http://www.syndicatemizzou.org Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:35:08 GMT en-us 40 Center for eResearch Connecting you with the University of Missouri’s innovative research and creative activity http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/images/logo.png 384 80 http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/welch/ipod/Welch03.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/welch/ipod/Welch03.m4v Regarding her book _After Empire_ (2004), Welch says: “One of the things I’ve always been very interested in is the ethics of peace and war and the kind of debate that is going on now about whether the United States should take on proudly and without hesitation the mantle of empire.” Examining both sides of the issue Welch notes that “every empire becomes one of domination and coercion. And a basic lesson of history is that people don’t like to be dominated, and they’re going to resist. There’s a cost to empire. There’s a cost not just to the people who are controlled, but there’s a cost to us who are the empire.” Hence, it is crucial at this uncertain historical juncture that “rather than use our power to be an empire, we use our power to put in place a kind of world order that we would like to see when we’re no longer the dominant political power, bringing the rule of law to the international sphere” between nations. 3 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:43:21 GMT http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/welch/ipod/Welch06.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/welch/ipod/Welch06.m4v Humanities-related research involves studying the work of other scholars (e.g., philosophy and comparative religious ethics) and then synthesizing those ideas. For example, Welch has taken up the challenge to dominant ethics by Native American and Engaged Buddhist philosophers. Using certain techniques like interactive theatre in the classroom, she is applying qualitative measures to determine the effect of these pedagogical techniques. So far she has learned that these interactive theatre experiences can really change the way many students see the world around them. 3 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:51:21 GMT http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/barker/ipod/barker03-Barker.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/barker/ipod/barker03-Barker.m4v Barker has also being doing fieldwork in the New World, especially in ancient Missouri and the Ancient Southeast and in more recent historical periods, from 1000 to 1500 CE across the American midcontinent. Art styles of all of those regions used the same basic symbols, apparently referring to the same basic concepts. 3 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:57:34 GMT http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/vanpool/ipod/vanpool01-VanPool.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/vanpool/ipod/vanpool01-VanPool.m4v VanPool describes her research into shamanic practices among different groups of people. In order to develop a connection with the gods, some tribes use mind-altering drugs to slip slowly into a temporary altered state. 3 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:23:45 GMT