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“My God! If Only I Could Get Out Of Here!” The Construction Of “White Slavery” As A Social Problem In Progressive-Era Chicago, Mandy J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Apr 2013

“My God! If Only I Could Get Out Of Here!” The Construction Of “White Slavery” As A Social Problem In Progressive-Era Chicago, Mandy J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

University Library Faculty Presentations

This paper presentation draws from my dissertation research, in which I examined how Progressive-Era Chicago social reformers constructed prostitution as a social problem. I specifically discuss the rhetorical persuasiveness of the “white slavery” construction, which is primarily examined in Chapter 3 of my dissertation.


Information – Power To The People: Students And Librarians Dialoguing About Power, Social Justice, And Information, Mandy J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Apr 2013

Information – Power To The People: Students And Librarians Dialoguing About Power, Social Justice, And Information, Mandy J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

University Library Faculty Publications

This chapter provides a case study of teaching an Honors Freshman Seminar at Georgia State University. The pedagogical goals for this course were: (1) to push the boundaries of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education; (2) to engage students in applying critical-theoretical and social-justice frameworks to the course topics via dialogic, problem-posing learning; and (3) to expand and challenge the students’ perceptions of librarianship by elucidating the role librarians play in social justice and democratizing efforts related to information access. Twelve students consented to content analyses of their assignment texts. The …


Labor, Management And The Right To Work In America, Jack D. Ham Jr. Mar 2013

Labor, Management And The Right To Work In America, Jack D. Ham Jr.

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.


Catholic Attitudes Towards Making Condoms Available In Schools, James Cameron Murray Mar 2013

Catholic Attitudes Towards Making Condoms Available In Schools, James Cameron Murray

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.


Black Women: Beauty, Self-Esteem, Relationships And Resistance, Lakendra M. Fort Mar 2013

Black Women: Beauty, Self-Esteem, Relationships And Resistance, Lakendra M. Fort

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

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The Role Of Psychological Flexibility In Mental Health Stigma And Psychological Distress For The Stigmatizer In An African American College Sample, Chantel M. Sims, Akihiko Masuda Mar 2013

The Role Of Psychological Flexibility In Mental Health Stigma And Psychological Distress For The Stigmatizer In An African American College Sample, Chantel M. Sims, Akihiko Masuda

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.


Black Women And Apartheid: Oppression, Resistance And The Post-Apartheid Struggle, Erika Levy Mar 2013

Black Women And Apartheid: Oppression, Resistance And The Post-Apartheid Struggle, Erika Levy

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

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Who Plays And Who Pays? Gendered Codes Of Dating And Sexual Behaviors, Isaac C. Long Mar 2013

Who Plays And Who Pays? Gendered Codes Of Dating And Sexual Behaviors, Isaac C. Long

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

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Failure In Public Policy And The Influence Of Religion: Why We Need Abstinence Plus Sex Education, Nadia Abdella Mar 2013

Failure In Public Policy And The Influence Of Religion: Why We Need Abstinence Plus Sex Education, Nadia Abdella

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.