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Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication

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LGBTQ

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Super, Brown And Queer, Carolyn Adams Dec 2019

Super, Brown And Queer, Carolyn Adams

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In response to policy seeking to turn back time for marginalized communities, characters and creators - standing at their intersections - are springing into action to change lives in their worlds and ours. Carolyn Adams explores the circumstances surrounding contemporary mainstream representation of women of color and queer superheroes on the big screen and bookshelves alike.

link to capstone: https://www.carolyn-adams.com/writing-updates/capstone


A Guatemalan Trans Woman Navigates New York City In Hopes Of A Better Future, Manolo Morales Dec 2017

A Guatemalan Trans Woman Navigates New York City In Hopes Of A Better Future, Manolo Morales

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Jamileeth, 25, is a trans woman from Guatemala. She's been in New York City for about 3 months. Before coming to NYC, she spent 26 days in a detention center in Cibola, New Mexico. Today she is navigating her way in the Big Apple to seek asylum.

Link to capstone: https://medium.com/@manolo.morales/a-guatemalan-tans-woman-navigates-new-york-city-in-hopes-of-a-better-life-bdfc5796f9d4