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Crow's Nest : 2014 : 11 : 10, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg.
Crow's Nest : 2014 : 11 : 10, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg.
Crow's Nest
(Vol. 49, No. 12).
Forum : Vol. 38, No. 02 (Summer : 2014), Florida Humanities Council.
Forum : Vol. 38, No. 02 (Summer : 2014), Florida Humanities Council.
FORUM : the Magazine of Florida Humanities
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The Weekly Challenger : 2014 : 05 : 01, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al
The Weekly Challenger : 2014 : 05 : 01, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al
Newspaper collection
No abstract provided.
Masculinity, After The Apocalypse: Gendered Heroics In Modern Survivalist Cinema, Sean Michael Swenson
Masculinity, After The Apocalypse: Gendered Heroics In Modern Survivalist Cinema, Sean Michael Swenson
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Emerging out of a tradition of dystopic and apocalyptic cinema, the survivalist film has arisen as a new subgenre owing to a collision of several divergent modes of cinema. While the scholarly discourse has been preoccupied largely with the task of setting up the parameters of this new cinematic line little attention has been paid to unraveling what the new modes of masculine performance within the films mean in the post-9/11 moment in which they have emerged. This paper looks at the ways in which the gendered heroics on the screen are indebted to the slasher and zombie subgenres in …
"They're Our Bosses": Representations Of Clients, Guardians, And Providers In Caregivers' Narratives, Dina Vdovichenko
"They're Our Bosses": Representations Of Clients, Guardians, And Providers In Caregivers' Narratives, Dina Vdovichenko
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to examine how various characters are portrayed within the self-narratives of women who are employed to care for adults with disabilities. This research looks at how these women's personal narratives construct characters-their clients (the individuals they provide services for), clients' guardians, and how these women portray themselves as caregivers. Interviews were conducted with eight women who provide paid care services to physically and/or cognitively impaired adults who receive services through the Florida Developmental Disabilities Home and Community Based Services Waiver Program. This program endorses specific expectations about the nature and purpose of caregiving. According …
Crossover: Race And The Changing Culture Of The Nba, Roger Walker
Crossover: Race And The Changing Culture Of The Nba, Roger Walker
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
“The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game”-(Michael Jordan). Basketball has captivated the hearts and minds of people since its creation over 130 years ago. The sport allows players to showcase their natural athletic abilities in a unique and unprecedented way. In contemporary times the pinnacle of the sport of basketball …
Crow's Nest : 2014 : 04 : 14, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg.
Crow's Nest : 2014 : 04 : 14, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg.
Crow's Nest
(Vol. 48, No. 28).
Scripted Curriculum: What Movies Teach About Black, Dis/Abled Males, Vonzell Agosto
Scripted Curriculum: What Movies Teach About Black, Dis/Abled Males, Vonzell Agosto
Vonzell Agosto
This article examines the complexity of portrayals of Black (dis/abled) males that are scripted through dis/ability tropes and master-narratives of race and gender. Trends in these portrayals are juxtaposed with literature on how Black, (dis/abled) male students are treated in schools and society.