Papers by Tracylee Clarke
Environmental Conflict Management
Environmental Conflict Management
The International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2017
Educators have long recognized the value and import of class journaling. Traditional approaches t... more Educators have long recognized the value and import of class journaling. Traditional approaches to journaling, however, only engage students in one mode of communicative expression while allowing them to procrastinate in writing their entries. Typical journals are also read exclusively by the instructor, which overlooks the opportunity for students to learn from one another. In response to each of these limitations, the present paper outlines a semester-long journaling activity we call Engaged Journaling. We begin by situating Engaged Journaling within the theoretical framework of Kolb’s (1984, 2015) Experiential Learning Theory (ELT). Next, we offer a step-by-step description of the activity. We then discuss four specific benefits from using such a creative approach to in-class journaling: (1) a more holistic measurement of student comprehension, (2) engagement of potentially disengaged students, (3) enriched class discussion and cross-interaction, and (4) the creation of additiona...
Frontiers in Communication, 2017
This article examines the relationship between political identity and voice through an analysis o... more This article examines the relationship between political identity and voice through an analysis of conflict between members of the same Native American nation over the development of environmental policy. Grounding this study in the work of Paul Ricoeur and his theory of narrated identity and using Senecah's "Trinity of Voice" as an organizing analytical framework, I examine communication and negotiation of voice among members of the Skull Valley Goshute tribe regarding the storing of nuclear waste on their reservation. I argue that tribal members' identities are constructed through political narratives about voice (or lack thereof), complicating their sense of self and creating a complex forum for tribal nuclear waste policy development and decision making. This article contributes to our theoretical understanding of political voice and identity, revealing its implications for nuclear waste policy development. Further, it provides a deeper understanding of the complexities of environmental conflicts within Native American communities.
Environmental Conflict Management, 2016
and to all those who participated in our research meetings in Dayton, Ohio, for their insights. J... more and to all those who participated in our research meetings in Dayton, Ohio, for their insights. Joseph Goldman conducted the research for three of the case studies cited in this report and helped us clarify important research questions. Finally, we are deeply indebted to all the deliberative entrepreneurs, community activists, residents, experts, officials, and policymakers who were willing to be interviewed or observed. This research is grounded in their important work, and we hope it will assist them in their future practice of deliberation.
Wicazo Sa Review, 2002
to store nuclear waste on their reservations. 1 This has led to much controversy as conflicting i... more to store nuclear waste on their reservations. 1 This has led to much controversy as conflicting ideas about the legal and moral implications of involving Native Americans in the problem of nuclear waste storage come to the forefront of the debate. "Nuclear power symbolizes many of the major social problems of technological change, its effect on traditional values, the industrialization of rural areas, the concentration of economic activity, the centralization of decision-making power, and the pervasive intrusion of government bureaucracies." 2 Some of those involved in the various tribal situations are supportive, but most disapprove, referring to the issue as "self cannibalism" or "radioactive genocide." 3 Likewise, storage of nuclear waste on the Skull Valley Reservation has ignited a major controversy and a howl of protest. Although the Goshute Skull Valley Tribe has sovereign rights to govern and render the use of their land, there are those in Utah who do not want the tribe to house nuclear fuel and are challenging tribal autonomy. There is confusion surrounding the term "sovereignty" as those who oppose the nuclear waste proposal argue that the Goshutes do not have legal rights to house the waste. Opposition in Utah has become intense and politically charged and has stemmed from political leaders, environmental groups, the general public, and members of the Goshute Tribe. Among the issues being discussed are the environmental effects, the economic status of the tribe, and tribal sovereignty. Although concern for the environment and tribal financial stability are key to the current debate, Daniel McCool, director of the American West Center 4 believes "the conception or misconception of the term sovereignty is at the heart of the Goshute controversy surrounding nuclear waste in the state of Utah." 5 This sentiment was also echoed by David Rich Lewis, a historian specializing in Native American environmental law. Speaking generally of Native Americans and the storage of nuclear power, he states, "the concern that such economic development strategies might adversely effect reservation environments is genuine, tempered by the knowledge that reservation peoples desperately need some alternative to poverty and unemployment. Above all is the issue of tribal rights to pursue genuine self-rule." 6 The issue of sovereignty then, is central not only to the Goshute controversy in Utah, but to the Native American nuclear power storage debate in the entire United States. Because of the axial nature of the sovereign rights of Native Americans in the nuclear storage issue, specifically the Goshute Skull Valley Tribe, an understanding of how tribal sovereignty originated, how it has been challenged and changed, and how it is legally interpreted today is imperative. Thus, the first half of this paper is a historical account of the law surrounding Native American sovereignty and attempts to answer the questions: What is the definition of sovereignty that emerges out of legal and political discourse? And how is it possible
Wicazo Sa Review, 1999
We provide the rational-homotopic proof that the ranks of the homotopy groups of a simply connect... more We provide the rational-homotopic proof that the ranks of the homotopy groups of a simply connected four-manifold depend only on its second Betti number. We also consider the based loop spaces of the gauge groups and the spaces of connections of a simply connected four-manifold and, appealing to [15] and using the models from rational homotopy theory, we obtain the explicit formulas for their rational Pontrjagin homology rings.
Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, 2015
This article examines the relationship between National Park Programs and Latino/a Communities. W... more This article examines the relationship between National Park Programs and Latino/a Communities. We argue that what is missing in traditional approaches are authentic efforts that invite, involve and include in ways that develop genuine confianza (trust) and respeto (respect). Using Senecah's "Trinity of Voice" as an analytical guide and organizing framework, this
Environmental Communication, 2011
This essay offers the weyekin principle to address the symbolÁmaterial, humanÁnature dualisms fou... more This essay offers the weyekin principle to address the symbolÁmaterial, humanÁnature dualisms found in much of our theory and critiqued by a growing number of environmental communication scholars. The authors see two core requirements for transforming our engagement with the nonhuman: first, a way of attending to or interpreting natural phenomena that opens our awareness to other-than-symbolic modes of experience; and second, an embodied critique that expresses the inherent tensions of the symbolicÁmaterial interface.
Environmental Communication, 2010
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