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Understanding Disinformation, Propaganda And Media Literacy In Moldova, Adriana Bzovii Apr 2026

Understanding Disinformation, Propaganda And Media Literacy In Moldova, Adriana Bzovii

Research Papers

This research paper describes the landscape of disinformation, propaganda and media literacy in Moldova from the perspectives of journalists, higher education and civil society representatives, as well as the general population. In this context, the literature review refers to concepts of media literacy, disinformation, and propaganda, relationship between them, as well as the potential Russian contribution to manipulating public opinion in post-Soviet countries, focusing explicitly on the Moldovan case. To study the specific features of disinformation and propaganda, this paper addresses the following research question: How disinformation, propaganda and media literacy are currently perceived and connected in Moldova? By adopting …


War Without Violence? Dewey's Insights On Modern Warfare, Don Murray Feb 2026

War Without Violence? Dewey's Insights On Modern Warfare, Don Murray

Dewey Studies

No abstract provided.


Encountering John Dewey's 'Pragmatism' In An Indian Contenxt: Ambedkar's Critique Of War, Violence, And Nationalism, Kaylan Kumar Das Feb 2026

Encountering John Dewey's 'Pragmatism' In An Indian Contenxt: Ambedkar's Critique Of War, Violence, And Nationalism, Kaylan Kumar Das

Dewey Studies

No abstract provided.


Visceral Politics And Heuristic Democracy, Vincent M. Colapietro Feb 2026

Visceral Politics And Heuristic Democracy, Vincent M. Colapietro

Dewey Studies

No abstract provided.


Editor's Introduction, Leonard J. Waks Feb 2026

Editor's Introduction, Leonard J. Waks

Dewey Studies

No abstract provided.


Front Matter And Table Of Contents, Dewey Studies Feb 2026

Front Matter And Table Of Contents, Dewey Studies

Dewey Studies

No abstract provided.


Echo’S Repertoire: Performing Science Fiction And Trans Care Models, Juniper Blue Dec 2025

Echo’S Repertoire: Performing Science Fiction And Trans Care Models, Juniper Blue

Theses

Echo’s Repertoire is a mixture of a passion piece and a call for more work with performing science fiction. It focuses on interpersonal communication within trans studies and the experiences of transgender individuals and myself. Echo’s Repertoire is also an example of the Lyrical Model proposed by Awkward-Rich as a new model for trans affirming speech. The show is laid out non-linearly and follows along with Echo as he starts to build new relationships with the advice of his spaceship ai, Eep, who is a previous version of himself prior to transformation (transition).


Ukrainian Women In The Russo-Ukrainian War: Between Survival And Resistance, Jelena Nikolic Khatatbeh Dec 2025

Ukrainian Women In The Russo-Ukrainian War: Between Survival And Resistance, Jelena Nikolic Khatatbeh

Dissertations

This dissertation explores how the Russo-Ukrainian war has transformed the lives, identities, and resistance strategies of Ukrainian women. Drawing on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with forty-five Ukrainian women conducted between March 2022 and February 2023, it analyzes how everyday survival, political thought, and civic activism have changed during the war. Using a modified grounded theory approach and a feminist lens, this study examines women’s psychosocial experiences, their evolving political consciousness, and their active roles in humanitarian, cultural, and cyber resistance.Findings reveal that the war simultaneously reinforced and disrupted traditional gender expectations. While Ukrainian women dealt with increased domestic and caregiving burdens …


Statesmanship 101: Recommended Readings By Scholars And Diplomats, John Shaw Jul 2025

Statesmanship 101: Recommended Readings By Scholars And Diplomats, John Shaw

Institute Publications

The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute asked leading diplomats and scholars this question: If you were teaching a "Statesmanship 101" course to highly motivated undergraduates, what five or so books would you assign them to read? This book answers that question.


Special Forces Portrayal In Video Games, Paul Utsler Apr 2025

Special Forces Portrayal In Video Games, Paul Utsler

Research Papers

No abstract provided.


A Conductor’S Guide To Selections For The Treble And Satb Choir: Music Of Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Benjamin Britten, Percy Grainger, And Will Todd, Savannah Fallis Apr 2025

A Conductor’S Guide To Selections For The Treble And Satb Choir: Music Of Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Benjamin Britten, Percy Grainger, And Will Todd, Savannah Fallis

Research Papers

These extended program notes contain research, analysis, and rehearsal considerations for selections across multiple choral concerts, including February 8, March 12, and December 10, 2024. The objective for this research and performance is to incorporate varied works from multiple musical eras appropriate for high school and community singers, including the Classical, Romantic, 20th Century, and Modern eras. Focused on a theme of life and Christmas, the repertoire includes: Franz Schubert’s Magnificat, D. 486, Johannes Brahms - 12 Lieder and Romanzen, Op 44, No. 9, 10, and 12, Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols No. 3 and No. 6, Percy Grainger’s “I’m …


Is The Second Amendment Outdated Or Misinterpreted?, William J. Carney Aug 2024

Is The Second Amendment Outdated Or Misinterpreted?, William J. Carney

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

This Article examines the evidence of original intent behind the Second Amendment, which Justice Antonin Scalia ignored in District of Columbia v. Heller. It suggests that the adoption of the Second Amendment was motivated by states' concerns about federal control over state and local militias. Thus, it was intended as a state’s rights amendment before Justice Scalia disregarded the opening clause. The Article then examines the results of Justice Scalia’s opinion in terms of a widespread increasing homicide rate in a nation with more firearms in circulation than the total population. Finally, it compares current homicide rates in the United …


All Is Fair In Law And Warfare In The Ukrainian Crisis: A Look At The Growing Increase Of Economic Sanctions As A Weapon Of War And The Effects On The International Community, Nicholas Martin Aug 2024

All Is Fair In Law And Warfare In The Ukrainian Crisis: A Look At The Growing Increase Of Economic Sanctions As A Weapon Of War And The Effects On The International Community, Nicholas Martin

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

The Russian parliament authorized the use of military force in Ukraine in March, 2014, ostensibly to protect “Russian interests,” and soon thereafter, Russia seized the entire Crimean region from Ukraine and annexed it into the Russian Federation. The United States and Europe have refused military intervention in the region, instead relying on legal measures, or “lawfare,” including economic sanctions against both Russian nationals and Russian businesses, including government entities. Economic sanctions, which have become the United States’ foreign policy tool of choice, often have unintended consequences. This comment acknowledges the advantages of economic sanctions, while explaining the frequent unintended consequences …


Nsa Metadata Collection & Storage: An Internment Camp For Citizens' "Effects", David J. Robinson, Julia Kaye Wykoff Aug 2024

Nsa Metadata Collection & Storage: An Internment Camp For Citizens' "Effects", David J. Robinson, Julia Kaye Wykoff

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides the people the right to be “secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures,” which means the people have the right to freedom from warrantless government intrusion, or trespass, into their persons, houses, papers, and effects. Most people are familiar with persons, houses and papers, but the term “effects” is unfamiliar to many. The United States Supreme Court recently explained that personal property, such as one’s vehicle, constitutes an effect under the Fourth Amendment. The government of the United States has not always lived up to …


Drone Swarms In Adversarial Environment, Bhavana Sai Yadav Akula Dec 2023

Drone Swarms In Adversarial Environment, Bhavana Sai Yadav Akula

Theses

Drones are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operated remotely with the help of cameras, GPS, and on-device SD cards. These are used for many applications including civilian as well as military. On the other hand, drone swarms are a fleet of drones that work together to achieve a special goal through swarm intelligence approaches. These provide a lot of advantages such as better coverage, accuracy, increased safety, and improved flexibility when compared to a single drone. However, the deployment of such swarms in an adversarial environment poses significant challenges. This work provides an overview of the current state of research on …


“‘State Of War’: British Racial Construction, New World Slavery & The Impact Of Somerset’S Case In The Anglo-American Diaspora", John David Kemp Aug 2023

“‘State Of War’: British Racial Construction, New World Slavery & The Impact Of Somerset’S Case In The Anglo-American Diaspora", John David Kemp

Dissertations

On Monday 22 June 1772, the English jurist William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, delivered his oral verdict as Chief Justice of the Court of King’s Bench in the famous case involving the enslaved Afro-British servant James Somerset to declare that only an Act of Parliament could legalize domestic bondage and that Somerset was a free man. For the estimated 15,000 captives living in the English metropole, Somerset v. Stewart effectively undercut the Anglo-Atlantic slavocracy that had hid behind legal technicalities and extrajudicial decrees defending domestic bondage since the last quarter of the seventeenth century. In order to offer a …


Tracing The Roots Of Resistance, Collective Action And Solidarity Among Igbo Women, Sebastian Ukoh Dec 2022

Tracing The Roots Of Resistance, Collective Action And Solidarity Among Igbo Women, Sebastian Ukoh

Theses

Most societies have always achieved balance through some internal mechanisms. Achieving gender balance and drawing lines without letting what we may term the "stronger sex" domineer the "weaker sex" is not always easy. Among the Igbos of South Eastern Nigeria, the women have always pressed home their demands without fear. We will be looking at how they have done this for more than a century, especially at the onset of the British colonial enterprise.


Your Health; Your Responsibility, Angel Sanders Aug 2022

Your Health; Your Responsibility, Angel Sanders

Research Papers

Many believe racism doesn’t exist anymore. In fact, racism is still present, it’s evident in the black community when looking at health. Statistics show that black women specifically encounter more health issues than other races. This thesis touches on generational trauma, feminism, and health collectives. This is a tool for a person looking to heal themselves and start a new health journey. This research assures you don’t have to do this alone and is a step toward mitigation in the black community.


Hip Hop Music And Communicative Messages: Non-White Resistance Of Marginalization Experienced In America, Fatima Albrehi Jul 2022

Hip Hop Music And Communicative Messages: Non-White Resistance Of Marginalization Experienced In America, Fatima Albrehi

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

The purpose of this research is to understand how non-white, marginalized races and/or ethnicgroups feel about utilizing hip hop music to address and combat structural violence. Structuralviolence includes any institutional, social, and political barriers that prevent equality. Twenty-six non-white participantswere recruited and asked to listen to and watch music videos for three contemporary hip hop songs: Nowhere Fast by Eminem ft. Kehlani (2017), This is Americaby Childish Gambino (2018), and Nothin’ Newby 21 Savage (2017). Participants then conversed with one another through a focus group session in which questions were asked about how they felt …


Patriotic Media And The Consequences Of Nationalism, Nicholas Knappenburger Apr 2022

Patriotic Media And The Consequences Of Nationalism, Nicholas Knappenburger

Research Papers

The topic of this paper will be patriotic media (specifically American blockbuster movies) that propagate the narrative of inherent goodness in the United States, its armed forces, and its foreign policy. Through examination of texts on nationalism, propaganda, and its influence on the twentieth century, I aim to draw parallels to modern-day patriotism in the media. The goal being to discover if the patriotic media the American populace consumes is making them more supportive of the American armed forces and our international impact. I will also examine what factors found in patriotic media are elements most likely to cause this …


The All-American Christ, Mark St George Mar 2022

The All-American Christ, Mark St George

Research Papers

My research identifies the mythogenesis of the myth-hero, the All-American Christ. This figure is realized through motion pictures by fusing together the ideological strains of Judeo-Christian vicarious redemption, Biblical American Exceptionalism, and conservative, Muscular Christianity. Using the methodologies of historical criticism and American studies, I argue that the construction of this conservative myth represents a militant manifestation of theocratic media, and is evangelized in the 1971 Christ film, The Omega Man, starring Charlton Heston.


A Civil Society: The Public Space Of Freemason Women In France, 1744-1944, James Allen Apr 2021

A Civil Society: The Public Space Of Freemason Women In France, 1744-1944, James Allen

A Civil Society: The Public Space of Freemason Women in France, 1744-1944

No abstract provided.


The ‘Spartan Academy’ Shield: How Courts Protect The Leader Development Education Model At Military Colleges, Christopher M. Hartley Mar 2021

The ‘Spartan Academy’ Shield: How Courts Protect The Leader Development Education Model At Military Colleges, Christopher M. Hartley

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

Military colleges in the United States are essential to the development of the capable leaders our armed forces require to achieve the mission and policy goals of the civilian government. But these education models often give rise to legal issues that cannot be resolved with a simple comparison to the traditional college model. This Article explores the relevant doctrines courts apply to the “Spartan Academy” educational model and reviews decisions concerning the model. While these institutions are generally provided significant legal latitude in their operations, they are not without constraints, and those constraints can vary by the characteristics of each …


Alexander Wilder: Eclectic, Platonist, And Master Of The Arcane, John Haller Jr Jan 2021

Alexander Wilder: Eclectic, Platonist, And Master Of The Arcane, John Haller Jr

Alexander Wilder: Eclectic, Platonist, and Master of the Arcane

No abstract provided.


Documenting A Personal And National History: Echoes Of The Urban-Rural Divide In The Works Of Helga Gamboa, Sonja Gelin Dec 2020

Documenting A Personal And National History: Echoes Of The Urban-Rural Divide In The Works Of Helga Gamboa, Sonja Gelin

Honors Theses

This paper analyzes a series of vessels created by artist Helga Gamboa from 2003-2008. Gamboa, an Angolan artist, based in the United Kingdom, uses her work to recount the experiences of rural women during the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002) and her own experience growing up in the capital during the final years of the Salazar-Caetano regime. Gamboa’s syncretic approach incorporates European tin-glazing and indigenous African hand-building techniques. Early Modern Portuguese and traditional Southern Angolan material culture also guide the artist. The resulting works document a lasting urban-rural divide among Angolan women, dating back to colonial policy, liberation struggles, and civil …


A Reanalysis Of The American Revolution: Causes For Support And Opposition To The War Among Women, Jacquelin Biggs May 2020

A Reanalysis Of The American Revolution: Causes For Support And Opposition To The War Among Women, Jacquelin Biggs

Research Papers

This paper examines the existing intellectual historiography of the causes of the American Revolution through the perspectives of both Revolutionary and Loyalist Women. Through the analysis of letters, petitions, and political pamphlets authored by women of the Revolutionary era, this research challenges Bernard Bailyn’s Ideological Origins of the American Revolution and highlights the limitations of his conclusions when applied to the female experience. Women such as Abigail Adams, Martha Washington, Esther Reed, Grace Galloway, and Sarah Fisher demonstrate that despite being aware of the ideologies behind the American Revolution, these were not the only factors they considered in making their …


Epics At The Bottom Of The River: Narratives Of Economic Development In French Louisiana, Kat Spears May 2020

Epics At The Bottom Of The River: Narratives Of Economic Development In French Louisiana, Kat Spears

Theses

A use of narrative and biographical history to describe how economic creolization developed French Louisiana.


Movies At Sea: Silent Films And Soldier Leisure Time During The First World War, Matthew Edmier Jan 2020

Movies At Sea: Silent Films And Soldier Leisure Time During The First World War, Matthew Edmier

Legacy

No abstract provided.


Filipino Guerilla Resistance To Japanese Invasion In World War Ii, Colin Minor Mar 2019

Filipino Guerilla Resistance To Japanese Invasion In World War Ii, Colin Minor

Legacy

No abstract provided.


Performing Research: Contemplating What It Means To Be A "Man", George Belliveau Mar 2019

Performing Research: Contemplating What It Means To Be A "Man", George Belliveau

Artizein: Arts and Teaching Journal

Sharing research in performative modes opens new possibilities for meaning making. This article offers a monologue that explores my experience of working on a theatre project with military veterans. The impact of working on the creative process with veterans inspired this performed piece, and provided an opportunity to contemplate what it means to be a ‘man’ in today’s society. The article first situates performed research within current arts-based literature prior to sharing the creative piece, which is at the heart of this offering. The piece then concludes with how performed research opens the possibility for different forms of engagement and …