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Games of the Greenwood: Archery, Pluck-Buffet, and Violence in A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hode
Full text linkThis essay argues that the unique game of pluck-buffet which features A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hode complicates a literary gaming paradigm that usually equates noble birth with quality of character or skill. Though chivalric narratives tend to prioritize noble heroes as worthy winners, a reader of the Geste cannot presuppose the winner when a pluck-buffet challenge between Robin Hood and the disguised King begins. The reader knows that Robin is the more skilled player—and that a win against the King would symbolically undermine the medieval understanding of divine order. Robin does eventually lose the game to the King; however, the outlaw’s violent interactions with the monarch create a space in which yeomen, specifically, can navigate both status and economic reward alongside their social betters, at least while all the players inhabit a fantastical greenwood space. Though the physical violence of the game manages and deflects metaphorically revolutionary violence against the monarchy, pluck-buffet here creates a site of social instability that mirrors shifts in the social hierarchy of late medieval England
Teaching by Example: Reflecting on Anti-Oppressive Pedagogies in Special Education Teacher Preparation
Full text linkThis article presents a tool to inform course planning among special education teacher educators to center anti-oppressive practices in their syllabi and course design. The authors begin by describing the context of special education teacher preparation and the need for preparation programs to center intersectionality and foster the development of anti-oppressive practices. Next, the authors present a new critical preparation framework drawn from theory and pedagogy that center equity (e.g., resources in critical race theory, culturally sustaining pedagogy, DisCrit) and a review of relevant literature in teacher education. Based on these critical framings, the authors present a tool: A Guided Reflection of Identity, Power, and Praxis in Coursework to guide teacher educators through course revision or design that centers anti-oppressive practices. Finally, the authors present recommendations for teacher educators to apply the tool to their own courses to ad-vance the use of anti-oppressive practices in teacher education and special education
“I need more training”: Insights on education and training available for sport social workers
Full text linkAs a new arena in the field, there exists limited knowledge about the available education and training opportunities within the sport social work field. The current study was designed to better understand the learning opportunities utilized by sport social workers to practice competently within the field. A 22-item online questionnaire was administered to the Alliance of Social Workers in Sport (ASWIS) email listserv. A total of 84 participants completed the survey. Results highlight the gaps in the existing opportunities for sport social workers and the format, delivery, topics, and content of trainings that would be most helpful in the future. Identifying existing gaps and opportunities for improvements in the future allows for an expanded field and increased opportunities for competent social work practice
Suicide Bereavement with Sports Teams
Full text linkA suicide death on a sports team can have serious negative consequences for the teammates left behind. Given the short- and long-term psychological sequelae experienced by suicide loss survivors, it is critical that teams who lose a teammate to suicide are provided with comprehensive bereavement support. This practice note details the unique suicide bereavement needs of sports teams, outlines key approaches to utilize following the suicide death of a teammate, provides a framework that can be followed when conducting bereavement work with teams who lose a fellow athlete to suicide, gives an example and evaluation of suicide bereavement support provided to a high school girls athletic team following the death of their teammate, and concludes with lessons learned and future directions for suicide bereavement work with sport teams
Catalan Number Sequences and Generalized Action Graphs
Full text linkAction graphs emerged from work of Bergner and Hackney on category actions in the context of Reedy categories. Alvarez, Bergner, and Lopez showed that action graphs could be inductively generated without reference to category actions, and they proved that the number of vertices added to An is the n-th Catalan number
Imagining the Past: Generative AI Prompting, Source Sets, and the TAP(E) Protocol
Full text linkThis paper explores the potential of AI image generation as a creative learning tool to enhance traditional source analysis in history education. By integrating AI generated visualizations into the interpretive process, students can unlock new narratives and perspectives, furthering their understanding of historical dispositions. The proposed assignment and protocol guide students in crafting prompts that synthesize descriptive details from source materials, critically evaluating AI capabilities and limitations, and iteratively refining their outputs. This process fosters the development of essential skills such as contextual analysis, ethical reasoning, and an understanding of how data inputs shape AI-generated outcomes.
Furthermore, the assignment encourages students to interrogate the credibility and responsible production of AI images, situating these visualizations within broader discourses on innovation ethics, human experience, and desirable technological change. By engaging with shared readings and reflecting on AI's societal impacts, students contribute to the training of algorithms that produce more equitable representations of humanity's diversity while respecting educational objectives and cultural sensitivities.
The intersection of AI image generation and history education cultivates an invaluable combination of interpretive analysis, creative expression, and critical thinking about society and progress. This approach positions students as both creators and critics of AI imagination, fostering digital literacies and equipping them to become ethical, innovative AI citizens. As AI capabilities rapidly evolve, exercises like this keep humans in the loop and contribute to the ongoing exploration of whether AI-generated images can challenge colonial or neocolonial biases by incorporating diverse perspectives and imagining an inclusive past
Introduction: Teaching History in the Time of Generative AI
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Why Structuralism Fails in Interpreting Visual Art: A Derridean Argument
Full text link This paper critically examines the application of structuralism as a method of interpreting visual art, with a focus on Jacques Derrida’s critique of the concept of the frame as presented in La vérité en peinture. Structuralist methodology seeks to interpret artworks through segmentation and analysis of internal relations. However, Derrida’s notion of the frame challenges the feasibility of defining clear boundaries between an artwork and its context, thereby undermining the foundational premises of structuralist interpretation. By constructing an argument based on these Derridean reflections on the frame, this study highlights the conceptual limitations of structuralism when extended to visual arts
Sliding into Oblivion? Michigan's History and Social Studies Teaching Preparation Programs since 2010
Full text linkMany public and private college and university teacher preparation programs across Michigan are facing dramatic declines in the numbers of students. Alternative certification programs have given history and social studies preparation programs stiff competition in recent years. Using Michigan Department of Education data and a survey conducted by the Michigan Council for History Education, this essay explains the history and current status of these developments and provides insights into how Michigan's college and university programs have responded to this market pressure. Competition from alternative certification requires Michigan's public and private teacher preparation programs to provide stronger evidence to potential teachers of their excellence and relevance in teacher preparation
JN.1: A New Threat to Global Health
Full text linkJN.1 is a novel coronavirus variant that emerged in Luxembourg in August 2023 and has since spread to several countries. It is characterized by a high transmissibility, and is causing a global surge of infections, hospitalisations, ICU admissions and deaths, and may surpass the previous Omicron waves. Current vaccines, treatments and testing are expected to remain effective, but more studies are needed to confirm this. This short communication provides an overview of the epidemiological, clinical, and virological features of JN.1 and its impact on global health