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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Addressing Discrimination At West Chester University: A Battle At All Levels, Aaron Stoyack
Addressing Discrimination At West Chester University: A Battle At All Levels, Aaron Stoyack
Ramifications
Through a series of 29 oral histories, a dataset consisting of the experiences of 29 minority or ally students and faculty was created. Analyzing their experiences revealed manners in which inequalities within WCU, particularly retaining to retention and graduation rates, could be minimized. Those experiencing discrimination have statistically lower academic performance and are more likely to drop out. To systematically address these disparities, action at the administrative, faculty, and student level is described, each of which had a positive impact on student success. The variety of methods described can inform future initiatives seeking to make WCU a more inclusive place.
Three Ways To Ensure ‘Wellness’ Tourism Provides A Post-Pandemic Opportunity For The Travel Industry, Jaeyeon Choe, Michael A. Di Giovine
Three Ways To Ensure ‘Wellness’ Tourism Provides A Post-Pandemic Opportunity For The Travel Industry, Jaeyeon Choe, Michael A. Di Giovine
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Art Of Ethnography In Troubled Times, Paul Stoller
The Art Of Ethnography In Troubled Times, Paul Stoller
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
Many of our longstanding set of methods and denotative conventions of representation are no longer in harmony with the state of contemporary social, political, environmental and economic dysfunction. How can we create a representation that goes beyond the academic communication in a troubled world? How can we create "stories", which work as the glue that holds people together, in order to connect with them? This is the basic question in the Art of Ethnography, an idea that begins with Maurice Merleau-Ponty's, in his essay Eye and Mind. This piece suggests that the work of art is a pathway to an …
In Memoriam: Ed Bruner, Michael A. Di Giovine
In Memoriam: Ed Bruner, Michael A. Di Giovine
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
Edward M. Bruner
September 28, 1924 – August 7, 2020
Last month, our community—and indeed the world—lost a shining light in contemporary anthropology. On August 7, 2020, the humanistic anthropologist Edward Bruner passed away peacefully at his home. He would have been 96 today. This is a significant loss for the ATIG community, as Bruner made important contributions to the study of tourism and heritage—problematizing authenticity and host-guest interactions in the touristic “borderzone;” introducing post-modern constructivism to tourism analysis, and emphasizing narrative, experience, and interpretation in ethnographic research. The compilation of his tourism-focused essays, Culture on Tour, is a …
Threats To Destroy Cultural Heritage Harm Us All, Michael A. Di Giovine
Threats To Destroy Cultural Heritage Harm Us All, Michael A. Di Giovine
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Wcu Students Design Museum Exhibits, Bill Rettew
Wcu Students Design Museum Exhibits, Bill Rettew
WCU Museum in the News
As part of the Alumni Weekend calendar of events, the WCU Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology hosted an alumni gala to celebrate the opening of the "Rwanda Nziza: Beautiful Rwanda" exhibit on April 27 2018 from 6:00-8:30. The event was positively reviewed by the Daily Local News.
The Heritage-Scape: Origins, Theoretical Interventions, And Critical Reception Of A Model For Understanding Unesco’S World Heritage Program, Michael A. Di Giovine
The Heritage-Scape: Origins, Theoretical Interventions, And Critical Reception Of A Model For Understanding Unesco’S World Heritage Program, Michael A. Di Giovine
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
Written by the author of The Heritage-scape: UNESCO, World Heritage and Tourism (Lexington 2009), this article is a critical reflection of the heritage-scape concept nearly a decade after it was introduced in the literature. Including personal background stories that paint a picture of the intellectual origins and inspirations for the term, the article discusses the theory behind the heritage-scape, the concept’s contribution to the literature, and its reception by tourism and heritage theorists. As a theoretical buzzword meant to describe a particular, utopian model of the geopolitical order, it has nevertheless taken on a life of its own, and the …
Anthropologists Weigh In On The Sustainability Of Tourism, Michael A. Di Giovine
Anthropologists Weigh In On The Sustainability Of Tourism, Michael A. Di Giovine
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Imagined Israel: The Problem Of Pilgrimage In The Holy Land, Michael A. Di Giovine
Imagined Israel: The Problem Of Pilgrimage In The Holy Land, Michael A. Di Giovine
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
You Can’T Walk Where There Is No Ground, Paul Stoller
You Can’T Walk Where There Is No Ground, Paul Stoller
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Amatriciana Per Amatrice Campaign: Reflections On Food, Solidarity, And The Earthquake In Central Italy, Elisa Ascione, Michael A. Di Giovine
The Amatriciana Per Amatrice Campaign: Reflections On Food, Solidarity, And The Earthquake In Central Italy, Elisa Ascione, Michael A. Di Giovine
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Bureau Of Memories: Archives And Ephemera - Review: Ethnographic Terminalia 2014, Hierarchy, Washington, D.C., December 3–7, Paul Stoller
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Lenape ("Delaware") Mail Carriers And The Origins Of The Us Postal Service, Marshall Joseph Becker
Lenape ("Delaware") Mail Carriers And The Origins Of The Us Postal Service, Marshall Joseph Becker
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Unesco’S World Heritage Program: Challenges And Ethics Of Community Participation, Michael A. Di Giovine
Unesco’S World Heritage Program: Challenges And Ethics Of Community Participation, Michael A. Di Giovine
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
In the nearly fifty years since the 1972 World Heritage Convention was ratified, UNESCO’s flagship preservation program has transformed itself from an initiative valorizing primarily national parks and Western-style monuments to the keystone of a robust World Heritage Program that seeks to engage different communities with a common ethical narrative of “unity in diversity.” Yet UNESCO has been critiqued for its politicized and elitist nature; its inability to protect its World Heritage properties from militias such as the Taliban in Afghanistan and Ansar Dini in Mali, or from adverse governmental policies in Germany, Syria and Oman; for a rather late …
Tourism Research As "Global Ethnography", Michael A. Di Giovine
Tourism Research As "Global Ethnography", Michael A. Di Giovine
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
Tourism is a topic that has traditionally been treated with great ambivalence in anthropology, particularly compared to related issues such mobility and globalization. This is certainly curious considering that tourism continues to be the largest and fastest-growing industry in the world, even in the post-9/11 environment of terrorism fears and economic recession. This may explain why business schools, hospitality departments and management programs—particularly those outside of the United States—have embraced tourism studies, but it does not explain its relative neglect by, for example, economic anthropologists and others who are concerned with global flows of money, peoples, or information. (To be …
Pilgrimage: Communitas And Contestation, Unity And Difference - An Introduction, Michael A. Di Giovine
Pilgrimage: Communitas And Contestation, Unity And Difference - An Introduction, Michael A. Di Giovine
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
In this introduction to Tourism's special issue, 'Pilgrimage: Communitas and Contestation, Unity and Difference,' guest editor Michael A. Di Giovine explores the intellectual history of the anthropological theory of communitas — which Victor Turner has argued is a foundational element of pilgrimage — and its broader application to tourism research. Communitas denotes a spontaneous sensation of mutual communication and unity that arises among pilgrims, which transcends the quotidian markers of social structure, such as class, status, education, employment, or political affiliations. While the theory has proven to be foundational in the social scientific study of pilgrimage and, later, (secular) tourism, …
Long Journey Home: Oral Histories Of Contemporary Delaware Indians (Review), Marshall Joseph Becker
Long Journey Home: Oral Histories Of Contemporary Delaware Indians (Review), Marshall Joseph Becker
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Matchcoats: Cultural Conservatism And Change, Marshall Joseph Becker
Matchcoats: Cultural Conservatism And Change, Marshall Joseph Becker
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Beyond Kinship: Social And Material Reproduction In House Societies By Rosemary A. Joyce; Susan D. Gillespie; Material Culture By Henry Glassie; Vernacular Architecture By Henrie Glassie (Review), Marshall Joseph Becker
Beyond Kinship: Social And Material Reproduction In House Societies By Rosemary A. Joyce; Susan D. Gillespie; Material Culture By Henry Glassie; Vernacular Architecture By Henrie Glassie (Review), Marshall Joseph Becker
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Cash Cropping By Lenape Foragers: Preliminary Notes On Native Maize Sales To Swedish Colonists And Cultural Stability During The Early Colonial Period, Marshall Joseph Becker
Cash Cropping By Lenape Foragers: Preliminary Notes On Native Maize Sales To Swedish Colonists And Cultural Stability During The Early Colonial Period, Marshall Joseph Becker
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Lacrosse: Political Organization In North America As Reflected In Athletic Competition, Marshall Joseph Becker
Lacrosse: Political Organization In North America As Reflected In Athletic Competition, Marshall Joseph Becker
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.