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It’s the Best Place for Him: Harry Potter and the Magical Uses of Space
Florence Maatita, Marcia D. Hernandez, and Kristen Kalz
Philosophers and psychologists have explored the Harry Potter stories through the lenses of their disciplines, now it's time for sociologists. In the twenty-two chapters of The Sociology of Harry Potter, social scientists from eight countries cast their imaginations on the wizarding world. From standard topics such as inequality and identity to more contemporary topics such as technology and trauma memory, this essay collection analyzes, not J. K. Rowling's books as fiction, but her wizarding world as a "real" society.
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Showtime at the Cartesian Theater? Vehicle Externalism and Dynamical Explanations
Michael Madary
Vehicle externalists hold that the physical substrate of mental states can sometimes extend beyond the brain into the body and environment. In a particular variation on vehicle externalism, Susan Hurley (1998) and Alva Noë (2004) have argued that perceptual states, states with phenomenal qualities, are among the mental states that can sometimes spread beyond the brain. Their vehicle externalism about perceptual states will be the main topic of this article. In particular, I will address three strong objections to their vehicle externalism, objections by Ned Block (2005a), Jesse Prinz (2006), and Fred Adams and Ken Aizawa (2008). Though in some ways these objections appear disparate, I will argue that all of them depend on a crucial presupposition, one which Hurley, Noë, and their sympathizers should reject. This presupposition is that perceptual character is fixed by an instantaneous snapshot of neural states, a view that Hurley dubbed ‘temporal atomism’. To put the presupposition in more familiar terms, all three objections are implicitly committed to something like Dennett’s Cartesian Theater (1991).
In the first part of the article, I will discuss Hurley and Noë’s views, and include reasons why their views entail the rejection of the Cartesian Theater. In the next part of the article I will introduce the three objections and show how they presuppose something like a Cartesian Theater. I will also show that, if the Cartesian Theater is rejected, the objections all vanish. In the final part of the article I address the charge that Noë and Hurley confuse causation with constitution. This charge reveals a lack of appreciation for the way in which dynamical explanation motivates Hurley’s externalism.
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The library and student life: Activist partnerships in first year experience programs
Michelle M. Maloney, Joanna Royce-Davis, and Elizabeth Griego
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The Columbia River Treaty in 2014 and beyond: International experiences and lessons learned
Stephen C. Mccaffrey, Richard Paisley, Lynette De Silva, and Aaron Wolf
This chapter identifies lessons learned from recent international experience with transboundary waters governance that may be relevant to the Columbia River Basin in 2014 and beyond, with particular reference to minimum stream flows; stream flow and other hydrological changes associated with climate change; and the role of third parties in negotiating new or adjusted governance mechanisms for international waters.
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Chapter 18: Legal Protection of the Environment
Stephen C. McCaffrey and Rachael E. Salcido
Stephen C. McCaffrey and Rachael E. Salcido, Legal Protection of the Environment, in Comparative Law and Society (David S. Clark, ed., Edward Elgar 2012).
Comparative Law and Society, part of the Research Handbooks in Comparative Law series, is a pioneering volume that comprises 19 original essays written by expert authors from across the world. This innovative handbook offers both a history of the field of comparative law and society and a thorough exploration of its methods, disciplines, and major issues, presenting the most comprehensive look into this contemporary field to date.
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An interactive and iterative evaluation approach for creating collaborative learning environments
Anita Mirijamdotter, Mary M. Somerville, and Marita Holst
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Andrew, Acts of
Caroline T. Schroeder
One of several early Christian Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles, the Acts of Andrew narrates the exploits and death of one of the disciples in the years following Jesus' resurrection. According to the canonical Gospels, Andrew was Peter's brother. The Acts of Andrew was popular in Antiquity. It was mentioned in a Manichaean psalmbook and by Christian authors as early as Origen. It was dismissed as heretical by church historian Eusebius.
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Antony
Caroline T. Schroeder
Antony (251–ca. 356 ce) was an influential monk of early Christianity, who is often considered the father of anchoritic monasticism. His rigorous asceticism contributed to an enduring reputation for holiness during his own lifetime, which only increased after his death with the publication of the popular Life of Antony by Athanasius of Alexandria. Christian monastics in Catholic and Orthodox traditions have viewed him as an exemplar and a model for imitation. Antony's story has influenced Western culture and has been portrayed in art and literature by Rubens, Flaubert, and others.
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Apopthegmata Patrum
Caroline T. Schroeder
The Apophthegmata Patrum consists of collections of sayings attributed to fourth and fifth century Christian monks, primarily in Egypt. Originating as oral traditions, these “sayings of the fathers” were compiled and written down during the fifth and sixth centuries in Palestine. As the introduction to the Alphabetical Collection explains, the traditions were recorded to provide models for later monks who wished to imitate early ascetics. The Apophthegmata has informed Christian monastic spirituality and practice from the Late Antique period to modernity, influencing figures from Benedict of Nursia to Thomas Merton.
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Pachomius
Caroline T. Schroeder
Pachomius (292–346 ce) was a Christian monk in Egypt who is often credited with founding coenobitic monasticism.
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Sport labour migration: managing a twenty-first-century global workforce
Peter J. Schroeder and C. Janssen
Although the patterns of migration can be relatively easy to understand, the factors facilitating sport labour migration result from broader global processes. While the term ‘globalization’ is very much contested, there are commonalities in the way theorists characterize it (Giddens 2000; Held and McGrew 2002; Maguire 2005). First, globalization arises from political, economic, cultural and technological factors (Giddens 2000). While these factors have singular
In the autumn of 2009, Elsa, a 6’1” (1.85-metre) volleyball player from the Czech Republic, arrived at Los Angeles International Airport in preparation for her first year at Western University. Western had a top volleyball programme and had used a recruiting service operated by a former German volleyball player to recruit Elsa to the USA. Elsa had hired the recruiting service because she wanted to attend an American university, but she had never travelled outside Europe. The coaching staff at Western had never met Elsa, but had seen a video of her playing for the junior national team. They offered Elsa a full scholarship with the expectation that she would immediately become a top player.
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Anticoagulation and regional anesthesia concerns
Rinoo Shah, Alan D. Kaye, Adam M. Kaye, and Jeffrey Y. Tsai
Interventional pain management is an emerging specialty that uses procedures to diagnose and treat chronic pain. Most of these procedures are performed percutaneously and carry a risk of bleeding [1]. Regional anesthesia similarly uses percutaneous injection techniques for surgery, perioperatively, and postoperative analgesia. Patients undergoing these treatments may be receiving exogenous anticoagulants or have impaired hemostasis.
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Institutions and international entrepreneurship
Dara Szyliowicz and Tiffany Galvin Green
Even in the current ‘hard’ economic times, governments and individuals hold up entrepreneurship as the way in which economies can recover and grow. Global entrepreneurship, however, is a topic that is much discussed but difficult to track. Scholars estimate that more than 500 million people per year are involved in establishing new firms (Moya, 2008) and that early-stage entrepreneurial activity makes up a significant portion of GDP (GEMS, 2010). The importance of the phenomenon has been paralleled by an increased amount of research on international entrepreneurship (IE). The research in this area parallels the broad range of activity that is occurring in this arena, from rates of founding of new firms across countries to the role that traits of individual entrepreneurs play in choice to become an entrepreneur (see Acs et al., 2003; Autio, 2005; Oviatt and McDougall, 2005a, 2005b; Zahra, 2005; Dimitratos and Jones, 2005). Even though this research has produced a lot of empirical findings, there is agreement that there is an ‘absence of a strong theoretical foundation’ (Thomas and Mueller, 2000) and, as a result, there is uncertainty and debate (Oviatt and McDougall, 2005a). There is also concern that the absence of a theoretical foundation means that the creation of a field based on strong conceptual models is lacking. This is critical for the creation of a cumulative research stream (Rialp et al., 2005).
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Homeless youth and educational policy: A case study of urban youth in a metropolitan area
William G. Tierney and Ronald E. Hallett
This chapter examines the educational barriers that homeless youth face in one large urban area. The text reviews the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act and discusses how California has attempted to follow the federal mandates, and the implications for Los Angeles. The chapter utilizes interviews with 120 homeless youth and 45 policymakers, school counselors, and after-school program coordinators in Los Angeles to understand how youth experience the education system. The authors identify aspects of the federal mandate that impede the educational progress of homeless youth. The findings highlight that homeless youth are not a homogenous group and educational supports need to be designed recognizing the diversity of their needs. Implications for policy and program implementation are discussed as they pertain to one large city in order to generate future research that might support, contradict, or expand upon the findings.
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Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia
Ken Albala
Going out for Ethiopian, Argentine, or Malaysian food—or some other international cuisine—may be all the rage these days, but understanding the world's food cultures goes far beyond sampling the fare of the latest "exotic" restaurant. For example, learning the history behind the eating of tahricht (oven-baked sheep offal) among the Berber peoples of northern Africa, or how an average family in the Philippines shops for food, or why Brazilian chefs are focusing more than ever on using culturally important ingredients—all of these are part of understanding global food cultures.
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Food and Faith in Christian Culture
Ken Albala and Trudy Eden
Without a uniform dietary code, Christians around the world used food in strikingly different ways, developing widely divergent practices that spread, nurtured, and strengthened their religious beliefs and communities. Featuring never-before published essays, this anthology follows the intersection of food and faith from the fourteenth to the twenty-first century, charting the complex relationship among religious eating habits and politics, culture, and social structure.
Theoretically rich and full of engaging portraits, essays consider the rise of food buying and consumerism in the fourteenth century, the Reformation ideology of fasting and its resulting sanctions against sumptuous eating, the gender and racial politics of sacramental food production in colonial America, and the struggle to define "enlightened" Lenten dietary restrictions in early modern France. Essays on the nineteenth century explore the religious implications of wheat growing and breadmaking among New Zealand's Maori population and the revival of the Agape meal, or love feast, among American brethren in Christ Church. Twentieth-century topics include the metaphysical significance of vegetarianism, the function of diet in Greek Orthodoxy, American Christian weight loss programs, and the practice of silent eating rituals among English Benedictine monks. Two introductory essays detail the key themes tying these essays together and survey food's role in developing and disseminating the teachings of Christianity, not to mention providing a tangible experience of faith.
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Learning in Mulukuku: A Journey of Transformation
Raquel Aldana and Leticia Saucedo
Chapter 14 of Vulnerable Populations and Transformative Law Teaching: A Critical Reader, edited by: Society of America Law Teachers and Golden Gate University of School of Law.
This essay reflects on the lessons we learned from co-teaching a course five years ago titled Domestic Violence in a Post-Conflict Society: The Case of Nicaragua. We were invited to expose our students to a Sandinista-style, radical women’s organization, the Maria Luiza Ortiz cooperative, in Mululuku, a deeply rural area of Nicaragua that faced looming problems of domestic violence in the absence of law and legal institutions. We seized on the opportunity to adopt this project, because we believed it would be transformative for our students, for ourselves, and maybe even for our law school, while potentially providing useful contributions to the Cooperative. This essay offers us an opportunity to reflect on our own journey as teachers through this experience and to share what we have learned about the ethics, the benefits and costs, and the effectiveness of our attempts at transformative teaching.
A selection of books and book chapters written or edited by faculty at the University of the Pacific.
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