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Preface to The Collected Poems of Muriel Rukeyser. Attached to a letter from Kertesz to Rukeyser, Feb. 17 1978
No full textType-written three-page Preface to The Collected Poems of Muriel Rukeyser. The preface was written by Rukeyser, and dedicated, in a hand-written note on the upper right of page one, for Louise with Love, Muriel
Letter from Jane Cooper to Kertesz, July 10 1979
No full textDated July 10th, 1978. A typed letter from Jane Cooper to Louise Kertesz. Cooper apologizes for replying to the letter so late, and expresses elation that Louise Kertesz is writing a book about Rukeyser. In the letter, Cooper suggests names of former students of Rukeyser to contact. “Muriel’s writing has always meant an enormous amount to me. She was the first contemporary woman poet I read, when I was 13 or 14 … Later, in the 50s & 60s, we taught together at Sarah Lawrence. Her course then was the ”Orlando” course–a marvelous, unorthodox history of English literature, which used the Woolf work as a sort of frame, read both at the beginning & end of the year. Some check marks are next to the names of the students of Rukeyser. Some handwritten notes, apparently by Jane Cooper, are also on the letter. Page 1 of 2
Change the World From Here: Advancing Social Justice Through Online Instruction and Media
No full textMartin Marty Shichtman, Oral History Interview, 2025
No full textMartin Marty Shichtman is professor emeritus and the Founding Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at EMU. A professor of English and Literature for nearly four decades, Shichtman taught both graduate and undergraduate level courses in subjects like Arthurian literature and Jewish-American literature. During his tenure at EMU he introduced the first Jewish Studies class, which soon led to the creation of a Jewish Studies minor, and eventually the Center for Jewish Studies. Shichtman served as the center\u27s director from its opening in 2012 to his retirement in 2022 and continues to be involved as a member of the advisory board. In this interview, Shichtman talks about growing up Jewish in Brooklyn, the establishment and growth of the Center, and how much he\u27s seen the impact its had both on EMU students and himself.https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/1241/thumbnail.jp
Indispensability Arguments and Proclus’s Deductive Proofs for Mathematical Platonism
Full text linkThis article analyzes two types of arguments for mathematical platonism, paying close attention to the deductive argument advanced by Proclus. In the first section of the article, I lay out two arguments for mathematical platonism: a contemporary indispensability argument and Proclus’s more ancient Neoplatonic argument. The former takes an approach based on ‘inference to the best explanation’ and scientific theories, but as a result, faces serious objections. For example, scientific theories change, and because the argument is dependent on the latest scientific theories, it seems that the argument cannot give one epistemic certainty in the conclusion. The latter argument draws on ancient Greek thought—specifically Proclus, and his Commentary on the First Book of Euclid’s Elements. This argument does not rely on scientific knowledge, but metaphysics, and thus seems to establish a conclusion not dependent on changing knowledge. I follow up the exposition of these arguments with two criticisms from the contemporary philosophy of mathematics.
In the second section of the article, I introduce Proclus’s way of thinking about mathematical entities to counter two objections to mathematical platonism: (1) the epistemic access problem, and (2) the causality problem. In contrast to Aristotle, Proclus thinks that the soul contains mathematical forms as latent actualities, or reason principles (λόγοι) in the soul, which account for the possibility of mathematics. Because mathematical entities always are in the soul, and not some ‘separate world’ as modern critics of mathematical platonism think, the epistemic access problem falls away. I then address the causality problem by pointing out that numbers exercise a unique type of causality that physical objects do not. This stems from the use of the Greek word ‘aitia’ (αίτια)
Nonfiction forms in contemporary poetry by Black and Asian American Writers
Full text linkWriters experiment with form inside poetry for various reasons, including a desire for play. Creating poetry is a creative process that involves experimentation. This research highlights poetry that adapts established nonfiction forms into poetry forms, examining poetry published in 2000-2024 by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander American (AANHPI) writers and Black writers (writers of African ancestry) within the United States. For writers of color especially, nonfiction forms can provide a different way of entering into conversations about race, ethnicity, gender, identity, power, privilege, and authority. This research examines poetry by A. Van Jordan, Franny Choi, Alison C. Rollins, Victoria Chang, and Brittany Rogers. The forms these writers employ are varied including definitions, flow charts, tables, and obituaries. Sometimes adaptations of nonfiction forms are a better fit for the subject matter writers seek to express through poetry
Sowing the Seeds of Utopia Collectively, from Australia to America and Everywhere in Between: A Methodology and Practice for Resistance and Emancipation
No full textThis reflection on internationally renowned scholars Peter Beilharz and Sian Supski’s visit to Eastern Michigan University (EMU) in October 2024 presents utopia as a sociological methodology useful for research in educational studies. Presenting a brief introduction and exploration of the methodology, this article considers the cultural changes that are necessary to teach toward democratic, ecologically sustainable utopias compared to capitalist visions of utopia. As a starting point for further discussion, this personal reflection merely scratches the surface to provide a glimpse into the conditions that would underlie a democratic, ecologically sustainable utopia and serves to document a few of the historic and current local efforts toward a more fair and just world, while putting those efforts into conversation with similar labor and indigenous movements in Australia, as Beilharz and Supski presented during their visit. This is a work that emerged out of hope generated by identifying common ground and similarities in vision and collective memory bridging across oceans.
Keywords: utopia, education, democracy, ecological sustainability, labor movement, sociology, labor history, conservation, collective action, union
EMU School of Nursing: Spring 2025 Convocation (Pinning) Ceremony
No full textStreamed live on Apr 26, 2025 FREDERIC H. PEASE AUDITORIUM
This convocation ceremony is for Eastern Michigan University students in nursing graduating with their BSN, MSN, DNP and PhD degrees. Congratulations on your accomplishments
Lactation initiation during COVID-19 at a single military hospital
No full textIntroduction Human milk is associated with positive short- and long-term health outcomes. Women\u27s choice to breastfeed is influenced by personal, social, health, and economic factors. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted health care delivery, non-emergent health care services, and family lifestyles, primarily in the early months of 2020. The aim of this study was to determine if breastfeeding initiation rates differed during a global pandemic among women in the military health care system.Materials and Methods This was a cross-sectional chart review study. We compiled all birthing event health records from March to August in 2019 and 2020 from a single military medical center. Of the 2,737 maternal-infant dyads available, 1,463 met complete inclusion criteria and were analyzed to determine associations between delivery year, maternal and infant characteristics, and initial feeding methods. Institutional research approvals were obtained from the university and medical center institutional review boards.Results There was no significant association between breastfeeding initiation rates and delivery year (X2(1) = 2.898, P = .089). Some maternal and infant characteristics significantly associated with the feeding method in the logistic regression model and differed by delivery year. Black women were 1.9 times less likely to initiate breastfeeding compared to White women; this disparity became more pronounced in 2020. Multiparous mothers, those who gave birth via cesarean section, and those at earlier gestational ages (32-37 weeks) were less likely to initiate breastfeeding. Models differed by delivery year, with only Black race and cesarean birth significantly impacting the overall model in 2020. Maternal age, military status, military rank, marital status, birth complications, and infant gender were not associated with the feeding method.Conclusions Overall breastfeeding initiation rates did not differ during the COVID-19 pandemic when rates in 2020 were compared to those in the year prior. Race, birth method, parity, and gestational age were associated with breastfeeding initiation rates in women cared for at military centers