Fisher, Lucas Samuel, B. 1987 (Fa 547),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Fisher, Lucas Samuel, B. 1987 (Fa 547), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 547. Paper titled: "Bowling Lingo," written by Lucas Samuel Fisher about the folk speech of bowlers, gathered in Glasgow, Kentucky, and nationally through an online bowling forum. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Exploring Acupuncture In The American Midwest,
2011
Illinois Wesleyan University
Exploring Acupuncture In The American Midwest, Shuting Zhong '11
Outstanding Ethnographic Research Projects
Through visual anthropological methods, I explored the mechanism, efficacy, and practice of acupuncture in the American Midwest. I took photographs during the clinical visits to include a visual component, which serves not only to illustrate the concepts, but as a mechanism to gain deeper insight about the healing tradition. The act of reviewing the photographs and the selective emphasis on certain concepts was a collaborative effort with Mr. Gu, commonly referred to as Dr. Gu, allowing for a blend of viewpoints from the expert consultants and my own conclusions. The feedback from Dr. Gu and
the office manager at each …
Meredith, Maria, B. 1987 (Fa 546),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Meredith, Maria, B. 1987 (Fa 546), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 546. Proverb collected by Maria Meredith from her father, Walter Meredith, about Christmas tree customs in their family. It details when the tree should be taken down. This project was a requirement in a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
An Investigation Of Racing Performance And Whip Use By Jockeys In Thoroughbred Races,
2011
University of Sydney
An Investigation Of Racing Performance And Whip Use By Jockeys In Thoroughbred Races, David Evans, Paul Mcgreevy
Competitive Animal Racing Collection
Concerns have been expressed concerning animal-welfare issues associated with whip use during Thoroughbred races. However, there have been no studies of relationships between performance and use of whips in Thoroughbred racing. Our aim was to describe whip use and the horses' performance during races, and to investigate associations between whip use and racing performance. Under the Australian Racing Board (ARB) rules, only horses that are in contention can be whipped, so we expected that whippings would be associated with superior performance, and those superior performances would be explained by an effect of whipping on horse velocities in the final 400 …
Shirley, Latrel, B. 1989 (Fa 543),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Shirley, Latrel, B. 1989 (Fa 543), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 543. Paper titled "The Bible Time Capsule" written by Latrel Shirley about Lisa Gail (Morrison) Shirley's Bible and the ephemera stored in it. Includes colored illustrations.
Wronski, Genevieve Elissa, B. 1980 (Fa 544),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Wronski, Genevieve Elissa, B. 1980 (Fa 544), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 544. Paper titled "The Monkey Walk" written by Genevieve Elissa Wronski in which she documents Brian Greever's ape imitation performed at social parties. Includes colored illustrations and video.
Buttram, Nora Agnes (Crump), B. 1944 (Fa 539),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Buttram, Nora Agnes (Crump), B. 1944 (Fa 539), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 539. Paper: "How Pig Store Goft Its Name" in which Nora Buttram relays how a community general store in Edmonson County, Kentucky received its name. The brief paper is based on an interview with William Barbee of Smiths Grove, Kentucky.
Breedlove, Andrew, B. 1987 (Fa 557),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Breedlove, Andrew, B. 1987 (Fa 557), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (Click of "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 557. Paper: "The Thin Line Between Reality and the World of Warcraft" in which Andrew Breedlove examines the popular role playing game. He includes his paper with illustrations and notes, interviews on compact discs with two friends who participate in World of Warcraft, and indexes to the interviews.
Jones, Latasha, B. 1985 (Fa 540),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Jones, Latasha, B. 1985 (Fa 540), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (Click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 540. Project in which Latasha Jones records information about a "Reaper" tattoo that her cousin, Christopher Lee Bragg, had tattooed on his left side. She discusses the views of her family about tattoos and/or marking the body and her personal desire to get a tattoo. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes an illustration of the "Reaper" tattoo.
Pannell, Jennifer Lynn, B. 1985 (Fa 541),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Pannell, Jennifer Lynn, B. 1985 (Fa 541), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (Click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 541. Project in which Jennifer Lynn Pannell discusses the childhood punishment of having your mouth washed out with soap. She interviewed her grandmother Shelby Pedigo and her boyfriend Matt Hougtaling about this experiences. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Trout, Allan Mitchell, 1903-1972 (Mss 346),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Trout, Allan Mitchell, 1903-1972 (Mss 346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 346. Correspondence and writings relating to the career of Allan Mitchell Trout, political reporter and columnist for the Louisville Courier-Journal. Includes letters from readers, written mostly on the occasion of his retirement, collections of Trout's "Greetings" columns, speeches and articles, historical memorabilia, correspondence relating to the Allan M. Trout Collection at Western Kentucky University, and messages of sympathy to his wife after Trout's death.
Doyle, Kathina J., B. 1990 (Fa 537),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Doyle, Kathina J., B. 1990 (Fa 537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 537. Project in which Kathina Jo Doyle executed a cultural analysis of the hope chest, a physical piece of furniture (chest) or a collection of items that a young woman assembled for her future household. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes colored illustrations and a transcript of an interview done with Doyle's maternal grandmother Beatrice Firkin.
Threlkeld, Matthew Kohl, B. 1985 (Fa 538),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Threlkeld, Matthew Kohl, B. 1985 (Fa 538), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 538. Matthew Kohl Threlkeld records an urban legend told by Daniel Houghton about running a marijuana operation from a fast food restaurant. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Moore, Julian "Jack" (Fa 536),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Moore, Julian "Jack" (Fa 536), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 536. Sixteen music tracks recorded by Julian "Jack" Moore, soloist, accompanied by Mary Alice Black, pianist. The selections are chiefly hymns.
Reed, Ashlee Catara, B. 1986 (Fa 548),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Reed, Ashlee Catara, B. 1986 (Fa 548), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text papers (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 548. Contains three papers: “Permanent Wave Machine,” “The Hot Comb” about African American hairstyling, and “The Telephone Switchboard,” about an early switchboard on display in Barren County, Kentucky. Includes color illustrations. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Christian, Callie Elizabeth Holmes, B. 1980 (Fa 550),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Christian, Callie Elizabeth Holmes, B. 1980 (Fa 550), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text paper (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 550. A recipe for "Momma's Chocolate Pie" and a description of "The Color Game," a swimming pool game played by Christain Holmes during her childhood. This project was completed as a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
2011-2012,
2011
California State University, San Bernardino
Paramilitary Forces In Colombia,
2011
Colby College
Paramilitary Forces In Colombia, Winifred Tate
Faculty Scholarship
How can we understand the transformation of Colombian paramilitary groups during the past two decades? Intimately connected to drug trafficking, paramilitary groups have infiltrated political institutions and enjoyed significant political support even as they have used extreme brutality. Since the early 1990s, paramilitaries have grown exponentially in strength, creating a national coordinating body and carrying out military offensives. These developments brought territorial expansion throughout Colombia and a peak in political violence, typified by massacres from 1997 to 2003. After negotiations with government officials, more than thirty-two thousand troops passed through demobilization programs verified by the Organization of American States; much …
Political Participation In Cairo After The January 2011 Revolution,
2011
American University in Cairo
Political Participation In Cairo After The January 2011 Revolution, Ingy Bassiony
Papers, Posters, and Presentations
(No abstract provided)
Western Media Portrayal Of The Muslim Brotherhood During The Arab Spring,
2011
American University in Cairo
Western Media Portrayal Of The Muslim Brotherhood During The Arab Spring, Ehsan Abushadi
Papers, Posters, and Presentations
What are Western views of the Muslim Brotherhood based on Western media in the aftermath of the Arab Spring of 2011? Analyzing a range of Western media and their audiences' responses from Jan 25 to May 31, this paper reveals that although there are people that have different views of the brotherhood, Western media predominantly gives the Muslim Brotherhood an image of radicalism and extremism.
