1. PRESENTATION FORMAT. As in the past, a presentation can take the form of a formal paper presentation, performance, etc. Please check the appropriate box on the Call for Participation.
2. STUDENT PRESENTATIONS. Presentations by students, either alone or with faculty collaboration, are encouraged. Student abstracts require the signature of a faculty member on the Call for Participation verifying endorsement of the work.
3. TIME ALLOTMENT. Presentations will be grouped by topic as much as possible. Sixty minute sessions may consist of two presentations of 30 minutes each, three presentations of 20 minutes each, or four presentations of 15 minutes each. Ninety minute sessions will consist of two presentations of 45 minutes each, three presentations of 30 minutes each, or four presentations of 20 minutes each.
4. ABSTRACT DEADLINE. Abstracts for Scholars Day 2004 must be submitted by Monday, February 2, 2004 to Colleen Donaldson, Office of Academic Affairs, 610 Allen Administration Building, SUNY College at Brockport, Brockport, New York 14420.
5. ABSTRACT FORMAT.
A. Please type each abstract, double spaced, on 8-1/2" x 11" paper. This
will facilitate electronic scanning of the abstract onto computer diskette.
B. Please use third person and present tense.
C. Please limit the abstract to 150 words.
D. Please type your name, indicate whether you are a graduate or undergraduate
student, faculty (list rank) or staff (list title), and department affiliation
on the abstract. If there will be multiple presenters, please list the names
in the order they should appear in the abstract booklet.
E. Examples of proper abstract format are on the back of this page. (The sample
abstracts are single spaced, but please submit in double space.)
6. SESSION CHAIRS. Each session will be chaired by an individual who will introduce the speakers and monitor the timing of the presentations. If you wish to volunteer as a chair for one or more sessions, please call ext. 2523.
7. QUESTIONS. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Colleen Donaldson at cdonalds@brockport.edu or call 395-5118.
THE STATUS OF WOMEN UNDER POLYTHEISM AND MONOTHEISM
Luzum, Rosemary - Student, Liberal Studies
Archeological evidence indicates that the early cultures of our world worshipped
either female deities or male and female deities of equal power. The role of
women in society reflected this egalitarian view. Between the third and first
millennium B.C., a dramatic change in religious beliefs, from polytheism to
monotheism, resulted in a corresponding change in gender equality. The Biblical
and Koranic attitudes toward women helped to shape and legitimize social ideologies
about the "nature" of women that have been destructive to the humanity of both
sexes. This study examines this evolution toward gender inequality and the response
of modern women who have felt compelled to challenge those religions concerning
the status of women.
INSIDERS AND OUTSIDERS STUDY GILGAMESH
Maier, John - Professor, English
Since the last true insiders - ancient Mesopotamian peoples who spoke Sumerian
and Akkadian languages - have been unable to speak for the last two thousand
years, modern scholars have to speak for them. Insiders in the study of Gilaamesh
stories are Assyriologists, scholars who have studied the ancient languages,
decipher cuneiform inscriptions, and prepare transliterations, translations,
and criticism of the poems. Outsiders in this case are scholars in closely related
fields (biblical scholars and Classicists) and in a variety of more remotely
related disciplines: students of myth, philosophy (especially existential phenomenology
and hermeneutics), comparative literature, Freudian and Jungian depth-psychology,
the history of religions, orality and literacy, and gender studies. An overview
of Gilgamesh studies by insiders and outsiders since the end of World War II
reveals the great disparity in views of this most ancient hero.
MUSLIM AMERICA: THE NEW MELTING POT. A CASE STUDY OF GREATER ROCHESTER
Malik, Salahuddin - Professor, History
This paper will trace the emergence of Islam in America, with a sharp focus
on the Greater Rochester area. Muslim beginnings in America possibly go back
to Columbus or before, but are definitely traceable to the 16th century with
the emergence of Christian-Muslim cult of Elijah Muhammad as the Nation of Islam
and the new immigration policies of Kennedy administration began a new chapter
in the emergence of Muslim presence in the U.S. Today there are six million
Muslims in the U.S., with over 10,000 in the Greater Rochester area. The paper
will further look into the diversity of Rochester's Muslim community, their
problems, and their prospects.
TOYS AND PHYSICS
Mancuso, Richard - Associate Professor, Physics
The physics of selected toys is discussed. Some examples are: Glug-Glug-Tug,
a rocket. Dancing Mary performs to the tune of a dipole-dipole interaction.
The BS Grinder actually grinds out an ellipse. Tony the Tiger is a deep-sea
diver. Orbit balls and The Gizmo are chaotic.