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Women, Dance and Parish Religion in England, 1300–1640: Negotiating the Steps of Faith, by Lynneth Miller Renberg
Get PDFGender and the ‘Natural’ Environment in the Middle Ages, edited by Theresa L. Tyers and Patricia Skinner
Get PDFThe Study of Anti-Jewish Representation in Medieval Christian Europe (Latin West and Greek East): a Critical Historiographical Overview
No full textNotwithstanding some eighty years of debate from multiple angles, how to approach and delimit the significance of anti-Judaism to Christian visualities remains unresolved. I provide a snapshot of a multi-faceted debate on anti-Jewish iconography in the Christian art of the medieval West and Byzantium, supplementing and updating the overview with which Mitchell Merback introduced his 2008 edited volume, Beyond the Yellow Badge. My essay is organized according to “generations” of research, that is, publications in twenty-five- to thirty-year increments. Historians of medieval art are noticeably absent from the earliest literature on the pictorial degradation of Jews. During the 1940s–1960s, the topic fell to academics and non-academics who had no prior interest or training in writing about the visual arts. Points of intersection with the struggle against anti-Black racism have heretofore gone unnoticed. For example, a long-forgotten intervention by W. E. B. Du Bois from 1942 anticipates the importance of critical race theory in the historical study of anti-Judaism. If the first generation of scholarship made anti-Jewish representation visible as a subject of inquiry, the second (1970s–1990s) cataloged the iconographic repertory and began to undertake historically contextualized and ideological analyses. Byzantinists, too, made crucial contributions that deserve greater recognition. During the third phase, 2000s–2020s, scholars pivoted to explaining the purpose and function of anti-Jewish imagery in terms of Christian self-fashioning. I argue that such a move can be problematic to the extent that it gives the religious motivations of the hegemon and, by extension, the “good intentions” of any idealism the last word
Interview with Sumiye Jarreau-Horton
No full textOral history interview with Sumiye Jarreau-Horton conducted by Max McGrath, Gabe Williams V, and Eddie Wuerthele on March 28, 2025. Jarreau-Horton was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her Great Grandmother was born in California. Due to racism in 20th century America, her great-grandparents were sent to an internment camp in Arizona, where her grandparents were born. Jarreau-Horton’s grandparents were “Americanized” and the culture continued to later generations. Neither her grandmother nor posterity learned Japanese. Her grandmother didn’t know she was born in an internment camp until taking a history class in highschool. Jarreau-Horton doesn’t know much else about her ancestors’ histories, as it is in Japanese culture not to talk about such matters. Despite not having all of the details, she still has multitudes of information to share about being a descendent of Japanese immigrants. In the interview, Jarreau-Horton discussed what she does know about her ancestors’ stories, how being of Japanese descent has impacted her daily life, the struggles she faces, and how she plans to preserve her family’s rich history.https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/our-stories-aapi/1019/thumbnail.jp
Interview with Mitchell Balingit
Get PDFThe interview was conducted by Bennit Miller, along with Victoria Isaev and Violet Cooney. The interview was about Mr. Balingit, a principal at Collins Elementary School, who shared his personal immigrant experience. Born in the Philippines in 1970, Mr. Balingit’s family moved to the United States in 1973 due to his grandfather\u27s academic ties with the University of Washington and the family\u27s desire for better healthcare and educational opportunities. They settled in Southern California, where Mr. Balingit grew up in a predominantly white school, often feeling pressured to conform to American norms to fit in. He recalls avoiding speaking his native language and cultural practices to blend in better with his peers, but over time, he grew more confident, especially during his college years at UC Berkeley.
Despite facing some discrimination and cultural challenges, particularly around his identity as an Asian-American, he eventually embraced his heritage. He describes how being in a multicultural environment, especially in his role as a principal, has allowed him to appreciate diversity and encourage inclusivity in others. Moving to Michigan in 2001, he sought a place where his multiracial family would be accepted, and found East Grand Rapids to be a good fit.
When reflecting on his family’s hopes when immigrating to America, Mr. Balingit emphasized the importance of financial and medical opportunities. He acknowledged that while the immigrant experience can be difficult, staying true to one\u27s culture and values is key to overcoming challenges. Mr. Balingit’s advice to anyone considering immigration is to be authentic, proud of their culture, and to find the right community that supports their growth. He regrets not embracing his cultural identity fully as a child but now encourages others to celebrate their heritage.
Overall, the interview highlighted the complexities of immigration, assimilation, and the importance of maintaining cultural pride in the face of societal pressures.https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/our-stories-aapi/1018/thumbnail.jp
Applying Lessons of Historical Multiracial Struggle to Today’s Racial Justice Movement
No full textDating back to the 17th century, there is a legacy of poor and working-class white and Black people coming together, across lines of race, in resistance to the wealthy elite and racist status quo. Such historical examples of multiracial struggle can serve as a model for today’s organizers in the fight to end racism and build a powerful movement for economic and racial justice. This theoretical manuscript uses transformative organizing theory as a framework for analyzing and learning from a historical multiracial struggle in order to inform today’s racial justice movement, particularly for white antiracist organizers
The Age of Microbes
No full textThis article employs a series of experiments and theories from microbiology and sociology for the advocacy of a sociology of microbes. The authors argue that sociology should start to take microbes seriously, in a way that is currently not the case, since there is evidence to support that microbes are significant actors in any society. The authors looked at effects of microbes on social relations, how microbes are related to ethnicity and race, and microbes in justice
Promoting Policy Practice Among Social Work Students: A Review of Outcome Studies
No full textSocial justice is recognized as one of the core values of social work. In pursuit of this, social workers are expected to engage in policy practice. However, surveys of MSW programs and practicing social workers suggest that studying and engaging in policy practice is not a widespread occurrence. One barrier to policy practice seems to be that social workers in clinical practice lack the knowledge and self-efficacy to engage effectively in it. In order to promote engagement in policy practice, a literature search of outcome studies related to promoting policy practice among social workers was attempted, which revealed no citations. Subsequently, a literature search of outcome studies related to promoting policy practice among social work students was conducted. A total of 19 quantitative outcome studies were located, and the relevant results are presented and discussed. The designs were of weak internal validity, and relatively few in number, given the importance ascribed to policy practice by the social work profession. Suggestions are provided to promote the design and conduct of further empirical studies intended to evaluate approaches to teaching policy practice to social work students
