An Analysis of Chicana Feminist Rhetoric as exemplified by Cherrie Moraga

Cherrie Moraga, a Chicana lesbian feminist advocate, cannot completely identify with the Chicano movement, American\u27s women\u27s movement or the Gay/lesbian movements. Even within the Chicana movement, Moraga experience subjugation because of her sexual orientation. The majority of her work has focused on reassessing the role of Chicana, lesbian, and feminist ideology by concentrating on multiple identities and the confluence of oppressions. Moraga has exposed these layers of oppression by using them as the subject of her rhetoric. In her essay La Guera and her poem, Winter of Oppression 1982. Moraga takes the difficulty that multiple identities present and turns that into an ideal perspective for discussing the problems Chicana women face within the feminist and lesbian movements

Investigating targettable pathways in Robinow Syndrome

Individuals with Robinow syndrome, a genetic condition, are born with a wider midface, and shorter stature. In addition to the congenital anomalies, a subset of adolescent patients with Robinow syndrome develop bony overgrowths that impinge on the cranial nerve foramina leading to significant co-morbidities including pain. Robinow Syndrome is caused by mutations in core components of the Wnt/Planar cell polarity (Wnt/PCP) signaling pathway. Wnt/PCP signaling regulates neighbor relationships through the protein-protein interactions of its core components including Prickle1 and Dishevelled. We have determined that the Prickle1Bj/Bj mice are an excellent model for Robinow Syndrome. The Prickle1Bj/Bj mice have a wider midface, and shortened limbs. While, thus far, there is no report of Robinow patients with Prickle1 mutations, Prickle1 protein function serves as the common mechanistic link between all of the known patient mutations in Robinow Syndrome. Prickle1Bj/Bj growth plates have randomized chondrocyte polarity as a result of decreased protein-protein interactions between Prickle1Bj and Dvl2 or Dvl3. The consequence of the diminished protein interactions is increased Hedgehog signaling in the Prickle1Bj/Bj cranial base compared to controls. In response to increased HH signaling, the Prickle1Bj/Bj cranial base growth plates undergo precocious maturation which prevents its proximal-distal expansion resulting in the wider midface, and shorter stature. In addition, the Prickle1Bj/Bj primary cilia are shortened and swollen. In this proposal, I will test the hypothesis that Prickle1 is necessary for ciliogenesis, and the swollen cilia in Prickle1Bj/Bj mutants results in increased HH signaling. We will determine if the increased HH signaling is the primary cause of the Prickle1Bj/Bj skeletal anomalies by dampening HH signaling. In addition, we will determine if dampening HH signaling in human patient derived fibroblasts can modify the disease phenotype

Attitudes and Experiences of Preservice Teachers Utilizing Video Annotation Software: A Phenomenological Study

The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to explore preservice teachers’ experiences with video observations at Central University. The theory guiding this study was Bandura’s self-efficacy theory as it provides insights into the internal and external factors that affect an individual’s perception of their capabilities. Self-efficacy is a critical component and goal of field experience observations. The central research question for this hermeneutic phenomenological study was: What are preservice teachers’ attitudes and experiences using video annotation software during field experience? The study was divided into two phases: individual interviews with preservice teachers, audio-visual elicitation interviews, a letter-writing activity, and qualitative data aggregation. Four themes were derived from the participants’ experiences: (a) streamlined reflection, (b) digital detachment, (c) the supervisor variable, and (d) program components’ effect on self-efficacy. Interpretations of the themes included four significant interpretations: (a) video annotation software improves reflection capabilities and personal agency, (b) video annotation software is a field supervision tool, not replacement, (c) convenient but not complete: video annotation software asynchronous communication is not enough, and (d) expectations and structure matter

Middle Level Teachers Quarantine, Teach, and Increase Self-Efficacy Beliefs: Using Theory to Build Practice During COVID-19

During COVID-19, almost all schools have been transformed into something unlike what they were before. Teaching that was done in person is now done virtually, with little to no preparation. Middle level teachers may have been confident in how to teach their content in the classroom; however, this confidence may differ when teaching virtually. Using the four sources of self-efficacy theory, I analyze the importance of self-efficacy and how teachers can use the COVID-19 pandemic to build their self-efficacy beliefs while teaching during this unique time

International News Coverage, Borrowed News and Geopolitical Focus in the New York Times during 1991, 1996 and 2001

International news coverage by the U.S. media (and for the purpose of this study, newspaper coverage) is a heavily debated issue within the scholarly and professional worlds. Critics, both in the United States and abroad, charge that the U.S. media prescribe to an egocentric attitude about international news coverage, and that Americans do not receive the quality of news that could be expected in a nation with a free press, where citizens are, for the most part, highly educated and where access to news is not restricted. Previous studies have focused on how much international news coverage Americans receive, and also on what type of coverage Americans receive. Some such studies investigated the size of international news hole, the geopolitical focus of news items and the quality of international news in the New York Times. This study explores these same factors. A content analysis was used to examine articles in the international section of the New York Times. The articles were coded the income level of the country the news item pertained to (High, Upper-Middle, Lower-Middle or Low), the supplier of the story (news correspondent or wire service) and whether news borrowing occurred. The working definition of news borrowing for this study is any news reported where another form of media was the source (i.e. in an AP news wire story it was reported . . .). Departing from the earlier studies, this study also noted headlines and the source(s) from which news was borrowed, if there was a presence of borrowed news. This study found that the size of international news hole in 1991, 1996 and 2001 was largely the same for the three years studied - about 45 percent international news hole and 55 percent national news hole. The amount of coverage about the countries in the four income levels varied. In some cases it was found that the amount of coverage could be correlated to the amount of space the countries occupied in the world, like in the Upper-Middle income group. The same cannot be said for the Lower-Middle income group. The amount of coverage for the Lower-Middle income group, though it actually decreased over the time period studied, was still the highest of all the income groups. This category includes countries like the Russian Federation and China, which could help to account for this. As could be expected, Times correspondents made up the majority of the reporting source for the paper Times correspondents wrote approximately 70 percent of the content for the Times, and news wires supplied about 30 percent of the content. News borrowing decreased over the three-year period studied, drastically from 1991 and 1996 to 2001. The sources from which news borrowing occurred varied, but television and newspapers were the consistent top two

Making Magic: Creating Digital Exhibits with the MagicBox at UND

The MagicBox is a multimedia display case that allows libraries to create interactive digital exhibits highlighting their physical and digital collections. Physical items can be displayed within the box while users use the touch screen to virtually flip through books, interact with 3D models, and browse images and videos. Since purchasing the MagicBox we’ve created one exhibit and accompanying reception and are currently creating our second exhibit (to be released in January 2019). In the process we’ve worked with our university art department, School of Aerospace Studies, and local heritage foundation to highlight materials with significance for broad swathes of the campus community. We’d like our audience to walk away from our presentation with an understanding of how this technology can be used to highlight unique items within their collections; the lessons we’ve learned about how to effectively collaborate with outside departments and community organizations to create exhibits; and, ideas about how to integrate digital collections with physical items to create better interactive multimedia experiences.https://commons.und.edu/cfl-lpp/1009/thumbnail.jp

Data Visualization with Tableau

Interested in data visualization but not sure where to start? In this workshop we\u27ll be discussing data visualization software with a focus on Tableau Public. Tableau Public is a free software that can be used to work with CSV files, select the type of chart best suited for the data, and publish visualizations online for sharing via social media. Its ease of use makes it a good tool to work with students and integrate into workshops for working with datasets. Participants will be asked to download Tableau Public prior to the session and provided with sample datasets to experiment with using to create data visualizations to display online.https://commons.und.edu/cfl-lpp/1014/thumbnail.jp

Mapping Ecological Imperialism: A Digital Environmental Humanities Approach to Japan’s Colonisation of Taiwan

Mapping Ecological Imperialism: A Digital Environmental Humanities Approach to Japan’s Colonisation of Taiwan &nbsp

The Spaces Beyond: Experimenting with the Theory of Audiovisual Concrète

Sonic elongation is an audiovisual process found throughout the history of experimental filmmaking: sounds that are clearly connected to a visual source within the film’s world are gradually de-familiarised through sonic manipulation. This video essay acts performatively, subjecting the written and spoken text to a similar process of elongation to highlight how meaning can unravel and reform in complex and powerful ways