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Share Your VOICE: Using the VOICE Framework to Support Faculty Scholarship at Teaching-Focused Universities
Full text linkUniversity faculty are expected to engage in a variety of tasks, with a specific focus on teaching, scholarship, and service (Mamiseishvili et al., 2016). The importance placed on each of these three pillars of academia differs based on the type of institute of higher education (IHE) in which one works. However, all three pillars are vital for success, including the goal of achieving promotion and tenure. More recently, an increased emphasis has been placed on scholarship at both research and teaching-focused universities (Schimanski & Alperin, 2018). Although academic faculty know they must engage in scholarship, including research, publications, and presentations, some early career faculty may be unprepared for doing so. In this article, we seek to offer recommendations to support faculty who are at more traditional teaching universities with achieving their goals for scholarly work. We propose using the acronym VOICE: (a) be Visible, (b) seek out Opportunities, (c) have an Intellectual attitude about growing your skills, (d) consider how you can Contribute to the field, and (e) be Earnest in your desire to create high quality academic scholarshi
Puff, Play, Repeat: E-Cigarette Use in Student-Athletes
Full text linkThis cross-sectional analysis identified demographic and sport-specific determinants of e-cigarette and vape use among 2,489 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics student-athletes. Binary logistic regression modeled current e-cigarette and vaping status as a function of sport affiliation, race/ethnicity, and biological sex. The final model demonstrated strong fit (Nagelkerke R² = .41) and correctly classified 79.7 percent of cases. Sport affiliation emerged as the strongest predictor. Race/ethnicity and biological sex further differentiated risk, with male and White athletes exhibiting elevated prevalence. Collectively, the results underscore the potency of team culture and demographic context in shaping nicotine behaviors. Findings advocate for sport-tailored, culturally responsive, and biological sex-specific prevention initiatives. These initiatives, integrated with comprehensive campus tobacco-free policies, could protect health and performance across collegiate athletics
Artistic Classism and "Camp" as Critical Kitsch
Full text link In the philosophy of art and art criticism, there is disagreement over whether works deemed “kitsch” can be considered art. I discuss the perspectives of two thinkers, Clement Greenberg and Robert Solomon, to elucidate the kitsch debate as ultimately an issue of classism. Using AP Nguyễn’s exhibition Lovecore as a case study, I consider how the artist utilizes the concept of “camp” to assert the value of kitsch and comment on the classism of art criticism that denigrates kitsch art. Camp as critical kitsch celebrates artworks for the same kitschy qualities that many critics cite as negating their ability to be called art at all
Pastries to Die For: An Objection to Causal Efficacy Principles
Full text link An objection to ethical vegetarianism is that the consumption of meat does not causally influence the production of meat. The objection relies on a principle called the Causal Efficacy Principle. The principle states that if an action does not directly cause harm, then that action is morally permissible. I provide a thought experiment as a counterexample to this principle, and then, I attempt to diagnose why the principle is false in terms of moral cooperation. Moral cooperation is when many people perform an action that individually does not prevent harm, but prevents harm when the group all performs the action.
A History of Marxist Hegemony: From Plekhanov to Gramsci
Full text linkHegemony, as popularized by Antonio Gramsci, has earned great importance in Marxist debates over the conquest of power. Unsurprisingly, this has also led to a renewed exploration of its origins in the writings of Vladimir Lenin, Georgi Plekhanov, and even Karl Kautsky as argued by the historian Lars Lih. This paper examines that history by returning to their original writings and contemporary analysis by Grigory Zinoviev. In doing so, I demonstrate a fundamental break between the original "strategy" of hegemony found in earlier theorists and Lenin’s "theory" of hegemony as elaborated upon by Gramsci
The Enduring Alienation of Black Bodies and Migrants: A Comparative Analysis of James Baldwin's "Stranger in the Village" and Teju Cole's "Black Body"
Full text linkJames Baldwin’s "Stranger in the Village" (1953) and Teju Cole’s "Black Body" (2014) offer critical examinations of racial othering and the alienation of black individuals within both foreign and domestic spaces. By comparing Baldwin’s reflections on being the only black man in a remote Swiss village with Cole’s contemporary experiences in the same location--both as they relate to America--this essay explores the persistent racialized scrutiny and societal exclusion of black bodies. While acknowledging the distinctiveness of blackness and migrant identities, this analysis underscores the shared challenges of alienation, stereotyping, and cultural erasure faced by both groups. Drawing upon Baldwin’s critique of historical trauma and Cole’s observations on the continued racialization of identity, the essay highlights how literature serves as a crucial medium for understanding systemic oppression. Additionally, insights elaborated on from other scholars and migrants further illustrate how dominant cultural narratives perpetuate exclusion by reducing individuals to racialized symbols rather than recognizing them as complex human beings. Ultimately, this essay argues that, despite progress, racial and migrant alienation remain deeply ingrained in societal structures. By engaging with these literary dialogues and fostering cross-group solidarities, we can challenge dominant narratives and work toward a more inclusive and equitable society
Birds of a Feather: A Comparative Analysis of Rio (2011) and the Migrant Experience
Full text linkAs a field, migrant studies focuses mainly on the migrant journey: first their journey to choose to migrate, how that migration happens, and then the consequences of their migration on themselves and their communities. In my paper, I argue the migrant narrative is incredibly comparative to the narrative of Blu's character journey in Carlos Saldahna's 2011 film Rio. The film's interpretation of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro is simplified, as are the characters, but Blu's journey to self-acceptance of his American upbringing and his Brazilian heritage rings very true to migrants everywhere. Through his experiences through the film and his relationships with the other characters, Blu's concept of home evolves into something almost as beautiful as the spectacular city Saldahna created this film for
What Wouldn't Robin Do? The Hacker as Outlaw in Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood
Full text linkThis essay explores how burgeoning gaming communities and hacker networks of the 1970s to the 1990s created a form of “outlaw” ethics that directly invoked Robin Hood as a model for anti-corporate resistance. Gamers and hackers sought to relieve popular anxieties related to digital high technology by figuring hacking as a means through which defiant individuals could revive a revolutionary heroism from a fictional medieval past. This link between rogue technology use and medievalism is apparent in the gameplay of Christy Marx’s 1991 video game Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood; however, Marx’s use of in-game anti-piracy tactics signals an ironic allegiance with the high-tech capitalism that players would expect Robin Hood to subvert. In framing their discussion of hackers’ “outlaw” ethics with a critical analysis of how Marx’s game complicates these ethics, the authors of this essay reveal the extent to which medievalisms have shaped modern perceptions of technology
Introduction to Special Education Policy for Higher Education Faculty
Full text linkPolicy plays a crucial role in shaping special education practices. It is essential that special education professionals, particularly those in higher education, understand the policies that shape programs and practices and take an active role in their ongoing development. This article will provide historical context for special education law and policy. The authors also emphasize key components at the local, state, and federal levels. Finally, the article will highlight the critical role of higher education faculty engagement in policy development and implementation, including actionable steps for faculty to undertake
Asians* Unmasked: A National Photovoice Project of Asian Americans’ Experiences during COVID-19
Full text linkCOVID-19 generated a health crisis and major loss of life throughout the world. Asian Americans (AA) have been uniquely impacted during this time by anti-Asian racism, at times blaming AA for the pandemic. A few years after the emergence of COVID-19, studies now show that anti-Asian violence during the pandemic opened historic wounds and exacerbated psychological legacies of trauma uniquely felt by AA.
In response, a national group of interdisciplinary AA women activists developed a community-based photovoice project called Asians* Unmasked. AA in the United States submitted photographs online and shared their experiences and ideas about social change during the early months of the pandemic (March 2020 - June 2020). Participants answered three questions adapted from the photovoice SHOWeD technique about their images as they related to their COVID-19 experiences. Fifty-five ethnically diverse AA (15-78 years old) submitted 82 photos. Using a cross-case qualitative analysis, seven domains were identified: (a) life and community changes, (b) connection and isolation, (c) racism and oppression, (d) health and mental health, (e) service to others, (f) resiliency and hope, and (g) ways to change the world after COVID-19. This article intends to “bring the gallery to the academy,” and share participants’ voices, photographs, and calls for change