Post-Conviction Review : Questions of Innocence, Independence, and Necessity

STETSON LAW REVIEW, VOLUME 47, FALL 2017, NUMBER 1Peer reviewedPublisher PD

"Deviance, Inversion and Unnatural Love:" Lesbians in Canadian Media, 1950-1970

This article examines the representation of lesbians in English Canadian print media in the 1950s and 1960s. The author discusses the increase in media attention towards homosexuality in the 1950s, and explores the portrayal of lesbians in these early articles in relation to the prevailing gender ideologies of the period.Cet article étudie la façon dont les lesbiennes on été représentées dans la presse canadienne-anglaise des années 50 et 60. L'auteure discute de l'intérêt grandissant des médias envers l’homosexualité dans les années 50 et explore le portrait qu'on a fait des lesbiennes dans ces premiers articles en faisant le lien avec les idéologies gendéristes de l'époque

New Directions in Sociolinguistic Cognition

Variationists have largely, though often implicitly, subscribed to a model of social cognition that characterizes complex social reasoning as conscious and deliberative (e.g. the sociolinguistic monitor), in opposition to rapid and automatic linguistic behaviors (e.g. the vernacular). This paper argues against that assumption, presenting evidence from the field of social cognition which documents automatic processing in the formation of social perceptions, the triggering and pursuit of goals and the effects of stereotype-based priming. Implications and future directions for variation are discussed

Defining Socialism through the Familiar: East German Representation of Hungary in the 1950s and 1960s

This study analyzes East German representations of Hungary in cultural texts to investigate the emergence of a German socialist identity in the 1950s and 1960s. I further contend that post-1945 self- and collective identity in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) was complex and formulated by official, intellectual, and mass perceptions. By examining East German iconography of Hungary it becomes clear that socialist identity in the early years of the dictatorship relied on traditional expressions of society as well as ideology. Hungary provided East Germans with a practical model for socialist friendship. Though the GDR was a state that ostensibly celebrated multiculturalism, East German texts presented the People’s Republic of Hungary almost as another Germany with a shared heritage and culture. They articulated this palatable image of Hungary through the lens of ideology (Marxist-Leninist internationalism) and through traditional cultural definitions. This study concludes that East Germans used a composite of socialist ideas and folk customs to draw parallels with Hungary and create a distinct character that was both German and socialist

A Critical Analysis of the Lean Production System using Employee Feedback

A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Science and Technology at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science by Kathryn L. Campbell on January 20, 2004

Casualties of Aboriginal Displacement in Canada: Children at Risk among the Innu of Labrador

The concept of displacement has long been associated with individuals within poor and developing nations, living under conditions of conflict and civil unrest. Conversely, little research attention has been paid to displacement among Aboriginal peoples within the context of wealthy and developed nations such as Canada. This paper explores the consequences of internal displacement for the Innu Nation of Labrador. In particular, it examines how Innu children have become at risk for gasoline sniffing and suicide. The paper concludes by assessing the extent to which the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and Canada’s Indian Act have been effective in protecting the rights of Innu children. The questionable impact of state responses highlights the need for more effective strategies in order to protect the rights of Innu children.Pendant longtemps, le concept du déplacement a été lié à des gens vivant dans des pays pauvres et en voie de développement, en proie à des conditions de désordre ou de guerres civiles. Inversement, il n’y a pas eu beaucoup de recherches entreprises sur le sujet du déplacement parmi les peuples Autochtones à l’intérieur de pays riches et développés, tel le Canada. Cet article examine les conséquences du déplacement interne sur le peuple Innu du Labrador. En particulier, il se penche sur le cas des enfants Innus à risques, menacés par l’abus de solvants et le suicide. L’article conclut avec une évaluation de l’impacte de la Convention des Nations Unies sur les droits des enfants et la Loi sur les Indiens du Canada pour protéger les droits des enfants Innus. L’impacte douteux des mesures adoptées jusqu’ici par l’état, met en exergue la nécessité de trouver des stratégies plus efficaces pour la protection des droits des enfants Innus

Rhodium-Catalyzed Carbon-Carbon Bond Activation and Functionalization Using Imine Reactions

The activation and functionalization of carbon-carbon single bonds has proven difficult to achieve using traditional organic methods. Previous Johnson Lab projects have explored the use of rhodium catalysts to permit the selective activation and functionalization of carbon-carbon bonds in ketones. However, these reactions have required a nearby nitrogen atom, presumably to coordinate with the rhodium. Herein, we explore a new type of reaction in which the coordinating nitrogen is provided by reversible imine formation from a ketone and a primary amine. Efforts towards making this reaction more generalizable are currently underway