http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75631 2026-06-15T08:21:58Z http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75756 Title: They Are Taking Everything Away from Us: Land Dispossession and the Criminal Selectivity of Indigenous Communities versus International Agricultural and Extractive Firms in Argentina Authors: Maas, Sophia Abstract: This article examines how the Argentine state’s inadequate mediation of the relationship between indigenous communities and international agricultural and extractive companies results in criminal selectivity in terms of territorial rights. This article focuses on the Mapuche community’s struggle against the Italian Benetton Group in Patagonia to demonstrate that indigenous communities are over-criminalized and international companies are under-criminalized. Instead of utilizing a criminology perspective to explore how the criminal selectivity process is carried out, this article investigates the genesis of this dynamic from a historical perspective by employing Jacques Derrida’s concept of hauntology. The sources of this research include journal articles, newspapers, and published reports. As the global discourse about indigenous territorial rights expands in the academic context, it is pertinent to acknowledge and address historic patterns of subjugation in order to effectively initiate transformative progress. 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75757 Title: Playing God: Analyzing the Bioethics of Triage from Hurricane Katrina and Haiti's Earthquake to Covid-19 Authors: Porterfield, Kathryn Abstract: As the world experiences more mass-casualty incidents, such as extreme weather events or pandemics, health systems are put under pressure to treat those in need, generating the problem of scarcity of vital resources. The allocation of scarce resources is done via triage, the assigning of priority order to persons on the basis of where resources can be best used, are most needed, or are most likely to achieve success. This article analyzes the ethics of three potential triage models—the survival model, social worth model, and lottery model—as a means of assessing the benefits and drawbacks of the models in relation to the United States healthcare system. Hurricane Katrina, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and COVID-19 are utilized as case studies to present success and failures of implementation of existing triage models, focusing on how models trade off between efficacy and efficiency. While the initial intent of this research was to determine if there is a superior form of triage that should be adopted to maximize health for U.S. communities in the face of future disasters, as a result of analyses conducted with health and ethics experts, it is apparent that superiority is not the answer. Instead, triage should be treated as a complex and changing system, one that should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by different providers to create the most optimal solutions. 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75758 Title: The Lifelong Process of Holocaust Survival: How Miriam Reich Rebuilt her Life Authors: Reich, Benjamin Abstract: The overarching theme of this article is that the personal is historical and vice versa. The subject of this article, Miriam Brahms Reich, literally lived through the pages of history, from her birth in Lithuania until the end of her life in Canada. As a Holocaust survivor, Miriam left behind a memoir and an interview which shed light on different details and experiences in her life. Composed with secondary source historical research and personal interviews, this article paints the broadest possible picture of Miriam’s life through all available materials. The mere fact that Miriam was able to put her memories and thoughts to paper and screen in the latter half of her life leads us to think about the production of history as a personal process—the weight of history bears intimate relevance to the individual's life and legacy. 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75759 Title: Looking beyond the Laws: Disjuncture between LGBTQ+ Laws and Conditions in Ecuador Authors: Vaca, Carolyn Abstract: Despite Ecuador’s progressive laws, there continues to be violence against LGBTQ+ communities. This article analyzes current conditions through the lens of three main areas of life: LGBTQ+ stability and mobility, basic necessities, and safety. It demonstrates that a lack of government enforcement of laws creates constant barriers for LGBTQ+ community members. The work of activists, NGO, NPO, media publications, and intergovernmental organizations is crucial in analyzing the reality of these conditions. Along with the continued progress legislatively and judicially, there needs to be enforcement of these protections, and work put in to drive a social and cultural shift for the protection and progression of LGBTQ+ communities. Furthermore, this article seeks to provide supporting evidence for asylum applicants from countries such as Ecuador by highlighting to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and immigration judges that Ecuadorian laws may not be an accurate reflection of conditions within Ecuador. 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z