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Integration Through Reform: Le Conflit That Shaped the European Union
Get PDFHistorians and political scientists have highlighted Charles de Gaulle’s initial hostility towards European integration and tended to ignore his nationalist policies in favor of a focus on pan-European free trade systems. They have also argued that de Gaulle’s vision of establishing a “European Europe” created more problems than solutions. These scholars have primarily approached the question through a realist perspective, holding that de Gaulle believed that total integration would allow larger nations to manipulate smaller ones. This essay argues the opposite. In his effort to restore France’s reputation as a strong world power, de Gaulle actually helped to reinforce the sovereignty of smaller European nations. It will also investigate de Gaulle’s skepticism, which prompted him to propose a conservative type of integration, which in turn influenced the geopolitical structure of the European Union
Constructing Memory Into Identity: Exploring the Politics of Remembrance of the Holodomor Under Yushchenko’s Presidency
Get PDFDuring his presidency, Viktor Yushchenko made significant efforts to commemorate the victims of the Holodomor. What were the political motivations behind these efforts? What political rhetoric did he use to establish a memory narrative? In this case study of memory in Ukraine, I apply theoretical frameworks from political theorists Georges Mink, Laure Neumayer, and Jenny Edkins, as well as historian Pierre Nora, to analyze how Yushchenko and his government built a memory narrative through laws, speeches, and testimonies— all later displayed in the new Museum of the Holodomor Genocide
The History of Nazi Neuroscience: Tracing Evidence Through Voids
Get PDFDuring the Holocaust (1933-1945), voids were created by the destruction of ethics, morality, and human life. We can detect this absence because of material traces of the events. My paper applies the theory of relational ontology of absence to a collection of empty jars on display at the Josephinum, a medical history museum in Vienna. The jars once contained human remains of children murdered in the “euthanasia” program at Am Spiegelgrund, a psychiatric clinic in Vienna where 789 were killed during the Nazi era. These victims were not commemorated until the early 2000s, when the specimen jars were emptied and displayed as a memorial. Their public viewing prompted further debate on the ethics of handling and displaying human remains, privacy laws for the victims, and the curatorial technique of absence as commemoration. Treating absence as a “thing” acknowledges the missing, destroyed or hidden, making the invisible victim, visible
Maurice Sendak’s Trio, And What Good Picture Books Have To Say
Get PDFWhen we teach children how to read, we start with picture books. We do this despite the fact that picture books blend visual and verbal storytelling in ways that require nuanced understandings of both elements. Rather than studying these aspects individually, a complete picture book analysis relies on examining the intersection of words and images, how they interact structurally and how each lends meaning to the other. To understand how to better close read picture books, this thesis turns to the stories of Maurice Sendak, a picture book writer and illustrator whose work redefined the relationship between words and images within the genre and established the form of the modern picture book.
By examining Where The Wild Things Are, In The Night Kitchen, and Outside Over There I study how Sendak engages the space of the page as an element of setting and manipulates borders and framing to create a sense of movement between worlds. His interplay of words and images, including contradictions between the two and layouts that alternatingly privilege one over the other, demonstrate the difficulty of close reading a medium that relies on a shifting balance between two forms. This thesis approaches the question of how to close read a picture book by deconstructing the work of an author whose narrative, stylistic, and formatting conventions have laid a groundwork for modern picture books
Wine-rs or Losers: Assessing the Socio- Economic Impact of EU Regulations on Climate-Exacerbated Pests and Diseases in Northern Italian Viticulture
Get PDFAs climate change creates extreme weather events, unprecedented disease and pest infestations, European farmers are challenged by these threats. Balancing sustainable and traditional practices while maintaining socio-economic stability under European Union agroregulations can be extremely difficult. An area of concern for the EU is viticulture, which is among the most climate-sensitive agricultural sectors. My study examines in what ways the EU’s regulations addressing climate-exacerbated pests and plant diseases influence the socioeconomics of different vineyard farms in Northern Italy. Three key socio-economic findings emerged from the analysis. First, top-down and research-driven management strategies can subvert local, place-based knowledge, which undermines traditional practices and creates economic uncertainty for farmers with unique terrains and cultivation methods. Second, EU subsidies and aid can provide support but also lead to unintended consequences, making them disadvantageous to certain vineyard types. Finally, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) methods, while beneficial for biodiversity, present barriers that negatively impact Northern Italian viticulture methods and maintenance. EU regulations can exacerbate economic inequality, erode trust in government, and cause loss of agricultural land and traditions. By identifying what types of regional viticulturists benefit and who struggle under regulations, a more balanced and inclusive approach can be explored
Wellbeing Against the Odds: Confronting Obstacles to Collective Wellbeing in Greater Los Angeles
Get PDFGovernments and organizations at the national, regional, and city levels are increasingly adopting wellbeing measurements and objectives to redefine progress. However, despite the inspiring successes of some wellbeing-based governance efforts worldwide, emerging initiatives face significant barriers and challenges, especially in the United States. This research employs a case study approach to examine the obstacles that have faced three collective wellbeing projects in the Greater Los Angeles region: the Pomona Valley Wellbeing Project, the Santa Monica Wellbeing Project, and the LA Regional Wellbeing Summit. Through a multi-methods qualitative approach (archival research and semi-structured interviews), this thesis finds that institutional fragmentation, limited organizational capacity and resourcing, political volatility, and challenges in community resonance are the primary obstacles to wellbeing projects. Deeper analysis finds that cross-sector misalignment, the absence of a national wellbeing framework, and the lack of comprehensive welfare infrastructure contribute to the lagging of these American wellbeing initiatives behind those in WEGo countries, where wellbeing is centered as an economic and social goal of governance. These conclusions indicate that while the U.S. policy context presents unique structural challenges, significant potential for progressing a broader movement towards wellbeing-centered governance can be seen through grassroots and cross-sector organizing
BEYOND THE BIN: Transforming Relationships with Waste Through a Collaborative Inquiry-Based Environmental Education Curriculum
Get PDFThis thesis presents Beyond the Bin, a collaborative inquiry-based environmental education curriculum designed to transform how young learners understand and interact with waste. Motivated by the limitations of current downstream waste education—focused primarily on consumer behavior and individual disposal practices—this project argues for an upstream approach that identifies the underlying cause of these prevalent systems of disposability. Grounded in environmental education theory, affective learning, and ecological literacy, the curriculum encourages students to rethink waste as a material with creative potential rather than something to discard. Through creative engagement, experiential learning, and community-based initiatives, the curriculum fosters collaboration between students, teachers, families, and schools. Its components include a letter to the families, a K–5 learning grid, three sample lessons, eight schoolwide collaborative inquiry initiatives, supplementary lesson plan activities, and notes for implementation. Together, these tools provide flexible, value-driven strategies for teaching about waste in ways that are developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive, and deeply immersive. By centering waste education in curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking from an early age, Beyond the Bin offers an accessible, scalable, upstream intervention to reshape environmental behaviors and spark long-term cultural change
Before You Came Into My Life I Missed You So Bad
No full textShort stories examining our relationship to art and how it shapes the way we know others and ourselves
Enjeux de contacts de langues et d’oralitures dans les noms d’ogresse dans la Kabylie des Babors
Get PDFLa Kabylie des Babors est une région montagneuse littorale située au nord-est de l’Algérie. Trois langues amazighes y sont pratiquées : la tabǧawit (ou kabyle oriental), la taɛemmuct (ou chaoui des Amouchas) et la tasaḥlit. L’une des figures majeures du conte amazigh et nord-africain est l’ogresse (Farès). Celle-ci est décrite comme une créature féminine, vivant seule ou en famille, isolée des Hommes et pouvant se nourrir de ces derniers. À partir d’un corpus de contes recueillis auprès de femmes originaires de différentes confédérations des Babors depuis 2017, j’ai rassemblé les dénominations ainsi que les principales caractéristiques attribuées aux ogres et aux ogresses et aux ogres, l’objectif étant de questionner les conséquences du contact de langue, mais également celui des cultures, à travers la littérature orale amazighe, avec comme cas de figure les langues amazighes des Babors. Ce travail permet de mieux comprendre les relations entre le monde antique (Romains et Amazighs latinophones), médiéval et contemporain (Arabes et Amazighs derjaphones), et les populations amazighophones d’Afrique du Nord