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It’S A Small World After All - Journey To Commencement, Edwin Smith

Journey to Commencement

Geological engineering senior Said Al Kindi discovers friends from around the globe

Newsletter, April 2021, Cedar Oaks Guild

Cedar Oaks Guild Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Doctoral Student, Educator Recognized With Mpe Scholarship, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

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B'Ars And Catamounts: A Study Of Davy Crockett Through Genre And Medium, Jack Fieweger

Honors Theses

This project seeks to investigate and discuss the changes and variations that have occurred to the mythology of David Crockett over the course of time. Initially appearing as a literary character in 1833, the likeness of Crockett has appeared in a myriad of different texts including: biographies, almanacs, plays, dime novels, comics, television shows, and films. The project attempts to discern how these different iterations of medium and genre altered the mythology of David Crockett. In order to methodologically understand these changes, this project makes use of W.T. Lhamon’s concept known as the Lore Cycle. Lhamon identified that lore diffuses …

On The Nature Of Collaboration, John Walker

Honors Theses

The senior recital is in and of itself a Capstone project in the Department of Music—a culmination of one’s undergraduate years. Preparation of such a program, especially a collaborative recital with a peer, demands much of a voice student’s attention. However, the nature of this preparation is a relative unknown among the non-musical spaces of academia. Presented with an opportunity to develop my senior recital with Brittany Parry, a student of the new Master of Music in Collaborative Piano, I chose to reflect upon our novelty recital experience in this Capstone paper. The energy we devoted to our rehearsals and …

Seven Um International Studies Students Named Boren Scholars, Edwin B. Smith

University of Mississippi News

Arabic and Chinese Language Flagship students among those selected for prestigious award

Educator Selected For Prestigious English Language Project, Edwin B. Smith

University of Mississippi News

Tracy Koslowski is among 200 chosen by State Department to give virtual instruction in China

Andrea Morales Captures Images Of Race And History With "Roll Down Like Water", Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

Andrea Morales used her photographic lens to focus on Memphis, Tennessee as a place of resistance. While working on her M.F.A. in Documentary Expression, she captured images regarding representation, race, history, and memory titled "Roll Down Like Water."

World Of Wonders' Chosen For 2021 Common Reading Experience, Michael Newsom

University of Mississippi News

Community to focus on Aimee Nezhukumatathil's acclaimed collection of essays on the outdoors

Moving The Monument: The University Of Mississippi’S Decades-Long Journey To Relocate Its Confederate Monument, Hadley Hitson

Honors Theses

This thesis tells the story of how thousands of students, faculty, staff, alumni and other members of the university community banded together to relocate The University of Mississippi’s Confederate monument. The movement for relocation officially began in the spring of 2019 with the unanimous vote by the Associated Student Body Senate to move the monument to UM’s Confederate cemetery, but long before that, change happened at the university that paved the way.

This creative telling of recent history explains how national and local events — including pro-Confederate marches in Oxford and the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis — …

Petra Kuppers Is University's 2021 Earth Day Keynote Speaker, Mary Lennis Barlow

University of Mississippi News

Address to examine crossroads of environmentalism and disability

Um Opera Theatre Presents Fresh Approaches To Two Classics, Maddi Jolley

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.

20 Things, Reann Parker

Honors Theses

20 Things is a short young adult novel that explores a variety of topics and themes, from mental health, recovery, and self discovery to race, love, and friendship. Beginning with a high school girl named Halle waking up in a hospital after a suicide attempt, the novel is a coming of age story about the help Halle receives and what she goes through in trying to find reasons to keep living. The novel is divided into ten chapters: “Waking Up,” “Going Home,” “Arriving,” “Being Honest,” “Keeping the Faith,” “Soul Searching,” “Willingness,” “Maintaining,” “Checking In,” and “Living.” Each chapter represents the …

Sir Arthur Evans And The Minoan Myth: The Creation Of Ancient Cretan Culture, Madeleine Mccracken

Honors Theses

This paper explores the excavations conducted in the early 20^th century by Sir Arthur Evans at the site of Knossos on the island of Crete. An analysis of Evans’ humanitarian and journalistic work in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the late 19^th century sets the tone for the paper. I consider Evans’ life’s work at Knossos to gain a better understanding of the man behind it and both why and how he created a modern image of an ancient culture. I will describe in detail a few key monuments and objects which he excavated and reconstructed. I draw conclusions …

April 15, 2021, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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Theory And Practice: Selecting And Implementing Effective Framing To Present Climate Science To A Lay Audience, Lauren Wilson

Honors Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to explore the advantages and effectiveness of using storytelling in the form of narrative journalism to communicate the topic of climate science to a lay audience. The thesis combines personal experience with secondary research in order to support the claim that framing the issue in such a manner effectively communicates the severity and impact of climate change.

Through my research I discovered that storytelling is not only a social tool for humans, but a means to safely and efficiently pass on vital information to those unfamiliar with certain knowledge. The use of narrative has …

Associations Between The Chemical Constituents Of Fine Particulate Matter And Human Health Outcomes: A Literature Review, Lenora Davis

Honors Theses

Exposure to fine particulate matter, PM_2.5, a component of air pollution, has known systemic effects on the human body. Research on the specific chemical constituents of PM_2.5 that impact human health is fairly new, however. This literature review aims to draw connections between the chemical constituents of PM_2.5 and their implications on human health. We conducted an online search for scholarly articles using a number of key-terms, and created a system to filter the search results. We focused on 69 articles pertaining to PM_2.5 and its effects on different health systems. We found positive associations …

Volume 2: Complete Issue, Journal Editors

Yalobusha Review

No abstract provided.

Contributors' Notes, Journal Editors

Yalobusha Review

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Radio Boys Trail A Voice, Cynthia Sheaer

Yalobusha Review

No abstract provided.

Cover Pages, Journal Editors

Yalobusha Review

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Volume 1: Complete Issue, Journal Editors

Yalobusha Review

No abstract provided.

Contributors' Notes, Journal Editors

Yalobusha Review

No abstract provided.

Bookmarks, Kimberly Waggoner

Yalobusha Review

No abstract provided.

Cover Pages, Journal Editors

Yalobusha Review

Includes winners and honorable mentions of UM English Department Awards of Poetry and Fiction: Evans Harrington Creative Writing Scholarship and the Ella Somerville Awards in Fiction and Poetry.

School Of Journalism And New Media Team Studies Climate Change, Lareeca Rucker

University of Mississippi News

Professors, students dive deeper into topic through in-depth, statewide project

Elsie Hood Award Winner Lauded For Empathy And 'Transformative Impact', Abigail Meisel

University of Mississippi News

Patrick Alexander is university's teacher of the year

April 8, 2021, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Musical Theater And Film Blend To Take Audiences To Satirical Dystopia, Katherine Stewart

University of Mississippi News

Digital production showcases stage, screen talents of UM students

A Gendered Environmental Justice Perspective Of Tiger Reintroductions To Sariska Tiger Reserve, Elena C. Rubino, Kalli F. Doubleday

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

The reintroduction of Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) to the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan, India, has resulted in perceived increases of human-wildlife conflict for local villagers. Because previous evidence from other settings suggests that women may experience human-wildlife conflict differently than men, this research employed a comprehensive environmental justice framework to explore how women have been uniquely impacted by tiger reintroductions. Findings from focus group discussions with villagers suggest that women bear greater burdens from increased tiger presence, yet these costs are not typically acknowledged by men, and women do not feel that their perspectives were considered …