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Revising and Remixing OER
No full textThis presentation is designed for faculty interested in editing open educational resources for use in their classrooms. Topics covered include Creative Commons licenses and how they interact when remixing and editing openly licensed materials as well as features available in LibreTexts, a large and user-friendly library of open textbooks and teaching materials with a built-in remixing and editing tool
Potentially Terminal Conditions: Economic Globalization and Ecological Footprint
Get PDFThis paper studies the relationship between economic globalization and environmental footprint. It hypothesizes that economic globalization will increase the negative environmental impact. The study covers theories for and against this argument, focusing especially on the validity of an environmental Kuznets curve, market-based solutions, and other suggested policies. It then gathers data and tests the relationship using a regression analysis. The results show a statistically significant positive relationship between economic globalization and ecological impact. The study concludes by discussing these results and proposing future steps
Faculty Meeting Minutes - October 22, 2020.
No full textMinutes of the Gettysburg College Faculty Business Meeting, October 22, 2020
Doing Archaeology Outside of the Trench: Energizing Museum “Diaspora” Collections for Research
No full textExcavated artifacts and field notes from archaeological excavations are often stored in museums for research and display. Many of these old collections were transferred from their home countries to distant museums from the late 19th to the first half of the 20th century through academic expeditions, inter-museum exchanges, and commercial deals. This paper offers a heuristic tool to generate and examine archaeological research questions that address the sociocultural lives of ancient people utilizing the strength of existing museum collections. Methodologically, it is necessary to select artifacts that are diagnostic on surface appearance and that can be linked, as a “diaspora” collection, to the “original” dataset in their homeland. Diaspora artifacts are those that were unearthed in a homeland site that is far away from the museums where they are currently stored. As such, the site or at least the specific region of their origin needs to be firmly established. Once the diaspora collection is embedded within its homeland dataset, this facilitates development of meaningful research questions and leads to solid archaeological research despite the lack of detailed excavation information. A case study to exemplify this approach is drawn from Jōmon-period pottery data originally excavated near Tokyo and currently stored in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum), Philadelphia. This methodology leads to a conclusion that certain types of special pots in Late Jōmon were used as containers for botanical insect repellent and indoor fragrance
Nathifa Greene, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Get PDFIn this latest Next Page column, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Nathifa Greene ’03 shares her longtime love of Toni Morrison, Zadie Smith, and George Eliot, as well as a newfound appreciation for speculative fiction
Wolves are Wild: A Collection of Narratives About Rescued Wolves and Wolfdogs
Get PDFBreeders across the country are creating wolfdogs by breeding dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) with wolves (Canis lupus) for a large profit. This project is a response to the growing exotic pet trade of wolves and wolfdogs. Through this project, I hope to bring awareness to the issues associated with these animals being raised in captivity. Recent research has shown that raising a wolf or wolfdog in captivity can lead to various negative psychological and physical effects on the animal, and can cause potential problems for humans as well. This practice is embedded in the concept of humans wanting to own a piece of the wild, or being convinced that this trade is not harmful to the animals. Taking an animal ethnographies standpoint, this project uses storytelling, poetry, and original illustration to introduce narratives of multiple wolves and wolfdogs who have been exposed to the exotic pet trade or raised in captivity, and who have been rescued by sanctuaries across the country. These narratives address circumstances of animal hoarding, neglect, separation anxiety, insufficient care, and owners not knowing their dog was actually a wolfdog. In doing so, this project aims to highlight some of the major issues associated with this harmful practice through the voices of the animals and the owners who have experienced them themselves. The goal of this project is to reduce the desire to purchase wolves or wolfdogs, and to encourage others to support sanctuaries aiming to stop these harmful practices as well
The Great War and the Digital Humanities: Creating a Project and Building a Team
Get PDFUsing the framework of The First World War Letters of H.J.C. Peirs: A Digital History, this workshop will give guidance for team-building and project management, provide examples of Digital Humanities tools and methods that can be used with First World War collections, and outline pedagogical uses for digital history in the classroom
Caroline Ferraris-Besso, Assistant Professor of French
Get PDFIn this first column of the spring semester, Caroline Ferraris-Besso, Assistant Professor of French, shares which recent novel made her laugh out loud, her favorite cookbooks (and favorite brioche recipe!), and works that have inspired her academic writing
APPC Minutes - February 26, 2019
No full textMinutes of the Academic Policy and Program Committee Meeting, February 26th, 2019
Featured Piece
Get PDFThis year’s feature piece was written by Professor Kathryn Whitcomb who is new to Gettysburg College’s Department of Classics. In addition to Classics courses, she has taught courses that have been cross-listed with the History Department and thus adds to the diversity that make the historical field so great and broadens the horizons of historical scholarship to her students