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Pulling Up The Tangled Roots Of Rural Nostalgia: A Rhetorical Study Of Story And Space, Nature And Nation, Emily Pifer

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Drawing from queer and feminist methodologies, Pulling Up the Tangled Roots of Rural Nostalgia engages rhetorical analysis of popular culture texts, specifically the film The Power of the Dog (2021) and television shows Schitt’s Creek (2015-2020) and Reservation Dogs (2021- ), and material spaces, specifically Yellowstone National Park, to develop a framework for tracing how particular constructions of rural nostalgia (such as “the small town,” “the frontier,” “the cowboy,” “the Indian Other,” “the wilderness”) circulate back and forth across widely consumed digital texts, collective imaginaries, political structures, and material spaces. As my dissertation pulls up and examines the tangled roots …

Three Studies On Chance In Post-Aristotelian Philosophy, Weiting Huang

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This dissertation is a study of the concept of chance in post-Aristotelian philosophy, focused on the Stoics, the Neoplatonist commentators Philoponus and Simplicius, and Avicenna. These philosophers are all influenced by Aristotle’s seminal treatment of chance. The post-Aristotelian philosophers approach the concept of chance with two significant changes in their cosmology from Aristotle. They believe that chance events are not only causally determined but also brought into harmony with the cosmos by the divine nature. These new commitments lead these thinkers to propose that chance events are not a per accidens end of an individual subject, as Aristotle suggests. Instead, …

Principal Agency 50 Years After The Lau Decision: Building And Sustaining Bilingual Education Programs For Asian Languages, Kevin M. Wong, Zhongfeng Tian

Education Division Scholarship

This study examined how three champion principals of Asian language dual language bilingual education (DLBE) programs—Cantonese, Korean, and Mandarin—in California have navigated the oscillating language-in-education policies after the Lau decision. We explored principals' various roles through a lens of agency in a social justice leadership framework, specifically considering the opportunities and challenges for agentive leadership from three different phases: foregrounding and engaging, planning and implementing, and evaluating and sustaining. Findings demonstrate that the success of DLBE programs goes beyond the overarching language policies that supposedly enable bilingual education; rather it hinges on the bottom-up commitment, collaboration and resilience of principals, …

Oral History Interview With Sharon Carnahan And Wenxian Zhang, Sharon Carnahan, Wenxian Zhang

Oral Histories

Sharon Carnahan, Ph.D. (UNC Chapel Hill 1991) is Professor of Psychology at Rollins College, where she was the Executive Director of the Hume House Child Development & Student Research Center, a laboratory preschool, from 1992-2024.

Dr. Carnahan was born in Chicago and reared in upstate NY. Her father, grandmother and 2 sisters were all teachers. The Carnahan family ran a summertime wilderness outfitting business in the Adirondacks, leading groups though weeks of primitive camping and canoeing, and she has held instructor certificates from the American National Red Cross in canoeing, boating, CPR, First Aid, and Adaptive Aquatics.

Dr. Carnahan graduated …

Id211 Oral History, Uniting Cultures

Uniting Cultures: Who We Are, How We Got Here: Collecting Stories Oral History Collection

Third generation male of German descent tells the story of his grandfather’s immigration to Watonwan County.

Id210 Oral History, Uniting Cultures

Uniting Cultures: Who We Are, How We Got Here: Collecting Stories Oral History Collection

Recollections of a childhood and a Swedish family history in rural communities and St. Paul, Minnesota.

Markel, Abigail Joy, B. 2004 (Fa 1421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1421. Audio interviews by WKU student Abigail Markel of informants who discuss their experiences attending Western Kentucky University in the 1960s. Two of the interviews include transcripts, and two include an index/log. Also includes Markel’s summary and reflections on the project.

A Message From Home, Eric Madrid

Climate Change

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Bennett, Katelyn Shane, B. 2000 (Fa 1416), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1416. Audio interviews by WKU student Katelyn Bennett of members of the Fountain Square Players, a theater group in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Two of the interviews include transcripts, and three include an index/log. Also includes Bennett’s brief reflection on the project.

Anderson, Kindle Mackenzie, B. 2002 (Fa 1415), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1415. Audio interviews by WKU student Kindle Anderson with two former students of Union High School, an African-American High school in Gallatin, Tennessee. The informants discuss race relations, athletics and other school activities, and the community at large. One interview includes a transcript, and the other includes an index/log. Also includes Anderson’s brief reflection on the project.

Cox, Cori Anne, B. 1998 (Fa 1418), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1418. Audio interviews by WKU student Cori Cox of current and past employees and volunteers at the Simpson County (Kentucky) Historical Society regarding its role in the community, various projects, fundraising, history, museum and archive. Two of the interviews include transcripts, and two include an index/log.

Thompson, Cassidy Hope, B. 2002 (Fa 1424), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1424. Audio interviews by WKU student Cassidy Thompson of her grandmother Elisabeth Martin, who discusses her ancestry and family, her childhood in Brazil, and her emigration to and life in the United States. Includes a transcript for one interview and an index/log for the second interview.

Thompson, Madisyn Faith, B. 2002 (Fa 1425), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1425. Audio interviews by WKU student Madisyn Thompson of informants who discuss the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their lives and their work at an assisted living center, a restaurant, and a preschool. One interview includes a transcript, and two include an index/log.

Houchens, Dylan Thomas, B. 1996 (Fa 1419), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1419. Audio interviews by WKU student Dylan Houchens concerning the history of White Plains Baptist Church, Allen County, Kentucky. Two of the interviews include transcripts, and two include an index/log.

A Needs-Assessment Survey Of The High School Lgbtq+ Environment By A Health Science Center Interprofessional Team, Rafael Velasquez, Mary E. Moore, Gabrielle Sheets, Christian Nieves-Rivera, Sonya Van Nuland, Martha Cuccia, Fern Tsien, Andrew D. Hollenbach

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

Despite improvements in the awareness and acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender diverse (LGBTQ+) individuals, the LGBTQ+ community continues to experience discrimination, which can result in adverse health outcomes. In particular, LGBTQ+ youth have an increased risk of experiencing depression, substance abuse, and suicide. Societal stigma and rejection, bullying, and familial disapproval all contribute to these health disparities. In recognition of these inequities, an interprofessional team of biomedical faculty members, staff, and trainees from the Louisiana State University Health Science Center (LSUHSC) in New Orleans developed the needs-assessment evaluation, the Gender and Sexual Minority …

Maps And Oversized Photographs Collection, 1901-1993, University Library

Morehead State University Manuscripts Collections

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Cinderella And Her Rat, Alyssa Elizondo, Cheyenne Ruiz, Aidan Garcia, Ashlin Padilla

Climate Change

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Drift, Joel Rodriguez

Climate Change

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Final Goodbye, Ryan Garcia

Climate Change

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Forest Of Memories, Jason Jacobo

Climate Change

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Little Red Polar Bear, Brianna Garcia, Jose Ochoa, Joel Rodriguez, Tinei Tii

Climate Change

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Seaside Solution, Lilly Cantu

Climate Change

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Shifting Sands, Christopher Hererra

Climate Change

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The Glass Bin, Zitlali Aguirre, Joel Rodriguez, Other Authors

Climate Change

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The Melt, Seth Montes, Jeremy Ocura, Sarita Adams, Dylan Andrews

Climate Change

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Trolls, Shea Spellman

Climate Change

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The Flow Of Giving, Riya Patel

Climate Change

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Favian The Ignorant, Maximus Escobedo

Climate Change

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Josephine's Triumph, Haley Aleman

Climate Change

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Fox Story, Davis Nickel

Climate Change

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