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Partnerships 1: Community Partnerships In Niles, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Community partnerships inspired by the Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project have the potential for mutual benefi­ts when community groups collaborate around shared interests.

Transatlantic Grammars: Lindley Murray And William Cobbett, Peter J. Manning

Department of English Faculty Publications

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Narratives Of Miami In Dexter And Burn Notice, Myles Mcnutt

Communication & Theatre Arts Faculty Publications

In popular discourse around television, a series’ relationship with place is often marked through the suggestion its setting is “like a character in the show”, but this article argues against adopting this as a framework for analyzing television’s relationship with space and place. It articulates the relationship between this discourse of “spatial capital” and hierarchies of cultural capital within the television industry, limiting the types of series that are deemed to warrant closer investigation regarding issues of space and place and lacking nuanced engagement with place’s relationship with television narrative in particular. After breaking down the logic under which these …

Ashford And Pappalardo's "One Nation Under God: A Christian Hope For American Politics" (Book Review), Joseph Baumstarck Jr.

The Christian Librarian

A review of Ashford, B., & Pappalardo, C. (2015). One nation under God: A Christian hope for American politics. Nashville, TN: B & H Academic. 160 pp. $14.99. ISBN 9781433690693

The Oil Crisis Of 1973: President Nixon’S Actions To Maintain American Prosperity, Meredith Haluga

American Studies Forum

The paper describes the Oil Crisis of 1973. It examines how President Nixon and his government reacted to the Oil Crisis in attempts to prevent the United States from being economically devastated by it. The work includes details about the actions that Nixon and the government took, the regulations set in place as a result, the reactions of Americans, and the lasting impacts of both the crisis and the regulations.

The Mask Strikes Back: Blackness As Aporia In Moby-Dick And Benito Cereno, Jerome D. Clarke

Student Publications

What is the American Gothic a reaction to? Whereas other thinkers such as Nathaniel Hawthorne locates the building blocks of the American Gothic in Puritan Christianity or Amerindian Genocide, I argue that Melville posits the genesis of chattel slavery and the construction of racial category as the repressed events that haunt the Americas and return uninvited. By using the Gothic motif of the living corpse, the famed writer of Moby-Dick addresses the social bereavement which Blackness comes to represent in the Americas. By looking for truth on the skin and flesh, the main characters of Moby-Dick and “Benito Cereno” represent …

Johnson’S War: How Vietnam Tarnished A Presidency, Patrick Lyons

Pell Scholars and Senior Theses

This Senior History thesis entitled, Johnson's War: How Vietnam Tarnished a Presidency, dives into the controversial and often questioned success of Lyndon Johnson as President of the United States. Specifically, the Vietnam War and its harsh effect on Johnson and the United States is debated throughout. The context expresses how Johnson's presidency would forever be tarnished by the stain the Vietnam War has left in American history. The steps taken during the Johnson administration were proven to be quite harmful to his reputation and the success of the nation. The decisions made and consequences that came with the Vietnam War …

The Supreme Court’S Countermajoritarianism? What Impact Does Public Opinion Have On The Supreme Court Decisions?, Evan Tompkins

Political Science Theses and Capstones

Although normative questions about the role of the Supreme Court as a countermajoritarian institution have been commonly debated in political science research, an updated empirical question on Mishler and Sheehan’s (1993), study on public opinion and its impact on the Court must be asked. It has been 25 years since the publication of their study and numerous high profile cases such as Bush v. Gore, Citizens United v. FEC, and Obergefell v. Hodges have brought nationwide attention to the Supreme Court and how it interacts with public opinion. Results from empirical measurements of the Supreme Court’s decisions and what impact …

Spoilers And Signatures: Ballot Access And Third Party Performance, Cameron Shepard

Political Science Theses and Capstones

Third parties and independents face several hurdles to success in the United States because of the two-party system. One of those hurdles is state ballot access laws, which place obstacles in the way of minor candidates that major-party candidates do not face. Research into the phenomenon of third-party performance has shown that third-party candidates do better in non-competitive races when the possibility of causing the spoiler effect is small. But very little research exists to show how much of a difference those requirements make, or if the number of candidates on the ballot is correlated to overall third party support. …

The New Evangelicals: How Donald Trump Revealed The Changing Christian Conservative Base, Michael J. Herbert

Political Science Theses and Capstones

I analyze how Donald Trump, who many see as an uncertain standard bearer of Christian values, given his colored personal life and various tortured exchanges on the Bible, became the champion of Christian conservatives. Using Pew data from a January 27th, 2016 survey, I analyze how the Republican presidential candidate went from the lowest rankings of religious association just 10 months prior, to winning the highest white evangelical support since George W. Bush in 2004. More research will be conducted on how the specific group known as evangelical voters has changed, as well as what other variables such as economic, …

Lind's "A Charlie Brown Religion: Exploring The Spiritual Life And Work Of Charles M. Schulz" (Book Review), Cathie L. Chatmon

The Christian Librarian

A review of Lind, S. J. (2016). A Charlie Brown religion: Exploring the spiritual life and work of Charles M. Schulz. Jackson, MI: University of Mississippi Press. 200 pp. $25.00. ISBN 9781496804686

Wilken's "The Christian Roots Of Religious Freedom" (Book Review), Paul Hartog

The Christian Librarian

A review of Wilken, R. L. (2014). The Christian roots of religious freedom. Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press. 55 pp. $15.00. ISBN 9780874625006

We Were There, We Are Here: Queer Collections And Their Repositories And Legacies, Alexandria Deters

MA Theses

Art history and history has gaps within it that are just now starting to be filled and the absences rectified. Those gaps are caused by erasure of queer art history. The way it has been rectified is through queer institutions and queer collections. This study explores how queer institutions and collections are innately political through saving queer objects and art. It is through their efforts that queer art history is finally being recognized in major institutions, collections, and exhibitions. I interview scholars and collectors to understand why they collect, which reveals the political nature and uniqueness of queer art as …

"Beauty And The Beast", Joshua Matthews

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"There are two movies here, neither of which get along well with the other."

Posting about the movie Beauty and the Beast from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

http://inallthings.org/beauty-and-the-beast/

Portfolio Vol. Iv N 4, Dick Wager, Toby Raymond, John Wyman, Virginia Benson, Peg Collins, Leslie Seagrave, Molly White, Duke Smith, Ed Stocker, John Saunders

Portfolio

Wager, Dick. "Collective Bargaining." Prose. 3-5.

Raymond, Toby. "Lochinvar Rides Again." Poetry. 6.

Wyman, John. "Lily of the Alley." Prose. 8-9.

Benson, Virginia. "Lost Cause." Prose. 10.

Collins, Peg. "The Curtain Falls." Prose. 11.

Dorsey, Ann. "Jack." Picture. 12.

Sulke, Jim. "Old Pete." Picture. 12.

Myers, Sue. "Jerry." Picture. 12.

Rosenthal, Joan. "Canadian Farmhouse." Picture. 13.

Deeds, Ed. "Mirror Lake." Picture. 13.

Peters, Doris. "Trees." Picture. 13.

Seagrave, Leslie. "Chinese Coins." Poetry. 14.

White, Molly. "Thoughts in the Rain." Poetry. 14.

Smith, Duke. "Keeping the Records Straight." Prose. 15.

Stocker, Ed. "Joe." Prose. 16-17.

Saunders, John. "Seven Year's Luck." Prose. …

Portfolio Vol. Iv N 3, Virginia Benson, Alison Phillips, Margaret Shields, Thelma Willett, Karl Eschman, Bob Maxwell, John Wyman, Dorothy Hart, Roger Reed, William Mather, John Hammer, Duke Smith, Edward Stransky, Leslie Seagrave

Portfolio

Benson, Virginia. "Rejected." Prose. 3.

Phillips, Alison. "Lure in April." Poetry. 6.

Shields, Margaret. "Wedding Morning." Prose. 7.

Willett, Thelma. "Ex Libris: G.K.W." Poetry. 8.

Benson, Virginia. "High Note." Poetry. 8.

Maxwell, Bob. "Discovery." Poetry. 8.

Eschman, Karl. "The Case for Modern Music." Prose. 8-9.

Wyman, John. "Dissonance." Prose. 10-11.

Hart, Dorothy. "The Origin of Memorial Day." Prose. 12.

Reed, Roger. "Notes on the Drama." Prose. 13.

Parker, Mab. "Black Girl." Picture. 14.

Mather, William. "The Pasquin." Prose. 15.

Hammer, John. "Over the Green Grass." Prose. 16.

Maxwell, Bob. "Genesis..." Poetry. 19.

Maxwell, Bob. "We Three." Poetry. 19.

Stransky, Ed. …

Portfolio Vol. Iv N 2, Danner Mahood, Mary Virginia Lay, Dorothy Card, John Kinney, Adela Beckham, Robert Bridge, Gordon Seagrave Md, David K. Chin, Charles Jones, Duke Smith, Dave Siegfried, Margaret Shields, Adela Beckham, Toby Raymond, Horace King

Portfolio

Mahood, Danner L. "War Sonnets." Poetry. 2.

Lenser, Eugene. "Landscape." Picture. 2.

Lay, Mary Virginia. "Damned Laughter." Prose. 3-4.

Card, Dorothy. "They Call It Love." Prose. 5.

Kinney, John. "Maestro." Prose. 7-9.

Anstaett, Joe. "Styleglance." Picture. 6.

Beckham, Adela. "Still the Echo." Poetry. 10.

Bridge, Robert. "Design for Life." Prose. 11.

Seagrave, Dr. Gordon. "Letter from Burma." Prose. 12-13.

Chin, David K. "To know their theatre is to know the Chinese people." Prose. 15.

Jones, Charles. "The Bookshelf." Prose. 16.

Smith, Duke. "Keeping the Records Straight." Prose. 17.

Beckham, Adela. "If Love Could Be." Prose. 19.

Raymond, Toby. "The Courtship …

Portfolio Vol. Iii N 4, Willie Moll, John Barrington, Arthur Ward Lindsey, John Stewart, Allison Phillips, Lindsey E. Yoxall, Adela Beckham, Brooks Fields, Dorothy Deane, Duke Smith, David Timrud

Portfolio

Moll, Willlie. "I Was in Kitchener Camp." Prose. 5-6.

Barrington, John. "The Pledging of Homer McGunk." Prose. 7-9.

Stewart, John. "In Time of Death." Prose. 10.

Lindsey, Arthur Ward. "Retrospect." Prose. 11-13.

Phillips, Allison. "Blue Moon." Poetry. 14.

Yoxall, Lindsey E. "Pro Patria." Prose. 15-16.

Beckham, Adela. "Wind--Dreams." Poetry. 18.

Fields, Brooks. "The Doctor Takes a Trip." Prose. 19-20.

Deane, Dorothy. "Review of New Books." Prose. 21.

Smith, Duke. "Review of New Recordings." Prose. 21.

Timrud, David. "Refugee." Prose. 22-23.

Portfolio Vol. Iv N 1, Alison Phillips, John Hammer, Kenneth I. Brown, Mary Virginia Lay, Margaret Shields, Tom Rogers, Ira Price Iii, Betty Tinnerman, Virginia Benson, William Wilson, Leslie Seagrave, Bob Chester, Audrey Wurdmann, Joseph Auslander, Jean Koncana, David Timrud, Margaret Roach

Portfolio

Phillips, Alison. "Reflection." Poetry. 2.

Rood, John. "The Accused." Picture. 2.

Lay, Mary Virginia. "Irony." Poetry. 6.

Lay, Mary Virginia. "Not Know God?" Poetry. 6.

Shields, Margaret. "Hope." Poetry. 6.

Rogers, Tom. "Football and Education." Prose. 7.

Hammer, John. "Red?" Prose. 3-4.

Brown, Kenneth I. "The Christmas Guest." Prose. 5.

Price III, Ira. "Thomas Carlyle-Political Reactionary." Prose. 8-10.

Tinnerman, Betty. "Greater Love Hath No Man." Prose. 11.

Hall, Jim. "Gentlement--To Arms!" Prose. 12-13.

Benson, Virginia. "Drop That Hammer!" Prose. 14-15.

Wilson, William. "Thomas Wolfe--Volcano." Prose. 16.

Seagrave, Leslie. "Trelawney." Prose. 16.

Chester, Bob. "Keeping the Records Straight." Prose. 17.

Wurdman, …

Portfolio Vol. Iii N 3, Alison Ewart, Bob Maxwell, Virginia Martindale, Harriet Puffer, James Cox, Adela Beckham, Chester Varney, Dorothy Deane, Bob Smith, Dave Taylor, Margaret Gratza, Joseph Royce

Portfolio

Ewart, Alison. "Revenge." Prose. 3-4.

Maxwell, Bob. "Christ in Cleats." Prose. 5.

Martindale, Virginia. "Somnolence." Poetry. 6.

Frey, Erwin F. "Isolt." Picture. 6.

Puffer, Harriet. "Thirteenth Hour." Prose. 7-8.

Cox, James. "Selling Denison." Prose. 9-10.

Beckham, Adela. "Admonition." Poetry. 12.

Homer, Winslow. "Watching the Breakers." Picture. 12.

Varney, Chester. "The Snake Tree." Prose. 13-16.

Smith, Bob. "Review of New Recordings." Prose. 17.

Deane, Dorothy. "Review of New Books." Prose. 17.

Taylor, Dave. "An Artist Prepares." Prose. 19.

Gratza, Margaret. "Poems." Poetry. 20.

Reeder, Lydia. "Landscape." Picture. 20.

Royce, Joe. "Youth Hostels." Prose. 21-28.