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  • Ukimwi ni homa (AIDS is a cold) : HIV vulnerability of Maasai women

    Creator:
    Hedges, Kristin Naserian
    Abstract:
    This thesis takes an in-depth look at specific behaviors that are putting Maasai women at risk for HIV/AIDS in Kenya. Methods used include in-depth interviews, focus group discussion, demographic data collection, and nutritional anthropometric measurements. The research took place June September 2004. Analysis reveals a strong connection between poverty and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kristin Naserian Hedges for the

  • An anthropological response to the call for cultural midwives based on three case studies of communities

    Creator:
    Pickering, Kristin Leigh Morgan
    Abstract:
    The ecological crisis, recognized by scientists as well as an increasing number of lay people urges a response from a variety of disciplines. The consideration of sustainability requires the help of a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, which can contribute an ability to identify cultural patterns that impede cultural change...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kristin Leigh Morgan Pickering for

  • Translating the Animal

    Creator:
    Owen, Melody
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    My thesis in Environmental Arts and Humanities concerned the idea of animal language, as well as other posthuman ideas around animality and indistinction. I also explored virtual space as it relates to human identity, our notions of reality and perception, and the way contemporary digital artists approach animal subjectivity in...
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    Capstone Project
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    ........................................................... 8, 32 Julia Bradshaw .......................................................... 25, 33 Kristin

  • Food storage practices within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints : an ethnographic comparison of discourses

    Creator:
    Valora, Amanda
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    Personal preparedness and self-­‐reliance have been themes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-­‐day Saints since its early days as an organized religion. These themes are still strong and vibrant today and one of their key aspects is the practice of food storage. Personal and familial preparation for problems...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Sound and death in John Haines's poetry

    Creator:
    Noble, Darren L.
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    Poet John Haines is best known for his first book of poetry, Winter News, which was published in 1966. The book contains poems about the Alaskan landscape that surrounded Haines during his many years of living in Richardson, Alaska. The recurring motifs in his poems include hunting, trapping, the Arctic...
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    (Gioia xvii) . One particular writer, though not a poet, was Sigrid Undset. Her trilogy Kristin

  • The Listening Cure: Theorizing Gender Fluid Performance through Katharine Hepburn’s Transatlantic Accent

    Creator:
    Dawson, Katherine
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    My mother named me after Hollywood icon Katharine Hepburn, but what made a working-class girl grow to love this posh celebrity so much? The obvious answer is that my mother aspired to be posh herself; but lack of money or sophistication were not the only things impacting her potential— there...
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    , Kristin Roybal, and Ruth Sylvester, my dear friends and cofounders of “teakneezine.” If you had not been

  • An Archaeological Analysis of the Architectural Artifacts and Features at the Robert Newell Homestead Site (35MA41)

    Creator:
    Modelski, Emily
    Abstract:
    This thesis will explore the architectural material culture excavated at the Robert Newell Homestead (35MA41), currently located in Champoeg, Oregon. Specifically, the research focuses on the vernacular architecture or the features and construction methods used that both reflect the environment and the cultural traditions of the dwellings occupants. The Robert...
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    Masters Thesis

  • She is Somebody: The Care and Labor of Undocu/DACAmented Mothers

    Creator:
    Hurtado Moreno, Argenis
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    This thesis is an offering, request, testimonio, refusal, and compliance to the discipline of anthropology and higher education. In this thesis, I engage with different forms of storytelling to highlight the relationships of mixed-status families in the United States. To accomplish this, I draw on the experiences of my mother...
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    their lives, homes, and families. My sincerest gratitude to Daniel López-Cevallos, Kristin Koptiuch

  • Oregon Health & Science University's understanding of cultural competency

    Creator:
    Racansky, Pamela A.
    Abstract:
    The United States population continues to increase and diversify. The cultural composition within the United States embodies a multitude of people from a variety of belief systems, religious backgrounds, and ethnicities. Within current biomedical practice, many of these differences are often marginalized, leaving populations with unsatisfactory experiences in seeking health...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Schuerman and Kristin Bird for their laughter, guidance, support and conversations. In the summer of 2002

  • A Practical, Ethical Critique of Hydraulic Fracturing and the Shale Gas Extraction Process

    Creator:
    Bullock, Claude George, III
    Abstract:
    This thesis analyzes the emerging technology of hydraulic fracturing and shale gas extraction process through a pluralistic philosophical approach. Rather than defending traditional values in nature, such as intrinsic value, I defend a metaphilosophical pragmatism centered on policy implications. I argue that different philosophical positions will, most of the time,...
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