Revisiting Ambiguous Aredhel,
2025
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Revisiting Ambiguous Aredhel, Megan Abrahamson
Online Midwinter Seminar (OMS)
No abstract provided.
Sex, The Body, And Learning Gender: Demons In The World Of The Five Gods,
2025
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Sex, The Body, And Learning Gender: Demons In The World Of The Five Gods, Erin Mcbrien
Online Midwinter Seminar (OMS)
No abstract provided.
Desirable Lady’ Or ‘She Who Desires’: Examining Aredhel’S Agency In Tolkien’S Legendarium,
2025
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Desirable Lady’ Or ‘She Who Desires’: Examining Aredhel’S Agency In Tolkien’S Legendarium, Lyra Keran Zhang
Online Midwinter Seminar (OMS)
No abstract provided.
Belief After The Death Of King Arthur: Lev Grossman’S Postsecular Portrayal Of Nimue In The Bright Sword,
2025
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Belief After The Death Of King Arthur: Lev Grossman’S Postsecular Portrayal Of Nimue In The Bright Sword, Liz Busby
Online Midwinter Seminar (OMS)
No abstract provided.
She Chose Her Fate: The Genderqueer Women Of Tolkien And Freedom Beyond The Patriarchal Binary,
2025
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
She Chose Her Fate: The Genderqueer Women Of Tolkien And Freedom Beyond The Patriarchal Binary, Alicia Fox-Lenz, Grace Moone, Leah Hagan
Online Midwinter Seminar (OMS)
No abstract provided.
“The Gift Which Was Withheld I Take”: The Rape Of The Sun Maiden In Tolkien’S Legendarium,
2025
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
“The Gift Which Was Withheld I Take”: The Rape Of The Sun Maiden In Tolkien’S Legendarium, Kristine Larsen
Online Midwinter Seminar (OMS)
No abstract provided.
From Once To Future Queen: Revitalizing Guinevere In Recent Arthuriana,
2025
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
From Once To Future Queen: Revitalizing Guinevere In Recent Arthuriana, Michael A. Torregrossa
Online Midwinter Seminar (OMS)
No abstract provided.
Painting “The Most Beautiful Of All The Children Of Ilúvatar”: Aesthetic Beauty In The Silmarillion And Its Illustrations,
2025
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Painting “The Most Beautiful Of All The Children Of Ilúvatar”: Aesthetic Beauty In The Silmarillion And Its Illustrations, Marie Bretagnolle
Online Midwinter Seminar (OMS)
No abstract provided.
Witches, Prophets, And Outcasts: Liminal Women In Mythopoeic Fantasy,
2025
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Witches, Prophets, And Outcasts: Liminal Women In Mythopoeic Fantasy, Supriya Baijal
Online Midwinter Seminar (OMS)
No abstract provided.
Reimagining Human-Nonhuman Friendships Through Feminist Animal Studies: An Exploration Of Sunny And Della’S Cross-Species Friendship In Nnedi Okorafor’S The Nsibidi Scripts Series,
2025
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Reimagining Human-Nonhuman Friendships Through Feminist Animal Studies: An Exploration Of Sunny And Della’S Cross-Species Friendship In Nnedi Okorafor’S The Nsibidi Scripts Series, Akshitha Javahar
Online Midwinter Seminar (OMS)
No abstract provided.
“Her Hair Was Held A Marvel Unmatched”: The Significance Of Long, Blonde Hair In Tolkien’S Imagination,
2025
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
“Her Hair Was Held A Marvel Unmatched”: The Significance Of Long, Blonde Hair In Tolkien’S Imagination, Sara Brown
Online Midwinter Seminar (OMS)
No abstract provided.
Keynote: Still Perilous, Still Fair: Perspectives On The Legacy, Or How (Not)Éowyn And (Not) Galadriel Made The Magic Work,
2025
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Keynote: Still Perilous, Still Fair: Perspectives On The Legacy, Or How (Not)Éowyn And (Not) Galadriel Made The Magic Work, Leslie Donovan, Janet Brennan Croft
Online Midwinter Seminar (OMS)
No abstract provided.
Welcome And Announcements,
2025
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Welcome And Announcements, The Mythopoeic Society
Online Midwinter Seminar (OMS)
Join us for a screening of the Welcome and Announcements video and have a cup of coffee before we get started!
Latine Students’ Stem Identity Development: Reflecting On Implicit Biases, Imposter Syndrome, Self-Efficacy, And Support Systems,
2025
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Latine Students’ Stem Identity Development: Reflecting On Implicit Biases, Imposter Syndrome, Self-Efficacy, And Support Systems, Alyssa G. Cavazos, Valerie Leija, Javier Cavazos Vela
Writing and Language Studies Faculty Publications
This study used an equity ethic framework and a STEM identity model to contextualize and understand Latine students’ perceptions of STEM identity development. The purpose of this study was to investigate how Latine undergraduate students who engaged in STEM coursework perceived their learning experiences and stories of resilience through an equity ethic framework. Data were collected through interviews with 19 Latine college students attending a Hispanic-Serving Institution. Findings revealed the following themes related to Latine students’ STEM identity development and lived experiences in STEM coursework: implicit biases, imposter syndrome, self-efficacy, and support system and resources. Findings highlight the need for …
The Extraction Unconscious: Solar-Powered Utopias In Catching The Sun (2015) And In The Name Of Lithium (2021),
2025
University of Toronto
The Extraction Unconscious: Solar-Powered Utopias In Catching The Sun (2015) And In The Name Of Lithium (2021), Isidora Cortés-Monroy
Critical Humanities
By comparing the depictions of future energy regimes in the two ecodocumentaries, Catching the Sun (2015) and In the Name of Lithium (2021), this article explores representations of post-carbon futures from the US and Argentina. Read closely alongside Frederic Jameson’s notions of utopias, the article delineates the extent to which a solar powered future challenges and reiterates current neocolonial extractivist structures. Basing myself on Patricia Yaeger’s concept of an “energy unconscious,” I argue that these solar utopias maintain an “extraction unconscious” that continues to produce sacrifice zones where primary commodities needed for the energy transition can be found. By analysing …
Paisaje De Cataluña Y Valencia. Polimatía Y Epistemología En El Sello Epistolar De Alexander Von Humboldt En Concordancia Con Las Observaciones De Antonio José Cavanilles,
2025
University of Central Florida
Paisaje De Cataluña Y Valencia. Polimatía Y Epistemología En El Sello Epistolar De Alexander Von Humboldt En Concordancia Con Las Observaciones De Antonio José Cavanilles, Martha Garcia
Homage to Alexander von Humboldt: Travels to and from Spain Throughout the Centuries / Homenaje a Alexander von Humboldt: Viajes hacia y desde España de todos los siglos
Epistolary activity dates to Ancient Greece in affinity with the Roman tradition in which the missive was the most efficient means of communication at a distance. An erudite knowledge of the subject was required since the content would be recorded in posterity. Polymathy and epistemology were therefore required in daily practice of writing encyclicals from the society of Medieval era up to the pinnacle of the epistolary genre during Humanism. The letter, therefore, implied the fact that the writer was out from the territory of the point of departure and the recipient of the correspondence was distant. This exegesis focuses …
Underrepresentation Of Black Students In Advanced World Language Study,
2025
Georgia College & State University
Underrepresentation Of Black Students In Advanced World Language Study, Megan E. Golden
Curriculum and Instruction (Ed.D.) Dissertations
Advanced K-12 world language (WL) courses (level three and beyond) suffer from significant underrepresentation of Black students, subsequently impacting Black students’ college and employment opportunities. This study employs a critical constructivist grounded theory framework to analyze quantitative surveys and retrospective qualitative interviews with Black college-aged individuals. The goal of this study is to center the voices of Black students and reveal how they describe their world language courses, how they perceive the impact of those courses, and what factors influence their decision on whether to continue to advanced-level world language study. Survey data found that Black students express limited feelings …
Conversations Abroad: The Effect Of Interlocutor Type, Relationship Quality, And L2 Proficiency On Interaction In Naturalistic Settings,
2025
Santa Clara University
Conversations Abroad: The Effect Of Interlocutor Type, Relationship Quality, And L2 Proficiency On Interaction In Naturalistic Settings, Tripp Strawbridge
Modern Languages & Literature
Study abroad (SA) is touted for providing language learners with regular exposure to a second language (L2) in naturalistic settings. However, few studies have examined how interaction occurs in situ. This study analyzed 13 hours of naturalistic dyadic conversations self-recorded by 15 US-based undergraduate sojourners studying abroad for one semester in Spain. Conversations were analyzed for interaction metrics previously posited as relevant to L2 acquisition in SA: speaking time, negotiation of meaning, lexical assistance, and corrective feedback. The study then analyzed how these variables were conditioned by interlocutor identity (host family [HF] member, local native speaker [NS] peer, and nonnative …
Chapter 3. Moroccan Arabic-Spanish Bilinguals’ Linguistic Profile And Their Perspectives And Experiences On Learning Standard Arabic,
2025
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Chapter 3. Moroccan Arabic-Spanish Bilinguals’ Linguistic Profile And Their Perspectives And Experiences On Learning Standard Arabic, Ramsés Ortín, Pilar Garrido
Writing and Language Studies Faculty Publications
We surveyed a group of Moroccan Arabic-Spanish speakers in the Region of Murcia, Spain, to examine their linguistic profiles, their attitudes towards their native Arabic dialect, their motivations to learn Standard Arabic and their learning experience with Standard Arabic. We found varying degrees of dominance in this group along with fluctuating patterns of dominance, proficiency and language use according to age and onset of acquisition of Spanish. This group displayed generally positive attitudes towards their own dialect and their motivation to learn Arabic was related to their religious and cultural connections. Most of them indicated that they had engaged in …
La Imposición Del Neoliberalismo En México: Resistencia Y Opresión Del Profesorado De Lenguas A Nivel Universitario,
2025
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
La Imposición Del Neoliberalismo En México: Resistencia Y Opresión Del Profesorado De Lenguas A Nivel Universitario, David Martinez-Prieto
Bilingual and Literacy Studies Faculty Publications
Este estudio utiliza las ideas de Althusser (1970) sobre el aparato ideológico del Estado para examinar las trayectorias de profesores (n=4) de lenguas que enseñaron en la Meritoria Universidad de Puebla, una de las principales universidades públicas en México. A través del análisis de los testimonios de dichos participantes, el presente trabajo analiza la represión de la comunidad universitaria durante la imposición de políticas neoliberales que pretendían privatizar la educación pública y limitar el derecho a la libertad de cátedra en esta universidad. De igual forma, en este artículo se examina la opresión que los docentes de lengua han experimentado …
