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David Held And Kristian Ulrichsen, (Eds.). The Transformation Of The Gulf: Politics, Economics And The Global Order. New York: Routledge, 2012., Laura Frances Goffman

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Keeping Pace With Cyber Power, Defense, And Warfare, Michael Olender

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review on:

• Joseph S. Nye, Jr., The Future of Power. New York: PublicAffairs, 2011.
• Daniel Ventre (ed.), Cyber Conflict: Competing National Perspectives. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
• Paulo Shakarian, Jana Shakarian, and Andrew Ruef, Introduction to Cyber-Warfare: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Amsterdam and Boston: Syngress, 2013.

How Will China Shape The Global And Regional Order?, Gunjan Singh

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review on:

• Xiaoming Huang and Robert G. Patnam. (Eds.). China and the International System: Becoming a world power. New York and London: Routledge,
• 2013 Yong Wook Lee and Key-young Son, (Eds.). China’s Rise and Regional Integration in East Asia: Hegemony or community? New York and London: Routledge, 2014

Hooglund, E. & Stenberg, L. (Eds.). Navigating Contemporary Iran: Challenging Economic, Social And Political Perceptions. New York And London: Routledge, 2012., Kathleen Foody Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Christopher Davidson (Ed.). Power And Politics In The Persian Gulf Monarchies. London: Hurst & Company, 2011., Anas Alahmed

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Rico Isaacs. Party System Formation In Kazakhstan. Between Formal And Informal Politics. New York: Routledge, 2011., Farkhad Alimukhamedov Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Suhrke, Astri & Mats Berdal, (Eds.). The Peace In Between: Post-War Violence And Peacebuilding. London: Routledge, 2012., Joseph Stimpfl Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Acemoglu, Daron & James R. Robinson. Why Nations Fail: The Origins Of Power, Prosperity And Poverty. New York: Crown Publishing, 2012., Maximiliano E. Korstanje Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Craig Calhoun, Mark Juergensmeyer And Jonathan Van Antwerpen (Eds.). Rethinking Secularism. Oxford And New York: Oxford University Press, 2011., Carool Kersten Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Storytelling As Self-Empowerment: A Case Study Of Avega Beneficiaries In Post-Genocide Rwanda, Lauren Garretson

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This project is an assessment of the effectiveness of storytelling as a mechanism of self-empowerment in the context of post-genocide Rwanda. It concentrates on the effects of the storytelling that is done by female survivors of the 1994 genocide within one Rwandan organization, AVEGA Agahozo.[1] The research project aim is to understand how these women in contemporary Rwanda try to counter their oppression through the stories they tell others about themselves and reclaim agency over their own lives. I examine the possibilities for, and limitations of, storytelling as a means of self-empowerment for these women to counter the unjust …

Samer S. Shehata, (Ed.). Islamist Politics In The Middle East: Movements And Change. London And New York: Routledge, 2012., Jaqueline Swansinger Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

“Free Men Name Themselves”: U.S. Cape Verdeans & Black Identity Politics In The Era Of Revolutions, 1955-75, Aminah Pilgrim

Journal of Cape Verdean Studies

Contrary to widely held assumptions about Cape Verdean immigrants in the US – based on oral folklore and early historiography - the population was never "confused" about their collective identity. Individuals and groups of Cape Verdeans wrestled with US racial ideology just as they struggled to make new lives for themselves and their families abroad. The men and women confronted African-American or "black" identity politics from the moment of their arrivals upon these shores, and chose very deliberate strategies for building community, re-inventing their lives and creating pathways for survival and resistance. One exceptional tool for providing others with a …

The Influence Of Instagram On Exercise And Eating Behavior, Bridgette Kosek

Honors Projects in Marketing

The use of social media, specifically Instagram, of 305 Bryant University students ages 18-28 was investigated through student completion of an online survey to examine how following exercise and food related Instagram accounts impacts behavior. Both male and females use Instagram fairly equally, though males are more responsive to food Instagram accounts than females, who have no significant difference in behavior. Both males and females who follow exercise Instagram accounts are significantly more active than those who do not follow exercise Instagram accounts. Given the recent explosive use of Instagram in the population, the implications for this study are enormous, …

Marodsilton Muborakshoeva. Islam And Higher Education: Concepts, Challenges And Opportunities. London And New York: Routledge, 2012., Laurens De Rooij

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Gordillo, Gastón. Rubble: The Afterlife Of Destruction. Durham: Duke University Press, 2014., Ismael Vaccaro Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Nemo News, Volume 11, Issue 3, Uno Library Science Education

NEMO Newsletter

This issue of NEMO News features: Karen Pietsch named ALA Emerging Leader; Did You Know?; Student Spotlight on Justine Carmer; Important Dates; Using Box for Cloud Storage and Backup: A Cheat Sheet; Upcoming Webinars; Presenting at ALA Midwinter by Angela Kroeger; Student Resources; Scholarships; Fall Courses; Employment Opportunities; and Contact Info.

What's Below The Peak? Perceptions Of Media From Those That Live Below The World's Most Famous Mountain, Jonah P. Lucas

Student Publications

This research seeks to explore the perceptions the Sherpa people in the Khumbu region have on the media that has been created about them and their communities. Interviews conducted in the Khumbu region of Nepal with a variety of individuals gave insight into how different socio-economic and educational backgrounds affect these perceptions. This research found that all Sherpa are aware to some extent of the media about them, and its biggest effect is the international tourism trade that it promotes. Furthermore, journalists visiting the region are regarded as normal tourists, and the work they do is considered accurate and suitable …

Lightning Talk: Auotethnography As A Research Method For Librarians, Rick Stoddart

Critlib Unconference

PDF version of a presentation given at the Critlib Unconference 2015 at Portland State University in March 2015. Briefly probes the intersection of autoethnography and critical library studies.

List Of Attendees, Critlib Unconference 2015 Administrators

Critlib Unconference

This document contains a listing of all the persons who attended the Critlib Unoconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015. The list contains attendee names, affiliations and Twitter handles.

The list was taken from the Unconference webpage: http://critlib2015.weebly.com/

The Legacy, March 24, 2015, Lindenwood University

The Legacy (2007-2018)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood University

The Prospector, March 24, 2015, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Shoot 'Em Up Texas

"In Heaven": Christian Couples' Experiences Of Pregnancy Loss, Grace Ellen Peters

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines how young, married, heterosexual Christian couples talk about and make sense of pregnancy loss, specifically loss before the twentieth week. Studies of pregnancy loss often focus on individual differences in response to pregnancy loss, but this research engages a shared, relational notion of pregnancy loss. Furthermore, this project focuses on Christianity as a tool for making sense of pregnancy loss, not simply a demographic characteristic. I conducted six open-ended interviews with two couples, with one interview together and an individual follow-up interview with each spouse. Following the interviews, I analyzed and interpreted the interview transcripts for symbols …

Dusty But Mighty: Using Radio In The Critical Media Literacy Classroom, Miglena S. Todorova

Journal of Media Literacy Education

In a culture dominated by images, what is the capacity of radio-making to enact the ideals and meet the objectives of critical medial literacy education that empowers learners and expands democracy? This article conceptualizes a radio-based critical media literacy approach drawing upon a course project called “Borderless Radio,” where fifty-two students in a large urban Canadian university produced short radio programs narrating how they view and experience “multiculturalism.” Radio making in the classroom is soundscaping that politicizes intimacy, disrupts hegemonic discourses, and allows for teaching and learning to transgress; yet it also illuminates the ways in which self-positionality poses limitations …

Right Flier: Newsletter Of The Aaup-Wsu Volume 15, Number 3, 2014-2015, American Association Of University Professors-Wright State University

The Right Flier Newsletter

A five page newsletter created by the Wright State University chapter of the American Association of University Professors. The newsletter features a single article entitled "Statements of Candidates for Positions on The Executive Committee."

Spartan Daily, March 5, 2015, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 144, Issue 18

The Legacy, March 3, 2015, Lindenwood University

The Legacy (2007-2018)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood University

Sanaaq: An Inuit Novel By Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk, Translated By Bernard Saladin D’Anglure, Zoe Todd

The Goose

Review of Sanaaq: An Inuit Novel by Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk and translated by Bernard Saladin d’Anglure.

The Salience Of University Dressors In The Work For Social Justice, Esmeralda C. Chapa

Communication & Leadership Dissertations and Theses

Social justice work is as relevant in the 21st century as it has ever been. Society abounds with inequalities in the various facets of life. In today’s society some continue to believe in the influence of universities to promote social justice work, however this work may be cast as the responsibility of those that need the change and not of those who know how to get change accomplished. The research questions for this study are: what are the institutional constraints to Dressor engagement in social justice work? How do Dressors overcome institutional constraints to social justice work? The theoretical basis …

Being A "Good Parent" In Parent-Teacher Conferences, Danielle M. Pillet-Shore

Communication

This research advances our understanding of what constitutes a "good parent" in the course of actual social interaction. Examining video-recorded naturally occurring parent-teacher conferences, this article shows that, while teachers deliver student-praising utterances, parents may display that they are gaining knowledge; but when teachers’ actions adumbrate student-criticizing utterances, parents systematically display prior knowledge. This article elucidates the details of how teachers and parents tacitly collaborate to enable parents to express student-troubles first, demonstrating that parents display competence -- appropriate involvement with children’s schooling -- by asserting their prior knowledge of, and/or claiming/describing their efforts to remedy, student-troubles. People (have to) …

Giving And Receiving Compliments: What Are Your Intentions?, Tyler Karlberg, Nancy Moua, Emily Mcdonough, Sam Alakija

Concordia Journal of Communication Research

Compliments are a part of everyday communication in American culture. While many use compliments in order to gain compliance or to show interest in further developing a relationship, underlying intentions may be different than what is perceived by the receiver. The researchers of this study investigated the difference in the motivations of compliments both given and received based on different categories. Using a survey of students at a faith­based university in the Midwest, researchers were able to gather insight into the intentions of giving compliments as well as the perception of received compliments.