Introduction: Homoerotic, Lesbian, And Gay Ethnic And Immigrant Histories,
2010
independent scholar
Introduction: Homoerotic, Lesbian, And Gay Ethnic And Immigrant Histories, Horacio N. Roque Ramirez Dr.
Horacio N Roque Ramirez, Ph.D.
This essay introduces a special journal issue bringing together the well-established field of racial-ethnic and immigration history in the U.S. with the less visible but just as strong and growing field of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) and “queer” history and culture, essays exploring race and ethnicity, immigration and nation, and gender, sex, and sexuality as they inform one another, as well as the making of identities, historical subjects, communities, and policy. The contributors challenge the assumption that the history of immigration and racial-ethnic immigrant settlement take form only along heterosexual or heteronormative lines, whether people’s movements across bodies …
Still Figures: Photography, Modernity And Gender In Neera’S Fotografie Matrimoniali,
2010
Florida State University
Still Figures: Photography, Modernity And Gender In Neera’S Fotografie Matrimoniali, Silvia Valisa
Silvia Valisa
This essay discusses author Neera's early novel "Fotografie matrimoniali" (1883) in light of its ambiguous engagement with modernity. I argue that modernity takes on different meanings and ideological connotations in the text, in particular in its discussion of gender, while participating in a nationalist rhetoric that simultaneously gives room to and ‘frames’ its female subjects. I thus investigate how the representation of gender roles is impacted by the changes brought forward by modernity, and discuss whether Neera’s formal (photographic) choice succeeds in opening a different narrative and ideological space.
Masterpieces Of Italian Literature In Translation,
2010
Florida State University
Masterpieces Of Italian Literature In Translation, Silvia Valisa
Silvia Valisa
No abstract provided.
Gay And Lesbian Elders: Estate Planning And End-Of-Life Decisionmaking,
2010
Temple University School of Law
Gay And Lesbian Elders: Estate Planning And End-Of-Life Decisionmaking, Nancy J. Knauer
Nancy J. Knauer
This Article addresses the three areas of core concern for gay and lesbian elders -- chosen family, financial insecurity, and anti-gay bias in the context of estate planning. The first section provides an overview of the current generation of gay and lesbian elders, including a summary of pre-Stonewall history and existing demographic information. The second section outlines the challenges associated with drafting an estate plan that favors chosen family over next of kin. The third section engages the topic of financial insecurity, discussing various benefits and government programs, such as social security and Medicaid planning. The fourth and final section …
Women-Space, Power And The Sacred In Afro-Brazilian Culture,
2010
NYU
Women-Space, Power And The Sacred In Afro-Brazilian Culture, Cheryl Sterling
Cheryl Sterling
This article places Afro-Brazilian women in the midst of the discourse of globalization, in light of its impact on marginalizing women of color, economically, politically, and culturally. It extends the concept of globalizing discourses to the history of enslavement and the racialist policies in Brazilian society, as seen in its policy of embranquecimento and the myth of Brazil as a racial democracy. The article then analyzes the historic and present day role of Afro-Brazilian women in the religious tradition of Candomblé, focusing on one public festival in particular, the festa for the Yoruba-based orixá, Obaluaye, in Salvador da Bahia. It …
The S-Word: Discourse, Stereotypes, And The American Indian Woman,
2010
University of Oregon
The S-Word: Discourse, Stereotypes, And The American Indian Woman, Debra Merskin
Debra Merskin
No abstract provided.
Friendship Of My Soul. Selected Letters By Elizabeth Ann Seton 1803-1809,
2010
DePaul University
Friendship Of My Soul. Selected Letters By Elizabeth Ann Seton 1803-1809, Betty Ann Mcneil
Mission and Ministry Publications
Friendship of My Soul presents selected letters of Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton during a period which became pivotal for her vocation in life and journey of faith. Elizabeth Seton writes to key correspondentson matters of family, faith, and friendship. The women with whom shecorresponded included a sister-in-law, the wife of her husband’s businessassociate, and a life-long friend. Each woman shared her heart and soul withthe other as they mutually supported one another during ebb and flow ofthe tides of their lives.
2010 Women Making History Booklet,
2010
Boise State University
2010 Women Making History Booklet, Women's History Center, Boise State University
Women Making History
Since 2001, the Boise State Women's Center has honored 222 Idahoan "Women Making Herstory": ordinary women leading extraordinary lives. This publication is a tradition in our Women's History Month celebration. These pages are filled with the stories of 18 amazing women changing the history of Idaho; nominated as Women Making Herstory for their admirable community work.
(De)Constructing Jane: Converting Austen In Film Responses,
2010
Seton Hall University
(De)Constructing Jane: Converting Austen In Film Responses, Karen Gevirtz
Department of English Publications
No abstract provided.
Hiv/Aids-Related Human Security Risks For Young Women In Rural Uganda,
2010
Aga Khan University
Hiv/Aids-Related Human Security Risks For Young Women In Rural Uganda, Shelley Jones
Institute for Educational Development, East Africa
Structural inequities, violence and oppression render young women in rural Uganda highly vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. Their decision-making powers, control over their bodies and sexuality, and access to sexual health resources are critically limited or wholly absent. Yet, prevailing HIV/AIDS programming, notably the President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), emphasizes individual behaviour change to combat HIV/AIDS at the expense of wider societal considerations. This study explores the life experiences of a group of young Ugandan women and argues that the political and ideological battle of ownership (national as well as global) over the HIV/AIDS prevention discourse not only disregards these …
Apocalypse Bébé De Virginie Despentes: Le Polar Comme Nouvelle Littérature Engagée? [Book Review],
2010
Iowa State University
Apocalypse Bébé De Virginie Despentes: Le Polar Comme Nouvelle Littérature Engagée? [Book Review], Michèle A. Schaal
Michèle A. Schaal
No abstract provided.
The Trend Of The Gender Wage Gap Over The Business Cycle,
2010
Gettysburg College
The Trend Of The Gender Wage Gap Over The Business Cycle, Nicholas J. Finio
Gettysburg Economic Review
Even after the close of the first decade of the 21st century, there is still significant gender bias in labor market composition and compensation. As the events of the last two years have proven, even drastic efforts of monetary and fiscal policy have not tamed the business cycle. Previous research has reached no definite conclusions on the effect of business cycle trends on the gender wage gap. Over the period from 1979:1 to 2009:3, it is found that increases in the growth rate of GDP yield decreases in women‘s earnings relative to men‘s, and it is also found that increases …
Caroline Emelia Stephen,
2010
George Fox University
Caroline Emelia Stephen, Kathleen A. Heininge
Faculty Publications - Department of English
Excerpt: "Caroline Emelia Stephen, born on December 8, 1834, was notable for a number of reasons. Her connections were impressive: she was the unmarried daughter of Sir James Stephen (the noted Under-Secretary for the Colonies in 1836-1847), the sister of Leslie Stephen (author of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography), sister-in-law to Minny Thackeray Stephen and Anny Thackeray Ritchie (daughters of William Makepeace Thackeray), and aunt to Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell. Her grandfather, also Sir James Stephen, wrote the legislation that ended slavery in England. Known as a Quaker mystic, she is credited with bringing about the revival of …
Ecofeminism And Experiential Learning: Taking The Risks Of Activism Seriously,
2010
Eastern Illinois University
Ecofeminism And Experiential Learning: Taking The Risks Of Activism Seriously, Jeannie Ludlow
Jeannie Ludlow
No abstract provided.
The (Inter)Active Soap Opera Viewer: Fantastic Practices & Mediated Communities,
2010
Eastern Illinois University
The (Inter)Active Soap Opera Viewer: Fantastic Practices & Mediated Communities, Melissa R. Ames
Melissa A. Ames
In today’s cultural realm, everything exists within a hierarchy of sorts – fandom has not escaped this process of judgmental ranking and social stratification. Admitting to be a “fan” of something often earns people mixed responses depending on the subject of their devoted following. The more one’s object of choice strays from the mainstream, the lower one exists on the fan hierarchy. If the masses find the fan subject matter to exist on the cultural periphery, fans are often quite ridiculed. This has historically been the case for soap opera fans. What is often overlooked, however, is the utility of …
Twilight Follows Tradition: Analyzing "Biting" Critiques Of Vampire Narratives For Their Portrayals Of Gender & Sexuality,
2010
Eastern Illinois University
Twilight Follows Tradition: Analyzing "Biting" Critiques Of Vampire Narratives For Their Portrayals Of Gender & Sexuality, Melissa R. Ames
Melissa A. Ames
Vampires have dominated print literature since the 18th century, eventually becoming more visible as they crossed mediated boundaries and genre divides. Now flourishing in neo-gothic realms like science fiction and fantasy, in print genres like chick-lit and young adult, and in the visual realm (from Hollywood’s big screen to daytime television’s sudsy small screen), vampire narratives are finding increased popularity. Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series has shined a new spotlight on the all-encompassing umbrella genre that is “vamp lit,” and with it has come renewed attention to the so-called anti-feminist messages present in such narratives, such as the perceived negative characterization …
Edith Lewis As Editor, Every Week Magazine, And The Contexts Of Cather's Fiction,
2010
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Edith Lewis As Editor, Every Week Magazine, And The Contexts Of Cather's Fiction, Melissa J. Homestead
Faculty Publications -- Department of English
On 26 August 1915 the New York Times reported the spectacle of two "Women Editors" who became "Lost in Colorado Canon" as a "Result of Trip with Inexperienced Guide." "Miss Willa Sibert Cather, a former editor of McClure's Magazine, and Miss Edith Lewis, assistant editor at Every Week, had a nerve-racking experience in the Mesa Verde wilds," they reported, giving Lewis and Cather roughly equivalent status as magazine professionals and comic fodder ("Lost"). The war in Europe was still far away for most Americans that August, although the sinking of the Lusitania in May had inched the conflict closer. In …
Twilight Follows Tradition: Analyzing "Biting" Critiques Of Vampire Narratives For Their Portrayals Of Gender & Sexuality,
2010
Eastern Illinois University
Twilight Follows Tradition: Analyzing "Biting" Critiques Of Vampire Narratives For Their Portrayals Of Gender & Sexuality, Melissa R. Ames
Faculty Research & Creative Activity
Vampires have dominated print literature since the 18th century, eventually becoming more visible as they crossed mediated boundaries and genre divides. Now flourishing in neo-gothic realms like science fiction and fantasy, in print genres like chick-lit and young adult, and in the visual realm (from Hollywood’s big screen to daytime television’s sudsy small screen), vampire narratives are finding increased popularity. Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series has shined a new spotlight on the all-encompassing umbrella genre that is “vamp lit,” and with it has come renewed attention to the so-called anti-feminist messages present in such narratives, such as the perceived negative characterization …
What Are You Afraid Of?,
2010
Chapman University
What Are You Afraid Of?, Rebecca Minton, Linnea Christine Kennedy, Chapman University, Candy Rodriguez, Rachael Bridgens, Chelsey Coleman, Krista Xvx, Leticia Dessire Mayorga, Stephanie Bovis, Lorene Spiller Gambill
Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive
Writings and art about self-care, the judicial system, Adrienne Rich, the portrayal of women in advertising, Andrea Dowrkin, sex roles and pornography, rape culture, Rita Gross, human trafficking, welfare, contraception, Margaret Sanger, The Vagina Monologues, Guerilla Girls, feminism and religion, Sandra Harding, tenure at Chapman based on gender, and Delores Huerta.
Dickinson And Smith: Years Apart But Not So Different,
2010
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Dickinson And Smith: Years Apart But Not So Different, Nicole Day
English
Even though there were sixteen years separating them, Stevie Smith and Emily Dickinson had much in common. They both use death as a theme to explore and mock life. Their small poems have a lot to say about life and death.
