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Les Musées Coloniaux dans l’Imagination Française : Un Examen Critique de la Représentation des Africains sub-sahariens à l’Exposition Internationale Coloniale de 1931
(2020)French colonialism during the interwar period is easily an under-studied terrain both with respect to studied colonial images and the historical underpinnings of the period. Scholars of this period consider French colonial ... -
An Epidemic in Kalamazoo County : Increasing Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Rates among Black Youth
(2016)Kalamazoo County has a consistently high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections. However, in 2014, the infection rates rose 27% over the previous year, which was double the statewide average. The two fastest growing ... -
An Age Comparison Study : Using the Maxilla as an Alternative Age Determination Method for Lake Michigan lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush
(Kalamazoo College, 9-1-2014)The understanding of fish population dynamics is essential to conservation efforts and the regulation of fishing individual species. The capture of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush Walbaum) and the extraction of calcified ... -
The International Monetary Fund and the Global South: An Analysis of International Financing and Development of the Economies Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2020)The International Monetary Fund (IMF) d (IMF) is a worldwide organization that offers financial support and economic revamping planning to countries in times of need. In some casescases, the intent of the IMF is questioned ... -
going into battle wearing sari : defining nepali womanhood one poem at a time
(2020)The author describes the inspiration for her collection of poem:, “for my Senior Individualized Project (SIP), I reached out to five Nepali women writers, Bartika Eam Rai, Bhrikuti Rai, Shradha Ghale, Ujjwala Maharjan and ... -
“she answers, because going is where I was”
(2020)Introducing her original prose/poetry creation, the author writes “ I titled this project she answers, because going is where I was based on two recurring themes in it. Firstly, it is the relations among the past, future ... -
A Clown, A Cannibal, and A Scholar do a Deep Study : A mastication of an alternative learning method in the Kalamazoo circus community
(2020)This project will produce knowledge to be passed on/generated within/for the Cirque du K community (in the form of journals and videos and embodied knowledge), knowledge to share with CES and other scholars about the ... -
“Lemonade Stand” : A Critical Analysis on Loving the Black Body in Beyonce’s Lemonade
(2020)Just two year after the release of Lemonade Beyoncé became the first Black woman to headline Coachella. Not only did she make history, but she was able to define who she was an artist. Lemonade allowed Beyoncé to define ... -
Another River to Drown in
(2020)The author presents an original collection of poems cultivated from experiences in Chicago working for the Newberry Library, working with the idea of deconstruction, and the belief in reincarnation. -
A Hist-Oracle Connection Between the Sanctuaries of Zeus Naios and Zeus Ammon?
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2020)There were three popular oracular sanctuaries in the Ancient Greek world: Delphi, Dodona, and Siwah. Delphi, dedicated to Apollo, was by far the most popular, although Siwah and Dodona were certainly prestigious in their ... -
“Her Face Was an Open Wound” : Female Bodies as Sites of Pleasure and Destruction in Postmodern Horror Cinema
(2020)The author writes, “Being attracted to the stark intensity of its themes, I decided to explore horror. This genre is one of rampant polarization: the male and the female, the innocent and the evil, the violent and the ... -
Framing Food, Building Community: Reciprocity and Resurgence at a Small Scale
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2020)This project employs a small-scale approach to addressing systemic challenges to our relationship with land, the food system, and one another through building a cabin on a local farm. Guided by principles of permaculture ... -
A Qualitative Study of Marketing Goods and Services to Residents of Kibera
(2020-01-01)This paper will analyze marketing and its developments concerning the needs of consumers at the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP), a sizeable socioeconomic group of people living on less than the equivalent of USD 2 a day. ... -
A Case Study on the Social Impacts of Ecuador's 1999 Economic Crisis (Including a Bank Holiday) and Dollarization
(2020-01-01)This Senior Individualized Project (SIP), examines the social impacts caused by Ecuador's 1999 economic crisis (including a bank holiday) and dollarization through both an individual and community level. This SIP was ... -
An Analysis of Smart Glasses and Commercial Drones' Ability to Become Disruptive Technologies in the Construction Industry
(2020-01-01)The purpose of this research is to examine the possibility that commercial drones and smart glasses have to be disruptive technologies in the construction industry. The theoretical underpinnings of disruption in this project ... -
Is Financial Literacy Important to the Success of Small Business and Does This Align with the Perception of Detroit Small Business Owners?
(2019-09-01)The purpose of this study is to analyze the importance of financial literacy to the success of small businesses in Detroit and whether Detroit small business owners perceive financial literacy to be an important aspect in ... -
Emotional vs. Informational Advertising -- How Should Republican Candidates Advertise Key Social Issues to Mobilize Voter Support?
(2020-01-01)The purpose of this research is to explore the effectiveness and influence of using emotional and informational political ads to mobilize voter support for Republican/conservative candidates. The research conducted uses ... -
Beyond Fandoms : Homophily Effects on Latin Music Popularity
(2020-01-01)The purpose of this paper is to explore how ethnographic connections between music listeners and Latin musicians have impacted and will impact the future success of Latin music and musicians. In this study, a convenient ... -
Financialization and Income Inequality in the United States
(2019-09-01)This paper proposes that financialization, exacerbated by financial policy decisions such as the repeal of the Glass Steagall Act, has polarized the income distribution within the United States during the past 50 years. ... -
How Has Consumer Shopping Behavior Changed with the Increased Accessibility of Products on the Internet?
(2020-01-01)The purpose of this study is to explore consumer shopping behavior. More specifically, this study intends to evaluate if there has been a change in consumer shopping behavior with the increased accessibility of products ...
