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Challenging Faith and Gaining Power: Women in Film who Reject and Subvert Religion
Get PDFThis paper examines the ways that women seize power through rejection and subversion of religion by relating women in film to the real world. Rejection of faith is exemplified by characters in the films The Little Hours (2017) and The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018). Subversion of faith is understood through the films Whale Rider (2003), Jennifer’s Body (2009), and Transparent (2014). Narrative analysis of these films is contrasted with studies of orthodox religion as examined by Dr. Brenda E. Brasher and Dr. Mary Gerhart. The importance and effect of women’s newly-gained power is applied to social change as recorded by Dr. Antionette Iadarola and Dr. Edward L. Queen. Additional theory of power and perspective is provided by Dr. Jack Halberstam and Michel Foucault. This paper discusses how women gain independence, personal pride, and freedom of expression through rejection and subversion of faith. Both methods should be available due to their necessity to different women, and both methods result in improvement in individual women’s lives as well as change in larger societal structures
My Intangible Orb of Dreams: An ADHD Introspection
Get PDFI wrote this piece for my first open mic poetry performance to share my experiences as a late-diagnosed ADHDer. Throughout college, I have struggled to keep up with expectations placed on me that felt unrealistic and unfulfilling, while also learning how to be my most authentic self. I long to find my own version success through embracing my neurodiversity even if I don\u27t meet the standards that society places on me. I am reminding myself, and you, that I am not dysfunctional at all, I’m simply wired to spend energy on things that truly fulfill my purpose here. It might not be right or enough, but at least it’s true
Life and Health Concerns of a European Monastic Scribe During the 14th Century
Get PDFWriting in a quiet, candle-lit room may sound hygge to some, but monks during the 14th century would describe their work on the scriptorium as cold, depressing, tedious, mundane, and exhausting. The copying of all texts, including biblical and musical, was done by hand with monks working around the clock copying, illuminating manuscripts, and binding books. With the regimented schedule of monastic life, the Church worked scribes till exhaustion which created health problems and aggravated underlying conditions. Though cataracts were a common problem, commoners performed surgery on each other to restore sight, but it only made the situation worse
Deathtrap
Get PDFI could have titled this one Bad Trip in an Elevator, but that would twist the poem away from its authenticity. You\u27ll have to trust me on this one: this happened. Not in the usual sense, but in that fiction-is-truth-in-a-funhouse-mirror, postmodern Tim O\u27Brien sense. And hallucinogens were not involved, nor are they encouraged or condoned. (Do with that Wretched Passive Voice what you will.)
If the word Deathtrap didn\u27t amuse me so much, I really could have run with the title Tired. Or maybe Very Tired would have been better. And then there are always the big-hitters: Fatigue, Exhaustion, Are We There Yet?, When\u27s the Next Exit, I\u27ve Been Holding It for... But you get the point. You probably get it more than you want to.
Living in days like these, we’ve all been here, in the elevator. Especially those of you who do go to Augustana. Don’t get me wrong, I trust the CSL elevators, I do. But sometimes the straight-down journey feels like anything but, and you have to wonder whether the little world around you really isn’t wobbling and groaning itself subtly apart. Or is it just me after all?
Enough self-indulgence. Thanks for coming, and extra thanks for sticking around.
P.S. - If you do happen to be the person who inspects those elevators, know that I do respect and trust your work, and that I promise not to haunt you. Pinky promise
Disparities in COVID-19 Rates Among Various Demographics and Lack of Racial Representation in Medical Texts
Get PDFThe 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, which originated in Wuhan, China in December of 2019, has impacted nations all over the globe. Given the health disparities which existed within the United States prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, this pandemic continued to pose a significant challenge to the health of the public. The aims of this research study were twofold: (1) to analyze the incidence rates of COVID-19 among different racial and ethnic groups within the United States and (2) to describe the occurrence of diversity within medical texts. Overall, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated health disparities within the United States. Understanding the magnitude of these disparities and the potential impact of medical education in reducing them is critical in improving the health of the general population. This study sought to achieve two research aims related to the complex intersectionality between race and disease outcomes. The data presented in this study shows that there is a statistically significant difference between incidence rates of COVID-19 and various racial and ethnic groups within the United States (Research Aim 1). While no statistical analyses were able to be conducted for research Aim 2, the preliminary data shows a stark difference in word choice used to represent dark-skinned population versus light-skinned populations. Frankly, these data show an overall disappointing inadequacy in the representation of diverse populations expected from an increasingly diverse nation
The Last Prisoners of War: How Nazi-Looted Art is Displayed in U.S. Museums
Get PDFHow art museums approach NLA is important today because much of the public relies on museums for their education. NLA cases are especially controversial because they are not only legal battles, but ethical ones so museums have to be extra careful approaching them. Even if the museum has won the legal battle the public may not see them as winning the ethical one therefore they might want to avoid displaying this information to the public. However, as we can see with the previous websites, it actually looks worse for museums not to be open and honest about their NLA pieces and cases because it looks like they\u27re hiding information. Museums currently may be afraid to educate the public about their role in NLA because it could lead to lack of funding and less patrons visiting the museum. This is not a good enough reason to deny the public this information. Instead of being afraid of losing their reputation, museums need to be transparent with their viewers and educate them about the controversies surrounding NLA and its history. This is especially their responsibility because they fought in court to keep these pieces in order to educate the public about them, and it is a gross injustice to the victims of NLA to only share the aspects of the pieces\u27 histories which keep the museum\u27s reputations squeaky clean. Museums are also especially important educators\u27 because they also are forms of entertainment so people are more likely to visit them. Now that we\u27ve seen the effects of a global pandemic, we have been shown how even more important the internet can be for education. Art museums as educators need to update their websites in order to inform the public about Nazi Looted art. Many of the victims of Nazi Looted art are gone so it is the art museum\u27s responsibility to make sure their stories live on and the crimes that happened to them are not forgotten