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  Examining the Effects of Economic Power on the Perception of Power Among the Bric Countries

  Dixon, William; Pont, Ryan (The University of Arizona., 2013)

  As globalization begins to mature, where more varied nations and economies participate in international governmental organizations such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), states economic strength becomes more visible. However, in the traditional capitalist approach, economic players and nations are looking to capitalize on burgeoning markets. But how do nations and investors select up and coming nations? Where do those perceptions come into play?
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  Industrial Capitalism and the Company Town: Structural Power, Bio-Power, and Identity in Nineteenth-Century Fayette, Michigan

  Cowie, Sarah E.; Killick, David; Alonso, Ana Maria; Croissant, Jennifer; Inomata, Takeshi; Majewski, Teresita (The University of Arizona., 2008)

  This research explores the subtle distribution of power within early American industrial capitalism, as seen in the nineteenth-century company town of Fayette, Michigan. Research methods for the project include GIS-based analysis of the built environment and artifact patterns; the development of a historical ethnography for the town; and archaeological excavations of household refuse excavated from three class-based neighborhoods (an artifact database is attached to this document in CD format). Issues surrounding power and agency are explored in regard to three heuristic categories of power. In the first category, the company imposed a system of structural, class-based power that is most visible in hierarchical differences in pay and housing, as well as consumer behavior. A second category, bio-power, addresses disciplinary activities surrounding health and the human body. The class system extended to discrepancies in the company's regulation of employee health, as observed in medicinal artifacts, disposal patterns of industrial waste, incidence of intestinal parasites, and unequal access to healthcare. In addition, landscape analysis shows how the built environment served as a disciplinary technology to reinforce hegemonic and naturalized class divisions, to regenerate these divisions through symbolic violence and workers' daily practices, and to impose self-regulation. The third ensemble of power relations is pluralistic, heterarcical, and determined by personal identity (e.g., consumer behavior and gender). Individuals drew upon non-economic capital to bolster social status and express identity apart from the corporate hierarchy. This research explores the social impacts of our industrial heritage and the potential repercussions of industrialization today.
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  Do I have to have a librarian come to my class? Power imbalances and power moves in library instruction

  Arteaga, Roberto; Moeller, Christine M. (The University of Arizona, 2020-09-08)

  The question, “Do I have to have a librarian come to my class,” may be familiar to academic teaching librarians. At first, this question may be frustrating in multiple ways, but a thorough examination of the context behind the question can help identify the root and the broader implications of such questions. These types of questions highlight the structures that impact library instruction and reveal the ways in which power imbalances affect the work and mission of teaching librarians. In this interactive presentation, attendees will engage in a series of activities and discussions centered around the structures and power imbalances that are deeply embedded within higher education. Participants will dissect, analyze, and interpret questions and situations familiar to teaching librarians in order to begin formulating pedagogically meaningful responses. Through this exploration, participants will be able to identify the root of power imbalances and determine ways to foster change.