Arts - Buffalo State College

violent strikes and their outcomes, specifically the Ludlow Strike
of 1914 (which is also referred to as the Ludlow Massacre) and
the Anthracite Strike of 1902. These strikes helped to enact labor
legislation such as the Clayton Anti-Trust Act. This particular period
exemplifies a darker point in American history, where liberty and
prosperity were not attainable by all. We owe it to these workers
(some of whom lost their lives) to remember the sacrifices they’ve
made to ensure we have the workplace freedoms and opportunities
that are abundant in America today.
Presentation Type and Session: Poster I
Indigenous Feminism
Amanda Oldham, ANT 499: Advanced Indigenous Studies
Faculty Mentor: Professor Lisa Anselmi, Anthropology
Native women, along with other women of color, have often
experienced racism at the hands of the mainstream feminist
movement. Feminism often fails to account for the unique
experiences and problems faced by Native women. Due to this,
feminism and Native identity have been in conflict with each other,
with many indigenous women feeling as if they either can be
feminist or native--not both. However, in recent years, there has been
increased scholarship on Native feminist thought and indigenous
feminism has become a theoretical and social movement. This
research will explore the indigenous feminist theory regarding issues
such as reproductive healthcare and domestic violence, as well as the
connections between sexism, race, decolonization, and sovereignty.
Presentation Type and Session: Poster I
Jewish Immigration 1933-1948: A Global
Colonial Conflict
Jani Cash, History
Faculty Mentor: Professor York Norman, History
My paper will focus on the movement of Jewish people from
1933-1948. While most immigration is examined against a backdrop
of Zionism, antisemitism, and the Holocaust, my paper will focus
on the impact that Colonialism had on the movement of people
in this period, and the effects that it had on modern politics. The
movement of Jewish people forced or voluntary was primarily a
result of a struggle to regain or protect a Colonial identity. Allied
powers intentionally blocked immigration and emigration of Jewish
people in order to maintain a peaceful relationship with nationalist
in their country; German powers oversaw the movement of nearly
seven million Jews in order to create their racially pure “Third
Reich”. Subsequently actions carried out in this period have direct
correlation to the present Arab-Israeli conflict, as Palestine was
a British protectorate. This will examine the ways colonialism
conflicted with the movement or lack thereof, of Jewish people from
1933-1948.
Presentation Type and Session: Poster I
Psychology and Social Sciences
Korean Mountains: A Force of Unification
Kyrie Vermette, HON 400: All College Honors Colloquium and
GEG 499: Independent Study
Faculty Mentors: Professor Veryan Vermette, Geography and
Planning, Professor Kelly Frothingham, Geography and Planning,
and Professor Andrea Guiati, Director, All College Honors Program
Korean Mountains: a Force of Unification When reading a
description of the geography of Korea many sources will inform the
reader that the mountain ranges prove an almost unsurpassable
barrier between the east and west side of the peninsula and that
it was only through the implementation of modern infrastructure
that communication and travel could unite the two sides. Although
traditionally viewed as landform barriers, the mountains of Korea,
of which seventy percent of the peninsula consists, perform an
opposite function for, instead of causing separation, they bring
about unification. By unification I mean a unity on a much deeper
and more extensive level than physicality and ease of travel, rather
a unity that permeates every aspect of life. In this paper I will
discuss several different categories of unification brought about
by mountains, including as a bridge between heaven and earth, a
road to the inner man, a place to remember family ties, an activity
to enjoy with friends, and a channel for the geomantic energy that
unites the Korean peninsula and her people. For Koreans, who are
surrounded by mountains from birth to death, the mountain is not
a pile of rock jutting up from the horizon, it is the horizon, it is the
nation, and it is the unifying spirit of the Korean people.
Presentation Type and Session: Poster II
Listen To the Hand: Gestures Aid the
Comprehension of Ambiguous Pronouns
Megan Delo, PSY 499: Independent Study
Faculty Mentor: Professor Stephani Foraker, Psychology
Past research shows that the hand gestures people make while
speaking are tightly coordinated with what they are saying (McNeill,
1992). In our study, we used gestures to indicate who an ambiguous
pronoun was referring to, predicting that comprehenders use the
information in gestures to guide their interpretation. Items were
composed of a short story that contained two characters of the same
gender. The last sentence contained an ambiguous pronoun. Four
videotaped gesture conditions were developed. In the first part of
the story there was always a gesture that accompanied person 1
and a different gesture that accompanied person 2. For the critical
last sentence the target gesture was (1) a repeat of the Person 1
gesture, (2) a repeat of the Person 2 gesture, (3) an Ambiguous
2-handed symmetrical gesture, or (4) no gesture. Properties of the
speech across the four conditions were controlled so the prosodic
characteristics of the speech alone were similar, with only the
co-pronoun gesture varying. Participants began with two practice
videos. Participants could watch the video as many times as they
wanted and then answered a question such as “Who thought the
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