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Translation From French To English Of A Women’S Rights Study By A Senegal Research Group, Danielle Stanford, Daryl Lee

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The goal of this project was to make an academic study on women’s property rights in Senegal accessible to a non-French speaking audience. The study was conducted by a university research group on gender issues (GESTES) at the Université Gaston Berger, Saint Louis, Senegal. I worked as part of a team of three translators, rendering it from French into English. GESTES (in English: “Gender and Society Research and Study Group”) is coordinated by Dr. Fatou Diop Sall, a professor at the Université Gaston Berger. Dr Sall’s group study on property rights of women, published in a limited number of copies …

Comparison Of Language Gains Across Classroom, Foreign Language Housing, And Study Abroad Environments, Kari Tanner, Dr. Jeffrey Turley

Journal of Undergraduate Research

When it comes to learning a foreign language, study abroad contexts have generally been assumed to produce the best results. However, with rising program costs it becomes necessary to evaluate alternate options as well. The three main language learning contexts are classroom, foreign language housing (domestic immersion) and study abroad. While many studies have analyzed language gains in these settings independently of each other, little research has actually compared the gains across these three environments. I chose to conduct this research with learners of Italian, so I started by finding participants in each of the three contexts. The classroom learners …

A New Approach To Museum Exhibits, Allison Rietz, Kerry Soper

Journal of Undergraduate Research

This project deals with museum exhibits, the primary cultural product used to justify a museum’s existence; they are also the face of the museum that the public sees. However, because museums are a mix of visual and literary aspects, the point of an exhibit can often get lost in an attempt to include a “Wow Factor”, which may not even relate to the exhibit. And if the exhibits do not appeal to visitors or are confusing, fewer people will come to visit, making it necessary for exhibits to be clear for their audience.

Problems With Mission Literature And Imagination: German Mission Literature, 1885-1918, Eric Smith, Cindy Brewer

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century mission literature differs from most colonial texts, due to the missionaries’ treatment and focus upon the “native” population. Yet, most literary critics believe that Catholic and Protestant mission literature—particularly texts in African and Polynesian island missions—share the same roots and literary forbearers as colonial literature during the time period of 1860-1939. Colonial literature holds the ideas of nationalism, imperialism, white superiority, social Darwinism, and justification for taking land. Thus, most literary critics view mission literature as products of Colonialist writers. Despite the negative reception, all missionaries were not solely focused on conquering and destroying the native …

Unter Den Heiden: Exploring The Motives Behind The Demonization Of African Natives In Colonial German Missionary Literature, Kristen Jacobsen, Cindy Brewer

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Although the German colonial period only lasted for a relatively brief time, from the late nineteenth century through the beginning of the twentieth century, this period spawned a large body of fiction written by missionaries. Many missions had serial newsletters, in which were published fictional stories intended to promote interest in conversion efforts and garner financial support. Many of these stories were specifically directed to children. Many of these same stories also contain native characters who are cruel, savage, and, in some instances, satanic. This presents a common contradiction found in missionary literature: how do missionaries promote saving the “lost …

The Failure Of A Latin American Bestseller: Researching The Reception Of João Guimarães Rosa In The United States, Andrew Kelly Nelson, James Krause

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Of all Latin American authors, the works of João Guimarães Rosa present some of the greatest difficulties for translators. He experienced laudable critical success throughout Latin American and Europe, but–for reasons that are under investigation–received a tepid reception in the United States. This project was developed to examine the extent to which the translation and editorial processes played in this poor reception by the US readership by examining the extensive communication that the author maintained with the translator of his work. Such correspondence is unique in that it documents the collaborative translation process between the author and his English-language translator, …

St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, June 21, 2015

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, Canada

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf Finding Aid

Dialogical Interspecies Ethics: Ataraxia, Desire And Hope In The Post-Human World Of Anne Carson's Pastoral, Thomas Bristow Dr

The Goose

This review essay implicitly revisits human and non-human power relations within a critical animal studies context that understands the affective conjunction between the manipulation of our worlds (action, partly through knowledge) and degrees of involvement with these others that live in our worlds (comportment via emotions). I take Louise Westling’s new study as the platform for an analysis of two book-length poems, The Autobiography of Red (1998) and red doc> (2013), which centre on the life of a shepherd, Geryon. Rather than revisit classical pastoral, these texts extract power-relations that classical myth and pastoral spatialise. In so doing, I argue, …

028. Who Then Is This?, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge

Table Talk: Family Devotions

A family devotion based on Jesus stilling the storm and what does this mean for you and for your family.

St. Francis Borgia Deaf Center Church Bulletin, June 21, 2015

Saint Francis Borgia Deaf Center Church Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Chicago, IL

Saint Francis Brogia Deaf Center Church Bulletin Finding Aid

Closer To Home, Edwin J. Torres

Colby Magazine

After Colby, a new perspective

The photographs: Edwin Torres ’12 Documents a Life in the Bronx

A Very Big Save, Gerry Boyle

Colby Magazine

In Washington for a White House internship, Colby hockey goalie Sam Parker ’15 rescues woman from dangerous Potomac River rapids

Mi Familia: Photographer Edwin Torres '12 Focuses On Home, Edwin J. Torres

Colby Magazine

Excerpt from the Colby Magazine online essay “Close to Home."

Against The Tide: Colby Reaffirms Its Commitment To The Humanities, Lori Ferguson, Dennis Griggs

Colby Magazine

Alumni, students, and faculty maintain that—contrary to critics who call for a more narrow, vocational approach to higher education—a humanities and liberal arts background is invaluable in a myriad of endeavors.

Hidden No More: Wilhelmina "Willie" Juhlin '61: A Secret Life, Gerry Boyle, Nick Cardillicchio

Colby Magazine

Willie de Kadt Juhlin ’61 tells of her life as a hidden child so that this chapter in history is remembered and in hopes that it will not be repeated.

Seeing The World--And Colby--Through Mark Twain's Eyes, Paula Harrington

Colby Magazine

Twain knew how powerful—and how dangerous—it can be to reach across a divide: why else write a book about an abused boy and a runaway slave surviving together?

Phelps, Edwin Dolphus, 1948-2015 (Mss 557), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 557. Letters written by Edwin D. Phelps to his parents, Edwin Foch Phelps and Effie (Miller) Phelps, Bowling Green, Kentucky, while he is serving in the Vietnam War. Phelps discusses his training, his daily life and the activities of his unit.

Reflections Of The Past (Fa 812), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 812. Recording of George C. Wright discussing resources for African American research in Kentucky (Side A) and Rena Niles talking about her folk musician husband John Jacob Niles (Side B). Two small printed pamphlets were also included with the recording that was sponsored by the Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives and produced by Clay Guance of the University of Kentucky.

Message For New Dads (And Dads-To-Be), Neal Deroo

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"You’ll realize that you’ve come to love this kid more than you previously thought possible, and you will feel that love deep down in your soul."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the joys and challenges of parenting from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/a-message-for-new-dads-and-dads-to-be/

Jews, Sports, Gender, And The Rose City : An Analysis Of Jewish Involvement With Athletics In Portland, Oregon, 1900-1940, Kelli Ann Tusow

Dissertations and Theses

The subject of Jews in sports is often times perceived as an oxymoronic research topic given the ethnic stereotypes that Jews are physically weak, unfit, and more focused on intellectual pursuits. However, Jews have had a long history and in-depth interaction with sports that is important to understand, not only to expand our perception of the Jewish people, but also to realize the important role sports play in social historiography. While the Jewish population of East Coast America and their involvement in athletics has been studied to some extent, the West Coast population, in particular, the Northwest, has been sorely …

Worship: What Do You Bow Down To?, Eric Forseth

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"I've been reflecting on what I worship."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­evaluating our priorities from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/worship-what-do-you-bow-down-to/

Our Adopted Sensibility, J. M. Miller

The Angle

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay's first paragraph.

"Most men would have no character at all if imitation were impossible. Great and small portions of agreeable character traits are daily adopted by each of us from personalities that cross our path. To live is to desire, to envy, and to strive for perfection. After two thousand years of experience, civilization seems to have developed in man only one thing: the added capacity to receive impressions."

Analogy/Dora: Tramontane, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University

2014-2015 Discover the Heartbeat of Creative Life

Two-time Tony winner and National Medal of Arts recipient Bill T. Jones’ long affiliation with Peak Performances has produced some of his most profoundly moving works, including the highly acclaimed Blind Date (2005) and the widely celebrated Story/Time (2011). Analogy*, his new evening-length piece, draws on two tales that question the nature of service, duty, and what constitutes a life well lived: W.G. Sebald’s celebrated historical novel The Emigrants and Jones’ own oral history of Dora Amelan, a French Jewish nurse and social worker who survived World War II. Focusing on memory and the effect of powerful events on the …

Givens, Wayne, 1905-1971 (Sc 2918), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2918. U.S. Army discharge papers and certificate of Wayne Givens, Monroe County, Kentucky, 1945; photostat of death certificate of Wayne Givens, 1971. Also includes Statement of Personal history form of Givens’ wife, Mildred (Hagan) Givens, with data on education, employment, etc.

Downing, Joseph Dudley, 1925-2007 (Sc 2917), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2917. Letters of artist Joseph Dudley Downing to Riley Handy, Kentucky Museum, WKU, regarding an exhibition of his work that opened at the museum on 28 March 1993. Downing discusses the content of the exhibition, associated printed matter and the return of unsold items, and provides background on the works “Isidore’s Door,” “Michael’s Door,” “The Window of Arthemise Fougerousse” and “The Chicken Bones.” Includes an unidentifed commentary on some of his paintings, and a list of 11 works to be exhibited.

Love Each Other Deeply, Jonathan De Groot

Staff Work

"I believe that the greatest thing I can do for my family is to consistently respond to the invitations of Christ."

Posting about the responsibility of raising children who love the Lord from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/love-each-other-deeply/

The Nerd, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2015 Summer Theatre

Set in Terre Haute, Indiana in late 1979, The Nerd centers on the hilarious dilemma of a young architect who is visited by Rick Steadman, a fellow ex-GI whom he has never met but who saved has life after he was seriously wounded in Vietnam. Willum is delighted when Rick shows up unexpectedly at his apartment on the night of his thirty-fourth birthday party. However, Rick's awkward manner and inappropriate behavior throw the occasion into shambles. It turns out that Rick is a stupid nerd who overstays his welcome with a vengeance.

https://stageagent.com/shows/play/2064/the-nerd

Vermeer Music Manuscript, Karen Demol

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

Information about the gift of a page from a16th century illustrated music manuscript which was given to Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, and housed in the John and Louise Hulst Library.

Annie Mae (Davis) Barlow

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Vera Mae Childers

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.