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Learning From Those Who Served: Application Of Regression-Based Body Mass Estimation Methods To The Uss Oklahoma Population, Maxwell Rooney

Department of Anthropology: Theses and Student Research

Current methodologies in body mass estimation are lacking in accuracy when compared to the methods of sex, age, and ancestry estimation familiar to forensic anthropologists. For this reason, the practical application of body mass estimation remains underutilized, hindering the study of a potentially advantageous aspect of the biological profile.

This study highlights body mass estimation in a forensic context while taking the osteological paradox into account through the utilization of a unique population: the US military personnel killed on the USS Oklahoma during the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1942. Because these individuals were similar in age (adults, age …

Night Of The Witch: Alternative Spirituality, Identity And Media, Andreana Tarleton

LSU Master's Theses

This thesis works to understand the relationships witches and conjurors have with the film and television depictions of them. Employing the method of film critique, I argue that the witch stands as a cultural symbol in the US of women and femmes with power, and that their stories serve as lessons to these populations about what it means to be an acceptable woman or femme, while simultaneously creating and perpetuating stereotypes of magic practitioners. Then, using the combination of hashtag ethnography, in-person and video interviewing and internet surveys, I argue that #witchblr and #witchesofcolor, as well as the space of …

Online Sociology & Anthropology Colloquium | Naming The Jew: Performative Antisemitism And The Alt-Right, April 23, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Thirty Years Of Teaching And Libraries, Joy Ramos

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Anthropology & Apologetics: A Critical Analysis Of Contemporary Apologetic Method Through Their Anthropological Assumptions, Austin J. Spiller

Master of Divinity (MDiv)

This thesis argues that contemporary apologetic approaches correlate to, or derive their methods from, different anthropological models with various degrees of accuracy, and that an interdisciplinary study of humanity leads to proper conclusions for apologetic method. Three of the most utilized contemporary apologetic methods are Traditional Apologetics, Presuppositionalism, and Experiential/Narratival Apologetics. Each method reflects an assumption of human persons as thinkers, believers, or desirers, respectively. Interdisciplinary research from theology, sociology, psychology, economics, and neuroscience corroborates the anthropological assumption of humans as essentially desirers. This research leads to at least three important implications for apologetic method, including a focus on persuasion …

Scholar-Activist Anthropology In Nepal: Radical Women Artists On The Liberation Front, Diana J. Fox

Bridgewater Review

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Sex Work Decriminalization And Feminist Theory, Gabriella Mesce

Senior Theses

This thesis explores the history and nuances of sex work and feminist philosophy, especially within the context of commercial sex and feminist legal theory. Through an analysis of four different feminist philosophies that stemmed from the “sex wars” of the 1980s such as abolitionism, neo-abolitionism, decriminalization and legalization and their perspectives on sex work, the belief systems of these perspectives and their relation to feminist jurisprudence, as well as a comparative study of decriminalized sex work in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands and Juárez, Mexico, this research shows the ramifications of decriminalization of sex work on progressive feminism.

Kitchen Chronicles And Crude Expectations: Understanding Everyday Life In The Upper Ecuadorian Amazon, Emily A. Babb

Senior Theses

My thesis examines the everyday life of my Ecuadorian, Kichwa host family in an attempt to better understand how, if at all, they interact with and think about oil companies on a regular basis. In this way, I attempted to supplement the current literature, which tends to focus on the large, contentious interactions between indigenous people and the petroleum industry. It was my hope to expand the understanding of their identities both within and outside the context of oil and to show the complexity of their relationship with petroleum companies.

Twiggy: An Osteological Reconstruction Of A Skeletal Model's Identity, Alexis Rausch

Student Scholars Day Posters

Since the 1990s, GVSU’s Anthropology Department has housed the disarticulated hanging skeleton of an individual nicknamed Twiggy who was originally used as a medical model. Typically little is known about individuals used as medical models, as is true in this individual’s case. To continue using these remains as teaching material, it is imperative that we understand more about their life. In alignment with post-processual archaeological theory, this project aims to reconstruct the life of one individual. In order to do so, a profile will be constructed for the individual by estimating traits such as age, sex, and stature. Their remains …

Anthropology 240 Essentials Of Archaeology, Timothy Pugh

Open Educational Resources

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Spring Break 2020 | Take A Day Trip & Eat All The Cookies You Want, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Manepa In Ladakh: The Revival Of A Religious Tradition, Pascale Dollfus

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

Among Buddhist religious specialists in Ladakh, there were until recently people called manepa, the Ladakhi pronunciation of the Tibetan word manipa, literally ‘the one [who recites] mani’. In the western Himalayas the repertoire of these non-monastic practitioners not only contains the famous mantra dedicated to the Great Compassion Bodhisattva Chenrezi (Skt. Avalokiteśvara), but also dozens of biographies which imply liberation in the Buddhist sense of the word and which praise the victory of Dharma over heretics. The Masters of the mani mantra are tantrists who regard the fourteenth-century Tibetan saint Thangtong Gyalpo as their founding preceptor. Among other skills, they …

Tourism’S Impacts On Local Populations, Morgan Glup

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

This thesis discusses the various impacts of tourism on local populations. Despite the growth of tourism industry, only a handful of anthropological studies about the impact of tourism on local population exist. Therefore, this thesis is focused on the study of tourism by anthropologists as there is much about tourism that lends itself well to being studied from an anthropological perspective. Issues relevant to anthropology such as political economy, social change, and cultural identity are directly affected by tourism. A brief overview of the work done by anthropologists on tourism and local populations is discussed. Many anthropological studies of tourism, …

Spirit Possession In Luke-Acts And Modern Eyewitnesses : An Analysis Of Anthropological Accounts As Evidence For The Plausibility Of The Lukan Accounts, Joy L. Vaughan

ATS Dissertations

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Mock Trial Competes In Columbus, Brooks Wins Best Attorney, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Happy Beginnings: Whitlock Enjoys Working With Supportive Team In Children's Services, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Students Get Handson Experience At Archaeological Field School, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Larry Hayman And The Pre-Law Learning Community Seminar Through The Years, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Career Corner: Alum Recruiting For Nationwide Children's Hospital Research Unit, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Alumni News | King Works For 2019 Medtech Company Of The Year, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Alumni News | Cesare Continues Research In Digital Data, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Alumni News | Bussey’S People Skills Come Into Play As A Talent Acquisition Speciliast, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Alumni News | Fissel Enjoys Research And Teaching At University Of Central Florida, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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The People And Place Of Al-Hattaba: A Socio-Temporal Juncture, Heba El-Sawy

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis focuses on a neighborhood located in Historic Cairo called al-Hattaba. It is a neighborhood that is located on the citadel wall, houses over 500 families, and is considered a buffer zone to the citadel with an urban fabric that speaks to a different time and place that has managed to survive, rupture and challenge our own perceptions of mainstream urban planning trends. I focus on rhythms of change and the experiences of temporality in the everyday as entry points into al-Hattaba and its people. The times of al-Hattaba cannot be reduced nor contained into a linear progression of …

Career Corner: Internship Info Session For Sociology Juniors And Seniors, Feb 12, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Teach In India The Citizenship Act And Settler Colonialism In Kashmir, Feb 19, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Cljc Hosts Pizza Meet Greet With Keely Buckley Of Acluoh, Feb 13, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Kaufman Examines States Use Of Ngos For Addiction Services, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Alumni News | Richards Recruits Talent For Dubois Chemicals, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Alumni News | Jenkins Co-Founds The Business Agency, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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