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Netflix, Quarantine, and Chill: An Analysis of Black Female Representation on 2020 Netflix Original Streaming Movies
Full text linkVoodoo and Spirituality in Black Masking Traditions
Full text linkThis program explored spiritual connections and influence of Voodoo in Black Masking Traditions, moderated by curator Kim Vaz-Deville. Hosted in connection with the exhibition Mystery in Motion: African American Masking and Spirituality in Mardi Gras, panelists shared how their spiritual practices have shaped their paths as Black masking Indians, parade members, and leaders in carnival traditions. Since at least the 1800s, Voodoo beliefs and rituals have been intertwined with Mardi Gras masking traditions. Panelists will explore how the history and legacy of Voodoo in New Orleans have influenced their practices as well as discuss how they incorporate contemporary spirituality into a carnival as current practitioners.https://digitalcommons.xula.edu/xula_tgl_mim_program/1004/thumbnail.jp
New Orleans During A Pandemic: Engaging African American Community Stakeholders on COVID-19 Information, Prevention, Testing and Vaccination
Full text linkVolume 14 - Issue 1: La Créole - A Journal of Creole History & Genealogy
No full textThe Louisiana Creole Research Association, Inc., known as LA Creole, was founded on August 21, 2004 as a New Orleans-based, non-profit family research and educational organization. Its purpose is to assist Creoles of Color in researching their ancestry, to educate the general public about Creole history and culture, and to celebrate the contributions and legacy of a unique, sometimes forgotten people. La Créole, the Association’s journal is published annually.https://digitalcommons.xula.edu/lacreole/1012/thumbnail.jp
Heteronormativity and Teacher Effectiveness: Parent’s Perspectives of Importance
Full text linkHeteronormativity is the presumed acceptance of culturally determined gender roles about heterosexuality and what expectations society considers as “natural” or “normal” (Habarth, 2015). United States schools are primarily heteronormative (Dinkins & Englert, 2015). The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 required school districts to employ “highly qualified” teachers in all core subject areas by the 2005-06 school year. Defining “highly qualified” relates to the quality of the teachers training and certifications, never mentioning sexuality or lifestyle as a component. Using a critical queer theory approach and narrative research study analysis, this study sought perspective from parents of K-12 students on their view of heteronormativity as it relates to teacher effectiveness. The researcher collected surveys from (n=30) participants seeking demographics, Likert-scale responses, and descriptive narrative responses. The researcher made the following discoveries from the coding process: a) teacher effectiveness is paramount to parent’s concern over their lifestyle outside of school, b) parents support the acknowledgment of non-heteronormative lifestyles as a means to promote diversity, c) most 6 parents are unaware of Lifestyle Policies and those familiar do not support it, d) effectiveness is essential but there are exceptions. Finding results of this research can inform school administrators and policymakers of what teacher and school expectations parents’ value more in their child’s education: the educators effective or lifestyle choices
Fire in the Hole: Honoring Big Queen Kim Boutte with the Spirit of Fi Yi Yi and the Mandingo Warriors
Full text linkHosted in connection with the Neighborhood Story Project, a night of stories and music with the Spirit of Fi Yi Yi and the Mandingo Warriors was dedicated to Big Queen Kim Boutte, who was killed in August 2020. The tribe shared her life, history, and legacy, as well as discussed the importance of connecting to the power of the ancestors through masking and share insights from their book Fire in the Hole: The Spirit Work of Fi Yi Yi and the Mandingo Warriors. This program was hosted in connection with the exhibition Mystery in Motion: African American Masking and Spirituality in Mardi Gras.https://digitalcommons.xula.edu/xula_tgl_mim_program/1000/thumbnail.jp
Women in Black Masking Traditions
Full text linkThis program highlighted the contributions, creations, and leadership of women in Black masking traditions. Panelists Nana Sula Janet Evans, Cherice Harrison-Nelson, and Carol “Baby Doll Kit” Harris discussed their roles as spiritual leaders, Black masking Indians, and Baby Dolls in conversation with curator Kim Vaz-Deville. They explored how their practices celebrate tradition, challenge assumptions, and create space for women as leaders and creators within New Orleans traditions. This program was sponsored by the Friends of the Cabildo and offered in conjunction with the exhibition Mystery in Motion: African American Masking and Spirituality in Mardi Gras.https://digitalcommons.xula.edu/xula_tgl_mim_program/1005/thumbnail.jp
How to borrow a book from the XULA Library
No full textThis video will walk you through how to borrow a book from the XULA Library.https://digitalcommons.xula.edu/tools_instruct/1004/thumbnail.jp
Tableau GIS (from chart to dashboard)
Full text linkPart 2 of our Tableau Covid-19 GIS visualization – moving from a single visualization to an interactive dashboard
Discovery of a Reproducing Wild Population of the Swamp Eel Amphipnous Cuchia (Hamilton, 1822) in North America.
Full text linkWe report discovery of an established population of the Asian swamp eel Amphipnous cuchia (Hamilton, 1822) in Bayou St. John, an urban waterway in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. This fish, commonly referred to as cuchia (kuchia), is a member of the family Synbranchidae and is native to southern and southeastern Asia. Recently-used synonyms include Monopterus cuchia and Ophichthys cuchia. We collected both adult and young-of-year cuchia from dense mats of littoral vegetation at several locations in Bayou St. John. Presence of multiple age and size classes is the first documented evidence of reproduction of this species outside of its native range. Establishment of this air-breathing, burrowing, salt-tolerant, opportunistic predator is of concern given that Bayou St. John is a tributary of Lake Pontchartrain, which provides a direct pathway for dispersal into the Mississippi River basin and coastal wetlands of the Gulf of Mexico