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This mask is in a darker color than the other Makonde facemask in the PLU Collection. On this mask the hairstyle is that of seven narrow, “shaved” spaces between each of eight rows of hair.
peace treaty. During this time woodcarvings were sold to raise money in support of the revolution. This poses the possibility that it became common that not all Makonde masks were used for their original purpose, and that the depiction of persons on the masks would have been altered to appease the buyers, most likely from Western countries. It is therefore possible that the two Makonde face masks in the PLU Collection were not made for the purpose for which the Makonde made masks, to express their
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All presentations will take place in the Rieke science Center, room 109. 3:45-4pm, New Detrital Zircon Age Constraints for the Darrington Phyllite East of the Straight Creek-Fraser River Fault Iris
Earth Science Capstones 2024 Thursday, May 9th All presentations will take place in the Rieke science Center, room 109. 3:45-4pm, “New Detrital Zircon Age Constraints for the Darrington Phyllite East of the Straight Creek-Fraser River Fault” Iris Hernandez The Northern Cascades Strait Creek fault system creates a divide between the Coast Plutonic Complex and western North Cascade units with a 90km offset from the west side. Small amounts of the Easton suite can also be found on the east side of
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When Jordan Levy first visited Honduras in high school, he had no idea that someday he’d be serving as an expert witness on Honduras in the U.S. court system. He first visited the Central American nation to perform volunteer work, and then returned annually throughout…
collaborative faculty-student ethnographic research project focuses on Washington State’s Salvadoran and Honduran migrant communities. For the past 18 months, he’s attended Pierce and King County community events with a student, from protests to celebrations. They’ve conducted interviews with Honduran and El Salvadoran immigrants on why they came (and stayed) in Western Washington and their strategies for survival. Before returning to campus in January to teach, he’ll attend an American Anthropological
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PLU graduate Aaron Bell ’04 learned early on that life is full of pathways — and that it was his responsibility to pursue his interests with passion to find his purpose. He grew up in Wisconsin where he was a standout student — an Eagle…
, who was studying toddlers and words. “We’d have them in a sort of one-way mirror room watching them play with toys,” he recalled, “I got to see real research as a freshman. It was cool … to see these 18-month-olds with such a varying range of skill, but all very intelligent, finding out they’re learning like 150 words a day.” He also attended Western Psychology Association conferences and “got a real sense of what academic research and publication and the journey of a professor was like.” Bell
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Growing up in a small town in Idaho, Lorelei Juntunen ’97 had not spent much time in cities. But when she moved to Parkland to attend PLU, she suddenly had access not only to local cities like Tacoma and Seattle, but also to cities across…
had not spent much time in cities. But when she moved to Parkland to attend PLU, she suddenly had access not only to local cities like Tacoma and Seattle, but also to cities across the globe. A travel writing class sparked a love of travel, leading to a J-Term in Cuba and full semesters abroad in Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago. It was the first step in a 20-year journey to her current role as president and CEO of ECOnorthwest, a leading public policy and research firm in the western United States
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Melodramatic, selfish, pouty Mary Musgrove is the only Persuasion (2022) character who says anything meaningful about Regency womanhood that is congruous with gender expectations today. Her lines in Carrie Cracknell’s adaptation are like Reductress captions, with just a little less of the same satirical punch.…
hating everything”. Mary might be childlike and a bad mother, but she is not childish. She already has two children older than five years old in the movie, and estimating her age from Austen’s novel, she is twenty-two. She demonstrates how Regency girls must grow up quickly in a marriage economy that values worth in terms of their youth, beauty, and reproductive organs. If this sounds familiar, that’s because two-hundred years later this Western standard of worth still has its aftershocks. In the
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The PLU Psychology colloquium series aims to provide PLU students, faculty and staff rich, meaningful exposure to the state of the art in research in psychology.
Lutheran University October 4, 2019Munro Cullum, Ph.D."Concussion: Facts, Risks, and Long-Term Outcomes"University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center September 20, 2019Alex Czopp, Ph.D."From Humiliation to Humility: Responding to the Bias of Others"Western Washington University 2018-19 Colloquium Speakers DateSpeaker NameTitleAffiliation May 3, 2019David C. Funder"Accuracy in Personality Judgment A (very) Long View"University of California, Riverside April 5, 2019Rihana S. Mason, Ph.D."Exploring
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Monday May 20, 2024 2:00-6:00pm in Rieke 103B
mentor). Thank you for helping me grow as a student! An Argument for the Personhood of the Environment Kirsten IversonIn 1886, a landmark case awarded personhood to corporations. Today, corporations still possess these rights, while the environmental entities surrounding us do not. This research paper explores the nuances of environmental personhood through philosophical and sociological lenses, examining the factors that have shaped our priorities as a civilization and the elements that have led to
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It’s a warm summer morning and the scent of scrambled eggs drifts from the kitchen at Trinity Lutheran Church into an adjoining room where more than a dozen campers busily make beaded jewelry. Ranging from second to sixth grade, the kids are participants in the…
choir rehearsals, Oliver-Chandler is teaching the students the Polynesian folk song “Tongo.” They say the campers have been enjoying the lesson and learning the song. “A lot of music being taught is very western,” Oliver-Chandler says. “I think learning from different cultures provides variety, and as we are progressing in our society, it’s important to expand their cultural lens, so they don’t just have a single-minded view of the world.” Organizers admit that running a summer camp is challenging
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Made of a soft and lightweight wood (ntene from the tree ricinodendron rautanenii) and decorated with pigment, this makonma face mask (also called lipiko) is given a more authentic look by the
the revolution. This poses the possibility that it became common that not all Makonde masks were used for their original purpose, and that the depiction of persons on the masks would have been altered to appease the buyers, most likely from Western countries. It is therefore possible that the two Makonde face masks in the PLU Collection were not made for the purpose for which the Makonde made masks, to express their culture and history, but were produced as part of this way to financially support
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