Matthew R. Carpenter and Dr. Keith A. Crandall, Integrative Biology Among the most endangered animal groups of North America is the freshwater crayfish. Their survival has been hindered by rapid growth in the human population, water pollution, and habitat degradation. The American Fisheries Society has estimated that 50% of freshwater crayfishes are in need of […]
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THE IDENTITY OF SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS
Ryan Quinn and Dr. David A. Whetten, Statistics In the popular press of today’s business world, socially responsible business is a hot topic. Periodicals, books, mutual funds, associations, and countless other media, groups, and people tout socially responsible business as the “right” thing for forward-looking companies to do. Underlying all of the claims of benefits […]
Heimatfilme 1945-55: Austrian Identity Reconstructed through the Alpine Image
Shane D. Peterson and Dr. James K. Lyon, Germanic & Slavic Languages Approximately one-third of Austrian cinema during the mid-1950s was composed of the genre of Heimatfilme (Homeland films) which depicted country landscapes, especially the alpine terrain, in a mythical and nostalgic light. Though often dismissed as trivial and therefore largely unexamined on their own […]
“I No Longer Tremble.” A Choreographic Exploration of Identity
Jeffrey Jacobs and Professor Caroline Prohosky, Dance Department “How can I tell her I am thinking that transformations are not forever?” From the first time I read the final line of Susan Mitchell’s From the Journals of the Frog Prince, I knew I was in trouble. The imagery, the cadences, and the ideas it presented became […]
K’iche’ Kinship Terms and Social Identity
Kristine Kaya Whipple and Dr. John Hawkins, Anthropology During the summer of 2005, I lived and worked among the indigenous Maya-K’iche’ of the Guatemalan highlands. Prior to leaving, I had anticipated examining kinship terms in a bilingual country and whether the use of K’iche’ terms vs. Spanish terms would indicate a difference in the type […]
Russian Orthodox Churches in the Century of Change: How the Soviets Affected National Identity
Jennifer Johnson and Dr. Richard Jackson, Professor of Geography As a missionary in Russia, I was always told: To be Russian is to be Orthodox. What does it mean to be Russian after seventy years of Soviet rule, when atheism was religiously enforced? Walking down the streets and passing Orthodox churches in dilapidated condition, I […]
Framing Caste Tracing the Interrelationship of Caste and Identity in India
Scott Albrecht and Dr. Ralph Brown, Department of Sociology I posit here that three variables must be considered when discussing the devolvement of caste as the dominant element of Indian society: economic organization, the secularization of caste identities, and the disproportionate distribution of power as a remnant of the traditional economic arrangement. By tapping into […]
New Voices in the North the Prospect of Post-national Identity in Scandinavia
Andrew Christensen and Dr. Christopher Oscarson, Scandinavian Studies Europe needs a new political identity. Politicians, political scientists, and philosophers are all clamoring for a change in the definition of European community. Without an emotional glue to bind them together, many fear the noble purpose of the EU’s supranational project will stagnate in a past puddle […]
Re-Ordering Ethnic Identity An Experiment on Ethnic Salience in Uganda
Liz McGuire and Dr. Daniel Nielson, Political Science Every person has some idea of who they are, but that idea is made up of several identities. A person can be a mother, a sister, an American, a Catholic, an Hispanic, and a friend all at the same time. How we order these identities in dominance […]
Managing Organizational Identity: Government Dependency and Organizational Mission in South African: Social Development Nonprofits
Eric Darsow and Dr. Warner Woodworth, Organizational Leadership and Strategy Project Purpose and Output Many nonprofit organizations in South Africa sacrifice their autonomy and mission focus in exchange for the secure funding source of government service provision. The purpose of this project was to investigate and develop management techniques whereby nonprofit organizations in South Africa […]
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