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Fortaleza's Immigrant Song: Portrait-Narratives And An Identity Needs Analysis Of Recent Immigrants' Lived Experiences, Carl Weitz-Santiago Dec 2016

Fortaleza's Immigrant Song: Portrait-Narratives And An Identity Needs Analysis Of Recent Immigrants' Lived Experiences, Carl Weitz-Santiago

Capstone Collection

This inquiry sheds light on the personal stories and lived experiences of a group of recent immigrants currently living in Fortaleza, the sprawling capital of the Northeastern state of Ceará, Brazil. Utilizing a theoretical framework guided by “Epistemologies of the South,” ethnographic principles, and constructivist grounded theory, this capstones presents five first person portrait-narratives highlighting intimate details of project participants’ lives prior to immigrating, and uncovers four persistent and recurrent themes expressed by project participants: (1) language and communication, (2) professional opportunity, (3) personal growth, and (4) “saudade” and belongingness.

Through the lens of Johan Galtung’s Basic Needs Approach, …


Cultural Diversity In Artificial Societies: Case Studies Of The Maya Peoples, Roberto Ulloa Nov 2016

Cultural Diversity In Artificial Societies: Case Studies Of The Maya Peoples, Roberto Ulloa

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

The existence of cultural diversity in a connected world is paradoxical given that all individuals constantly interact and share information, and that individuals are all part of one giant network of connections. In the long term, it seems logical to assume that everybody should hold the same cultural information and, therefore, the same culture. Yet cultural diversity is still manifest around the globe. Cultural diversity as a phenomenon becomes even more puzzling when we take into account how it survives catastrophic events which regularly befall societies, such as invasions, natural disasters, and civil wars. In this thesis, agent-based computer simulations …


Los Nuevos Actores Políticos De La Izquierda Chilena Y El Cambio Al Sistema Político, Henry Manning Oct 2016

Los Nuevos Actores Políticos De La Izquierda Chilena Y El Cambio Al Sistema Político, Henry Manning

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Chile's political system is in a state of flux. Between 2011 and 2013, student protests and other movements spread across the nation, enflaming latent resentment of the political institutions and demanding that the government respond to society's problems. But despite this nearly unanimous public mandate, the political coalitions that control Chile have done little to temper the harsh neoliberal system, opting instead to go on serving the business and elite interests that profit from the country's extreme inequality. In this context of dramatic disaffection with the powers that be, a group of new political actors have emerged from the student …


Las Percepciones De Las Dinámicas De Género A Través De Los Niveles Socioeconómicos De Dos Liceos De Santiago De Chile / 119/5000 Perceptions Of Dynamics Gender Equality Across Socio-Economic Levels Of Two High Schools In Santiago De Chile, Sarah Kochanek Oct 2016

Las Percepciones De Las Dinámicas De Género A Través De Los Niveles Socioeconómicos De Dos Liceos De Santiago De Chile / 119/5000 Perceptions Of Dynamics Gender Equality Across Socio-Economic Levels Of Two High Schools In Santiago De Chile, Sarah Kochanek

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

La siguiente investigación se enfoca en el tema de género en el sistema educativo chileno. El objetivo amplio de la investigación es comparar las percepciones de género y reproducciones de roles de género en las opiniones de estudiantes de dos liceos de diferentes niveles socioeconómicos en Santiago y analizar las diferencias. Los métodos de esta investigación incluyeron observación participante, entrevistas con estudiantes y profesores de dos diferentes liceos de Santiago (una municipal y una particular pagada). Los principales hallazgos rechazaron la hipótesis planteada; se encontró que la conciencia del tema es más presente en la escuela municipal, de bajos recursos …


Shelo Yigamer L’Olam: La Construcción De Identidades Compuestas En La Comunidad Judía De Iquitos, Perú / Shelo Yigamer L'Olam: The Construction Of Composite Identities In The Jewish Community Of Iquitos, Peru, Beatrice Waterhouse Oct 2016

Shelo Yigamer L’Olam: La Construcción De Identidades Compuestas En La Comunidad Judía De Iquitos, Perú / Shelo Yigamer L'Olam: The Construction Of Composite Identities In The Jewish Community Of Iquitos, Peru, Beatrice Waterhouse

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Este informe trata de la comunidad judía en Iquitos, Loreto, Perú, y como compara al marco estándar de la identidad judía como diseñado por Simon Herman (1977) y Altman, Fine, Ritter, Inman, y Howard (2010). A través de observación a primera mano y entrevistas con una muestra de participantes en la comunidad organizada, analiza varias facetas de la identidad judía: etnia, religión, relaciones con la comunidad no-judía, nacionalidad, y sentimientos sobre el Estado de Israel. Este estudio de caso encuentra que la comunidad de Iquitos generalmente sigue ese marco con algunas diferencias claves, especialmente con referencia a la prominencia de …


Humanity Balancing On A Turtle’S Back: Perceptions And Values Of Sea Turtle Conservation Among Different Demographics At Four Sites In The Bocas Del Toro Archipelago Bocas Del Toro, Panama, Roxanne Hoorn Oct 2016

Humanity Balancing On A Turtle’S Back: Perceptions And Values Of Sea Turtle Conservation Among Different Demographics At Four Sites In The Bocas Del Toro Archipelago Bocas Del Toro, Panama, Roxanne Hoorn

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Being the ancient, world traveling, iconic mega-fauna they are, sea turtles have found their way into cultures and traditions around the world, often holding great prestige. Along with their mystical qualities, sea turtles have also been intricately intertwined in the livelihoods of cultures around the globe, utilized for food, jewelry, income, and more recently, scientific research. The ways in which humans around the world perceive the value of this species varies greatly, often causing conflict between those who wish to protect and conserve sea turtles, and those looking to continue using turtles as either a source of income or food. …


Tomando En Cuenta: Perspectivas Sobre Las Tomas Del Movimiento Estudiantil Chileno / Taking Into Consideration: Perspectives On The Tomas Of The Chilean Student Movement, María Navarro-Gutiérrez Oct 2016

Tomando En Cuenta: Perspectivas Sobre Las Tomas Del Movimiento Estudiantil Chileno / Taking Into Consideration: Perspectives On The Tomas Of The Chilean Student Movement, María Navarro-Gutiérrez

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Hoy día, actores en el movimiento estudiantil de Chile utilizan varias formas de protesta para comunicar sus deseos e ideas. Entre ellos, la toma de la escuela chilena, durante la cual los estudiantes “ocupan” a su escuela por un periodo de tiempo, se ha convertido en una de las formas de protesta más comunes y emblemáticas del movimiento. Muchas tomas ofrecen un espacio seguro, fuera de las calles, donde los estudiantes pueden instigar un dialogo entre ellos y la administración sobre sus preocupaciones. Sin embargo, aunque las tomas seguidas producen resultados positivos para ambos lados, acusaciones de la pérdida de …


Found Poem Dos, Mitchell Mcgowan, Mateo Ramirez Yelton Sep 2016

Found Poem Dos, Mitchell Mcgowan, Mateo Ramirez Yelton

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Found Poem Uno, Patricia Cortés, Mireya Ortega, Cynthia Paredes, Javier Rojas Sep 2016

Found Poem Uno, Patricia Cortés, Mireya Ortega, Cynthia Paredes, Javier Rojas

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Pantoum Six, Karla Amaya, Arturo Arce, Mondserrat Ortiz, Cynthia Rojas Sep 2016

Pantoum Six, Karla Amaya, Arturo Arce, Mondserrat Ortiz, Cynthia Rojas

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Pantoum Five, Idette Lopez, Tyree Love, Luna Uch, Katrina Uribe Sep 2016

Pantoum Five, Idette Lopez, Tyree Love, Luna Uch, Katrina Uribe

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Pantoum Four, Jacqueline Barrera-Pacheco, Magdalena Cortez, Lei Hou, Amy Núñez Sep 2016

Pantoum Four, Jacqueline Barrera-Pacheco, Magdalena Cortez, Lei Hou, Amy Núñez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Pantoum Three, Jonah Platt, Elizabeth Rosales, Monique Yzaguirre Sep 2016

Pantoum Three, Jonah Platt, Elizabeth Rosales, Monique Yzaguirre

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Pantoum Two, Briana Corona, Susana Padilla, Dakota Porter Sep 2016

Pantoum Two, Briana Corona, Susana Padilla, Dakota Porter

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Pantoum One, José Manuel Hernández, Zitlaly Macías, José Manzo, Catherine Sanchez Sep 2016

Pantoum One, José Manuel Hernández, Zitlaly Macías, José Manzo, Catherine Sanchez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Full Collective Poetry Sep 2016

Full Collective Poetry

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Heart(H), Monique Yzaguirre Sep 2016

Heart(H), Monique Yzaguirre

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


In My Dreams..., Mateo Ramirez Yelton Sep 2016

In My Dreams..., Mateo Ramirez Yelton

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Turning Soil, Katrina Uribe Sep 2016

Turning Soil, Katrina Uribe

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Ya No Está En Mi Vida, Luna Uch Sep 2016

Ya No Está En Mi Vida, Luna Uch

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Música Y Mi Hermanito, Luna Uch Sep 2016

Música Y Mi Hermanito, Luna Uch

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Con La Música, Te Recuerdo, Catherine Sanchez Sep 2016

Con La Música, Te Recuerdo, Catherine Sanchez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Reflection, Elizabeth Rosales Sep 2016

Reflection, Elizabeth Rosales

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


The Sauna On The Roof, Javier Rojas Sep 2016

The Sauna On The Roof, Javier Rojas

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Christopher, Cynthia Rojas Sep 2016

Christopher, Cynthia Rojas

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Shame, Jacqueline Ramirez Sep 2016

Shame, Jacqueline Ramirez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


¿Dónde Está Shame?, Jacqueline Ramirez Sep 2016

¿Dónde Está Shame?, Jacqueline Ramirez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Revelations Of Self, Jonah Platt (#11) Sep 2016

Revelations Of Self, Jonah Platt (#11)

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Saturday Morning, Cynthia Paredes Sep 2016

Saturday Morning, Cynthia Paredes

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


La Música Es Vida, Susana Padilla Sep 2016

La Música Es Vida, Susana Padilla

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.