‘They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason.’ – Ernest Hemmingway 1 The technological advances of the post-war era in the machinery of [...]

Contrasting in tone, style, and content, Grigorij Machtet’s depictions of American rural life in the mid-late 1870’s, “The Prairie and the Pioneers” and “Frey’s Community,” nonetheless share some common themes with Maxim Gorky’s portrait of American urban life in the beginning of the twentieth century, “City of the Yellow Devil.” While similarly disparaging the actions [...]

Do you ever wonder why Mr. Clean and Windex commercials generally show women cleaning the bathroom and washing the windows instead of men? Or why Budweiser beer commercials show men sitting around watching sports with their buddies while sipping a beer instead of women? The answer is simple: women, not men, are expected to clean [...]

Does the international community care? The Human Rights Movement is constantly evolving, and universal respect for human rights has improved dramatically in the past century. Although the international community has progressed in it’s recognition and attempt to protect individual human rights,  it has been widely unsuccessful in it’s ability to prevent the violation of grave [...]

This exhibition will discuss the works of several photographers who are associated with the advancement of photojournalism, as a medium that ultimately changed the way society perceives the world.

Generous benefits have long helped employers recruit and retain some of their best employees. If making a business case for domestic partner benefits has not gone unnoticed by corporate America, why is it that we contemplate the decision to offer it? Why have many companies throughout the world decided to accept and offer domestic partner [...]

The title of Steven Shaviro’s article, Supa Dupa Fly: Black women As Cyborgs in Hip hop Videos, is a little misleading. It should be titled, Supa Dupa Fly: Black women’s use of Postmodernism in Hip hop. Although Shaviro does talk about black women as cyborgs in hip hop videos, that does not seem to be [...]

Architectural surround can simply be defined as that which exists in a limited or predefined area or as Arakawa and Gins puts it, “its boundaries and all objects and persons within it” (39). Arakawa and Gins feel that it is the nature and configuration of our architectural surrounds that can affect and ultimately control our [...]

The culture of Mexicans as well as people of Mexican descent in the United States is one rich in tradition. While some traditions differ from one side of the border to the other, many remain instilled deep into the psyche of the people, causing the inhabitants of these two different countries to have similar achievements in artistry and style. Native Mexicans (meaning currently from Mexico) and Mexican-Americans enjoy their own familial, artistic and musical traditions that have been passed down from the generations. Among these traditions, a rather surprising inclusion can be found—the accordion.