Cyberpunk is a type of science fiction that comments on technology, information networks, and countercultures that challenge power. The technology industry continues to grow in India and influence Indian culture. Some who study Indian fiction think cyberpunk can reflect India’s
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Dr. Kyong Hee Chee on Eldercare in Korean Communities: Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage in the College of Liberal Arts
How do cultural and family dynamics impact eldercare in Korean communities? Dr. Kyong Hee Chee, associate professor in the Department of Sociology, and her colleague, Dr. Hyun Ji Lee, answered this question in “Without Feeling Guilty”: Filial Piety and Eldercare
Dr. Aimee Roundtree on Water Rights in Communities of Color: Black History Month in the Liberal Arts
Communities of color have had to defend their right to safe, clean water. For example, the black community was hit by the Flint Water Crisis. The community was put in danger, and it organized to take a stand. Dr. Aimee
Dr. Augustine Agwuele on African Languages: Black History Month in the Liberal Arts
African American folkways and culture have many roots in African culture and folkways. In 2018, Dr. Augustine Agwuele, professor in the Department of Anthropology, edited a collection about African languages entitled The Routledge Handbook of African Linguistics. The collection covers
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Dr. Dwonna Goldstone To Give the 2020 Alpha Chi Distinguished Lecture on Feb. 25: Black History Month in the Liberal Arts
From the University Calendar and Newsroom: “The 2020 Alpha Chi Distinguished Lecture will host Dr. Dwonna Goldstone, director of the African American Studies Minor and associate professor of history. Through discussion and conversation, she will address the challenge of speaking
Human Inquiry Podcast Interviews Dr. Casey Nichols: Black History Month in the Liberal Arts
In this episode of Human Inquiry, the podcast, we interview Dr. Casey Nichols for Black History Month. Dr. Nichols is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Texas State University. As a historian, she specializes in the areas
Research on How Literacy Tests Suppressed the Black Vote Wins Technical Communication Award: Black History Month in the Liberal Arts
Voting interference and voter suppression is nothing new. Learning the history of tactics used to suppress the vote can help motivate us to exercise and protect our right to vote now. Dr. Miriam Williams, professor in the Department of English,
Ethnography and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: An Interview with Joseph Kotarba
Dr. Joseph Kotarba, professor in the Department of Sociology, was interviewed by the oH Project: Oral Histories of HIV/AIDS in Houston, Harris County, and Southeast Texas. This formal interview elicited his personal and professional history conducting research on and advocating
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Quipu, The Knot-Language of the Andes
Dr. José Carlos De la Puente, Associate Professor in the Department of History at Texas State University, is studying an ancient documenting system from the pre-Hispanic Andes region known as the quipu. Similar to the abacus, the quipu enlists lines
University Hosts Kristallnacht Event, Takes a Stand Against Hatred
Last October a synagogue shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania killed eleven people and left six seriously injured. The assailant lived and was charged with 29 criminal counts including obstruction of the first amendment, criminal homicide, aggravated
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