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Blind Henry and the African American Experience in Ray Bradbury’s Detective Trilogy: Death is a Lonely Business, A Graveyard for Lunatics, and Let’s All Kill Constance
Get PDFThroughout his long career, Ray Bradbury attempted to incorporate important aspects of African American culture into his fictional world. While living in a multiethnic Los Angeles community early in his career as a short story writer, Bradbury explored issues of race in “The Big Black and White Game,” first published in 1945 and later included in his 1953 collection The Golden Apples of the Sun. Written two years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major-league baseball, the tale is a realistic account of racial prejudice surrounding a baseball game between the white guests and the black servants at a Wisconsin Hotel.
Four decades later, the complicated position of African American culture within Bradbury’s canon is redefined in 1985’s Death is a Lonely Business, in which Henry, the blind African American friend of the narrator, plays a crucial role in capturing the killer. Henry later returns to help his friend solve crimes in A Graveyard for Lunatics (1990) and Let’s All Kill Constance (2003). This crime trilogy incorporates the African American experience into the carnivalesque world created by Bradbury, so that across nearly sixty years—from “The Big Black and White Game” to Let’s All Kill Constance—Bradbury’s images of blackness play a significant role in his literary response to Mr. Electrico’s challenge to “live forever.
Into the Space: Analysis of the Impact of Space and Technology in Selected Stories of Ray Bradbury’s The Illustrated Man
Get PDFRay Bradbury’s The Illustrated Man (1951) presents space as a convoluted site of exploring one’s inherent desire to carve a space for oneself or to explore extraordinary spaces. The stories variously examine how space technology provides an anticipation of freedom from the normative life, cumulating the desire for the other, unknown world, and show how the liminality (or the failure) of desire, results in the emergence of cataclysmic events or unresolved ends. Each story unwinds into different aspects of the theme, examining how the desire for space and to be in space affects individuals, families, and society as a whole.
The present paper analyzes key stories from the collection—namely “Prologue,” “The Veldt,” “Kaleidoscope,” “The Rocket Man,” “The Exiles,” and “The Rocket”—to explore the intersectionality of space, fantasy, and desire as powerful components in understanding the impact of technology, as well as the subsequent gap created by it within ourselves
The Call for Student Affairs Assessment Professionals and Units: And Other Strategies for Improving Assessment in Student Affairs
Get PDFThis article explores deeper roots for assessment within student affairs to find historical context that influences our current efforts and expectations. Reflecting on these efforts, the authors identify persistent challenges to meet the calls for assessment in student affairs. This article proposes strategies for improving assessment in student affairs
The Evolution of the CAS Standards: Forty-Five Years of Collaboration and Consensus
Get PDFThis article traces the evolution of the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) over its forty-five-year history, emphasizing its pivotal role in promulgating professional standards for student-focused programs and services in higher education. Founded in 1979, CAS has grown from 13 to 43 member associations, expanded its portfolio from 17 to 51 functional area standards, and released 11 editions of the CAS Professional Standards for Higher Education (commonly known as the “CAS Blue Book”). The article examines CAS’s unwavering commitment to collaboration, consensus, and self-assessment, underscoring its enduring mission to enhance professional practice while addressing the evolving needs, challenges, and opportunities in the field
Conceptualizing Multi-Level Legal Systems to Address Global Food Security: The Hard Law-Soft Law Interface of International Law and Corporate Social Responsibility
No full textThis Article argues that the Zero Hunger Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) has been threatened by a combination of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and climate change. Given that global food security is a well-recognized and fundamental human right worthy of protection, this Article examines the existing legal regimes—from the international, through the regional and national to organizational levels. Recognizing the critical role of commercial activities and enterprises in global food security, this Article argues that there is a need for direct, purposeful engagement by companies of all sizes, from multinational corporations ("MNCs") to small and midsize enterprises (“SMEs”) to address global food security. This Article demonstrates that it can be done as a form of corporate social responsibility (“CSR”), a global policy with national and organizational implementations. It then examines India and Indonesia as two jurisdictions where CSR laws have been enacted to address the specific needs of those societies and especially those members of society without sufficient resources to address their own needs. After a brief review of the legislation, a range of potential reforms are developed which would support a return to the zero hunger trajectory
Tamara Gray and Najiyah Diana Maxfield. Project Lina: Bringing Our Whole Selves to Islam. Minnesota: Daybreak Press, 2020.
No full textEvolution and Future Directions of Action Research in TESOL: A Coffee Chat with Anne Burns
Get PDFAnne Burns is an Honorary Professor at the University of New South Wales and Professor Emerita at Aston University. Her research focuses on language teacher education, written and spoken discourse analysis, curriculum development and change, and language teacher cognition. She is the author of the books Collaborative Action Research for English Language Teachers published by Cambridge University Press in 1999 and Doing Action Research in English Language Teaching: A Guide for Practitioners published by Routledge in 2010. Her work has appeared in various international journals including Language Teaching, TESOL Quarterly, The Modern Language Journal, and Applied Linguistics. The current interview delves into Anne’s profound expertise in empowering teachers for action research, illuminating pivotal considerations for teacher educators. Her insights spotlight the evolving perceptions of TESOL practitioners towards action research, showcasing its transformative impact on teacher development worldwide. She underscores the significance of fostering a positive teaching environment and understanding students’ perspectives while advocating for greater institutional support. Her reflections offer invaluable guidance for TESOL professionals, inspiring meaningful change in language education through action research. This interview serves as a beacon for educators navigating their journey towards transformative teaching practices
A Difficult Conversation: Are We Serious About Confronting Inequality and Building an Inclusive Democracy?
Get PDFApart from all the legal semantics, the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action and student debt, when considered together, are, in effect, an attack on economic justice. The social brunt of both decisions likely will impact student access, affordability and educational attainment significantly, particularly for those at the perimeters of the American economy. In the name of increasing opportunity, the Supreme Court’s “originalist” majority opinion claims that a “race-free” approach eliminates discrimination in college admissions. The minority opinion of Judge Jackson refuted this ahistorical claim by restating that the fourteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution, most definitely a race-specific one, addressed the racial foundations of a formal bondage system of legalized slavery in the United States. The Fourteenth clearly acknowledges the need to rebalance the legal playing field to establish a realistic “equality of opportunity.” A century later, the policy of affirmative action aimed at continuing that process after years of the Jim Crow practice of “separate but equal” that was established in the Court’s 1896 decision in Plessy v Ferguson. By 2023, it is clear that racial inequality remains embedded in the American educational system and throughout its economy and society
Integrating Trauma-Informed Practices into Higher Education Curriculum
Get PDFOver the past decade, there has been a significant focus on integrating trauma-informed practices in educational settings, particularly in K-12 schools. Educators have increasingly recognized the profound impact of trauma on students\u27 well-being and academic success. As students transition from P-12 to higher education, the persistent effects of trauma underscore the need for trauma-informed approaches in university settings. This paper explores the evolving field of trauma-informed practices, emphasizing their relevance in university classrooms.
Acknowledging that many who enter higher education have experienced trauma, the paper addresses how these experiences can pose challenges, leading to misinterpretations of behaviors such as difficulty engaging with others and disengagement in learning. To create an inclusive learning environment, the paper delves into the neurobiological and psychological underpinnings of trauma, providing educators and administrators with the knowledge to recognize, empathize, and respond effectively to students with trauma experiences and all students.
Practical strategies for implementation in the university classroom are presented, aiming to foster support and inclusivity for students with a history of trauma. By bridging the gap between P-12 and university settings, the paper enhances understanding of trauma\u27s enduring impact and offers tangible strategies to create an inclusive educational environment that facilitates learning and growth for all
