Posters

Presentation Location

VSU University Center, Lobby

Document Type

Event

Start Date

10-3-2023 10:00 AM

End Date

10-3-2023 12:30 PM

Description

Posters

  • Sommer Martin and Shelby Putt. (Illinois State University). Is the Temporal Styloid Process a Unique Speech Structure in Humans?
    The elongated temporal styloid process in humans serves as an attachment point for the styloglossus, stylohyoid, and stylopharyngeus, which are involved in tongue movement and deglutition. We hypothesized that an elongated styloid process in humans is the result of selection for increased musculature that would support tongue movements that are involved in speech and aid in the movement of the oropharynx and laryngopharynx during deglutition. This hypothesis assumes that an elongated styloid process is unique to humans. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a comparative analysis of the presence or absence of the temporal styloid process on ten species of Old World primates. We found that this structure is not unique to humans but also exists in baboons, Papio and Theropithecus. In baboons, the styloid ligament, styloglossus, stylohyoid, and stylopharyngeus attach to the styloid process in a similar manner to the human soft tissue articulations. This indicates that the temporal styloid process that is present in humans and baboons is a convergent evolutionary structure and therefore not specially adapted for speech.
  • Crystal Miller. (Valdosta State University). When anthropology meets librarianship: Helping organize a book event series.
    Sometimes an undergraduate degree in anthropology does not lead to a career in anthropology directly, sometimes it leads to applied work and advanced degrees in other fields. This poster will show how one library paraprofessional used the training in both fields to help a women's and gender studies department organize an event series analyzing books on various aspects of reproductive rights from historical to current popular dialogue.
  • Ari Saucier. (Valdosta State University) “4 of Costs” Alternative Altar Project: Plastic Pollution and Its Impact on the Environment
    My artwork, 4 of Costs Altar, involves both the process and construction of an altar designed to draw attention to plastic pollution. This altar is made of found and collected items including plastics and old magazines, as well as ceramic and printed elements. It is important for me to incorporate materials such as ceramic and paper to highlight the alternatives to plastic, both ephemeral and lasting, and to make the case that we should be using these materials instead. The main focal piece of the altar will be the “4 of Costs” card, a screen print modeled after the 4 of Pentacles card from the Rider Waite-Smith tarot deck, which is associated with wealth of some sort, especially when accompanied by a mindset of scarcity. The tarot for me is about the rituals we look to for guidance, as well as how we put those into practice, which is why it’s at the core of this project. This entire artwork is about holding on to practices that are harmful, such as creating and throwing away plastic. I made it a ritual to collect, clean, and repurpose plastic items so that I might inspire change within others around me.

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Mar 10th, 10:00 AM Mar 10th, 12:30 PM

Posters

VSU University Center, Lobby

Posters

  • Sommer Martin and Shelby Putt. (Illinois State University). Is the Temporal Styloid Process a Unique Speech Structure in Humans?
    The elongated temporal styloid process in humans serves as an attachment point for the styloglossus, stylohyoid, and stylopharyngeus, which are involved in tongue movement and deglutition. We hypothesized that an elongated styloid process in humans is the result of selection for increased musculature that would support tongue movements that are involved in speech and aid in the movement of the oropharynx and laryngopharynx during deglutition. This hypothesis assumes that an elongated styloid process is unique to humans. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a comparative analysis of the presence or absence of the temporal styloid process on ten species of Old World primates. We found that this structure is not unique to humans but also exists in baboons, Papio and Theropithecus. In baboons, the styloid ligament, styloglossus, stylohyoid, and stylopharyngeus attach to the styloid process in a similar manner to the human soft tissue articulations. This indicates that the temporal styloid process that is present in humans and baboons is a convergent evolutionary structure and therefore not specially adapted for speech.
  • Crystal Miller. (Valdosta State University). When anthropology meets librarianship: Helping organize a book event series.
    Sometimes an undergraduate degree in anthropology does not lead to a career in anthropology directly, sometimes it leads to applied work and advanced degrees in other fields. This poster will show how one library paraprofessional used the training in both fields to help a women's and gender studies department organize an event series analyzing books on various aspects of reproductive rights from historical to current popular dialogue.
  • Ari Saucier. (Valdosta State University) “4 of Costs” Alternative Altar Project: Plastic Pollution and Its Impact on the Environment
    My artwork, 4 of Costs Altar, involves both the process and construction of an altar designed to draw attention to plastic pollution. This altar is made of found and collected items including plastics and old magazines, as well as ceramic and printed elements. It is important for me to incorporate materials such as ceramic and paper to highlight the alternatives to plastic, both ephemeral and lasting, and to make the case that we should be using these materials instead. The main focal piece of the altar will be the “4 of Costs” card, a screen print modeled after the 4 of Pentacles card from the Rider Waite-Smith tarot deck, which is associated with wealth of some sort, especially when accompanied by a mindset of scarcity. The tarot for me is about the rituals we look to for guidance, as well as how we put those into practice, which is why it’s at the core of this project. This entire artwork is about holding on to practices that are harmful, such as creating and throwing away plastic. I made it a ritual to collect, clean, and repurpose plastic items so that I might inspire change within others around me.