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Embodied Composition: The Creation Of Enriched Interactional Experiences Through Music Composition, Aaron Bilney Geringer

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

Music is a form of embodied interaction through which people can synchronize their motor, sensory, and emotive systems. Anthropologists and developmental psychologists suggest that elements of music provide the groundwork for verbal interaction and interpersonal relationships (Aiello, 1996; Dissanayake, 2000; Mithen, 2006). When people interact with each other through music, the bases of community are formed. Phenomenological descriptions of individual’s experience of music and the role music plays in interpersonal interaction have been documented. However, there is little literature describing the embodied experiences of music composers as the architects of embodied interactions through music. Through this study, I address this …

Heuristic Interventions In The Study Of Intellectual Property, Jessica Silbey

Minnesota Law Review Headnotes, Vols. 94-106 (2009-2022)

No abstract provided.

A Place In The Sunshine State : Community, Preservation, And The Parliament House, Erin Montgomery

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A Place in the Sunshine State, is a thesis project focused on the Parliament House Motor Inn in Orlando, Florida. This project nominated the Parliament House Motor Inn for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. This nomination was completed using both oral histories and more traditional historical source material. The Parliament House Motor Inn was evaluated using National Register Bulletins and the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Preservation. This nomination was presented to give voice to a long-underrepresented community within the national narrative of the United States, along with giving the Parliament House the recognition it deserves …

2017 Fall Commencement, Georgia Southern University

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Commencement Program (December 2017), Csusb

CSUSB Commencement Programs

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Commencement Program (June 2017), Csusb

CSUSB Commencement Programs

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Mission: Agnes C. L. Donohugh, Early "Apostle For Ethnography", Benjamin L. Hartley

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

In the spring of 1915, the Kennedy School of Missions at Hartford Theological Seminary, the leading graduate school for missionary training in the United States at this time, offered the first graduate-level course on ethnology ever to be taught in America to missionary candidates.1 The seminary's leadership had identified the need for teaching ethnology to missionariesin- training as early as 1913 - when the school of missions was just two years old. 2 This American curricular innovation followed a practice begun a decade earlier in Britain of teaching ethnology to missionary candidates (Kuklick 1991).3 Hartford Seminary President W. Douglas Mackenzie …

An Ethno-Physiological Response To “Chile Macho’ Among Guadalajaran Tapatios In The Los Angeles Region, Lightmary Flores

Whittier Scholars Program

As traditional Guadalajara Mexican folklore predicates, generations of familias ‘tapatias’ would drown their children and/or their new sons-in-law with their ‘chile macho’ that integrated a batch of sun dried peppers cultivated on mexican soil including chile puya, Serrano, and, most famous of all, the chile del arbol. The rite of passage ifs complete with one bite that accompanied a flood of tears and the loosening of mucus among the brave who dared to eat it. This scene captures the drama and the pleasure a person of Mexican heritage faces when eating their extra spicy ‘chile macho’- a type of salsa …

What Do Parks Got To Do With It?: An Ethnographic Analysis On If Urban Parks Foster Human Connection, And If So, How?, Noelle Celeste Leczel

Whittier Scholars Program

Through multiple courses in ethnography, built environments, urbanism, and social structures, with the addition of various internships revolving around local government and nature- like public spaces, I have brought myself to research urban parks and if these green spaces truly do foster human interaction. My research has encompassed thorough research, participatory observation, interviews, and personal funding to acquire the information needed to complete this ethnographic study. The research I used most heavily were multiple scholarly articles that were urban park specific, such as a research studies revolving around multiple ethnic groups and how they use the space, how dogs being …

The Lost Purpose Of Learning (Chapter 1 Of On Education, Formation, Citizenship And The Lost Purpose Of Learning), Joseph Clair

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

Excerpt: "College is a rich part of the Western cultural imagination and a canonized plot line in the American middle-class mythos. Although it is costly and time-intensive, there are good reasons to be proud of this tradition and to go away for four years to become adults. After all, college leaves an indelible stamp on the soul: the formative lessons of newfound independence, hard work, and leisure in preparation for the business of life. Few institutions have more nostalgic and patriotic bonds of affection that last as long-and procure as many donations- as college and university alumni associations. Americans talk …

Cognitive And Emotional Processes Involved In The Experience Of Objects As Holy Or Transcendent, Lotte J. Pummerer

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

In recent years, attitudes about religion/spirituality have become more pluralistic (Pew Research Center, 2015a). At the same time, the number of individuals who identify themselves as nonreligious, atheist or agnostic are growing (Pew Research Center, 2015b), yet we are lacking words and research to describe their attributions of transcendence in language not bound to religious concepts. This study aims at examining both concepts – holiness and transcendence – in their similarities and differences through assessing cognitive and emotional processes involved in experiences of objects.

The study consisted of two parts with a total of 206 Christian and 52 nonreligious/atheistic/agnostic participants. …

Smoking Behavior In Arab Americans: Acculturation And Health Beliefs, Roula Ghadban

Theses and Dissertations

Background: Arab Americans, a growing population in the U.S., tend to have high rates of smoking and low rates of smoking cessation. Arab Americans and their families are at a high risk for poor health outcomes related to smoking.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to better understand the smoking behaviors of Arabs in the U.S., using the two publishable manuscripts format. The first manuscript is a systematic review of the literature exploring the smoking behavior, prevalence and use among Arab Americans and examining studies addressing the effect of acculturation on this behavior. The second manuscript is a cross-sectional …

Wise Choices? The Economics Discourse Of A High School Economics And Personal Finance Course, Tamara L. Sober

Theses and Dissertations

Today’s high school students will face a host of economic problems such as the demise of the social safety net, mounting college student debt, and costly health care plans, as stated in the rationale for financial literacy provided by the Council for Economic Education’s National Standards for Financial Literacy. These problems are compounded by growing income and wealth inequality and the widespread influence of neoliberal ideology. Although one of the major goals of economics education is to teach students to make reasoned economic choices in their public and private lives and provide the skills to solve personal and social …

การใส่กางเกงรัดกล้ามเนื้อต่อการลดการสะสมแลคเตทที่เกิดจากการออกกำลังกายอย่างหนักในโปรแกรมที่ทำให้เกิดการล้าเฉพาะบาสเกตบอลในนักกีฬาบาสเกตบอลชาย, ธวัชชัย พลอยแดง

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

วัตถุประสงค์ จุดมุ่งหมายของการศึกษานี้เพื่อศึกษาผลของการใส่กางเกงรัดกล้ามเนื้อต่อการลดแลคเตทในเลือดที่เกิดจากการล้าจากการออกกำลังกายแบบเฉพาะของบาสเกตบอลในนักกีฬาบาสเกตบอลชาย วิธีการศึกษา การศึกษาในรูป crossover design ในนักบาสเกตบอลที่มีทักษะสูง จำนวน 19 คน (อายุ 19.95 ± 1.87 ปี ค่าดัชนีมวลกาย 22.45 ± 1.36 กิโลกรัม/ตารางเมตร และค่าความสามารถการใช้ออกซิเจนสูงสุด 47.26 ± 2.83 มิลลิลิตร/กิโลกรัม/นาที) กำหนดรูปแบบให้ใส่กางเกงรัดกล้ามเนื้อ (แรงกดที่ผิวหนัง 16.71 ± 1.35 มิลลิเมตรปรอท) สลับกับกางเกงเลคกิ้ง (3.79 ± 1.47 มิลลิเมตรปรอท) ในลำดับการสุ่มที่เว้นระยะระหว่างโดยเว้นระยะห่างในแต่ละรูปแบบ 5 วัน ทำการวัดระดับความเข้มข้นของแลคเตทจากเลือดที่ปลายนิ้ว สมรรถภาพการกระโดดสูงสุด และ การวัดคลื่นสัญญาณไฟฟ้ากล้ามเนื้อ gastrocnemius ก่อนและหลังการออกกำลังกายแบบเฉพาะของบาสเกตบอล ผลการศึกษา ผลของกางเกงรัดกล้ามเนื้อขณะออกกำลังกายมีค่าแลคเตทในเลือดน้อยกว่ากลุ่มกางเกงเลคกิ้ง อย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ (p<0.05) ค่า integrated electromyography และ median frequency ขณะใส่กางเกงรัดกล้ามเนื้อและกางเกงเลคกิ้งช่วงหลังออกกำลังกายเมื่อเปรียบเทียบกับก่อนออกกำลังกายลดลงแตกต่างอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ (p<0.05) ค่าสหสัมพันธ์ (correlation) ระหว่าง การเปลี่ยนแปลง median frequency กับการเปลี่ยนแปลงของระดับแลคเตทในเลือด มีค่าความสัมพันธ์ที่ r = .2 และ r = .47 ในขณะใส่กางเกงรัดกล้ามเนื้อและกางเกงเลคกิ้ง ตามลำดับ สรุปผล ผลการศึกษานี้แสดงให้เห็นว่ากลุ่มกางเกงรัดกล้ามเนื้อสามารถช่วยลดการสะสมของแลคเตทในเลือดขณะออกกำลังกายเฉพาะบาสเกตบอลที่ทำให้เกิดอาการล้าได้ดีกว่าเมื่อเปรียบเทียบกับการใส่กางเกงเลคกิ้ง

Effects Of Studying Abroad On College Students, Kaliana Villa

Honors Program Theses

This thesis focused on the ways short-term study abroad capstones may change students’ political stances, as well as the way it may impact their worldview. To do this, data was collected via an online survey before and after each student’s capstone with permission from the University of Northern Iowa’s Study Abroad Center. The specific variables which were measured are political standpoint (how liberal or conservative a student is), and their worldview (how the students see the world around them on a global scale). Although there has been some research done on the ways studying abroad helps students develop cross-cultural skills, …

The Bible And Creationism, Susan L. Trollinger, William Vance Trollinger

English Faculty Publications

Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species (1859) marked a significant challenge to traditional understandings of the Bible and Christian theology. Darwin’s theory of organic evolution stood in sharp contrast with the Genesis account of creation, with its six days, separate creations of life forms, and special creation of human beings. More than this, Darwin’s ideas raised enormous theological questions about God’s role in creation (e.g., is there a role for God in organic evolution?) and about the nature of human beings (e.g., what does it mean to talk about original sin without a historic Adam and Eve?)

Of course, what really …

China's Deliberate Non-Enforcement Of Foreign Corruption: A Practice That Needs To End, Gerry Ferguson

The International Lawyer

No abstract provided.

2016 - 2017 Faculty Senate Annual Report, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

The primary file includes the 2016-2017 Faculty Senate Committee on Academic Responsibility Annual Report. Additional annual reports are attached.

Decolonization And Political Engagement For The Health And Wellbeing Of The Selish, Ksanka And Qlispe People, Anita Louise Dupuis

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

What would a contemporary cultural model for health and wellbeing look like for an Indigenous community and what domains would feature prominent today? How would this model be reflected in governance for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT)?

This autoethnographic, interdisciplinary, action research study suggests ten cultural domains for inclusion in a contemporary cultural model for health and wellbeing for the Selish, Ksanka and Qlispe (SKQ), the Indigenous Nations of the CSKT. It then provides a revised, annotated draft of a culture-based constitutional governance structure, which integrates, synthesizes, and incorporates these ten domains.

The key purposes of the study …

Propensity Of Predator Mimicry In Wild Steller's Jays, Trinity C. Tippin

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

Avian vocal mimicry has been described in a variety of contexts, suggesting its function is multifaceted within and across species; however, basic empirical data describing mimetic signal prevalence and context is lacking for numerous species. I examined occurrence and context of mimicked red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) calls over a 12-month period in a wild population of 49 individually color-marked Steller’s jays (Cyanocitta stelleri) and reviewed the occurrence of the behavior in historic re-sight data. I documented mimicry of red-shouldered hawk calls in 14 of 49 (28.6%) jays during the study. Hawk mimicry occurred more often during …

Carrying The Seeds: Adaptations And Transitions Of Hmong American Food Producers In Missoula County, Montana, Rachel Cramer

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Forty years after the initial resettlement of Hmong refugees in Missoula County, Montana, the Hmong American community has undergone significant agricultural and cultural adaptations. Today, there are about 200 Hmong Americans in the county, less than 2% of the population (US Census Bureau 2010), but they make up around 40% of the farmers’ market produce vendors. The thesis demonstrates that, while agriculture has played a central role in helping Hmong refugees adapt, its role is becoming more symbolic as the second generation develops an identity less connected to growing and selling food. Through a qualitative research approach using 19 in-depth …

Viewing Sacred Lands Through The Federal Lens, Nicholas Shankle

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Shankle, Nicholas Lloyd, M.A., Spring 2016 Anthropology Viewing Sacred Lands Through the Federal Lens Chairperson: Gregory Campbell Traditional cultural properties have become one of the few avenues Indian Nations have to protect off-reservation lands. This thesis examines how the Federal Government, Indian Nations, and academia interact with one another given the creation and management of cultural heritage sites. Decolonizing methodologies are paramount to understanding the depth to which this relationship has gone within the federal preservation framework. Three case studies were used to explore how the Federal Government, Indian Nations, and academia interact with one another. The first looks at …

Countering A Colonial Fantasy Of Filipinos Highlanders: Ethnic Versus Ethical Tourism, Isadora F. Sharon

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

This thesis is based on work undertaken in the province of Ifugao located in the northern region of the Philippines islands. I examined how community members in Kiangan Ifugao utilize tourism to revive and preserve their traditions as a social movement and protest against the ethnic tourism industry in Banaue Ifugao. I also investigated the false representations of indigenous people in the ethnic tourism industry. This research consists of interviews, focus groups and the analysis of over 40 ethnic tourism ads.

Social movements of grassroots organizations among indigenous populations of various regions of the world may attempt to counter legacies …

Nature, Socio-Spatial Divisions And Connections: An Examination Of El Jardín De Guadalupe, Elizabeth Moreno

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

Culture is often discussed in the content of social behavior but, how culture is spatially linked to landscapes is often overlooked. Points of social and cultural reproduction is not only tied to landscapes, but there are constantly challenged as new cultures are introduced into a space. Latino culture in the United States has, and continues to, reshape America’s landscapes. For purpose of this thesis, the reshaping of landscapes will be observed in a community. This project examines the perception that Latinos avoid participation in a community garden. This perception is not entirely true, as there was one Latina participating. As …

Drivers Of Demographic And Socioeconomic Shifts At The Bridge River Site (Eerl4), British Columbia, Sarah Nowell

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

ABSTRACT

Nowell, Sarah, M.A. Spring 2017 Anthropology

Drivers of Demographic and Socioeconomic Shifts Regarding the Bridge River II – Bridge River III Transition at the Bridge River Village (EeRl4), British Columbia

Chairperson: Dr. Anna Marie Prentiss

The Bridge River site is located near the confluence of the Bridge and Fraser Rivers in the Mid-Fraser canyon near Lillooet, British Columbia. This region has long been popular for archaeologists seeking to understand the emergence of wealth-based inequality in complex hunter-gatherers. Housepit 54 is one of over 80 pithouses or s7ístken that was continuously occupied throughout most of the village history. It …

Archaeology For The Living: How Studying The Past Is Helping Native Alaskans’ Future, Madison A. Dapcevich

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This professional paper highlights a project in southcentral Alaska in collaboration with the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, the US Forest Service, Kenaitze Indian Tribe, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, and Applied Archaeology International. The area is a case study in a relatively new lens of looking at archaeology – a collaborative, community-based approach that helps to better inform the science an benefit affected communities.

At the Crescent Creek Complex near Cooper Landing, Alaska the team discovered various evidences of an ancient Denai’na village complex. What makes this project unique, however, is the collaboration between field school students and Kenaitze interns to …

A Vision To Serve The Community: A Grounded Theory Approach Examining Educational Persistence Among American Indian Graduate Students, Karla D. Bird

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The purpose of this qualitative research study was to examine the process of educational persistence among American Indian graduate students attending non-Native colleges and universities in Montana. Specifically, a grounded theory approach was used to generate a theory to describe persistence, using the concepts derived from participant interviews. Participants were American Indian graduate students currently enrolled at the following Montana institutions: University of Montana-Missoula, Montana State University-Bozeman, Montana Tech-Butte, Montana State University-Billings, and Montana State Northern-Havre. This study explored the following central research questions: What is persistence in the context of the American Indian graduate student experience? Why and how …

Fertility And Reproduction's Niche: Human Sexual Diversity, Samuel W. Austin

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Abstract: Biologically exploring the origins and forms of human sexuality is of paramount importance. Scientific research has indicated that homosexuality was linked to reproduction, fertility, and adaptive child caring strategies, traits that seem to display cross-cultural similarities. This suggests that sexual diversity may be one of human’s earliest adaptations. While most of the previous research has been on individuals of European descent, little research on Native American populations has been completed to test whether these patterns continue in their population.

The research presented here tests the Sexually Antagonistic Hypothesis for Male Homosexuality, Fraternal Birth Order Effect, and childhood atypical gender …

The Practice Of Cartography: Imagining World Art Studies After Eurocentrism, Aja M. Sherrard

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

As the discipline of art history becomes increasingly global, the prevalence of European systems of thought and the supremacy of European systems of value in the way that we record, synthesize, teach, and preserve history have become increasingly apparent. This primacy of European systems of value, what we may call Eurocentrism, can be reduced to a problem of singularity: the belief in a single canon, a single timeline, or a single hegemonic center. Taking as subject; the theoretical infrastructure of the discipline itself, the Eurocentrism that has shaped it, and the past twenty years of postcolonial discourse, this paper seeks …

Visions Of Sovereignty: Tribal Sovereignty Through The Lenses Of Postcolonialism, Indigenous Film, And Visual Anthropology, Martin I. Lopez

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Tribal sovereignty has been a topic of discussion since the beginning of colonization in America. Anthropological thought, especially postcolonialism theory, addresses how colonialism can be analyzed to gain a better understanding of Indigenous perspectives on sovereignty. Visual sovereignty, an example of Indigenous Film, is an interdisciplinary approach that can contextualize in specific histories and social interactions all while serving individual tribes, depending on which tribe the filmmaker represents. A film, for instance, can be edited in a way to convey Indigenous ideas of time and space and staged presentations of oral histories that are nearly impossible to display through written …