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Epistemic Wrong in The Handmaid\u27s Tale: A Literary Approach to Gendered Disinformation
Get PDFThis paper applies epistemological and literary paradigms of false and misleading information to Margaret Atwood’s novel The Handmaid\u27s Tale to argue that both systems and individuals perpetuate the false and misleading categories of information that result in depriving women of bodily autonomy. Analysis of the novel reveals how class divisions work to obstruct effective mobilization of the revolutionary movement. Specific moments in the plot and characterization reveal how individuals\u27 warped perceptions of reality translate into behavior that reinforces the patriarchal regime. Finally, this literary and epistemological analysis attempts to bring literary and philosophical frameworks to bear on definitions within the field of Disinformation Studies.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2023/1142/thumbnail.jp
Japanese-English Translation: Nishida Kitarō––“Self-Determination of the Eternal Now” 「永遠の今の自己限定」、西田幾多郎著（昭和六年七月） (July 1931) §1 of 4; Complete Draft (Supersedes Draft of 2 Jan 19); Translated by Christopher Southward; Revision and Expansion Underway
Get PDFJapanese-English Translation: Nishida Kitarō––“Self-Determination of the Eternal Now” (July 1931) 「永遠の今の自己限定」、西田幾多郎著（昭和六年七月）
§1 of 4; Complete Draft (Supersedes Draft of 2 Jan 2019)
Translated from the Japanese by Christopher Southward; Revision and Expansion Underway, October 202
Literatura y legitimación en América Latina. Polémicas, operaciones, representaciones
No full textLiteratura y legitimación en América Latina. Polémicas, operaciones, representaciones es el resultado de un proyecto de investigación colectivo. El libro explora la relación entre la literatura y el concepto de legitimidad en un conjunto de escenas situadas en el ámbito de la modernidad latinoamericana entre fines del siglo XIX y comienzos del XXI. Se pregunta por el rol que jugó el discurso literario en la legitimación de prácticas, ideas, grupos y posiciones, y a la vez analiza los mecanismos a partir de los cuales la propia literatura fue elaborando su legitimidad en tanto institución social del presente. La literatura moderna es una existencia histórica que se resiste a ser explicada por el pasado y que pretende fundarse a sí misma. Pero ¿pueden la literatura y las artes plantearse como su propia fuente de legitimidad? O en todo caso ¿de qué condiciones heteró- nomas dependen? Para contestar estas preguntas, los capítulos del presente volumen, que incluye contribuciones de destacados especialistas, analizan escenas de la literatura y el cine latinoamericanos. Se plantean así problemas locales y específicos que permiten delinear cuestiones generales de crítica y teoría literarias.
Fil: Silva, Guadalupe. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras.
Fil: Cámpora, Magdalena. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras.https://orb.binghamton.edu/books/1001/thumbnail.jp
The Association Between Diet Quality and Stress Response
Get PDFPrevious research has looked into how stress affects diet, but not how diet affects stress. We looked into the variety and quality of diets and its association within our stress response. An anonymous online survey was administered through Google Forms. The survey was sent out to the public across several social media platforms, including Instagram, Groupme, and Facebook. The survey included basic demographic questions and questions on diet and mental health. Pearson Correlation Coefficient was used to analyze data in SPSS version 25.0. There is an association between poor diet and a negative perception of stress. The results display the majority of participants have a slightly negative outlook on stress while consuming a Western diet. This suggests that a better balanced diet may lead to a decrease in negative perceptions of stress and improve outlook on life.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2023/1002/thumbnail.jp
Planned Developmental Districts and its Consequences on the Surrounding Environment
Get PDFThe proposed development for housing at Bunn Hill is in process in Vestal. The design would put the homes directly next to Nuthatch Hollow, which is west of Bunn Hill Road. Residents have endlessly voiced concerns for a variety of reasons, most notably the change from a Rural Residential (RR) district to a Planned Development District (PDD). Furthermore, Bunn Hill Creek serves as a vital source of protecting the watershed of Nuthatch Hollow. This research heightens how the development of Bunn Hill Road will affect the stream quality and the species that inhabit it. In advancing to see if building these homes are ethical, I constructed a sense of how current PDDs operate, like University Plaza, as Fuller Hollow Creek neighbors in this area through a comparison of the two creeks by an EPT Richness test and a pocket tester to find if development creates a negative impact on the environment.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2023/1009/thumbnail.jp
MCF10A-Z Cell Line in Co-Culture as In vitro Model of Mammary Epithelial Drug Transport
Get PDFMany drugs ingested by lactating women are transported into breastmilk and ingested by the infant. To predict the amount in milk, research focuses on developing in vitro models of mammary epithelial drug transport. The mammary epithelium is composed of distinct cell layers; inner, secretory luminal cells and outer, contractile basal cells. This study aims to co-culture two cell lines, a luminal and basal/myoepithelial line, to model drug permeability in the mammary epithelium. Use of the novel line, MCF10A-Z, as a luminal cell in co-culture with basal/myoepithelial cells will be assessed. Unlike the original MCF10A (a mammary line widely used for breast cell study), MCF10A-Z expresses tight junctions with zonula occluden (ZO-1) staining. TJs play a significant transport role, preventing paracellular transport, regulating epithelial transport, and suggesting luminal character. MCF10A-Z TJ function may be more representative of in vivo, making it an ideal luminal line for co-culture to predict drug permeability.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2023/1020/thumbnail.jp
The Animal-Agriculture Industry and its Environmental Impact
Get PDFThe animal-agriculture industry is one of the highest greenhouse gas-emitting industries, rivaling other industries such as oil and gas. For example, the top five dairy and meat companies in the United States produce more greenhouse gas emissions than Exxon Mobil. Despite the negative impacts that the industry has on the environment, there is limited regulation as companies lobby governments to exclude them from climate legislation and allow them to continue their practices. Furthermore, the industry ensures that the public does not know the true impact it has on the destruction of the environment and pushes the idea that eating meat is necessary to be healthy and a part of human nature. Corporations trick the general public into thinking that capitalism is human nature and that those who do not conform are outsiders and rightly ridiculed, such as vegans and vegetarians are mocked by meat eaters.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2023/1024/thumbnail.jp
Why Guantanamo Detainees Should not be Prosecuted Under US Law
Get PDFThe U.S.’s Guantanamo Bay detention center has held 779 Muslim men over 20 years, with only a handful ever facing criminal charges. Since its opening, detainees have performed months-long hunger strikes to protest the abuse they face. In response, Guantanamo implemented force feeding, an intrusive and cruel procedure that feeds a prisoner via nasogastric tube. Despite being under U.S. jurisdiction, there has been much debate over whether these detainees should receive the same civil rights the U.S. gives its citizens. Under international law, force feeding is considered an unethical practice that invalidates human rights. However, U.S. law does not recognize hunger striking as a right, nor does it consider force feeding a violation of them. This essay will argue that Guantanamo hunger strikers would not benefit from being granted the civil rights of a U.S. citizen, but rather benefit from international legislative protection.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2023/1030/thumbnail.jp
Effects of Sudden Removal of High Social Enrichment upon Monoamine Levels in Cortical and Subcortical Structures of the Rat Brain
Get PDFThe goal of this study was to evaluate a novel stress-induced animal model in both male (n=28) and female (n=28) Sprague-Dawley rats. Stress was induced during adolescence by exposing the rats to standard social enrichment following a period of high* social enrichment (*frequent handling and playdates with 12 same sex non-cagemates). High Performance Liquid Chromatography was used to evaluate monoamine levels in post-mortem tissue from cortical structures (prefrontal cortex, motor cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, orbitofrontal cortex) and from subcortical structures (amygdala, hypothalamus, hippocampus, lateral thalamus, medial thalamus, dorsal striatum, ventral striatum). Overall, results showed that monoamine levels were lower in the rats that experienced a transition from high to standard social enrichment. Better understanding of the neurophysiological consequences of a sudden removal of social enrichment (such as experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic) has important translational value for the treatment of psychiatric disorders.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2023/1051/thumbnail.jp
Schooling the Proud Boys: The Educational Background of Proud Boy Members at the Capitol on January 6, 2021
Get PDFThe partisan political system has existed in the United States since its founding, and yet the political parties are currently more polarized than ever. Studies show that this intense increase in tension between the left and right wings began with President Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election (Pew Research Center). With Trump’s presidency came the emergence of several far-right militia groups, one of the largest being the Proud Boys. The January 6 insurrection on the Capitol was a climactic demonstration of domestic far-right extremist violence, and over fifty charged participants were members of the Proud Boys. Existing reports tend to characterize the Capitol rioters as largely coherent in their multifaceted prejudices (CPOST). In this report, I investigate the root of these prejudices and misconstrued convictions by looking into the backgrounds of the charged Proud Boys\u27 education.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2023/1056/thumbnail.jp