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Quest for a Cure: Persistent Residual Incontinence Post-obstetric Fistula Repair in Uganda

Creator:

Ruder, Bonnie J.

Abstract:

Obstetric fistula is estimated to affect 1–2 million women worldwide, predominantly in low-resource countries in sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia. The primary intervention for obstetric fistula is surgery, which is described as a relatively simple surgical procedure with an extremely high psychosocial and economic benefit relative to cost. Research addressing...

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Dissertation
Tastes of Sovereignty : An Ethnography of Sámi Food Movements in Arctic Sweden

Creator:

Green, Amanda Sophie

Abstract:

In this dissertation, I examine the process of building a Sámi food movement in northern Sweden. Using 15 months of ethnographic research that included observation of food events (n=100) and semi-structured interviews with food producers and activists (n=47), I describe how Sámi individuals are incorporating global food activism frameworks into...

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Dissertation
Material Expressions of Class, Status and Authority amongst Commissioned Officers at Fort Yamhill and Fort Hoskins, Oregon, 1856-1866

Creator:

Eichelberger, Justin E.

Abstract:

During the 19th century the United States Army was a military institution characterized by a hierarchical system of authoritative, social and economic inequality between members of its different military grades. Although necessary for insuring military discipline within the Army this system of inequality also influenced the non-military social lives of...

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Dissertation