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Full-Text Articles in Other American Studies
Amjambo Africa! (December 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (December 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
New American Leaders .............p. 2
Ladder to the Moon Conference p. 3
Appeal from 350 Maine .............p. 3
Asylum Seekers & Work Permits p. 4
Palaver Strings ............................ p. 9
Ikirenga Cy'Intore .................... p. 11
New Deal for New Americans Act .............p. 13
Coffee by Design Supports Arts ..........................p. 18
DACEP & ILAP in Lewiston...... p. 18
Mid Coast New Mainers Group ............................................... p. 19
Housing Scams ......................... p. 19
Metal Storytellers: Reflections Of War Culture In Silverplate B-29 Nose Art From The 509th Composite Group, Terri Wesemann
Metal Storytellers: Reflections Of War Culture In Silverplate B-29 Nose Art From The 509th Composite Group, Terri Wesemann
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
Most people are familiar with the Enola Gay—the B-29 that dropped Little Boy, the first atomic bomb, over the city of Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. Less known are the fifteen Silverplate B-29 airplanes that trained for the mission, that were named and later adorned with nose art. However, in recorded history, the atomic mission overshadowed the occupational folklore of this group. Because the abundance of planes were scrapped in the decade after World War II and most WWII veterans have passed on, all that remains of their occupational folklore are photographs, oral and written histories, some books, …
Shall I Sing You A Ghost Story: The Nature And Purpose Of Ghost Songs In Maritime Communities Of Northern New England And Atlantic Canada, Richard A. Blake
Shall I Sing You A Ghost Story: The Nature And Purpose Of Ghost Songs In Maritime Communities Of Northern New England And Atlantic Canada, Richard A. Blake
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
This paper will be discussing the nature of maritime ghost stories put forth in musical narrative. There are two questions that I will be endeavoring to answer. 1) What kinds of changes can occur to a ghost story when it is put into a song and 2) How would the understanding of a folksong’s story change when it crosses boundaries from one place to another? More specifically it will discuss those changes when crossing provincial or national boundaries. The investigation into these questions will involve the use of several written and audio sources. The written sources include titles like the …
Amjambo Africa! (November 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (November 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Palaver Strings.........................Page 2
Elections ..................................Page 3
Asylum Seeker Update..........Page 3
Mainers Prepare for Winter Page 13
Namory Keita .......................Page 19
Review Of Genesea M. Carter And William H. Thelin’S Class In The Composition Classroom, Christian Aguiar
Review Of Genesea M. Carter And William H. Thelin’S Class In The Composition Classroom, Christian Aguiar
Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges
Though community colleges enroll the majority of working-class college students, research on how to best serve the interests of working-class students at our institutions is limited. In Class in the Composition Classroom: Pedagogy and the Working Class, the contributors tackle the issue of supporting working-class students in college composition classes from several angles, offering practical pedagogical advice, guidance on college-wide initiatives, and research into common challenges faced by working-class students. While the text will be most valuable for those who teach writing, its insights apply to anyone who serves at a community college.
Amjambo Africa! (October 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (October 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This issue...
Lewiston ..................................Page 2
Mana Abdi
Lewiston High School
Lewiston Adult Education
African Gala.............................Page 9
Candidates Talk Issues ...Page 10/11
October 2019, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
October 2019, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Simchat Torah; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Book Group; Announcements; Community Notices
In The Moment Of Violence: Writing The History Of Postemancipation Terror, Hannah Rosen
In The Moment Of Violence: Writing The History Of Postemancipation Terror, Hannah Rosen
Hannah Rosen
This collection of eleven original essays interrogates the concept of freedom and recenters our understanding of the process of emancipation. Who defined freedom, and what did freedom mean to nineteenth-century African Americans, both during and after slavery? Did freedom just mean the absence of constraint and a widening of personal choice, or did it extend to the ballot box, to education, to equality of opportunity? In examining such questions, rather than defining every aspect of postemancipation life as a new form of freedom, these essays develop the work of scholars who are looking at how belonging to an empowered government …
Amjambo Africa! (September 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (September 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue... Maine’s Way of Life................Page 9
ILAP Statement ....................Page 16
September 2019, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
September 2019, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Shabbat in the Woods; From the Rabbi; Preident's Message; Book Group; Announcements; Community Notices
Through The Mouth: An Essay On Appetite And Ecocide, Iemanja Brown
Through The Mouth: An Essay On Appetite And Ecocide, Iemanja Brown
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
This dissertation is an exploration of mourning and resilient joy in the midst of ecocide. Resisting the pervasive classification of the human as inherently destructive, I look to appetite as an aesthetic procedure that includes a material desire for intimacy with the more-than-human. My study considers the intersections of aesthetic production (primarily twentieth-century poetry and visual art), climate science, geology, cultural studies, theory within the contemporary nonhuman turn, and Alfred North Whitehead’s philosophy of organism. I employ an interdisciplinary approach, which helps me explore the various ways that literal and figurative appetite can be a way of sensing and exploring …
Rui(N)Ation: Narratives Of Art And Urban Revitalization In Detroit, Jessica Ks Cappuccitti
Rui(N)Ation: Narratives Of Art And Urban Revitalization In Detroit, Jessica Ks Cappuccitti
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
This dissertation considers the City of Detroit as a case study for analyzing the complex role that artists and art institutions are playing in the potential re-growth and revitalization of the city. I specifically look at artists and arts organizations who are working against the popular narrative of Detroit as “ruin city.” Their efforts create counter narratives that emphasize stories of survival and showcase vibrant communities. By focussing on artist-led and institutional initiatives, I emphasize the importance of art in both community and narrative-building.
This research has taken the form of a written dissertation and two adapted projects, and positions …
“Native American Folk Song Suite”: A Study Of Traditional Native American Melodies, The Role Of Music In Native American Society, And Its Translation To The Modern Wind Ensemble, Preston Parker
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Music holds a sacred place for the many Native American tribes of the United States. Over the past 150 years, ethnomusicologists Dr. Theodore Baker (1851-1934), Dr. Frances Densmore (1867-1957), and John Donald Robb (1892-1989) have preserved these songs by sitting down with indigenous Native Americans and recording their music straight from the source. Through these recordings, these ethnomusicologists created a springboard for composers, including myself, to study the past and create new music that honors the traditions and culture of Native Americans. I have applied my new knowledge of these musical techniques and traditions to create a work for wind …
Amjambo Africa! (August 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (August 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Welcome Feast........................Page 8
My Life as a Refugee ............Page 11 by Veronica Kaluta
Wedding of Irene Yao & Romeo Adji....................Page 13
August 2019, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
August 2019, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Kiddish Levana; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; Book Group; Community Notices
Licentious Legends: A Folklore Podcast, Alexandra L. Haynes
Licentious Legends: A Folklore Podcast, Alexandra L. Haynes
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
Licentious Legends was created out of a need to both understand and educate about sexual contemporary legends; not just what they are and what defines them, but the effect that they have on those who experience them. The purpose of this podcast is not to shame, but to take what has been found and educate about the joys and dangers of these legends. These legends range from the everyday (such as "The Hook"), to legends about a young man killing himself with a plunger. In an effort to gather as many examples as they could, Faye interviewed several of their …
Amjambo Africa! (July 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (July 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Racial Inequality.....................Page 7
Welcome Table ......................Page 9
Art in Exodus ..........................Page 9
Alliance Française.................Page 13
July 2019, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
July 2019, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Maine-ly Jewish Storytelling Festival; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; Book Group; Community Notices
June 2019, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
June 2019, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Shavout with Rabbi Erica Asch; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; Book Group; Community Notices
Amjambo Africa! (June 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (June 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Furniture Friends....................Page 2
ProsperityME..........................Page 2
Envisioning New Switzerland: A Founding Document For The Swiss Colonists At Vevay, Indiana, Ellen Stepleton
Envisioning New Switzerland: A Founding Document For The Swiss Colonists At Vevay, Indiana, Ellen Stepleton
Zea E-Books Collection
During one of the most tumultuous decades in the history of Switzerland, a small group of Vaudois republicans chose to secure their children’s familial, cultural and spiritual patrimony by relocating to the New World. In April 1800, at Le Chenit in the Vallée de Joux, five families framed a compact intended to organize a communal settlement in the Northwest Territory. Recently discovered, their pact is presented here in its original French and in English translation, along with an accompanying letter; additionally, another letter and an English translation of the compact as prepared by Jean Jaques Dufour in 1801 is supplied. …
Why The Covenant Worked: On The Institutional Foundations Of The American Civil Religion, John W. Compton
Why The Covenant Worked: On The Institutional Foundations Of The American Civil Religion, John W. Compton
Political Science Faculty Articles and Research
Scholars of American civil religion (ACR) have paid insufficient attention to the micro-level processes through which civil religious ideas have historically influenced beliefs and behavior. We know little about what makes such appeals meaningful to average Americans (assuming they are meaningful); nor do we know much about the mechanisms through which abstract religious themes and imagery come to be associated with specific policy aims, or what Robert Bellah called “national goals.” This article argues that a renewed focus on the relationship between civil religion and organized religion can help fill this gap in the literature. More specifically, I draw attention …
"Not Tea And Crumpets": The 1976 Louisiana Governor's Conference On Women And The Formation Of A New Women's Platform, 1972-1982, Vickie A. Lacoste
"Not Tea And Crumpets": The 1976 Louisiana Governor's Conference On Women And The Formation Of A New Women's Platform, 1972-1982, Vickie A. Lacoste
University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
The success of three Louisiana feminists in the 1970s, Fran Bussie, Clarence Marie Collier, and Pat Evans stemmed from their professional expertise in labor rights, education, and politics, respectively. By joining and maintaining memberships in a variety of social, civic, and activists groups, these feminist leaders via the 1976 Louisiana Governor’s Conference on Women created a unique network that allowed for the formation of a new women’s platform. This conference advanced women’s rights, established a working platform for reform, and helped usher in second-wave feminism in Louisiana. Using conference booklets, archived video and audio interviews, and newspaper articles, this thesis …
The Politics Of Federal Environmental Policy: An Analysis Of Six West Virginia Counties, Hannah O'Keefe
The Politics Of Federal Environmental Policy: An Analysis Of Six West Virginia Counties, Hannah O'Keefe
MSU Graduate Theses
The prevalence of politics in federal environmental policy has been evident for decades, and this thesis will seek to identify the impact of implementing rival policies at the county level. The two federal policies being examined are the Clean Power Plan that was devised by the presidential administration under Barack Obama, and the Affordable Clean Energy Rule created by the presidential administration under Donald Trump. The county selection was chosen in the state of West Virginia because of the state’s high economic dependence on extracting and exporting coal, a current source of domestic and foreign electric power. The study area …
The Making Of Cleveland’S Artist: The Aesthetic And Cultural Politics Of Boundary Crossing In The Industrial Landscape Paintings Of Carl Gaertner, 1923 - 1952, April N. Johnston
The Making Of Cleveland’S Artist: The Aesthetic And Cultural Politics Of Boundary Crossing In The Industrial Landscape Paintings Of Carl Gaertner, 1923 - 1952, April N. Johnston
Arts & Sciences Electronic Theses and Dissertations
ABSTRACT
The Making of Cleveland’s Artist: The Aesthetic and Cultural Politics of Boundary Crossing in the Industrial Landscape Paintings of Carl Gaertner, 1923 – 1952
by
April Johnston
Master of Arts in American Culture Studies
Washington University in St. Louis, 2019
Dr. Iver Bernstein, adviser
In 1923 Carl Gaertner captivated jurors at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s annual competitive May Show with a painting of a local bolt factory titled Up the River at Upson’s. What made the painting so arresting was its rendering of the elements of factory, nature, and the human spaces that mediated between them, as …
Universe Of Things: A Human Presentation Of Food-For-Thought., Madeline Halpern
Universe Of Things: A Human Presentation Of Food-For-Thought., Madeline Halpern
Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Papers
I present this statement under three loose categories: People, Objects and their Environment. I consider People as human, Objects as art objects, domestic objects, and food, and Environment as the shared space of the former groups. Food directs this statement as I present each concept and creative process as a metaphorical dish. Material exploration carried me from a direct practice of reorienting acrylic paint and questioning object functionality through personified sculptures into theoretical thesis work in which I use interpersonal relations and the idea of consumption to translate tactile, gustatory and olfactory sensations into digital film. In this meal I …
Autour De Frances Benjamin Johnston, Gertrude Käsebier Et Catharine Weed Barnes Ward: Stratégies Séparatistes Dans L’Exposition Des Femmes Photographes Américaines Au Tournant Des Xixe Et Xxe Siècles, Thomas Galifot
Artl@s Bulletin
Cette étude inclut une nouvelle analyse de l’exposition des photographes américaines conçue par Frances Benjamin Johnston à l’occasion de l’Exposition universelle de Paris de 1900. Dans une mise en perspective inédite, l’événement est également replacé dans un contexte américain élargi, riche en initiatives et en débats aussi fondateurs que méconnus. Cette enquête, qui donne lieu au premier panorama des expositions collectives de photographes américaines jusqu’en 1914, aboutit à une nécessaire remise à l'honneur de Catharine Weed Barnes Ward et de Gertrude Käsebier, personnalités dont le rôle central sur ces questions est largement mésestimé.
Amjambo Africa! (May 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (May 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Cultivating Community .........Page 8
Community Dialogue...........Page 15
May 2019, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
May 2019, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Lag B'omer; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; Book Group; Commmunity Notices
Coming To Terms With Gonzo Journalism : An Analysis In Russian Formalism., Beau Kilpatrick
Coming To Terms With Gonzo Journalism : An Analysis In Russian Formalism., Beau Kilpatrick
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Gonzo journalism is notoriously difficult to define because of its ambiguous nature. To date, scholarly definitions focus on historical interpretations of Gonzo’s content, its connection to social and political contexts, or the biography of Hunter S. Thompson. These definitional attempts neglect the formal devices of the composition. This thesis aims to redefine Gonzo as its own genre by using the nearly forgotten methods of Russian formalism—specifically the works of Victor Shklovsky, Vladimir Propp, and Boris Tomashevsky—to analyze the formal devices and components of its form. The results are twofold; first, it acts to rejuvenate an unpopular literary theory by illustrating …