Conversations On Controversy: An Examination Of Internet Discussions On High-Profile Incidents Of Recorded Police Brutality,
2016
Wayne State University
Conversations On Controversy: An Examination Of Internet Discussions On High-Profile Incidents Of Recorded Police Brutality, Brittany Nicole Jefferson
Wayne State University Theses
The purpose of this study is to examine the conversations that Internet user have when discussing publicized, recorded incidents of police brutality. This study examined the deaths of Tamir Rice, Eric Garner and Walter Scott and the subsequent discussions about the incidents on YouTube.com, MSNBC.com and NYTimes.com. This was accomplished by using an exploratory content analysis to establish what are the general topics of these discussions. This analysis found that there are 2 major themes that are discussed by Internet users when they comment; the content of the video and the social context of the incident itself. However, the popularity …
Thrill Of A Billion Eyes: The Prancing J-Settes,
2016
University of Mississippi
Thrill Of A Billion Eyes: The Prancing J-Settes, Mary Paige Blessey
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The “Prancing J-Settes” is the official name of the dance line for the Sonic Boom of the South marching band at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. The popular form of dance termed “J-Setting” sources its name from the Prancing J-Settes. The Sonic Boom of the South and the Prancing J-Settes have a loyal fan following and have had a lasting and widespread influence on popular culture. This is an oral history interview project focusing on the current Prancing J-Settes themselves to hear their thoughts and definitions of the form of dance they perform and its significance. The primary interviews …
The Changing “Face” Of North Omaha, Part 2,
2016
University of Nebraska at Omaha
The Changing “Face” Of North Omaha, Part 2, Preston Love Jr.
Black Studies Faculty Publications
In my last and most recent column entitled THE CHANGING “FACE” OF NORTH OMAHA”, I discuss the advent of a steady migration into North Omaha from a worldwide immigrant and refugee population. I listed: Sudanese, Somalian, Vietnamese, Laotian, El Salvadorian, Guatemalan, refugee, immigrant, Afghanistan. Mexican, Iranian, Burmese to name a few. All great people and cultures in their own right. But my focus was and is on the resulting dynamics. My focus is narrowed to North Omaha Only. I suggest you read part1 for understanding of my thrust. In summary I declare that these new communities by in large bring …
College-Educated, African American Women's Marital Choices,
2016
University of Kentucky
College-Educated, African American Women's Marital Choices, Katherine M. Oliver
Theses and Dissertations--Family Sciences
This study explores the desire to marry, marriageable mate criteria, and marital choices/options as they pertain to college-educated, African American women within today’s society. A purposive, nationally based sample (N = 95) of never married, college-educated, African American women (i.e., 18 to 40 years of age) was gathered via an online survey accessed by an emailed link. A mixed methods approach was utilized within the survey design, followed by data analyses (i.e., frequencies, two-way analyses) interpreted through a theoretical framework of social exchange. Areas discussed include life goals of marriage, cohabitation, and career; romantic barriers; the perceived availability of …
Reflections On Black Lives Matter In The Context Of Human Rights And Family Science,
2016
Old Dominion University
Reflections On Black Lives Matter In The Context Of Human Rights And Family Science, Shuntay Z. Mccoy, Anthony James
Counseling & Human Services Faculty Publications
- While all lives do matter, the humanity of all lives is not collectively recognized.
- Violent contexts place an extraordinary amount of stress on Black youth, families, and communities.
- Systematic violence causes multiple transitions in families and threatens families' psychosocial adjustment.
- The collectivistic approach served as an adaptive response to varying levels of oppression faced by Black people since arriving in the Americas.
- Black Lives Matter has significant implications for the work of family life educators, researchers, and practitioners.
Queering Sugar: Kara Walker’S Sugar Sphinx And The Intractability Of Black Female Sexuality,
2016
CUNY Graduate Center
Queering Sugar: Kara Walker’S Sugar Sphinx And The Intractability Of Black Female Sexuality, Amber Jamilla Musser
Publications and Research
This essay analyzes the controversy surrounding artist Kara Walker’s 2014 installation, A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby, to unpack the pleasures and dangers that subtend discussions of black female sexuality. What Walker announced as a tribute to the labor of brown and black bodies produced myriad conversations about pleasure, danger, and black female sexuality. Most art critics argued that the piece reclaimed black female agency; many visitors criticized the work (and the public response to it) as disrespectful and problematic. In the essay, I argue that both of these responses highlight the difficulty of talking about black female …
Father Of All Destruction: The Role Of The White Father In Contemporary Post-Apocalyptic Cinema,
2016
University of Kentucky
Father Of All Destruction: The Role Of The White Father In Contemporary Post-Apocalyptic Cinema, Felicia Cosey
Theses and Dissertations--English
Since September 11, 2001 a substantial number of English-language, post-apocalyptic films have been released. This renewed interest in the genre has prompted scholars to examine the circumstances within western society that make post-apocalyptic films appealing to audiences. The popularity of these films derives from a narrative structure that reinforces conservative notions of good and bad and moral absolutism. The post-9/11, post-apocalyptic film typically features a white male hero who, in one way or another, reestablishes the pre-apocalyptic social order through proclamations of mandatory and prohibitive laws that must be adhered to by the survivors. The hero of post-apocalyptic film does …
Southern Transfiguration: Competing Cultural Narratives Of (Ec)Centric Religion In The Works Of Faulkner, O’Connor, And Hurston,
2016
University of Kentucky
Southern Transfiguration: Competing Cultural Narratives Of (Ec)Centric Religion In The Works Of Faulkner, O’Connor, And Hurston, Craig D. Slaven
Theses and Dissertations--English
This project explores the ways in which key literary texts reproduce, undermine, or otherwise engage with cultural narratives of the so-called Bible Belt. Noting that the evangelicalism that dominated the South by the turn of the twentieth century was, for much of the antebellum period, a relatively marginal and sometimes subversive movement in a comparatively irreligious region, I argue that widely disseminated images and narratives instilled a false sense of nostalgia for an incomplete version of the South’s religious heritage. My introductory chapter demonstrates how the South’s commemorated “Old Time” religion was not especially old, and how this modernist construct …
Journal Of Hip Hop Studies,
2016
Virginia Commonwealth University
Brown Girl,
2016
Virginia Commonwealth University
Philosophy And Hip-Hop: Ruminations On Postmodern Cultural Form,
2016
Prairie View A&M University
Philosophy And Hip-Hop: Ruminations On Postmodern Cultural Form, Michael D. Royster
Journal of Hip Hop Studies
Book review of Philosophy and Hip-Hop: Ruminations on Postmodern Cultural Form. By Julius Bailey (2014).
Religion And Hip Hop,
2016
College of William and Mary
Religion And Hip Hop, Travis Harris
Journal of Hip Hop Studies
Book review of Religion and Hip Hop, by Monica Miller (2013).
Chocolate Star,
2016
Virginia Commonwealth University
Foot Notes On Equality,
2016
Virginia Commonwealth University
Black Students Resisting And Coping With Racism At Predominately White Institutions,
2016
University of Mississippi
Black Students Resisting And Coping With Racism At Predominately White Institutions, Latierney Frazier
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Black students attending predominately white institutions (pwis) have many obstacles to overcome while navigating their college career. Black students at pwis experience micro-aggressions and different forms of racial discrimination. Various studies have focused on the experiences of black students and some focused on the responses to their experiences in terms of coping; however, literature is lacking when it comes to how students of color at pwis are also effectively simultaneously resisting racism through their coping mechanisms. My research question is "how do black students at pwis cope with and resist the micro-aggressions found within the structure of new racism?" To …
The Heritage Journal Winter 2016,
2016
Providence College
Letter From The Editor,
2016
Providence College
On The Whiteness Of Biracial Folk,
2016
Providence College
On The Whiteness Of Biracial Folk, Jordan Mann
The Heritage Journal
No abstract provided.
Understanding The Black Male's Quest For Identity As Illustrated Through Native Son,
2016
Providence College
Understanding The Black Male's Quest For Identity As Illustrated Through Native Son, Martez Files
The Heritage Journal
No abstract provided.
My American Dream,
2016
Providence College
