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Full-Text Articles in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Allocutio: Articulating The Task For The Future Of African Catholicism, Mary Sylvia Nwachukwu
Allocutio: Articulating The Task For The Future Of African Catholicism, Mary Sylvia Nwachukwu
Journal of Global Catholicism
This essay charts how Catholicism can become more indigenously African and respond better to African needs and concerns.
Editor's Introduction, Mathew Schmalz
Editor's Introduction, Mathew Schmalz
Journal of Global Catholicism
An overview of African Catholicism. Part Two: Retrospect and Prospect, third issue of the Journal of Global Catholicism. A summary of the work of Bradford Hinze, Mary Gloria Njoku, Matthias Scharer, Mary Sylvia Nwachukwu, and Bernhard Udelhoven. Among the topics considered: African ecclesiology, African wellness and quality of life in Africa, interreligious dialogue in Africa, African Biblical scholarship, witchcraft and the Catholic Church.
Resist School Pushout With And For Black Girls, Joanne Smith
Resist School Pushout With And For Black Girls, Joanne Smith
Occasional Paper Series
Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) is a Brooklyn based, intergenerational organization committed to the optimal development of girls of color. GGE centers the experiences of young women of color, in particular, Black cis and trans young women, LGBTQ and gender nonconforming youth within advocacy campaigns, participatory action research and programming.
Young women of color disproportionately experience a continuum of violence ranging from verbal, physical and psychological abuse, to sexual assault and rape, homophobia, transphobia, racism, classism, poverty, state sanctioned and institutional violence. Forty percent Black and 37% Latina female students don’t graduate from high school, compared to 22% of white …
Hair Is The Root Of A Revolution: How Black Women Are Embracing Their Identity With Hair, Shanel Dawson
Hair Is The Root Of A Revolution: How Black Women Are Embracing Their Identity With Hair, Shanel Dawson
Capstones
For years, black women have been demeaned for their features; their noses, complexions and hair. Straight hair and wavy hair have been considered “good hair.” And for centuries these ideas have been perpetuated by images in the media, cultural messages and even policies in schools and professional settings.
Today black women, nationwide, are rejecting straightening chemicals and embracing their natural hair as a point of pride. I spoke with several black women who are attempting to distance themselves from these negative narratives by honoring their roots.
For black women in America, hair has been the easiest way to connect on …
Race, Resilience, And Resistance: A Culturally Relevant Examination Of How Black Women School Leaders Advance Racial Equity And Social Justice In U.S. Schools, Tonya Evette Walls
Race, Resilience, And Resistance: A Culturally Relevant Examination Of How Black Women School Leaders Advance Racial Equity And Social Justice In U.S. Schools, Tonya Evette Walls
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
This culturally relevant qualitative examination of the leadership of Black women educational leaders (BWEL) committed to advancing a social justice leadership agenda within the contested spaces (Stovall, 2004) comprising United States (U.S.) P-12 schools, employs an African centered emancipatory methodology (Kershaw, 1990, 1992; Tillman, 2002), situated in a conceptual framework grounded in the research on applied critical leadership (Santamaria, 2013). It examines, highlights, celebrates, and makes transparent, the unique leadership of BWEL. Engaged to rebuke the silencing and marginalization of women educational leaders of color in the educational leadership discourse, this study bridges engages a multiple case study approach, phenomenological …
Southern Veils : The Sisters Of Loretto In Early National Kentucky., Hannah O'Daniel
Southern Veils : The Sisters Of Loretto In Early National Kentucky., Hannah O'Daniel
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This thesis analyzes the experiences of Roman Catholic women who joined the Sisters of Loretto, a community of women religious in rural Washington and Nelson Counties, Kentucky, between the 1790s and 1826. It argues that the Sisters of Loretto used faith to interpret and respond to unfolding events in the early nation. The women sought to combat moral slippage and restore providential favor in the face of local Catholic institutional instability, global Protestant evangelical movements, war and economic crisis, and a tuberculosis outbreak. The Lorettines faced financial, social, and cultural pressures—including an economic depression, a culture that celebrated family formation …
A Historical Case Study Of Title Ix In Nevada: An Excellent Investment In Our Youth, Jason Clark
A Historical Case Study Of Title Ix In Nevada: An Excellent Investment In Our Youth, Jason Clark
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The purpose of this study was to examine and document the history of Title IX in the American West, specifically at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), and at Clark County School District (CCSD) in Las Vegas, Nevada. This thesis contends that since the late nineteenth-century, women have utilized sports as a method to shed discriminatory stereotypes, fight for inclusion, and promote gender equality. In addition, the progressive actions of educational administrators and community leaders regarding Title IX make both UNR and CCSD exceptional institutions for gender equality. This thesis contains six chapters including the introduction and conclusion. Chapter 1 …
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 26 [27], Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 26 [27], Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:
- Alvey, Rebekah. Finding His Way – Timothy Caboni
- Coyle, Cameron. WKU Police Department Builds Trust with More Diverse Force
- Ziege, Nicole. Student Government Association Discusses Strategic Planning, Passes Two Bills
- Lee, David. College Heights Herald Reserve Fund
- King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Responsibility
- Ho Ho Herald – Christmas Gifts
- Leonard, Nicole. Gender Disparities Impact Health Care Policy
- Semester Recap
- Fletcher, Griffin. Mr. Devastating: Male Pageant Aims to Defy Sexism – Delta Sigma Theta
- Mohr, Olivia. New Restaurant Hickory & Oak to Come to Town
- Moore, …
Producing "Fabulous": Commodification And Ethnicity In Hair Braiding Salons, Sylviane Ngandu-Kalenga Greensword
Producing "Fabulous": Commodification And Ethnicity In Hair Braiding Salons, Sylviane Ngandu-Kalenga Greensword
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Black women wearing fabulous braids are a striking feature of the Afro-diasporic cultural landscape. However, the braiders and salon owners who enable this aesthetic engineering are seldom acknowledged. This dissertation investigates the experience and role of Caribbean and West and Central African women in the hair braiding industry, a rapidly growing business in the U.S. I address the complexity of these women’s multiple social roles and the multiple consciousness (King, 1988) associated with their demographic characteristics (color, ethnicity, gender, nationality, and immigrant status). The commonalities between the braiders and their mostly African American customers contrast vividly with their perception of …
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:
- Coyle, Cameron. Students Express Concern Over WKU Alert System
- Alvey, Rebekah. Faculty Regent Reflects on Term – Barbara Burch
- Eastham, Lillie. Glow Walk Honors People Affected by Cancer – Relay for Life
- Ziege, Nicole. Student Government Association Fails to Pass Resolution Supporting Dreamers – Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
- DeLetter, Emily. Scheduling Software Aims to Simplify Registration
- Huff, Taylor. Do You Support the Fairness Ordinance?
- Austin, Emma. Editorial Cartoon re: Faculty Regent Election
- Part-time Faculty Deserve a Say in Faculty Regent Election
- Hormell, David. The …
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:
- Alvey, Rebekah. Faculty Regent Ballot Results Tossed Over Part-time Vote
- Moore, Noah. Stand Proud – Pride Festival
- Stahl, Matt. Event Celebrates Young Women in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math – SkyTeach
- Collins, Emma. Hiring Process Changes to Address Budget Deficit
- Harsh, Spencer. New Tracks to Add to your Playlist
- Smith, Alexis. Editorial Cartoon re: Fairness Ordinance
- Fair Play – Fairness Ordinance
- Burgess, Kelly. Raising the Granola Bar of Collegiate Nutrition
- Heichelbech, Evan. Offensive Line Coach Recovering from Brain Surgery – Mike Sanford
- Jessie, Alec. Conditioning …
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 17, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 17, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:
- Coyle, Cameron & Monica Kast. Multiple Shots Fired Near Campus Late Tuesday Night
- DeLetter, Emily. Powerhouse – Jadier Rivera, Weightlifting
- Alvey, Rebekah. Bowling Green Hosts First Pride Festival on Saturday
- Hornsby, Morgan. Student Finds Sisterhood, Growth with Major Redz – Melody Dickerson
- Huff, Taylor. #MeToo Social Media Campaign – Sexual Harassment
- King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Candy Corn
- Leonard, Nicole. Direct Discussion: Hollywood Confronted Rape Culture, So Should We
- Dimeo, Chris. Babylon Offers Authentic Oasis of Middle Eastern Cuisine
- Porter, Sam. Friday Night Lights – …
Ua19/16/2 Womens' Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations
Ua19/16/2 Womens' Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations
WKU Archives Records
Press releases, photos and game statistics related to WKU women's basketball team from August to December 2017.
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:
- Ziege, Nicole. Student Government Association to Fund Inaugural Pride Festival
- Austin, Emma. American Dreamer – Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Immigration
- DeLetter, Emily. Second Tuesday Salons Focuses on Incarcerated Men, Songwriting
- Collins, Emma. Virtual Reality Event Focuses on Refugee Crisis – No Lost Generation
- Coyle, Cameron. Cage the Elephant Offers WKU Free Concert
- Eastham, Lillie. LGBTQ Groups Host Annual Ice Cream Social
- King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Condoms
- Leonard, Nicole. The B Grade Women in the Public Eye: Sex Double Standards Impede Universal Respect
- Hovell, …
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:
- Alvey, Rebekah. Federal Comments Signal Title IX Change
- Collins, Emma. Out of Lines – Parking
- Kast, Monica. WKU Prepares for Potential Changes to Pension System
- Alvey, Rebekah. Habitat for Humanity Builds Sheds for Community
- Stahl, Matt. Bosnian Film Festival Continues This Week
- Dimeo, Chris. Fresh Out of the India Oven
- King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Voting
- Hormell, David. Rise Above the Static – Activism
- Gabhart, Ebonee. Inclusivity: A Bowling Green Cornerstone
- Schweickart, Lydia. The Dead Walk – Kiwanis Club, Zombies
- Moore, Noah. SKyPAC Offers Free …
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:
- Alvey, Rebekah. Losing Community – Levi Hanson, ROTC, Transgender
- Hornsby, Morgan. WKU, Bowling Green March to Defend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – DACA
- DeLetter, Emily. University of Kentucky College of Medicine Construction Continues
- Ziege, Nicole. Student Government Association Approves Funding for Legal Observer Training
- Burgess, Kelly. Eating Produce or Producing Waste
- King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Dating
- Murrer, Erick. Godless Entertainment
- Johnson, Kalyn. Working Towards a Cleaner Planet on Campus – Sustainability
- Porter, Sam. WKU Aims to Make History in Illinois – Football
- Manlove, …
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:
- Singleton, John. Laundry Prices Increase on Campus
- Chisenhall, Jeremy & Evan Heichelbech. He’s Back – Mitchell Robinson, Basketball
- Sadrinia, Yasmine. Café Kicks Off International Year of Bosnia
- Mohr, Olivia. Student Government Association Makes Sustainability Permanent Effort
- Coyle, Cameron. WKU Chief of Police Decision is Imminent
- Alvey, Rebekah. WKU Develops New Diversity, Equality Plan
- Johnson, Kalyn. English Majors: We’re Not All Teachers
- Editorial Cartoon re: Welcome to WKU – Red Towel
- Murrer, Erick. From WKU with Love: Learning Life Lessons on the Hill
- Dimeo, Chris. Taste …
And They Entered As Ladies: When Race, Class And Black Femininity Clashed At Central High School, Misti Nicole Harper
And They Entered As Ladies: When Race, Class And Black Femininity Clashed At Central High School, Misti Nicole Harper
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
“And They Entered as Ladies: When Race, Class and Black Femininity Clashed at Central High School,” explores the intersectionality of race, gender and class status as middle-class black women led the integration movement and were the focal point of white backlash during the 1957 Little Rock Central High School crisis. Six of the nine black students chosen to integrate Central High School were carefully selected girls from middle-class homes, whose mothers and female family members played active parts in keeping their daughters enrolled at Central, while Daisy Gatson Bates orchestrated the integration of the capital’s school system. Nevertheless, these women …
Woman Energy: How Our Lesbian Past Informs Our Lesbian Future, Shawn(Ta) Smith-Cruz
Woman Energy: How Our Lesbian Past Informs Our Lesbian Future, Shawn(Ta) Smith-Cruz
Publications and Research
Sinister Wisdom Issue 3, published the year 1977 holds an essay by poet Adrienne Rich, titled, “It is the lesbian in us...”; The cover of the same issue has art by photographer Tee Corinne. Sinister Wisdom is a multicultural lesbian literary and art journal. This non-fiction creative essay written by Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz reflects on the first year of Sinister Wisdom's publication as a celebration of 40 years through this special edition anniversary print for which only 1000 have been printed. The essay remarks on the shift in lesbian identity and community and the potential impact of the Sinister Wisdom journal …
My Crown And Glory: Community, Identity, Culture, And Black Women’S Concerns Of Hair Product-Related Breast Cancer Risk, Dede K. Teteh, Susanne B. Montgomery, Sabine Monice, Laura Stiel, Phyllis Y. Clark, Eudora Mitchell
My Crown And Glory: Community, Identity, Culture, And Black Women’S Concerns Of Hair Product-Related Breast Cancer Risk, Dede K. Teteh, Susanne B. Montgomery, Sabine Monice, Laura Stiel, Phyllis Y. Clark, Eudora Mitchell
Health Sciences and Kinesiology Faculty Articles
Breast cancer (BC) incidence rates for Black and non-Hispanic White women have recently converged; however, Black women continue to die at higher rates from the disease. Black women also use hair products containing hormonally active chemicals at higher rates than other races and ethnic groups. Studies now link chemical components in hair and personal care products to breast cancer risk. Using a community-based participatory research approach, this qualitative study explored community concerns about the role of hair products on breast cancer risk. Focus groups and key informant interviews using triangulation to assure relevant perspectives (women with and without breast cancer …
Bricolage Propriety: The Queer Practice Of Black Uplift, 1890–1905, Timothy M. Griffiths
Bricolage Propriety: The Queer Practice Of Black Uplift, 1890–1905, Timothy M. Griffiths
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Bricolage Propriety: The Queer Practice of Black Uplift, 1890-1905 situates the queer-of-color cultural imaginary in a relatively small nodal point: the United States at the end of the nineteenth century. Through literary analysis and archival research on leading and marginal figures of Post-Reconstruction African American culture, this dissertation considers the progenitorial relationship of late-nineteenth century black uplift novels to modern-day queer theory. Bricolage Propriety builds on work about the sexual politics of early African American literature begun by women-of-color feminists of the late 1980s and early 1990s, including Hazel V. Carby, Ann duCille, and Claudia Tate. A new wave of …
Black Models Matter: Challenging The Racism Of Aesthetics And The Facade Of Inclusion In The Fashion Industry, Scarlett L. Newman
Black Models Matter: Challenging The Racism Of Aesthetics And The Facade Of Inclusion In The Fashion Industry, Scarlett L. Newman
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
The global fashion market is expanding every day, but often, the global fashion runways do not reflect that reality. On average, black models make up for six percent of models used on the runway during the fashion month calendar. This small percentage is also mirrored in advertisements and editorials featured in popular fashion magazines. In the 1970s, black models were met with great opportunities, and that success trickled down into the 1980s and the 1990s. As the 90s came to a close, top designers opted for an aesthetic that ultimately excluded models of color, but black models beared the brunt …
Monstrous Mothers: The Politics Of Forced Mothering, Gillian Henry
Monstrous Mothers: The Politics Of Forced Mothering, Gillian Henry
Honors Theses
Can a woman be a woman without being a mother? By studying the control of women's bodies around reproduction, my work elucidates the insistence on women becoming "good mothers" for society. Is the childless woman a monster? Analysis of the Medea trope identifies that the most monstrous woman of all is thought to be the woman who kills her children. And while white women fight for reproductive choice, women of color fight for reproductive freedom, as coercive policies such as forced sterilization deprive women of color as even being considered as potential mothers. Society's insistence on women fulfilling their destiny …
Introducing The Invisible Man: Black Male Professionals In Higher Education, Claudine Turner, Liz Grauerholz
Introducing The Invisible Man: Black Male Professionals In Higher Education, Claudine Turner, Liz Grauerholz
Humboldt Journal of Social Relations
The absence of Black male professionals in higher education pose a serious challenge to diversity and social justice in colleges and universities. Not only does this paucity reinforce the dominant racial system within these institutions and contribute to the marginalization and discrimination experienced by these men, the lack of Black men in professional positions has serious implications for the retention and graduation of students of color. Yet, despite their important role, very little research exists about their experiences as professionals within institutions of higher education. This study fills this gap by examining Black men working as faculty, administrative or professional …
Moving The Needle On Equity And Inclusion, Kris De Welde Ph.D.
Moving The Needle On Equity And Inclusion, Kris De Welde Ph.D.
Humboldt Journal of Social Relations
This article, adapted from an invited lecture given by the author, addresses intersectional inequalities in U.S. higher education, particularly as they impact faculty. With a focus on structure, culture, and climate, current data is presented, highlighting the variety of ways in which academia remains stratified. These patterns contribute to continued inequality, inequity, marginalization and discrimination. A secondary focus is on change, on “moving the needle,” exploring specific strategies for how institutions can transform and individuals can labor as change agents for equity and inclusivity.
How Far Have We Really Come? Black Women Faculty And Graduate Students' Experiences In Higher Education, Lori Walkington
How Far Have We Really Come? Black Women Faculty And Graduate Students' Experiences In Higher Education, Lori Walkington
Humboldt Journal of Social Relations
This paper presents a critical overview of the sociological research on Black women's experiences as graduate students and faculty in higher education, with a focus on research since 1995. In interaction with the social inequalities of race and class, how are Black women faculty and graduate student’s experiences with sexism, racism, and classism reproduced within the institution of higher education? What kinds of policies have been implemented to address these problems? What changes, if any, have there been in the experiences of black women faculty and graduate students over time? How do Black women scholars fare in relation to their …
Masculinity: Understanding Authority Across Institutional Settings As Social Control, Andre Martin
Masculinity: Understanding Authority Across Institutional Settings As Social Control, Andre Martin
Global Honors Theses
Masculinity is observed here as it relates to authority, and as it functions within discourse surrounding the American penal and health care institutions. Understandings of race and gender are dictated by beliefs that masculinity can be “achieved,” or functions as a value within society. This piece works to stress that masculinity is instead a worldview, which assists in the distinguishing and perpetuation of dichotomy tied to plays of superiority and inferiority. It is for this reason, when recognizing masculinity within a capitalist global context, abolition becomes a necessary approach, when attempting to confront masculinized authority and institutions.
Time Travel, Labour History, And The Null Curriculum: New Design Knowledge For Mobile Augmented Reality History Games, Owen Gottlieb
Time Travel, Labour History, And The Null Curriculum: New Design Knowledge For Mobile Augmented Reality History Games, Owen Gottlieb
Articles
This paper presents a case study drawn from design-based research (DBR) on a mobile, place-based augmented reality history game. Using DBR methods, the game was developed by the author as a history learning intervention for fifth to seventh graders. The game is built upon historical narratives of disenfranchised populations that are seldom taught, those typically relegated to the 'null curriculum'. These narratives include the stories of women immigrant labour leaders in the early twentieth century, more than a decade before suffrage. The project understands the purpose of history education as the preparation of informed citizens. In paying particular attention to …
Girls Are Us: A Collection Of Oral Histories From The Jmu Community, Anne M. Sherman
Girls Are Us: A Collection Of Oral Histories From The Jmu Community, Anne M. Sherman
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
On a campus where women make up a majority of the student population, it is especially important that female voices are heard and given a platform on which they can control their own narrative. I wanted to give those female-identifying voices that platform. I conducted a series of interviews to examine how college-aged female-identifying students feel about their identity and how they construct that identity within the climate of the JMU community. I was particularly interested in the intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexual preference, and ability. I asked each person to share their stories of times when they …
The Plight Of Undocumented Female Migrants: Identifying Structural Factors That Contribute To The Proliferation Of Sex Trafficking And The Failings Of International Law, Hannah K. Valles
Arts and Sciences Dean's Office Undergraduate Honors Theses
The aim of this thesis is to investigate the conditions at two specific border zones, the United States-Mexico border and the Mexico-Guatemalan border, that render undocumented female migrants vulnerable to abduction or recruitment into sexual exploitation. In addition to exploring the factors that expose women to trafficking networks, the study scrutinizes the legal failings of the international law-making community with regards to the safeguarding of women whose socio-economic conditions and environment of perpetual violence prompt their extralegal international movement. The paper provides an overview of the social, economic, and historical factors that underpin the flourishing of sex trafficking operations in …