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Full-Text Articles in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Drag Incorporated: The Homonormative Brand Culture Of Rupaul's Drag Race, Nathan T. Workman
Drag Incorporated: The Homonormative Brand Culture Of Rupaul's Drag Race, Nathan T. Workman
Institute for the Humanities Theses
This thesis argues RuPaul’s Drag Race (RPDR, 2009–) positions itself as a homonormative pathway to LGBTQ+ social inclusion through privileging neoliberal selfbranding and commodity activist practices that reify privileged raced, classed, and sexuality identity markers. Utilizing interdisciplinary and intersectional cultural studies methods to conduct a textual analysis, I examine how RPDR produces homonormative LGBTQ+ identities through the commodification and standardization of drag cultures. In conversation with existing RPDR scholars, I critically survey RPDR’s gender biases and prosocial messaging as an example of brand culture’s reification of hegemony and homonormativity within LGBTQ+ communities. This research considers the …
Ua19/16/2 Women's Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations
Ua19/16/2 Women's Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations
WKU Archives Records
Press releases, photos and game statistics for WKU women's basketball team from July to December 2020.
Digital Mediation Of Dissent: The Stories Of Unveiled Women From Turkey, Atinc Gurcay
Digital Mediation Of Dissent: The Stories Of Unveiled Women From Turkey, Atinc Gurcay
Theses and Dissertations
This research project studies the digital mediation of the politics of communication and everyday life by examining the tweets of Turkish women who voiced their dissent regarding veiling practices during the #10YearChallenge trend in 2019. Like so many places, the question of veiling is central to the politicization of women's bodies in Turkey. The politicization of women’s bodies, in turn, is central to competing secular and conservative visions of the modern Turkish nation-state. By examining the digital dissent in relation to these competing national projects, I map the historical context of modernization and its impact on the contemporary discussion of …
Music Magazines And Gendered Space: The Representation Of Artists On The Covers Of Hot Press And Rolling Stone, Yvonne Kiely
Music Magazines And Gendered Space: The Representation Of Artists On The Covers Of Hot Press And Rolling Stone, Yvonne Kiely
Irish Communication Review
Over the past two decades the commercial music magazine industry has lapsed into a deepening cycle of continuous decline. The demise of the widely popular UK pop music magazine, Smash Hits, in 2006 and the announcement of the final print issue of NME in 2018 has been accompanied by music magazines worldwide reporting year-on-year declines in sales and readership. Meanwhile research has found that portrayals of gender on music magazine covers are largely unrepresentative and unreflective of social heterogeneity – yet the gendered media histories of the industry’s enduring and iconic music magazines remain largely under researched. In order …
Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Women's Basketball's Sherry Porter, Sherry Porter
Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Women's Basketball's Sherry Porter, Sherry Porter
Student/Alumni Personal Papers
My Story is a series of first-person feature articles written by WKU student-athletes. The student-athletes will be telling their own stories in their own words. This article written by women’s basketball senior Sherry Porter. Porter reflects on the state of current events going on nationwide.
Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Track & Field's Adarian Gray, Adarian Gray
Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Track & Field's Adarian Gray, Adarian Gray
Student/Alumni Personal Papers
My Story is a series of first-person feature articles written by WKU student-athletes. The student-athletes will be telling their own stories in their own words. This article written by track & field senior thrower Adarian Gray, who has represented both WKU softball and track & field during her career on the Hill.
Through The Lens Of Koreans: The Influence Of Media On Perceptions Of Feminism, Neha Cariappa
Through The Lens Of Koreans: The Influence Of Media On Perceptions Of Feminism, Neha Cariappa
Master's Projects and Capstones
Regardless of country and culture, the media has the power to influence the opinions and perceptions of its viewers. This project evaluates specific Korean movies—and the reactions of South Koreans to gender representations in films that are considered “feminist”—along with the variety show genre, which also tends to reinforce gender stereotypes and imbalances. With these media representations as a framework, this research explores the impact of the internet in forwarding feminist views along with unearthing the reactions of Koreans. Given the anonymity of the internet and social media, these platforms allow for honest expression and counterpoints to sexist views and …
The Invisible Professional: Visual Culture Of Successful Black Women, Sophonie Gaspard
The Invisible Professional: Visual Culture Of Successful Black Women, Sophonie Gaspard
All HCAS Student Capstones, Theses, and Dissertations
Black women in the United States have been arguably the most underrepresented, stereotyped, and hypersexualized groups in society; their contributions in the workplace often reduced in significance. Similarly, the perceived values of the white majority have historically dictated the images of minorities in the media. In their research on visual culture, Keifer-Boyd, Amburgy & Knight (2007) suggest that those with social, political, and economic power define how groups without power are represented and stereotyped, illuminating the privileges of having visible positive portrayals. As contemporary American society shifts towards greater inclusion and participation from black women, the media is encouraged to …
Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Womens Basketball's Whitney Creech, Whitney Creech
Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Womens Basketball's Whitney Creech, Whitney Creech
Student/Alumni Personal Papers
My Story is a series of first-person feature articles written by WKU student-athletes. The student-athletes will be telling their own stories in their own words. This article written by women’s basketball senior Whitney Creech, who was in her senior season on The Hill when the Covid-19 pandemic caused the cancellation of the Conference USA Tournament in Frisco, Texas.
“Being Cute And Hella Gay:" Pokémon Reborn, Fan Labor, And Queering The Pokémon World, David Peter Kocik
“Being Cute And Hella Gay:" Pokémon Reborn, Fan Labor, And Queering The Pokémon World, David Peter Kocik
Theses and Dissertations
Created in 2012, Pokémon Reborn is a fan game made by and for queer fans of the Pokémon franchise. Featuring an LGBTQ+ development team and multiple queer characters, from pansexual Rival Cain to gender non-binary Gym Leader Adrienn, Pokémon Reborn articulates queer desires in a franchise and gaming industry notorious for ignoring and dehumanizing queer individuals. While most research on independent queer game development focuses on how creators subvert heteronormative gameplay elements, Pokémon Reborn challenges dominant industry practices through its queer characters and stories. The fan game incorporates LGBTQ+ lived experiences and queer temporalities in its narrative, queering the traditional …
Menstruation Regulation: A Feminist Critique Of Menstrual Product Brands On Instagram, Max Faust
Menstruation Regulation: A Feminist Critique Of Menstrual Product Brands On Instagram, Max Faust
Undergraduate Honors Theses
Much research about advertisements for menstrual products reveals the ways in which such advertising perpetuates shame and reinforces unrealistic ideals of femininity and womanhood. This study aims to examine the content of Instagram posts by four different menstrual product brands in hopes of understanding how these functions may or may not be carried out by social media posts by these brands as well. Building on the body of research about menstrual shame and advertising, I specifically ask: How do the Instagram pages for four menstrual product brands dissuade individuality; how do they prescribe femininity; and how do these functions differ …
Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Softball's Morgan Mcelroy, Morgan Mcelroy
Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Softball's Morgan Mcelroy, Morgan Mcelroy
Student/Alumni Personal Papers
My Story is a series of first-person feature articles written by WKU student-athletes. The student-athletes will be telling their own stories in their own words. This article written by softball senior Morgan McElroy, whose career came to a sudden end last month between the team’s midweek game and weekend series in Texas.
Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Golf's Mary Joiner, Mary Joiner
Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Golf's Mary Joiner, Mary Joiner
Student/Alumni Personal Papers
My Story is a series of first-person feature articles written by WKU student-athletes. The student-athletes will be telling their own stories in their own words. This article written by golf senior Mary Joiner, whose season came to a sudden end as the team was between events on their spring break trip in Florida.
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Zeitgeist, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Zeitgeist, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
2020 Talisman yearbook:
- Mohr, Olivia. Zeitgeist
- Disrupted – Photo Essay, COVID-19
- Brandt, Jess. Cut Short – Edward Games, Grace Jones, Jarred Corona, Joshua Crask
- Zambrano, Max. Point of No Return? – Stuart Foster, Climate Change
- Francis, Kristina. Weapons Women Carry
- Steele, Emma. Now & Again – Talisman
- Gordon, Zora. Not Just Numbers – Sam Aldrich, Social Media
- Christensen, Nicole. The K-Pop Phenomenon – Music
- Hornsby, Morgan. Everything Starts with Mama – Warren County Regional Jail
- McCormick, Dillon. Evolving Sport – Esports, Video Games
- Sheffield, Catherine. Perfect Match – Travis Hudson, Volleyball
- Dozer, Claire. Follow the Signs – Deafness, American Sign …
Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Women's Basketball's Sandra Skinner, Sandra Skinner
Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Women's Basketball's Sandra Skinner, Sandra Skinner
Student/Alumni Personal Papers
My Story is a series of first-person feature articles written by WKU student-athletes. The student-athletes will be telling their own stories in their own words. This article written by women’s basketball redshirt senior Sandra Skinner, whose final season was cut short because of the cancellation of the Conference USA Tournament earlier this month.
Free Battered Texas Women: Survivor-Advocates Organizing At The Crossroads Of Gendered Violence, Disability, And Incarceration, Cathy Marston Phd
Free Battered Texas Women: Survivor-Advocates Organizing At The Crossroads Of Gendered Violence, Disability, And Incarceration, Cathy Marston Phd
Verbum Incarnatum: An Academic Journal of Social Justice
This article recaps my symposium presentation, where I argue that feminist organizing strategies are central to healing our society and creating restorative justice from my perspective as a survivor of occupational injury, battering, and criminalization for self-defense. This includes the creation of Free Battered Texas Women. We prefer to think of ourselves as survivor-advocates who use a variety of tactics to empower ourselves, incarcerated battered women, and citizens. These strategies include pedagogy; poetry and other written forms; art; and legislative advocacy. I blend this grassroots activism with feminist disability theory, radical feminist theory, feminist ethnography, and feminist criminology.
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 95, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 95, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:
- Dobbs, Jack. Board of Regents Committee to Raise Timothy Caboni Salary
- Nutter, Abbey. Popular Bowling Green Bar Closes After Just Two Years – Hideout Bar & Grill
- Chambers, Max. Pride Policy Problems – Diversity Policy
- Breu, Natasha. School of Media Director Committee Concludes Search
- Stack, Madalyn. Editorial Cartoon re: Cows
- Dressman, Jake. Cows on Campus
- Warner, Casey. Tidball’s Showcases Bowling Green’s Best Rock’n’Roll
- Meyer-Thornton, Zane. Smiles from the Heart – Chandler Park Dental Care
- Marshall, Olivia. Above & Beyond – Kimber Morris
- Bunton, Gabby. What …
Ua19/16/1 Hilltopper Volleyball Media Guide, Wku Athletic Media Relations
Ua19/16/1 Hilltopper Volleyball Media Guide, Wku Athletic Media Relations
WKU Archives Records
Athletic media guide for volleyball team.
Ua19/16/2 Golf Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations
Ua19/16/2 Golf Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations
WKU Archives Records
Press releases, photos and game statistics for WKU golf teams in 2020.
Ua19/16/2 Volleyball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations
Ua19/16/2 Volleyball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations
WKU Archives Records
Press releases, photos and game statistics for WKU volleyball team in 2020.
Ua19/16/2 Tennis Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations
Ua19/16/2 Tennis Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations
WKU Archives Records
Press releases, photos and game statistics for WKU tennis teams in 2020.
Ua19/16/2 Track & Field Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations
Ua19/16/2 Track & Field Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations
WKU Archives Records
Press releases, photos and game statistics for WKU track & field teams in 2020.
Ua19/16/2 Softball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations
Ua19/16/2 Softball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations
WKU Archives Records
Press releases, photos and game statistics for WKU softball team in 2020.
Ua19/16/1 Wku Lady Topper Basketball Media Guide, Wku Athletic Media Relations
Ua19/16/1 Wku Lady Topper Basketball Media Guide, Wku Athletic Media Relations
WKU Archives Records
2020-21 women's basketball media guide produced by WKU Athletic Media Relations, includes athletic records and statistics, photographs, schedule and information regarding opponents.
Ua19/16/1/5 Lady Topper Golf 2019-20 Season Statistics, Wku Athlteic Media Guide
Ua19/16/1/5 Lady Topper Golf 2019-20 Season Statistics, Wku Athlteic Media Guide
WKU Archives Records
Statistical analysis of the 2019-20 women's golf team season.