Papers by Maria E. Gonzalez
This article appeared in The Reading Room: Journal of Special Collections in Sept. 2015.
An ext... more This article appeared in The Reading Room: Journal of Special Collections in Sept. 2015.
An extensive collection of over 20,000 volumes was created by educator and bibliophile Simon Lucuix between 1923 and 1961 in Montevideo, Uruguay. The collection was purchased by the University of Texas at Austin in 1961. The article describes the examines use, sale, and eventual dispersal of the collection.
Teaching Documents by Maria E. Gonzalez
Topics: Texas Gulf fisheries, fishing communities, immigration and migrant labor, marine science,... more Topics: Texas Gulf fisheries, fishing communities, immigration and migrant labor, marine science, indigenous knowledge, policy and politics, intellectual history The Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, enacted to promote conservation and scientific management principles, has been challenged and amended many times. The 1976 Act aimed to slow the depletion of fish stocks, like cod, halibut, and flounder. The Act established eight regional councils to draw up fish management plans, and extended the limits of national waters from 12 to 200 nautical miles. Because it attempted to control so many variables, the Act triggered a cascade of unintended consequences. For example, the Act limited foreign vessels access to U.S. waters, but it inadvertently eased the first-time entry of Americans into commercial fishing. Intending to help the fledging businesses, the federal government subsidized larger fleets and fish processing vessels. Consequently, many other stocks like salmon, oysters, and blue crab are at the point of extinction. More fishermen in bigger boats began to chase after fewer fish. The regional councils then stepped in by shortening the fishing season and limiting the size of the catch. To improve yields exogenous species were introduced, and with them diseases which further compromised the fish and the fish-dependent communities. Meanwhile, cheaper imports have forced local processors to drop the prices paid to the local fishermen for their catch, and to continually lower the wages paid workers for processing it. Since they cannot persuade locals to accept the low-paying jobs, the processors entice migrant workers to fill the seasonal jobs. Once the season is over, the migrant workers do not return to their country of origin to the consternation of the impoverished locals who have little tolerance for the newly arrived immigrants. Many of the immigrants are themselves dislocated by globalization pressures on their regional economies. All aggrieved parties have looked for someone else to blame; the most fun to blame have been the bureaucrats and scientists from the regional government agencies and the science centers. Most critically, everyone began to doubt the science. In 1996, a simple but profound change was made to the Fisheries Conservation Act in response to different lawsuits, political pressure, and sheer exasperation. One of the amendments to the Act requires that all fish management plans include socioeconomic assessments of the fishing-dependent communities that the plans affect adversely. The amendment mandated a new type of research, focused on fishermen and fisherwomen, not just the disappearing fish. The amendment radically suggested that people who had fished an area for generations might know something about fish and the fragile ecologies in which they all lived. The new research not only factors in the beliefs and behavior of people but it is qualitative in nature. The research is based on oral histories, observation, and participation of the researcher in the activities of the community. This sea-change in approach is of interest for many reasons. One reason is that it touches on the lives of identifiable people and communities that are directly affected by the laws. Quite a bit also is revealed about migrant and immigrant labor in fisheries and fishing communities. The individuals interviewed for the studies have very different perspectives and knowledge than the researchers who do the studies. To date, half dozen studies have been completed along the new guidelines. None of the studies have addressed the characteristically unique shrimping industry along the Texas Gulf. The study of marine fishery legislation in this region promises to yield insights about the limits and complexities of policy, science, and the environmental crises facing one the largest Texas industries.
Pierre Bourdieu by Maria E. Gonzalez
Scholarly Journals by Maria E. Gonzalez
Analysis and commentary on results of literature review and from a series of focus groups on the ... more Analysis and commentary on results of literature review and from a series of focus groups on the topic of workforce competencies needed in urban libraries held at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI.
The Mexican American Library Program (MALP) of the Benson Latin American Collection at the Univer... more The Mexican American Library Program (MALP) of the Benson Latin American Collection at the University of Texas (UT) will celebrate its 30th anniversary during the fall of 2004. Staff is anticipating significant changes and evaluating the program’s stated objectives and options for future directions. New historical understandings and broader perspectives about identity are pressuring shifts in collection patterns at Mexican American Library Program archives and the documentation strategies of ethnic archives. The story of the Mexican American archives reflects student protest during the 1970's, the development of Chicano and Latino historiography, and informs theory.
Distance Learning by Maria E. Gonzalez
Digital Resources by Maria E. Gonzalez
This is an online resource ONLY for prospective and current conservation students with interest ... more This is an online resource ONLY for prospective and current conservation students with interest in the use and preservation of collections in libraries and archives. To access, click on link or go to http://www.melloncohort.net/
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Papers by Maria E. Gonzalez
An extensive collection of over 20,000 volumes was created by educator and bibliophile Simon Lucuix between 1923 and 1961 in Montevideo, Uruguay. The collection was purchased by the University of Texas at Austin in 1961. The article describes the examines use, sale, and eventual dispersal of the collection.
Teaching Documents by Maria E. Gonzalez
Pierre Bourdieu by Maria E. Gonzalez
Scholarly Journals by Maria E. Gonzalez
Distance Learning by Maria E. Gonzalez
Digital Resources by Maria E. Gonzalez
There is no paper associated with this resource; everything is online
An extensive collection of over 20,000 volumes was created by educator and bibliophile Simon Lucuix between 1923 and 1961 in Montevideo, Uruguay. The collection was purchased by the University of Texas at Austin in 1961. The article describes the examines use, sale, and eventual dispersal of the collection.
There is no paper associated with this resource; everything is online