When The Walls Talk: Political Graffiti At La Universidad Nacional In Bogotá, Colombia, 2013 Colby College
When The Walls Talk: Political Graffiti At La Universidad Nacional In Bogotá, Colombia, Abbott Grey Matthews
Honors Theses
Graffiti in Latin America is often political. This thesis considers the political graffiti found at la Universidad Nacional (UNAL) in Bogotá, Colombia. Unlike many other nations in the region, Colombia has not experienced the same political history of repressive dictatorships. As a result, the current literature on political graffiti does not cover the outlier case of Colombia. This research uses survey responses from and interviews with students at UNAL in order to better understand what the graffiti says and how it impacts students at the university. Moreover, this thesis seeks to answer why political graffiti persists at UNAL despite attempts …
Remapping Nature: Motherhood, Autonomy, And Anti-Mining Activism In Íntag, Ecuador, 2013 Colby College
Remapping Nature: Motherhood, Autonomy, And Anti-Mining Activism In Íntag, Ecuador, Ellicott K. Dandy
Honors Theses
This honors thesis explores the social changes that women engaged in anti-mining activism bring to a region in rural Ecuador. I discuss the ways in which they incorporate their activist techniques into everyday life, using their status as mothers to access public discourses of environmentalism, and ultimately rewrite gender roles locally. Framing the mining conflict as a catalyst for social change, I draw parallels between this movement and indigenous politics in Ecuador, propose new interpretations of the mestizo ethnic identity and assimilation in the Spanish Empire, and finally, make the case for a nature-centric cultural analysis in anthropology.
Las Declaraciones De Independencia: Los Textos Fundamentales De Las Independencias Americanas, 2012 Skidmore College
Las Declaraciones De Independencia: Los Textos Fundamentales De Las Independencias Americanas, Jordana Dym, Erika Pani, Alfredo Ávila
Jordana Dym
No abstract provided.
Chicano Art & Artists, 2012 University of California - Santa Barbara
Chicano Art & Artists, Lauren L. Gallow
Lauren L. Gallow
The Latino American Experience: The American Mosaic is the first-ever database dedicated to the history and culture of Latinos—the largest, fastest-growing minority group in the United States. The Latino American Experience: The American Mosaic explores the rich heritage and current culture of Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Guatemalans, Cubans, Dominicans, Colombians, Ecuadorians, and other Hispanic cultures in the United States—an estimated 44 million individuals who have formed unique, self-sufficient, and vibrant communities across the nation. These entries focus on Chicano/a artists and artworks from the late 20th century.
Arizona’S Senate Bill 1070: A Case Study On State-Sponsored Immigration Policy, 2012 The University of San Francisco
Arizona’S Senate Bill 1070: A Case Study On State-Sponsored Immigration Policy, Ryan Murphy
Master's Theses
This study assesses the origins of Arizona’s state-sponsored immigration policy. It attempts to identify the social dynamics within Arizona that contributed to the overwhelming public support for SB 1070. Since it has been two years after the law was passed, this analysis determines what impact the law has had thus far within the state. Finally, it postulates the future of Arizona’s immigration policy.
Le Marranisme Absolu Dans L’Oeuvre D’André Et De Simone Schwarz-Bart, 2012 Université d’Anvers / Université de Gand
Le Marranisme Absolu Dans L’Oeuvre D’André Et De Simone Schwarz-Bart, Kathleen Gyssels
Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature
This article studies in what forms the magical-religious dimension is expressed in the fiction works of the Schwarz-Bart couple in order to assess the function given by the authors to the manifestations of the “divine” therein. The frontier between belief and miscreancy is particularly flexible in each of the novels – whether written jointly or separately – by André and / or Simone Schwarz-Bart. Indeed, co-signed or not, the identity quest cannot be dissociated from the religious one: a quest of the meaning of suffering, of a balm that remedies the agonies and compensates for the traumas endured by two …
Le Projet Judéo-Noir D’André Schwarz-Bart : Saga Réversible, 2012 Université Bar-Ilan
Le Projet Judéo-Noir D’André Schwarz-Bart : Saga Réversible, Francine Kaufmann
Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature
André Schwarz-Bart’s literary call was born from his will to immortalize in writing the memory of the culture of his Jewish ancestors which was eradicated from the map of Europe during the Shoa. A pioneer of the “memory work” with The Last of the Justs, a novel awarded the Goncourt in 1959, he invented the genre of the “identity saga” whose heroes gather within themselves the centuriesold experience of their people. A similar ambition guided him while he composed a cycle – that remained mostly unpublished – about Black slavery and the culture issued from it: A Woman Named Solitude.
Utilization Of Lithic Resources At Huerequeque, An Initial Period (2150–1000 B.C.) Site, Casma Valley, Peru, 2012 University of Texas-Pan American
Utilization Of Lithic Resources At Huerequeque, An Initial Period (2150–1000 B.C.) Site, Casma Valley, Peru, Daniel Wilson Nicholson
Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
The Casma Valley on the north coast of Peru contains a high concentration of Initial Period (2150-1000 B.C.) sites. One of these sites, Huerequeque, is located approximately 25 km inland in the Sechin branch of the river on a hillside. The site contains a mound and plaza complex, intermediate architecture, and residential architecture. My project considers the resources needed for constructions and tools. I identify what was utilized and discuss trends in construction material, collection methods and argue a “convenient construction” model. Included in my discussion of architecture, I consider the amount of human power necessary for these efforts. Regarding …
Family /War: A Cautionary Tale, 2012 Dartmouth College
Becoming Aurora: Translating The Story Of Arshaluys Mardiganian, 2012 Illinois State University
Becoming Aurora: Translating The Story Of Arshaluys Mardiganian, Shushan Avagyan
Dissidences
No abstract provided.
Signs Of State Terrorism In Post-Authoritarian Santiago: Memories And Memorialization In Chile, 2012 Villa Grimaldi Peace Park
Signs Of State Terrorism In Post-Authoritarian Santiago: Memories And Memorialization In Chile, Carolina Aguilera, Gonzalo Cáceres
Dissidences
No abstract provided.
The Chilean State And The Search For A New Migration Policy, 2012 University of Nebraska at Omaha
The Chilean State And The Search For A New Migration Policy, Cristián Doña-Reveco, Amanda Levinson
Latino/Latin American Studies Faculty Publications
Considerar a Chile como un país receptor de inmigrantes es algo definitivamente nuevo. De hecho la migración neta en Chile aún es negativa. Durante los últimos veinte años, sin embargo, se ha observado un cambio en los flujos migratorios al país. Esto ha sido resultado del proceso de democratización luego del fin de la dictadura de Pinochet, un progreso económico continuado durante este período, y a la percepción de un país social y políticamente tranquilo en comparación con sus vecinos. Entre los años 1992 y 2012 el stock migratorio en Chile aumento desde 114 mil personas a unas 352 mil; …
Contextos Y Prácticas En Las Humanidades Digitales, 2012 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contextos Y Prácticas En Las Humanidades Digitales, Joseba Moreno
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
La aplicación de la tecnología a los trabajos enmarcados en el campo de las humanidades y la creación de un nuevo conjunto de prácticas denominado humanidades digitales, es el tema principal de este trabajo, que pretende servir de introducción a algunas de las prácticas y metodologías más recientes en el ámbito académico.
Understanding Imf Stand-By Arrangements From The Perspective Of International And Domestic Law: The Experience Of Venezuela In The 1990s, 2012 University of Wollongong
Understanding Imf Stand-By Arrangements From The Perspective Of International And Domestic Law: The Experience Of Venezuela In The 1990s, Gabriel Garcia
Dr Gabriel Garcia
During the 1990s, international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) promoted the so-called 'Washington Consensus'. One of the premises of the consensus was that developing countries needed to embrace a market economy and build a legal system supportive of the rule of law in order to promote progress and defeat poverty. The onset of financial crises across South America and the inability of governments to deal with problems derived from this financial meltdown provided the proitious conditions for the IMF to implement its agenda of promoting a market economy and the rule of …
The Journey Home From Ecuador: A Reentry Guide For Tandana Foundation Volunteers, 2012 SIT Graduate Institute
The Journey Home From Ecuador: A Reentry Guide For Tandana Foundation Volunteers, Heidi Bohn
Capstone Collection
The Tandana Foundation is a small, non-profit organization that works with communities nestled in the Andes of northern Ecuador, providing service-learning opportunities for students and professionals in the Otavalo region. The Journey Home from Ecuador: A Reentry Guide for Tandana Foundation Volunteers (The Journey Home) is a self-directed guide that serves to prepare interns and volunteers with the Tandana Foundation (Tandana) in Ecuador for reentry after their work abroad with the organization. In addition, it introduces the concept of reverse culture shock and provides tools and resources for a successful transition home. Living in rural Ecuador generally between …
The Ecological Dimension Of Natalia Toledo Paz’S Poetry, 2012 Marshall University
The Ecological Dimension Of Natalia Toledo Paz’S Poetry, Ida Day
Modern Languages Faculty Research
This essay explores the position and contribution of Natalia Toledo Paz, one of the most recognized contemporary poets in the native languages of Mexico, to the field of environmental ethics in local and global contexts. I focus on her bilingual works, written in Spanish and Zapotec, Ca gunaa gubidxa, ca gunaa guiiba’risaca/Mujeres de sol, mujeres de oro (2002) and Guie’yaase’/Olivo negro (2005), which revive the traditions, the poet’s memories, the nature, and the spirituality of her native Juchitán. Her focus on the Juchitec women have extended and deepened the mission of contemporary indigenous writers by incorporating the concerns of Latin …
Enhancing Road Scholar Cuba Programs Through Group Leader Training, 2012 SIT Graduate Institute
Enhancing Road Scholar Cuba Programs Through Group Leader Training, Desiree N. Shrode
Capstone Collection
In response to the Cuban Revolution in 1959, the United States imposed several embargos and restrictions against Cuba. The stipulations of these embargos have included prohibitions on not only the importation and trade of cigars, rum, and coffee, but also travel between the U.S. and Cuba. However, in 2011, President Barack Obama decided to ease these travel restrictions for educational travel that is not related in pursuant to an academic degree, also known as a People-to-People license. Due to Obama’s change in policy, many organizations have been sponsoring travel to Cuba on these People-to-People licenses, granted by the Office of …
The Love Of Neighbors: Rosario Ferré’S Eccentric Neighborhoods/Vecindarios Eccéntricos, 2012 Salem State University
The Love Of Neighbors: Rosario Ferré’S Eccentric Neighborhoods/Vecindarios Eccéntricos, Keja L. Valens
Keja Valens
Teacher Workshop Agenda, 2012 University of South Florida
Teacher Workshop Agenda, University Of South Florida
Hispanic Heritage of Florida Conference 2012
No abstract provided.
Multi-Cultural Encounter And Exchange Among Spaniards, American Indians And Africans In Colonial Florida And The Caribbean, 2012 University of Florida
Multi-Cultural Encounter And Exchange Among Spaniards, American Indians And Africans In Colonial Florida And The Caribbean, Kathleen Deagan Phd
Hispanic Heritage of Florida Conference 2012
No abstract provided.