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Crises of Metronormativity in Queer German Culture, 1970-1990
Full text linkQueer life prefers the city. Or, at least, a wealth of queer cultural artifacts have convinced us of such. The urban, with its promised subcultures, anonymity, and acceptance, has become the straight-and-narrow setting for the queer book and film, reserving queer narratives for the confines of the city. One must, then, wonder what imaginaries exist outside of these spatial constraints—or, perhaps better yet, how queer media might resist such boundaries.
This project intervenes in "metronormative" discourse of the German city as the sole locus of progress—of hope, of utopia—by uncovering tensions and fissures within the metronormative vision of the urban. While German literary and filmic representations from the 1970s and 1980s affirm the notion of the urban as a crucial site for same-sex love and desire, such renderings of the city also elaborate the vanity, entrapment, and alienation that were central threats to queer life in those same urban spaces. The resultant contradiction within queer urban experience invites a renegotiation of the “appropriate” spatial boundaries for queer life during Germany’s second gay liberation movement.
Considering both gay and lesbian perspectives, the following analysis of queer spatiality works its way through two well-known films from the 1970s—Rosa von Praunheim’s Nicht der Homosexuelle ist pervers, sondern die Situation, in der er lebt (1971), along with Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Faustrecht der Freiheit (1975)—in addition to Marlene Stenten's lesser-known Puppe Else: Eine Lesben-Novelle (1977). This thesis then examines the AdA-Teeblätter-Commics (1980) and Mikrogeschichten (1991) of German artist and writer Eberhard Bechtle. Across New German Cinema, lesbian literature, and gay poetry and zines, various crises of metronormativity become manifest, for the metronormative myth fails in the German context to account for the lived realities of queer people as they have been documented in the archive.The Ohio State University Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, The Wolfgang Fleischhauer ScholarshipThe Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences, Undergraduate Research ScholarshipThe Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences, International Research GrantNo embargoAcademic Major: GermanAcademic Major: Biochemistr
Proceedings of Performed Culture Approach Conference: In Honor of Professors Galal Walker and Mari Noda
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Between France and Morocco: Diversity in the Francophone World
Full text linkSTEP Category: Education AbroadBetween France and Morocco: Diversity in the Francophone World explores the rich cultural, linguistic, and historical connections between France and Morocco within the broader context of the modern world. This program examines the intersection of colonial legacies, migration patterns, and complex identities, highlighting the roles within the long-standing relationship between the two countries. The program strives to promote an understanding of the religious identities of its young people. It will explore the meaning and impact of the post-colonial eras as reflected in the diverse cultural practices throughout the two countries. This program transforms perspectives and opens minds by bridging cultures, exploring post-colonial identity, and strengthening cross-cultural understanding between France and Morocco. This immersive experience encourages meaningful dialogue, allowing participants to engage directly with local communities and gain firsthand insights into the evolving dynamics between France and Morocco in the 21st century. The study abroad is through Ohio State and lasts from May 8th, 2025, to May 30th, 2025—including travel days to and from the US. Participants will stay in modest hotels in Paris, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille, Marrakech, Rabat, and Casablanca.The Ohio State University Second-year Transformational Experience Program (STEP)Academic Major: PsychologyAcademic Major: Human Development and Family Scienc
The Relationship Between the Spatial Organization of Animal Farms and Water Quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin
Full text link1st Place Flash Talk - Interdisciplinary Water Symposium2nd Place Poster - College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Annual Poster CompetitionAnimal agriculture in the United States (US) has industrialized and expanded rapidly in recent decades. In the Western Lake Erie Basin (WLEB) animal feeding operations (AFOs) expanded by 42% from 2005 to 2018. These operations raise a variety of environmental concerns, especially regarding water quality. AFOs tend to cluster in space, which has been shown to increase nutrient loading in waters on a national level, principally concerning total phosphorus (TP) and total nitrogen (TN) concentrations. The aim of this study was to increase the resolution of a national-level analysis to infer about the local-scale impacts of the spatial arrangement of AFOs on water quality outcomes. For this analysis, we focused on the WLEB region and harvested 20 years of water quality data (2000-2020) from the National Water Quality Monitoring Council (NWQMC) for TP, total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), and water temperature (Tw; ˚C). We retrieved animal farm data from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and calculated the nearest neighbor index for HUC10-level watersheds. We hypothesized that watersheds displaying significant clustering patterns would exhibit higher concentrations of TP and TKN, when compared to watersheds with significant dispersion patterns. Additionally, we hypothesized that water temperature would be higher in watersheds with clustering patterns. We found that HUC10-level watersheds exhibiting CAFO clustering patterns released on average 0.86 mg/L more TP and 0.46 mg/L more TKN when compared to dispersed watersheds. Seasonally, TP concentrations were highest in summer and winter months, with mean concentrations in clustered watersheds of 2.05 mg/L and 0.50 mg/L respectively. TKN was highest in summer and fall, with mean concentrations of 1.81 mg/L and 1.76mg/L respectively. We also found that the average Tw in watersheds with significant CAFO clustering was 1.64 ˚C higher than watersheds with significant CAFO dispersion, with Tw differences being especially notable in fall and winter, where median difference in Tw was 2.04 ˚C and 1.90 ˚C respectively. These findings may be used to bolster further research on this topic in the region, as well as inform land managers and policymakers of the potential impact of the spatial organization of animal farms on water quality in the WLEB. The spatial metric considered in this study for AFOs has been particularly unconsidered in water quality research in the Lake Erie region.No embargoAcademic Major: Environmental Scienc
To Praise and to Profane: The Evolution of Propaganda in Anglo-Norman England
No full textThe Norman Conquest of England brought changes to many aspects of English life and governance, it also brought a greater utilization of political propaganda by the conquering Norman nobility and the highly literate church that accompanied them. In this thesis, I assert that over the post-conquest decades until 1110 ce. the usage of propaganda not only became more common with increasing literacy but also evolved in its very makeup from a mostly supportive style of polemical panegyric into a targeting tool meant to sway the views of the power-elite and weaken the position of political enemies. Few studies have examined medieval propaganda in the light of how this communication tactic changed in its scope, tone, and objectives in the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries. This Norman inspired evolution in propaganda is examined here.No embargoAcademic Major: Histor
Inclusive Keyboard Sample Assignment #1: Chord extensions in R&B
No full textThis is a supplementary file for an article published in Engaging Students: https://doi.org/10.18061/esm.697
Exploring Interpersonal Politeness through Contextualized Observation in a Performed-Culture Approach
Full text linkThis paper describes a case study that examined how intermediate and advanced learners of Japanese in a study abroad context improved their ability to analyze interpersonal expressions of politeness. The study uses the "acts of identity" theory, as explained by Okamoto (1996, 1997), and the taxonomies of honorific expressions summarized by Okamoto and Shibamoto-Smith (2016). Students, engaged in a 24-hour community engagement practicum, observed variations in honorific use and changes in their own language over time. The study highlights how metacognitive awareness, and an appreciation of cultural nuances were developed through appropriate strategic scaffolding in language instruction, and how the principles of the Performed Culture Approach guided the course design. Recommendations on how some of the strategies that worked in the study abroad context can be applied to classroom instruction, along with specific examples of activities, will be provided at the end of the paper
Faculty Advisory Council Meeting Minutes, March 20, 2025
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