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Danticat's The Dew Breaker, Haiti, And Symbolic Migration, Jennifer E. Henton Jun 2010

Danticat's The Dew Breaker, Haiti, And Symbolic Migration, Jennifer E. Henton

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her article "Danticat's The Dew Breaker, Haiti, and Symbolic Migration" Jennifer E. Henton analyzes Edwidge Danticat's novel with Lacanian thought. It is assumed frequently that literatures of the non-West "arrive" when they move from political and didactic traditions to the "aesthetic" and experimental models that delve into the terrain of the psyche. In The Dew Breaker, the Haitian family's move to the U.S., executed self consciously, indicates loss in a different sense than lack. In the case of Denticat's novel, loss or lack represent not a source of anxiety that evokes matters read in a psychoanalytical framework; instead, Henton …


Haitian Zombie, Myth, And Modern Identity, Kette Thomas Jun 2010

Haitian Zombie, Myth, And Modern Identity, Kette Thomas

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her article "Haitian Zombie, Myth, and Modern Identity" Kette Thomas analyzes texts by Zora Neale Hurston, Alfred Metraux, and Wade Davis. In these narratives we are re-introduced to the zombie not as a metaphor for lost consciousness, but, rather, as a common system that replaces personal subjectivity with an influence alien to our natural development. The discourse on subjectivity has become a central focus in the modern era but attention to fiction in "third world" cultures is neglected because they are studied almost exclusively through historical, political, sociological, or anthropological lenses or because their collective identities leads scholars to …


Behavior And Behavior Assessment, Christopher Agnew, Janice Kelly May 2010

Behavior And Behavior Assessment, Christopher Agnew, Janice Kelly

Department of Psychological Sciences Faculty Publications

This chapter addresses the questions of 1) what do we mean by “behavior” in personality and social psychology, and 2) how can we best assess social behavior. We define behavior as being observable and socially meaningful, but also discuss the dimensions on which behavior varies (e.g., intentional vs. habitual, discrete vs. continuous). We also discuss important variabilities in behavior as they relate to issues of measurement (e.g., behavioral frequency or desirability). For behavior assessment, we focus on some of the practical issues involved (e.g., choosing a coding system, selecting an observational setting), as well as how behavior assessment might intersect …


Interdependent With Caryl Rusbult, Ximena Arriaga May 2010

Interdependent With Caryl Rusbult, Ximena Arriaga

Department of Psychological Sciences Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Understanding And Researching The U.S. Farm Bill, Bert Chapman May 2010

Understanding And Researching The U.S. Farm Bill, Bert Chapman

Libraries Research Publications

This presentation provides a detailed overview of the process involved in the U.S. Government's preparation of farm legislation every five years. It covers the multiple steps and actors involved in the legislative process and lists critical information resources on this topic.


“When Will Your Program Be Available In Spanish?" Adapting An Early Parenting Intervention For Latino Families, Jean E. Dumas, Ximena Arriaga, Angela Moreland Begle, Zayra Longoria May 2010

“When Will Your Program Be Available In Spanish?" Adapting An Early Parenting Intervention For Latino Families, Jean E. Dumas, Ximena Arriaga, Angela Moreland Begle, Zayra Longoria

Department of Psychological Sciences Faculty Publications

This paper describes the Spanish adaptation of PACE – Parenting Our Children to Excellence. Successfully offered in preschools and daycare centers since 2002, PACE is a research-based preventive intervention to support families in their parenting task through discussions and activities that address practical childrearing issues and promote child coping-competence. Developed in response to community calls, the new program is known as CANNE –Criando a Nuestros Niños hacia el Éxito. The paper makes the processes linking original and adapted versions explicit by accounting for the conceptual and practical decisions that were made as CANNE was being developed. We begin by summarizing …


Useful Government Information Resources For Public Librarians, Bert Chapman Apr 2010

Useful Government Information Resources For Public Librarians, Bert Chapman

Libraries Research Publications

Provides a descriptive overview of selected government information resources and the nationwide Government Information Online digital reference chat service for public librarians.


Comparison Of Fixed Versus Variable Biofuels Incentives, Wallace E. Tyner, Farzad Taheripour, David Perkis Apr 2010

Comparison Of Fixed Versus Variable Biofuels Incentives, Wallace E. Tyner, Farzad Taheripour, David Perkis

PPRI Digital Library

We evaluated several variants of a variable biofuel subsidy and compared them with the fixed subsidy and Renewable Fuel Standard. We used two different modeling approaches. First we used a partial equilibrium model encompassing crude oil, gasoline, ethanol, corn, and ethanol by-products. Second, we used a stochastic simulation model of a prototypical ethanol plant. From the partial equilibrium analysis, it appears the variable subsidy provides a safety net for ethanol producers when oil prices are low; yet, it does not put undue pressure on corn prices when oil prices are high. At high oil prices, with a variable subsidy, the …


Liberal Arts Books On Demand: A Decade Of Patron-Initiated Collection Development, Part 1, Judith M. Nixon, Kristine J. Anderson, Robert S. Freeman, Jean-Pierre Herubel, Lawrence J. Mykytiuk, Suzanne M. Ward Apr 2010

Liberal Arts Books On Demand: A Decade Of Patron-Initiated Collection Development, Part 1, Judith M. Nixon, Kristine J. Anderson, Robert S. Freeman, Jean-Pierre Herubel, Lawrence J. Mykytiuk, Suzanne M. Ward

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

The Purdue University Libraries was an early implementer of purchasing rather than borrowing books requested through interlibrary loan. This pioneering user-initiated acquisitions program, started in January 2000 and called Books on Demand, is managed by the interlibrary loan unit. Now that the program has reached its tenth year, the authors revisit their initial 2002 study to analyze books purchased in the six top subject areas across the whole decade. Subject librarians in their review of the liberal arts titles selected found that the books were appropriate additions and that these titles expanded the cross-disciplinary nature of the collection. The Books …


A Study Of Circulation Statistics Of Books On Demand: A Decade Of Patron-Driven Collection Development, Part 3, Judith M. Nixon, E. Stewart Saunders Apr 2010

A Study Of Circulation Statistics Of Books On Demand: A Decade Of Patron-Driven Collection Development, Part 3, Judith M. Nixon, E. Stewart Saunders

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

The Purdue University Libraries was an early implementer of purchasing books requested through interlibrary loan rather than borrowing the requested books. The service, called Books on Demand, began in January 2000. An analysis of the requests at the end of the first two years of service indicated that these patron-selected books were more likely to have repeat circulations than the books acquired through normal collection development processes. When the program reached its tenth year, the authors analyzed and compared the books purchased through Books on Demand with all other purchased books during the same period. Findings indicate that books acquired …


Atg Interviews Marilyn Johnson, Dennis Brunning Apr 2010

Atg Interviews Marilyn Johnson, Dennis Brunning

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Bet You Missed It: Press Clippings -- In The News -- Carefully Selected By Your Crack Staff Of News Sleuths, Bruce Strauch Apr 2010

Bet You Missed It: Press Clippings -- In The News -- Carefully Selected By Your Crack Staff Of News Sleuths, Bruce Strauch

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


From Your (Wishing My Puppy Was Still Here) Editor, Katina Strauch Apr 2010

From Your (Wishing My Puppy Was Still Here) Editor, Katina Strauch

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Implementing The 360 Suite At Indiana State University, George Stachokas Apr 2010

Implementing The 360 Suite At Indiana State University, George Stachokas

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Questions & Answers -- Copyright Column, Laura N. Gasaway Apr 2010

Questions & Answers -- Copyright Column, Laura N. Gasaway

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Group Therapy -- Textbook Purchasing, Jack G. Montgomery Apr 2010

Group Therapy -- Textbook Purchasing, Jack G. Montgomery

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Lost In Austin -- The Golden Age Of Librarianship, Thomas W. Leonhardt Apr 2010

Lost In Austin -- The Golden Age Of Librarianship, Thomas W. Leonhardt

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Standards Column -- Ebook Identification: Disrupting The Tried And True Isbn System, Todd Carpenter Apr 2010

Standards Column -- Ebook Identification: Disrupting The Tried And True Isbn System, Todd Carpenter

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


We Can Work It Out: What An Erm Needs, Susan Klimley Apr 2010

We Can Work It Out: What An Erm Needs, Susan Klimley

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Electronic Resource Management Systems: Still Trying To Hit The Moving Target, Heather Klusendorf Apr 2010

Electronic Resource Management Systems: Still Trying To Hit The Moving Target, Heather Klusendorf

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Letters To The Editor, Katina Strauch Apr 2010

Letters To The Editor, Katina Strauch

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Electronic Resource Management Systems And The Small To Medium University Library: An Argument For Implementation, Ryan Weir Apr 2010

Electronic Resource Management Systems And The Small To Medium University Library: An Argument For Implementation, Ryan Weir

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


No Time For Collection Development Policies, Gary Geer Apr 2010

No Time For Collection Development Policies, Gary Geer

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Op Ed -- Pelikan's Antidisambiguation: Books: Ownership, Conveyance, Licensure, Michael P. Pelikan Apr 2010

Op Ed -- Pelikan's Antidisambiguation: Books: Ownership, Conveyance, Licensure, Michael P. Pelikan

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Collection Assessment: A Dubious Investment, Cindy Craig Apr 2010

Collection Assessment: A Dubious Investment, Cindy Craig

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Atg Interviews Patrick C. Sommers, Katina Strauch Apr 2010

Atg Interviews Patrick C. Sommers, Katina Strauch

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Developing A Policy For Kindle And Ipod Content: One's Library Experience, Margaret Foote Apr 2010

Developing A Policy For Kindle And Ipod Content: One's Library Experience, Margaret Foote

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Focus Versus Breadth In Special Collections Acquisitions, Patrick Scott Apr 2010

Focus Versus Breadth In Special Collections Acquisitions, Patrick Scott

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Purchase-On-Demand: An Overview Of The Literature, Marna Hostetler Apr 2010

Purchase-On-Demand: An Overview Of The Literature, Marna Hostetler

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


A Fire To Be Kindled, Matthew Landau Apr 2010

A Fire To Be Kindled, Matthew Landau

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.