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Dredge: Holographic Logo Sticker
No full textThis image was digitized and uploaded to DLynx in the Visual Resources Center in April 2025, by Wyatt Bigner '27. This sticker is from the Rhodes College Archives.This sticker is from an unknown date and was distributed through unknown means. This copy was obtained from the Curb Institute
BSA x Ignite: "Let's Talk About DEI," 2025
No full textThis image was digitized and uploaded to DLynx in the Visual Resources Center in March 2025, by Wyatt Bigner '27. This pamphlet is from the Rhodes College Archives.This pamphlet was given out in 2025. It explains, with sources, what DEI is, how it can affect minority students, and steps to take to work to undo the ban on DEI training and practices
"The 2025 Thesis Exhibition" Exhibition Poster
No full textThis digital image was uploaded to DLynx in the Visual Resources Center during spring 2025.This digital image shows the poster for the senior thesis exhibition in Clough Hanson Gallery in spring of 2025. The exhibition was on display from April 25 to March 1, 2025
Meet Me at Your Grandmother’s Library: Negotiating Place and the Purpose of Public Libraries in Memphis Tennessee
No full textThis document was received from the Rhodes Institute for Regional Studies and uploaded to Dlynx by Rosie Meindl during fall 2025.This research explores the evolving role of public libraries in Memphis, Tennessee, focusing on their function as “third places”—community-centered spaces that exist outside of home and work. Drawing on Ray Oldenburg’s concept of third places, Wayne Wiegand’s historical analysis of American libraries, and Shamichael Hallman’s civic vision for libraries, the paper investigates how Memphis Public Libraries (MPL) serve as inclusive, accessible, and socially vital institutions.
Through interviews with librarians across six MPL branches, the author examines how libraries balance traditional roles (like lending books) with broader social responsibilities—such as providing shelter, hosting community programs, and fostering civic dialogue. The study highlights the tension between the “book place” and the “community hub” identities of libraries, ultimately arguing that MPLs are actively negotiating their place and purpose to meet the diverse needs of their communities.
The paper concludes that public libraries are not just repositories of books but dynamic civic institutions that offer solutions to societal issues like isolation, inequality, and lack of public gathering spaces
Creating a Medical Perspective Centered Around Eco-Centric Indigenous Values Incorporated with Western Healthcare Principles
No full textThis born-digital document was cataloged and uploaded to DLynx by Rosie Meindl during spring of 2025.In this podcast series I explore how Native American medicinal practices have been lost throughout years of settler colonialist destruction, ultimately resulting in physical harm to Indigenous communities, a spiritual severance to Mother Earth, and cultural genocide. Acknowledging Indigenous healing methods maintains the value they hold, not only to Native communities, but to the progression of American public healthcare. Through the intertwining Native American medicinal principles to Western healthcare systems, we shift the focus from assessing individual proponents impacting health to a more eco-centric, community forward, and holistic way of providing health care solutions
Sassafras: Weaving Together Indigenous Kinship and Western Commodification
No full textThis born-digital document was cataloged and uploaded to DLynx by Rosie Meindl during spring of 2025.Sassafras is a truly iconic plant. Many of us may recognize the distinct aroma of root beer or a candy shop, but we might not so easily name that scent as belonging to sassafras. This iconic plant has been used for centuries by Native Americans for a variety of purposes, including as medicine. European colonizers touted the plant as a miraculous cure-all, and later Americans used it to flavor root beer. The difference in how Indigenous Peoples and settlers use Sassafras reflects their ideological differences. We can reflect on the story of sassafras as a way to reflect on our own values and where they come from
"Johnathan Payne: Regenesis" Exhibition Image
No full textThis digital image was photographed by Chip Pankey and uploaded to DLynx in the Visual Resources Center during spring 2025.This digital image shows an exhibition in Clough Hanson Gallery featuring artwork by Johnathan Payne. The exhibition, titled "Johnathan Payne: Regenesis," was on display from January 31 to March 27, 2025. Johnathan Payne graduated from Rhodes college in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in art and went on to earn an MFA in painting and printmaking from Yale University. He has exhibited his works both nationally and abroad and in 2020 held a residency at Crosstown Arts located in Memphis. His artwork is in the permanent collection of the Memphis International Airport
Sonic Blackness: Masculinity, Myth, and Power in Shaft (1971)
No full textThis document was received from the Rhodes Institute for Regional Studies and uploaded to Dlynx by Rosie Meindl during fall 2025.Camille L. Carleton’s paper, "Sonic Blackness: Masculinity, Myth, and Power in Shaft (1971)", explores how Isaac Hayes’ score for the film Shaft redefines Black masculinity through sonic resistance and emotional vulnerability. While the character John Shaft embodies a commodified, hypermasculine image shaped by Hollywood, Hayes’ music offers a counter-narrative rooted in soul, funk, and collective Black experience. The paper situates Hayes’ work within Memphis’s political and musical landscape, highlighting Stax Records’ role in Black Power activism and sonic innovation. Carleton contrasts Shaft with Melvin Van Peebles’ Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, examining debates over authentic Black representation in Blaxploitation cinema. Ultimately, the paper argues that Hayes’ score transcends the film’s limitations, creating a lasting legacy of Black sonic expression and emotional depth
ASIA & SACA: Button Coloring Sheet, March 28, 2025
No full textThis image was digitized and uploaded to DLynx in the Visual Resources Center in April 2025, by Wyatt Bigner '27. This handout is from the Rhodes College Archives.This handout was given to people at the Night Market's China booth, and after colored, could be cut into a circle and pressed into a button. The Night Market was hosted by ASIA (All Students Interested in Asia) and SACA (South Asian Culture and Advocacy) and taught about cultures throughout the Asia-Pacific region through games, food, and performances
"The Scarcity of Sand" Exhibition Gallery Guide
No full textThis digital image was photographed by Chip Pankey and uploaded to DLynx by the Visual Resources Center in during fall 2025.Exhibition flyer from Sarh Elizabeth Cornejo's exhibition "The Scarcity of Sand." The exhibition was on view in Clough Hanson Gallery from September 5 to November 1, 2025