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Exploring the Message: Weimar Republic’s Ban on Anderes Als Die Andern Advocacy for Homosexual Relations
Get PDFThis study dives into the complicated historical and cultural conditions behind the censorship of Richard Oswald\u27s seminal 1919 silent picture, "Anders Als Die Andern," during the Weimar Republic. In the aftermath of World War I, Germany\u27s Weimar Republic emerged as a hub for artistic and cultural innovation, but it also struggled with economic insecurity, political upheaval, and societal biases. In 1920, the film, a bold investigation of homosexuality, was censored under Section 175 of the German penal code, which criminalized male-to-male relationships. This study looks into the intertwined impacts of politics, societal standards, and medical perspectives that led to the film\u27s censorship, as well as the broader consequences for the queer community and the long-term impact on German queer rights. The research draws on prior studies, particularly Ervin Malakaj\u27s work on gay cinema mourning, to incorporate the Weimar Republic\u27s broader sociopolitical and medical environment. This research intends to provide a thorough picture of the queer community\u27s problems throughout this important period by weaving together legal, medical, political, and societal elements, demonstrating their tenacity in the face of legal, medical, societal, and political obstacles. The legacy of discriminatory laws, particularly Paragraph 175, shaped the landscape of male-to-male relationships in following periods of German history, underlining the continuous need for knowledge, empathy, and activism for queer rights. "Anders Als Die Andern" is a historical document that reflects the struggles of the queer community, with its explicit engagement with medical ideas placing it as an enduring artifact. The impact of the film on queer representation, its role as a cinematic advocacy tool, and the lasting legacy of discriminatory laws highlight the need of remembering and correcting historical injustices in order to promote inclusivity, equality, and justice in modern society.
 
Exploring the Peer Tutor Experiential Learning Process: New NSSE research suggests the high impact of peer tutoring.
No full textWhile peer tutoring is a valued experiential activity, little is known about the peer tutoring experience and its relationship to desired 21st century outcomes of college. This paper features the results from a multi-institution study of the characteristics and benefits of peer tutoring for tutors. The National Survey of Student Engagement was administered along with a set of experimental questions specifically designed to interrogate the process of peer tutoring at 30 four-year institutions. In general, peer tutors who identified as seniors in college showed patterns of engagement and gains in learning and personal development that exceeded substantially those of their non-tutor counterparts, especially for those who received training and feedback from supervisors. The findings have implications for tutoring program administrators, experiential educators, and others to enhance the effects of peer tutoring and other experiential learning activities
Exploring the Impact of Institutional Context on Experiential Education in Higher Education: The importance of institutional culture, faculty relationships, and a home on the org chart.
No full textIn revisiting the Society for Experiential Education’s eight principles of good practice, members of the most recent cohort of the SEE fellows program explored the impact of institutional context on experiential education in higher education. Previous research outlines campus and institutional structures where experiential education takes place. Our group leveraged a scholar-practitioner frame and drew on action research methods to explore the experiences of each individual\u27s context and experiential education structure. The findings are organized around four themes and three principles of good practice. Our team’s inquiry reveals that experiential education’s location and structure within the organization may impact how EE is valued and executed. The findings suggest that within higher education contexts the praxis of experiential education is directly connected to its institutional location, the institutional culture of DEI, its positioning as a value proposition, and the faculty relationships that can support it. The implications of this work showcase areas for consideration when institutionalizing experiential education in higher education and provide an opportunity for institutions to restructure where experiential education is positioned within the institution
Book Review: Just Mercy: A True Story of The Fight for Justice by Bryan Stevenson
Get PDFImagine having to spend 6 years in prison for a crime you did not commit. Now imagine being executed on death row for a crime you did not commit. The true story of Walter McMillian and other innocent people of color on death row would infuriate anyone who truly supports justice being served. McMillian’s lawyer, Bryan Stevenson, released over 140 wrongfully convicted prisoners on death row. Walter’s story in the 2015 book Just Mercy: A True Story of the Fight for Justice is just a mere glimpse of what Bryan Stevenson’s time as a lawyer truly entailed
Letter from the Editors
Get PDFThis is a letter from the editors of the California Sociology Forum Student Journal of Sociology Volume 6 Spring 2024
Digging Up the Root: The Radical Belief of Reallocation
Get PDFDigging Up the Root is a research paper that theorizes the best avenues of reallocation of funding in order to reduce crime while simultaneously boosting economic growth. Centering on mainly the NYC area, the study focuses on recent NYPD implementation and lack of effectiveness and then contrasts this with the possibility of better solutions. It identifies funding libraries and community centers, creating more trade and funding CTE programs, correcting the NYC public school counselor ratio, subsidizing out-of-prison employment options, free skill training and workshops, and mental health resource, all as viable ways to address the root causes of crime thus preventing it. The paper also details how the funding of these programs, with money taken from the police fund, will be more readily active in expanding our workforce and strengthen our economy and mobility rates, aligning with core macroeconomic concepts and Keynesian ideology.