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[Review Of] Pepetela (Artur Pestana). Mayombe: A Novel Of The Angolan Struggle, Charlotte H. Bruner

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Mayombe: A Novel of the Angolan Struggle, by Pepetela, is a story of a guerrilla base in 1971. The writer, Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santes, fought in Cabinda Province with the MPLA forces that he portrays.

[Review Of] Paul A. Scanlon, Ed. Stories From Central And Southern Africa, W. A. Jordan Iii

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Any work in the prestigious paperback African Writers Series commands immediate attention and respect. As policy makers and policy breakers wrestle about the South African question -- newly discovering the horrors of an inequality that has existed for more than 300 years -- it is refreshing to look at this collection of twenty-two short narratives. They provide a proper cultural baseline for the current struggle. Like it or not, what lies underneath the political turmoil are cultural values.

[Review Of] Maria Estes Sanchez . Chicana Poetry: A Critical Approach To An Emerging Literature, Glen M. Kraig

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Sanchez's reason for writing this book was to "contribute to an emerging body of literature that traditionally has had no voice in dominant academic discourse, ... [and to work] toward an understanding of the ambiguities suggested in the identities of the Chicano Scholar and the Chicana Feminist." There is no question that the author has been successful.

[Review Of] Ian Smart. Central American Writers Of West Indian Origin: A New Hispanic Literature, Laverne GonzáLez

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Ian Smart has made, as he himself asserts in the "Author's Foreword," a very limited approach to the very complex body of literature written by Central American authors of West Indian origin. In fact one wonders if indeed his most insistent premises are verifiable: "the region comprises one cultural area in which common factors have forged a more or less common way of looking at life ... share an identifiable Weltanschauung." His emphasis lies on the commonness of the West Indian experiences which he perceives to be African. To be sure, there are many critics who would take issue with …

[Review Of] Wen-Shing Tseng And David Y. H. Wu, Eds. Chinese Culture And Mental Health, Ella P. Lacey

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Tseng and Wu have performed a creditable task in editing this book that involved twenty-nine delegates from the Conference on Chinese Culture and Mental Health (Hawaii, 1982). Their purpose was to have "insiders" produce a definitive work on the Chinese culture and its interaction with the mental component of health. The Chinese are described in the preface as "having a history of at least 5000 years of civilization," with China comprising "... one quarter of the world's people," but having people of the Chinese culture who live in various geographical areas, including "... Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, …

[Review Of] Jules Tygiel. Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson And His Legacy, Stewart Rodnon

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

The relationship of black Americans to baseball has never been explained completely, Jules Tygiel believes, because previous accounts have failed to place the events and personalities "into a social or historical context." To rectify this, he has researched meticulously ( thirty-two pages of notes and references) the well-known Jackie Robinson story and widened his focus to deal with black Americans and their baseball athletes from 1945 to 1970. His thesis is that Jackie Robinson and professional baseball in general form a paradigm and a foreshadowing for the American integration process, particularly the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

Index Of Authors, Titles And Reviewers

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Index of authors, titles and reviewers for Explorations in Sights and Sounds, No. 7, Summer, 1987.

Critique [Of Implications For Survival: Coping Strategies Of The Women In Alice Walker's Novels By Robbie Jean Walker], Janice W. Clemmer

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Overall, the author presents an interesting, readable concept. Considering the popularity of Alice Walker's prize-winning novel, The Color Purple, and its acclaim since being made into a movie, a wider audience and interest in black Americans will pique prospective reader interest in the article.

Critique [Of The Challenges And Limitations Of Conducting Research Among The Old Order Amish By Jerry Savells And Thomas Foster], Margaret Laughlin

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Savells and Foster in individual settings and circumstances have conducted research among members of the Old Order Amish using interviews and questionnaire surveys. While they report their efforts in one paper, this reviewer suspects each author had very different purposes in mind as he conducted his individual ethnographic research project. Savells's and Foster's research may have generated new information, but this information needs to be linked with earlier research findings which in turn can be used to create new knowledge. The theoretical framework from which each worked is not clear, although both authors do attempt to place their findings within …

Table Of Contents

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Table of contents for Explorations in Ethnic Studies, Number 10, Issue 2, 1987

From The Ground Up: Multiethnic Literature In The Humanities Curriculum, Margaret Bedrosian

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Spiritual dismemberment, which many associate with the plight of disinherited Native Americans, has dislocated millions of others in this country as well. Teaching multi-ethnic literature, I note in particular streams of students who like the narrator of Oritz's poem are lonely for an authentic connection to a personal history. Throughout the term, they read selections which extol or dramatize the palpable struggles of characters who have a strong bond with ethnic traditions. They attend class surrounded by identifiable, certifiable ethnics. They listen to the instructor hold forth on the apocalyptic possibilities open to any who have access to these worldviews. …

Critique [Of From The Ground Up: Multiethnic Literature In The Humanities Curriculum By Margaret Bedrosian], Cortland P. Auser

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

The thesis of "From the Ground Up . . ." may be characterized as optimistic, imaginative, and inspirational, viewing as it does the extended role of multiethnic literature in humanities curricula. Unless a humane community, or even a sense of community, as envisioned, is built, the viability of America as a pluralistic nation is very much at risk. Placing the beginning of building such a realization of a "sense of community" upon the individual's responsible actions resulting from the reflection and decision well justifies the title Bedrosian selected.

Critique [Of From The Ground Up: Multiethnic Literature In The Humanities Curriculum By Margaret Bedrosian], Jim Schnell

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Bedrosian presents an interesting discussion on spiritual dismemberment and a series of subjects which are related to this concept. As a researcher in crosscultural communication, I find the article to be relevant, not only with multi-ethnic literature, but with human communication processes as well.

Contributors

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Notes on contributors to Explorations in Ethnic Studies, Volume 10, Issue 2, 1987

Abstracts From The Fifteenth Annual Conference On Ethnic And Minority Studies

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Each year the conference organizers attempt to provide a complete overview of the Annual Conference by publishing abstracts of the papers and presentations as well as the comments provided by the respondents to each session. Although we usually fail to get a one hundred percent response, the following abstracts and comments provide an excellent representation of the variety of responses to the conference theme, "Ethnicity: Propaganda, Persuasion, and Political Economy." These statements reflect both pedagogical and theoretical responses to the issues, suggesting directions both for teaching and further research on the topics.

Ua94/6/1 1986-1987 Athletic Scrapbook, Linda Johnson

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Athletics scrapbook created by Linda Johnson:

• 1985-86 Lady Toppers
• 1985-86 Men’s Basketball Team
• 1986-87 All-Sun Belt Conference, np, nd
• 1987 Coach & Player of the Year – Murray Arnold, Tellis Frank, np, nd
• Abell, Gene. Western Joins University of Kentucky, University of Louisville & Indiana University on Successful Team Lis, np, nd
• Becker, Debbie. Western Kentucky Seeks Replay of Miracle, USA Today, nd
• Big Apple Next for WKU, np, nd
• Bozich, Rick. Three-Pointer Changes Game, np, nd
• Branch, Bruce. Western Dunks South Alabama 85-70 as Tellis Frank, Kannard Johnson Slam, np, nd
• Brown, Russ. Western Makes the Grade, But University …

Genocide And The Modern Age: Etiology And Case Studies Of Mass Death, Isidor Wallimann, Michael Dobkowski, Richard L. Rubenstein

Books

No abstract provided.

The Economic Status Of Blacks In Boston, James E. Blackwell

Trotter Review

In recent years, special attention has been given to problems of racism in Boston. Without question, highly publicized steps have been taken by civic, business, religious, and neighborhood groups to combat racism, bigotry and discrimination. Frequently, these initiatives have also been supported by municipal and state governments or administrations. Strategies for improving the racial climate in Boston, initiated by the Covenant for Racial Justice, the Boston Committee, the Coalition for a Better Boston, and now, the newly created PARTNERSHIP, as well as some pronouncements of Mayor Flynn and Governor Dukakis administrations must be applauded. However, despite such courses of actions, …

Ua3/7/7 Scrapbook File, Wku President - Alexander

WKU Archives Records

Clippings regarding WKU during January 1987.