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Luxury: The Shifting Moral Perspective in Eighteenth-Century Netherlands
No full textThis work describes the changing views of luxury during the 18th Century. Using a case study of the Netherlands, the author examines the changing views on the role and availability of luxury items
Talking with Dragons: How Dragons Reveal the Hero\u27s Heart
No full textThe author shines a light onto the transformation Dragons over time and their relationships with heroes in European narrative and art. The study provides primary source analysis as well as a review of the secondary literature as represented through the works for Frazer, Dundes, and Tolkien
Assertions of Monastic Identity and Power in the Cloister and Nave of St. Gall
No full textThe Carolingian monastery lived in an unresolved tension between the purity of separation from the world and the benefits to be gained from secular engagement. To confront this dilemma, the parts of the monastery received new layers of symbolic meaning, opening some spaces to lay penetration while shielding others more securely. Here I will examine the monastic cloister and the nave of the abbey church as instances of these two tendencies
Pink Silk Dress/Butterfly (image 3)
No full text“When a mountain girl wants a new dress, she catches a butterfly of the desired color, and crushes it between her teeth...”
Given to the University’s Museum by Mrs. B.J. Wade, this pink flowered sprigged dress possibly dates to the early 1900s and could be worn in a variety of settings; including the possibility of “Play Parties.” “Play Parties” are described by Mary Celestia Parler in CBS’ The Search: Folklore in Arkansas as similar to a dance, consisting of folksong instead of instrumentals, hand-swings rather than waist swings and a game that is directed through song.9While this specific garment may not have been worn for events such as this, one thing that remains to be true across cultures and generations is the desire to don a new outfit for a special occasion. Randolph’s conversations with community members proves this to be true as the saying goes, “When a mountain girl wants a new dress, she catches a butterfly of the desired color and crushes it between her teeth...”10
9 Parler, Mary Celestia. “CBS’ The Search: Arkansas.” YouTube, 1950. https://youtu.be/0JX5vQFDln4?si=4lRyBQw26nkPYzED.
10 Randolph, Vance. “Ozark Superstitions.” The American Journal of Folklore 46, no. 179, March 1933.https://scholarworks.uark.edu/uamucc/1006/thumbnail.jp
Children\u27s Butterfly Book (image 2)
No full textPublished by Saafield’s Publishing Company in 1907, this colorful children’s book is made entirely out of cloth. The delicate pink cotton book was gifted to the University of Arkansas’ Museum in 1989 by Lina Watson and features six unique pages featuring illustrations of butterfly families native to North America; one page pictured here features a Barred Swallowtail.https://scholarworks.uark.edu/uamucc/1008/thumbnail.jp
A Mobility Data-Driven Approach to Analyzing and Modeling Park Accessibility Inequities and Use in U.S. Cities
No full textUrban Park accessibility inequities have been a longstanding issue globally and the United States in particular. Despite the benefits that urban parks provide, use and access is not equitably distributed among the population, often favoring historically privileged populations over others (disadvantaged). Fortunately, improvements have been made in recent years to promote balanced park distribution in some cities; however, evidence still shows that most cities are behind. Interestingly, the rise in human mobility data has facilitated the study of human behavior and use of activity spaces. This thesis advances the existing studies on park accessibility and emerging human mobility to study park accessibility inequities in American cities in an integrated fashion. The objectives are clearly defined to analyze city-wide patterns in park visitation and empirically uncover the influence of socioeconomic and demographic factors by highlighting observed disparities that perpetuate long-term inequities in park accessibility. Additionally, the study aims to model dynamic visitation patterns, considering the evidence and trends in current accessibility. The important theoretical, methodological, and contextual knowledge gained in this study could greatly benefit decision-makers, and the recommendations are particularly useful to urban planners, city administrators and managers, and private businesses seeking to find better ways to eradicate inequities, foster balanced use/access to public parks, and promote inclusive cities for all Americans