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Discipline And Desire: Feminist Politics, Queer Studies, And New Queer Anthropology, Margot Weiss Dec 2015

Discipline And Desire: Feminist Politics, Queer Studies, And New Queer Anthropology, Margot Weiss

Margot Weiss

This chapter situates contemporary queer anthropology within histories of the contested relationships between gender and sexuality, and feminist and queer studies. I begin with the delineation of gender as the domain of feminist studies, and sexuality as the domain of queer studies, staging a series of analogical readings of feminist and queer studies and their proper objects and political investments. I focus on two questions: the problematic of institutionalization (and the closure or fixity institutionalization represents) and the problematic of good enough objects—objects that might satisfy the political desires we have invested in them. Examining the political aspirations we invest …

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Always After: Desiring Queerness, Desiring Anthropology, Margot Weiss Dec 2015

Always After: Desiring Queerness, Desiring Anthropology, Margot Weiss

Margot Weiss

Queer, from its start, was meant to point beyond or beside identity—specifically gay and lesbian—and instead signify transgression of, resistance to, or exclusion from normativity, especially but not exclusively heteronormativity. But for all this, queer has never quite moved beyond identity. And queer has not quite been the site of resistance we had hoped, as the story of queer studies’ academic institutionalization might portend. Still, I am not writing a eulogy for queer. Instead, in this Retrospectives essay, I resist finding—if only to lose—a new proper object of queer anthropology and suggest, rather, that it is the frustration of …

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Convict Criminology And Struggle For Inclusion, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D., Richard S. Jones, Mike Lenza, Stephen C. Richards Dec 2015

Convict Criminology And Struggle For Inclusion, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D., Richard S. Jones, Mike Lenza, Stephen C. Richards

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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Designing Monetary Policy Committees, Volker Hahn Dec 2015

Designing Monetary Policy Committees, Volker Hahn

Volker Hahn

We integrate monetary policy-making by committee into a New Keynesian model to assess the consequences of the committee's institutional characteristics for inflation, output, and welfare. Our analysis delivers the following results. First, we demonstrate that transparency about the committee's future composition is typically harmful. Second, we show that short terms for central bankers lead to effective inflation stabilization at the expense of comparably high output variability. Third, larger committees generally allow for more efficient stabilization of inflation but possibly for less efficient output stabilization. Fourth, large committees and short terms are therefore socially desirable if the weight on output stabilization …

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Timludwig.Jpg, Timothy Ludwig Dec 2015

Timludwig.Jpg, Timothy Ludwig

Dr. Timothy Ludwig

No abstract provided.

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Moral Judgments, Expressive Functions, And Bias In Immigration Law, Emily Ryo Dec 2015

Moral Judgments, Expressive Functions, And Bias In Immigration Law, Emily Ryo

Emily Ryo

In a lucid and trenchant style characteristic of Professor Hiroshi Motomura’s writing, Immigration Outside the Law offers rich descriptive and prescriptive analyses of three major themes underlying debates about unauthorized migration: the meaning of unlawful presence, state and local involvement in the regulation of unauthorized migration, and the integration of unauthorized migrants into American society. This review advances several ideas that I argue are important to understanding these key themes. In brief, I suggest that a more comprehensive understanding of public debates about unauthorized migration requires examining lay moral judgments about unlawful presence, the expressive functions of immigration law, and …

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Detained: A Study Of Immigration Bond Hearings, Emily Ryo Dec 2015

Detained: A Study Of Immigration Bond Hearings, Emily Ryo

Emily Ryo

Immigration judges make consequential decisions that fundamentally affect the basic life chances of thousands of noncitizens and their family members every year. Yet, we know very little about how immigration judges make their decisions, including decisions about whether to release or detain noncitizens pending the completion of their immigration cases. Using original data on long-term immigrant detainees, I examine for the first time judicial decision-making in immigration bond hearings. I find that there are extremely wide variations in the average bond grant rates and bond amount decisions among judges in the study sample. What are the determinants of these bond …

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Low Versus High Intensity Approaches To Interpretive Tourism Planning: The Case Of The Cliffs Of Moher, Ireland, Noel Healy Dec 2015

Low Versus High Intensity Approaches To Interpretive Tourism Planning: The Case Of The Cliffs Of Moher, Ireland, Noel Healy

Noel Healy

In recent decades, investments in tourism capital and the advancement of media technologies have transformed the construction and consumption of tourism destinations. Using the $45 million Cliffs of Moher (CoM) visitor center in the west of Ireland as a case study, this paper investigates a central debate in interpretive planning: how the intensity of multimedia applications and onsite facilities shapes visitor experiences in natural area destinations. Drawing from onsite surveys, semi-structured interviews and participant observations, as well as comparative evaluations of the former and current visitor centers, results indicated that low-intensity interpretation was preferred to high-intensity, technologically driven displays. This …

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Personal Collection Development, Arthur J. Boston Dec 2015

Personal Collection Development, Arthur J. Boston

Arthur J. Boston

Publishers' link (p.5): http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/sections/les/biblio-notes/biblio-notes-2016-issue-67.pdf

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Comparison Excluding Commitments: Incommensurability, Adjudication, And The Unnoticed Example Of Trade Disputes, Sungjoon Cho, Richard Warner Dec 2015

Comparison Excluding Commitments: Incommensurability, Adjudication, And The Unnoticed Example Of Trade Disputes, Sungjoon Cho, Richard Warner

Sungjoon Cho

We claim that there are important cases of “incommensurability” in public policymaking, in which all relevant reasons are not always comparable on a common scale as better, worse, or equally good. Courts often fail to confront this. We are by no means the first to contend that incommensurability exists. Yet incommensurability’s proponents have failed to sway the courts mainly because they overlook the fact that there are two types of incommensurability. The first (“incompleteness incommensurability”) consists of the lack of any appropriate metric for making the comparison. We argue that this type of incommensurability is relatively unproblematic in that courts …

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Student Newspaper Funding Issues On Public University Campuses In Ohio: Higher Education Administrators Vs. Student Journalists, Terry L. Hapney Jr. Dec 2015

Student Newspaper Funding Issues On Public University Campuses In Ohio: Higher Education Administrators Vs. Student Journalists, Terry L. Hapney Jr.

Terry L. Hapney Jr., Ph.D.

Cases of college and university administrators using
funding for student publications as a mechanism to attempt
to exercise control over student media arise on a
fairly steady basis (Hapney & Russo, 2013). Occasionally,
this comes in the form of student government associations
that defund student newspapers in retaliation for
reportage. Usually, funding provided by administrators
and student government associations is not a license to
control student newspapers on public university campuses,
in particular (2013). Struggles and conflict between
university administrators and student journalists
over who controls student newspapers in Ohio is evident—
including the issue of funding (Hapney & Lucas, …

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From Playing To Programming: The Effect Of Video Game Play On Confidence With Computers And An Interest In Computer Science, Rebecca Sevin, Whitney Decamp Dec 2015

From Playing To Programming: The Effect Of Video Game Play On Confidence With Computers And An Interest In Computer Science, Rebecca Sevin, Whitney Decamp

Whitney DeCamp

Research on the effects of playing video games has been limited by a preoccupation with possible negative repercussions. Nevertheless, research has shown that video games can have positive effects on young players' social lives. The existing body of research, however, has largely ignored the more computer-related aspects of video game play and its effects. This study provides empirical evidence to support theoretical arguments about the relationship between playing video games and computers. The type of scientific thinking encouraged by video games and the technological abilities needed to play video games is suggested to result in an increase in players’ confidence …

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“Money Will Solve The Problem”: Testing The Effectiveness Of Conditional Incentives For Online Surveys, Whitney Decamp Dec 2015

“Money Will Solve The Problem”: Testing The Effectiveness Of Conditional Incentives For Online Surveys, Whitney Decamp

Whitney DeCamp

Incentivizing survey participation through the use of cash or other rewards has often been used to encourage participation. This is often done with the hopes of increasing response rates and, therefore, representativeness of the responding sample as well. The effectiveness of incentives has generally been shown to be positive, but results have been mixed for conditional incentives and for online surveys. Using an experimental design, this study uses a random sample of undergraduate students to estimate group differences, incorporating both official and self-report data. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three different groups with varying incentives of five dollars, …

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Motivation Is Key: The Differing Predictors Of Adolescents’ Nonmedical Use Of Prescription Drugs, Whitney Decamp, James Herzig, Brooke O'Neil, Daniel J. O’Connell Dec 2015

Motivation Is Key: The Differing Predictors Of Adolescents’ Nonmedical Use Of Prescription Drugs, Whitney Decamp, James Herzig, Brooke O'Neil, Daniel J. O’Connell

Whitney DeCamp

The concern over the nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) has increased in recent years, as the public and substance use experts become increasingly aware of the high prevalence of such prescription drug use. Despite increased research in this area, little research has focused on the motivations for NMUPD. This is a noteworthy limitation, as recreational users may be quite different from those who are using prescription drugs without a prescription to treat a medical illness/condition. The present study uses data from over 11,000 eleventh grade students to model the predictors of NMUPD by motivation for using. Results indicate that …

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Self-Injury, Suicide Ideation, And Sexual Orientation: Differences In Causes And Correlates Among High School Students, Whitney Decamp, Nicholas W. Bakken Dec 2015

Self-Injury, Suicide Ideation, And Sexual Orientation: Differences In Causes And Correlates Among High School Students, Whitney Decamp, Nicholas W. Bakken

Whitney DeCamp

Background: Research has suggested that sexual minority youth are more likely to experience a number of behavioral and health-related risk factors due to their exposure to negative attitudes and beliefs about sexual minorities. Few studies, however, have examined the prevalence of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among sexual minority youth. With self-cutting and suicidal ideation common in middle and high schools, understanding the antecedents and correlates of such behavior may help identify troubled students and initiate preventative measures.

Methods: Bivariate probit regression analyses are performed using data from 7,326 high school students collected via the Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

Results: Results …

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Distributive Conflict And Regime Change: A Qualitative Dataset, Stephan Haggard, Terence Teo, Robert Kaufman Dec 2015

Distributive Conflict And Regime Change: A Qualitative Dataset, Stephan Haggard, Terence Teo, Robert Kaufman

Terence Teo

No abstract provided.

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Just Leave, Catherine R. Albiston, Lindsey Trimble O'Connor Dec 2015

Just Leave, Catherine R. Albiston, Lindsey Trimble O'Connor

Catherine R. Albiston

No abstract provided.

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Personal Librarians Signage For Elevator, Crystal Boyce Dec 2015

Personal Librarians Signage For Elevator, Crystal Boyce

Crystal Boyce

As a faculty we realized that we were missing a key opportunity to "interact" with prospective students and their families while they were on tours with Admissions. Those tours always take families to the fourth floor via elevator, so we maximized our visibility to those families by placing our information directly in front of them. We update the poster regularly as liaison areas change. Approximate finished size is 18*24, file created using PowerPoint.

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Ask Me Anything Poster, Crystal Boyce Dec 2015

Ask Me Anything Poster, Crystal Boyce

Crystal Boyce

This poster is on display outside my office, in order to draw student attention to the wide variety of help librarians may provide.

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Intimate Citizenship, Sonny Nordmarken, Laura Heston, Alyssa Goldstein Dec 2015

Intimate Citizenship, Sonny Nordmarken, Laura Heston, Alyssa Goldstein

Sonny Nordmarken

No abstract provided.

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Reasoning About Race And Pedagogy In Two Preservice Science Teachers: A Critical Race Theory Analysis, Douglas B. Larkin, Tanya Maloney, Gail M. Perry-Ryder Dec 2015

Reasoning About Race And Pedagogy In Two Preservice Science Teachers: A Critical Race Theory Analysis, Douglas B. Larkin, Tanya Maloney, Gail M. Perry-Ryder

Douglas B. Larkin

This study describes the experiences of two preservice science teachers as they progress through their respective teacher education programs, and uses critical race theory to examine the manner in which conceptions about race and its pedagogical implications change over time. Using a longitudinal case study method, participants’ conceptual ecologies of race and pedagogy are mapped both before and after student teaching, and each case is analyzed for evidence of conceptual change in these
areas. Findings show that conceptions about race and the pedagogical implications of race changed in ways that likely would have gone undetected in earlier studies because they …

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Practice And Research On Chinese Language Learning In Study Abroad Context, Li Jin Dec 2015

Practice And Research On Chinese Language Learning In Study Abroad Context, Li Jin

Li Jin

This chapter provides an overview of the field of Chinese language learning in study abroad contexts. It consists of three sections. The first section presents the major models and features of American university-run study abroad (SA) programs in mainland China. The major models hinge on the program’s length and content. The features are reflected in curriculum requirements, location, extracurricular activities, and program accommodations. Section two shares a review of theories and empirical studies that investigate the learning process and outcomes in Chinese SA contexts. Gaps between existing research studies and future research are identified. Section three discusses salient issues in …

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Faculty Self-Archiving, Stephanie Davis-Kahl Dec 2015

Faculty Self-Archiving, Stephanie Davis-Kahl

Stephanie Davis-Kahl

Authors' accepted manuscript version of a book chapter from Making Institutional Repositories Work (Charleston Insights in Library, Archival, and Information Sciences), Burton B. Callicott, David Scherer, Andrew Wesolek (eds), Purdue University Press, 2016. Available for purchase and Google Books.

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The Pennsylvania Town 40 Years Later: Preservation And Planning In A Changing Townscape, Ola Johansson, Michael W. Cornebise Dec 2015

The Pennsylvania Town 40 Years Later: Preservation And Planning In A Changing Townscape, Ola Johansson, Michael W. Cornebise

Michael Cornebise

Taking Wilbur Zelinsky’s 1977 article “The Pennsylvania Town” as a point of departure, this article explores how preservation in three Pennsylvania towns—Lancaster, York, and Reading—has proceeded in the context of challenging socio-economic trends and changing demographics. Our assessment of the current status of Zelinsky’s urban-morphological traits identifies a townscape that exhibits both historical continuity and new paths of urban form. Overall, robust preservation regimes have been established resulting in relatively intact townscapes. Many recent redevelopment projects exhibit a significant degree of compatibility with the historic built environment. Some success has also been achieved in preserving shade trees and mixed land …

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Intellectual Entrepreneurship: A Frame For Engaging Undergraduates In Scholarly Communication, Stephanie Davis-Kahl Dec 2015

Intellectual Entrepreneurship: A Frame For Engaging Undergraduates In Scholarly Communication, Stephanie Davis-Kahl

Stephanie Davis-Kahl

Author's accepted manuscript of a chapter published in Open Access and the Future of Scholarly Communication: Implementation (Kevin L. Smith and Katherine A. Dickson, eds.), Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.

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Incumbent Landscapes, Disruptive Uses: Perspectives On Marijuana-Related Land Use Control, Donald J. Kochan Dec 2015

Incumbent Landscapes, Disruptive Uses: Perspectives On Marijuana-Related Land Use Control, Donald J. Kochan

Donald J. Kochan

The story behind the move toward marijuana’s legality is a story of disruptive forces to the incumbent legal and physical landscape. It affects incumbent markets, incumbent places, the incumbent regulatory structure, and the legal system in general which must mediate the battles involving the push for relaxation of illegality and adaptation to accepting new marijuana-related land uses, against efforts toward entrenchment, resilience, and resistance to that disruption.

This Article is entirely agnostic on the issue of whether we should or should not decriminalize, legalize, or otherwise increase legal tolerance for marijuana or any other drugs. Nonetheless, we must grapple with …

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Currency Wars And The Erosion Of Dollar Hegemony, Lan Cao Dec 2015

Currency Wars And The Erosion Of Dollar Hegemony, Lan Cao

Lan Cao

A currency war is being waged against the dollar-based international economic system established in Bretton Woods after World War II. Much attention has been paid to the use of force and threats to the peace in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria. But there is little law scholarship that examines threats to the dollar and the dollar-based system. And yet, challenging a country’s currency means challenging it on multiple fundamental fronts. Stocks, bonds, commodities, derivatives and other investments are all priced in a nation’s currency. If the dollar is undermined, the American economy itself and the existing international economic system are also …

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Methodologism: Radical Practice, K. Valentine Cadieux Dec 2015

Methodologism: Radical Practice, K. Valentine Cadieux

K. Valentine Cadieux

No abstract provided.

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Visual Methods For Collaborative Food System Work, K. Valentine Cadieux, Charles Z. Levkoe, P. Mount, D. Szanto Dec 2015

Visual Methods For Collaborative Food System Work, K. Valentine Cadieux, Charles Z. Levkoe, P. Mount, D. Szanto

K. Valentine Cadieux

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Alice-Wright-02.Jpg Dec 2015

Alice-Wright-02.Jpg

Dr. Alice Wright

Dr. Alice Wright, far right, with students on a field trip in Spring 2016 to Morganton, North Carolina, where they visited ongoing excavations at the Berry site and the reconstructed Native American buildings at Catawba Meadows Park.

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