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Interview With Senida Husic (Fa 1137), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Senida Husic (Fa 1137), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of oral history interview with Senida Husic conducted by Kate Horigan on 2 November 2015 at the Ivan Wilson Center for Fine Arts as part of Western Kentucky University's 2017 International Year of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Click on "Additional Files" to access the audio file of the recorded interview. File may take several minutes to download.
Pottery Exchange And Interaction At The Crystal River Site (8ci1), Florida, Kassie Christine Kemp
Pottery Exchange And Interaction At The Crystal River Site (8ci1), Florida, Kassie Christine Kemp
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The Crystal River site (8CI1) is a Woodland-period mound (ca. 1000 BC to AD 1050) complex located on the west-central Gulf coast of Florida. Links to the Hopewell Interaction Sphere suggest that the people of Crystal River had connections with a broad range of communities, yet little is known concerning the role the site played in local, regional, or long-distance exchange networks. Pottery traditions vary amongst different communities of practice, therefore the level of interaction at Crystal River can be measured by looking at variation in the ceramic assemblage. I combine type/attribute, vessel form and function, gross paste, and chemical …
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 17, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 17, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Administration Documents
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.
- Mathews, Carly. Plans Begin for Active Shooter Training Program – Mass Shootings
- Henderson, Andrew. Fundraising Campaign Helps Student Achieve Life-Long Dream – Shawn Sattazahn, Skydiving
- Sullivan, Tommy. Roundabout Proves to Be Cost-Effective, Safe – US31-W, Nasville Road, Streets
- Wright, Samantha. State Department Assistant Secretary to Speak on Friday – Anne Richard
- Pettway, Shantel. Student Wins FUSE Grant at GIS Conference – Ryan Uthoff, Faculty-Undergraduate Student Engagement, Geography & Geology
- Mayo, Marcel. Student Government Association Discusses Listening Tours, Sustainability Day
- Winstead, John. WKU Avoids Issues on Campus – Racism
- Richey, …
Interview With Senida Husic (Fa 1137), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Senida Husic (Fa 1137), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of oral history interview with Senida Husic conducted by Kate Horigan on 21 October 2015 at the Pioneer Log Cabin as part of Western Kentucky University's 2017 International Year of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Click on "Additional Files" to access the audio file of the recorded interview. File may take several minutes to download.
Interview With Amer Salihovic (Fa 1137), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Amer Salihovic (Fa 1137), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of oral history interview with Amer Salihovic conducted by Virginia Siegel on 21 October 2015 at the Pioneer Log Cabin as part of Western Kentucky University's 2017 International Year of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Click on "Additional Files" to access the audio file of the recorded interview. File may take several minutes to download.
Interview With Adisa Omerovic (Fa 1137), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Adisa Omerovic (Fa 1137), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of oral history interview with Adisa Omerovic conducted by Ann Ferrell on 21 October 2015 at the Pioneer Log Cabin as part of Western Kentucky University's 2017 International Year of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Click on "Additional Files" to access the audio file of the recorded interview. File may take several minutes to download.
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 16, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 16, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Administration Documents
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.
- Wright, Samantha. Hanban to Cover Costs for Confucius Institute
- Critchelow, Andrew & Nicole Ares. What’s the Word – Freedom of Speech
- Mayo, Marcel. Smoking Phaseout Plan to Begin Next Semester
- Sandefur, Alex. Faculty, Staff to Receive One Free Meal Per Week
- Young, Alyse & Tommy Sullivan. The Curious Case of the Crane: Statue Returns, Destroyed Again – Crane Unfolding
- Henderson, Andrew & Lashana Harney. University Senate Offers Update on Confucius Institute, Compensation Issues
- Editorial Cartoon – Smoking
- Freeman, Shane. Goosebumps Remake Will Thrill Kids – Movies
- Watch Your Butt: …
Calcaneal Quantitative Ultrasound Indicates Reduced Bone Status Among Physically Active Adult Forager-Horticulturalists, Jonathan Stieglitz, Felicia C. Madimenos, Hillard Kaplan, Michael Gurven
Calcaneal Quantitative Ultrasound Indicates Reduced Bone Status Among Physically Active Adult Forager-Horticulturalists, Jonathan Stieglitz, Felicia C. Madimenos, Hillard Kaplan, Michael Gurven
ESI Publications
Six months of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is considered optimal for infant health, though globally most infants begin complementary feeding (CF) earlier—including among populations that practice prolonged breastfeeding. Two frameworks for understanding patterns of early CF emerge in the literature. In the first, maternal and infant needs trade-off, as “maternal-centric” factors—related to time and energy demands, reproductive investment, cultural influences, and structural barriers— favor supplanting breastfeeding with earlier and increased CF. A second framework considers that “infant-centric” factors—related to infant energetic needs—favor CF before six months to supplement breastfeeding.
We apply these two frameworks in examining early CF among the Tsimane—a …
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Administration Documents
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.
- Henderson, Andrew. Former Swim Team Member Files Federal Lawsuit Against University – Collin Craig
- Ares, Nicole. Straight Outta the Garden – Urban Farming, Agriculture
- Young, Alyse & Tommy Sullivan. Departments Move Into Honors College & International Center
- Mayo, Marcel. Consignment Store a Possibility for Students
- Mayo, Marcel. Baptist Campus Ministry Organizes Mission Trip to Southeast Asia – Baptist Student Union
- Pettway, Shantel. WKU Student Questions Presidential Candidate on Muslim Americans – Lillian Nellans, Donald Trump, Politicians
- Wright, Samantha. Changes to Refund System Push Back Disbursement – Student Financial Aid …
(Un)Fair Labor: American Indians And The 1893 World’S Columbian Exposition, David Beck
(Un)Fair Labor: American Indians And The 1893 World’S Columbian Exposition, David Beck
University Grant Program Reports
I have spent the year since May 2014 visiting the major archival collections with holdings relating to the experiences of American Indians and other indigenous peoples with the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. With UGP funding I spent approximately three weeks in Cambridge and six weeks in Chicago, traveling to each place once during fall semester and once during spring semester.
I’M Black And I’M Proud… And Female: The Role Of Gender And Black Consciousness For Black Female Uct Students In Social Movements In Cape Town., Aaliyah Michele Bell
I’M Black And I’M Proud… And Female: The Role Of Gender And Black Consciousness For Black Female Uct Students In Social Movements In Cape Town., Aaliyah Michele Bell
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
This study focuses on how gender roles and the Black identity affect Black women in present day social movements in Cape Town, South Africa. The goal of this project is to analyze how Black female students identify with the present day Black Consciousness Movement and their views on what roles women should engage in during social justice movements. Young Black women have forcefully been present in the current social movements such as Rhodes Must Fall and Fees Must Fall. These movements not only aim to tackle colonization, but also enforcing the inclusion of feminism and LGBTQ principles within the goals …
The Archaeology Of Hassanamesit Woods: The Sarah Burnee/Sarah Boston Farmstead, Stephen Mrozowski, Heather Law Pezzarossi, Dennis Piechota, Heather Trigg, John M. Steinberg, Guido Pezzarossi, Joseph Bagley, Jessica Rymer, Jerry Warner
The Archaeology Of Hassanamesit Woods: The Sarah Burnee/Sarah Boston Farmstead, Stephen Mrozowski, Heather Law Pezzarossi, Dennis Piechota, Heather Trigg, John M. Steinberg, Guido Pezzarossi, Joseph Bagley, Jessica Rymer, Jerry Warner
Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research Publications
Between 2003 and 2013 the Fiske Center for Archaeological Research at the University of Massachusetts Boston conducted an intensive investigation of the Sarah Burnee/Sarah Boston Farmstead on Keith Hill in Grafton, Massachusetts. The project employed a collaborative method that involved working closely with the Town of Grafton, through the Hassanmesit Woods Management Committee, and the Nipmuc Nation, the state recognized government of the Nipmuc people. Yearly excavation and research plans were decided through consultation with both the Nipmuc Tribal Council, their designated representative, Dr. D. Rae Gould, and the Hassanamesit Woods Management Committee. Dr. Gould also played a continuous and …
Exploring Cape Malay Identity Through The Lens Of Food, Allyson Ang
Exploring Cape Malay Identity Through The Lens Of Food, Allyson Ang
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
This study explores the construction of Cape Malay identity through the lens of food. Made up of descendants of slaves from India, Madagascar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mozambique, and other places, “Cape Malay” is a very contentious identity. Although people who fall under the label of Cape Malay today are hundreds of years removed from their slave ancestors, there are still distinct remnants of these origins in Cape Malay culture. One of the ways in which this is most evident is Cape Malay cuisine. Cape Malay dishes such as bobotie, samosas, bredie, and beryani have become staples in South African …
‘Reclamation Road’: A Microhistory Of Massacre Memory In Clear Lake, California, Jeremiah J. Garsha
‘Reclamation Road’: A Microhistory Of Massacre Memory In Clear Lake, California, Jeremiah J. Garsha
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
This article is a microhistory of not only the massacre of the indigenous Pomo people in Clear Lake, California, but also the memorialization of this event. It is an examination of two plaques marking the site of the Bloody Island massacre, exploring how memorial representations produce and silence historical memory of genocide under emerging and shifting historical narratives. A 1942 plaque is contextualized to show the co-option of the Pomo and massacre memory by an Anglo-American organization dedicated to settler memory. A 2005 plaque is read as a decentering of this narrative, guiding the viewer through a new hierarchy of …
Liberating Genocide: An Activist Concept And Historical Understanding, Tony Barta
Liberating Genocide: An Activist Concept And Historical Understanding, Tony Barta
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
From the outset, historians of genocide have seen themselves as activists. Among historians of colonial societies that is what distinguishes them most in relation to indigenous peoples. An ethnographic sensibility should be visible in any such study, and the more so when a question of genocide is raised. After all, if we do not have a sense of difference between peoples we fail the test of genocide at the first hurdle. And if we do not have an ethnographic sensibility towards our own cultures (including academic cultures) we will fail to make the most of our role in affecting deeply …
Theravada Buddhism, Identity, And Cultural Continuity In Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, James H. Granderson
Theravada Buddhism, Identity, And Cultural Continuity In Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, James H. Granderson
Student Publications
This ethnographic field study focuses upon the relationship between the urban Jinghong and surrounding rural Dai population of lay people, as well as a few individuals from other ethnic groups, and Theravada Buddhism. Specifically, I observed how Theravada Buddhism and Dai ethnic culture are continued through the monastic system and the lay community that supports that system. I also observed how individuals balance living modern and urban lifestyles while also incorporating Theravada Buddhism into their daily lives. Both of these involved observing the relationship between Theravada monastics in city and rural temples and common people in daily life, as well …
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Administration Documents
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.
- Hederson, Andrew & Samantha Wright. Gary Ransdell Offers Insight Into Confucius Institute
- Sullivan, Tommy. Pearce-Ford Tower Loses Nine Resident Assistants – Housing & Residence Life
- Wright, Samantha. Faculty, Staff Salaries Could See A Boost Soon – Budget
- Mayo, Marcel. Student Government Association Disapproves Confucius Institute Building Process
- Henderson, Andrew. U.S. Bancorp CEO Lectures Students on Leadership – Richard Davis
- Henderson, Andrew. Housing & Residence Life Director Steve Briggs Resigns
- Pettway, Shantel. Student Presents Research at Atlanta Conference – Marcus Stubbs, Association for the Study of African American Life & …
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Administration Documents
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.
- Collins, Emma. Kentucky Museum Showcases Life of Nelson Mandela
- Lawson, Anna. Student Government Association to Vote on WKU Elizabethtown / Ft. Knox Student Body Association
- Mayo, Marcel. Red Wave Forms Executive Board, Continues to Grow – Athletics
- Wright, Samantha. Erika Brady Acts as New Department Head – Folklore & Anthropology
- Benkato, Leonora. Editorial Cartoon Governors Savings Program
- Dollars & Sense: Restructuring of Scholarship Program Leaves Students Confused – Governors Savings Program
- Hardin, Scout. Boogie Into Style: The ‘70s Are Back – Fashion
- Freeman, Shane. The Transporter Refueled – Movie …
“’Chinese Don’T Drink Coffee!’”: Coffee And Class Liminality In Elaine Mar’S Paper Daughter, Christian Aguiar
“’Chinese Don’T Drink Coffee!’”: Coffee And Class Liminality In Elaine Mar’S Paper Daughter, Christian Aguiar
Asian American Literature: Discourses & Pedagogies
This article offers a reading of the foodservice spaces in Elaine Mar’s memoir Paper Daughter in order to suggest changes in the way we think about class liminality. It argues that by focusing not just on the way the socially-mobile narrator experiences liminality, but also on the ways her working-class parents and co-workers experience it, we can begin to consider some of the complexities and nuances the idea of the liminal offers. In so doing, the article suggests a slightly new approach to thinking about and teaching Paper Daughter.
Articulating Refug-Endity In Vietnamerica And The Diasporas 1975-2015: From Ethnic Autonomy To Global Visibility, Trangdai Glassey-Tranguyen
Articulating Refug-Endity In Vietnamerica And The Diasporas 1975-2015: From Ethnic Autonomy To Global Visibility, Trangdai Glassey-Tranguyen
Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement
Since the culmination of the Vietnam War on April 30th, 1975, waves of Vietnamese evacuees, refugees, and immigrants arrived in the United States and created a new home across the country. Orange County, California, is home to the largest concentration of Vietnamese Americans since 1975 in the U.S., and has notoriously been known as the “Vietnamese refugee capitol” in the diasporas. I argue that there has been an organic, thriving – albeit very under-studied – body of Vietnamese-language literature and media in Orange County and VietnAmerica since 1975, which provides a fertile ground for the articulation of what …
Ua12/2/1 View Of The Hill, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 View Of The Hill, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Administration Documents
Special student guide edition of the College Heights Herald.
- Ransdell, Gary. Welcome Class of 2019!
- Belknap, Abby. Welcome & Traditions – Fight Song, Red Towel, Alma Mater, Big Red, Mascots
- MASTER Plan – Making Academic & Social Transitions Educationally Rewarding
- Dorm Life: A Guide to the Perfect Room for You – Housing & Residence Life
- Making the Most of Your Dorm
- Academics – Curriculum
- Academic Resources
- What About Advising & Class Registration?
- Study Abroad
- Campus Life
- What Can Your Student ID Do For You?
- Student Services
- Under the Big Top – Homecoming
- Parent & Family Weekend
- Staying Healthy
- Clubs & …
A Day In The Life : Identity Communication At The Intersection Of Race, Gender, And Sexual Orientation., Mary C. Mudd
A Day In The Life : Identity Communication At The Intersection Of Race, Gender, And Sexual Orientation., Mary C. Mudd
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The theory of intersectionality posits that inclusion in multiple stigmatized identity groups results in intersectional rather than additive oppression, making it impossible to examine any one form of oppression in isolation. Black lesbians experience multiple forms of oppression—based on their sex, gender, race, and sexual orientation—making their experiences an ideal opportunity for analyzing the impact of intersectionality. Drawing from feminist theory and research, this thesis uses multiple Black lesbian narratives selected from two texts, interwoven with research from Black scholars, to present an innovative method of inquiry designed to uncover the intersections in their lives. The juxtaposition of the narratives …
From Romance To Reality: Images Of Pacific Islanders Across Time And Space, Nancy Lutkehaus, Judith Schachter
From Romance To Reality: Images Of Pacific Islanders Across Time And Space, Nancy Lutkehaus, Judith Schachter
Pacific Studies
This article examines the enduring legacy and evolving dynamics of Western representations of the Pacific and its peoples, from early European voyages to contemporary media. This issue marks a shift in disciplinary focus, with anthropologists contributing to a field previously dominated by literary and cultural historians. Through analyses of visual culture, media, and transoceanic connections, the collection interrogates the commodification of culture and the hegemonic influence of Western narratives, while also illuminating the creative and critical responses of Pacific communities navigating these representations in a globalized world.
Jack London’S Pacific Voyage Of Transformation: An Anthropologist Looks At The Cruise Of The Snark (1911), Nancy Lutkehaus
Jack London’S Pacific Voyage Of Transformation: An Anthropologist Looks At The Cruise Of The Snark (1911), Nancy Lutkehaus
Pacific Studies
This article examines the transformative impact of Jack London’s Pacific voyage aboard the Snark on his views of race and colonialism. Through encounters with both Pacific Islanders and white colonial settlers—missionaries, labor recruiters, and self-styled expatriates—London’s writings reveal a shift in his racial perceptions and self-representation. The Snark voyage played a pivotal role in reshaping London’s literary and ideological engagement with the Pacific and its peoples.
Romanticism And Reality On The Gc: Transnational Māori On The Gold Coast, Sarina Pearson
Romanticism And Reality On The Gc: Transnational Māori On The Gold Coast, Sarina Pearson
Pacific Studies
This essay examines the controversy surrounding The GC, a New Zealand reality television series that follows young Māori living on Australia’s Gold Coast, and the cultural debates it sparked about Māori identity, representation, and modernity. By analyzing the show’s reception and its challenge to dominant visual and cultural narratives, the essay explores how primitivism continues to shape public discourse and how Māori media productions can disrupt and redefine the boundaries of indigenous representation.
Representations Of Pacific Islander Identity: Ours And Theirs, Kirsten Mcgavin
Representations Of Pacific Islander Identity: Ours And Theirs, Kirsten Mcgavin
Pacific Studies
This article explores how Pacific Islander identities—particularly within diasporic communities in Australia—are shaped through the interplay between stereotypical media portrayals and lived cultural realities. While Western tourism and media have long perpetuated romanticized images of Pacific “paradise,” these depictions often obscure the diversity and complexity of actual Island life. Through case studies—including climate change rallies, community gatherings, and online forums—the article examines how Islanders respond to, resist, and sometimes repurpose outsider stereotypes to articulate self-representations that are both grounded and adaptive. The study highlights the dynamic processes of identity formation in the Pacific diaspora and the ongoing negotiation between authenticity …
Representation As Disaster: Mapping Islands, Climate Change, And Displacement In Oceania, Wolfgang Kempf
Representation As Disaster: Mapping Islands, Climate Change, And Displacement In Oceania, Wolfgang Kempf
Pacific Studies
This study critically examines how Pacific islands and island states are represented at the intersection of global media and popular scientific communication in the context of climate change and sea-level rise. This work contributes to broader scholarship on the media’s role in shaping public understanding of climate change and highlights the need for more accurate, context-sensitive portrayals of island futures.
Anthropophagi In New-York And Other Voyagers, Maria Lepowsky
Anthropophagi In New-York And Other Voyagers, Maria Lepowsky
Pacific Studies
This chapter continues the exploration of maritime cultures of contact by following the post-shipwreck adventures of voyagers in the Pacific in the nineteenth century. The chapter also examines the literary and cultural afterlives of Pacific travel narratives, particularly those of Benjamin Morrell and Thomas Jacobs, whose depictions of islanders influenced canonical works by Poe and Melville. These narratives reveal the contradictory perceptions American sailors held of Pacific peoples—ranging from “cannibal savages” to noble and intelligent individuals—and the enduring tropes of the “noble savage” and “civilized native.” By tracing these voyages and representations, the chapter highlights the early emergence of a …
Imagining The Marshall Islands, Laurence M. Carucci
Imagining The Marshall Islands, Laurence M. Carucci
Pacific Studies
As anthropologists have developed a more critical eye, earlier assumptions about the privileged position of anthropological texts have been dismissed as elitist, self-serving, and paternalistic. Perhaps James Clifford was the first to recognize the limitations of such possessiveness toward these imagined others, but his call for a broader view has been taken up by many in the field. Here, I consider the images of three interlopers, none of them anthropologists, as they each, in separate historical contexts and different positional circumstances, come to imagine Marshall Islanders as certain types of others. A consideration of these accounts reveals a good deal …
Oh, Those Poor Islanders And Threats To An Idyllic Life On A Beautiful Island!, Juliana Flinn
Oh, Those Poor Islanders And Threats To An Idyllic Life On A Beautiful Island!, Juliana Flinn
Pacific Studies
This essay examines the representation of Pollap, a Micronesian atoll, in popular media and internet sources, highlighting the contrast between anthropological perspectives and public portrayals. While scholars emphasize indigenous agency and the adaptive use of external influences, popular media—ranging from Peace Corps blogs to disaster reports—often depict islanders through romanticized or victimized lenses. These portrayals reflect more about Western cultural fantasies and assumptions than about the lived realities of Pollapese people. Romantic narratives emphasize idyllic simplicity and harmony with nature, while disaster coverage frames islanders as helpless and dependent on external aid. Notably absent are accounts of local responses or …