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Syracuse University

2016

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How Civility Works, Keith Bybee Sep 2016

How Civility Works, Keith Bybee

Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics, and the Media at Syracuse University

Is civility dead? Americans ask this question every election season, but their concern is hardly limited to political campaigns. Doubts about civility regularly arise in just about every aspect of American public life. Rudeness runs rampant. Our news media is saturated with aggressive bluster and vitriol. Our digital platforms teem with expressions of disrespect and trolls. Reflecting these conditions, surveys show that a significant majority of Americans believe we are living in an age of unusual anger and discord. Everywhere we look, there seems to be conflict and hostility, with shared respect and consideration nowhere to be found. In a …


Research Brief: "Mental Health Of Transgender Veterans In Us States With And Without Discrimination And Hate Crime Legal Protection", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University Jun 2016

Research Brief: "Mental Health Of Transgender Veterans In Us States With And Without Discrimination And Hate Crime Legal Protection", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

This study suggests that policies protecting transgender individuals from employment discrimination are associated with better mental health, as it found that transgender individuals represent one of the most marginalized populations in both civilian and military communities. In practice, employers should continue encouraging a safe and welcoming environment for all employees, including individuals who identify as transgender, and medical providers serving transgender veterans should consider evaluating their patients’ mental health. In policy, policymakers might continue efforts to reduce discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and might consider introducing bills to protect LGBTQ+ persons. Suggestions for future study include sampling …


Acercamientos Feministas Al Cine Español Y Latinoamericano: La Mujer Como Producto Y Productora De Imágenes, Kathryn Everly Jun 2016

Acercamientos Feministas Al Cine Español Y Latinoamericano: La Mujer Como Producto Y Productora De Imágenes, Kathryn Everly

Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - All Scholarship

An introduction to feminist film studies mean to orient the reader to different schools of thought and cinematic language. Films analyzed include La niña santa, Yo, la peor de todas, Las maestras de la República.


Research Brief: "Out From The Shadows: Female Student Veterans And Help-Seeking", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University Jan 2016

Research Brief: "Out From The Shadows: Female Student Veterans And Help-Seeking", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

This study explored what happened when female veterans brought three military-cultural contexts (responsibility, worth, and pride) into their transition to civilian life and help-seeking attitudes in college. In practice, student veterans exhibiting components of military culture should use these military cultural components to their benefit, and student veterans struggling to adjust to the type of thinking often required of college students should feel comfortable seeking support at their university student veteran center. In policy, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) might continue offering their campus toolkit, which has been found to be a great resource for many IHEs, offering them …


Remerbering/Gendering War:Gerda Taro's Spanish Civil War Photographs, Kathryn Everly Jan 2016

Remerbering/Gendering War:Gerda Taro's Spanish Civil War Photographs, Kathryn Everly

Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - All Scholarship

Spanish Civil War photography is reframed as a feminist project as seen through Gerda Taro's photos of women milita.


Después Del Final: Muerte Como Catalizador En Cielos De Barro, Kathryn Everly Jan 2016

Después Del Final: Muerte Como Catalizador En Cielos De Barro, Kathryn Everly

Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - All Scholarship

In Dulce Chacon's novel Cielos de barro, death serves as a catalyst for memory instead of a brutal ending. Alternative views of historical events create a feminist revisionist history.