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Star Power: An Analysis Of Digital Astrology Content As An Instrument Of Political Tractability, Aliza Phillips

Comparative Literature M.A. Essays

In an essay from 1953 titled, The Stars Down to Earth, Theodor Adorno performed an exacting analysis of the weekly horoscopes published in The Los Angeles Times to illuminate the latent authoritarianism embedded in the rhetoric of astrology. One of Adorno’s primary arguments is that an insidious form of political tractability is forged through the simultaneous determinism and individualism of astrology. Seventy years after The Stars Down to Earth, the genre of short-form astrology videos has skyrocketed in popularity across social media platforms. This essay offers a series of close readings of digital astrology videos to theorize both …

Un Recorrido Iconoglífico Por Las Antiguas Representaciones Del Tamal En La Mesoamérica Maya De Tierras Bajas, Daniel Martínez González

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Resumen: En el presente texto se ofrece un recorrido histórico milenario por las representaciones, tanto visuales o iconográficas, como epigráficas o escriturarias, de uno de los alimentos -al parecer- más antiguos, preciados y generalizados entre los pueblos mayas desde épocas tempranas. Como tal, la hoja de ruta de este recorrido en torno a las representaciones del tamal en el mundo maya -de sobre todo Tierras Bajas- inicia por las célebres pinturas murales del sitio de San Bartolo (ca. s. i a.e.c) y la subestructura I-4 de Chiik Nahb de Calakmul (ca. 650-700 e.c.); prosigue con algunos otros indicadores arqueológicos y …

Ford Madox Ford’S Unusual War: Ongoing Worry And Modernity, Nur Karatas

English: Faculty Publications and Other Works

In Parade’s End, Ford Madox Ford approaches the experience of trauma in an unusual way—it is no longer just past experiences, but the expectancy of dismal events that become as traumatic. Ford chooses worry for such rendering. In order to make the correlation between suffering and sensibility, he places worry in the lives of his characters, which reflects on Ford’s own life. This discussion will introduce the idea that worry is going to be a major component of Ford’s psychologising of war. I explore this worry-driven sensibility and the ways it is reflected, especially in the characters’ obsession with the …

Visual Images As A Gateway To Scholarly Inquiry In Information Literacy Instruction, Carolyn White Gamtso, Susanne F. Paterson

Faculty Publications

In this interactive session, participants will engage in activities that use student-generated questions about visual images as entry points to research literary criticism of Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. The presenters collaborated on a student-centered, inquiry-based information literacy lesson (IL) focused on visual literacy, critical thinking, and research question design in an introductory literary analysis course. The co-instructors decentralized the classroom by empowering students to ask probing questions about illustrations from an early 20th-Century edition of Hamlet. Workshop participants will experience the presenters’ lesson firsthand by using the Right Question Institute’s Question Formulation Technique (QFT) as a springboard to research question development, …

Cocinar Para Dioses Y Hombres: Los Tamales De Los Lacandones Del Norte, Alice Balsanelli

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Resumen: En los estudios referentes a la religión lacandona, las mujeres han quedado prácticamente invisibilizadas, puesto que las principales labores rituales se encontraban a cargo de los varones. Sin embargo, eran ellas quienes elaboraban las ofrendas sagradas para los dioses, en particular, los tamales ceremoniales. Los lacandones contemporáneos separan los tamales en dos categorías: aquellos que se ofrendan a las deidades y los que se destinan al consumo doméstico. El texto presente, fundamentado en información etnográfica, esclarece las diferencias en el proceso de elaboración de los alimentos divinos y humanos. Asimismo, se ilustran los cambios en las recetas, que fueron …

Introductory Note In English, Maya America Editors

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Editors' introduction of Maya America Volume 6 Issue 1

El Tamal Como Parte Integral Del Movimiento De Revalorización Gastronómica Guatemalteca, Tomás Barrientos Q., Mirciny Moliviatis

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Resumen: Desde finales del siglo XX, la continuidad de la gastronomía tradicional de Guatemala se ha visto afectada por cambios socioeconómicos a nivel doméstico y la introducción de productos procesados importados y nuevos valores en la cultura alimentaria. Como respuesta a dicha situación, se inició un movimiento para la conservación y revalorización de los ingredientes y recetas tradicionales, apoyado por una etnografía audiovisual realizada para la producción de programas televisivos, así como descubrimientos arqueológicos relacionados con la gastronomía prehispánica. Ante la reciente declaración del tamal como Patrimonio Intangible de la Nación, se resalta la importancia de esta comida dentro del …

Forced Family Separation: U.S. Crimes Against Indigenous Peoples, Lauren Heidbrink, Giovanni Batz, David W. Barillas Chón

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Forced family separation under the U.S. Zero Tolerance policy is not only a crime against humanity, but also a crime against Indigenous Peoples, which includes the Maya. Rooted in white supremacist ideologies and settler colonialism, contemporary forced family separation continues historical violence inflicted upon Maya Peoples by the U.S. government. Submitted to the International Criminal Court, this amicus brief contends that the Court should investigate and hold the U.S. accountable for crimes against Indigenous Peoples under the U.S. Zero Tolerance policy. The amicus brief begins with an overview of Maya Peoples in present-day Guatemala and the meanings and practices of …

Pa´Ts Petejul: Maíz Y Frijol En La Mesa, Fanny López Jiménez, María Méndez Vázquez

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Resumen: La tradición del consumo de tamales entre los choles de Palenque está ligado al conocimiento y manejo ancestral de las plantas, así como al calendario de fiestas y ceremonias relacionadas con las fechas de días de muertos y de la Santa Cruz, entre otras. En este trabajo, hablaremos de este tamal (Pa´ts Petejul), que es propio de la región de Palenque, su relación con dos de las tradiciones más importantes de México y cuáles son los cambios o la evolución que ha tenido en la comunidad chol de Palenque desde tiempos muy remotos. Los tamales, por supuesto, tienen su …

Complete Issue: Volume 6 Issue 1, Maya America Editors

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

The full Issue 1, Volume 6 of Maya America, published June 2024

Introducción Essay - Tamales Mayas. Sabores En El Tiempo, Laura Elena Sotelo Santos, Adriana Cruz-Manjarrez

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Editors' introduction of Maya America Volume 6 Issue 1. This article is written in Spanish.

Tamales Tsotsiles: Léxico, Usos Y Consumos, Margarita Martínez-Pérez, Jorge Alberto Jiménez-Hernández

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Resumen: Los tamales tsotsiles desempeñan un papel fundamental no sólo en la vida cotidiana, sino también en el contexto ritual. En el presente estudio se examinará cuál es el nombre genérico de tamal en esta lengua, cuántos tipos de tamales existen, en qué contextos se usan y cuáles son sus funciones. Veremos los diferentes tipos de envoltura que se usan para determinados tipos de tamales, señalaremos la relevancia de cada tipo de tamal y la razón de ello y finalmente se describirán las características del campo semántico y clase léxica. El presente estudio se sustenta desde el marco de la …

Theology And Tolkien: Practical Theology (2023), Edited By Douglas Estes, Lisa Coutras

Journal of Tolkien Research

Book review, by Lisa Coutras, of Theology and Tolkien: Practical Theology (2023), edited by Douglas Estes

Impact Of Employing Artificial Intelligence On Media Institutions In Palestine From The Viewpoint Of Those In Charge Of Communication, Mahmoud M. Khlouf

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study investigates the impact of employing artificial intelligence on media institutions in Palestine from the viewpoint of those in charge of communication, while highlighting the different perspectives expressed by those in charge of communication and technology experts in these institutions. The study, which was applied to the occupied Palestinian territories (West Bank and Gaza Strip), showed that 40% of the respondents believed that all those involved in the media industry including (journalists, directors of departments related to media work, editor-in-chiefs, editor-in-chiefs, heads of media institutions, Engineers...etc.) need training courses to promote their artificial intelligence skills. The results also showed …

Crafting 21st-Century Trend-Compliant Fashion Collections For Muslim Women: Ghana In Perspective, Rashida Abdulai, Ninette Afi Appiah, Isaac Abraham

Journal of Art, Design and Music

Purpose: The study examined the integration of global fashion trends with Islamic modesty principles in clothing design for Ghanaian Muslim women. It explored the blending of contemporary styles with the requirements of Islamic dress codes, considering the increasing diversity and modernization of Muslim women’s fashion preferences.

Method: The study utilized art-based studio research and the double Helix Praxis-Exegesis Model, which involves customer profiling, concept creation using mood boards, and design techniques. Ten respondents were purposively selected and interviewed. Feedback from interviews ensured the designs resonated with the target audience.

Findings and Conclusion: The study discovered that contemporary Islamic fashion combines …

Naming And Interpretative Meanings Of Selected African Prints And Ankara Fabric Designs, Adeola Abiodun Adeoti

Journal of Art, Design and Music

Ankara fabric has colourful designs, but both the colours and the designs on the fabric have hidden meanings with proverbs and events attached to them. As much as the fact that the paper is art historical, the naming system of Ankara fabric is yet to attract scholarly interest. Therefore, the ephemerality of the fabric and the changing nature of fashion call for immediate and chronological record of the histories of the designs before it fades out of memory. The study adopts qualitative approach of analyzing data with the use of both primary and secondary sources of data collection which were …

Art Education Integration In School Framework, Mona Usama Mohamed Gamal El-Dean Salem, Dina Adel Hassan, Saria Abd El-Razzak Sidkey

Journal of Art, Design and Music

Integrative curriculum helps students to be motivated, develop their power to perceive new relationships creating new models, systems and structures through building cross-curriculum activities, and assessments that focuses upon comprehensive life problems. Learning through a life-centered learning experiences introducing new chances and circumstances for students to discuss and experiment local and global issues over different subjects areas and those kind of applications enriches student’s knowledge, classroom culture and student’s life

Codex Occultus, Aya Abdallah

Masters Theses

The occult reveals itself in ruins, ruptures, and rituals, evoking a melancholic sense of loss that invites revelation and reenactment. CODEX OCCULTUS is an investigation into divinatory practices, namely coffee reading, as a methodology of speculating fictions and realities embedded in contested time-spaces. The method relies on a ‘failure to capture’ geopolitical sites using traditional technologies of seeing. Codex Occultus operates in different mediums and takes shape as a video, a sculpture, a machine, a talisman, and an archive emphasizing that an excess of imagery in both physical and digital spaces is necessary.

Bad Ideas About Writing, Regina St. John

ATU Faculty OER Book Reviews

Review of OER Composition textbook by Cheryl E. Ball and Drew M. Loewe, available at https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/bad-ideas-about-writing

Writing In College: From Competence To Excellence, Regina St. John

ATU Faculty OER Book Reviews

Review of OER Composition textbook by Amy Guptill, available at https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/247

Writing Guide With Handbook, Regina St. John

ATU Faculty OER Book Reviews

Review of OER Composition textbook by Michelle Bachelor Robinson, Toby Fullwiller, and Maria Jerkey, available at https://openstax.org/details/books/writing-guide

Umbrella And Jellyfish, Yanran Bi

Masters Theses

Rainy season arrives as soon as the summer begins in Shanghai. For some reason, I rarely remember to bring an umbrella with me. I have a lot of umbrellas, most of them are transparent ones bought at subway stations. When it suddenly starts pouring rain, umbrella vendors in Shanghai gather at each crowded exit of the subway sta- tions to sell umbrellas to people like me. The cheapest umbrellas they have are always the transparent ones. The whole city is turned upside down by the rain with its reflections on every street. Then a transparent umbrella opens up, then another, …

Half Dawn, Catherine Ashley

Masters Theses

By presenting these words on paper, I have given entry into a microcosm of recent research, questions, and creative explorations. There is potential for disconnection when trying to turn your head inside out and present it in a way that feels beautiful for other people. I’m trusting the moments of authenticity I’ve found in my wandering. Segue. Relationship. Gesture. Illusion. My musings all stem from notions of temporality. Time dances on the farthest ends of both immensity and desolation. I’ve spent stretches of time asking the people, texts, and experiments around me to define time in a way that I …

Review Of Meaningful Stuff. Design That Lasts., Niklas Hermann Henke

Book Reviews

No abstract provided.

Let Us Feast! The Long Tradition Of The Feast And How It Has Featured Through Time In Literature And Film, Anke Klitzing

Articles

Why do we celebrate so often with good food? Festive meals are as ancient as they are contemporary, and have featured in books, films and stories since we began to tell them, from Beowulf to Big Night (1996). Feasts strengthen interpersonal and communal bonds, but also offer the chance to showcase wealth and generosity; however, being a host can be a challenge as well.

Creative Connections: Building Empathy To Foster Ecoliteracy Through Art Education, Jocelyn Salim

Masters Theses

This thesis investigates the potential positive impact of fostering empathy and understanding for the natural world through art education. Through action research, this study examines various teaching approaches, such as incorporating scientific knowledge, employing literature to discuss ecological themes, and engaging in participatory storytelling activities to cultivate empathy among elementary school children. The objective of this thesis is to explore empathy as a potential pathway to encourage children to foster connections with the natural world and develop compassionate traits, attitudes, and behaviors towards nature as they grow. The findings of this study reveal that children exhibit high levels of enthusiasm …

Rejected Manuscripts, Yangqi Deng

Masters Theses

Rejected Manuscripts is a series of visual metaphors reconstructed from hyperlink research. It explores the representation, perception, and processing of information as fact across three projects, highlighting the pervasive influence of fiction throughout each stage. It investigates forms of fact versus fiction to bring awareness to multi-perspective and from that explores the intricate interplay between reality and imagination.

This thesis consists of three chapters. Chapter 1 falls into an abyss of fictional imagery intertwined with factual information. From there, the second chapter explores how we observe the world and how technology affects our vision. Chapter 3 discusses how this information …

Santa Clara Review, Vol. 111, No. 2, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Review

No abstract provided.

Usa Archaeology Museum Newsletter - June 2024, Archaeology Museum

Archaeology Museum Newsletters

In this edition of the museum's newsletter:

• Document the Historic Plateau/Africatown Cemetery?
• Giving to the Archaeology Museum