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Global Issues Local Impact, Philip Jenkins

Adventist Human-Subject Researchers Association

No abstract provided.

Where Do I Belong? What Should I Call Home?, Viplav Bhaskar Subramanian

Deliberately Queer Journal

Employing autoethnography, this reflection explores the contestations of home-place for queer racialized identities. Tony Adams asserts the vitality of such an embodied investigation when speaking about intersectionally assembled marginalized communities and identities through stating, “I turned to writing stories that others could use in times of relational distress […] by doing and living autoethnography” (Jones et al., 2013, p. 21). In this piece, I delve into my lived experiences, chartering conceptions of belonging while integrating personal stories and theoretical discourses. Such an embodiment, as expressed by Ellingson (2017), considers the body as “simultaneously physical and affective, social and individual, produced …

Preserving The Groove: Identifying & Preserving Grooved Media, Michael Bean, Michael Bean

LWLC Faculty Research

Preserving the Groove” is an introductory workshop on the identification, handling, and preservation of grooved sound media. The session covers three primary formats shellac, acetate, and vinyl while also touching on lesser-known and historically significant discs such as transcription discs, Bone Records, and Vitaphone soundtracks. Attendees will learn how to distinguish between formats, understand their playback requirements, and apply best practices for cleaning, storage, and digitization. Emphasis is placed on the physical vulnerabilities of each medium and the importance of preservation in archival and personal collections alike.

Terry Woodford Interview, Shoals Music Archive

Interviews

In this oral history interview, former producer, singer, and songwriter Terry Woodford reflects on his experiences in the Shoals music scene and the broader music industry. He reviews his childhood, where his love of music started. His first singing and recording experiences began at the age of five with his grandfather. His later childhood was marked by numerous moves due to his father’s job, but he still found time to sing and record with his grandfather, even into his twenties. Due to the moves, Terry encountered many people from diverse backgrounds at a very young age. Terry also details his …

Pretty And Problematic: The Use Of Music In Guadagnino's 'Call Me By Your Name', Brandon L. Foskett

Deliberately Queer Journal

Tension in the reception of the American-Italian film Call Me by Your Name (dir. Guadagnino, 2017)—as a beautiful film that implicitly condones a problematic narrative—is shaped in part by its compilation soundtrack. Already lauded as a timeless masterpiece in cinematography, sensuality, and music, the film also receives steadfast criticism regarding its portrayal of homosexuality and alleged condoning of interage desire between Elio, a 17-year-old Italian-French boy, and Oliver, a 24-year-old American man. In this paper, I analyze five musical episodes from the film, including The Psychedelic Furs’ “Love My Way,” Ravel’s Une barque sur l’océan, and Sufjan Stevens’s “Mystery …

Aristotle On Household, Polis And Regime, Chutidech Metheechutikul

Journal of Letters

This article studies the work of Aristotle, Politics, to indicate the relationship among household, polis and regime. The article finds that, the article finds that polis links to the idea of household in the sense that household can represent the status of the polis in terms of wealth and the question of is the regime a good one? For this, household, polis and regime are related like a chain regarding how the smallest unit affects the bigger units which mean house, village, city, and then polis. On the other hand, household can be good or not, depending on how …

Deliberately Queer Journal Editors' Note For Volume One, Sean Te Maulding, Mel Monier

Deliberately Queer Journal

No abstract provided.

Dice: An Examination Of Online Dating And Neuroqueer Identity In New Girl, Ashley D. Steele

Deliberately Queer Journal

This paper explores the representation of neurodiversity in popular media, with a specific focus on the television show New Girl. Through a critical analysis of Season 4, Episode 2 ("Dice"), I examine the episode alongside academic and online discussions surrounding female Autistic representation, dating while neurodivergent, and how the character Jessica Day (played by Zooey Deschanel) is often interpreted as Autistic by fan communities. The analysis highlights the pressure on Autistic individuals—both fictional and real—to adopt neurotypical behaviors for the comfort of others, particularly in online dating contexts. I also explore the importance of fan-created content in shaping conversations …

In Transit: Being Non-Binary In A World Of Dichotomies (Review), Kennan Dykstra

Deliberately Queer Journal

In Transit: Being Non-Binary in a World of Dichotomies is a book written by Dex Anderson that explores what it is to be gender nonconformant. With a specific look at the nonbinary experience, the author deconstructs binary ideas about gender through discussions of their own experiences, LGBTQ+ history, and media representation. This review encapsulates the content and structure of Anderson’s book, chapter-by-chapter, to analyze how well it communicates the importance of nonbinary and transgender visibility. This review also examines how well it communicates to the intended audience—not those who are unsympathetic to gender non-conformant identities but those who are newly …

Irony In Luke's Gospel: Christological Revelation, God's Superior Kingdom, And A Charismatic Theology Of The Spirit, Todd Boulware

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This dissertation considers Luke’s use of irony as a strategy of theological significance—a topic not often thoroughly analyzed throughout the history of Lukan scholarship even though many scholars have noted Luke’s narrative artistry. Prior inquiries have acknowledged Luke’s use of irony and other figures of speech, but comprehensive analysis of irony as a theological motif remains largely unaddressed. This is striking since Luke uses irony throughout, starting in Luke 1 and continuing through Luke 24. In this study, narrative and rhetorical critical analysis of the Third Gospel demonstrates that Luke uses the device of irony strategically for his primary theological …

Ties That Bind: A Study Of Relational Networks And Spiritual Formation, Joshua Michael Leborious

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

In His earthly ministry, Christ tasked the church with the responsibility of making disciples. Today, God calls leaders into professional ministry to discern specific means of doing so. The calling does not make that task easy and the methods for making disciple vary greatly, leaving Christian leaders overwhelmed by trying to figure out how to disciple the people in their care. A mountain of sources suggest that a relational approach has remarkable potential for making disciples. The purpose of this quantitative research study was to explore the potential relationship between relational networks and quantifiable habits of spiritual formation for adult, …

Apologetics Curriculum In A Chinese International School, William Kiel Nation

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Christian schools face the challenge of engaging students whose biblical views are being secularized by a culture that is individualistic and materialistic. At International Christian School Hong Kong, in response to such secular challenges, the overreliance on classical and evidential apologetics in the Bible curriculum has led to student disengagement, as these methods often fail to address the presuppositions of secular youth. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a presuppositional apologetics curriculum, grounded in Tim Keller’s Making Sense of God, compared to the traditional classical approach grounded in Keller’s The Reason for God, to determine which method better …

Front Matter, Arthit Jiamrattanyoo

Journal of Letters

No abstract provided.

Translation Of Aramaic Words In The New Testament Bible Into Chinese, Natthasake Naksit

Journal of Letters

This article aims to study the translation of Aramaic words appearing in the New Testament of the Bible into Chinese. Using a case study from the New Testament of Chinese translation of the Bible (Chinese Union Bible), the research found that the Chinese translation of the Bible has four main forms of translation for Aramaic words among the Greek text of the New Testament; Transliteration with an explanation of meanings according to the original text, Transliteration without any meaning explained, Transliteration with an explanation of meanings which do not appear in the original text, and Translate only the meaning of …

Detective And Family: The Representation Of Same-Sex Family In Holmes & Moriarity By Josh Lanyon, Kanokwan Wichiansri, Thosaeng Chaochuti

Journal of Letters

This paper aims to study the questioning of in heteronormativity in early detective fiction by investigating the representation of homosexual family in the crime fiction series Holmes & Moriarity by Josh Lanyon. The study finds that the representations of the male detective and homosexual family are influenced by heteronormative standards. The selected texts raise questions about the conventions of early detective fiction that usually offer stereotypical representations of the male detective. The male detective in early detective fiction typically prefers a life of solitude and refuses to start a family. The selected texts, however, portray a protagonist who is able …

Male-Female: Destabilizing Binary Opposition In Detective Conan The Series, Sutasinee Chaithanaphat

Journal of Letters

This article presents a study of Japanese detective fiction that has been adapted into the Thai-dubbed television cartoon series Detective Conan the Series from TIGA Company, with this study focusing only during Years 1–5. This article highlights the destabilizing of the binary oppositions, with the study exploring the male-female binary opposition, which reveals the possibility of subordinate power challenging and destabilizing another. The reversal of roles reflects the ability to negotiate with the dominant power. Despite this, women have the ability to challenge male power; however, in their efforts to do so and their given roles, women are eradicated from …

A Study On The Discourse Regarding The Handover And Continuation Of Power Of The Ruling Class Under The Succession System In Ancient Chinese Patriarchal Society In The Chinese Novel “Romance Of The Three Kingdoms”, Pantagarn Uswachoke, Suree Choonharuangdej

Journal of Letters

This article aims to study and analyze the discourse regarding the handover and continuation of power of the ruling class under the succession system in the patriarchal society during the Late Han Dynasty in the Chinese novel “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” by using a critical discourse analysis approach, to study the language strategies used in the construction of discourse about class, and to analyze the ideology reflected through this discourse. The study found that on the issue of handing over and continuing the power of the ruling class, the novel “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” reproduces the construction of …

“Health Insurance Is A Worthwhile Investment” Language And Ideology In The Discourse Of Health Insurance Advertising: A Critical Discourse Analysis Perspective, Patamaporn Mingcharoenwong, Sirirat Rakchat, Sirawat Kavilanan

Journal of Letters

This research aimed to examine the relationship between linguistic strategies and the ideology of “health insurance is a worthwhile investment” as well as the discourse practices and socio-cultural practices in health insurance advertising, using a critical discourse analysis framework based on Fairclough’s (1995) three-dimensional model of discourse. The data were collected by selecting the top three most popular and reputable life insurance companies in the 2024 Thailand’s Most Admired Brand survey (A.Kanitha, 2023): AIA, Thai Life Insurance, and Muang Thai Life Assurance. The findings revealed two sets of ideologies: 1) health insurance as an investment for financial security and 2) …

Male And Female Portraits In Russian Proverbs: Status Of Husbands And Wives, Parit Aroonoast

Journal of Letters

This research article studied the portrayal of husbands and wives in Russian proverbs to analyze the thoughts and beliefs of Russians on gender roles from Christian perspectives and the concept of hegemonic masculinity. Data was collected from Vladimir Dal’s “Proverbs of the Russian People” (1879), one of the largest collections of Russian proverbs. The literature indicates that Russian proverbs tend to be misogynistic, reflecting societal domination by hegemonic masculinity. Men were seen as leaders before the adoption of Christianity in Russia, but Russian proverbs influenced by Christian teachings imply that hegemonic masculinity opposes biblical teachings. Despite different spousal responsibilities, the …

The Research Status In The Chinese Academic Sector Regarding Overseas Chinese In Siam Over Six Decades (1962-2023), Yao Siqi

Journal of Letters

This research surveys and examines the research status in the Chinese academic sector regarding overseas Chinese in Thailand over the past six decades. It gathered research articles, academic articles, and graduate theses that were published in complete form from 1962 to 2023. The research found that researchers in the Chinese Academic Sector studying overseas Chinese in Thailand have consistently published their works. From 1962 to 2023, 33 research works were identified, with the topics of greatest interest being the activities of Chinese associations and societies in Siam, followed by the economy and trade between China and Siam, Thai government policies …

Teaching Word Combinations Using Matrix Training Via Serious Gaming In Minimally Verbal Children, Nataly Innamorato

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation addresses the communication challenges faced by minimally verbal children who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), often limited to one-word expressions. The approach used involves gamifying matrix training, an empirically supported method for teaching word combinations and promoting the generalization of language skills. Across three studies, the development of an instructional game is described and evaluated with two populations, typically developing children and children who are minimally verbal. First, it introduces a gamified application of matrix training that provides training in an interactive digital environment. Second, a proof-of-concept was obtained via a multiple baseline across participants with typically …

Healthy Bodies, Moral Minds, And Rural Ideals: Contextualizing Interwar British Childhood And Citizenship Through Children's Country Holidays Fund Vacations, Paula J. Pack

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation uses the Children’s Country Holidays Fund (CCHF) as a critical lens to examine how philanthropy, childhood, class, public health, and rural nostalgia intersected within the broader context of citizen formation in interwar Britain. Founded in 1884 to provide country holidays for poor London schoolchildren, the CCHF evolved from a philanthropic response to Victorian slum life into an informal arm of welfare governance by the end of the interwar period. Through its country holidays, the Fund became an active participant in shaping ideals of health, morality, and civic responsibility in a period marked by heightened concern over national vitality …

A More Robust Ethics: The Weakness And Theistic Dependence Of Godless Normative Realism, Micah Andrew Pycraft

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This dissertation is centered on the metaethics and moral ontology of Erik Wielenberg. The central task of the dissertation is to examine Wielenberg’s metaethical view termed “Godless Normative Realism” and ascertain the ontological implications therein. I contend that Wielenberg’s moral ontology ultimately fails to establish moral realism and aspects of his metaethics are better explained by the existence of God rather than his non-existence.

Chapter One presents Erik Wielenberg’s metaethics within the background of the historical progression of moral ontology and contemporary approaches to moral realism. Tracing from ancient foundations of theistic moral realism I show how moral antirealism grew …

Student And Teacher Perspectives On Blending Popular Music Pedagogies Into Kodály-Based Elementary Music Classes, Maurine Floyd Parker

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Kodály instructors in the United States train music educators to use American folk songs and classical Western European music as a foundation for students’ lessons; however, American music classrooms today look very different from the 1940s Hungarian classrooms when Zoltán Kodály developed his philosophy for teaching music, and there is a current need to include music that reflects the diverse student population within our schools. While Kodály “purists” may be hesitant to add music outside the realm of folk songs and art music, doing so may provide today’s learners the relevancy to stay engaged as valued members of the music …

Collegiate Music Recruiting: Using Athletic Recruiting Best Practices To Transform The Industry, Larry Jay Giddens Jr.

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The recruitment of new students is vital to every music program and can have a tremendous impact on its success. As technology evolves and the needs of the world change, so do the methods of student recruitment and retention in music departments, music schools, and colleges of music. This study covers the perspectives of collegiate music unit recruiters and compares current and potential strategies. Using a mixed methods approach, this research employs surveys to identify current music unit recruiting trends and challenges. Online recruiting, scholarship availability and facilities/staff emerge as themes within the small body of existing literature and personal …

Changes In Royal Air Force Aviation Technology, Tactics, And Strategy From World War I To World War Ii, Daniel J. Heiser

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The changes in aviation technology, strategy, and tactics in the Royal Air Force (RAF) formed at the end of World War I and throughout the Second World War would later sculpt the future of the modern era. This dissertation aims to explore the changes the RAF made which would ultimately help the Allied Forces win the Second World War and fill in the gaps of history that has seemed to have forgotten. The research shows that with the advancement of radar systems in the interwar period and the focus on fighter plane production the RAF became an outstanding fighting force. …

Dr. Malinda Hodges White

African American Funeral Programs

Dr_Malinda_Hodges_White.pdf - Funeral program for Malinda White

News Clipping, Mission Thanks Many For Aid

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Newsclipping: Article regarding the list of the donors who made Christmas Dinners for the Blind and for Newsies and Bootblacks, possible for the Clara White Mission. Includes partial article regarding Jax Christmas Cheer Clubs, "Kiddies and Poor Aided Christmas". Undated.

Receipt From A. J. Hill To Eartha White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Handwritten receipt to Eartha M. M. White from A. J. Hill for seventeen dollars. Clara White Mission bills and receipts. Undated.

Receipt From A. Gaff For Hanging Door

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Handwritten receipt on reverse of envelope, A. Gaff for one dollar and fifty cents for hanging door. Clara White Mission bills and receipts. Undated.