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#Notyourcostume, #Notyourmascot And #Nothappy: New Generation Of Native American Activists Use Social Media To Protest Cultural Misappropriation, Jaclyn Anglis
Capstones
My project profiles Simon Moya-Smith, a Brooklyn-based activist for Native American rights. He, alongside other young Native Americans, protests against the ubiquitous cultural misappropriation of Native American culture by people who are not Native by using social media like Twitter and Instagram to send his message to a broader audience now than Native Americans were ever able to reach before to speak out against misappropriation. This misappropriation includes offenses such as wearing a headdress as a fashion statement, using a Native American based mascot and dressing up like a Native American for Halloween. While activists like Moya-Smith are certainly not …
New Portlandia: Rock N' Roll, Authenticity And The Politics Of Place In Portland, Oregon, Jeffrey Ross London
New Portlandia: Rock N' Roll, Authenticity And The Politics Of Place In Portland, Oregon, Jeffrey Ross London
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
This work is concerned with the situation of indie musicians and their relationship to the urban imaginary of the city of Portland, Oregon. Central to this inquiry is the interplay between music makers and the evolving cultural economy of the city. There are several key issues that arise in Portland for participants in the indie music scene, in the new, high-rent lifestyle city. The regional Northwest ecology of indie rock music and the collective memory of the underground has been brought into the mainstream as an advertisement for the city, an identity for its new residents and for cultural tourism. …
A Cultural And Macroeconomic Perspective On Mate Selection, Samantha Kanouse Bissell
A Cultural And Macroeconomic Perspective On Mate Selection, Samantha Kanouse Bissell
Dissertations and Theses
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