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09/30/2024
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The University Library is proud to announce that a selection of our digital special collections are now available on JSTOR. These collections are available to be searched, discovered, and explored by JSTOR users around the world. Since adding our first collection to the JSTOR platform in 2022, out items have been viewed over 1,000 times by users in 37 different countries. 

You can view items in the Earthquake of 1906 collection, the Environmental History collection, the North Bay Historic Preservation collection, the Roy Maxwell Talbot collection, and the Sonoma State University Archives

We have many more digital collections available at North Bay Digital and we'll be adding more of our digital collections to JSTOR in the future. We encourage you to explore and learn more. 

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09/27/2024
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Goldman, A. (2024). Attribution. Women’s Studies, 1–11. 

This short story explores belonging and power in academia through the story of a young woman whose theories and ideas are plagiarized by her male colleague. 

Burke, M., & Ferrari, M. (2024). Disobedient anonymity and the politics of protesting violence against women. Feminist Theory.

Abstract: This article accounts for a particular kind of politicised anonymity, namely ‘disobedient anonymity’, that operates as a liberatory response to the longue durée of gender violence. We examine the street performance Un violador en tu camino created by the Chilean feminist theatre collective LASTESIS, to show how disobedient anonymity is an embodied and collective disruption of colonial subjectification and state-sanctioned gender violence. Building on the insights of the Argentinian decolonial feminist scholar Rita Segato's analysis of high-intensity patriarchy as well as discussions of perverse anonymity in critical phenomenology, we examine how disobedient anonymity operates in Un violador as an embodied practice that makes possible a decolonising, feminist liberatory public. We argue that through the deployment of disobedient anonymity, Un violador re-territorialises and re-temporalises colonial fields of sens. In doing so, it institutes a new form of political subjectivity that upends colonial logics.

Gehlawat, A. (2024). Bollypolitics : Popular Hindi Cinema and Hindutva. Bloomsbury Academic.

"Through an in depth analysis of key Indian filmmakers and actors, including Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Kangana Ranaut, Akshay Kumar and Anupam Kher, Ajay Gehlawat considers the extent to which recent Bollywood films reflect several of the main tenets of the Hindutva movement. He examines the growing influence of the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on film production, as seen in filmic collaborations on themes ranging from Modi's Clean India program to India's space program, and big budget historical epics such as Padmaavat (2018) and Manikarnika (2019), which attempt to reframe Indian history in accordance with Hindutva ideology"-- Provided by publisher.
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09/24/2024
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From Sonoma State's start in 1961, student-led activism has been an integral part of campus life. Visit the library to see a selection of materials from the library's University Archives demonstrating SSU student engagement and dissent over the decades. 

You can also see some great SSU Student Voices materials in digital University Archives collection 

Stop by the library's second floor lobby to explore the history of student activism at SSU. 

 

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09/13/2024
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Check out some of the recently published research from our amazing Sonoma State University faculty. 

Panneton, R., Ostroff, W. L., Bhullar, N., & Netto, M. (2024). Plasticity in older infants' perception of phonetic contrasts: The role of selective attention in context. Infancy, 1–23.

Abstract: Developmental plasticity refers to conditions and circumstances that increase phenotypic variability. In infancy, plasticity expands and contracts depending on domains of functioning, developmental history, and timing. In terms of language processing, infants attend to and discriminate both native and non-native phonetic contrasts, but selectively attune to their native phonemes by the end of the first postnatal year. However, relevant studies have excluded factors regarded as promoters of attention such as infant-directed (ID) speech, synchronous multimodal presentations, and female speakers. Here we investigated whether English-learning 11-month-olds would discriminate a non-native phonetic contrast while manipulating these factors. Results showed significant discrimination of the non-native contrast, regardless of speech register, provided that they were presented by a dynamic female speaker. Interestingly, when a static object or a dynamic male ID speaker replaced the female, no significant discrimination was found. These results show infants to be capable of discriminating non-native phonetic contrasts in an enhanced context at an age when they have been characterized as not being able to do so. Synchronized, multimodal information from female speakers allowed infants to perceive difficult non-native phonemes, highlighting the importance of an ecologically valid context for studying speech perception and language learning in early development.

Ruiz-Yu, B., Ni, H.W. & He, E. The Role of Interactional Processes in Mental Health Disparities: A Narrative Review of Existing Research and Recommendations for Providers. J Clin Psychol Med Settings (2024).

Abstract: Mental health disparities between racial/ethnic minority groups and non-Latinx Whites in the United States persist despite significant efforts aimed at decreasing these disparities. Efforts to address mental health disparities have largely focused on individual (e.g., stigma, help-seeking, health behaviors) and structural (e.g., public policy, interventions, addressing poverty) level factors. In contrast, this paper considers how processes at the interactional level (i.e., interactions between patients and providers) are also an important contributor to racial/ethnic disparities in mental health. Specifically, social psychological research has demonstrated how biases, including stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination, can affect patient–provider interactions and contribute to mental health disparities. This narrative review of empirical studies that examine interactional processes between patients and mental health providers identified eleven studies to be included. Concepts represented in the studies are summarized and additional frameworks that can help explain how disparities are maintained are proposed. Last of all, practical suggestions for mitigating provider bias during patient–provider interactions are provided based on the findings from the narrative review.

Open Access Olson, K. R., Takata, T., Clear, K. J., Gao, Y., Ma, Z., Pfaff, E., Mouli, K., Kent, T. A., Jones, P., Fukuto, J., Wu, G., & Straub, K. D. (2024). The SOD1 Inhibitor, LCS-1, Oxidizes H2S to Reactive Sulfur Species, Directly and Indirectly, through Conversion of SOD1 to an Oxidase. Antioxidants, 13(8). 
 
Abstract: LCS-1, a putative selective inhibitor of SOD1, is a substituted pyridazinone with rudimentary similarity to quinones and naphthoquinones. As quinones catalytically oxidize H2S to biologically active reactive sulfur species (RSS), we hypothesized LCS-1 might have similar attributes. Here, we examine LCS-1 reactions with H2S and SOD1 using thiol-specific fluorophores, liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), UV–vis spectrometry, and oxygen consumption. We show that LCS-1 catalytically oxidizes H2S in buffer solutions to form RSS, namely per- and polyhydrosulfides (H2Sn, n = 2–6). These reactions consume oxygen and produce hydrogen peroxide, but they do not have an EPR signature, nor do they affect the UV–vis spectrum. Surprisingly, LCS-1 synergizes with SOD1, but not SOD2, to oxidize H2S to H2S3-6. LCS-1 forms monothiol adducts with H2S, glutathione (GSH), and cysteine (Cys), but not with oxidized glutathione or cystine; both thiol adducts inhibit LCS-1-SOD1 synergism. We propose that LCS-1 forms an adduct with SOD1 that disrupts the intramolecular Cys57-Cys146 disulfide bond and transforms SOD1 from a dismutase to an oxidase. This would increase cellular ROS and polysulfides, the latter potentially affecting cellular signaling and/or cytoprotection. © 2024 by the authors.
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