‘Chismes De La Ciudad Letrada’: Nostalgia, Exilio Y La Construcción Del Canon Cubano En La Ensayística De Cabrera Infante,
2022
Loyola University Chicago
‘Chismes De La Ciudad Letrada’: Nostalgia, Exilio Y La Construcción Del Canon Cubano En La Ensayística De Cabrera Infante, Ana B. Rodriguez Navas
Modern Languages and Literatures: Faculty Publications and Other Works
Rafael Rojas afirma que Guillermo Cabrera Infante estetiza “los rumores y chismes de la ciudad letrada”. A propósito de la crítica reciente sobre el chisme y del trabajo de Svetlana Boym sobre la nostalgia, planteo que Cabrera aprovecha el placer ilícito del chisme para recircular historias suprimidas y reintroducirse en el canon cubano. Sus chismes se convierten así en saber aceptado, que preservan la memoria de numerosos intelectuales cubanos y consolidan el propio estado de Cabrera en el canon. El autor valida el chisme como acto nostálgico y demuestra su potencial como estrategia narrativa eficaz y no solo como creación …
Walt Disney And China: How Glocalization Shaped Shanghai Disneyland,
2022
Roger Williams University
Walt Disney And China: How Glocalization Shaped Shanghai Disneyland, Becca Maclellan
Modern Languages, Philosophy and Classics Theses
This thesis applies the glocalization theory to a comparative study of the Disney theme parks in the United States and Shanghai, China. It argues that Walt Disney’s glocalization through integrating Chinese culture into the Shanghai Disney theme park brought commercial success to the company. Additionally, it also set up a good example for other businesses interested in global expansion.
Laws For The Support Of Transgenders In Argentina And Brazil,
2022
Roger Williams University
Laws For The Support Of Transgenders In Argentina And Brazil, Elias Choclin
Modern Languages, Philosophy and Classics Theses
In the last decade, the feminist and LGBTQ+ movements have shown the challenges transgender people face in different countries of the world. Specifically, Brazil and Argentina have proposed different regulations and laws that protect these individuals from violence and that intend to incorporate them into the job market. However, these countries have vastly different policies regarding healthcare for transgenders such as transition medication and surgeries, which will be further identified and explained in the paper.
The ‘Poetry Of Old Roofs’: Edith Wharton And The Art Of Architecture,
2022
Montclair State University
The ‘Poetry Of Old Roofs’: Edith Wharton And The Art Of Architecture, Elizabeth Emery
Department of World Languages and Cultures Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Known internationally for novels such as The House of Mirth (1905) and The Age of Innocence (1921), New York-born Edith Wharton (1862-1937) began her writing career as a poet in 1878 with a self-published volume of Verses. She equated the work of architects and garden designers to that of poets in travel essays from the 1890s and early 1900s, many of which were collected and republished under the titles Italian Villas and their Gardens (1904), Italian Backgrounds (1905), and A Motor-Flight Through France (1908). The present article explores the aesthetics of writing, architecture, and home design in the earliest part …
Lost In Adaptation:The Silencing Of The French Female Concierge,
2022
Boise State University
Lost In Adaptation:The Silencing Of The French Female Concierge, Mariah Devereux Herbeck
World Languages Faculty Publications and Presentations
Fictional representations of the female concierge frequently underscore her negative attributes, above all her meddlesome discourse. The female concierge character in Georges Simenon's 1933 novel, Les fiançailles de M. Hire, however, provides an exception to the rule as local law authorities give credence to her word and base their investigation on her testimony. However, in two filmic adaptations of the novel—Duvivier's Panique (1946) and Patrice Leconte's Monsieur Hire (1989)—the female concierge character is practically absent. This article demonstrates how, from page to screen, the concierge's role is dissected, disembodied, and displaced in Duvivier's and Leconte's films, and finally reflects …
Denouncing Gender Violence In Spain And Rewriting The Female Narrative,
2022
The University of Akron
Denouncing Gender Violence In Spain And Rewriting The Female Narrative, Irene Kotyk
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
This paper analyzes how Spanish female artists across Spain denounce domestic violence by exposing abuse and the culture of women domination in public spaces. Gender violence is important to analyze because it is a current issue in Spain, and globally, as there is a fight for gender equality in countries around the world. Technically speaking, domestic violence includes physical, emotional, and sexual abuse occurring between partners or within a family (Dutton). Recently, many artists across Spain are looking to reconstruct a new narrative for women. This paper will look at how gender-based violence against women was practiced throughout the Spanish …
La Voz 2022,
2022
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
La Voz 2022, Loyola Marymount University, Modern Languages & Literatures Department
La Voz Student Journal
LA VOZ is published by the Modern Languages & Literatures Department, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA.
Fostering Successful Communities Of Collaboration Through Educational Partnerships: Strengthening Bilingual Learners' Language And Literacy Achievement Along The Texas-Mexican Border,
2022
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Fostering Successful Communities Of Collaboration Through Educational Partnerships: Strengthening Bilingual Learners' Language And Literacy Achievement Along The Texas-Mexican Border, Isela Almaguer
Bilingual and Literacy Studies Faculty Publications
There is an undisputable need to form collaborative partnerships between schools, families, homes, and communities across the nation. Collaborative educational partnerships are the cornerstone for student success. With increasingly diverse student populations, schools must communicate and collaborate with families and communities to bridge the wide gap that exists between home and school. With a dominant Spanish-speaking population of Mexican descent, as that of children living in the Southern tip of the Texas-Mexican border, known as The Rio Grande Valley, barriers such as low social economic status and limited English proficiency may impede much-needed communication between schools, homes, and communities. These …
An Outline Of Romanticism In The West,
2022
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
An Outline Of Romanticism In The West, John C. Isbell
Writing and Language Studies Faculty Publications
Navigating the landscape of Romantic literature and art across Europe and the Americas, An Outline of Romanticism in the West invites readers to embark upon a literary journey. Showcasing a breadth of theoretical and contextual approaches to the study of Romanticism, John Isbell provides an insightful contemporary overview of the field, paired with wide-ranging comparative reflections on the art and literature that helped shape it. Discussing seminal Romantic texts such as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, or Germaine de Staël’s Corinne ou l’Italie, Isbell provides a foundation through which to investigate core concepts, such as the continuum of Romance, the Romantic hero, …
"Rerum Vel Dictu Obscenarum" De Subventione Pauperum And The Ambivalence Of The Humanitarian Narratives Of Early Modernity,
2022
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
"Rerum Vel Dictu Obscenarum" De Subventione Pauperum And The Ambivalence Of The Humanitarian Narratives Of Early Modernity, Luis Fernando Restrepo
World Languages, Literatures and Cultures Faculty Publications and Presentations
This essay examines the De Subventione Pauperum treatise (On Assistance to the Poor, 1526) by the humanist Juan Luis Vives as a humanitarian narrative of early modernity. Contradictorily, the plan to help the indigent population presents a derogatory view of poverty that reflects the inconsistencies of the civilizing project of Renaissance Christian humanism and reveals the biopolitics of the nascent modern state and humanitarian imperial reasoning. The first section analyzes the treatise as a humanitarian narrative, with special focus on the role of emotions in the interpellation of the reader, especially the ambivalent presence of the discourse on disgust …
Strengthening Respeakers’ Training In Spain: The Research-Practice Connection,
2022
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Strengthening Respeakers’ Training In Spain: The Research-Practice Connection, Nazaret Fresno, Pablo Romero-Fresco
Writing and Language Studies Faculty Publications
After countless petitions and complaints from end users, live subtitling quality is slowly attracting the attention of broadcasters, regulators, the subtitling industry and scholars working in Media Accessibility. These stakeholders share an interest in providing better live subtitles, but their quality assessment is a thorny issue. Although quality studies are still scarce, the research undertaken so far has proven valuable in identifying the weaknesses of live subtitles in several countries. This article presents the main findings of the pilot project that preceded the first national quality assessment in Spain, which is currently underway. By focusing on this case study, we …
8 National Perspectives On Mexican Transnational Eal Teachers: Ideological And Professional Challenges,
2022
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
8 National Perspectives On Mexican Transnational Eal Teachers: Ideological And Professional Challenges, David Martinez-Prieto, Kristen Lindahl
Bilingual and Literacy Studies Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Plagiarism Of The Plates? The Validity Of Accusations Against Diderot's Encyclopédie (1751-1772),
2021
Grand Valley State University
Plagiarism Of The Plates? The Validity Of Accusations Against Diderot's Encyclopédie (1751-1772), Ian Curtis
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts
A literary monument of the eighteenth century, the French Encyclopédie (1751–1772) was a massive reference work written by a team of experts that aimed to depict arts and crafts in unprecedented detail. It eventually grew to contain twenty-eight large folio volumes but the journey there was filled with uncertainty due to royal suppressions from seditious and anti-religious ideas and accusations of plagiarism. Since 1951, scholars have studied one of these accusations, made by architect Pierre Patte against the plates, editor Denis Diderot, and the four publishers. This scandal, which is critical in the history of the Encyclopédie, has faded from …
Variedades. Second Edition. Intermediate/ Advanced Spanish Conversation,
2021
Louisiana State University
Variedades. Second Edition. Intermediate/ Advanced Spanish Conversation, Carmela V. Mattza
Faculty Publications
VARIEDADES. Second Edition. Intermediate/ Advanced Spanish Conversation is a textbook for the student at the intermediate / advanced intermediate level. Through audiovisual activities, the student is expected to put their previous knowledge into practice and improve their ability to understand, write, listen, and speak in Spanish. VARIEDADES offers communicative activities that can be easily adapted into courses of different levels. In addition, it offers an appendix of activities with films and a Spanish grammar section that by subject directs the student to electronic databases that are freely accessible or are part of the Open Access platform.
Desgarrandonos De Nuestra Lengua: Ripping Us From Our Language,
2021
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Desgarrandonos De Nuestra Lengua: Ripping Us From Our Language, Lillian Ramos, Julia N. Ramirez
Bilingual and Literacy Studies Faculty Publications
Using a testimonio methodology, this study provides insight on how language ideologies, family, and education in the Texas Borderlands impacted two Latina teachers’ view and understanding of their identity. Through our personal experiences as PK-16 students, classroom teachers, and doctoral students, we were able to understand the colonization of our language and the subsequent endangerment of our bilingualism, which upon reflecting, had an impact on how we see ourselves as individuals, bilinguals, teachers, and Latinas. Our experiences with our bilingualism affected the way in which we perceive ourselves and our community. The reflection and analysis of our experiences allowed us …
A Telecollaboration Project On Giving Online Peer Feedback: Implementing A Multilateral Virtual Exchange During A Pandemic,
2021
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
A Telecollaboration Project On Giving Online Peer Feedback: Implementing A Multilateral Virtual Exchange During A Pandemic, Michael Joseph Ennis, Massimo Verzella, Silvia Montanari, Agnieszka M. Sendur, Marieta S. Pissarro, Staci Kaiser, Andrew Wimhurst
Language Resource Center Faculty Research
Telecollaboration, also called virtual exchange or online intercultural exchange, is a form of collaborative learning whereby language learners in different locations engage in computer-mediated communication to complete tasks online. There is ample evidence that telecollaboration promotes the acquisition of language skills, intercultural competence, and digital literacies. Challenges faced implementing virtual exchanges include differences in time zones, learning objectives, academic calendars, and cultural attitudes. The present article describes a case of a multilateral telecollaboration project based on the facilitated dialogue model involving four institutions-two in Europe and two in the United States-that was designed to prepare students for the experience of …
Identities Development Of Adult Chinese Heritage Language Learners From Southeast Asian American Families,
2021
Wittenberg University
Identities Development Of Adult Chinese Heritage Language Learners From Southeast Asian American Families, Feng Liang
Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement
Although linguistic and cultural varieties exist among Chinese Heritage Language Learners (CHLLs), little attention has been given to how adult CHLLs with non-Mandarin backgrounds attempt to negotiate their identities when they learned Chinese. Grounded in He’s (2008, 2016) theory of Chinese heritage language (CHL) development, this study explored the construction of identities of Chinese adults with non-Mandarin backgrounds in the process of Chinese heritage language learning. Three adult CHLLs in the United States participated in a multiple case study that lasted for six months. Data collection included interviews, journals, observations, and informal communications. Findings suggest that CHLLs of non-Mandarin backgrounds …
“You’Re Not Listening, Or I’M Not Saying It Right”: Reflecting On Borderland As Methodology,
2021
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
“You’Re Not Listening, Or I’M Not Saying It Right”: Reflecting On Borderland As Methodology, Marlene Galván, Randall W. Monty
Writing and Language Studies Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Systematic Review Of The Association Between Cultural Competence And The Quality Of Care Provided By Health Personnel,
2021
Grand Valley State University
Systematic Review Of The Association Between Cultural Competence And The Quality Of Care Provided By Health Personnel, Amanda Skipworth
Honors Projects
The purpose of this research project is to determine if a relationship exists between cultural competence and the quality of care administered by health care professionals. Challenges with providing care begin to arise when cultural barriers limit the provider’s ability to provide adequate care. In the past, many professionals have struggled with how to approach patients from diverse backgrounds and this discomfort continues to grow. With minority populations in the United States rapidly growing, it is largely beneficial for these professionals to understand and be aware of the varying cultures seeking medical care. To address the research question, a systematic …
Introducing Global Citizenship In Language Teacher Education Through The Un’S Sustainable Development Goals,
2021
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Introducing Global Citizenship In Language Teacher Education Through The Un’S Sustainable Development Goals, Ramsés Ortín
Writing and Language Studies Faculty Publications
The present chapter describes a pedagogical intervention administered in an undergraduate ESL teacher training program. The purpose of this pedagogical innovation was to train future language teachers to incorporate Global Citizenship related objectives into their future practice by using the United Nation’s Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) as reference. Pre-service teachers (N = 10) taking part in this study participated in a three-phase training in which they were first introduced to the topic, then, asked to apply the discussed approach to the design of language learning materials, and finally, they completed a reflection task. The analysis of the last task …
