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Examining State Development In West Africa, Through Senegal And Nigeria, Kasandra L. Housley

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This paper studies the relationship between the state and armed conflict in West Africa with an emphasis placed on the value, influence, and role of social institutions on the long-term stability of the West African state. The countries of the Republic of Senegal and Nigeria represent the primary focus of the paper. Comparisons are made of the history of each country/state and experience with socio-political conflict in an effort to explain the penultimate place of social as opposed to legalistic or political influences responsible for the long term survival of the independent state in West Africa. The central question explored …

Maka: Un Processo Collaborativo Raccontato A Tre Voci, Simone Brioni Dr., Geneviève Makaping, Elia Moutamid

Department of English Faculty Publications

The documentary Maka offers an account of Makaping’s journey of migration from Cameroon, her arrival in Italy in 1982 following the tragic death of her partner, her success as a journalist and television host, and her more recent relocation to Mantua. Maka focuses on questions of national belonging, and it reflects on how the perception of migration and race has changed since Makaping first came to Italy in the 1990s. This contribution includes a short article in which the protagonist, the writer and the director of the film reflect upon their collaboration. It also includes a video recording of the …

African Women Custodians: Teaching, Toponymy And Tacit Reverie In Heritage Education, Tokie Laotan-Brown

Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies

This paper investigates the critical role of women in African cultures as guardians of cultural heritage. It explores their central function in transmitting traditional ecological knowledge and practices across generations through established pedagogical methods, toponymic knowledge systems (place-names within cultural landscapes), and the cultivation of tacit knowledge. The paper emphasizes the significance of women's contributions to environmental education, often overlooked or undervalued within Western scientific paradigms. This marginalization restricts access to resources and participation in decision-making processes. It argues for the integration of traditional knowledge systems, informed by women's expertise, into formal education and pedagogy. This inclusion serves to validate …

Editorial: Defying Heteropatriarchal Currents, Bekeh Utietiang Ukelina

Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies

The strong cultural and political systems that constrain women's autonomy and progress, often rooted in colonial and imperial histories, have shown troubling resilience despite over a century of diverse women's global activism to dismantle them. In the face of these multifaceted attacks on the rights and self-determination of women and LGBTQIA individuals, particularly in the Global South and within marginalized communities globally, it is not the time to retreat into familiar frameworks. Instead, we must resist by taking strong intellectual positions that center postcolonial feminist frameworks, recognizing the diverse and often interconnected forms of oppression women face.

Review Of The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved And Sold To Build The American Catholic Church, Kelly Schmidt

Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal

No abstract provided.

Christmas Card From Irma Carter To Eartha White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Correspondence: Christmas and New Years greetings from Irma Carter to Eartha White. Undated.

Christmas Card From Ella C. Wilson To Eartha White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Correspondence: Christmas greetings from Ella C. Wilson, 924 Duval, to Eartha White and everyone. Undated.

Christmas Card, Unsigned

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Correspondence: Unsigned, blank Christmas and New Years card with scriptures pasted to reverse side. Undated.

Christmas Card From Edward & Mary Deas To Eartha White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Correspondence: Christmas greetings from Edward C. Deas and Mary M. Deas, Chicago, Illinois, to Eartha White. Undated.

Postcard From M.W. Conner To Eartha White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Correspondence: Ortega Bridge, Jacksonville, Fla. postcard from M. W. Conner, Jacksonville, Florida, to Miss Eartha White, Savannah, Georgia, postmark November 28, [illegible]. Undated.

Christmas Postcard From Margaret Mcl. To Eartha White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Correspondence: A Bright Christmas postcard from Margaret McL., Camden, South Carolina, to Miss Eartha White, Jacksonville, Florida, postmarked December 19. Undated.

Latinas In Law Enforcement: Tokenism, Barriers And Changes Along The Narrow Bridge To Promotion, Saturnino Velazquez

College of Education Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative study was to better understand and analyze themes and patterns shared among the lived experiences of 12 female Latina Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) in male-dominated police departments in the Midwest (Illinois and Minnesota). The researcher chose to adopt a basic interpretive qualitative research methodology for this study because it provides a flexible and useful research tool, and provided a broader approach to interpreting meaning from rich and detailed data, yet complex, and account of semi-structured interviews that served as a data collection instrument. This study was guided by the theoretical framework of Kanter’s research on …

Methods In Environmental Studies, Erika Dunagan, Maya Mendoza, Posey Graber, Alex Cullins, Emma Mcginnis, Ally Nepomuceno, Isabella Buchan

Featured Student Work

This publication is a collection of undergraduate research conducted in the Methods in Environmental Studies course at the University of San Francisco in Fall 2024. The student-led projects explore the intersections of place, policy, ecology, and cultural identity through applied environmental research methodologies. Topics include a decolonial examination of the Forest Park Mound Group and Indigenous resilience in St. Louis; a comparative study of Navajo cosmology and ecological justice; a social and environmental impact assessment of Costa Rica’s National Decarbonization Plan; a psychogeographical analysis of Golden Gate Park and its impact on the psyche, emotions, behaviour, and health of urban …

Examining The Implicit Association Between The ‘Caucasian’ Race And Scientific Ideals, Erin Cain, Tim Messer-Kruse, Anne K. Gordon Dr.

Honors Projects

This study examines the implicit associations between the term ‘Caucasian’ and scientific ideals. The racist and pseudoscientific history of the word ‘Caucasian’ invalidates its credibility and insinuates persistent racist ideologies that continue to manifest today. The term ‘Caucasian’ seems to be popularly thought of as a more exact, specific, and scientific term than that of ‘White’. This paper includes a review of the literature about the White race and the term ‘Caucasian’, how this term originated, and the pseudoscience that created it in the 18^th century. The experiment includes a control condition, and an experimental condition that primes the …

Letter From R. Fortson To Eartha White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Correspondence: Handwritten letter from R. Fortson, a classmate of Eartha White. Includes note from unknown. Undated.

Letter From Mr. Yager To Eartha White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Correspondence: Handwritten note from Mr. Yager, Department of Social Studies, Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, Florida to Eartha White. Undated.

Postcard From Eartha White To Anna Cooper

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Correspondence: Post Office, Atlanta, Ga. postcard from Eartha White to Anna Cooper, Savannah, Georgia. Undated.

Letter From Ennis G. Syphay To Eartha White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Correspondence: Handwritten letter from Ennis G. Syphay to Eartha White. Undated.

Letter From Dunnard Collins To Eartha White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Correspondence: Handwritten letter from Dunnard Collins, Washington D.C., to Eartha White. Undated

Mindfulness Matters: Addressing Anxiety And Navigating Toward Wellbeing Through Miea Mindfulness Practices, A Mixed-Methods Study Of Lgbtiq Graduate Writing Students, Kim Westerman

Doctoral Dissertations

ABSTRACT

Mindfulness Matters: Addressing Anxiety and Navigating Toward Wellbeing Through MIEA Mindfulness Practices, a Mixed-Methods Study of LGBTIQ Graduate Writing Students

Anxiety has always been a part of the human experience, even before the phenomenon was conceptualized in the 17^th century and named by Freud in the 19th. And human beings have devised many strategies for addressing anxiety: reducing it, ignoring it, distracting oneself from it, despairing over it, medicating it, engaging with it, moving through it, co-existing with it. The current zeitgeist, more than four years into the COVID-19 global pandemic, situates anxiety as a central facet of …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 100, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine edition of the College Heights Herald for the period November 11 - December 5, 2024.

• Wilborn, Price. Letter from the Editor – Homecoming
• Vickers, Abigail. Homecoming Royalty – Milie LeJeune, Sarah Burke, Katie Burch, Jennifer Smith, Alice Waddell
• A New Era for Social Sciences at WKU – Society, Culture, Crime & Justice
• Steps from WKU, Miles of Charm – Walk2Campus
• Wilborn, Price. Martha Sales Reflects on Life, Leadership & Growth
• Leasing Agents Lending a Friendly Face & Helping Hand – Columns
• Smith, Kane. How Local Businesses Prepare for Homecoming Crowds
• Downtown Bowling Green – Restaurants & Businesses
• Home Sweet …

How Misogyny In Gaming Affects Black Women/Poc, Niccarri Allen

Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

This research query explores the gaming industry and how its misogynistic issues affect the Black community in its forums. Research has shown that there has been a suppressed issue of prejudice against women of color in many gaming spaces in the last 20 years. Video games, created for healing and interactive spaces for communities seemingly have normalized its harming nature to minority groups. My research will look into aspects of how gender bias and racism mix into the gaming industry and cause distress among its players. I will research how misrepresentation in the character personas in video games lead to …

Letter From Mrs. Parkhill To Eartha White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Correspondence: Handwritten note from Mrs. Parkhill, Jacksonville, Florida, to Eartha White. Handwritten notes on reverse. Undated.

Postcard From Cecil To Eartha White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Correspondence: Capitol Building, San Juan. P.R. postcard from Cecil, Puerto Rico, to Miss White, expressing Christmas wishes. Undated.

Letter From Johnny To Unknown, Incomplete

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Correspondence: Partial handwritten letter from Johnny. Undated.

Card From Unidentified Writer To Eartha White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Note: Card with note on back from unidentified person to Miss White regarding loan. Undated.

Letter From Mrs. Jennings To Eartha White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Correspondence: Handwritten Letter from Mrs. Frank Jennings to Eartha White expressing gratitude for gift. Undated.

Postcard From Mrs, E. W. Jackson To Eartha White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Correspondence: Joyous Easter postcard from Mrs. E. W. J. to Eartha. Undated.

Card From Fannie Pepper Collins To Eartha White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Correspondence: Note from Fannie Pepper Collins to Eartha White regarding flowers sent to Mr. Willie. Undated.

Machine Realism: The Collapse Of Bring Chicago Home And Chicago's Radical Black Politics, Joseph Aidan Tennant

Undergraduate Student Research Fellowship

No abstract provided.