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Whitworth Today Fall-Winter 2015, Whitworth University

Whitworth Alumni and Bulletin Publications

No abstract provided.

Ua41 University College Connection, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley, University College

UC Publications

No abstract provided.

Ua42 Regional Review: Reaching New Heights In The Region Fall 2015, Heather Garcia , Editor

Regional Campuses Publications

No abstract provided.

Institutionalizing Freedom As Nondomination: Democracy And The Role Of The State, David Watkins

Political Science Faculty Publications

This article critically examines neo-republican democratic theory, as articulated by Philip Pettit, with respect to its capacity to address some of the pressing challenges of our times. While the neo-republican focus on domination has great promise, it mistakenly commits to the position that democracy—the primary tool with which we fight domination—is limited to state activity. Examining this error helps us make sense of two additional problems with his theory: an overestimation of the capacity of legislative bodies to identify sufficient responses to practices of domination, and the potential conflict between avoiding state domination of the general citizenry and avoiding state …

The Politics Of Social Entrepreneurship In Cameroon, Aaron Danowski

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Social entrepreneurship, a practice that combines nonprofit missions and business principles in pursuit of social impact, is a growing phenomenon that has the potential to empower millions of people around the world through a decentralized approach to social problem solving. In this paper, I examine the state of social entrepreneurship in Cameroon, exploring how social entrepreneurship is defined in the Cameroonian context by local actors, and the ways in which Cameroonian social entrepreneurs interact with macro, meso, and micro level politics and partners to create sustainable social impact. From November 7 through December 7, 2015, I conducted in-person interviews with …

Mari Et Femme, Sous Dieu: L’Évangile Du Genre Dans Le Mariage Chrétien Camerounais, Allison Aaronson

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Cette étude cherche à analyser les implications sur le genre d’une institution sociale influente, le christianisme, à travers l’optique des rôles conjugaux. Les interviews individuelles face à face étaient conduites en quatre semaines, avec pour objectif d’analyser ces rôles conjugaux chrétiens du genre dans l’espoir de mieux comprendre leur relation à l’émancipation désirée du genre. Ces interviewés ont inclut un échantillon divers des chrétiens mariés, des leaders religieux, et des membres de la société civile/ le gouvernement. Leurs réponses ont indiqué une influence forte d’un christianisme uniquement camerounais sur la conception des rôles conjugaux du genre. Ces rôles mettent les …

Unsettling Stereotypes: Approaches To The French Culture And Society Course, John P. Murphy

French Faculty Publications

Beginning with popular commentary on the 2013 Taubira Affair, this article aims to unsettle some common assumptions about “French identity.” More generally, it asks how best to approach the notion of culture in upperdivision culture and society courses. Drawing on recent debates in anthropology, it suggests an approach that moves away from an understanding of culture as a bound entity that promotes a common sense of orientation and purpose toward one where culture is viewed as a reservoir of references, whose meanings and values are continuously interpreted, negotiated, and contested.

Profile: Greater Mn: Making Outstate More Resilient, University Relations

Profile (1996-)

It is an economic engine and a home for ideas and action and hope. Today many Morris students come from metropolitan areas, but, like many of their small-town counterparts, they choose to stay in or return to Morris and the surrounding area—eager to benefit from that distinctive small-town spirit and also prepared to contribute to the quality of life that compares so favorably to the urban alternative. You will read about some of these individuals in this issue of Profile. These are individuals who bring their talent and their knowledge to this region and thereby preserve the vitality that is …

"Fire And Water Imagery" In Jane Eyre 2015, Shannon O'Loughlin

Master's Theses

Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre is a study in contrasts. Critics have argued the implausibility of the novel, that an orphaned governess who marries her dashing employer is too far-fetched to be believed. However, a proper understanding of Jane Eyre must be based not on a sequence of events, but on the thematic form of the novel in which the signifiers relate to each other and shift throughout. Ferdinand de Saussure explains in his "Course in General Linguistics," that the mental concept one has of a word is its "signifier" (62). Charlotte Bronte relies not simply upon a sequence of events …

The Beast Inside: Trauma Theory And William Golding's Lord Of The Flies 2015, Emily Paccia

Master's Theses

Following World War II and the horrible devastation in Europe, especially in London, Britain began to rebuild. The country was attempting to come back from war, and the culture reflected a bleak, disheartening feeling. Literature written during this time period, which so often reflects the culture directly, showed that very same bleakness. British novelist, and one who lived through that time, William Golding, writing in the 1960's, recreated the dystopia brought into European countries from living through the destruction of the war. Creating a vision of the future -- one of dysfunction and chaos -- Golding’s characters from Lord of …

Maternal Health In Villages Of Northern Uttar Pradesh Assessing Options, Practices And Outcomes In Bahraich District, Elizabeth Curtis

India: Public Health, Policy Advocacy, and Community

Maternal mortality distinctly highlights a health burden women face, particularly in developing countries. For that reason, poor maternal outcomes in rural India are a field in which Public Health workers and researchers continue to question and study. This project aims to understand the reasons behind poor maternal health outcomes for village women in Bahraich District of Uttar Pradesh. The focus of this topic is the accessibility of available health services and the attitudes of various players who distribute or consume services of the health system. Through fieldwork with doctors, medical institutions, auxiliary health workers, traditional health workers, and village women, …

Illuminated Magazine, School Of Graduate Studies, East Tennessee State University

Illuminated: Graduate Student Research Magazine

From the School of Graduate Studies; Where Are They Now? [Featuring Wendee White, Ariel Ford, Dr. Gene Couch & Tasha Keys]; Planning for Success [Dr. Wendy Doucette Graduate Studies Librarian]; Oregon’s Right to Choose: Decisions About Dying with Dignity [Sociology, M.A. Graduate Student: Erin Mauck]; When Pathogens Don’t Share Well: Exploring How Chlamydial Infections Prevent Herpes Virus Disease [Biomedical Sciences, Ph.D. Graduate Student: Jessica Slade]; Improving Education Through Research [Elementary Education, M. Ed. Graduate Student: Kelly Stapleton]; Controlling Lipid Synthesis [Biomedical Sciences, Ph.D. Graduate Student: Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman]; English [English, M.A. Graduate Student: Inga Sarkodie]; The Mechanism of Atr and …

Wrongful Conviction Day Features Man Incarcerated For 29 Years, Oct. 1, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Branches Above And Roots Below: Mothers’ Hopes For Their Children In Batoufam, Cameroon, Taylor Maxfield

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

In order to delve into the desires that rural Cameroonian communities have for the future generation, this research project consisted of formally interviewing ten mothers in the village of Batoufam about what hopes they have for their children. This study highlighted on what they would like for their children, the way they raise their children to achieve their aspirations, and their opinions on the importance of preserving tradition for their children. The findings of this study are humble and rooted dreams of being able to care for one’s basic needs and the needs of a family. Batoufam mothers, along with …

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 Stereotyped Offender: Domestic Violence And The Failure Of Intervention, Carolyn B. Ramsey

Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003)

Scholars and battered women's advocates now recognize that many facets of the legal response to intimate-partner abuse stereotype victims and harm abuse survivors who do not fit commonly accepted paradigms. However, it is less often acknowledged that the feminist analysis of domestic violence also tends to stereotype offenders and that state action, including court-mandated batterer intervention, is premised on these offender stereotypes. The feminist approach can be faulted for minimizing or denying the role of substance abuse, mental illness, childhood trauma, race, culture, and poverty in intimate-partner abuse. Moreover, those arrested for domestic violence crimes now include heterosexual women, lesbians, …

Faculty Notes - John Carroll University, John Carroll University

Faculty Notes - John Carroll University

October 2015, Volume 8, Issue 3.

Ua68 Arts & Letters :The Magazine Of Potter College At Western Kentucky University, Larry Snyder, Interim Dean, Kelly Scott, Managing Editor

PCAL Publications

No abstract provided.

Anchored In El Sueno Americano, Anette Aguilera-Gonzalez

SURGE

“Give me your tired, give me your poor.” With these words carved into the Statue of Liberty, we should never forget that the United States of America is the home of those fleeing oppression, of those who are brave, and of those who are willing to give their best. [excerpt]

Nickerson, Camille, Msrc Staff

Manuscript Division Finding Aids

Title: Papers, 1927-1970s Description: 10 linear ft.

Notes: Afro-American musician, composer, and music faculty member, Howard University (1926-1962). Personal papers, correspondence, music programs (1927-1970), diaries (1937-1974), writings, musical compositions and arrangements, photographs, printed matter, and a scrapbook relating chiefly to Nickerson's career as a performer and her interest in Afro-American music and the Creole folk songs of Louisiana. Gift of R. Louise Burge, 1983.

Subjects: Afro-American women composers -- Washington (DC) lcsh Afro-American women musicians -- Washington (DC) lcsh Afro-Americans -- Music. Folk songs, Creole -- Louisiana. Howard University -- Faculty. Diaries. lcsh Music. lcsh Programs. aat Afro-American college teachers …

The Understanding Of A Single Story: Identities Amongst Black Students At Predominately White Institutions, Jonathan A. Franklin

Student Scholarship

This paper examines the structure of identities amongst Black students at predominately white institutions – particularly focusing on Wofford College. Extensive focus groups were conducted with members of the Black student body to further progress research. Racism regarding Black students and their social identity in addition to how it has structured the social identity amongst students are introduced in along with the identities of students on Wofford’s campus. Discrimination on campus has had the effect of narrowing Black students’ options for creating social identity and participating in campus community life. Black students regularly face a very confining choice to either …

Waste And Waste Management, Joshua Reno

Anthropology Faculty Scholarship

Discard studies have demonstrated that waste is more than just a symptom of an all-too-human demand for meaning or a merely technical problem for sanitary engineers and public health officials. The afterlife of waste materials and processes of waste management reveal the centrality of transient and discarded things for questions of materiality and ontology and marginal and polluting labor and environmental justice movements, as well as for critiques of the exploitation and deferred promises of modernity and imperial formations. There is yet more waste will tell us, especially as more studies continue to document the many ways that our wastes …

Further Notes On Teaching In The Time Of #Ferguson, Edwin Mayorga

Educational Studies Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Classified Information: The Newsletter Of The Lloyd Sealy Library, Lloyd Sealy Library, Cuny John Jay College Of Criminal Justice

Reports and Publications from John Jay College

Classified Information was a publication that informed the College about Library services, personnel, upcoming events, new technologies, and available resources.

Mirrors, Monsters, & Webcams: Consequences Of Tweenage Twerking On Youtube, St. Norbert College

2015-2016

Dr. Kyra Gaunt shares findings from her research and teaching about tweenage twerking from the segregated, "private" rooms of black girls and the bottom-line of who profits from this online behavior in the networked economy of YouTube and music videos.

Snc Day: Jump Around! Double Dutch Delight Day/ "Whose Turn In The Ropes?", St. Norbert College

2015-2016

The “Double Dutch to Dreams” team from Milwaukee taught how to double dutch, sing songs, and learn tricks. Dr. Kyra Gaunt, author and performer, led a family-friendly discussion, “Whose turn in the Ropes?” on the history of double dutch among kids and its influence on popular music, considering how race and gender influence the game and the sport.

Perspectives On The Evolution Of Hip-Hop Music Through Themes Of Race, Crime, And Violence, Kelsey B. Basham

Honors Theses

This thesis examines the role or race, crime, and violence as major themes in hip-hop music through existing academic literature. Utilizing the three major themes, this paper discusses the inherent ties of race, crime, and violence to the production of hip-hop music which can reflect broader social issues existing in American society over the time period from 1970-present day. Furthermore, these themes will be assessed for their activist oriented ability to suggest change in society for the primary groups affected by the issues contained in hip-hop lyrics. Over time, hip-hop, much like any artistic form, has undergone an evolution, producing …

Kahn Chronicle: Fall 2015, Smith College, Kahn Liberal Arts Institute

Kahn Chronicle

Table of Contents:

Kahn 2015-16 Short-term Projects Look to the Future
Faculty Invited to Apply for Two New Kahn Fellowships
Kahn Long-term Projects 2016-17
Kahn Short-Term Projects 2015-16
2015-16 Long-Term Projects
Visiting Lecturers Hosted by the Kahn this Fall
A Note from the Director:
Some Bad News and Some Good
Smith Alumna, Founder of The Look for the Good Project to Show Works at Kahn Gallery

Callis, Myra, Msrc Staff

Manuscript Division Finding Aids

The papers of social worker, social science researcher, and Y.W.C.A. administrator, Myra Colson Callis, span the years 1830-1978 and measure approximately 23 linear feet. Biographical material is found in the series, Personal Papers, as well as within the collection's voluminous correspondence. Material relating to Ms. Callis's professional career is found within the Organizational Affiliations, Writings, and Correspondence series. Her research and writings examine issues such as women, work, and industry. Her work with the Y.W.C.A. is documented through correspondence, organizational affiliations, and photographs. Also of note in Organizational Affiliations is the transcript of her 1948 trial before the Federal Security …

Carrington, C. Glenn, Msrc Staff

Manuscript Division Finding Aids

Title: Papers, 1861-1977 Description: 36 linear ft.

Notes: Social worker and collector of black Americana relating to the arts and culture. Family and personal papers, correspondence, audiotapes, programs and brochures, news articles, photographs, photo albums, slides, and scrapbooks. Includes substantial material by and about W. E. B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, Alain Locke, and James Mitchell. Also includes materials documenting the activities and achievements of Afro-Americans in art, dance, literature, music, and the stage, as well as information about African and Caribbean culture, various black organizations, and black history. Major correspondents include Amiri Baraka, Harold Jackman, and Carl Van Vechten. …