by CTS_Admin | Mar 22, 2023 | Culture, Gender, History, Language, Literature
by Ella Steen ’23 Language is undeniably a fundamental part of culture and human development; it allows us to communicate, collaborate, and share ideas on a broad scope. Culture and language are locked into a mutually productive relationship. What affects...
by CTS_Admin | Mar 22, 2023 | Art, Gender, History, International
by Eliza Weigelt ’25 In 1862, Belgian conductor and musicologist François-Joseph Fétis wrote in the 2nd edition of his Biographie universelle des musiciens the following about Louise Farrenc: Unfortunately, the genre of large-scale instrumental music to...
by CTS_Admin | Dec 8, 2020 | 2020-2021, Fall 2020, Gender, Language
Misheel (or Мишээл if you can read Cyrillic) is the tenth most common name in Mongolia. I share this given name with 11,633 other people, or about 0.36% of Mongolia’s total population (Mongolian Statistical Information Service). It means ‘smile’ and is generally...
by CTS_Admin | Dec 8, 2020 | 2020-2021, Culture, Fall 2020, Gender, Literature
In the past few decades, the word feminism has developed an extremely negative connotation in society. The reason for this is likely due to the meaning of the word shifting, at least for many, from that of equality to one of domination. However, despite this...
by CTS_Admin | Dec 8, 2020 | 2020-2021, Biblical Studies, Fall 2020, Gender
Many early Christian theologians based their conceptualization of women on culture rather than scripture. Their teachings have influenced the Christian characterization of God and society’s valuation of women. In one view, Charles Hodge, a nineteenth-century...
by CTS_Admin | Dec 8, 2020 | 2020-2021, Culture, Fall 2020, Gender
Adrenochrome, satanic sex cults, and spirit cooking— oh my! Perhaps these topics of interest are new to you, or maybe they aren’t. Either way, the words definitely trigger a reaction of horror, curiosity, or disgust. Maybe all at once. While the buzz surrounding the...
