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Al Matysiak and Immigration to Milledgeville
Full text linkAxel Hawkins speaks with Al Matysiak about his family\u27s immigration to Milledgeville, their connections to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and their relationship with the O\u27Connor family.
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Midlife
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Midlife by Michael James Sevcik is a collection of poetry that explores issues of age, gender, sexuality, identity, desire, family, and loss within a predominantly domestic space while addressing broader social, cultural, and philosophical issues using a phenomenological poetics grounded in everyday experience. The collection is organized into three distinct yet interrelated “movements:” the first movement, “Anchored,” establishes an existential yearning amidst professional and amorous stasis and familial pressures. The second movement, “Liminal,” explores temporality and its relationship to place and memory. The third movement, “Renewal,” incorporates travel, family history, and art, transforming them into critical modes of aesthetic and political inquiry. Drawing from a broad array of critical and literary influences, the introductory essay brings the personal into direct conversation with the theoretical, at times blurring distinctions. Taken together, this collection is a meditation on writing, living, and attempting to construct meaning within a shifting present
Avant et après : Examen du proto-féminisme à travers la résistance littéraire en France au XVe siècle et au Mexique au XVIIe siècle
No full textThis essay seeks to understand the implications of a “before” distinction in the feminist canon— i.e., why is there “proto-feminism”, and not just “feminism”? This essay will explore the works of “proto-feminist” writers, Christine de Pizan and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, and examine how the feminist themes and issues prevalent throughout their respective works are in response to the respective and collective inequities and injustices they experienced. Their oeuvres provide insight into what advocacy for women and other marginalized peoples looked like outside of the modern understanding of the historical “waves” of feminism. This essay seeks to examine how, through the craft of writing, these women utilized their precariously privileged positions to criticize conventions of love and courtship, power imbalance and abuse, and what it means to be a woman. If the works of these early women’s advocates are responses to the systems of oppression and abuse they experienced and witnessed…how different are they really from modern-day feminists? This essay seeks to ask: is there truly a need to divide our understanding—and therefore our history—of feminism into before” and “after”
“Et les filles”: le féminisme subtil de Françoise Hardy
No full textThis article focuses on “yéyé” music, in particular the music of Françoise Hardy. I examine the feminist themes in the songs found on her first album, Tous les garçons et les filles. The majority of critics view her first album as immature, but I suggest that it shows a subtle but powerful feminism. For me, Françoise Hardy’s first album shows depth and advanced perception of social dynamics. In particular, Hardy demonstrated an awareness of the experiences of young women in her time. From her first album, Hardy presented herself as independent and intelligent. I cite critics from Hardy’s time and from recent years, as well as her lyrics and autobiography
Associations between Fruit and Vegetable Availability, Parental Feeding Practices, and Picky Eating During Toddlerhood
Full text linkPicky eating has been associated with decreased diet quality among young children, thus exploring strategies that parents can use to decrease picky eating behaviors is crucial. In the present study, we sought to examine two objectives: whether 1) home availability of vegetables and fruit at 12 months is associated with picky eating at 36 months; and 2) parental feeding practices, particularly pressure to eat and restriction, at 12 months is associated with picky eating at 36 months. Longitudinal data were drawn from the [blinded for review] birth cohort (n = 468 families). At 12 months, research assistants and mothers completed measures of home food availability and parental feeding practices, respectively, and at 36 months, mothers completed a measure of child picky eating. Hierarchical regressions revealed that pressure to eat at 12 months is positively associated with picky eating at 36 months, even in the adjusted models. In the unadjusted models, vegetable availability and use of restriction at 12 months were only marginally, negatively associated with picky eating at 36 months. Fruit availability was not a significant predictor. Future research on the benefits of early vegetable exposure and reduction of coercive feeding practices is needed to develop strategies for preventing picky eating
Mammalian Roadkill Trends in Central Georgia
No full textWildlife-vehicle collisions are a global concern for both wildlife conservation and driver safety, and knowledge of spatiotemporal trends are required in order to effectively mitigate these consequences. This study documents species composition and spatiotemporal trends in terrestrial mammalian roadkill using ten-years of data recorded along a 12.8 mile stretch of State Route 212 in Baldwin and Putnam Counties, Georgia. From January 1 2012 to December 31 2021, 2,263 roadkilled vertebrates were observed on the survey route, and terrestrial mammals accounted for 84% of the observations. Two methods of hotspot identification indicated a non-random spatial distribution of roadkill associated with physical road characteristics and surrounding landscape features. Roadkills were most abundant near water crossings and perpendicularly oriented anthropogenically created edge habitats. The running average hotspot method identified less hotspots but highlighted major features associated with increased roadkill, while Malo’s method complimented the running average method by providing a more detailed depiction of where wildlife-vehicle collisions occurred. Temporal analysis using ANOVAs revealed seasonal trends in mammalian roadkill that align with known changes in activity patterns associated with biological events such as breeding and natal dispersal. The spatiotemporal trends reported were primarily influenced by Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis), and nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus), the four species that were most frequently recorded
The thinking classroom: High school physics reimagined
Full text linkThis project is a research-based creative endeavor that reimagines high school physics education. It proposes “The Thinking Classroom: High School Physics Reimagined”, a novel course design that fosters equity, engagement, and learning in the physics classroom. The course design draws on various principles and practices, such as student assets, social-emotional learning, culturally responsive teaching, Peter Liljedahl’s “building thinking classroom” approach, project-based learning, formative feedback, brain-based learning, and AI personalization. The project shows how this course design can transform physics education and prepare students for the 21st century
Utilizing Modern Media Coverage of the Israel Palestine Conflict to Teach Media Literacy
No full textIn the hours following the news breaking concerning Hamas’ surprise attacks on Israel on October 7, social media was inundated with conflicting accounts of the day. In the months that have followed, formal news outlets have continued to cover the progression of Israel’s war on Gaza in dramatically different ways. Given increasing social concern surrounding media literacy, I use this project to develop a five-class lesson plan intended to help college journalism students understand the impact of media framing and bias. I use coverage of the war produced by domestic and international sources, including the BBC, FOX News, CNN, Aljazeera, NPR, and others to explore media bias, the impact of media ownership, consideration of culture and audience when reporting journalism, and how to analyze newsroom coverage strategy. This work both presents up-to-date analysis concerning the framing of the ongoing Middle Eastern war and offers strategies for discussing these issues with students
Pearls of Majorca
Full text linkThe Pearls of Majorca is a fictional piece that comments on the importance of choice and freedom through a socioeconomic lens. It follows the story of a fisherman who catches a fish with pearls for eyes. As he struggles to decide what to use the pearls on, the increasing pressure of the poor fishing village escalates. The fisherman struggles with how best to use the pearls, and whether he should hold this fortune or share it with his village. A short fiction piece (14 pages), it encapsulates indecisiveness, needs versus necessities, the relationship of power and wealth, and the overwhelming pressure humans assign to retrospectively small choices
Ending Suffering: The Intersection of Buddhism, Marxism, and Jainism
No full textDukkha, commonly translated as suffering, pervades all life. At least that is the view of Buddhists and Jains. This sentiment is core to each of their respective traditions and heavily informs their thought processes and consequently their ethics. In The Bodhicaryāvatāra, originally recited by the Buddhist monk Śāntideva, the ethics of Buddhist monks and how they conduct themselves are discussed. Interestingly, he focuses on giving shelter to the homeless, food to the hungry, and medicine to the sick. These issues are, unfortunately, still heavily prominent in today’s society. I argue that to actively combat the excessive suffering we witness every day there must be a political platform for the masses to rally behind. In my research, I show that the intersection between Buddhist ethics and Marxist politics provides a proper foundation for a new political platform focused on the ending of suffering. I also will raise questions about how these similarities affect Jainism and the role that Jains can play within such a movement