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American Men’s Studies Annual Conference (9th), Albuquerque, NM. (Not all authors provided abstracts.), March 22-23, 2001

 File — Box: 51, Folder: 19

Scope and Contents

a. Klomp, J. B. Issac Stoltzfus: Pennsylvania Dutch Gothic. This paper examines the author’s art exhibit of a fictional, homosexual Amish man. b. Sheehan, J. J. The Warrior Messiah Archetype: The Cultural Roots of European Imperialism. Abstract: This paper argues that the modern historical phenomenon of European imperialism is buttressed upon subliminal psychic promptings derives from the Jungian collective unconscious. For millennia, the primordial archetypes of human populations expressed themselves in holistic, right-brained, or “non-western” social values that differentiated one group from another. Under the aegis of the alphabet, Europeans transformed these archaic collective archetypes into cultural images that corresponded with their left-brained, evangelical, progressive or “western” social values, values, which coalesced into a particular “warrior messiah” archetype, wherein all other cultures were both “inferior” and “demonic” and which needed to be “westernized.” As a result, imperialism became a ‘sacred” duty. c. Synott, A. The War Against Men: Violent Male Deaths. Abstract: The number of violent male deaths amount to a war against men and, to a lesser degree, women also. This was waged by a number of foes in different domains. War, homicide, suicide and accidents of many types constitute both literally and metaphorically wars waged primarily against men…

Dates

  • Creation: March 22-23, 2001

Creator

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The collection is open for research except for documents bound by a red ribbon, which are restricted.

Conditions Governing Access

The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.

Extent

From the Collection: approximately 292 Linear Feet (292 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

See also American Men's Studies Association Conference (9th) CMVF.

Repository Details

Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository

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