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Ephemera and the Politics of Memory in Argentina’s Archivo de la Memoria Trans
Full text linkThe 1970s and 1980s in Argentina, under the dictatorship of Jorge Rafael Videla, posed a major challenge for members of the queer community, especially trans women, as they were exiled, disappeared, and abused. When Argentina began to democratize, it became a goal of trans activists to provide visibility and education surrounding the trans community in Argentina in order to combat the legacy of marginalization. As a result, the Archivo de la Memoria Trans was created by two trans activists. This digital archive strives to vindicate the memory of the trans women affected by the dictatorship. This paper addresses the question of what methods this archive uses and how its digital format differentiates it from other physical archives. This paper investigated this question through a close reading of many of the artifacts in the archive. The research found that the archive uses the conceptual tool of ephemera, which describes what remains after a physical act has passed, in order to promote its goals of visibility and education. It finds that the archive uses ephemera as a tool to demonstrate public intimacy and vernacular photography through digital media, and subsequently provide visibility to the everyday lives of trans women. This paper shows the value of digital archival resources in order to advocate for marginalized groups such as trans women in Argentina through its investigation of ephemera in the Archivo de la Memoria Trans de Argentina
The World is Your Oyster, Right? A Study on the Career Aspirations of College Students and the Factors that Affect Their Decisions
No full textInternal and external factors shape college students\u27 career aspirations. Previous research explains that family and peer networks can affect students\u27 goals and academic experiences. Additionally, plans for having a family and making an income shape women\u27s and men’s aspirations differently. This study was conducted at a smaller liberal arts college in the northeast. Fifteen seniors were interviewed and asked about their career aspirations and the different factors that influenced their decisions. Findings point to a prevalence of gender socialization in the form of plans to balance a family and career. Women acknowledge this shift in their life and how it might change their work schedule, while men do not indicate that it will change their careers. Additionally, the way the students speak about making money is different, revealing men\u27s societal pressure to provide for their families. Studies find that men are not exposed to options other than having a career the way women are allowed to consider being a stay-at-home mother. This explains why men do not consider working part-time. Women deal with more feelings of inadequacy while struggling in courses, while men do not report experiences like this. Another key finding is the discrepancies in academic experiences dealing with sexism. The findings of this study do not all align with previous research on the climate of STEM classes for women. However, feelings of inadequacy are common for women in previously male-dominated spaces. These findings challenge previous research on female and male career aspirations. Lastly, this research could help universities work to diminish societal family norms and improve the female academic experience
How Did They Do It? The Path to Upward Mobility for Underprivileged African Americans
No full textMuch research has focused on how African Americans have been hindered from building generational wealth due to historic and contemporary acts of racism. This study seeks to address an understudied group, namely upper class Black Americans, and examine the steps they take to achieve social mobility. I conduct 14 in-depth interviews with African American alumni from an elite liberal arts college to investigate their financial and educational backgrounds, as well as their strategies for overcoming obstacles to wealth accumulation. The findings revealed that these individuals placed a strong emphasis on gaining social and cultural capital to build and preserve their wealth. Additionally, a majority of participants employed a conservative investment approach as a key strategy for achieving generational wealth. Overall, this study sheds light on the experiences of an understudied population and provides valuable insights into the strategies employed by successful African American individuals to overcome systematic barriers to wealth accumulation
Does it Mean to be Spicy Smart? Elucidating the Experiences of Students with Learning Disabilities at an Academically Rigorous College
No full textDespite the influx of students with learning disabilities (SLD) into colleges and universities following the ratification of the ADA and IDEA act, existing literature regarding SLD continues focus on SLD who struggle to reach college. This study exists to increase our understanding of how intelligent, learning-disabled students interpret two facets of their identity that are seemingly at odds with one another and how this affects their experience of a rigorous college education. Analysis of in-depth interviews with 11 SLD at an academically elite small liberal arts school reveals that perceptions of intelligence and the stigma learning disability often contradict one another, complicating the diagnostic process and creating inner turmoil for these academically inclined SLD. Socioeconomic class and capital interacted with neoliberal ideology to further complicate the disability management process for lower income/working class students
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No full textFront cover illustration: The author’s [Lanny Haldy] grandmother’s Bücherschrank (book cabinet) containing most of the over 300 Inspirationist imprints. Photo by Lanny Haldy
Book Production in Communal Ebenezer, New York, and Amana, Iowa
No full textThe history of the Community of True Inspiration now spans over three centuries: from its Radical Pietist origins in the Wetterau, Germany, through its communal phase in Ebenezer, New York, and Amana, Iowa, to the present-day Amana Church Society. Throughout that history the community has used books to edify and unite its membership, and to communicate with non-members. Already in Germany, in the period 1715-1844, the community published not less than 130 books, supplying content, editorial input, proofreading, and financial backing while using outside printers and binders. In America, the community had its own book printing press and book bindery, which were put to good use to produce 170 titles in the eighty years from 1849-1930. These totaled nearly 64,000 pages. Assuming conservatively an average print run of six hundred copies, we see that at least 102,000 books and 38 million pages were produced in communal Ebenezer and Amana. Given these impressive numbers it is somewhat surprising that we know very little about the community’s book production
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Full text linkBack cover illustration: William Wright: North Family Dwelling, 1896. (Courtesy of the Trustees Archives and Research Center