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What Makes Trans Lives More Livable?: An Intersectional Content Analysis Of #Wehappytrans* And #Thegendertag, Jordan F. Miller
What Makes Trans Lives More Livable?: An Intersectional Content Analysis Of #Wehappytrans* And #Thegendertag, Jordan F. Miller
Sociology Dissertations
Building on previous trans YouTube scholarship, this dissertation is based on a content analysis of two digital activism projects: 1) #WeHappyTrans*, a compilation of 59 YouTube video responses posted between 2012 and 2018, and 2) #TheGenderTag, a compilation of 704 YouTube video responses posted between 2016 and 2019. By analyzing the audio and visuals of a subsample (N=80) of these two archives using theoretical and emerging codes, I identified key themes as relevant to digital activism effectiveness and well-being. I discuss implications for policy, public health, healthcare, and community organizing in the conclusion. Contrasting prior medical sociology literature that is …
Keeping The Spelman Sisterhood And Becoming Morehouse Men: An Intersectional Critical Discourse Analysis On Gendered Policies At Hbcus, Tiara Giddings
Keeping The Spelman Sisterhood And Becoming Morehouse Men: An Intersectional Critical Discourse Analysis On Gendered Policies At Hbcus, Tiara Giddings
Sociology Dissertations
Since their inception, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have provided safe spaces for Black students who have been institutionally excluded from predominantly white academic spaces and denied access to an education based on their racial status. While HBCUs are credited for their Black-centered curriculums and campus cultures that allow for student development without fear of racial violence, HBCUs established to serve a primarily female or male student body must consider how their founding principles and institutionalized practices address the needs of students of diverse gender identities and gender expressions. Using an intersectional critical discourse analysis of campus policies and …