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Uncivil Disobedience And Democracy: An American Perspective, Walter J. Kendall Aug 2021

Uncivil Disobedience And Democracy: An American Perspective, Walter J. Kendall

The Journal of Social Encounters

From the time of the Athenian democracy there has been the debated question of whether protest and dissent, especially uncivil disobedience to the law was supportive or destructive of a people’s democracy. The debate continues unabated today.

In a recent collection of essays titled Protest and Dissent, Professor Susan Stokes offered an answer to the question Are Protests Good or Bad for Democracy? (Schwartzberg, 2020, p. 269). After considering both possibilities, she concludes, as had James Madison in Federalist 10, that protests “are a natural by-product of freedoms of expression and association which, if curtailed, would threaten democracy itself.”(Schwartzberg, 2020, …


Letter From The Director, Zophia Edwards May 2021

Letter From The Director, Zophia Edwards

The Heritage Journal

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Dear Chadwick Boseman, N. Charlemagne Erilus May 2021

Dear Chadwick Boseman, N. Charlemagne Erilus

The Heritage Journal

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Namaste May 2021

Namaste

The Heritage Journal

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For Africa, Justin Andries May 2021

For Africa, Justin Andries

The Heritage Journal

No abstract provided.


Together, Here I Stand May 2021

Together, Here I Stand

The Heritage Journal

No abstract provided.


The Heritage Journal Spring 2021 May 2021

The Heritage Journal Spring 2021

The Heritage Journal

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Letter From The Editor, Hannah Awwad May 2021

Letter From The Editor, Hannah Awwad

The Heritage Journal

No abstract provided.


I Am Poem May 2021

I Am Poem

The Heritage Journal

No abstract provided.


Journey, Stephanie Mireku May 2021

Journey, Stephanie Mireku

The Heritage Journal

No abstract provided.


Oh Society, Lubicristin Lora May 2021

Oh Society, Lubicristin Lora

The Heritage Journal

No abstract provided.


Household Names May 2021

Household Names

The Heritage Journal

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America's Hypocrisy Of Law Enforcement And Protection May 2021

America's Hypocrisy Of Law Enforcement And Protection

The Heritage Journal

No abstract provided.


Stunning Perspectives On The Diversity Proficiency Core, Comfort M. Ateh May 2021

Stunning Perspectives On The Diversity Proficiency Core, Comfort M. Ateh

The Heritage Journal

No abstract provided.


Thank You, Dr. Charlotte O'Kelly! May 2021

Thank You, Dr. Charlotte O'Kelly!

The Heritage Journal

No abstract provided.


“Beychella:” Beyoncé’S Homecoming To A Futuristic Queer Utopian, Jolie V. Brownell Jan 2021

“Beychella:” Beyoncé’S Homecoming To A Futuristic Queer Utopian, Jolie V. Brownell

sprinkle: an undergraduate journal of feminist and queer studies

Beyoncé’s 2018 Coachella performance and 2019 Homecoming film set the stage for a radical Black queer reimagining. Yet, how can Beyoncé—who is straight—be located within a queer critique? In this paper, I argue that through a radical and political expansion of queer, the creative deployment of dis/identification, and the unapologetic expression of the erotic, Beyoncé performs an embodiment of queer of color critique. These creative gestures within “Beychella” invite viewers into a queer futuristic utopian and provide new creative modes to politically inhabit, resist, and reimagine interlocking systems of oppression.

Keywords: Beyoncé, queer, dis/identification, erotic, QoCC, …