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You Know How I Know You're Gay? : Masculinity And Homophobia In Mainstream Comedy, Lijah Barasz Jan 2006

You Know How I Know You're Gay? : Masculinity And Homophobia In Mainstream Comedy, Lijah Barasz

Senior Scholar Papers

You Know How I Know You're Gay?: Masculinity and Homophobia in Contemporary Mainstream Comedy is a three-part senior scholars project that consists of a critical analysis of homophobic humor in contemporary mainstream comedy, an original feature-length comedy script entitled Don 't Be that Freshman, and a DVD of selected scenes from Don't Be that Freshman. The critical analysis first establishes the existence of homophobic humor in mainstream comedy and then links this homophobia to masculine anxiety, applying the ideas set forth in Michael Kimmel's essay, "Masculinity as Homophobia," to contemporary, mainstream, homosocial comedies. The paper goes on to examine audience …


Navigating The Academy: The Career Advancement Of Black And White Women Full-Time Faculty, Wandalyn Fanchon Glover Jan 2006

Navigating The Academy: The Career Advancement Of Black And White Women Full-Time Faculty, Wandalyn Fanchon Glover

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The recruitment, retention, and promotion of Black women in the academy continue to be a challenge even after numerous policies and programs to rectify historical and social injustices in American society. This study utilized a womanist lens as a framework to conceptualize the interlocking impact of race and gender on the experiences of Black women in higher education. Utilizing a quantitative design, the primary source for the study included data gathered from the National Study of Postsecondary Faculty conducted by the National Center of Education Statistics (NCES) in survey cycles of 1993, 1999, and 2004. The researcher examined the pace …


The Egyptian Feminist Movement Between Theory And Law: Law In The Writings Of Nawal Al Saadawi, Lobna I. Khater Jan 2006

The Egyptian Feminist Movement Between Theory And Law: Law In The Writings Of Nawal Al Saadawi, Lobna I. Khater

Archived Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the role of law in the writings of the Egyptian feminist Nawal al Saadawi.


A Whole New World? The Evolution Of Disney Animated Heroines From Snow White To Mulan, Christine M. Yzaguirre Jan 2006

A Whole New World? The Evolution Of Disney Animated Heroines From Snow White To Mulan, Christine M. Yzaguirre

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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