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Fall 2007 Visiting Speaker Series, Andrew Herod, Jan Bardsley, Donald N. Clark

Speaker Series

Speakers include:

• Andrew Herod, University of Georgia. Fighting Communism through Urban Planning: The AFL-CIO's Housing Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean during the 1960s
• Jan Bardsley, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Princess, Geisha, Beauty Queen: Women and Democracy in Cold War Japan
• Donald N. Clark, Trinity University. The Two Koreas: Lessons from the Past, Hope for the Future

Infotech Update, Volume 16, Number 4, July/August 2007, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Information Technology Section

Newsletters

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"Dirt Farmer" Vs. "Soil Scientist": Representative Tensions In The Constructed Identities Of Farmer-Writers Walter Thomas Jack And Edward H. Faulkner, Zachary Michael Jack

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This extended case study of Edward Hubert Faulkner, one-time extension agent turned overnight agricultural sensation, and Walter Thomas Jack, a former Quaker schoolteacher and self-professed Iowa “dirt farmer,” and their respective, point/counterpoint soil conservation classics, Plowman’s Folly (1943) and The Furrow and Us (1946), illuminates key tensions within the fields of rural sociology and agricultural history: namely subject versus object, inside versus outside, and “peasant” versus “professional” practice as they were played out in the American popular and agricultural press from 1943 to 1948. While it is true that Plowman’s Folly, as its title implies, goads the American farmer …

Um Students To Join Chinese Peers In Cultural Exchange July 11 To Aug. 10, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The son of American missionaries, Graham Purcell grew up in Russia. Now the University of Mississippi student looks forward to visiting communist China.

New Croft Executive Director, Associate Provost For International Affairs Named At Um, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi seeks to expand its strong worldwide relationships through the creation of a new position to oversee international programs campuswide.

June 22, 2007, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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April 24, 2007, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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Poet Thomas Sayers Ellis To Read, Speak March 23 As Grisham Visiting Writer, Sarah Crabtree

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Poet Thomas Sayers Ellis visits the University of Mississippi and Oxford March 23 during the 14th annual Oxford Conference for the Book.

Southern American Studies Association To Convene Feb. 15-17 At Um, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Southern American Studies Association holds its annual conference Feb. 15-17 at the University of Mississippi.

Accounting Historians Journal, 2007, Vol. 34, No. 2 [Whole Issue]

Accounting Historians Journal

December issue

Emergence Of Mechanical Accounting In The U.S., 1880-1930, Charles W. Wooton, Barbara E. Kemmerer

Accounting Historians Journal

For centuries, accounting was a manual process. Starting in the late 1800s, a series of technological innovations emerged that not only changed the way the accounting process was conducted but dramatically changed the workplace, the workforce, the information provided, and the accounting profession itself. By 1930, most major US companies had adopted mechanical accounting as a more efficient way of processing accounting information. This paper examines the historical development and influence of mechanical accounting in the U.S. from 1880 to 1930.

Contents [2007, Vol. 34, No. 2]; Statement Of Policy [2007, Vol. 34, No. 2]; Guide For Submitting Manuscripts [2007, Vol. 34, No. 2], Academy Of Accounting Historians

Accounting Historians Journal

The prefatory matter includes: List of the Academy officers and trustees, editorial staff and board, issue cover page, the table of contents, Statement of Policy, and Guide for Submitting Manuscripts.

Geography And Ideology Of Accounting: A Case Study Of Domination And Accounting In A Sugar Refinery In Australasia, 1900-1920, Jill J. Hooks, Ross E. Stewart

Accounting Historians Journal

This historical case study examines accounting in a sugar refinery from 1900 to 1920 in two arenas of operation. The geography of accounting enabled the workers at Chelsea to have their working experience sequestered by the company. Accounting routinized their work at the refinery, enabling their labor to become monitored, empty of meaning, and, at times, overwhelming. The ideology of accounting provided the company with an instrument of evasion to silence the voice of labor and an instrument of self-deception designed to justify and insulate the authoritarian hierarchy of the company and the power of its Australian general manager, Edward …

Fro Spot My Spyryt Per Sprang In Space : Transgressing Ineffable Boundaries In Pearl / By William Storm, William Storm

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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The Man Who Ate Michael Rockefeller, And Other Stories/ By Christopher Stokes, Christopher Stokes

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Art And Persuasion: A Communication Study Of Contemporary Documentary Film, Lauren Elizabeth Freeman

Honors Theses

The focus of this study is defining and determining the area of communication in contemporary documentary films. In examining the structure and aesthetic composition of documentary film, this study will compare the film genre to the areas of journalism. persuasion and propaganda through secondary and primary research defining the elements that constitute these specific areas of communication. Secondary research involved text, newspaper articles, online journals and websites, and the viewing of documentary film. The primary research was conducted through personal interviews with documentary filmmakers. Research findings resulted in a wide range of views on the definition and uses for documentary …

The Post-Cold War Security Dialogue, Melanie Collins

Honors Theses

This paper attempts to explore the relevance of new security concerns in the post Cold War security dialogue. This project is split in to two parts. The first part is a brief summary of what have been termed new security concerns. The second part is an empirical analysis of whether these security concerns have made it out of academic discussion and in to the mass media and political dialogue. This was determined via two sources: The New York Times and Presidential State of the Union Addresses from 1949 - 2007. Using The New York Times, the time periods 1980-1985, 1990-1995, …

An Initial Evaluation Of Select Social Welfare Programs Instated By Hugo Chavez, Maria Catarina Gutierrez

Honors Theses

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Rage, Remembrance, Redemption: The Poetic Response To Aids, Samuel Douglas Ray

Honors Theses

This thesis explores the works of three poets whose works offer a response to the AIDS epidemic: Thom Gunn, Paul Monette, and Mark Doty. With chapters dedicated to each poefs work individually, the thesis examines the works in terms of thematic content, formal characteristics, and sociopolitical relevance. The three central chapters are framed by personal essays that also explore general characteristics of AIDS poetry In the great tradition of the elegy and the lyric. While all three poets offer narratives alternative to the political discourse surrounding the disease, each poet's response is unique - just as each poet's relationship to …

Environment, Behavior, And Internal Consciousness: A Study Of Space And Time In Dostoevsky, Laura Claire Bagwell

Honors Theses

Individual and public space creates the reality of daily existence for a human being. The ideological perspectives a person maintains are direct products of individual space experience because the larger societal context of a region constructs the norms for behavior and belief Dostoevsky writes concentration narratives that focus on the urban and rural space surrounding a protagonist, and contrasts between these two settings to illustrate the impact of environment on the human psyche. This study examines the use of external conditions to describe literary characters and the ideologies and behaviors they maintain. In researching space and time in the literature …

A Comparison Of Housing Unit Estimates To The American Community Survey Master Address File Extract, Andrew J. Reese

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Mississippi Mahjar : The History Of Lebanese Immigration To The Mississippi Delta And The Role Of The Group Within A Traditionally Black-And-White Social System / By James George Thomas, Jr, James George Thomas

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Checklist Supplement And Illustrative Financial Statements For Real Estate Ventures : A Financial Accounting And Reporting Practice Aid, December 2006 Edition, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Auditing Publications, Amy M. Eubanks

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

Checklist Supplement And Illustrative Financial Statements For Real Estate Ventures : A Financial Accounting And Reporting Practice Aid, October 2007 Editon, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Auditing Publications, Christopher Cole

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

The Absence Of Financial Feminism, Blythe Leigh Keenum

Honors Theses

This thesis describes alumni donor behaviors for University of Mississippi double-alumni married couples and analyzes those behaviors through the lens of gender. I used data from the University of Mississippi Foundation databases. A subsequent review of scholarly literature dealing with gender and philanthropy gave additional context for analyzing results. These analyses showed a considerable tendency for UM double-alumni households to favor males’ schools across multiple variables and the presence of household bargaining is strongly indicated.

Bipartisan Efforts To Deter Human Rights Violations On The U.S.-Mexico Border, James Scott Jimenez

Honors Theses

For my thesis, I wanted to look at the movement of human rights of legal and illegal immigrants across the U.S.- Mexico border. I researched the theory of human rights in general, the history of the U.S.- Mexico border and how it became violent and dangerous for potential immigrants, the previous efforts of both the United States and Mexico to improve the situation along the border as well as future plans of both countries’ administrations to solve the problem. I found that both countries have put forth efforts in regards to binational coordination along the border in order to deter …

Appalachian And Rural Student Performance Differences On Kentucky's Educational Assessment: Eighth Grade Results, D. Clayton Smith

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

For assessment and accountability, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) developed the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS). Because the KIRIS assessment relied on student performance and was “high stakes” for schools, the fairness of the assessment was important. This paper examined whether 8th grade students living in Appalachia and/or in primarily rural school districts perform differently on the assessment than their peers. The four years of data (1993-1996) for this study came from KIRIS Cycle 2 data. The dependent variable was a composite score of student performance on constructed-response reading, mathematics, science, and social studies tests. The study found …

From Vulnerability To Resiliency: Assessing Impacts And Responses To Disaster, John J. Green, Duane A. Gill, Anna M. Kleiner

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Hurricane Katrina devastated the social, economic, and physical infrastructure of communities along the Gulf Coast, and many organizations responded in a massive effort to meet their needs. Building from a livelihoods theoretical framework emphasizing the vulnerability-resiliency continuum, this research note focuses on informing services provided during post-disaster relief, recovery, and redevelopment. Based on a case study conducted in East Biloxi, Mississippi, we describe a project that included a needs assessment survey and qualitative interviews. Research findings address the expressed needs of community members following the disaster, types of relief and recovery assistance provided to them, and the kinds of social …

Population Change, Economic Restructuring, And The Evolving Landscape Of Retail Activities In The Rural Great Plains, Alexander C. Vias

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Over the past 15 to 20 years, changes such as retail concentration (fewer, larger stores owned by fewer corporations), technological innovation, and new labor practices have transformed the retail industry. These broad changes affect rural communities where the retail sector still employs a large portion of the workforce. When combined with the declining population of many rural areas in regions like the Great Plains, the impact of retail change is even more significant. Explored in this paper is how restructuring in the retail sector is accelerating the loss of retail firms in many rural parts of the Great Plains, a …

How On Earth Terrestrial Laws Can Protect Geospatial Data, Julie D. Cromer

Journal of Space Law

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