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Summer 2015, Robert R. Muntz Library

Muntz Library Musings

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Transdisciplinarity: A Review Of Its Origins, Development, And Current Issues, Jay H. Bernstein

Publications and Research

Transdisciplinarity originated in a critique of the standard configuration of knowledge in disciplines in the curriculum, including moral and ethical concerns. Pronouncements about it were first voiced between the climax of government-supported science and higher education and the long retrenchment that began in the 1970s. Early work focused on questions of epistemology and the planning of future universities and educational programs. After a lull, transdisciplinarity re-emerged in the 1990s as an urgent issue relating to the solution of new, highly complex, global concerns, beginning with climate change and sustainability and extending into many areas concerning science, technology, social problems and …

Food Sharing Among Hadza Hunter-Gatherer Children, Alyssa N. Crittenden, David A. Zes

Anthropology Faculty Research

Human prosociality is one of the defining characteristics of our species, yet the ontogeny of altruistic behavior remains poorly understood. The evolution of widespread food sharing in humans helped shape cooperation, family formation, life history, language, and the development of economies of scale. While the behavioral and ecological correlates of food sharing among adults are widely studied, very little is known about food sharing among children. Here, in the first study to analyze the food sharing patterns of hunter-gatherer children, we show that while sharing may be biased towards kin, reciprocity characterizes the majority of all sharing dyads, both related …

3 Cs To Learning: The Thammasat University Libraries Experience, Srichan Chancheewa

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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The Social Environmental Elements Of Resilience Among Vulnerable African American/Black Men Who Have Sex With Men, Mance E. Buttram

CAHSS Faculty Articles

Resilience theory has been suggested as a strong framework for research on HIV prevention among men who have sex with men (MSM). Among this population, literature indicates that African American/Black MSM are particularly vulnerable to health and social disparities associated with HIV transmission risk. Conceptualizing resilience as a part of one’s social environment, this qualitative study investigates the specific elements of resilience, and the associated contexts and relationships, among a sample of 21 substance-using African American/Black MSM. Data indicate that (1) elements contributing to resilience are multiple and co-occurring, including inner strengths, social relationships, diversity of experience, religion/spirituality, altruism, and …

Reconceptualizing Markets: Hip- Hop Artists, Marketing, Distribution, And Consumers, Ronald Pikes

Theses and Dissertations

Sociologists have made many contributions to the current understanding of markets. In spite of these contributions, individuals and market practices in sociology are generally overlooked, but both are important because individuals and their practices give markets their form. By overlooking market practices, sociologists disregard two of the most important forces within markets, distribution and marketing. These oversights significantly reduce our ability to understand how modern economic markets operate. Thus, the focus of this study is centered on market actions of independent hip-hop music artists and consumers of hip-hop music especially in regards to music distribution technology. Data was collected via …

Social Negotiations In Correspondence Between Mothers And Daughters In Tudor And Early Stuart England, James Daybell

More Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business Research

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Ill-Conceived Laws And Exploitative State: Toward Decriminalizing Prostitution In India, Yugank Goyal, Padmanabha Ramanujam

Akron Law Review

Part II describes the history of prostitution in India and shows how the skeletons of morality were reconstructed during colonial rule. It also discusses the lack of strong evidence that prostitute women were treated in the same deplorable way in ancient India as they are today. In Part III, we explore the legal landscape in India concerning prostitution and describe how, even though prostitution is not illegal per se, the associated legislative and enforcement apparatus in India has, in effect, rendered it criminal activity in the eyes of the law. Part IV discusses the forms and players involved in exploitation, …

Oklahoma’S Native Communities And The Potential Of Cultural Resilience, Bobbie Chew Bigby

Talking Heads Seminar Series

The state of Oklahoma, formerly known as Indian Territory, is presently home to 39 federally recognized tribes in the United States, most of which were forcibly relocated throughout the 19th century. Following these forced removals, certain tribes enjoyed unprecedented levels of sovereignty, creating governments and social institutions that combined American models with Native values. Under a subsequent federal policy however, this level of sovereignty was ended, reservations were dismantled and Native cultural values—including the absence of private land ownership—were dealt a tremendous blow. This seminar explores the historical legacy of the tribal nations that now call the state of Oklahoma …

Using Technology And Phenology To Increase Students’ Observation Skills, Sondra Tokarczyk

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations

The research question addressed in this study was, will the use of technology and phenology increase students’ observation skills? The catalysts for this capstone were research using observation as an everyday skill fundamental to all scientific disciplines, and the importance of teaching children how to observe and document their observations. The capstone describes the process of integrating phenology, knowledge of the five senses, and iPad technology to teach students the importance of observation and its relevance to their everyday lives. The author concludes that: 1) although the collected data did not show a significant increase in observations, students’ observations became …

Design And Development Of A 3-Degree Of Freedom Parallel Manipulator / Lubabatu Baballe Ila, Baballe Ila Lubabatu

Student Works (2010-2019)

Parallel manipulators have gained a lot of interest during the recent five decades. A parallel manipulator is constructed with an upper moving platform and a lower fixed platform, connected by at least two linkages in parallel, hence the name. Parallel manipulators have so many advantages over their serial counterparts. Some of these advantages are high accuracy, high stiffness and low inertia which make them favorable for numerous applications. Parallel manipulators also have several disadvantages such as high cost, small workspace, complex forward kinematics and complicated forms. To alleviate these disadvantages, the design and development of parallel manipulators with less than …

Beyond The Sex-Ed Wars: Addressing Disadvantaged Single Mothers' Search For Community, Helen M. Alvaré

Akron Law Review

This article—inspired by the relatively recent availability of a great variety of quantitative and qualitative evidence about disadvantaged single women’s decision-making about sex and pregnancy—proposes that future efforts by the state and cooperating entities take single women’s thinking more into account...Part II will set forth the current qualitative and quantitative data showcasing young and often educationally and economically disadvantaged single women’s thinking about the meaning of sex and reproduction. It will suggest that their testimonies reveal how they link sexual and reproductive choices with the goals of making a community for themselves, and taking a place in that community as …

Review Of 'Maoists At The Hearth: Everyday Life In Nepal’S Civil War' By Judith Pettigrew, Matthew W. Maycock

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Review Of 'Dirty, Sacred Rivers: Confronting South Asia’S Water Crisis' By Cheryl Colopy, Sagar Rijal

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Review Of 'Taming Tibet: Landscape Transformation And The Gift Of Chinese Development' By Emily T. Yeh, Kabir Mansingh Heimsath

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Review Of 'Development And Public Health In The Himalaya: Reflections On Healing In Contemporary Nepal' By Ian Harper, Steve Folmar

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Review Of 'Getting Married: Hindu And Buddhist Marriage Rituals Among The Newars Of Bhaktapur And Patan, Nepal' By Niels Gutschow And Axel Michaels, Michael Baltutis

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Annual Conference On South Asia, Madison, Wi, 17-19 October 2014, Galen Murton

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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To Use Or Not To Use: Nepal Samvat, The National Era Of Nepal, Bal G. Shrestha

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

This paper presents the importance of Nepal Samvat in Nepalese cultural life and compares it with Vikram Samvat, the official calendar of Nepal. Presenting a discussion on eras prevalent in Nepal, this paper examines the significance of the Nepal Government’s recent recognition of Nepal Samvat as the national calendar of Nepal. It presents a historical and cultural overview of the different eras and calendars that are in use in Nepal. It attempts to demonstrate a continuous historical legitimacy of Nepal Samvat, in contrast with Vikram Samvat, which is shown to be a fairly recent imposition associated with the Rana period, …

Challenging Global Advocacy Of Biomedical Institution-Based Birth In Nepal: A Review With Reference To Nepal And South Asia, Thea Vidnes

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

Based on findings from public health, demographic, and anthropological research, this review discusses biomedical institution-based birth in Nepal, in the process asserting that better understanding of maternal health determinants requires biomedical strategies be balanced with greater attention to local social realities and approaches. The paper begins with a summary of evolving international maternal health policies and their manifestations in Nepal, then discusses how recent public health research there indicates existing community support structures, including women’s groups, to have had demonstrably positive impacts on maternal health. The subject of women’s reproductive agency is subsequently considered. While public health and development-based research …

Agrarian Future(S) Of Rural Nepal: Revitalizing Peasant Agriculture?, Ramesh K. Sunam, Keshab R. Goutam

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

Discourses on peasant agriculture have heightened in the context of recurrent food crisis and persistent poverty in Nepal as in many parts of the global South. Although an industrialized model of agriculture has been promoted as a pathway to a food-secure future, it has been heavily criticized for being environmentally destructive and socially unbearable. In this broader context, we examine peasant farming to explore enabling factors and barriers for its revitalization in Nepal, where the vast majority of rural people depends on farming for their livelihoods. This research draws on case studies of two agrarian villages characterized mainly by the …

"As Our Ancestors Once Lived": Representation, Performance, And Constructing A National Culture Amongst The Nagas Of India., Arkotong Longkumer

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

This paper focuses on how a national culture emerges by examining the Nagas of India. To appreciate this process, the confluence of British colonialism, the postcolonial situation, and contemporary performance of Naga identity (visible in the Hornbill Festival) must be analyzed. I will argue that the colonial era representation of ‘primitivism’ of the Nagas continues into postcolonial narratives of ‘imperialist nostalgia’ disseminated primarily through travel, popular media and museum exhibitions. I will argue that the Nagas are not simply passive onlookers, but active participants in this enterprise through the strategic articulation of a distinct Naga national image. I will demonstrate …

Which Medicine? Medicine-Taking And Changing Sherpa Lives, Susan Heydon

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

An increasing quantity of medicines, including medicines of different healing systems, have become available since the nineteen fifties to the mainly Sherpa inhabitants of the Mt. Everest region of Nepal. Considerable change and economic development has occurred in which this mountainous and remote area has become one of Nepal’s principal tourist destinations and people have gained access to education, health services, and modern means of communication. Many Sherpa travel regularly in Nepal and overseas, especially for work, education, or pilgrimage, or have migrated permanently. Focusing on oral histories, this article explores factors that have influenced people’s use of different medicines …

Constructing The New Nepal: Religious Billboards In Nepal’S Second People’S Movement, Michael Baltutis

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

Accompanying King Gyanendra’s February First, 2005, efforts to consolidate his loosening grip on national power, the royal Nepali government raised a series of highly visible billboards throughout the cities of the Kathmandu Valley. A small subset of these boards were explicitly religious, encouraging Nepal’s citizens to perform their patriotic bhakti (devotion), karma (action), and dharma (duty). This rhetorical support of a ‘universal’ Hinduism contradicted the inclusivism that was widely regarded as part and parcel of the ‘new Nepal’ and resulted in a contradictory vision of the same: a modern secular nation composed of citizens, rather than of subservient subjects, unified …

"Everyone Is Leaving. Who Will Sow Our Fields?” The Livelihood Effects On Women Of Male Migration From Khotang And Udaypur Districts, Nepal, To The Gulf Countries And Malaysia., Jagannath Adhikari, Mary Hobley

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

Over the last ten years, the massive outmigration for foreign employment, mostly to the Gulf and Malaysia, has changed the livelihoods and social structure of rural Nepal. The remittance inflows into rural districts dwarf other flows of finance, and the absence of men from the agricultural and other labor forces has severe effects on agricultural production and gender relations. A study undertaken in the Khotang and Udaypur districts in the hills of Nepal indicates a complex series of social, economic, and ecological effects of migration at household and community level. This paper presents these findings, focusing on the gendered and …

Editorial, Sienna Craig, Mark Turin

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Biological Evaluations: Blood, Genes, And Family, Janet L. Dolgin

Akron Law Review

The next Part of the Article (Part II) provides a brief overview of the ideology in terms of which society understood the family during the nineteenth, and most of the twentieth, century. Part III then summarizes the increasing readiness of society and of lawmakers since the 1960s, openly to premise delimitations of family on values once associated with the marketplace, but not the home. Parts II and III provide background to Part IV. Part IV, the heart of the Article, focuses on contemporary understandings of family that preserve a central role for the biological correlates of domestic relationships. The Part …

You've Gotta Read This: Summer Reading At Musselman Library (2015), Musselman Library

You’ve Gotta Read This: Summer Reading at Musselman Library

Each year Musselman Library asks Gettysburg College faculty, staff, and administrators to help create a suggested summer reading list to inspire students and the rest of our campus community to take time in the summer to sit back, relax, and read. These summer reading picks are guaranteed to offer much adventure, drama, and fun!

With the 2015 collection, we again bring together recommendations from across the Gettysburg College campus—the books, movies, TV shows, graphic novels and even podcasts that have meant something special to us over the past year. Ninety faculty, administrators and staff offer up a list of 175 …

Scholarworks Statistics - July 2015, Scholarworks

ScholarWorks Reports

For the month of July 2015, ScholarWorks recorded a total of 23,664 full-text downloads and 8,979 page views.

Wellesley Magazine Summer 2015, Wellesley College Alumnae Association

Wellesley Magazine (Alumnae Association)

Featured in this issue:

Dear Me, Letters from Eight Alumnae

Making Things, Making a Difference / by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99

A Gathering of Flowers / by Catherine O’Neill Grace