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Violence beyond the Battlefield: Civilian Targeting, Sexual Violence, and Women\u27s Political Empowerment
No full textResearch has established links between intrastate conflict and political gains by women following war, suggesting that changes of a positive nature can emerge from the misery of war. While much of the empirical focus on conflicts’ transformative effects has been on battle-related violence, we investigate whether pro-social effects are associated with two other types of violence perpetrated against civilians—one-sided violence and sexual violence. We expect that both one-sided violence and sexual violence spur mobilization, which in turn contributes to gains in women’s political empowerment. Informed by feminist scholarship, we also draw attention to social and political constraints associated with high levels of sexual violence, restrictions that we argue women are unlikely to confront to a similar degree with respect to high levels of one-sided and other forms of violence. We posit that these factors will result in the attenuation of gains in women’s political power in conflicts characterized by high levels of sexual violence. Using cross-national data on civil conflicts for the period 1989–2017, we find that moderate levels of sexual violence are consistently associated with gains in women’s political empowerment, an effect that diminishes in conflicts marked by widespread sexual violence. One-sided violence, on the other hand, is not associated with improvements in women’s political empowerment. Our results demonstrate the importance of considering the different forms of wartime violence, and the differential impacts these forms of violence have on women
Indigenous Ecocinema: Decolonizing Media Environments
Get PDFIntroducing the concepts of d-ecocinema and d-ecocinema criticism, Monani expands the purview of ecocinema studies and not only brings attention to a thriving Indigenous cinema archive but also argues for a methodological approach that ushers Indigenous intellectual voices front and center in how we theorize this archive. Its case-study focus on Canada, particularly the work emanating from the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto--a nationally and internationally recognized hub in Indigenous cinema networks--provides insights into pan-Indigenous and Nation-specific contexts of Indigenous ecocinema.
This absorbing text is the first book-length exploration foregrounding the environmental dimensions of cinema made by Indigenous peoples, including a particlarly fascinating discussion on how Indigenous cinema’s ecological entanglements are a crucial and complementary aspect of its agenda of decolonialism.
Additionally, see West Virginia University Press Booktimist\u27s Q&A with author Salma Monani: https://booktimist.com/2024/12/12/the-author-of-indigenous-ecocinema-describes-new-ways-to-approach-indigenous-responses-to-climate-issues/https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/books/1206/thumbnail.jp
Lessons in Chemistry
No full textIn celebration of National Library Week 2024, Musselman Library held its eighth annual Edible Book Festival. Library staff, faculty, and students created many book-inspired treats to share with the campus community. Entrants were awarded prizes in the categories of best taste, best look, puniest, and best in show. The above creation, by Cyd Tokar, was voted Best in Show in 2024.https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/edible/1126/thumbnail.jp
Maternal Sacrifice and Resilience: The Legacy of Harriet Jacobs and Enslaved Black Motherhood
Get PDFThis paper explores the unique role of enslaved Black women in preserving family and cultural identity during the American slavery era, focusing on the life and writings of Harriet Jacobs. Through her autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Jacobs exemplifies the extraordinary sacrifices and resilience of enslaved mothers, who navigated the dual burdens of racial and gender oppression. The study delves into Jacobs’s years-long confinement in an attic to avoid separation from her children and her use of storytelling, education, and cultural practices to resist dehumanization. It highlights how enslaved women, despite systemic constraints, developed strategies to nurture, protect, and empower their families, contrasting these maternal roles with the limitations imposed on enslaved fathers. By examining historical records, literary analysis, and cultural studies, the paper underscores the enduring impact of enslaved Black motherhood on African American cultural preservation, identity, and resilience. This work contributes to a deeper understanding of the complexities of family dynamics within the institution of slavery and the profound influence of maternal leadership on the survival and legacy of enslaved communities
Faculty Meeting Minutes - January 25, 2024
No full textMinutes of the Gettysburg College Faculty Business Meeting, January 25, 2024
Complete Genomes of Two Cluster AK Arthrobacter Phages Isolated From Soil Samples in Newburgh, NY, United States
Get PDFTwo phages belonging to Arthrobacter phage cluster AK were isolated from soil samples collected in Newburgh, NY in 2021. Both are lytic with a genome organization typical of siphoviruses except for two genes encoding minor tail proteins with pyocin-knob domains found early in the genome, before the terminase gene
