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Dna Ancestry Testing And Racial Discourse In Higher Education: How The (Re)Biologization Of Race (Un)Settles Monoracialism For Graduate Students, Orkideh Mohajeri, Marc P. Johnston-Guerrero, Anita K. Foeman, Bessie Lee Lawton Jun 2023

Dna Ancestry Testing And Racial Discourse In Higher Education: How The (Re)Biologization Of Race (Un)Settles Monoracialism For Graduate Students, Orkideh Mohajeri, Marc P. Johnston-Guerrero, Anita K. Foeman, Bessie Lee Lawton

Communication and Media Faculty Publications

The recent proliferation of DNA testing in both popular culture and higher education calls to question whether such testing reifies race as a biological construct and, in particular, whether or not it disrupts or reinforces monoracial categorizations. Graduate students, who are often at a point in their educational journeys to further question and critique commonly held ideas, provide a unique lens through which to investigate discourses surrounding DNA testing. In this qualitative study, we analyze data from four focus groups with 22 racially diverse U.S. graduate students who had recently completed an ancestry test. We identify two specific discourses that …


Everything Is Relative: Frances Elizabeth Mease Barrow (Aunt Fanny) And Sarah Leaming Barrow Holly (Aunt Fanny's Daughter), Deidre A. Johnson Jan 2019

Everything Is Relative: Frances Elizabeth Mease Barrow (Aunt Fanny) And Sarah Leaming Barrow Holly (Aunt Fanny's Daughter), Deidre A. Johnson

English Faculty Publications

For more than forty years Frances Elizabeth Mease Barrow's name – or, rather, that of her pseudonym, "Aunt Fanny" – remained before the public. In the 1850s and 1860s, she published five quirkily-titled series combining humor, moral instruction, and social awareness. By the 1870s and 1880s, her name was associated with children's charities and with club activities and literary salons. When she died in 1894, one obituary characterized her both as an author whose children's books "delighted the grandfathers and grandmothers of the present day" and as "a social star, known to everybody as 'Aunt Fanny.'" Yet even though her …


01 A Short History Of Riggtown (West Chester, Pennsylvania), James Jones Jan 2015

01 A Short History Of Riggtown (West Chester, Pennsylvania), James Jones

History of West Chester, Pennsylvania

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02 Interview With Jack And Charlotte Harvey, James Jones Jan 2015

02 Interview With Jack And Charlotte Harvey, James Jones

History of West Chester, Pennsylvania

No abstract provided.


04 Mike Grady (Early Baseball Player), Charlie Weatherby Jan 2015

04 Mike Grady (Early Baseball Player), Charlie Weatherby

History of West Chester, Pennsylvania

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The Rivals: A Comedy, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, John Bellomo Jan 2014

The Rivals: A Comedy, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, John Bellomo

Theatre & Dance Faculty Publications & Performances

"The Rivals" is a comedy of manners by Richard Brinsley Sheridan in five acts which was first performed at Covent Garden Theatre on 17 January 1775. Translated and adapted by John Bellomo from the Larpent Manuscript.


Under English Eyes: The Disappearance Of Irishness In Conrad's The Secret Agent, Graham Macphee Jan 2007

Under English Eyes: The Disappearance Of Irishness In Conrad's The Secret Agent, Graham Macphee

English Faculty Publications

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Beyond Kinship: Social And Material Reproduction In House Societies By Rosemary A. Joyce; Susan D. Gillespie; Material Culture By Henry Glassie; Vernacular Architecture By Henrie Glassie (Review), Marshall Joseph Becker Apr 2003

Beyond Kinship: Social And Material Reproduction In House Societies By Rosemary A. Joyce; Susan D. Gillespie; Material Culture By Henry Glassie; Vernacular Architecture By Henrie Glassie (Review), Marshall Joseph Becker

Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications

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Prodigal Sons, Trap Doors, And Painted Women: Reflections On Life Stories, Urban Legends, And Aural History, Charles Hardy Apr 2001

Prodigal Sons, Trap Doors, And Painted Women: Reflections On Life Stories, Urban Legends, And Aural History, Charles Hardy

History Faculty Publications

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Review Article: Bioarchaeology, Marshall Joseph Becker Jul 1999

Review Article: Bioarchaeology, Marshall Joseph Becker

Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


01 Remarks On Racial And Cultural Conflict In Chester County For The Discussion Of The 1845 Edition Of "The Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave", James Jones Jan 1999

01 Remarks On Racial And Cultural Conflict In Chester County For The Discussion Of The 1845 Edition Of "The Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave", James Jones

History of West Chester, Pennsylvania

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04 Miscellaneous Notes On The History Of Streets, Roads And Public Works In Chester County, James Jones, David Flogaus, Kelly Kulp-Bosler, Mike Wolford, Bob Gialanella, Daniel Cleary, John Morrison, Scott Harre, Robert Troutman, Nicole Bowman, Karin Flippin, Mary Kurtak, Kelly Mcveigh, Wendy Smoker, Brian Toombes Jan 1997

04 Miscellaneous Notes On The History Of Streets, Roads And Public Works In Chester County, James Jones, David Flogaus, Kelly Kulp-Bosler, Mike Wolford, Bob Gialanella, Daniel Cleary, John Morrison, Scott Harre, Robert Troutman, Nicole Bowman, Karin Flippin, Mary Kurtak, Kelly Mcveigh, Wendy Smoker, Brian Toombes

History of West Chester, Pennsylvania

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07 Notes On The History Of The West Chester Railroad 1883-1893, James Jones, David Flogaus, Kelly Kulp-Bosler, Mike Wolford, Bob Gialanella, Daniel Cleary, John Morrison, Scott Harre, Robert Troutman, Nicole Bowman, Karin Flippin, Mary Kurtak, Kelly Mcveigh, Wendy Smoker, Brian Toombes, Don Callander Jan 1997

07 Notes On The History Of The West Chester Railroad 1883-1893, James Jones, David Flogaus, Kelly Kulp-Bosler, Mike Wolford, Bob Gialanella, Daniel Cleary, John Morrison, Scott Harre, Robert Troutman, Nicole Bowman, Karin Flippin, Mary Kurtak, Kelly Mcveigh, Wendy Smoker, Brian Toombes, Don Callander

History of West Chester, Pennsylvania

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04 Interview With "Sarge" Clark, James Jones Jan 1996

04 Interview With "Sarge" Clark, James Jones

History of West Chester, Pennsylvania

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09 Interview With Dorothea Parker, James Jones Jan 1996

09 Interview With Dorothea Parker, James Jones

History of West Chester, Pennsylvania

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07 Miscellaneous Notes On The History Of Government In Chester County, James Jones, David Flogaus, Kelly Kulp-Bosler, Mike Wolford, Bob Gialanella, Robert Gregory, Robert Troutman, Nancy Hershey, Christopher Waychunas, Kenneth Mcfadden, John Morrison, Scott Harre, Daniel Cleary, Vincent Civiletti Jan 1996

07 Miscellaneous Notes On The History Of Government In Chester County, James Jones, David Flogaus, Kelly Kulp-Bosler, Mike Wolford, Bob Gialanella, Robert Gregory, Robert Troutman, Nancy Hershey, Christopher Waychunas, Kenneth Mcfadden, John Morrison, Scott Harre, Daniel Cleary, Vincent Civiletti

History of West Chester, Pennsylvania

No abstract provided.


01 Miscellaneous Notes On The History Of Working In Chester County, Ken Mcfadden, Vince Civiletti, Chris Waychunas, Nancy Hershey, Bob Troutman, Bob Gregory, Scott Harre, Dan Cleary, James Jones, John Morrison Jan 1996

01 Miscellaneous Notes On The History Of Working In Chester County, Ken Mcfadden, Vince Civiletti, Chris Waychunas, Nancy Hershey, Bob Troutman, Bob Gregory, Scott Harre, Dan Cleary, James Jones, John Morrison

History of West Chester, Pennsylvania

No abstract provided.


"Proving A Thing Even While You Contradict It": Fictions, Beliefs, And Legitimation In The Memoirs Of Barry Lyndon, Esq., Robert P. Fletcher Jan 1995

"Proving A Thing Even While You Contradict It": Fictions, Beliefs, And Legitimation In The Memoirs Of Barry Lyndon, Esq., Robert P. Fletcher

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.