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No Angel: An Analysis Of Media Coverage Of Nadja Benaissa In The U.K., U.S. And Germany, Elizabeth A. Cantrell
No Angel: An Analysis Of Media Coverage Of Nadja Benaissa In The U.K., U.S. And Germany, Elizabeth A. Cantrell
Communication Theses
The media’s portrayal of HIV has taken a number of different forms since the disease was first discovered over three decades ago. HIV has been portrayed as an epidemic and a disease affecting homosexuals and immigrants. Its transmission has also been portrayed as a criminal offense. In August 2010, the German singer Nadja Benaissa was arrested for passing on HIV to a former partner and exposing two other men. Media constructions of this story draw upon HIV stereotypes because of her drug-using past, her immigrant status and her criminal actions. This media study points to a new discourse centered on …
The Lacy Hotel Site: Gender Ideologies And Domestic Activities In A 19th Century Boardinghouse Context, Melissa Scharffenberg
The Lacy Hotel Site: Gender Ideologies And Domestic Activities In A 19th Century Boardinghouse Context, Melissa Scharffenberg
Anthropology Theses
The Lacy Hotel was a part of the "Great Locomotive Chase", a significant historical event in Kennesaw, Georgia during the Civil War (AD 1861-1864), yet little is known of this site. The Lacy Hotel was a boardinghouse that operated for roughly six years until General William Tecumseh Sherman burned it in 1864. This research utilizes historical records along with archaeological fieldwork in order to provide a more detailed analysis of daily life within the Lacy household. Dominant ideologies influence the roles of women concerning their activities and choices of consumption within the household. Although the results show that the boardinghouse …
Labor And Identity: Latina Migrant Women And The Service Industry Of Atlanta, Kaitlin E. Case
Labor And Identity: Latina Migrant Women And The Service Industry Of Atlanta, Kaitlin E. Case
Anthropology Theses
This thesis explores the work experiences and life histories of a group of Latina migrant women who work in specific sectors of the service industry in Atlanta, Georgia. I focus on janitorial/custodial as well as domestic labor in order to confront the social issue of the continued devaluation and exploitation of feminized wage work. This ethnography reveals how education and English proficiency tie into how migrant labor is viewed in the United States specifically, and asks how Latina migrant women might be able to achieve labor legitimacy in the future. My findings are based on in-depth interviews that I collected …