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The Role and Impact of the Environment in Saving Private Ryan
Get PDFAlthough certain films may not be explicitly labeled as environmental film, we approach Saving Private Ryan through an ecocritical analysis. We evaluate how the film not only displays the physical and mental tolls of war in several bloody battles, but we also explore the environmental costs. By examining the genre of historical realism, we demonstrate how the film outlines the unique role of the environment in war but also enables the viewers to consider the impacts of war on the surrounding environment. To understand the environmental message in Saving Private Ryan, we used a concept called the “Three Ecologies” by the ecocinema scholar, Adrian J. Ivakhiv. By considering the perceptual and social environments on-screen in Saving Private Ryan, it allows us to think about the material impact of war on real settings. Therefore, the unique role of the environment in war is seen through the portrayal and highlighted importance of weather, geography, and resources. The marine environment was also found to be disturbed due to the numerous vessels and equipment lost at sea, and along the beaches of Normandy. The certain stylistic elements used in this Hollywood Blockbuster are used to depict the film’s various settings and action to help us understand the role of the environment in how viewers engage with the film. Overall, this study evaluates how Saving Private Ryan provides an invaluable commentary on the environmental aspect of an iconic battle in world history
Continuity and Rupture in Roman Mediterranean Gaul: An Archaeology of Colonial Transformations at Ancient Lattara
No full textWith the decline in popularity of the term “Romanization” as a way of analyzing the changes in the archaeological record visible throughout the conquered provinces of the Roman Empire, scholars have increasingly turned to the important concept of “identity” to understand the experiences of local peoples living under Roman rule. Studies of identity in the Roman Empire have thus emphasized how local peoples, rather than simply passively copying Roman culture, actively created and recreated complex and multi-faceted identities that incorporated local traditions within the increasingly connected and “globalized” world of the empire. How did the violent nature of Roman rule in the provinces impact local communities and the ways in which individuals interacted with one another? This book provides a detailed study of the ways in which the Celtic-speaking peoples of the ancient settlement of Lattara in Roman Mediterranean Gaul fashioned their lives under two centuries of Roman rule,and in particular the ways in which the creation of these lived experiences was entangled in the larger processes of Roman colonialism.The important archaeological settlement and port of Lattara (located today in modern Lattes in Mediterranean France), was occupied from ca 500 BCE to 200 CE, and has been the focus of extensive excavations by international teams of archaeologists for over 35 years. The author seeks to understand the ways in which the daily lives of the inhabitants of Lattara were shaped and constrained by the particular historical circumstances of Roman rule, involving the violent conquest of the province between 125-121 BCE, the pacification of numerous revolts in the in the first half of the first century BCE, and the imposition of an oppressive system of taxation, land redistribution, and grain levies.Through a detailed analysis of the large corpus of archaeological evidence dating from ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE at Lattara, the author argues that the violent establishment of Roman rule in Mediterranean Gaul engendered very different forms of social relationships and interactions that structured the community during the late first century BCE and onward. This involved a new organization of domestic space and living arrangements, new relationships structuring the production and exchange of material goods, different relationships between the community and the wider spiritual world, and new strategies for acquiring political influence and power, based upon the increasing importance of material wealth. All of this occurred by the very end of the first century BCE despite the continued persistence of many aspects of local identity, particularly evident in religious practices. Furthermore, these new social relationships were arguably paramount in the daily practices of reproducing Roman rule at Lattara, and in the larger province of Mediterranean Gaul more generally; practices that were in particular rooted in an ever-increasing socio-economic hierarchy.https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/books/1174/thumbnail.jp
Mexico and the People: Revolutionary Printmaking and the Taller De Gráfica Popular
Get PDFDuring its most turbulent and formative years of the twentieth century, Mexico witnessed decades of political frustration, a major revolution, and two World Wars. By the late 1900s, it emerged as a modernized nation, thrust into an ever-growing global sphere. The revolutionary voices of Mexico’s people that echoed through time took root in the arts and emerged as a collective force to bring about a new self-awareness and change for their nation. Mexico’s most distinguished artists set out to challenge an overpowered government, propagate social-political advancement, and reimagine a stronger, unified national identity. Following in the footsteps of political printmaker José Guadalupe Posada and the work of the Stridentist Movement, artists Leopoldo Méndez and Pablo O’Higgins were among the founders who established two major art collectives in the 1930s: Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios (LEAR) and El Taller de Gráfica Popular (TGP). In 1946, artists of the TGP created twelve lithographs published in an album entitled Mexican People for the Associated American Artists (AAA) gallery in New York City. After decades of social strife, this publication represents the continuation of the TGP’s political agenda in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution. As the collective’s work gained the recognition of foreign art circles, American art markets sought imagery of an idealized post-revolutionary Mexico. In between American ideas of its southern neighbor and the politics of the TGP, the album Mexican People presents a modernized Mexican identity represented by the labors of its workers. [excerpt]https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/artcatalogs/1035/thumbnail.jp
JCCTL Mailer – October 7, 2020
Get PDFUpdates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on October 7, 2020.
Contents:
Recommended Readings: The Science of Learning vs. Proctoring Software, Joshua R. Eyler ’00 7 Ways to Assess Students Online and Minimize Cheating, Flower Darby,
Upcoming Events and Due Dates Intentional Planning for Advising First Year and Sophomore Students Hypothes.is Demo Information Literacy Grant Resources from recent JCCTL programming Virtual Faculty Development Group Chat and Office Hour
Upcoming Friday Forums The future of Innovation and Creativity at Gettysburg College, Josh Wagne
The Trump Doctrine: America First, Not American Exceptionalism
Get PDFPresident Donald Trump’s foreign policy has developed out of an “America First” ideology that comprises both isolationism and interventionism depending on the situation. This differs from President Barack Obama’s preference for the ideology of American Exceptionalism, which placed America on an equal playing field with other nations and utilized international organizations, such as the United Nations and trade organizations. Most of the Trump Doctrine has arisen out of an intentional shift from “typical” foreign policy of Obama and previous, even Republican, presidents. While Trump is influenced by his White House advisers, he has sidelined the State Department and tends to take action aligning with his own preferences rather than those of his political peers. Ultimately, there is a Trump Doctrine, but it is more informal than, for example, the Monroe Doctrine, and is based on politics of personal preference and emotion rather than a strict following of any one policy model
If You Give a Dog a Donut
No full textIn celebration of National Library Week 2020, Musselman Library held its seventh annual Edible Book Festival, which was held virtually due to the campus closure. Library staff, faculty, and students created many book-inspired treats to share with the campus community via social media. Entrants were awarded prizes in the categories of best look, punniest, best use of limited quarantine supplies, and best in show. The above creation is by Pam Eisenhart.https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/edible/1112/thumbnail.jp
Crazy Rich Raisins(bread)
No full textIn celebration of National Library Week 2020, Musselman Library held its seventh annual Edible Book Festival, which was held virtually due to the campus closure. Library staff, faculty, and students created many book-inspired treats to share with the campus community via social media. Entrants were awarded prizes in the categories of best look, punniest, best use of limited quarantine supplies, and best in show. The above creation is by Mallory Jallas.https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/edible/1111/thumbnail.jp
Speaking From Among the Bones: A Flavia de Luce Novel
No full textIn celebration of National Library Week 2020, Musselman Library held its seventh annual Edible Book Festival, which was held virtually due to the campus closure. Library staff, faculty, and students created many book-inspired treats to share with the campus community via social media. Entrants were awarded prizes in the categories of best look, punniest, best use of limited quarantine supplies, and best in show. The above creation is by Lisa McNamee.https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/edible/1109/thumbnail.jp
Dracula
No full textIn celebration of National Library Week 2020, Musselman Library held its seventh annual Edible Book Festival, which was held virtually due to the campus closure. Library staff, faculty, and students created many book-inspired treats to share with the campus community via social media. Entrants were awarded prizes in the categories of best look, punniest, best use of limited quarantine supplies, and best in show. The above creation is by Michelle Williams.https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/edible/1102/thumbnail.jp
Harold and the Purple Crayon
No full textIn celebration of National Library Week 2020, Musselman Library held its seventh annual Edible Book Festival, which was held virtually due to the campus closure. Library staff, faculty, and students created many book-inspired treats to share with the campus community via social media. Entrants were awarded prizes in the categories of best look, punniest, best use of limited quarantine supplies, and best in show. The above creation is by Joanne Myers.https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/edible/1099/thumbnail.jp