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Review: Dolan, Josephine And Estella Tincknell, Eds. Aging Femininities: Troubling Representations., Carol Mukhopadhyay

Faculty Publications, Anthropology

A review of Dolan, Josephine and Estella Tincknell, eds. Aging Femininities: Troubling Representations. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2012. Hardback. ISBN-13: 978-1-4438-3883-2 , ISBN-10: 1-4438-3883-7 , Price: £39.99

Book Review Forum: Glenn Wharton, The Painted King: Art, Activism, And Authenticity In Hawai‘I, Stacy L. Kamehiro, Maile Arvin

Pacific Studies

Glenn Wharton. The Painted King: Art, Activism, and Authenticity in Hawai‘i. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2012. Pp. 216. ISBN 978-0-8248-3612-2. US$19.00 paperback.

Review: Stacy L. Kamehiro, University of California, Santa Cruz Maile Arvin, University of California, Riverside

Book Review Forum Response: Glenn Wharton, The Painted King: Art, Activism, And Authenticity In Hawai‘I, Glenn Wharton

Pacific Studies

Response: Glenn Wharton

New York 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, …

Gastrointestinal Health As A Stimulus For Native American Attraction To Medicinal Asteraceae And Further Implications For Human Evolution, Christopher David Stiegler

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The Asteraceae, or the daisy family, is the largest family of flowering plants in the world, and its ethnobotanical, medical, and economic value is readily apparent cross-culturally. The aim of this thesis is to examine why constituent genera of the Aster family have remained such an integral part of human medicinal plant knowledge, and thereby to reveal any potential physiological, biological, or evolutionary mechanisms underlining human patterns of use regarding the Asteraceae. The present study focuses specifically on Native American plant knowledge made available by the expansive database in the works Daniel Moerman (Moerman 2003). Frequencies of plant use and …

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 …

Relationship Of Social And Economic Factors To Mental Disorders Among Population-Based Samples Of Jamaicans And Guyanese, Krim K. Lacey, Karen Powell Sears, Tazhmoye V. Crawford, Niki Matusko, James S. Jackson

Faculty Publications

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Bad Language: A Study Of Structural Violence Through Language Policies In Australia, Dylan M. Howes

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

By situating the heart of Aboriginal culture in the ability to understand and speak Aboriginal languages, I intend to prove that language education policies have caused damage within Aboriginal communities. In order to find and record the damage done by these policies I will use Johan Galtung’s theory of structural violence, which states that large social structures create indirect sources of violence by withholding resources and power from certain groups. Specifically, I will start by providing a brief history of Aboriginal culture and their languages. Then I will analyze language policies, policy analysis, and my own experiences in order to …

The Other Earthquake: Janil Lwijis, Student Social Movements, And The Politics Of Memory In Haiti, Laura A. Leisinger

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Among increased calls for "new narratives" of Haiti, this thesis seeks to honor Haitian traditions of intellectualism and resistance, centering on the life and legacy of martyred professor Janil Lwijis in post-earthquake student social movements. Based on oral histories with student activists at the State University of Haiti (UEH), this work explores student protest in Haiti through the voices, often at odds, of those en lutte; it explores how Janil is invoked and remembered, and argues that oral history can contribute to activist research and pose a challenge to dominant narratives. A legacy that is contested, differential claims to Janil's …

Salivary Microbiomes Of Indigenous Tsimane Mothers And Infants Are Distinct Despite Frequent Premastication, Cliff S. Han, Melanie Ann Martin, Armand E.K. Dichosa, Ashlynn R. Daughton, Seth Frietze, Hillard Kaplan, Michael D. Gurven, Joe Alcock

ESI Publications

Background. Premastication, the transfer of pre-chewed food, is a common infant and young child feeding practice among the Tsimane, forager-horticulturalists living in the Bolivian Amazon. Research conducted primarily with Western populations has shown that infants harbor distinct oral microbiota from their mothers. Premastication, which is less common in these populations, may influence the colonization and maturation of infant oral microbiota, including via transmission of oral pathogens. We collected premasticated food and saliva samples from Tsimane mothers and infants (9-24 months of age) to test for evidence of bacterial transmission in premasticated foods and overlap in maternal and infant salivary …

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, 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, 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 …

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.

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.

Springer. A. L. Cases Of Conflict: Transboundary Disputes And The Development Of International Law. Toronto: University Of Toronto Press. 2016., Tarique Niazi Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Sun, J. & Lancaster, S. Chinese Globalization – A Profile Of People-Based Global Connections In China. New York: Routledge, 2013., Raviprasad Narayanan Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Milton-Edwards, B. The Muslim Brotherhood: The Arab Spring And Its Future Face. Abingdon: Routledge, 2016., Arolda Elbasan Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Etzioni, A. Hot Spots: American Foreign Policy In A Post-Human-Rights World. New Brunswick And London: Transaction Publishers, 2014., Şerif Onur Bahçecik Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Nguyen, Viet Thanh. Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam And The Memory Of War. Cambridge, Ma: Harvard University Press, 2016., Michael G. Vann Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Hovsepian-Bearce, Y. The Political Ideology Of Ayatollah Khamenei: Out Of The Mouth Of The Supreme Leader Of Iran. New York: Routledge, 2016., Ali A. Alomi

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Leiken, R. S. Europe’S Angry Muslims: The Revolt Of The Second Generation. Oxford And New York: Oxford University Press, 2016., Habil. Agata S. Nalborczyk Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Flag Politics In Ethiopia And The Ethio-American Diaspora, Goshu W. Tefera, A. Peter Castro Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Flags hold “rich symbolic and political connotations,” yet the examination of their use has been “relatively neglected in research on nationalism” (Eriksen, 2007, p. 1-2). Our study explores the transnational politics of Ethiopia’s national flag, exploring its manifestation within the EthioAmerican community in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, where the largest Ethiopian diaspora population in the United States resides. We also examine the historical roots of Ethiopian flag politics within Ethiopia’s historical political economy. The country’s well-known imperial flag, containing the emblem of the Lion of Judah against green, yellow, and red stripes, emerged by the late 19th century as …

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.

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.

Melber, H. Understanding Namibia: The Trials Of Independence. Oxford And New York: Oxford University Press, 2014., Robert H. Hitchcock Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Felsch, M. & Wählisch, E. (Eds). Lebanon And The Arab Uprisings: In The Eye Of The Hurricane. London: Routledge 2016., William Benton Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Wong, Pak Nung. Post-Colonial Statecraft In South East Asia: Sovereignty, State Building And The Chinese In The Philippines. London: I. B. Taurus, 2013., Michael G. Vann Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Korstanje, M. A Difficult World: Examining The Roots Of Capitalism. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2015., Kenneth Bauzon Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

O’Brien-Rothe, L. Songs That Make The Road Dance: Courtship And Fertility Music Of The Tz’Utujil Maya. Austin: University Of Texas Press, 2015., Susan Fitzpatrick-Behrens Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.