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Dearly Beloved – Christian Taylor
The Heritage Journal Spring 2018
The Heritage Journal Spring 2018
The Heritage Journal
The Heritage Journal is a biannual newsletter for the Black Studies Program at Providence College. We invite our scholarly community—students, faculty, staff, alum and community members to contribute to Heritage. Pieces can take multiple forms such as art, poetry or prose; they can be reflective or analytical.
Slave Speaks To Chain, Kingsley Metelus
Dearly Beloved – George Stinney
My American Dream, Victor Terry
Note From The Director, Julia Jordan-Zachery
Note From The Director, Julia Jordan-Zachery
The Heritage Journal
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Coming Together Is The Beginning, Cathleen Mallorie Williams
Coming Together Is The Beginning, Cathleen Mallorie Williams
The Heritage Journal
No abstract provided.
Understanding The Black Male's Quest For Identity As Illustrated Through Native Son, Martez Files
Understanding The Black Male's Quest For Identity As Illustrated Through Native Son, Martez Files
The Heritage Journal
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The Heritage Journal Winter 2016
Letter From The Editor, Victor Terry
On The Whiteness Of Biracial Folk, Jordan Mann
On The Whiteness Of Biracial Folk, Jordan Mann
The Heritage Journal
No abstract provided.
The Collaborative For The Research On Black Women And Girls
The Collaborative For The Research On Black Women And Girls
The Heritage Journal
No abstract provided.
Black Studies Program Awards 2016
Acknowledgements And Call For Papers
The Drawn-Out Battle Against Stigma: Mental Health In Modern American Comics And Graphic Novels, Swee Khee Brenda Seah
The Drawn-Out Battle Against Stigma: Mental Health In Modern American Comics And Graphic Novels, Swee Khee Brenda Seah
Annual Undergraduate Conference on Health and Society
The discussion of mental health issues in the media significantly shapes public perceptions, most notably in negative portrayals that contribute to the stereotyping of mental health patients. Perhaps surprisingly, comics and graphic novels are forms of media that have potential to mitigate such stigma, despite earlier criticism of mental health stereotypes propagated in some comics. This is reflected in a recent trend of comics treating mental health issues in more sympathetic ways. This paper discusses three American comics from the last decade, examining depictions of post-traumatic stress disorder in Garry Trudeau's comic strip, Doonesbury, around 2005-2006, schizophrenia in Nate …
Busting A Gut: Portrayals Of Obesity In Popular Culture, Carly Babel
Busting A Gut: Portrayals Of Obesity In Popular Culture, Carly Babel
Annual Undergraduate Conference on Health and Society
Obesity is America’s number one leading health epidemic, affecting more than 93 million Americans today (OAC). From 1985 to 2010, obesity has gone from affecting an average of 10% of individuals in just about every state to today affecting 33.8% of people within each state. Children and adults alike all over the U.S. are being diagnosed with obesity and encouraged to change their lifestyles. Doctors are prescribing patients to lose weight, exercise, eat healthy, and in extreme cases, go under the knife, but none of these recommendations are making a dent in lowering the rate of obesity. Rather, the number …