Arts and Humanities Commons^™

Spectre And Stem, Marcus O’Donnell Prof

Staff Scholarship - Australia & Dubai

Since 2014 Baldessin Studio has collaborated with the State Library Victoria and two generous donors[i] to offer an opportunity for printmakers to immerse themselves in the library’s extensive collection of books, objects and documents as well as accessing the facilities and expertise of Baldessin’s St Andrews Studio. The work that has emerged from these fellowships are unique examples of research-based printmaking. This article explores the practice of Sorcha Mackenzie and Nicholas Hubicki 2023 Fellows and accompanied an exhibition of their work at the Print Council of Australia

Colin Magazine Photo: Trigun, Megan K. Woods

Staff Scholarship - Australia & Dubai

This entry details a photograph of Meg Woods in costume as Vash the Stampede from Trigun and was included in a collection published by Colin Magazine. It demonstrates expertise and mastery over costuming practices and photo shoot planning, including pre production and post editing. These skills include textile and prop design, lighting, location scouting, collaboration between creatives, performance in front of a camera and understanding of the cultural elements of transmedia (such as the representation of animated characters in real world contexts).

This work also emphasises the advantages of using Australian locations to create images that would be impossible to …

"Elegy At 10,000 Feet," "Pink Moon," "Day In Reverse Order", Paulette Bane

Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Reflections On The Origin Of Linear B, (Part 8); Sign 16 (Looks Like A Human Head) And Its Possible Connection To The Ancient Egyptian God Ptaḥ, Gerald Leonard Cohen

Arts, Languages and Philosophy Faculty Research & Creative Works

This article suggests a rationale for the shape of Linear B sign 16 being that of a human head: The sign likely derives from the ancient Egyptian hieroglyph for ‘face’ (recognized already by Sundwall and Evans) and very possibly honors the ancient Egyptian god Ptah, described as ‘Beautiful of Face.’ Also, remarkably, a total of three Linear B signs may be traceable directly to Ptah, and a fourth one (shared with Osiris) may be connected with him too.

Mental Integrity, Neurotechnology, And Extended Mind Thesis, Tom Buller

Faculty Publications - Philosophy

We ordinarily think of the mind as private, “inside,” and accessible only to the person whose mind it is, and that the integrity of the mind is threatened by “outside” intervention. The prospect that neurotechnologies could be developed that are able to “read” our brains and directly manipulate our thoughts and feelings is, therefore, alarming to many. Implicit behind this sense of alarm is the view that, unlike other types of manipulation and persuasion that depend for their success on rational autonomy, direct interventions into the brain uniquely undermine this autonomy. According to the Extended Mind Thesis (EMT), there is …

2025-02-01 Caudill Connection, Morehead State University. Caudill College Of Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences.

Caudill Connection

Caudill Connection newsletter for February of 2025.

"Und So Ist Der Mikrokosmos Tennis Immer Auch Ein Makrokosmos Des Lebens”: Tennis Als Motiv In Der Deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur, Reinhard Andress

Modern Languages and Literatures: Faculty Publications and Other Works

No abstract provided.

A Litany For Blessed Diversity, Emma De Ramón Acevedo, Marco Enríquez, Jordi Padilla-Delgado, Ammel Sharon

Popular Media

No abstract provided.

Advancing Literary Interpretation Via Critical Reading Proficiency: A Sustainable Efl Framework For Generation Z, Wesam Khairy Morsi, Walid Abdallah Rezk

English Language and Literature

Abstract—This research investigates the transformative potential of literary analysis in advancing English proficiency among Egyptian EFL learners, particularly those in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. The study focuses on the linguistic and analytical challenges encountered by recent public-school graduates in the Suez Governorate, where English instruction is limited to simplified texts and lacks critical engagement. Unlike their counterparts from language schools in Cairo, these students enter university without placement tests, relying solely on their high school grades, which results in underdeveloped critical reading and thinking skills. Sixty Egyptian students participated in this experimental quantitative research design. Drawing on the …

Zombie-Auras: Genai And Hybrid Text Production, Joshua Nieubuurt

English Faculty Publications

This paper explores the iterative evolutions of textual production and their impact on the “aura” of texts, as conceptualized by Walter Benjamin. The study identifies three key phases of textual production: the natural, the mechanized, and the digitized, each progressively displacing the “cult value” of texts. This cult value is lost through increased ease of creation, reproduction, dissemination, and dislocation of creators and audiences in time and space. The advent of Generative AI (GenAI) marks the latest evolution, transforming the “aura” into a memetic “zombie” form—familiar yet opaque, evoking both the sublime and fear. By examining Benjamin’s notion of “aura” …

Review Of Before Borders: A Legal And Literary History Of Naturalization, Melissa J. Ganz

English Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

A Word From The Writing Team (February 2025), Pam Walter, Mfa, Hemma Murali, Ms

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Publication Spotlight
• Sign up for the February 7th Writing Retreat (Online)
• Write that Baby in 9 Weeks
• Reception for Research as Art Competition
• Safeguard your figures
• Elsevier No Fee Open Access
• The OPWPC Canvas Page and Helpful Tools
• Free Feedback and Editing for Authors and Presenters

Racial Powers, Talhah Mustafa

Dissertations and Doctoral Documents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–

This dissertation will be divided into three papers that in some way considers the concept of racial powers. The concept of racial power is under-researched and presupposed in the Philosophy of Race literature. Many arguments in this field seem premature without a general understanding of racial powers. The first paper fills that gap by introducing and defending the view that racial powers are possessed in virtue of one’s race or perceived race.

In the second paper, I consider Chike Jeffers’ cultural constructionist account of race. The nature of race is complex, requiring nuanced consideration. Chike Jeffers’ cultural constructionist may seem …

Beyond The Song: Authorship And Production In Australian Independent Music, Matthew Giovannangelo

Staff Scholarship - Australia & Dubai

This thesis examines authorship and copyright complexities in the Australian independent music industry, focusing on the evolving roles of producers in music creation. As advancements in technology and shifts in industry practices reshape the music production landscape, traditional definitions of authorship, centred on melody and lyrics, increasingly fail to capture the scope of producers’ contributions. Through qualitative interviews with industry professionals, the study highlights the significant yet often unrecognised influence of producers, examining how their input shapes music and its implications for intellectual property and copyright frameworks. The findings reveal that current systems for allocating and managing remuneration fail to …

On The Books In South Carolina: Mining For Jim Crow Laws, Kate F. Boyd, Vandana Srivastava, Lance Dupre, Christopher Frear, Nitin Gupta, Bobby Donaldson

Faculty and Staff Publications

On the Books in South Carolina: Mining for Jim Crow Laws is a collections-as-data and machine learning project by the University of South Carolina Libraries (USC), sub awarded by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), and made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, for the period of May 2022 - December 2024. Following UNC’s steps from their first year of the grant, the USC project created a text corpus of South Carolina state legislature acts passed in the period from Reconstruction through the Civil Rights Movement (1868-1968). The USC team then utilized machine learning techniques to …

Making Magic While The Sun Hides, Emma J. Vitallo

Graduate Artistry Projects and Performances

Making Magic While the Sun Hides, Emma Vitallo's MFA Thesis project, examines the intersections of memory, transformation, and the psychological construction of home through photography, handcrafted elements, and stop-motion animation. Centered around a childhood dollhouse built by the artist’s grandfather, the work reimagines this artifact as a surrogate for a demolished family home, using miniature stages populated with toy horses and unicorns to explore themes of familial bonds, nostalgia, and loss. Drawing on influences from Odette England’s archive-based photographic practice, Laurie Simmons’ staged domestic imagery, and Surrealist strategies of the uncanny, the project challenges traditional notions of memory as stable …

Response To Michael Conway’S Review Of Maurice Blondel On The Supernatural In Human Action: Sacrament And Superstition (Boston & Leiden: Brill, 2017) By Cathal Doherty Sj., Cathal Doherty

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

This is a brief response (1000 words) to Michael A. Conway’s lengthy book review in Irish Theological Quarterly, Vol. 84, No. 2 (May 2019): 212–218.

Poured Out On Your Sons And Daughters: Pneumatologically Shaped Pedagogical Practices For Engaging Children In Congregational Worship, Angela Perigo, Jeremy Perigo

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

From young children to elders in the community, the Holy Spirit’s empowering presence is indiscriminate of age, ability, gender, culture, or status. Many communities continue to wrestle with the pastoral and practical implications of welcoming children into worship as full, distinct participants, yet within the biblical narrative, children are included as full participants in experiencing the Spirit’s gifts and empowerment and encountering God’s dynamic presence. Emerging from the discipline of practical theology and a review of New Testament pneumatology from Acts 2 and 1 Corinthians 12, this paper argues for the full inclusion of children within the church’s worship life …

Review Of Carolyn Sharp, Jeremiah 26-52. (Kohlhammer: Stuttgart, Germany, 2021), Oliver Glanz

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Religion: Evolutionary Foundation For, Nicole Fellice Ko, Norman P. Li

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Religion refers to a structured set of spiritual beliefs and rituals. Evolution refers to the process by which living organisms transform and develop over time. Religion—the belief in spiritual beings—influences nearly every aspect of life, making it challenging to understand many phenomena without considering its influence (Bloom, 2012). About two-thirds of the world’s population is religious (Kramer & Tong, 2024); 70% of Americans consider themselves spiritual, and 83% believe they have a spirit separate from their bodies (PEW Research Center, 2023). Throughout history, religion has played a significant role in conflicts like war and continues to influence contemporary issues such …

Catchwater Colonialism: Reshaping Hong Kong’S Hydrology, Infrastructure, Metabolism And Landscape, 1937–1968, Jack Greatrex, Florence Mok

Research Collection College of Integrative Studies

This article explores the development of hydrological infrastructure in colonial Hong Kong between the late 1930s and the late 1960s. Utilizing archival sources in Hong Kong and London, it shows how this infrastructure fundamentally reshaped Hong Kong’s geography. By way of concrete catchwaters and metal pipes, both ‘green’ and ‘urban’ Hong Kong became counter-intuitively interconnected. This interconnection created both unintended consequences and novel opportunities for colonial governance, driving forward natural conservation, state intervention into rural society and the development of new carceral institutions. Exploring these developments provides pivotal insight into the urban history of Hong Kong, with implications for global …

Empowering Multilingual Learners Through Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy And Arts-Based Learning In Burkina Faso, Inoussa Malgoubri

Dissertations and Doctoral Documents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–

This dissertation explores how culturally sustaining pedagogy and arts-based learning can engage multilingual learners of English as an Additional Language (EAL) in Burkina Faso. The research emphasizes the incorporation of local cultural elements and learners' linguistic backgrounds into the EAL curriculum to address challenges such as limited classroom interactions (Somé-Guiebré, 2020) and monolingual instructional strategies with inadequate cultural representation (Ndlangamandla, 2024). This qualitative study integrates culturally relevant materials, including Forum Theater, slam poetry, and griot-style storytelling, to create an engaging and inclusive learning environment. Data consisted of observation, images from arts-based workshops and pre- and post-workshop interviews with selected teachers …

Sündlos Vor Der Wiederkunft? Die Theologie Der Letzten Generation Aus Historischer Und Theologischer Sicht., Denis Kaiser

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Theatre As Exigency: A Case For Live Performance From The Ghosts Of The Theatre, Erin J. Schmidt

Theatre, Dance & Film Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Fourth Road, Aulò, Beyond The Frame, And Maka: A Study Guide, Simone Brioni Dr., Lorraine Hallett

Department of English Faculty Publications

This study guide is aimed to help students explore four documentaries about postcolonial culture in Italy: The Fourth Road, Aulò, Beyond the Frame, and Maka. It is the result of a reflection and collective work by a professor who wrote the films and a teaching assistant and previous student of a course on migration studies. Each film features a prominent African Italian writer, respectively Kaha Mohamed Aden, Ribka Sibhatu, Ubah Cristina Ali Farah and Geneviève Makaping. After a brief plot summary, the study guide includes questions about various elements of cinematic style, such as sound, lighting, and genre conventions. It …

2024-2025 Master Of Music Recital - Nataniel Farrar (Clarinet & Bass Clarinet), Nataniel Farrar, Mabel Lecrone, Manuela Wanumen, Nia Morgan, Roey Dushi

Master of Music Recitals

No abstract provided.

Volume Cxliv, Number 11, January 31, 2025, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Making Time To Seek Shalom, Mark Christians

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Will this new activity or commitment help me be more productive, or does it give me an opportunity to serve others and help me and others achieve shalom?"

Posting about ­­­­­­­­time management from In All Things, an online hub that offers insight into maintaining and faithful and orthodox Reformed Christian worldview while fearlessly engaging in every aspect of contemporary life – until all is made new.

Making Time to Seek Shalom

The History Of Asian Students At Whittier College: Shifting Cultural Perspectives, Ethan Khauo Ramillano

Whittier City & College Historical Research

A general history of Asian descent students at Whittier College, from the first international students from Japan, to the formation of cultural clubs such as the Asian Student Association. Meanwhile, this paper also examines the changing perspectives on maintaining immigrant cultures throughout the college's history.

2024-2025 Performance Forum - January 31, 2025, Caroline Dratnal, Jenna Salliman

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.