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Ryan McKelley, Psychology, presented "Putting the Self Back in Self-Care" at WTC College Day on Jan. 17 in La Crosse, WI.
Ariel Beaujot, History, authored the chapter "If you want to get ahead, get a hat": manliness, power and politics via the top hat" in "Political and Sartorial Styles" and was accepted for publication by Manchester University Press. This paper identifies an important historical and social phenomenon largely neglected by historians: the way in which headwear functioned as a site in the making of class-based masculinities in Victorian British society. Hats were an index to social power and an object from which a narrative could be read. They were also part of the signs and symbols that clarified the public landscape. By focusing on headwear we can assess one of the ways in which power, class, and masculinity were formed and maintained in Victorian Britain. The first half of this article explores the symbolism of hats by focusing on the ways in which they depicted and reinforced elite masculinity and status. The second half looks at the particular arena of the House of Commons where several sartorial issues were tested and resolved. This paper argues that the consolidation of hegemonic elite masculinity is done in what seemed like minor incidents concerning fashion. --This is the second publication of this article, the first came out in the Journal of Canadian History in 2015.
Karl Kattchee, Mathematics & Statistics, organized the Special Session on Mathematics and the Arts at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Boston, Jan. 4-7.
Ryan McKelley, Psychology, presented "Putting the Self Back in Self-Care" at WTC College Day on Jan. 17 in La Crosse, WI.
Ariel Beaujot, History, authored the chapter "If you want to get ahead, get a hat": manliness, power and politics via the top hat" in "Political and Sartorial Styles" and was accepted for publication by Manchester University Press. This paper identifies an important historical and social phenomenon largely neglected by historians: the way in which headwear functioned as a site in the making of class-based masculinities in Victorian British society. Hats were an index to social power and an object from which a narrative could be read. They were also part of the signs and symbols that clarified the public landscape. By focusing on headwear we can assess one of the ways in which power, class, and masculinity were formed and maintained in Victorian Britain. The first half of this article explores the symbolism of hats by focusing on the ways in which they depicted and reinforced elite masculinity and status. The second half looks at the particular arena of the House of Commons where several sartorial issues were tested and resolved. This paper argues that the consolidation of hegemonic elite masculinity is done in what seemed like minor incidents concerning fashion. --This is the second publication of this article, the first came out in the Journal of Canadian History in 2015.
Karl Kattchee, Mathematics & Statistics, organized the Special Session on Mathematics and the Arts at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Boston, Jan. 4-7.
Thanks to Ronald Klinski, Facilities Planning & Management, for always coming to campus with a smile to solve UWL's late-night fire panel woes. We very much appreciate you!
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