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Stone Fidelity: Marriage And Emotion In Medieval Tomb Sculpture, Amy Danielle Juarez Dec 2023

Stone Fidelity: Marriage And Emotion In Medieval Tomb Sculpture, Amy Danielle Juarez

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Women Warriors And National Heroes: Global Histories, Misty Urban Dec 2023

Women Warriors And National Heroes: Global Histories, Misty Urban

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Women’S Friendship In Medieval Literature, Skye Oliver Dec 2023

Women’S Friendship In Medieval Literature, Skye Oliver

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Apostate Nuns In The Later Middle Ages, Morgan Mcminn Dec 2023

Apostate Nuns In The Later Middle Ages, Morgan Mcminn

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


A Life Of Ill Repute: Public Prostitution In The Middle Ages, Amanda Scott Dec 2023

A Life Of Ill Repute: Public Prostitution In The Middle Ages, Amanda Scott

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Female Authorship, Patronage, And Translation In Late Medieval France: From Christine De Pizan To Louise Labé, Alani Hicks-Bartlett Dec 2023

Female Authorship, Patronage, And Translation In Late Medieval France: From Christine De Pizan To Louise Labé, Alani Hicks-Bartlett

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Acts Of Care: Recovering Women In Late Medieval Health, Tanya Stabler Miller Dec 2023

Acts Of Care: Recovering Women In Late Medieval Health, Tanya Stabler Miller

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


The Basque Seroras: Local Religion, Gender, And Power In Northern Iberia, 1550–1800, Phyllis Zagano Dec 2023

The Basque Seroras: Local Religion, Gender, And Power In Northern Iberia, 1550–1800, Phyllis Zagano

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Women, Food, And Diet In The Middle Ages: Balancing The Humors, Autumn Reinhardt-Simpson Dec 2023

Women, Food, And Diet In The Middle Ages: Balancing The Humors, Autumn Reinhardt-Simpson

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Women Religious Crossing Between The Cloister And The World: Nunneries In Europe And The Americas, Ca. 1200–1700, Alexandra Verini Dec 2023

Women Religious Crossing Between The Cloister And The World: Nunneries In Europe And The Americas, Ca. 1200–1700, Alexandra Verini

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Women, Writing And Religion In England And Beyond, 650–1100, Andrew Breeze Dec 2023

Women, Writing And Religion In England And Beyond, 650–1100, Andrew Breeze

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Medieval Intersections: Gender And Status In Europe In The Middle Ages, Ebba Strutzenbladh Dec 2023

Medieval Intersections: Gender And Status In Europe In The Middle Ages, Ebba Strutzenbladh

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Cárcel De Amor / The Prison Of Love, Laura Francis, Álvaro Garrote Pascual Dec 2023

Cárcel De Amor / The Prison Of Love, Laura Francis, Álvaro Garrote Pascual

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Book Of The Body Politic, Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski Jun 2023

Book Of The Body Politic, Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Christine De Pizan: Life, Work, Legacy, S.C. Kaplan Jun 2023

Christine De Pizan: Life, Work, Legacy, S.C. Kaplan

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Gender And Voice In Medieval French Literature And Song, Joseph P. Derosier Jun 2023

Gender And Voice In Medieval French Literature And Song, Joseph P. Derosier

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Obscene Pedagogies: Transgressive Talk And Sexual Education In Late Medieval Britain, Jenny C. Bledsoe Jun 2023

Obscene Pedagogies: Transgressive Talk And Sexual Education In Late Medieval Britain, Jenny C. Bledsoe

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Studying Gender In Medieval Europe: Historical Approaches, Jessica E. Zisa Jun 2023

Studying Gender In Medieval Europe: Historical Approaches, Jessica E. Zisa

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.


Breaking The Academic Lockstep: Dr. Samuel Clark And The Birth Of Honors Education At Western Michigan University, Tashfia Raisa Apr 2023

Breaking The Academic Lockstep: Dr. Samuel Clark And The Birth Of Honors Education At Western Michigan University, Tashfia Raisa

Honors Theses

The Lee Honors College at Western Michigan University has grown so rapidly over the past few decades that one may overlook its humble beginnings. The first Director of the Honors College, Dr. Samuel Clark, contributed greatly to the establishment of the college and the development of the curriculum. This thesis, which examines the origin of honors programming nationally and at Western Michigan University, will allow future researchers and administrators to better appreciate today’s honors program at Western Michigan University in light of its past.


The Dialectics Of Rock Music And Neoliberalism, Derek Block Apr 2023

The Dialectics Of Rock Music And Neoliberalism, Derek Block

Honors Theses

It has been argued that Rock music is one of the Modern West’s most important artistic achievements. It was, in some way, shape, or form, the most popular genre of music in the Western hemisphere for the last 60 years. The depth and relevancy of the genre still resonate through almost every level of society; a Bruce Springsteen song played at a political rally, a Beatles tune scoring a movie characters existential contemplation, the same six songs played at sporting events, and the list goes on. Rock music can be as personal as a stranger strumming a guitar in a …


Mark Jewett: Storm Watching At East Hall And The Professor That Changed His Life, University Libraries Mar 2023

Mark Jewett: Storm Watching At East Hall And The Professor That Changed His Life, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Mark Jewett meets with Cassie Kotrch virtually to share some of his memories and stories of WMU as a student there in the 90's. He shares how his love of East Campus developed while also talking about the professor that changed the trajectory of his life and way of thinking.


Rosanne Adamache And The Best Year On East Campus, University Libraries Mar 2023

Rosanne Adamache And The Best Year On East Campus, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Rosanne Adamache meets with Cassie Kotrch via FaceTime to share her experiences and memories as a WMU student on East Campus. She shares stories of listening to rock music in Walwood Union, living in Spindler Hall, and more.


George Kohrman And The Family Legacy At Wmu, University Libraries Mar 2023

George Kohrman And The Family Legacy At Wmu, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

Campus School and WMU Alum George Kohrman sits with Cassie Kotrch at Heritage Hall to go over his binder of memories from his time as a student at Campus School and U High. He also shares stories of his father (whom Kohrman Hall is named after), his 46 year career at WMU, and his undergrad and grad student says on campus.


Ray Lezotte, Meeting His Wife And A Passion For The Air Force, University Libraries Mar 2023

Ray Lezotte, Meeting His Wife And A Passion For The Air Force, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU and State High Alum Ray Lezotte speaks with Cassie Kotrch over the phone to share some of his memories of his time as a student at Campus School, State High, and WMU as well as his memory of the teacher who ignited his passion for the air force, where he would spend 4 year between attending State High and WMU.


Jackie Ruttinger: Running The Galleries And Her Best Studio Yet, University Libraries Mar 2023

Jackie Ruttinger: Running The Galleries And Her Best Studio Yet, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

Previous WMU Director of Exhibitions Jackie Ruttinger shares her memories of her time working on East Campus for the School of Art. She shares stories of her studio space in East Hall, a favorite tree on campus, and running the galleries of East Campus.


Lou Rizzolo: Art Installations Of East Hall And The Sky, University Libraries Feb 2023

Lou Rizzolo: Art Installations Of East Hall And The Sky, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Professor Emeritus of Art Lou Rizzolo speaks with Cassie Kotrch via FaceTime about his time at WMU first as a student and then as a professor and artist. Lou discusses two writings he prepared. The first details his first day on East Campus and a seemingly impossible mission. The second details some of the major works of his time as a professor, especially one series of works around the study of the brain that was in the East Hall gym.


Harold Bate And Community Within The Department Of Speech Pathology And Audiology, University Libraries Feb 2023

Harold Bate And Community Within The Department Of Speech Pathology And Audiology, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Professor Emeritus of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Harold Bate talks with Cassie Kotrch over the phone to discuss his 40 year career at WMU in the Speech Pathology and Audiology Department while it occupied East Campus.


Bill Everard: The 8 Year Undergrad And Ads In Student Media, University Libraries Feb 2023

Bill Everard: The 8 Year Undergrad And Ads In Student Media, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Bill Everard meets with Cassie Kotrch virtually over Zoom to discuss his 8 years as an undergrad at WMU and the memories and stories he has as a student in ROTC, College of Business, and Communications as well as working at Western Herald and WIDR selling ads.


James Mulcrone And Running Walwood Hall, University Libraries Feb 2023

James Mulcrone And Running Walwood Hall, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum James Mulcrone sits with Cassie Kotrch in Heritage Hall to share some of his memories and stories as a student at WMU. He discusses his time living at, working at, and running Walwood Hall as well as his other stories of East and Main Campus.


Marilyn Lapekas: All The Old Books Of Her Time At Western, University Libraries Feb 2023

Marilyn Lapekas: All The Old Books Of Her Time At Western, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Marilyn Lapekas sits with Cassie Kotrch at Heritage Hall to go over the many textbooks and yearbooks she collected over her time at Western as well as the stories and memories she has of those two years and how they affected her life moving forward.