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Yahrzeit ... Haya Bar-Itzhak (1946–2020), Simon J. Bronner

Jewish Folklore and Ethnology

Haya Bar-Itzhak was a driving force behind this journal and a shaper of the global study of Jewish folklore and ethnology. In her teaching, writing, and editing, she brought into relief the long lineage of work in periodicals devoted to Jewish folklore beginning in the nineteenth century (Bar-Itzhak 2010, 16–26) and inspired the editors of Jewish Folklore and Ethnology (JFE) with a vision for a journal that would go beyond an audience of Jews to become indispensable for all folklorists and ethnologists. The JFE editors, indeed all who care about understanding tradition, lost a friend and mentor when …

Yiddish Songs And Jewish Futures: A Besere Velt, Partisan Music, And Modern Performance, Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler

Jewish Folklore and Ethnology

A Besere Velt, the Boston Worker’s Circle community chorus, performs for a modern audience the music of Yiddish-speaking Jewish partisans and ghetto resisters. Through active transmission and re-interpretation of partisan and ghetto songs, A Besere Velt invokes East-European Jewish tradition and creates a liminal space ripe with new possibility. In the process, the chorus gives these old songs life for contemporary Jews. The analysis situates the songs within the genre of Yiddish music and investigates through interviews ways that members build meaning through the performance of partisan music, the construction of Jewish space, and the promise of Jewish futures.

Landscape Into Legend: Tracking Lost Tribes And Crypto-Jews Across New Mexican Terrain, Judith S. Neulander

Jewish Folklore and Ethnology

The essay traces the “Lost Tribes of Israel” legend to the purported academic discovery of lost and hidden “crypto-Jews” in contemporary New Mexico. The essay explores perceptions and beliefs of Jewish diasporic survival and identity in folkloristic, religious, historical, and genomic contexts. Analysis exposes pseudo-ethnography and pseudoscience as the basis for New Mexican claims, influenced in part by habitual association of the regional landscape with lost, hidden, and/or “wandering” Jews.

Gendered Foods And Traditions Among Argentine Jewry, Jacqueline Laznow

Jewish Folklore and Ethnology

Examining layers of meaning found in personal stories, folktales, memoirs, recipes, and cookbooks collected from interviewees in Argentina and in Israel, this essay interprets the women’s role in Jewish-Argentine identity formation and preservation in connection to processes of forming private and collective memory. Traditional Jewish foodways generally and gefilte-fish specifically in contrast to traditional Argentine foodways such as meat grilling are analyzed as a symbolic praxis that strengthens Argentine identity.

The Rise Of Judaic Calligraphy In The Twentieth Century, Stephen Michael Cohen

Jewish Folklore and Ethnology

Excluding religiously required safrut (e.g., handwritten Torah scrolls, mezuzot, tefillin, gittin), artistic aspects of Judaic calligraphy declined after moveable type was invented in the fifteenth century. Rediscovery of medieval calligraphic techniques in late nineteenth-century Britain, plus contemporaneous typographical studies in Germany, spurred revival of artistic calligraphy. The first Arts and Crafts movement, pre-World War I German research into aesthetic letterforms, and the Bezalel Academy sparked a rise of secularized Judaic calligraphy. Growth of folk arts and ethnic pride in the 1960s and accessible photocopiers in the 1970s allowed nonspecialists to become expert calligraphers.

Bird Spies And Poisoned Tomatoes: New Rumors And Legends In The Middle East, Steve Siporin

Jewish Folklore and Ethnology

New rumors and legends about spy animals, attack animals, and attempted mass poisonings, all purportedly the work of Israel, circulate in Middle Eastern newspapers, television, and radio. This essay answers two sets of questions regarding these narratives, one regarding belief and the other regarding antisemitism. The analysis shows that the rumors and legends express attitudes in addition to conveying information. Whether or not any, some, or all these transgressions occurred, the narratives ineluctably serve to assert and confirm the depravity of a constructed enemy. They reveal unexpected continuities with age-old antisemitic folklore.

“They Have Countless Books Of This Craft”: Folklore And Folkloristics Of Yemeni Jewish Amulets, Tom Fogel

Jewish Folklore and Ethnology

The nineteenth-century voyager Yaakov Sapir published accounts of Yemeni Jewish amulets that provide significant historical and ethnographic sources for a study of Yemeni Jewish occult practices and the perception of them by non-Jews. The combination of blurred religious boundaries characterizing occult traditions, the prominent place of the Judeo Arabic language, and Arabic or pseudo-Arabic magical scripts constructed occult traditions as an essential social and cultural role for the Jewish minority, and simultaneously made these traditions the center of a polemical discourse.

Introduction: Jewish Folklore And Ethnology: What, Why, And Whither?, Simon J. Bronner

Jewish Folklore and Ethnology

The inspiration for and significance of field-based Jewish folklore and ethnology studies as a distinct branch of learning devoted to the understanding of tradition in relation to diasporic Jewish studies and folkloristics is traced back to the Talmudic directive to “Go out and see what the people do.” The shapers of the field include S. An-Ski, Max Grunwald, Yoysef-Yehude Lerner, and Dov Noy along with theoretical influences of Franz Boas and Erving Goffman heralding a shift from textual sources to analyses of practice and performance. The characteristic definition, content, method, and theory of Jewish folklore and ethnological studies since the …

Note On Transliteration, Jewish Folklore And Ethnology Editors

Jewish Folklore and Ethnology

As a publication with an international scope and audience, JFE uses transliteration to maintain flow in the essays and make the pronunciation of languages accessible for readers of English.

Citizenship As Experience: The Lives And Labours Of Overseas Indonesian Scholars, Inditian Latifa

International Review of Humanities Studies

No abstract provided.

Resistance On The Sea Boundaries: Smuggling In The Eastern Waters Of Sumatra During Upheaval Times 1946–1961, Mirza Ardi Wibawa

International Review of Humanities Studies

No abstract provided.

Monument Wars The Destruction Of Van Heutsz Monument In Batavia, Kresno Brahmantyo

International Review of Humanities Studies

No abstract provided.

Professional Development For Classified Managers Within The Business Services Departments At California Public School Districts, Juliet Castorena Orozco

Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this Delphi study was to identify and describe professional development topics required to prepare classified managers in California public school district business services departments as effective leaders as perceived by a panel of experts. This study also sought to identify the degree of importance of each professional development topic and the best strategies to address those topics as perceived by a panel of experts.

Methodology. A Delphi research design was used to identify and describe professional development strategies necessary to prepare classified managers in the business services division of California public school districts. The Delphi panel …

“I Don’T Want To Die”: A Qualitative Study Of Coping Strategies To Prevent Fentanyl‑Related Overdose Deaths Among People Who Inject Drugs And Its Implications For Harm Reduction Policies, Roberto Abadie

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

Background Fentanyl and fentanyl-related analogues are the main drivers of overdose death in the USA, particularly among people who inject drugs (PWID). Despite the fact that non-Hispanic whites exhibit higher population rates of synthetic opioid mortality, overdose deaths have increased among African American and Latinos in urban areas. Yet little attention has been paid to the introduction of fentanyl among rural PWID in Puerto Rico.

Methods We conducted N = 38 in-depth interviews with PWID in rural Puerto Rico to document participants’ experiences of injection drug use after the arrival of fentanyl and the strategies they implemented to manage overdose …

Indigenous Economies In Wisconsin: The Impact Of Allotment Policies And The Indian New Deal, 1800s – 1930s, Kyle Davis

History Theses, Dissertations, and Student Creative Activity

Indigenous peoples in Wisconsin experienced many significant economic changes during their history. Currently, there are eleven federally recognized tribal nations within the Badger State. Americans forced the Oneida and Stockbridge-Munsee peoples to move west, while the Menominee, Bodewadmi, Ho-Chunk, and Ojibwe homelands in Wisconsin preceded European settlement. This thesis looks at the histories of the Oneida, Stockbridge-Munsee, Menominee, Bodewadmi, Ho-Chunk, and six Ojibwe reservations in Wisconsin and the transition of economic dependence on seasonal natural resources to wages earned from tourism between the late 1800s and the Indian New Deal in 1934. Indigenous peoples have relied on seasonal economies that …

Tinjauan Buku Dinamika Gender Dan Seksualitas Kontemporer, Sari Damar Ratri

Antropologi Indonesia

No abstract provided.

Tinjauan Buku Mobile Secrets: Youth, Intimacy, And The Politics Of Pretense In Mozambique, Irin Oktaviani

Antropologi Indonesia

No abstract provided.

Dinamika Resistensi Subtil Terhadap Penyerobotan Sawit: Studi Terhadap Masyarakat Maneo Seram Utara, Maluku Tengah, George Likumahwa, Marcho David Pentury

Antropologi Indonesia

This article analyzes the discontent of the Maneo people of North Seram against Nusaina, a palm oil company that operates on their custom (adat) territory. Nusaina obtained land for its operation in Seram through various cunning schemes, deceiving the Maneo people into agreeing to lease their land by exploiting their lack of access to legal assistance. The uneasy relationship that has unfolded ever since has led to perpetual and subtle tension between Maneo and Nusaina. The situation that the Maneo find themselves in is illustrative of that of many indigenous Austronesians. Although the traditional norm among Austronesian societies …

Janji Pendidikan Dan Paradoksnya Di Pedesaan Flores, Indonesia Timur, Thijs Schut

Antropologi Indonesia

No abstract provided.

Bdsm Sebagai Subkultur: Menantang Monogami, Menawarkan Poliamori, Alberta Prabarini, Fitri Ayunnisa

Antropologi Indonesia

The practice of BDSM is still taboo to discuss since most Indonesians are still unfamiliar with the issue. As a subculture, BDSM is often misunderstood as a violent and dangerous sexual practice that only prevailed by certain people. Many prior literatures have revealed BDSM as part of kinky sex, for enjoying erotic pain through sexual activities that have consented and controlled by adult partners. However, how BDSM perpetuates their sexual practices in a conservative and socially monogamous society like Indonesia has not comprehensively explored nor accepted like other relationship as the society is widely dominated by heteronormative unioamory society. As …

Second Opinion: Health, Faith, And Ethics, 1989, V12, November, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

Lutheran General Health Care System & Park Ridge Center, Park Ridge, IL: The November 1989 issue of "Second Opinion" (ISSN 0890-1570) includes:

• Initial Comment: The Stories We Could Tell... (James P. Wind) p. 8
• A New Heart in the Face of Old Ethical Problems (Robert G. Clouse with Rodney Clapp) p. 12
• The Transplant Odyssey (Patricia M. Park) p. 27
• Feeling Good about Recycled Hearts (George J. Annas) p. 33
• The Power of the Individual's Story (Leslie G. Reimer) p. 40
• Medical Ethics and the Civil Rights Movement: Why Informed Consent Is Too Little, Too Late (James Sellers) p. 46 …

Second Opinion: Health, Faith, And Ethics, 1989, V11, July, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

Lutheran General Health Care System & Park Ridge Center, Park Ridge, IL: The July 1989 issue of "Second Opinion" (ISSN 0890-1570) features:

• Initial Comment: The "No Room" Problem (James P. Wind) p. 8
• Sexuality and the Family, Part 2: The Role of the Church (Christine E. Gudorf) p. 10
• Afro-Caribbean Spirituality: A Haitian Case Study (Karen McCarthy Brown) p. 36
• Excerpts from Bill W. and Dr. Bob: A Historical Drama on the Founding of Alcoholics Anonymous (Samual Shem and Janet Surrey) p. 58
• Facing Brokenness: An Interview with David Hilfiker, p. 92
• Victims of Victims: The Unending Chain of Poverty …

Second Opinion: Health, Faith, And Ethics, 1988, V9, November, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

Lutheran General Health Care System & Park Ridge Center, Park Ridge, IL: The November 1988 issue of "Second Opinion" (ISSN 0890-1570) features:

• Initial Comment: What Happened to Suffering? (James P. Wind) p. 8
• Into the Whirlwind of Suffering: Resistance and Transformation (Donald F. Duclow) p. 10
• The Death and Dying Movement: Psychologies and the Formation of Culture (Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore) p. 28
• Beyond Individualism: Bioethics and the Common Good An Interview with Daniel Callahan, p. 52
• Plague, Piety, and Policy (Courtney S. Campbell) p. 70
• The Dliemma of Alzheimer's: Valuing Autonomy and Acknowleding Dependence (Stephen Sapp) p. 90
• On Richard …

Full Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, Editorial Board

Crossings: Swarthmore Undergraduate Feminist Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Introduction: Toward An Ethical Mutilation Of The "Human" And "Body", José E. Valdivia Heredia , '23

Crossings: Swarthmore Undergraduate Feminist Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Bulletin Of The Park Ridge Center, 1990, V5 N2, May, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

The Park Ridge Center, Park Ridge, IL: Issue of "Bulletin of The Park Ridge Center", a tri-annual publication from The Park Ridge Center - An Institute for the Study of Health, Faith, and Ethics, associated with Lutheran General Hospital. This issue has a feature on a symposium on the Dax burn case and medical ethics; a health and medicine news digest; and current research summaries.

The Center, 1986, V1 N2, Summer, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

The Park Ridge Center, Park Ridge, IL: Issue of "The Center", a quarterly publication from The Park Ridge Center - An Institute for the Study of Health, Faith, and Ethics, associated with Lutheran General Hospital. This issue features articles on an international conference held at The Park Ridge Center called 'Caring and Curing', research focusing on end-of-life care, and religion in hospitals.

Second Opinion: Health, Faith, And Ethics, 1988, V7, March, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

Lutheran General Health Care System & Park Ridge Center, Park Ridge, IL: This March 1988 issue of "Second Opinion" features the articles:

• Initial Comment: Does Faith Make a Difference? (James P. Wind) p. 8
• A Fitting Response: Deciding on a Time to Die (Harry A. Cole) p. 10
• A Fitting Response: A Protestant Perspective (Donald W. Shriver, Jr.) p. 26
• A Fitting Response: A Jewish Perspective (Mark Washofsky) p. 34
• A Fitting Response: A Catholic Perspective (Jean Porter) p. 40
• Working for a Healthy World: An Interview with Jimmy Carter, p. 46
• Believing and Healing: The Four Expectations (Martin …

Investigating Interpersonal And Community Drivers Of Taenia Solium Prevention To Reduce Acquired Seizure Disorders In Northern Peru: An Analysis Of Social Networks, Social Capital, And Community-Identified Barriers And Facilitators, Angela Gayle Spencer

Dissertations and Theses

Background: In Northern Peru and other low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide, the Taenia solium parasite causes an estimated 30% of acquired epilepsy -- an entirely preventable disease burden. Sanitation development and pork production regulation would reduce infection risk in endemic communities, but large-scale systemic improvements are not likely to occur in the near future. In the meantime, communities can reduce infection risk by adopting protective behaviors. Social networks can provide role modeling and support for health-promoting behaviors, and deliver social capital in the form of trusting relationships, norms of reciprocity, and information exchange in support of T. solium control. …

What Did We Actually Design Here And What Purpose Did It Serve? Some Generative Metaphors For Understanding Service Design In The Swedish Public Sector, Fergus Bisset, Ana Kuštrak Korper

Nordes Conference Series

Building on the lead author’s experiences as a design practitioner in the Swedish public sector, we argue that Service Design as practiced today is often failing to attend to the design and delivery of actual public services. We explore the blank space we perceive between the rhetoric of evangelists for Service Design in the public sector in Sweden, the reality of working as a Service Designer in the Swedish public sector, and the reality of materialising public services. To explore this blank space, we present a number of generative conceptual metaphors for what, if not designing services, Service Designers or …