Pleasure, Politics, And Patriarchy: Women’S Intimacy In An Authoritarian Egypt, Sadia A. Saba

Senior Projects Spring 2021

This research project explores the question: To what extent is Egypt’s patriarchal household structure, especially in regards to its treatment of female sexual autonomy, a pillar of authoritarianism and therefore an obstacle to democracy? This paper takes a deep look into the intimate sexual lives of Egyptians and explores its implications for regime type in the country. Widespread practices such as virginity testing, hymen reconstruction, female genital mutilation, etc. along with phenomena such as sexual dysfunctions, community morality policing and other normalized behaviors demonstrate the different ways in which women’s sexual autonomies are widely hindered. This is the result of …

From The Black Panther Party To Black Lives Matter: Lessons From The Arab Spring And The Prospects For Social And Political Change In The Post-Ideological World, Raphael Lewis

Senior Projects Spring 2021

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

Mentality Of The German Middle Class And Nazism: The Activation And Transformation Of Existing Antisemitic And Anti-Liberal Tendencies By Rapid Social Changes, Zhengyang Ji

Senior Projects Spring 2021

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

Examining The Role That Environmental Studies Programs In Advancing The Environmental Justice Movement: A Case Study Of Bard College’S Environmental And Urban Studies Program, Julia Jankrisfa Gloninger

Senior Projects Spring 2021

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

Optimizing Green Infrastructure: Designing, Managing, And Evaluating Green Infrastructure To Receive Social, Economic, And Ecological Benefits, Mikaela Christine Martiros

Senior Projects Spring 2021

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

Decision Making On Fertility Of Married Urban Women In China, Jingkun Zhang

Senior Projects Spring 2021

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

The Intersectionality Of Anti-Fat Prejudice, Lily Moerschel

Senior Projects Spring 2021

Abstract

Anti-fat prejudice has received little to no attention in social justice discourse. Fat Americans are discriminated against in healthcare, education and in the workplace. This discrimination includes, but is not limited to, lowered salary, unexplained termination from a job, unsolicited medical advice, body scrutiny, bullying, social exclusion, and being denied in vitro fertilization. Situating anti-fat prejudice in an intersectional framework will facilitate the dismantling of weight-normative doctrines. In the present study, participants completed a race IAT and a weight IAT, as well as a demographic questionnaire and the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM). Implicit racial bias was positively correlated …

Boundaries, Expression, And Positivity: Investigating Commentary On Black Women Within Cosplay Fandom On Tiktok, Cymone Alexis Richardson

Senior Projects Spring 2021

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

The Boundaries Between: The Politicization Of American Indigenous Identities And Gender Based Violence, Lauren A. Saltis

Senior Projects Spring 2021

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

In Between Private And Public Life: An Investigation Of Women's Work As Sugar Babies And The Commodification Of Intimacy, Renata Yvonne Pepi

Senior Projects Spring 2021

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

Demanding Citizenship: The Sub-Saharan African Experience In France, Nicholas Ruben Rougeau

Senior Projects Spring 2021

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

Reducing Youth Incarceration Through Protections In Childhood Development: A Case Study Of West Virginia, Claire Heather Virginia Lindsay

Senior Projects Spring 2021

Childhood Development is a trajectory that is subject to many risks and protections, enacted by a host of institutions, systems and actors. High rates of youth incarceration in the U.S. demonstrate one of the ways risk factors in childhood can lead to outcomes that are often very harmful to development beyond childhood. West Virginia has the highest rate of youth incarceration in the U.S. and therefore offers a unique look into what systems are at play when considering vulnerable youth populations. Through Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory I examine the various systems of childhood development and how they interact to affect …

“Home Is Where You Make It”: Navigating Culture & Society As A 1.5 Generation Guyanese Immigrant In The United States, Daniella P. Mingo

Senior Projects Spring 2021

Based on the experiences of twelve 1.5 generation Guyanese immigrants living in the United States, this thesis serves to understand the strategies that some immigrants may choose as they assimilate into the United States. This study highlights the acculturation preferences of Guyanese immigrants adjusting to the United States while challenging current assimilation theories. It specifically focuses on the understanding of cultural and social capital and how this ultimately influences the attitudes that these immigrants have towards socio-economic values like education/career choices. With an emphasis on language, food, and rituals/holidays, I propose a new way of defining culture and argue that …

Conditional Whites: An Analysis Of Identity Formation Patterns Among Second Generation Arab American Muslims Today, Najwa Jamal

Senior Projects Spring 2021

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.