Architecture News; The Newsletter for the Syracuse University School of Architecture

Architecture News: The Newsletter for the Syracuse University School of Architecture Vol. 4, No. 1, Winter 199

Girls coming of age: possibilites and potentials within young adult literature

Although the primary purpose of the adolescent novel may appear to be a depiction of growth, growth in this genre is inevitably represented as being linked to what the adolescent has learned about power. Without experiences gradations between power and powerlessness, the adolescent cannot grow (Seelinger-Trites, x). The quote above asserts that an analysis of power must be considered when analyzing young adult literature. Rebecca Seelinger-Trites further explains that adolescents (in society and in literature) are both powerful and disempowered. Coming of age presents an opportunity to grow toward adulthood and gain certain power and privileges, while simultaneously losing certain power and privileges. We judge our adulthood as well as that of others in reference to institutions and practices, mentalities, worldviews, and sensibilities that are quasi outside of ourself\u27 (Blatterer,2). But who defines these practices and what makes them necessary? In addition to examining powerful social structures that affect character\u27 sexperiences, in this thesis, I am gendering this analysis by examining how the young female protagonists explore their own power through acts of resilience and resistance, and how young female readers respond to this exploration. I begin to answer questions such as, how does gendering this project change the kinds of power utilized? Does it? How do female characters resist oppressive power? What does a female coming of age story look like? How diverse are the voices present in young adult literature? What does empowerment and transformation mean to these characters? I argue that young adult literature is an important space within feminist scholarship and critique. I argue that empowerment and transformation must be discussed when examining young female protagonist\u27s experiences. In addition, after an extensive literature review, I selected five books with young female protagonists to examine specifically. The books I have selected to analyze are Dangerous Angels by Francesca Lia Block, Lost at Sea by Brian Lee O\u27Malley, Story ofa Girl by Sara Zarr, A Girl Like eke Guevara by Teresa de la Caridad Doval and Keeping You A Secret by Julie Anne Peters. I think these books exemplify the trans formative power of young adult literature through their characterization of three dimensional and complex young female protagonists. Finally, I utilized this research to create a proposed thematic unit lesson for a girl\u27s leadership camp or afterschool program. The program is entitled, Empowerment and Identity Exploration: Young Adult Literature & Creative Expression. Utilizing the five books (Dangerous Angels, Lost at Sea, Story ofa Girl, A Girl Like Che Guevera, and Keeping You a Secret) as a point of departure, students in this program will focus on the major themes in the books: girls\u27 coming of age experiences, friendship, bullying and harassment, identity, race, class, etc. In doing so, they will connect their own life experiences to the experiences of the five young female protagonists through a creative project ofjournaiing, zine making, spoken word or creating an art work of their choice

Architecture News; The Newsletter of the Syracuse University School of Architecture

Architecture News: The Newsletter of the Syracuse University School of Architecture Vol. 2, No. 1, Winter 199

Bruce Abbey Drawings and paintings 1965- 2000

Bruce Abbey Drawings and paintings 1965- 2000https://surface.syr.edu/books/1009/thumbnail.jp

Syracuse University School of Architecture Newsletter

Syracuse UNiversity School of Architecture Newsletter Fall, 199

Distillation Of Sound: Dub In Jamaica And The Creation Of Culture

In the early 1970s, the culture of Jamaica shifted politically and culturally with the introduction of the mixing board in music. This writing centers on the ways in which technology created a culture of dub reggae that has gone on to affect the world. The major albums and engineers that influenced this change are the focus here. By doing so, we can view how large changes in technology affected the society of Jamaica and how this led to significant cultural development. With Raymond Williams’ definition of culture and Thomas Vendrys’ structure of Dub music, the culture is defined, furthered, and discussed. Engineers like Lee “Scratch” Perry, King Tubby, and others used the technology to break into the music landscape and to establish what is known today as dub music. The differences between the preceding music of ska and reggae and dub are looked at as well. What created these differences and what led to the shift are the focus of this presentation. Examples of dub music, and how they differ from reggae will be heard and discussed. The split between the social classes in Jamaican society is also a part of this conversation. Dub music situates within the working-class of Jamaica at this time and stands outside of the music industry in interesting ways. The mixing desk and other forms of technology were used to create a specific shift in the culture of Jamaican society. This shift is still being felt today and the developments of these early engineers and producers are still being used to construct dub music. By focusing on the early developments of the music and how these developments created a cultural shift, we can see how technology changed the way that Jamaican popular music impacted the world

Architecture News; The Newsletter of The Syracuse University School of Architecture

Architecture News: The Newsletter of the Syracuse University School of Architecture Vol. 1 No. 2, Fall 199

Impact of obesity on rates of successful vaginal delivery after term induction of labor

Objective: Determine success of term inductions of labor among an obese patient population. Methods: A retrospective chart review of all women greater than 37 weeks gestation who underwent induction of labor at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics (12-2012 to 03-2013). Chart abstraction included data from the patient’s prenatal care, medical history, labor history, delivery and postpartum course. Subjects were stratified by pre-pregnancy BMI. Results: 74 inductions occurred at greater than 37 weeks gestation during the study period. Successful vaginal delivery (operative and spontaneous) occurred for 80.4% of normal weight women versus 82.6% for women who were obese pre-pregnancy (p=0.85). Induction of obese women was associated with significantly longer infant admission (2.82 days vs 6.09 days, p=0.03) and a higher likelihood to be admitted to neonatal intensive care (5.88% vs 26.09%, p=.021). Conclusions: While rates of successful vaginal delivery following induction were similar between normal weight and obese women, infants of obese women were more likely to require admission to neonatal intensive care and require longer hospital stays