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Emigrée Central European Jewish Women's Holocaust Life Writing, Louise O. Vasvári

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her paper "Emigrée Central European Jewish Women's Holocaust Life Writing," Louise O. Vasvári analyzes voices of women survivors from a gendered perspective in order to provide insights for both Holocaust studies and gender studies. Vasvári considers whether it can be claimed that there is a specifically female style of remembering and of testifying about these traumatic experiences. Vasvári's selection includes the writings of some two dozen Central European emigrée survivors, all native speakers of Hungarian, later writing and publishing in languages of their adopted countries. The first group of women consists of adult survivors who must bear witness in …

In Memoriam Milan V. Dimić (1933-2007), Gerald Gillespie

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"Mad Laughter" In Federman's The Twofold Vibration, Menachem Feuer

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In his article "'Mad Laughter' in Federman's The Twofold Vibration" Menachem Feuer discusses one of the central questions in the debate over post-Holocaust representation with regard to comedy and laughter. Several authors and filmmakers including Mel Brooks, Lina Wertmüller, Roberto Benigni, Michael Chabon, or Jonathan Safran Foer employ comedy in work. Although the books and films of these authors and filmmakers certainly test the limits of representation through the use of comedy in post-Holocaust art, the use of "mad laughter" in the work of Raymond Federman to represent the Holocaust stands out as the most important exploration of post-Holocaust comedy …

Figurative Language In Delbo's Auschwitz Et Après, Elizabeth Scheiber

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her article "Figurative Language in Delbo's Auschwitz et après" Elizabeth Scheiber exeamines the use of figurative language in Charlotte Delbo's trilogy Auschwitz et après. Aucun de nous ne reviendra and shows how metaphors and symbols in the texts not only establish a means of imagining the concentration camps, but also how they create a community between author and reader. In Delbo's work, the ironic symbol of the stretcher as a means of conveying corpses gives the reader insight into the author's psyche at roll call as she witnesses the grim sight of the indignity of death in the concentrationary …

Autobiography And Fiction In Semprún's Texts, Laia Quílez Esteve, Rosa-Àuria Munté Ramos

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In their article "Autobiography and Fiction in Semprún's Texts" Laia Quílez Esteve and Rosa-Àuria Munté Ramos explore aspects of narration in Jorge Semprún's literary work with regard to his experience in the concentration camp. Quílez Esteve and Munté Ramos analyze auto-novelistic mechanisms Semprún employs and reflect on the various meanings of that use by Semprún. Semprún's biographical journey is characterized by a series of experiences which would determine the form and content of his writing. The perception and experience of exile permeates Semprún's pages, the fluctuation of identities which are masked or unmasked within them, or the dissolution of the …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 35, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Hale, Marianne. Evaluations Voice Student Complaints About Grades
• Moore, Josh. A Western Welcome – International Students
• Barczak, Mary. Reagan Gilley Elected Student Regent
• Stone, Ryan. A Thousand Words – Kathy Leonard, Dancer
• Hale, Marianne. Donation Provides Scholarships for Allen County Students – Laura Goad Turner Charitable Foundation
• Moore, Josh. Bids to Be Accepted for Chandler Chapel & Knicely Center Expansion
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: WKU Spirit – Big Red, Superhero
• Be a Superhero: Open Letter to New Student Regent – Reagan Gilley
• Capillo. Greg. Support Bill to …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 34, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Barczak, Mary. Nate Eaton, Reagan Gilley Run for Open Student Regent Seat
• Ulber, Emily. Keeping the Curtain Raised – Kentucky Repertory Theater
• Simpson, Mandy. Western’s Top Salaries Comparable to Benchmark Schools
• Hale, Marianne. Minority Forum Provides Outlet for Concerns – Black Student Alliance
• Barczak, Mary. Liability Insurance Resolution Passed – University Senate
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Textbooks
• By the Book: University Should Enforce Textbook Deadlines
• Barzey, Miranda. New Cigarette & Alcohol Tax Is Immoral
• Radus, Chris. From Alice the Rabbit – Chainsaw Alice Sculpture
• Westerfield, Cathy. Buses …

Book Review: Shoeless Joe And Ragtime Baseball, Scott D. Peterson

Communication Faculty Publications

As Harvey Frommer indicates in the new introduction to this old tale, some stories will never go away and the 1919 Black Sox scandal is one of them. In Saying It's So, Daniel Nathan argues that this particular tale has been retold every generation because it is so central to America's culture and history. Instead of letting it go, we've got to dust it off and tell it again (and again) in the form of non-fiction, fiction, and film. Frommer's book, which was recently reissued just 16 years after its last release, focuses on the life and times of …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 33, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Simpson, Mandy. The Learning Center Satellite Locations a Success
• Hale, Marianne. Raised Red – Growing Up Red, WKU Alumni Association
• Moore, Josh. Scholar House Provides Affordable Housing for Students with Children – Housing & Resident Life
• Brooks, Cassie. A Thousand Words – Steve Tomlin, Maggie Shirley
• Moore, Josh. Presidential Historian Visits Western – Richard Norton Smith
• Barczak, Mary. Student Government Association Approves New Chief Justice – Corey Bewley
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Cigarette & Alcohol Taxes – Big Red
• Taxes on Cigarettes & Alcohol Will Benefit Everyone …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 22 [32], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Hale, Marianne. Faculty Concerns Spur Revision of Textbook Bill – Legislation
• Hale, Marianne. Federal Stimulus Bill Supports Pell Grants, Works-Study
• Hale, Marianne. Taxing Our Butts & Our Bottles – Cigarettes, Alcohol, Taxation
• Barczak, Mary. Student Government Association Chief Justice Resigns – Lisa Kappler
• Ulber, Emily. Western Relay for Life Chapter Launches Online Campaign
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Smoking Ban
• Smoking Ban: Western Officials Should Reevaluate Current Smoking Policy
• McCall, Jennifer. Officials Should Examine Parking Issue Closely
• Babcock, Whitney. Officials Should Consider Alternative Ways to Fix Parking Situation …

A-Rod And Steroids, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Just when it seems that the drug issue in sports is about to slip out of the headlines, and just when it seems that the revelations about steroid use in baseball are coming to an end, something happens. This time an Olympic Gold Medal collector is photographed filling those massive swimming-developed lungs from a bong. Then the man who was going to remove Barry Bonds from the top of the home run charts and make any asterisks irrelevant is hung out to dry by another leak of confidential information from a sealed grand jury report.

Ua12/2/1 7 Deadly Sins, Wku Student Affairs

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Special Valentine's Day edition of the College Heights Herald.

• Barczak, Mary. Greed – Spouses, Economics, David Zimmer
• Stewart, Colleen. Gluttony – Psychology, Sam McFarland
• Brandenburg, Katie & Susie Laun. Pride – Theology, Don Schweitzer
• Ulber, Emily. Sloth – Psychology, Sam McFarland
• Waggoner, Tabitha. Wrath – Psychology, Sam McFarland
• McCrarey, Magen. Envy – Philosophy & Religion, Arvin Vos
• Simpson, Mandy. Lust – Philosophy & Religion, Arvin Vos

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 21 [31], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Hale, Marianne. Former ALIVE Center Director Signs Plea Agreement – Katrina Phelps
• Barczak, Mary. Student Government Association Sets Date for Student Regent Election
• Hale, Marianne & Josh Moore. Unexpected Outcome – Mike Reynolds, J. Marshall Hughes, Elections
• Sanchez, Armando. A Thousand Words – Rodrix Brooks, Prisoners
• Hale, Marianne. Western Sells $47.6 Million in Bonds – Van Meter Hall, Gordon Ford College of Business, Preston Health & Activities Center, Ivan Wilson Hall, Thompson Science Complex, Parking Lots
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Journalistic Freedom! – Roller Coaster
• Extra! Extra! …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 31 [30], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Moore, Josh. Western Works to Improve Parking Plight – Parking & Transportation
• McCrarey, Magen. Progress in Motion – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Oliver, Angela. Dance Class Brings African Culture to Hill – Barbea Williams
• Waggoner, Tabitha. NAACP Anniversary Event Planned – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
• Hale, Marianne. J. Marshall Hughes, Mike Reynolds Compete for Open State Senate Seat – Elections
• Barczak, Mary. Student Government Association to Decide on Special Election – Student Regent
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Student Government Association – Asleep …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 30 [29], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Hale, Marianne. University Endowments Shrink During Economic Hard Times
• Hale, Marianne. In Their Own Hands – Kelly Autism Program
• Hale, Marianne. Enrollment Numbers Prompt Board of Regents to Give $6.1 Million to Academic Affairs
• Barczak, Mary. Despite Rally Cancellation, Student Government Association Lobbies Legislators
• Fox, Emily. A Thousand Words – Lori Spalding, Clothes Lion
• Ulber, Emily. Winter Crime Spree Calls for Caution – Robberies
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Winter Weather – Cherry Statue
• Pulling the Plug: Western Officials Should Commit to Shutdowns – Winter Weather
• Dooper, Jennifer. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 28, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Howerton, Christina. Power Outages Bring Visitors to Bowling Green – Weather, Winter
• Threlkeld, Kohl. Caring in the Cold – William Rummage, Weather
• Burch, Aaron. Bread & Bagel Changes Ownership – Restaurants
• Barczak, Mary. Student Government Association Changes Power – Kayla Shelton, Johnathon Boles
• McCrarey, Magen. Gatton Academy of Math & Science Student Honored – Dalton Hubble
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Winter Weather
• Under the Weather: Officials Should Consider Inclement Weather a Threat – Winter, Weather
• Comley, Justin. Western Should Take Preventive Measures – Winter Weather
• White, Lauren. …

Free Winona, Free Winona

Free Winona Newspaper

Free Winona is a newspaper published in Winona, Minnesota in 2008 and 2009. This issue includes:

• The Intermission;
• Magic at the Variety Show;
• Once Upon a Time ... ;
• Beans, Beans, the Magical Fuel;
• Columns: Wild Nettle Distro, Catholic Worker, Bird on a Wire Partly Cloudy, Runaway Train of Thought, Piece from the Past;
• Amusement Ride or Public Transit?

Media And Teaching About The Middle East, Khodi Kaviani

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of Education and Professional Studies

This qualitative study was conducted in 2006-2007 and found that teachers relied on a variety of readily available media to stay informed about the Middle East and used some of them in their teaching. Teachers tried to explain to their students that every Middle Eastern Muslim is not a terrorist and Iraq was not behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The guiding questions were: (1) What are the sources of news that teachers use to teach about the Middle East? (2) How do teachers use the media to teach about the Middle East in the post 9/11 schools? Semi-structured interviews were …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 27, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Ulber, Emily. Building Safety Training Begin This Month – Emergency Management
• Burch, Aaron. Western to Receive Fewer Downtown Parking Spots – Downown Redevelopment
• Hale, Marianne. Out in the Cold – Winter, Snow
• Sharrett, Luke. A Thousand Words – James Walker, State Street Baptist Church
• Moore, Josh. Construction Projects Continue on Campus – Ransdell Hall, Preston Health & Activities Center, Snell Hall, Van Meter Hall, L.T. Smith Stadium, Chandler Memorial Chapel, Orbeson Clubhouse, College High
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Emergency Text Messages
• Time Out: Regents Should Wait to …

Currey, Cathy C. (Fa 349), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 349. Paper: "Cartoons of 'The New Yorker', October 93 to September 94" written by Cathy C. Currey for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Super Bowl Xliii, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It is time once again to enter the days of the Roman Numerals when excess becomes the norm, hyperbole is accepted as standard English, and the rich demonstrate in no uncertain terms that they are, and you are not. It is also the time when the middle class, those 85% of Americans who identify themselves as such, do their best to wallow in excess.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Aricles:

• Hale, Marianne. Western Braces for Budget Cuts
• Ulber, Emily. Western Students, Local Residents Travel to Washington, DC – Presidential Inauguration, Barak Obama, Political Science, Elections
• Stewart, Colleen. Students Battle Crowd to Witness History – Presidential Inauguration, Barak Obama
• Moore, Josh. Shutdown Exceeds Expectations – Energy Conservation
• Simpson, Mandy. Western Introduces Electronic Billing – Bursar
• Simpson, Mandy. Winter Term Enrollment Stagnate, Officials Cite Economic Situation
• Moore, Josh. Fire Interrupts Swim Meet in Preston Health & Activities Center over Winter Break – Swimming
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Carton re: Late Fees …

Objectification Of Children, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

To say that sport is a central institution in American life would be a gross understatement. The obsessive hold that sport has on Americans is obvious to anyone who spends more than five minutes examining the culture. As we approach the mid-winter festival of the Super Bowl such an obsession seems self-evident.

Ua3/9/5 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Speech, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Race And The Bucs, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

As the nation prepares for the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States (I have not seen that referenced as Henry Aaron's number), I am struck by how much has been written about the changes in American society that have prepared the United States for this moment. There have been articles about how the music industry has transformed the way in which Americans think about African Americans. The New York Times today has a piece on how American film has contributed to the transformation of American society. There have been numerous comments on the significance …

The Bc$; Football's (Non) Diversity, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

There is something so right about college football this year. On January 2, nearly a week before the so-called BC$ National Championship game, there is a legitimate national champion already in place. On the 2nd of January in some bowl game somewhere Utah stomped all over Alabama. You will remember the Crimson Tide from earlier this season when they were ranked by several experts, computers, and their fans as Number One in the nation. We know that Utah is the national champion, not because they rolled all over the Tide, 31-17, but because they are the only undefeated team in …

Establishing The Rhode Island Community Learning Network (Ricln) 2009, Joseph A. Santiago

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

The Rhode Island Community Learning Network (RICLN) is a public-private partnership creating a community linked and operated learning and cultural exchange to encourage all of the arts to become a larger part of our lives. Presently this effort is a collaborative partnership between the URI GLBT Center and Tomorrow's Voice Writing Circle. We seek to provide an environment that allows all people equal access to education, training, and information for the development of new skills, improve the communities awareness of complex identity, gender, and cultural issues inherent in the Rhode Island area, and encouraging life-long learning and sharing. We are …

Free Winona, Free Winona

Free Winona Newspaper

Free Winona is a newspaper published in Winona, Minnesota in 2008 and 2009. This issue includes:

• A Letter from the Editors;
• Index of 2008 issues and topics
• Long Weekend Program of Events: 3 Days of Support for Free Winona
• Columns: Catholic Worker, Brian Patrick Sanders Jr.., Partly Cloudy, Runaway Train of Thought
• Downtown Winona: Secret Paintings

Troubled Waters: Mid-Twentieth Century American Society On "Trial" In The Films Of John Waters, Taunya Lovell Banks

Faculty Scholarship

In this Article Professor Banks argues that what makes many of filmmaker John Waters early films so subversive is his use of the “white-trash” body—people marginalized by and excluded from conventional white America—as countercultural heroes. He uses the white trash body as a surrogate for talk about race and sexuality in the early 1960s. I argue that in many ways Waters’ critiques of mid-twentieth century American society reflect the societal changes that occurred in the last forty years of that century. These societal changes resulted from the civil rights, gay pride, student, anti-war and women’s movements, all of which used …

“Reporters Gone Wild” Reporters And Their Critics On Hurricane Katrina, Gender, Race & Place, Steven Classen

Faculty Publications - Department of Communication and Cinematic Arts

The great fiction of the southern United States is frequently characterized by its passionate embrace of place. In her classic essay, “Place in Fiction,” the widely beloved Mississippi author Eudora Welty writes, “Place in history partakes of feeling, as feeling about history partakes of place. Feelings are bound up in place. Location is the ground conductor of all the currents of emotion and belief and moral conviction that charge out from the story in its course.”

Welty's rich stories evoke larger traditions of southern art and everyday culture imbued with multifaceted understandings of place. Starting with Welty's insight, in this …