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An Analysis of Inequality During the Origins of States and Societies in the Oaxaca Valley of Mexico
Get PDFThe purpose of this project is to assess the effect of state formation on wealth inequality among the Zapotec people. This project seeks to address two questions: (1) How are the levels of wealth inequality in the Tilcajete sites affected with the emergence of state? and (2) What variables are better suited to accurately measure wealth inequality in ancient cities? To answer these questions, we used a variety of methods that all conclude with the quantitative representation of inequality, the Gini coefficient. Due to the differential preservation and inconsistency of information in the archaeological sites analyzed, variables like household surface area, obsidian count, obsidian weight, and ceramics were used to calculate this coefficient. The results from my calculations demonstrate that there is a mild increase in the levels of inequality throughout time (and as states form) and that obsidian weight is a more promising variable to consider when computing wealth inequality. The data found in this project is consistent with the Dual Processual Theory developed by archaeologist Richard Blanton
Loyalty and Lust: A Close Reading of Aaron’s Interactions with Tamora in Modern Productions of Titus Andronicus
No full textMaternal Care and Global Public Health: Bombay and Manchester, 1900–1950
No full textIn the nineteenth century, the British government at home and in the empire promoted the development of public health systems to contain epidemic diseases. By the early twentieth century, the government turned its focus increasingly to children’s physical fitness and, in turn, society’s capacity for both labour and military power. Given the role that women played in reproducing the nation’s prospective power, women were perceived to need intervention not only for their own sake but also for the well-being of the nation’s next generation. This essay considers the historical moment when government officials, social reformers and physicians realised that they needed mothers to live for their nations and states to survive. After reviewing discourses shared by social reformers and government officials in Bombay and Manchester, the essay considers the records of St. Mary’s Hospital and the Nowrosjee Wadia Maternity Hospital to explore the role of physicians in the medicalisation of maternal mortality
Document One: Citizens of York County, Maine, Petition to the General Court of Massachusetts, May 1817
Get PDFDocument Two: Sabbathday Lake, Maine, Shakers’ Letter to the General Court of Massachusetts, January 2, 1818
Get PDFBoring Myself to Death
Get PDFHenry Curcio attempted to bore himself as much as possible. This included watching paint dry, listening to a thirteen-hour long musical composition, viewing an eleven-hour long film, and much more. This much is recorded recorded below with special attention to the overlapping discussions of boredom between philosophy, psychology, and literature
Senegal Liberations Project
No full textThe Senegal Liberations Project is based on analysis of the register of slave liberations held at the National Archives of Senegal. In Senegal, slaves were freed from two French outposts, the island of Gorée and the port of Saint-Louis du Sénégal. French officials recorded the information of the African slaves who approached their district offices requesting emancipation in registers. These registers began in 1857 and included information about the enslaved peoples’ sex, age, place of birth, place of residence during their enslavement, and the date of their emancipation. As the data liberation records have been transcribed and digitized, we are now focusing on building a website which focuses on local operations within Africa with an emphasis on the experience of enslaved individuals
“Cocaine, Girls, and Bebidas:” A View of Colombia Through the Lens of American Foreign Policy and Popular Media
Get PDFFrom the big screen to one’s living room, popular media has the power to influence how people in the 21st century perceive history, politics, and culture. With Colombia as one of the US’s closest allies in Latin America, this project examines the representation of Colombia and its people by American-made media through a two-step process. The first step analyzes four US presidential administrations and their corresponding foreign policy. The second step dissects a sample group of 16 films and television series on Colombia to correlate foreign policy with the evolving US-Colombian relationship and unveil further themes and methods that give insight into the representation of Colombia and Colombians before the American public. To find the extent to which policy interacts with the media, our project reveals that the media plots and objectives incorporate US-Colombian policy, reflecting the changes in goals throughout presidential administrations. The recurring themes found include: US Intervention and Superiority, Colombian Ties to Drugs, Shift from War on Drugs to War on Terror, Poverty and Regional Effects, and Economic and Government Corruption. Additional findings include the media’s tendency to utilize true stories, gender roles, and humor to produce Colombian stereotypes. This project makes sense of the magnitude of the media’s effects when representing a country and its people, as well as how politics play a significant role in shaping such media formation
Holy and Homeless: Exploring the Relationship Between Homeless Shelters and Religion
No full textThe relationship between religion and homelessness is an old and tumultuous one. This podcast mini-series by Abigail Moone \u2723 explores the relationship that several institutions in Utica, NY have to homelessness and religion. The first episode is a brief history of homelessness in the United States, including some often untold narratives and general information and vocabulary. Episode two interviews two homeless shelters and their relationship to religion, and how this impacts their work. The final episode interviews a local rabbi and imam, talking about their relationship to their community and how they engage with people experiencing homelessness