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A Single Particle Among Billions: Yayoi Kusama And The Power Of The Minute, Isabelle Martin

Oswald Research and Creativity Competition

Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama has developed her career through the continued use of the infinitely repeated polka-dot motif, an element that has not only persisted throughout the entirety of her work, but has also become a fundamental aspect of her self-presentation. Kusama has long suffered from a mental affliction called cenesthopathy, which results in intense hallucinations and anxiety attacks. Her use of the polka dot is not only a way for her to visualize her hallucinations, but also an example of the physical commitment (identified by Kusama as self-obliteration) she has to her work—her repeated application of small motifs …

Kentucky Slavery: The Historiography Of Human Property Records, Andrew D. Johnson

Oswald Research and Creativity Competition

The domestic slave trade in the United States was generally condemned as an evil business. Nonetheless, many documents pertaining to this trade do not reflect the negative aspects. The reason for this lies in the simple fact that many of the primary source documents studied are written by those who took part in the trade—not those who were forcibly traded. To view the trade from the eyes of those who were lost in the abominable trade, historians are faced with the dilemma mainly stemming from a lack of literacy from those who experienced this narrative. With the extreme bias in …

Aristotle And Game Theory On Human Nature And Ethics, Beau R. Revlett

Oswald Research and Creativity Competition

This paper considers whether Aristotle’s ethics is consistent with one modern scientific view of humans. The modern scientific view discussed is based on Nancy Cartwright’s argument that game theory uncovers something akin to the Aristotelian natures of humans. Following Martha Nussbaum, this paper focuses on the role of human nature in Aristotle’s ethics. Specifically, it focuses on two kinds of ethical conclusions Aristotle grounds in claims about human nature: one about what can be coherently desired for a human being, one about the social arrangements appropriate to human beings. This paper considers Nussbaum’s interpretation that Aristotle’s claims about human nature …

2017 Gjmpp Monograph Series: Grace Jordan Mcfadden Professors Program, John Mcfadden, Charity Brown Griffin, Alisia Williams, Terry Carter, Simone A. F. Gause, Toby L. Nelson, Raianna A. Hopson, Susan Pham, Anita M. Rawls, Yvon L. Woappi, Lucia A. Pirisi

Monograph Series

The Grace Jordan McFadden Professors Program (GJMPP), formerly the African American Professors Program (AAPP)/Carolina Diversity Professors Program (CDPP) at the University of South Carolina, is honored to publish its sixteenth edition of this annual monograph series. AAPP recognizes the significance of offering its scholars a venue through which to engage actively in research and to publish their refereed papers that continually contribute to their respective fields of study. Parallel with the publication of their manuscripts is the opportunity to gain visibility among colleagues throughout postsecondary institutions at national and international levels.

Scholars who have contributed papers for this monograph are …

Conception Of The World Creation Myths Contained In Isan Folk Literatures, Thanya Sungkhapantanont, Surathdchanukoon Nunphooban

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

This paper focuses on pieces of Folk Literature investigating Isan people's conception of the myths of World Creation contained in two Folk Literatures; the Legend of 'Pu Sangasa-Ya Sangasi' and 'the Legend of Nam Tao Pung'. Traditional Ecological Knowledge is used as a conceptual framework for this study. The data gained from the study was then descriptively reported via the process of analysis. The results found that 'the Legend of Pu Sangasa-Ya Sangasi' reflects traditional ecological knowledge as a holistic thinking concept. The contents of the work explain that the world was created by the wind blowing until there was …

Healing Place And Self: The Renewed Ecological Perception And The Invisible Landscape In Barbara Kingsolver's Animal Dreams, Wisarut Painark

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

This paper examines how an individual's perception of the environment not only affects her treatment of the land but also plays an important role in healing her wounded self and fostering her sense of belonging to the human community in Barbara Kingsolver's Animal Dreams (1991). It will draw upon Yi-fu Tuan's notion of place and space in Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience (1977) and Kent C. Ryden's notion of "the invisible landscape" in Mapping the Invisible Landscape: Folklore, Writing, and the Sense of Place (1993). Tuan postulates that space becomes place when it is endowed with value and …

Book Review (The Terror That Comes In The Night: An Experience-Centered Study Of Supernatural Assault Traditions, David J. Hufford. 1982. Philadelphia: University Of Pennsylvania Press.), Kanya Wattanagun

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

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The Use Of The Thai Final Particle Na By Japanese Learners Of Thai, Sumintra Maklai, Theeraporn Ratitamkul, Thanasak Sirikanerat

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

This research aims to analyze communicative functions of the Thai final particle na and to explore the use of na by Japanese learners of Thai, comparing to that of native speakers. The study consisted of two parts. The first part involved an analysis of na using data from the Thai National Corpus (TNC). The findingsshowed that na had three main communicative functions. It was used to soften the tone of an utterance, to emphasize an utterance, and to mark a topic of an utterance.The second part of this research concerned conversational data in a pair discussion task of 10 Japanese …

Gender Representation In Myanmar Literary Works In English, Tin Moe Yi

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

Gender representation is significant in every country in South East Asia. In Myanmar, an Asian country, men and women have equal rights under Myanmar customary law, but there is still inequality in some situations. However, gender discrimination is not a prominent social feature; and awareness and understanding of this feature cannot be reached without a course to literary work, which is a reflection of Myanmar culture and Myanmar society. Therefore, to see how gender is represented in Myanmar society, short stories which reflect Myanmar real culture are chosen to be analyzed in this study. That is why, speech acts and …

Book Review (Overgaard, Søren, Paul Gilbert, And Stephen Burwood. 2013. An Introduction To Metaphilosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.), Teerabhat Ruensiri

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

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The Interpersonal Metafunction And Translation Of Power Relations: A Case Study Of Fifty Shades Of Grey, Pasakara Chueasuai

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

This article aims at analysing how Systemic Functional Linguistics' interpersonal metafunction can inform us about the notion of power relations expressed in both the original English version and its Thai translation in a case study of the popular contemporary novel Fifty Shades of Grey written by E.L. James in 2011. The study analyses conversations between the two main characters, Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, taking place during their intimate acts which clearly demonstrate the two main characters' power relations. Systemic Functional Linguistics' interpersonal metafunction is concerned with the social role relationship between text participants and is applied as an analytical …

Towards The Practice Of Feminist Translation In Thailand, Gritiya Rattanakantadilok

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

The practice of feminist translation as a specific approach to rendering a text in translation from English into Thai has been under-researched. This paper aims to introduce feminist translation practices developed by Canadian theorists and translators, and suggests the extent to which this approach can be applied to the practice of ideologically-motivated translation in Thailand. Feminist translation is an approach to a translation method that attacks, deconstructs or bypasses inherently misogynist language. Fidelity and equivalence in translation are not a matter of utmost importance to feminist translators. Rather, they tend to make their presence felt in the texts through various …

Preserving Harmony First, Then Conveying Information: Asian Ways Of Interpreting As Maintaining Rapport At A Korean Trans-National Corporation In Thailand, Yangwon Hyun

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

The significance of interpreter-mediated intercultural business interactions between Koreans and Thais has increased dramatically with the advent of globalization and the emergence of Translation Studies, yet there have been very few attempts to carry out research on acts of interpreting in that context. This study aims to investigate how two Asian professional interpreters deal with conflict situations in interpreter-mediated intercultural business communication contexts. It also analyzes motivations underlying the ways in which they managed conflict. The data was collected by ethnographic observation and interviews, and recorded in field-notes. By using a pragmatic approach to interpretation, the findings show that the …

An Economist's Proposal For The Study Of The Translation Profession In Southeast Asia, Andy Lung Jan Chan

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

The translation profession in the Southeast Asia context has not been adequately investigated in a methodologically rigorous manner. One reason is the focus of Translation Studies scholars on textual end products, mostly of canonical literature. Another reason, perhaps more importantly, is the absence of an appropriate theoretical and conceptual framework (or the inadequacy of current paradigms) to look into the translation agents. This paper begins by reviewing the existing research work on the translation profession in the Southeast Asian context. Perhaps not surprisingly, there is not much, and some of the material found is casual and cursory discussion on personal …

Book Review Tyulenev, Sergey. 2014. Translation And Society: An Introduction. New York: Routledge, Pp. 210, Us$39.95 (Paperback), Isbn 978-0415-72122-6., Koraya Techawongstien

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

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Heroes And Villains, Lacey Rowland

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Todd In The Garden, Kyle Ellingson

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Sibling, Rae Winkelstein

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Dust Bowl Wedlock, Roxanne Banks Malia

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Riverbanks And Honeysuckle, Alysia Sawchyn

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Planning To Be Amazed, Daryl Scroggins

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Strange Notes, Rachel Morgan

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Diagram With A Line From Deleuze & Guattari, Patrick Kindig

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"______" (Cover Image), David Miles Lusk

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Grand Valley Magazine, Vol. 16, No. 3 Winter 2017, Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Magazine

Grand Valley Magazine is a quarterly publication about Grand Valley State University produced by University Communications since 2001.

Measuring, Rae Winkelstein

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The Morality Of Corporate Persons, Ladelle Mcwhorter

Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Faculty Publications

This essay provides a genealogy of corporate personhood as it exists currently in US law and places moral personhood in a similar genealogical context. This treatment demonstrates that the two are inextricably intertwined in both conception and institutionalized practices. We would do well to dismantle both; meanwhile, however, corporate personhood's implicit illiberal notion of collective mentality and responsibility may suggest possibilities for establishing collective counterforces to oppose activities of transnational for-profit corporations and mitigate their devastating political, economic, and environmental effects upon actual people and the ecosystems upon which we depend.

Candidacy Rhetoric In The Rise Of The Donald And Its Relation To Populist And Fascist Ideology, Robert A. Moore

CMC Senior Theses

This essay provides a comparison of Trump’s rhetoric to fascist and populist ideology through an analysis and politolinguistic framing of the usage of apophasis, mesarchia, and pathos in Trump content spanning the first six months of his candidacy for the 2016 U.S. presidency seat. This account finds that Trump is decidedly Ur-Fascist or populist, and cannot be neither of the two, is likely both Ur-Fascist and populist, and leans more in favor of populist ideology given the analyses undertaken. This account ultimately aims to have supported critical discourse analysis (CDA) and politiolinguistics in support of these approaches as rigorous political …