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The Bell Jars: Smith College, Pelargonium Sidoides, And Sylvia Plath's Botanical Imagination, Colin Hoag

Anthropology: Faculty Publications

Sylvia Plath’s novel The Bell Jar chronicles prize-winning college student Esther Greenwood’s descent into melancholy and attempted suicide. An emerging writer, Esther sees clearly the paths available to her under 1950s US patriarchy: homemaker or eccentric intellectual. Each on its own is untenable, and choosing one precludes the other. The bell jar metaphor conjures a sense of confinement and suffocation, but this essay offers a multispecies reading that shows why such an interpretation is too narrow. The essay looks carefully at the bell jar, its function within her story, and the context within which Plath encountered it, namely, as a …

A Habitat Stronghold On The Precipice: A Call-To-Action For Supporting Lemur Conservation In Northeast Madagascar, Timothy M. Eppley, Cortni Borgerson, Erik R. Patel, James P. Herrera, Andrew E. Kirkby, Christopher D. Golden, Mcantonin Andriamahaihavana, Lanto Andrianandrasana, Antonio Bóveda, Dean Gibson, Louis Joxe Jaofeno, Fenohery Rakotondrasoa, Tiana A. Ramahaleo, Delaïd C. Rasamisoa, Felix Ratelolahy, Josia Razafindramanana, Charlotte Spira, Charles Welch, Natalie Vasey

Department of Anthropology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The northeast of Madagascar is as diverse as it is threatened. The area bordering the Analanjirofo and SAVA regions contains six protected areas and at least 22 lemur species. Many applied research and conservation programs have been established in the region with the aim of ensuring both wildlife and people thrive in the long term. While most of the remaining humid evergreen forest of northeast Madagascar is formally protected, the local human population depends heavily on the land, and unsustainable natural resource use threatens this biodiversity hotspot. Drawing from our collective experiences managing conservation activities and research programs in northeast …

Full Issue, Volume 5, Issue 1

Loyola Papers

No abstract provided.

Growing Into Kusang-Loob And Ka-Kristong Loob: Some Implications Of Exploring Loob As The Filipino’S Understanding Of Conscience In Today’S Times, Patrick Vance S. Nogoy

Loyola Papers

This paper explores the Filipino concept of loob as a culturally rooted understanding of conscience, building on earlier inculturation efforts. It proposes the development of kusang-loob and ka-Kristong loob as pathways for orienting conscience toward Christ. Emphasizing that conscience formation is both personal and communal, the article highlights the importance of dialogue and attentive listening within th Church. It argues that such formation unfolds within a synodal process that fosters maturity, discernment, and deeper Christian identity.

“Human Instrument United With God:” The Dynamic Of Grace And Freedom In The Constitutions Of The Society Of Jesus, Kevin Stephon R. Centeno

Loyola Papers

This article examines the dynamic relationship between divine initiative and humanresponse as articulated in the Jesuit Constitutions. It argues that the Ignatian emphasis on the primacy of grace, alongside the cultivation of interior freedom, constitutes a foundational principle of Christian spirituality. Through an analysis of key elements such as the general examen, formation processes, admission into the Society, personal Jesuit life, collaboration in mission, and leadership ideals, this paper demonstrates how “cooperative grace” is concretely embodied. Ultimately, it presents a vision of Jesuits as humble yet empowered instruments through whom God’s grace is made manifest.

Ethics Of Alterity And Corporeal Pneumatology For A Climate-Stricken World, Jojo M. Fung

Loyola Papers

This paper presents a post-pandemic theological reflection through the lens of the ethics of alterity. Drawing from Levinasian thought, it develops an “alterity pneumatology” that emphasizes relational co-creativity with others and the natural world. The article outlines five transformative “alterity shifts” that move individuals and societies beyond self-centeredness toward ecological responsibility and interconnectedness. In dialogue with contemporary Church teachings on the environment, this work contributes a constructive theological response to the global climate crisis.

A Review Of Gerd Lüdemann’S Methodology In “The Resurrection Of Christ: A Historical Inquiry”, Kelvin Ruel G. Novabos

Loyola Papers

This article critically evaluates Gerd Lüdemann’s historical methodology in his study of the resurrection of Jesus. Situating Lüdemann’s work within the broader context of the quests for the historical Jesus, this paper identifies both its methodological strengths and its limitations, particularly its reliance on a strictly historical-critical approach. It argues that a more integrative methodology—drawing from developments in the third quest—would yield a more balanced and credible interpretation of the resurrection accounts.

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda March 7, 2024, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Approval of Minutes – February 1, 2024
• Program Proposals

• Semester Course Approval Reviews: https://usu.curriculog.com/

• Other Business

• Adjourn: 3:00 pm

“I Thought It Would Help” A Review Of Criminal Justice Undergraduate Knowledge Of Miranda Rights, Ellen Marcia Mcleod

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This study aims to better understand the levels of understanding of Miranda rights amongst college undergraduate students who are studying criminal justice. By considering many factors like race, education, exposure, and confidence in understanding, this study looks to narrow down the components of Miranda rights that are misunderstood and what could be contributing to misunderstanding. The data were collected from a vignette style survey that measured various factors that could be contributing to the understanding or misunderstanding of Miranda rights. Results indicate that there are differences in Miranda understanding across different components of Miranda. However, results show that Black students …

Culture, Politics, And Economics: Alcohol And The Dynamic Social Environment Of Celtic Europe, Trevor Davidson

Undergraduate Student Work

Celtic culture in Iron Age Europe set the stage for many modern European nations and their cultural geographies. This paper seeks to question the connection between historical accounts of Celtic culture and the production and consumption of alcohol. In particular, the interactions between alcohol and the cultural, economic, and political of Celtic Age European populations is explored through modern archaeological sciences and geographic interpretation. From this research, a clear connection between regional environments and trends of alcohol production, trade, and flavor preference is demonstrated from thematic artifacts and bioarchaeological remains. Interactions between the southern Celtic tribes and Mediterranean cultures is …

Obstetric Racism, Education, And Racial Concordance, Terri L Major-Kincade

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

The United States holds the distinction of being the developed country with the worst perinatal outcomes despite spending the most per capita on health care. Black women are three to four times more likely than White women to experience adverse birth outcomes. These outcomes persist despite access to prenatal care, insurance, and college education. A long overdue racial reckoning has arrived, beginning with acknowledging the fallacy of race-based medicine and the role of enduring systemic racism as foundational to obstetric racism in the reproductive lives of Black women. Centering voices of Black women and honoring their lived experiences are essential …

America's Duty To Protect Post-Trump V. Hawaii: A Call For Updated Federal Legislation To Save Animus Doctrine And Prevent Executive Discrimination In Immigration Decisions, Nicholas Fiorino

Journal of International Business and Law

No abstract provided.

2024 March, Morehead State University. Office Of Communications & Marketing.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for March of 2024.

Everything Matters: Gordon Spykman - A Neo-Calvinist Theologian, Steve Bishop

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Achieving Equity In Child And Adolescent Mental Health By Addressing Racism Through Prevention Science, Nada M Goodrum, Daniel K Cooper, Sarah Edmunds, Guillermo M Wippold, Jessica Bradshaw, Julie K Nguyen, Norweeta Milburn, Funlola Are

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Prevention science is a multidisciplinary field dedicated to promoting public health and reducing early risk factors that lead to negative health outcomes. It has been used to successfully improve child and family mental health and well-being, including for families affected by adversity. Despite advances in prevention efforts, major public health inequities remain for Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) children and families, in part because of equity-implicit "one-size-fits-all" approaches that do not directly address racism which in part underlies the very health concerns these efforts aim to prevent. Structural racism not only introduces additional risk for negative health …

Comparative Health Disparities: International Perspective, Oluwadamilola Omojola, Betty Onyebu, Rosalynn A. Vega

Anthropology Faculty Publications

After completing this brick, you will be able to:

• Explain health disparity, inequity, and inequality1
• Compare inequity and inequality in low and middle-socioeconomic countries to high-socioeconomic countries.2
• Describe factors that contribute to health disparity3
• Understand the comparative approaches used in understanding health disparities4
• Understand limitations in addressing health disparities

Everyone And No One In The Detroit Techno Experience, Angela R. Whitlock

Publications

This project employs phenomenological and poststructuralist modes of inquiry to examine the relationship between techno’s utilization of abject experiences and the cultivation of a synergetic community embracing hope and inclusiveness. Drawing on Mikhail Bakhtin, Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, Julia Kristeva, and Rosalind Krauss, I emphasize parallels between community and track structure, investigating interconnectedness between participants (including the DJ) within techno experiences and the interplay of samples within techno tracks. This analysis reveals tensions and dualities that shape both. This approach fills an underexplored gap within current scholarship, which commonly approaches the subject through the lenses of deviance, drug abuse, or …

Systems Thinking: Fostering Collaboration And Connections To Strengthen The Field: A Conversation With Umberta Telfener, Deisy Amorin-Woods, Umberta Telfener

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Umberta Telfener is a highly respected figure known for her diverse contributions to various facets of family and systemic therapy. Her leadership style has earned her a reputation as somewhat of a ‘cultural anthropologist,’ reflecting her aptitude for creating connections, establishing relationships, and developing partnerships. Her unique ‘Umberta style’ is known for boundless energy, active leadership, and fierce commitment to challenging the status quo. Despite being in office for just a year at the European Family Therapy Association (EFTA), Umberta has conceived and developed numerous projects, establishing networks with practitioners, and systemic thinkers across the world. Rooted in classical philosophical …

Evaluation Of Sustainable Waste Valorization Using Treesoft Set With Neutrosophic Sets, Ali Alqazzaz, Karam M. Sallam

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This study proposed a neutrosophic set framework with TreeSoft Set for sustainable waste valorization selection. The neutrosophic set is used to overcome uncertainty and vague information in the evaluation process. The neutrosophic set has three membership degrees: truth, indeterminacy, and falsity. The multi criteria decision-making (MCDM) methodology deals with various criteria to evaluate waste valorization. The VIKOR method is an MCDM method used to rank the alternatives. The numerical example was created with 12 criteria and 10 alternatives. Three decision-makers and experts are invited to evaluate the requirements and options. We used the bipolar neutrosophic numbers to replace the opinions …

Relocating Lubra Village And Visualizing Himalayan Flood Damages With Remote Sensing, Ronan Wallace, Yungdrung Tsewang Gurung, Ryan Kastner

Journal of Critical Global Issues

As weather patterns change worldwide, isolated communities impacted by climate change go unnoticed and we need community-driven solutions. In Himalayan Mustang, Nepal, indigenous Lubra Village faces threats of increasing flash flooding. After every flood, residual muddy sediment hardens across the riverbed like concrete, causing the riverbed elevation to rise. As elevation increases, sediment encroaches on Lubra’s agricultural fields and homes, magnifying flood vulnerability. In the last monsoon season alone, the Lubra community witnessed floods swallowing several agricultural fields and damaging two homes. One solution considers relocating the village to a new location entirely. However, relocation poses a challenging task, as …

Prioritizing Indigenous Participation And Compensation In Research, Amanda Sabin

Journal of Critical Global Issues

Throughout history, the dynamic between colonial entities and indigenous groups has been characterized by exploitation and power imbalance. Indigenous knowledge has the potential to positively impact the world, through medicinal breakthroughs, radical approaches to sustainability, cultural heritage, systems of learning and adaptation, and more. Particularly in the context of research, fields like anthropology, botany and pharmacology serve to benefit from indigenous knowledge, but these interactions cannot continue to be based on extraction at the cost of indigenous communities. This work will discuss the future of relationships between researchers and indigenous communities; how this power dynamic must be transformed into an …

No. 17: South-South Migration, Pandemic Precarity, And The Informal Food Sector In South Africa, Jonathan Crush, Godfrey Tawodzera

Migration and Food Security (MiFOOD) Network

The analysis of COVID-19 pandemic precarity in Africa should focus on the ways in which pre-pandemic migrant vulnerabilities were reconfigured in ways that weakened economic resiliency and reinforced disadvantage. This is the first paper to apply the concept of pandemic precarity to the impact of COVID-19 on migrants working in the informal food sector of African cities. The paper develops a new method for measuring pandemic precarity and applies this to data from a 2021 survey of migrant-owned informal food enterprises in the city of Cape Town. The Informal Pandemic Precarity Index (IPPI) and Informal Pandemic Precarity Scale (IPPS) are …

The Comment, February 29, 2024, Bridgewater State University

The Comment

No abstract provided.

Vista: February 29, 2024, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Minutes 02/29/2024, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Toxicity And Risk Of Biopesticides To Insect Pollinators In Urban And Agricultural Landscapes, Joshua Chavana, Neelendra K. Joshi

Entomology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Pollinators play important roles in providing pollination services, maintaining biodiversity, and boosting crop production. Even though pollinators are essential to the environment and agriculture, their decline has been noted across multiple studies in the recent past. Both natural and anthropogenic factors have contributed to their decline. Much of the focus has been placed on climate change, habitat loss, pests and pathogens, and synthetic pesticides, but relatively little is known about the effects of biopesticides. Biopesticides are biological control agents derived from living organisms and are classified into three groups: microbial, biochemical, and plant-incorporated protectant-based products. Biopesticides are formulated similarly to …

Montana Kaimin, February 29, 2024, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Provisioning Services Decline For Both People And Critically Endangered Wildlife In A Rainforest Transformation Landscape, Katherine J. Kling, Timothy M. Eppley, A. Catherine Markham, Patricia C. Wright, Be Noel Razafindrapaoly, Rajaona Delox, Be Jean Rodolph Rasolofoniaina, Jeanne Mathilde Randriamanetsy, Pascal Elison, Natalie Vasey, Multiple Additional Authors

Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations

The loss and degradation of forests and other ecosystems worldwide threaten both global biodiversity and the livelihoods of people who use natural resources. Understanding how natural resource use impacts landscape provisioning services for both people and wildlife is thus critical for designing comprehensive resource management strategies. We used data from community focus groups, botanical plots and an inventory of plant species consumed by the Critically Endangered red-ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) to assess the availability of key provisioning services for people and endemic wildlife on the Masoala Peninsula, a rainforest transformation landscape, in northeastern Madagascar (Masoala National Park and 13 surrounding …

Thomas Aquinas On Non-Theological Faith, Catherine Peters

Philosophy Faculty Works

The majority of studies on ‘faith’ (fides) in the thought of Thomas Aquinas consider it in a religious or theological context: fides as the theological virtue by which one assents to the truths of divine revelation. The focus on theological faith is appropriate, given its central importance as a theological virtue, but this is not the only sense of fides that Thomas identifies. The present study investigates two non-theological senses formulated in his commentary on the De Trinitate of Boethius: first, fides as the proximate cause of assenting to principles within a given science (‘epistemic faith’) and, second, fides as …

Cultural Violence In Indonesian Ethnic Humor: A Critical Discourse Analysis, Surahmat Surahmat, I Dewa Putu Wijana, Br Suryo Baskoro

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study proposes to explain that Indonesian ethnic humor show cultural violence on the target group, in addition, to establishing an interethnic dialogue. Cultural violence is defined as the entire cultural aspect that can be used to legitimize violence, whether direct or structural. Forms of cultural violence can include religion, ideology, language, empirical sciences, formal science, and cosmology. The problems questioned are (1) how cultural violence is depicted in the language structure of Indonesian ethnic humor and (2) how are the forms of cultural violence in the discourse of Indonesian ethnic humor. Data on ethnic humor were from books, magazines, …