corporation. This project attempts to show how Monsanto utilizes rhetoric and persuasion to convince consumers their products are safe to purchase, although there is no scientific consensus regarding that safety to humans and the environment. Through an examination of these artifacts, I was able to examine how Monsanto used …
Acculturation Stress, Psychological And Sociocultural Adjustment, And Development Of American Adolescents: A Qualitative Study Of Newton High School Exchange Students In China,
2016
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Acculturation Stress, Psychological And Sociocultural Adjustment, And Development Of American Adolescents: A Qualitative Study Of Newton High School Exchange Students In China, Binbin Zhu
Doctoral Dissertations
Theories from the extant acculturation literature functioned to categorize international students’ adaptation experiences and predict their acculturation outcomes. Also, relevant studies focused mainly on students at the tertiary level. For adolescent students seeking self-development toward independence and autonomy, how they negotiated their identity challenges and tensions in a cross-cultural context, and how surrounding others in their socialization impacted on their psychosocial adjustment process and transformative experiences have not been actively explored. This qualitative study approached adolescent students’ acculturation as an integrated development and learning process to explore the effects of developmental and cultural factors on their cross-cultural adaptation, especially examined …
Women, Convergent Film Criticism, And The Cinephilia Of Feminist Interruptions,
2016
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Women, Convergent Film Criticism, And The Cinephilia Of Feminist Interruptions, Rachel L. Thibault
Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation examines the ways in which female film critics practice film criticism in the convergent age. In original research drawn from ethnographic interviews with eight female film critics and bloggers as well as textual, historical, and reception analyses of criticism, this dissertation argues that women who write film criticism in the convergent era are not only writing from a space of marginalization based on the patriarchal dominance of the film industry, but also face a series of obstacles through gendered and discursive conflicts that are unique to writing online and which do not exert the same impact on male …
Mesa Para Dos. La Gastronomía En La Poesía Y El Cine Españoles,
2016
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Mesa Para Dos. La Gastronomía En La Poesía Y El Cine Españoles, Dolores Juan Moreno
Doctoral Dissertations
This doctoral dissertation examines the alliances between Gastronomy, Film and Poetry in Peninsular Spanish Culture between 2000 and 2015. The thesis that I defend in this project argues that poetry and cinema employ the same tools in their display of culinary elements. These techniques are rooted in a concept promoted by the Catalonian chef Ferran Adrià: the “extrañamiento” that comes from a process of culinary deconstruction. Because of their need to enhance multiple meanings in a limited space, poets and filmmakers turn to “extrañamiento” as a means to capture the attention of the public who, unexpectedly, is able to shed …
Political Polarization And Nisman’S Death: Competing Conspiracy Theories In Argentina,
2016
Portland State University
Political Polarization And Nisman’S Death: Competing Conspiracy Theories In Argentina, Leopoldo Rodriguez Ph.D., Shawn C. Smallman Ph.D.
Journal of International and Global Studies
The death of Alberto Nisman, the chief investigator of the 1994 AMIA bombing in Argentina, unleashed conspiracy theories and significant political turmoil upon President Cristina Fernández. We study the case and trace two of these theories, asking what they tell us about the Argentine political system and what can be inferred with respect to other countries in Latin America. We confirm that nations with high levels of political polarization are fertile ground for the emergence of conspiracy theories and that domestic and international media play an important role in both giving credence to and spreading such theories.
Boko Haram Terrorism In The Lake Chad Basin Region: Implications For Subregional Security,
2016
National Open University of Nigeria
Boko Haram Terrorism In The Lake Chad Basin Region: Implications For Subregional Security, Abiodun Joseph Oluwadare Ph.D.
Journal of International and Global Studies
Terrorist activities in the Lake Chad Basin region of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon, have impacted negatively on the security, socio-political and economic situations in the region. This paper investigates the evolution of insurgency and the factors leading to its growth in the region. It also examines its socio-political, economic and security implications. Nigeria, in the centre of the imbroglio, has had no respite from terrorist activities for a long time. Boko Haram has carried out many gun attacks and bombings in many strategic places, including the United Nations building in Abuja, the federal capital city. There have been similar …
Transformation In Lifelong Education In Thailand,
2016
Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, Thailand
Transformation In Lifelong Education In Thailand, Suwithida Charungkaittikul Ed.D.
Journal of International and Global Studies
This research aims to evaluate the operational performance of the Office of NonFormal and Informal Education (ONIE) based on the Non-Formal and Informal Education Promotion Act B.E. 2551 during 2008–2012. The samples were selected from personnel of ONIE and learning networks by means of the multiple-stage sampling method. The research instruments are: (a) a form used for recording operational results of related non-formal and information education; (b) an interview form to observe factors influencing the performance of ONIE; (c) an evaluation form to observe the factors linked to the operational results; and (d) a form to evaluate the relevancy between …
Makhulu, A. Making Freedom: Apartheid, Squatter Politics, And The Struggle For Home. Durham And London: Duke University Press, 2015.,
2016
University of Cape Town
Makhulu, A. Making Freedom: Apartheid, Squatter Politics, And The Struggle For Home. Durham And London: Duke University Press, 2015., Crystal Powell Ph.D.
Journal of International and Global Studies
Book review.
Onunamu, C. China’S Struggle For Modernization: From Revolution To Reform. Abuja, Nigeria: Yaliam Press. 2016.,
2016
Dag Hammarskjöld Institute, Copperbelt University (CBU), Zambia
Onunamu, C. China’S Struggle For Modernization: From Revolution To Reform. Abuja, Nigeria: Yaliam Press. 2016., Njunga Michael Mulikita Ph.D.
Journal of International and Global Studies
Book review.
Grossman, M. Artists Of The Possible. Governing Networks And American Policy Change Since 1945. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.,
2016
University of Palermo, Argentina
Grossman, M. Artists Of The Possible. Governing Networks And American Policy Change Since 1945. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014., Maximiliano E. Korstanje Ph.D.
Journal of International and Global Studies
Book review.
Zayani, M. Networked Publics And Digital Contention: The Politics Of Everyday Life In Tunisia. New York: Oxford University Press, 2015.,
2016
University College Cork
Zayani, M. Networked Publics And Digital Contention: The Politics Of Everyday Life In Tunisia. New York: Oxford University Press, 2015., Susan Marie Martin Ph.D.
Journal of International and Global Studies
Book review.
Goodman, D. S. G. The New Rich In China: Future Rulers, Present Lives. London: Routledge, 2008. Ebook.,
2016
University of California, Berkeley
Goodman, D. S. G. The New Rich In China: Future Rulers, Present Lives. London: Routledge, 2008. Ebook., Fang Xu Ph.D.
Journal of International and Global Studies
Book review.
