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Untangling The Evolution Of Body-Part Terminology In Pano: Conservative Versus Innovative Traits In Body-Part Lexicalization, Roberto Zariquiey, Javier Vera, Simon J. Greenhill, Pilar Valenzuela, Russell J. Gray, Johann-Mattis List Dec 2022

Untangling The Evolution Of Body-Part Terminology In Pano: Conservative Versus Innovative Traits In Body-Part Lexicalization, Roberto Zariquiey, Javier Vera, Simon J. Greenhill, Pilar Valenzuela, Russell J. Gray, Johann-Mattis List

World Languages and Cultures Faculty Articles and Research

Although language-family specific traits which do not find direct counterparts outside a given language family are usually ignored in quantitative phylogenetic studies, scholars have made ample use of them in qualitative investigations, revealing their potential for identifying language relationships. An example of such a family specific trait are body-part expressions in Pano languages, which are often lexicalized forms, composed of bound roots (also called body-part prefixes in the literature) and non-productive derivative morphemes (called here body-part formatives). We use various statistical methods to demonstrate that whereas body-part roots are generally conservative, body-part formatives exhibit diverse chronologies and are often the …


Teachers' Perspectives On Decolonizing U.S. Curriculum For Latinx Through Ethnic Studies Programs At The Middle And High School Levels, Richard Varela Dec 2022

Teachers' Perspectives On Decolonizing U.S. Curriculum For Latinx Through Ethnic Studies Programs At The Middle And High School Levels, Richard Varela

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to understand the implementation of an ethnic studies program with an emphasis on Mexican American Studies at the middle and high school level, in a district located along the Mexican/U.S. frontera. Ethnic Studies are a critical, interdisciplinary academic field of study that acknowledges that race, and racism are embedded in every U.S. system, especially our educational institution. As a critical pedagogy, ethnic studies validate and encourages the voices and viewpoints of the marginalized, while analyzing and criticizing dominant influences that promote â??normalizingâ?? of racialized inequality (de los Rios, 2013). At the center of ethnic …


Defining Black Masculinities: Intersectional Analyses Of Gender, Race And Sexuality In Caribbean And Latin American Literature, 1955 To Present, Jerry Eugene Scruggs Jr. Aug 2022

Defining Black Masculinities: Intersectional Analyses Of Gender, Race And Sexuality In Caribbean And Latin American Literature, 1955 To Present, Jerry Eugene Scruggs Jr.

Doctoral Dissertations

The objective of my dissertation is to define and construct parameters for analyzing the Afro-descendant male experience in four specific texts: Mi compadre el General Sol [General Sun, My Brother] (1955), Adire y el tiempo roto [Adire and Broken Time] (1967), Sortilégio II: mistério negro de Zumbi redivivo [Sorcery 2: Black Mystery of Resurrected Zumbí] (1979), and Negro: Este color que me queda bonito [Black: This Color Looks Good on Me] (2013). Black masculinities are distinct and this study sets five parameters: 1) Sexual Prowess, 2) Contentious relationship with the White woman, 3) Violence and Toxic Masculinity, 4) Emotive Numbness, …


"Building The Plane As We Fly It": Tesmonios Of First-Time Mexican American Studies High School Teachers During The 2021-2022 School Year In Southwest Texas., Jesse Soledad Arrieta Aug 2022

"Building The Plane As We Fly It": Tesmonios Of First-Time Mexican American Studies High School Teachers During The 2021-2022 School Year In Southwest Texas., Jesse Soledad Arrieta

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Mexican American Studies, as a course, was approved by the Texas State Board of Education in 2019. However, there were no provisions on how the course would be implemented or supported by school districts in Texas. Further, in 2021, Texas House Bill 3797 and Senate Bill 3 were passed into law, aiming at the heart of Ethnic Studies - Critical Race Theory (CRT). Utilizing testimonio as methodology and method, I sought to understand the experiences of first-time Mexican American Studies high school teachers implementing Mexican American Studies during the 2021-2022 school year in Southwest Texas. Testimonio interviews with six teachers …


Back Pages, - - Jul 2022

Back Pages, - -

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Volume 5 Poster, Imelda Valdez Jul 2022

Volume 5 Poster, Imelda Valdez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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"Teachers For Social Justice", Jasmine Chavez Jul 2022

"Teachers For Social Justice", Jasmine Chavez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Classroom Dynamics - Being A Brown Film Major, Abraham Montes Jul 2022

Classroom Dynamics - Being A Brown Film Major, Abraham Montes

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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I Will Always Answer “Here”, Joy Hansen Jul 2022

I Will Always Answer “Here”, Joy Hansen

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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The Note, Kimberli Pacheco Jul 2022

The Note, Kimberli Pacheco

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Somewhere, Yet Nowhere In My High School Spanish Class, Jordan Lavant Jul 2022

Somewhere, Yet Nowhere In My High School Spanish Class, Jordan Lavant

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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If You Were Around, Anonymous - Jul 2022

If You Were Around, Anonymous -

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Finding Home, Ean Savage Jul 2022

Finding Home, Ean Savage

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Mami, Dios Y Yo, Andrea Gonzalez-Gaona Jul 2022

Mami, Dios Y Yo, Andrea Gonzalez-Gaona

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Role Modelz, Alfredo Muñoz Maceda Jul 2022

Role Modelz, Alfredo Muñoz Maceda

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Cerrando La Puerta, Mireille A. Roman Jul 2022

Cerrando La Puerta, Mireille A. Roman

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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How She Taught Me To Let Go, Natalie Raquel Acuña Jul 2022

How She Taught Me To Let Go, Natalie Raquel Acuña

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Mi Gran Señora, Yoselin Rojas Pineda Jul 2022

Mi Gran Señora, Yoselin Rojas Pineda

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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El Maestro, Jose Zacarias Jul 2022

El Maestro, Jose Zacarias

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Mi Hermana, Juan Valdovinos Jul 2022

Mi Hermana, Juan Valdovinos

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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The Day, Diego Hernandez-Gonzalez Jul 2022

The Day, Diego Hernandez-Gonzalez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Me Mato Trabajando, Mayra Bautista Zapien Jul 2022

Me Mato Trabajando, Mayra Bautista Zapien

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Cambiando Vidas, Katherine Quintero Jul 2022

Cambiando Vidas, Katherine Quintero

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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La Realidad Del Campo, Chelsea Rios Gomez Jul 2022

La Realidad Del Campo, Chelsea Rios Gomez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Lily Bulb Farmworkers, Miguel Pelayo Jul 2022

Lily Bulb Farmworkers, Miguel Pelayo

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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El Supermarcado, Gabriela Gonzalez Jul 2022

El Supermarcado, Gabriela Gonzalez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Reclaiming Our Food System, Jay Martinez Jul 2022

Reclaiming Our Food System, Jay Martinez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Grandpa John, Jewel Sanchez Jul 2022

Grandpa John, Jewel Sanchez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Graffiti, Marisol Ruiz Jul 2022

Graffiti, Marisol Ruiz

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Tres Padres Y Una Lección, Tim Olson Jul 2022

Tres Padres Y Una Lección, Tim Olson

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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