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February 15, 2012: Comparative Drama Essay Wins Award, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

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February 14, 2012: Grad Conference Deadline ~ U Of M Ecgs/Ncf, Department Of English

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February 10, 2012: 8 Students To Present In New Orleans, Department Of English

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February 8, 2012: Paul Johnston Upcoming Presentations, Department Of English

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February 7, 2012: Webb Gives Keynote Lecture - 2/9 @ 7pm, Department Of English

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February 6, 2012: Mlive Speaks With Dr. Feffer., Department Of English

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Revolution And Democratization: Can Egypt Transition To A Modern Day Democracy?, Kristin M. Horitski

Honors Theses

On January 25, 2011, demonstrations began in Egypt against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak. These demonstrations were the culmination of decades of abuses by the government such as police brutality, corruption, and the provisions of the emergency law that restricted the freedoms of the people and limited the opposition to the regime. The protests grew into a revolution that toppled the Mubarak government and put the military temporarily in charge of the country. The popular uprising and resignation of President Mubarak left the country in a state of euphoria and hope, yet there are uncertainties about the future. This …

January 29, 2012: New Issues Authors Kevin Fenton And Rachel Eliza Griffiths Read Their Work: Spring 2012 Gwen Frostic Reading Series, Department Of English

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January 27, 2012: Gender, Sexuality & Language @ Um, Department Of English

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January 26, 2012: Witschi's American West A Choice Outstanding Title, Department Of English

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January 25, 2012: Russo On The Once And Future (Medieval) Classroom, Department Of English

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January 24, 2012: Third Coast 2011 Fiction Contest Winner Chosen For Anthology, Department Of English

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January 22, 2012: Sex Of Men In Premodern Europe Event--U Mich, Department Of English

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January 20, 2012: Chaucer Among The Danes, Department Of English

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January 19, 2012: Nagle On L.E.L., Department Of English

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January 17, 2012: Utz To Serve As External Reviewer, Department Of English

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January 16, 2012: Frostic Reading, Thursday February 2nd, Department Of English

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January 16, 2012: Frostic Reading, Thursday February 2nd, Department Of English

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January 11, 2012: Natalie Giarratano Published In Hayden's Ferry Review., Department Of English

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January 10, 2012: Alum Peter Geye To Be Published This Fall., Department Of English

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Beyond The Belly: An Appraisal Of Middle Eastern Dance (Aka Belly Dance) As Leisure, Angela M. Moe

Sociology Faculty Publications

Middle Eastern dance (aka belly dance) is an ancient and expressive form of movement, associated with feminine and community-based celebration and ritual. However, it is also thought of as erotic, seductive, and titillating. Despite stereotypes, belly dance appeals to contemporary women as leisure. This paper examines the intrigue with belly dance in the United States, specifically why women practice this dance form and what their involvement suggests about the gendered nature of leisure, and the need thereof, in women's lives. It also considers the possibility that belly dance may be a feminist form of leisure. Based on participant observation, journal …

The Political Economy Of Good Governance 2012-13, Department Of Economics

Werner Sichel Lecture Series

The Werner Sichel Lecture Series began in 1963, directed by long-time WMU Professor of Economics Dr. Werner Sichel, who retired in 2004. Since its beginning, the series has attracted eminent scholars from throughout the world, including 12 Nobel Laureates in Economics. This year's Sichel Series is co-directed by Dr. Sisay Asefa and Dr. Wei-Chiao Huang and is co-sponsored by the Department of Economics, the College of Arts and Sciences, the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, the Center for African Development Policy Research, the Diether H. Haenicke Institute for Global Education, and the Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies.

New Directions: Faculty Use Of Technology And Attitudes Toward Library Research Instruction, Dianna E. Sachs, Maria A. Perez-Stable, Patricia Fravel Vander Meer

University Libraries Faculty & Staff Presentations

The authors conducted a survey of the faculty at Western Michigan University to determine how faculty are using technology in instruction and how they perceive library research instruction, in order to determine how librarians can successfully incorporate technology into library instruction.

Primary Research Questions

• How are faculty using technology in instruction?
• How do faculty perceive library research instruction?
• How can librarians incorporate technology into library instruction?

Fort St. Joseph And The American Revolution, Scott T. Macpherson

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Bennett’s Expedition 1779, Raid on Fort St. Joseph 1780, The “Spanish Raid” 1781, Deportation of the French, and Demise of Fort St. Joseph.

The Socializer-Fall 2011/Winter 2012, Department Of Sociology

The Socializer

No abstract provided.

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project (20be23), Sue Reichert

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

This map illustrates units that have been excavated from 2002 through 2011.

The Military At Fort St. Joseph, Scott T. Macpherson

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Showing the Flag, Troupes de la Marine, Militia, and Fort St. Joseph’s Military Actions.

Counselor Education And Counseling Psychology 2012 News, College Of Education And Human Development

Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology News

• Doctoral students receive awards
• Counseling psychology in aging and mental health
• Professor published in The Family Journal
• CECP students present at American Psychological Association Convention
• Counseling psychology professor and alumna collaborate
• Research in the counseling profession
• Department alumna named head softball coach at Kalamazoo College
• Counselor education and counseling psychology students honored at awards reception
• WMU students and faculty present at Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Conference
• Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology receives diversity award
• Doctoral student earns three grants

The Fur Trade, Rachel B. Juen, Michael S. Nassaney

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project - Booklet Series, No. 2

Table of contents:

• New France and the Fur Trade
• North American Rivalries
• How the Fur Trade Worked
• Trade Routes and Transportation
• A Two Way Trade: The Movement of Goods and Furs
• People of the Trade in New France
• Fur Trade Society
• Native Peoples and the Fur Trade
• Trade Goods and the Material Culture of the Fur Trade
• Animal Exploitation
• Conclusion
• Fur Trade Timeline

Editors' Introduction: Revisiting William J. Wilson's The Declining Significance Of Race, Richard K. Caputo, Luisa S. Deprez

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The election of Barack Obama as President of the United States in November of 2008 prompted the co-editors of this special issue to organize a panel discussion revisiting William Julius Wilson's thesis about race and class in America at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) in 2009. Later that same day at the Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare's (JSSW) editorial board meeting, we recommended that JSSW consider a special issue entitled "The Declining Significance or Race-Revisited" devoted to the thesis Wilson advanced in his now-classic The Declining Significance of Race.