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Ginger Masculinities, Donica O'Malley Nov 2015

Ginger Masculinities, Donica O'Malley

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This paper explores white American masculinity within the “ginger” phenomenon. To guide this study, I asked: How is racism conceptualized and understood within popular culture, as seen through discussions of whether or not gingerism constitutes racism? How do commenters respond or interact when their understandings of racism or explanations for gingerism are challenged by other commenters? And finally, what does the creation of and prejudice against/making fun of a “hyperwhite” masculine identity at this social/historical moment suggest about the current stability of the dominant white masculine identity? Through discourse analysis of online comments, I explored discussions of race, gender, and …


A Rhetorical Biography Of Lady Astor In Parliament, Charles F. Rolinski Jan 1970

A Rhetorical Biography Of Lady Astor In Parliament, Charles F. Rolinski

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