Elements - Spring 2009
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Call-And-Response: An Ancient Linguistic Device Services In Usher's "Love In This Club"
Nathan Keegan
Elucidating the rich linguistic traditions inherent in "club rap," while rendering Usher the charismatic leader of ritual through his employment of the call-and-response technique- PDF
Judging Harshly: The Bush Doctrine In Practice
Christopher Scullin
Exploring the U.S. foreign policy of preventive, unilateral war under the Bush administration in context of international law and American security- PDF
The "Oklahoma City Plunder": Turner's Social Drama And Team Relocation
Matthew Morris
Analyzing the impact of sports team relocation on city officials, team owners, and fans through the example of the former Seattle SuperSonics' move to Oklahoma City- PDF
Translation In The Culture War For Hawaii: The Arabian Nights in Nineteenth-Century Hawaiian Newspapers
Alyssa Hughes
Comparing translations of The Arabian Nights in rival Hawaiian newspapers and assessing their impact upon the nineteenth-century cultural contestation between native Hawaiians and economically driven missionaries- PDF
Barrios, Gangs, and Enclaves: Socioeconomic Reading of Always Running
Christopher Brunner
Uncovering the social dynamic of inclusion and exclusion in Los Angeles barrios and the gang culture that results from this dynamic- PDF
Exporting Citizens, Importing Remittances: The Developing World's Newest Strategy To Combat Poverty
Christopher Maroshegyi
Exploring the microeconomic impact of migrant remittances on poverty in the developing world and its implications for global monetary policy- PDF
Today's Russian Intelligentsia: A New Role In Post-Soviet Political Order
Quintin Barnes
Describing the transformation of Russia's intellectual class from high-minded, cultural and political critics to glorified propaganda wing of the Russian government.- PDF
Summer Undergraduate Research
Special Features
A list of 2006 Advanced Study Grants awarded at Boston College - PDF
Author Biographies
A list of contributing author biographies for this issue - PDF