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Nos Ancêtres, Les Pervers: Reading Queerly And Constructing The Homosexual Before The Closet (1810-1830), Gary C. Kilian Mr. 
Macalester College
Nos Ancêtres, Les Pervers: Reading Queerly And Constructing The Homosexual Before The Closet (1810-1830), Gary C. Kilian Mr.
Honors Projects
Homosexuality is, popularly imagined, a twentieth-century phenomenon wherein medicine created homosexual identity and society worked to stigmatize it. Yet the proto-homosexual role can be traced to several notable historical figures before the rise of medicine at the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century, especially through literature, and this is most apparent in France, which had been the first country to decriminalize same-sex relations in private after the adoption of the Napoleonic Code. But how do we understand same-sex desire and homosexuality before the homosexual existed as such while respecting the oftentimes-unclear nuances of human ...
Feminist Research Ethics, Informed Consent, And Potential Harms, Melinda McCormick 
Western Michigan University
Feminist Research Ethics, Informed Consent, And Potential Harms, Melinda Mccormick
The Hilltop Review
Feminist research is fraught with ethical dilemmas, some of which concern informed consent and the possibility of potential harms to respondents. I review several dilemmas addressed in the literature and how feminist researchers resolved the issues. I also look at the National Association of Social Workers‘ Code of Ethics and how the concepts of dual relationships and boundaries in social work practice may offer helpful guidelines to feminist re-searchers.
Damsels And Heroines: The Conundrum Of The Post-Feminist Disney Princess, Cassandra Stover 
Claremont Colleges
Damsels And Heroines: The Conundrum Of The Post-Feminist Disney Princess, Cassandra Stover
LUX: A Journal of Transdisciplinary Writing and Research from Claremont Graduate University
This research explores cultural shifts in the popularity of the Disney princess in American culture, especially its postmodern resurgence, as well as the complex relationship between Disney’s recent representations of women in the 1990’s and post-feminist ideology. My project begins by analyzing the historic appearance of the Disney female in relation to the women’s movements. I also examine lingering anti-feminist backlash in representations of what I call “New Wave” Disney heroines. Finally, I examine the implications of post-feminist discourse and advertising for young female viewers.
Chicana Aesthetics: A View Of Unconcealed Alterities And Affirmations Of Chicana Identity Through Laura Aguilar’S Photographic Images, Daniel Perez Claremont Colleges
Chicana Aesthetics: A View Of Unconcealed Alterities And Affirmations Of Chicana Identity Through Laura Aguilar’S Photographic Images, Daniel Perez
LUX: A Journal of Transdisciplinary Writing and Research from Claremont Graduate University
In this paper I will argue that Chicana feminist artist Laura Aguilar, Alma Lopez, Laura Molina, and Yreina D. Cervantez established a continuing counter-narrative of cultural hegemony and Western essentialized hegemonic identification. Through artistic expression they have developed an oppositional discourse that challenges racial stereotypes, discrimination, socio-economic inequalities, political representation, sexuality, femininity, and hegemonic discourse. I will present a complex critique of both art and culture through an inquiry of the production and evaluation of the Chicana feminist artist, their role as the artist, and their contributions to unfixing the traditional and marginalized feminine. I argue that third wave Chicana ...
Beauty-Ful Inferiority: Female Subservience In Disney’S Beauty And The Beast, Jeremy Chow Claremont Colleges
Beauty-Ful Inferiority: Female Subservience In Disney’S Beauty And The Beast, Jeremy Chow
LUX: A Journal of Transdisciplinary Writing and Research from Claremont Graduate University
The ubiquity of Disney movies has certainly transformed the American cultural landscape. The Disney zeitgeist manifests itself as generations of children actively seek Prince Charmings, unrealistic fairy tale relationships and the omnipotent, happily-ever-after. One such Disney favorite, Beauty and the Beast (1991), reveals typical Disney themes such as the power of altruism, the transformation of the anthropomorphic, and the catharsis of true love. Yet, under these benevolent-seeming Disney themes lurk more sinister, subliminal messages. Beauty and the Beast promotes female subservience and subjugation in addition to the glorification of abusive relationships. Belle, the female protagonist, embodies these gendered disparities and ...
Female Flesh And Medieval Practice In The Later Middle Ages, Megan E. Marzec 
Wayne State University
Female Flesh And Medieval Practice In The Later Middle Ages, Megan E. Marzec
Mid-America College Art Association Conference 2012 Digital Publications
My work explores the importance and presence of the female body in medieval religious practice as exemplified in medieval art, religious texts and hagiographies. My research shows that while the reasoning behind female imagery and imagery of the nude is disputed, the prevalence of mandorla-like images, images of the female nude, and images displaying the femininity of Christ suggest the meaningfulness to the medieval viewer. I discuss extensively Julia Kristeva’s writing on the woman as abject and the artistic experience as an element of religiosity. For this research I analyzed works by various artists including Robert Campin, Jan Gossaert ...
Marital Satisfaction In Relation To Age And Number Of Children, Danielle L. Balsamo, Melissa A. Deese, Jefferson G. Kiefer, Promise J. Armstrong 
University of North Georgia
Marital Satisfaction In Relation To Age And Number Of Children, Danielle L. Balsamo, Melissa A. Deese, Jefferson G. Kiefer, Promise J. Armstrong
University of North Georgia Annual Research Conference
Previous research on marital satisfaction has shown that while children help to stabilize marriages, they have a negative impact on the satisfaction within the marriage. To understand whether this finding coincides with the rural areas of Northeast Georgia, the authors studied the impact of number and ages of children, as well as stress level of the parents on happiness within the marriage. All three of these factors predicted a diminished marital satisfaction in the couple. Results found that the more children a couple has, the higher their level of parental stress. Age and number of children as well as parental ...
Networked Confessions: Normalization And Self-Regulation Through Social Media, Lucas Power 
Georgia State University
Networked Confessions: Normalization And Self-Regulation Through Social Media, Lucas Power
Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference
No abstract provided.
“She Would Have Said Please Stop”: The Complexity Of Consent, Amy Gregg, Hina Ahmed Georgia State University
“She Would Have Said Please Stop”: The Complexity Of Consent, Amy Gregg, Hina Ahmed
Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference
No abstract provided.
God Loves Uganda, John C. Lyden 
University of Nebraska Omaha
God Loves Uganda, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of God Loves Uganda (2013) directed by Roger Ross Williams.
Taking Her Name: On Queer Male “Woman-Identification” And Feminist Theory, A. Loudermilk 
Bridgewater State University
Taking Her Name: On Queer Male “Woman-Identification” And Feminist Theory, A. Loudermilk
Journal of International Women's Studies
No abstract provided.
Heresy And Orthodoxy: Challenging Established Paradigms And Disciplines, Marion Hersch, Gloria Moss Bridgewater State University
Heresy And Orthodoxy: Challenging Established Paradigms And Disciplines, Marion Hersch, Gloria Moss
Journal of International Women's Studies
A brief survey of the literature on interdisciplinary work and a discussion of issues relating to orthodoxy and heresy are presented to introduce a questionnaire on current interdisciplinary practice and the effects of engaging in research of this kind. Preliminary results of the survey are presented and it is suggested that women may have a greater tendency than men to engage in interdisciplinary research. They may also encounter more obstacles in their research than men. A number of hypotheses, including the relationship of interdisciplinary work and heresy, are proposed and a plan of further work to investigate them put forward.
My, Is That Cyborg A Little Bit Queer?, Esperanza Miyake Bridgewater State University
My, Is That Cyborg A Little Bit Queer?, Esperanza Miyake
Journal of International Women's Studies
This piece of work is a response to the following question: ‘Critically assess the importance, or otherwise, of Donna Haraway’s “manifesto” for early twenty-first century feminists’. Based on Stein and Plummer’s outline of queer theory in their essay, “I can’t even think straight”: “Queer” Theory and the Missing Sexual Revolution in Sociology (Stein and Plummer 1996). This piece compares and contrasts different aspects of queer theory (sociological, ideological, political and ontological) with Haraway’s ‘manifesto’ in order to investigate the possibilities of a cyberqueer theory: to ‘queer’ (as a verb) the ‘cyborg’. Whilst attempting to interrelate both ...
Rahna Mckey Carusi Cv, Rahna M. Carusi 
Georgia State University
Not You/Like You, With You: Toward A Praxis Of Love, Learning, And Liberation In Teaching Efl Writing — On Zombies, De-Colonial Feminisms, And Freire In Efl Contact Zones, Jessmaya Morales 
SIT Graduate Institute/SIT Study Abroad
Not You/Like You, With You: Toward A Praxis Of Love, Learning, And Liberation In Teaching Efl Writing — On Zombies, De-Colonial Feminisms, And Freire In Efl Contact Zones, Jessmaya Morales
AYMAT Individual Thesis/ SMAT IPP Collection
This paper explores EFL writing as a critical contact zone in which identity and subjectivity are found, denied, contested, de/constructed and occupied. The author opens with an account of a dream, utilized as a metaphor to examine EFL learning through the analytical lens of Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed. The paper’s first section is a self-reflexive discussion of Freire’s pedagogy and why his unambiguous analyses of power, subjectivity, and the “banking system of education” are vital to the field of ELT. In the second section, the author discusses subjectivity, identity, and intersectionality as rooted in ...
Anti-Trans Hatred In The Name Of Feminism, Max Kurzdorfer 
The College at Brockport: State University of New York
Anti-Trans Hatred In The Name Of Feminism, Max Kurzdorfer
Dissenting Voices
The Internet includes groups of anonymous people identifying themselves as radical feminists who use their resources to spread hatred against trans people. A representative collection of words and images provide examples of this activity. Each of the images is explained and the significance of their Internet posting is explored.
Sexual Assault On The College Campus, Brittney Rowe The College at Brockport: State University of New York
Sexual Assault On The College Campus, Brittney Rowe
Dissenting Voices
College students' anonymous comments about sexual assault issues on campuses are presented as a progressive narrative. Campus culture can normalize sexual assault with behaviors, language, and the active interaction between coed groups that hides sexual transgressions. The author states there appears to be a lack of awareness about rape across her campus, and advocates for rape and sexual assault education campus wide.
Medicine And Transgender Identities: Poet/Artist Statement, Johnny Sparrow The College at Brockport: State University of New York
Medicine And Transgender Identities: Poet/Artist Statement, Johnny Sparrow
Dissenting Voices
Poem ("Plague") and artwork ("Enter Death, Exit Cure") explore healthcare issues and the “sickness” a transgender individual may feel. There is a need for improved transgender healthcare. Doctors should not treat transgender individuals like they have the plague, but learn about their needs and concerns.
Fat Body Politics, Jeri Coleman The College at Brockport: State University of New York
Fat Body Politics, Jeri Coleman
Dissenting Voices
Society at large disparages people who can be classified as obese or even overweight, and within smaller social circles, the “fat” friend (by comparison) suffers the stigma. Behaviors and other factors influenced by society's attitudes towards fat individuals are explored.
Silence Because Of Fear, Sara Rolls The College at Brockport: State University of New York
Silence Because Of Fear, Sara Rolls
Dissenting Voices
The poem, "Silence because of Fear", expresses the poet's own experiences with domestic violence. Domestic violence occurs in varied contexts and degrees of severity. Victims of domestic violence are not the only ones affected or caught in a cycle of abuse. Family, friends and children also are greatly impacted.
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