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MSU Helps Transform Michigan into A Wine Destination

By Guest PostOctober 24, 2011Culture, Economygrape producer, michigan, viticulture program, wine connoisseur, wine destination, wine grape growers, wine industry

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan has established itself as a wine destination, and Michigan State University has played a pivotal role in all aspects of the industry’s growth. (more…)

Mount Royal Reveals Its Archeological Secrets

By Guest PostOctober 23, 2011Cultureadrian burke, archeological potential of mount royal, aveux et denombrements, benjamin hall esquire orchard, brad loewen, chemin de la cote des neiges, city of montreal, database of historical mapping, de maisonneuve cross, flooding, geographic information system, history, marie lambert chan, mount royal, mount royal park, notre dame des neiges cemetery, paul chomedey de maisonneuve, sherbrooke street, sir george etienne cartier monument, theresa gabos, université de montréal, valerie janssen, vegetation, villa

History tells us that Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve erected a cross atop Mount Royal in 1643 to thank God for sparing the city from flooding. However, according to 18th century archival documents, the cross was planted two kilometers away from where it is today.

“I discovered a document reporting the trial of a man accused of murder and living near the cross in 1750,” says Theresa Gabos. “When going through the aveux et dénombrements (the land and assets belonging to an individual) of the time, we learn that this man lived near the current intersection of Sherbrooke Street and chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges. This wasn’t the De Maisonneuve cross, but rather a replica of the original that had rotted. Nonetheless, this probably reveals the original location of the cross and highlights the fact that perception of the mountain and its summit has evolved with time.” (more…)

Africa’s Female Students Are Fighters and Survivors

By Guest PostOctober 21, 2011Cultureafrica, african continent, cameroon, developed countries, education of girls in developing countries, housecleaners, male domination, marie lambert chan, pitfalls, quebec, sexist stereotypes, sexual harassment of male teachers, sub-saharan africa, therapeutic, thesis, togo, université de montréal, university education, valese mapto kengne

The education of girls in developing countries is lagging by at least 30 years in comparison to the education of girls in developed countries. This is particularly true in sub-Saharan Africa, where only a minority of women get a university education. Why does this disparity still exist today?

Valèse Mapto Kengne obtained her diploma last spring from the Université de Montréal Faculty of Education where she devoted her thesis to answering that very question. “I wanted to know the truth behind the numbers. Why do some girls drop out? And contrarily, what drives the others to persevere? (more…)

How Do Muslim Americans Use Popular Culture?

By Guest PostOctober 21, 2011Cultureamerican, cultural techniques, grand valley state university, hijabi monologues, islam inflected culture, islamophobia, metrospace, michigan state university, migrations of islam, music to visual art, muslim, muslim americans, muslim culture, muslim subjects, muslims and islam, salah hassan, the taqwacores

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Facing “Islamophobia” and widespread hostility, Muslim Americans have adopted cultural techniques to make their voices heard, according to Michigan State University faculty who will use a grant to conduct a yearlong study of Islam-inflected culture.

MSU’s Muslim Studies Program and Asian Studies Center were recently awarded $100,000 from the Social Science Research Council for “Migrations of Islam.” (more…)

Native Americans Stuck in a Political Irony

By Guest PostOctober 18, 2011Culture, Politicsamerican indians, blood quantum, native american land, native americans, tribal character, tribal jurisdiction, tribal membership

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Domestic violence against Native American women and pollution of American Indian land – mostly at the hands of non-Native Americans – are just two of many issues that could destroy the American Indian way of life, according to a Michigan State University law professor. (more…)

Who’s More Likely to offer a Bribe?

By Guest PostOctober 8, 2011Culturebribery, business person, collective feeling, collectivist cultures, corruption, kurt kleiner, laboratory, nina mazar, pankaj aggarwal, researchers, society, university of toronto scarborough, utsc

*U of T professors show collectivism and bribery linked*

Why are some places more prone to bribery and corruption than others?

Part of the answer seems to be the level of collective feeling in a society, according to research by Pankaj Aggarwal, University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) professor of marketing in the Department of Management, and Nina Mazar, University of Toronto professor of marketing. (more…)

When It Comes To Charitable Giving, People Respond To Their Immediate Emotions, Cu Study Says

By Guest PostOctober 7, 2011Culture, Economycharitable decisions, charitable donations, charitable organization

When considering giving money to humanitarian crises people often donate in response to events that grab their immediate emotions, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and Dresden University of Technology in Germany. (more…)

Online Housing Discrimination Primarily Done by Roommate-Seekers, Based on Familial Status, MU Study Finds

By Guest PostOctober 5, 2011Culture, Generaladvertise apartment vacancies, awareness of familial status, craigslist, federal housing act, fha, find roommates, housing discrimination law, indiana law review, online housing ads, people seeking roommates, private parties, public attitudes, rigel oliveri, us cities, websites

COLUMBIA, Mo. – As more and more people use websites like Craigslist to find roommates and advertise apartment vacancies, the opportunities increase for housing discrimination law violations. Rigel Oliveri, an associate dean for faculty research and development and associate professor of law at the University of Missouri School of Law, found that discriminatory online housing ads are almost always posted by people seeking roommates, and are primarily based on familial status.

In a study published in the Indiana Law Review, Oliveri reviewed 10,000 housing advertisements from 10 major U.S. cities. Despite a huge number of housing ads placed daily on Craigslist in cities across the country, Oliveri found relatively few instances of illegal housing discrimination. Of the 10,000 ads she reviewed, she found that only five percent were potentially problematic or illegal. (more…)

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