Cultural History Commons^™

“The High Tide Of Immigration—A National Menace”, Mackenzie Brandenburger

History First-Year Seminar Research

This cartoon “The High Tide of Immigration – A National Menace” appeared in the humor magazine Judge in 1903. It reflects the alarm among some Americans at the growing number of immigrants from countries in Southern and Eastern Europe such as Italy, Russia, Austria, Hungary and declining number of immigrants from countries in northern and western Europe such as Ireland and Germany.

“Uncle Sam’S Thanksgiving Dinner”, Kenosha Gee

History First-Year Seminar Research

Published in the November 22nd, 1860 issue of Harper Weekly, by Thomas Nast (known for the invention of the character Uncle Sam) Nast captured and celebrated the ethnic diversity and envision the political equality of citizens of the American republic. Even though it seems as if the picture shows that everyone race (African, Native, French, German, Arab, British, Chinese, Italian, etc.) are getting along, there are many hidden messages that lies in this photo. Nast aims the cartoon at the ratification of the 15th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. On the table is a monument to “self- government” and “Universal …

“The Immigrant: Is He An Acquisition Or A Detriment?”, Karla Garcia-Cardenas

History First-Year Seminar Research

Published in Judge magazine on September 19, 1903, “The Immigrant: Is He An Acquisition Or A Detriment?” cartoon reveals the opposing viewpoints of seven major interest groups towards immigration. Individuals surround the immigrants located in the center, expressing their judgments through signs and identification labels. In general, the cartoon depicts the benefits and drawbacks of immigration in the early twentieth century.

“The Mortar Of Assimilation—And The One Element That Won’T Mix”, Jenna Downs

History First-Year Seminar Research

Published in Puck magazine on June 26, 1889, “The Mortar of Assimilation And The One Element That Just Won’t Mix” cartoon was a perfect exhibit of the Americans view on the Irish immigration to the United States. In the melting pot several different kinds of Americans can be spotted, but the one Irishman is standing on the edge of the pot holding a knife and a flag.

“Another Triumph For Jonathon—Biggest Reptile In The Universe”, Frances Skeirik

History First-Year Seminar Research

“Another Triumph for Jonathan- Biggest Reptile in the Universe” was published in Judy Newspaper on May 17th, 1882. In this cartoon, Uncle Sam sits back complacently in his rocking chair while this huge sea monster from the United States swims ashore of another country. On the beast is written “American Feniansim”. Looking even closer in the hand of this sea monster is a knife with the word “Assassination” written upon it. Lastly, ashore of the other country is a man holding a lasso in hopes of catching this monster but he is having no luck whatsoever due to the size …

“Looking Backward”, Flor De Liz Regalado

History First-Year Seminar Research

“Looking Backwards”, the controversial cartoon from Puck Magazine, was published on January 11, 1893. Composed by the founder of Puck Magazine himself, Joseph Keppler, created the cartoon that portrays the arguable rights of foreign visitors, also referred to as immigrants. The image represents an immigrant who has stepped off of a ship and entered into a foreign land and greeted with a generous “goodbye”, by those whom once were in his position and are now successful. Behind the figures that rejected the newcomer, are shadows of themselves being casted as they were once immigrants, too.

“The Fool Pied Piper”, Elizabeth Stevenson

History First-Year Seminar Research

This cartoon entitled “The Fool Pied Piper,” that was published in Puck Magazine June 2, 1909 shows American distaste for immigration to the United States. It portrays Uncle Sam as the Pied Piper, leading rats across the ocean toward the Statue of Liberty with a pipe that is labeled “Lax Immigration Laws.” The rats are labeled “Murderer,” “Thief”, “Kidnapper,” and “Assassin.” Some rats are carrying papers that say “The Black Hand.” Meanwhile, leaders and citizens of the countries the rats are leaving are cheering the rats’ departure.

“The Balance Of Trade With Great Britain Seems To Be Still Against Us”, Eric Corral

History First-Year Seminar Research

Published in New York’s Harper’s Weekly on April 28, 1883, “The Balance of Trade with Great Britain Seems to be Still Against Us” depicts the rising tensions between immigrants, particularly Irish, coming to the United States from Great Britain. During the Great Famine (1845-1852) many Irishmen under the rule of the Crown emigrated to the United States. Tensions began to flare between both parties once the Irish nationalist group, “The Fenians,” situated in the United States, began to terrorize Great Britain. The United States felt its Irish immigrants were implicated, and Great Britain felt that the United States was allowing …

“Colonists And Convicts”, Dakota Hoskins

History First-Year Seminar Research

The “Colonists and Convicts” cartoon debuted in the British magazine called Punch in October 1864. The cartoon brings to life the bickering that occurred between the Australian colonists and the British officers. It gives off the idea that the colonists were more annoyed with the officers than the convicts themselves. The rugged Australians were fed up with being forced fed the British rulings.

“The Ignorant Vote—Honors Are Easy”, Deborah Guinn

History First-Year Seminar Research

In the New York magazine Harper’s Weekly on December 1, 1876, “The Ignorant Vote – Honors Are Easy” cartoon is showing the difference that the African American Republican vote and Irish Catholic Democratic vote played in the 1876 election between Rutherford B. Hayes, a republican, and Samuel J. Tilden, a democrat. There was a dispute on who the actual election winner was because the votes were so close.

“The First Blow At The Chinese Question”, Carlos Harris

History First-Year Seminar Research

Published as the cover story of “The San Francisco Illustrated Wasp” on December 8, 1877, “The First Blow at the Chinese Question” depicts the struggle between the American work force and the Chinese migrants. In front of a store in the middle of China Town, a protestor for the American “Working Men’s Procession” is shown punching a regular Chinese migrant man in his face. Inside the store, stands an angry crowd of Chinese migrants; behind the protestor, is more men supporting his cause against the Chinese. At first glance, the cartoon is straight forward, but there is deeper symbolism within …

“The Propagation Society—More Free Than Welcome”, Arneisha Swanson

History First-Year Seminar Research

This cartoon was published independently by Nathanial Currier circa 1855. “The Propagation Society- More Free than Welcome” reflects the Americans point of view on the Irish Catholic immigrants in 1855. In the cartoon the priest is bombarding the Americans to step aside so that they can take over all spiritual welfare. Embedded into the cartoon is a message of an anti-Catholic group the “Know Nothings” and their attempt to get rid of the Irish Catholics.

Cola And Cartoons: A Showcase Of Freshman Research At Unlv, Cian T. Mcmahon

History First-Year Seminar Research

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Professor McMahon and the students of his COLA 100 section wish to acknowledge the kind support this project received from the following members of the Lied Library staff:

Patricia Iannuzzi (Dean, University Libraries)

Vicki A. Nozero (Director, User Services)

Dan Werra (Media and Computer Services)

Priscilla Finley (Humanities Librarian)

The Grizzly, December 6, 2012, Jessica Orbon, Sara Sherr, Larissa Coyne, Keith Miles, John Parry, Olivia Z. Schultz, Rayleen Rivera-Harbach, Jordan Demcher, Michael D'Amico, Alexa Lamontagne, Austin Fox, Andrew Feick, Lea Marano, Allen Weaver, Joey Brodsky

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Dean Addresses New Faculty Rumors • Main Street Accident Raises Crosswalk Safety Concerns • Infonet's Future Still Uncertain • New Director Plans Art Exhibits • UCARE Grants Kids' Wishes • The Ruby Tradition Continues • Best Buddies Gives Back to the Community • 75th Anniversary of the "Messiah" at Ursinus • Huang Wins a Prestigious Environmental Award • Opinion: Consider Others When Considering Vandalism; Recent Events an Opportunity to Grow • Behind the Scenes: Nienius and Peck • Basketball Teams Strong Start • Men's Basketball Falls to No. 9 F&M

In Response To Kevin: Truncated And Sliced, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

There is not one program given on any Civil War battle landscape that cannot, somewhere in it's natural flow and using resource-specific elements and tangibles, discuss the cause and context of the war in a meaningful and thematically-integrated way. Period. Full Stop.

Furthermore and because of this, there is no reason or excuse not to cover the cause and context of the war in a meaningful, thematically-integrated and site-specific way in every personal services program in some manner or fashion. Period. Full Stop. [excerpt]

Why Chinese Neo-Confucian Women Made A Fetish Of Small Feet, Aubrey L. Mcmahan

Grand Valley Journal of History

Abstract for “Why Chinese Neo-Confucian Women Made a Fetish of Small Feet”

This paper explores the source of the traditional practice of Chinese footbinding which first gained popularity at the end of the Tang dynasty and continued to flourish until the last half of the twentieth century.[1] Derived initially from court concubines whose feet were formed to represent an attractive “deer lady” from an Indian tale, footbinding became a wide-spread symbol among the Chinese of obedience, pecuniary reputability, and Confucianism, among other things.[2]^,[3] Drawing on the analyses of such scholars as Beverly Jackson, Valerie Steele …

Aa Ms 06 Home Is Where I Make It - Oral History Collection Finding Aid, Marieke Van Der Steenhoven

Search the Manuscript Collection (Finding Aids)

Description:

This oral history project was directed by Dr. Maureen Elgersman Lee, of USM, and Rachel Talbot Ross. The interviews were conducted by local high school students. The Collection includes transcripts, photographs and audiotapes from the two phases of the project, which documented African American life in the Greater Portland and Lewiston-Auburn areas.

Date Range:

2001-2003

Size of Collection:

1 ft.

Cultural Intelligence In Foreign Language Classes, Daniela Báez

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Zoomorphic Penannular Brooches In 6th And 7th Century Ireland, Esther G. Ward

School of Art, Art History, and Design: Theses and Student Creative Work

In this thesis the author examines the evolution, manufacture, and societal significance of zoomorphic penannular brooches, a type of metal dress fastener used in early medieval Ireland that is often decorated. The brooches examined are dated to the 6^th and 7^th centuries, during which the Irish underwent a process of religious conversion from Celtic paganism to Christianity, and social rank was paramount. It is in this social context that the brooches are examined. Despite the significance of this time of social change, brooches from this period tend to be overlooked by scholarship in favor of the more ornate …

Journeys To Others And Lessons Of Self: Carlos Castaneda In Camposcape, Ageeth Sluis

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

Drawing on Michel Foucault’s concept of heterotopia, this article examines the importance of place and gender within constructions of race politics in Carlos Castaneda’s series on shamanism. Championing a “separate reality” predicated on an indigenous worldview, Castaneda’s lessons invited transnational middle-class youth to "journey" alongside him to camposcape—an anachronistic and idealized countryside—as a means to escape the bourgeois values of their homelands and find spiritual fulfillment in a timeless and "authentic" Mexico. Castaneda’s work proposed new viable spaces of difference in Mexico, yet inscribed these spaces with a masculinist discourse that served to neutralize the gender trouble within the counterculture …

Christmas Dinner Menu, December, 2012 Sandos Papagayo Beach Resort Hotel, Lanzarote, Sandos Papagayo Beach Resort Hotel

Menus of the 21st Century

The 4 star Sandos Papagayo Beach Resort Hotel is located in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote and is popular with Irish tourists. This menu was contributed by Ms. Eleanor Doyle who spent her Christmas vacation at the resort in 2012.

An Undergraduate Seminar On Irish Musical Culture In Ireland And The Irish Diaspora In America, Including The Influence Of Irish Music On Appalachian Folk Music Culture, Frieda Eakins

Masters Theses

The following project establishes a concise, yet multifaceted design for a seminar on Irish musical culture. While it was initially developed as a course for its author to teach in the undergraduate, on-ground classroom, this project provides a framework adaptable enough for use by other instructors and/or for additional music seminars. This project is unique in its two-fold purpose in that the design and resources are directed to assist the instructor with streamlining course curriculum preparation, while the course content specific to the project when utilized offers students in the undergraduate college classroom a better understanding of Irish musical culture …

Spielberg's Dead Wrong About The Dead; Or, The Places In The Movie Where I Cried, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

I stood in front of the rostrum in the National Cemetery with my parents. They hadn't seen the movie yet. My best-friend was next to them. He hadn't seen it yet. Another compatriot joined us who had seen it, but we were definitely outnumbered in our little knot of folks within the massive crowd. As Spielberg continued speaking, I leaned in to the group. "You really need to see the movie," I said, knowing that no matter whose ears it hit the odds were it'd hit a meaningful target. [excerpt]

Thanksgiving, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

As with all American traditions, if it happened once or twice it is one. Therefore I present my traditional Thanksgiving piece. The History of Thanksgiving and of Football both go back into the Middle Ages, and so it may not be so strange that the two would become intertwined in modern America.

The Grizzly, November 15, 2012, Jessica Orbon, Sara Sherr, Rosemary Clark, Rachel Brown, Marcus Foster, Chris Rountree, Samantha Salomon, Amanda Frekot, Austin Fox, Matthew Johnston, Michael D'Amico, Rayleen Rivera-Harbach, Allen Weaver

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Website Sparks Campus Controversy • New Sculptures Share Connections with CIE Text • Underclassmen to Register on New Electronic System • Sandy Victims Still Need Aid • UCDC Fall Preview • Dr. Romano's Book • Radio City Christmas Spectacular • Commuters at UC • Opinion: Disputed Website Shows Ursinus' True Colors; It's Becoming More Popular to Follow Celebrities' Lives • Rough Time to be a Philadelphia Fan • Women's Basketball Looks to Youth for Victories • Men's Basketball Looks to Rebound

Living Fortress Of The Heart: Resonance Of Emancipation, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

Jacob dragged me somewhere again. I really should learn to say, "no," because no matter where I get dragged by Jake, it always ends up wrecking my brain for months and making me obsess about some amazingly minute interpretive experience. But I'm a glutton for interpretive punishment. [excerpt]

"With High Hope For The Future": Holy Temples Of Democracy, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

I did it again. I went to Pennsylvania Historical Association's annual conference (this year in Harrisburg). I always seem to be the black sheep at these gathering, focused on raw emotional meanings and the usable past far more than the broader historiographical implications of either the proverbial or actual price of tea in China. This year I went to present a paper on the knock-down, dragout brawl that Daniel Sickles and William H. Tipton have throughout 1893 over the preservation of the Gettysburg Battlefield to a room full of professional historians. [excerpt]

The Grizzly, November 8, 2012, Jessica Orbon, Sara Sherr, Dave Muoio, Keith Miles, Alexa Lamontagne, Michael D'Amico, Christine Dobisch, Austin Fox, Amanda Frekot, Courtney Scott, Larissa Coyne, Michael Klazas, Chris Rountree, Marcus Foster

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Hurricane Hits UC, Campus Evacuated • Sandy: Climate Change? • Alumni Give Back to Ursinus • Hillel Fosters an Open Community • Christmas Mall • New Faculty Members in Residence 2012 • Photography Club Returns to Campus • Henna Event in Celebration of TWLOHA Day • Opinion: Sandy Victims Deserve Respect, Support; Gender Roles Changing in America • Spotlight: Chris Rountree, Football • Men's Swimming Looks to Have Big 2012 Season • Team Preview: Women's Swimming

Attica State Correctional Facility: The Causes And Fallout Of The Riot Of 1971, Kathleen E. Slade

The Exposition

Everyone has heard the rallying cry “Attica! Attica!” These are words shouted in protest by many in the 1970s including John Lennon in his song “Attica State” in 1971 and Al Pacino in the movie “Dog day Afternoon” in 1975. But what happened at Attica State Correctional Facility in the rural town of Attica, NY in 1971 to cause the bloodiest day in American history up to that time? A prison built to be escape proof and virtually riot proof in 1931 exploded just forty years later in a violent four day riot that ended in a bloody massacre of …

Kickin’ Sand And Tellin’ Lies Performance Program, Jenaveve Linabary

Kickin' Sand and Tellin' Lies: The Play

This document is the program created for the Linfield College Theatre’s November 2012 production of Kickin’ Sand and Tellin’ Lies by Jackson B. Miller and Christopher Forrer. The play was created as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project, which focuses on the historical and contemporary role of dory fishers and dories in the life of the coastal village of Pacific City, Oregon. Inspired by stories from the project interviews, the play is a fictional work.

The program provides details related to the production, including a cast list and short actor biographies, listings …