Elements - Fall 2007

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Elements - Fall 2007

Midfielders, MCs, and Mediascapes: Soccer and Hip-Hop's Global Hope for the Third World
Alex Brady

Examining the role of soccer and hip-hop in an increasingly globalized world - PDF

Federal Success in Nigeria: State-building and Ethnic Conflict Management

Sophie Thibodeau

Presenting the case for federalist approaches to state-building and conflict management in Nigeria - PDF

Mutuality and Pleasure: A Discussion of the Female Orgasm in Contemporary Catholic Sexual Ethics
Celso Javier Perez

Exploring the contemporary understanding of the female orgasm in sexual relationships in light of Catholic sexual ethics - PDF

The Right Paradigm for Puno: A Microfinance Case Study
Kerry Brennan

Investigating the issues surrounding microfinance programs, particularly using the example of a small microfinance program in Puno, Peru - PDF

The Impossibility of Artificial Imagination: A Question of Genuine Consciousness
Huy Trinh

Examining the possiblity of creating genuine consciousness through a philosophical understanding of imagination - PDF

The Place and the Maker: Frederick Law Olmsted and His Boston Parks
Jarret Izzo

Discussing the influences and style of Frederick Law Olmsted's Boston park system - PDF

Husserl's Logical Investigations: The Phenomenological Revolution
Alex Yiannopoulos

Exploring a challenge to the traditional account of language and its wider implications for ontology subjectivity - PDF

A Tradition of Racism: The French National Front
Soren Lagaard

Investigating the historical and political development of French far-right sentiment and discourse as encapsulated by the Front National Party today - PDF

Author Biographies

A list of contributing author biographies for this issue - PDF