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Towards An Erotic Masculinity: Audre Lorde’S Insight To Unpacking Desire, Noah Chartier

Student Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Zines, Platform, And Refuge: Media And Mediation For Queer Identities, Kate Theerman Rodriguez

Dean James E. McLeod Freshman Writing Prize

In light of the 29% decrease in LGBTQ+ representation on television as reported by GLAAD for the 2022-2023 season, this paper explores the role that varying forms of media play in the identity formation and mediation of queer and marginalized individuals. The author does so by positioning Fanzines, or ‘zines’, from the punk-rock movement and the production of digital content within a feedback loop of identity mediation. The loop comprises the stages of Representation, Consumption, Position and Projection, and Production. By combining personal narrative with theoretical analysis, the author explores how media serves as a vital space for marginalized communities …

Feelin' Like A Criminal: Fiona Apple And The Lolita Effect, Astrid Burns

Dean James E. McLeod Freshman Writing Prize

From music to novels, the sexualization of young girls and women permeates our media. Many magazine models and actresses are posed in ways that transform them into sexual objects, even without their knowledge or consent. Miley Cyrus was fifteen when she posed seminude for Vanity Fair. Fiona Apple was only nineteen when pressured to strip on camera for her first music video. This phenomena of perpetuated sexualization of women in media is referred to as the Lolita effect, coined by media studies scholar M. Gigi Durham. With a focus on Fiona Apple’s “Criminal” music video, this research paper explores the …

A (Review) Bomb Representation Of A Post-Apocalyptic Queer Romance, Lydia Pita

Dean James E. McLeod Freshman Writing Prize

The zombie apocalypse genre has historically reinforced white, hypermasculine survivalist narratives, often marginalizing or erasing queer identities. However, HBO’s The Last of Us (2023) disrupts these conventions through its critically acclaimed third episode, Long, Long Time. This paper examines how the episode subverts traditional apocalyptic tropes by portraying a queer romance that challenges stereotypical masculinity. Through Bill’s transformation from a self-sufficient survivalist to an emotionally vulnerable partner, the narrative deconstructs the “transcendent white hypermasculine body” trope and offers a narrative in which queer love thrives despite the dystopian setting. This analysis explores the episode’s unique casting choices, portrayal of queer …

Gender Representation In Modern Children’S Media: The Disguised Damsel In Distress, Alex Bonham Walsh

Dean James E. McLeod Freshman Writing Prize

This paper examines the influence that children’s media has on the formation of gender identity in young children. Through an analysis of the psychology behind children’s formation of gender, coupled with Judith Butler’s theory of gender performativity and history acts, this paper delves into the media’s perpetuation of gender roles and highlights the its critical role in providing children with examples about how to consider and embody one’s gender. Children’s media still possesses gender stereotypes and traditional associations, despite modern movies’ attempts to shift away from harmful narratives. Research demonstrates that children absorb these cues, adopting gendered behaviors and societal …

The Quad (The 2024 Alumni Magazine), Southern Methodist University, Dedman School Of Law

The Quad (Law Alumni Magazine), 1988-present

• Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Trailblazer Speaker Series
• Alumna Spotlight: Brittany K. Barnett
• New Scholarship Challenge Initiative Timed with SMU • Dedman Law Upcoming Centennial Anniversary
• Office of Diversity and Inclusion Building Community with a Spirit of Compassion, Connection, and Excellence
• Jurist in Residence: Judge Kent Jordan SMU Dedman School of Law Inaugural Program
• Focus on our Centers Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, Tsai Center for Law, Science and Innovation, Robert B. Rowling Center for Business Law & Leadership
• Faculty Spotlights Professors Nathan Cortez …

Exploring The Use Of Artificial Intelligence In Science Education In Teacher Training Institutions, Tindyebwa Alex David

Master of Education

This dissertation investigates the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into science education at teacher training institutions, aiming to identify effective strategies for its implementation. The research focuses on the central question: How can AI be effectively integrated into science teacher training to enhance future science education practices?

Employing a Design-Based Implementation Research (DBIR) framework, the study fosters collaborative exploration and iterative development alongside science tutors, teachers, and administrators. This approach bridges the gap between academic research and practical classroom application, ensuring that any proposed AI integration strategies are both theoretically sound and readily adaptable to real-world educational settings.

The research's …

A Systematic Review Of Resilient Early Childhood Education Strategies In Uganda: Insights From The Covid-19 Pandemic., Apio Grace

Master of Education

The COVID-19 lockdown had massive disruptions to early childhood education worldwide. This highlighted the need for resilient strategies to support children's learning during crises. This systematic review aimed to analyze and synthesize existing literature from different countries on resilient ECE strategies implemented during the pandemic to ensure the continuity and quality of education for children. The methodology employed involved a comprehensive search of academic databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, Hinar, EBSCOhost, and grey literature. The inclusion and exclusion criteria encompass studies published between January 2020 and October 2023 and reports focusing on resilient ECE strategies implemented during the …

Kalven For Corporations: Should For-Profit Corporations Adopt Public Statement Policies?, Anthony Casey, Tom Tom Ginsburg

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

In the last few years, corporations have been called upon to take public positions on myriad issues unconnected to core business concerns. Demands for public statements may arise from various stakeholders, as well as from the general public and the media. Sometimes such statements are uncontroversial, but other times, firms find themselves in a no-win position, in which both silence and voice will offend some core constituency. Crafting meaningful public-facing statements becomes a major challenge.

In this article, we ask whether these corporations should adopt some form of express upfront policy on when they will and when they will not …

Private Security And Public Police, Ben Grunwald, John Rappaport, Michael Berg

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

Private security officers outnumber police by a wide margin, and the gap may be growing. As cities have claimed to defund the police, many have quietly expanded their use of private security, reallocating spending from the public to the private sector. It is difficult to know what to make of these trends, largely because we know so little about what private security looks like on the ground. On one prevalent view of the facts, a shift from public to private security would mean little more than a change of uniform, as the two labor markets are deeply intertwined. Indeed, academics, …

Trade Secrecy's Information Paradox, Christopher Buccafusco, Jonathan S. Masur, Deepa Varadarajan

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

Trade secret law is meant to encourage socially beneficial behaviors by permitting firms to protect their investments in the creation of valuable information. In theory, the ability to protect valuable information will make firms more likely to create that information in the first instance. But the law can also be used to shield socially harmful behaviors from public oversight. Firms can assert trade secret protection to prevent journalists, watchdogs, and criminal defendants from learning whether they are engaged in dangerous, wrongful, or biased activity. Ideally, trade secret law should sort socially beneficial uses from socially harmful ones, permitting only the …

Administrative Enslavement, Adam Davidson

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

There are currently over a million people enslaved in the United States. Under threat of horrendous punishment, they cook, clean, and even fight fires. They do this not in the shadow of the law but with the express blessing of the Thirteenth Amendment’s Except Clause, which permits enslavement and involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime.

Despite discussions of this exception in law reviews, news reports, and Netflix documentaries, few commentators have recognized that this enslavement happens silently. No prosecutor, judge, or defense attorney tells convicted people that they will be enslaved as punishment for their crime. It is only …

Hippocampal Subfield Volumes And Memory Development From Middle Childhood To Late Adulthood: 2-Year Longitudinal Change And Modifiers Of Age Effects, Roya Homayouni

Wayne State University Dissertations

Introduction: The hippocampus (Hc) is crucial for memory function across all ages and is comprised of distinct subfields: dentate gyrus (DG), cornu ammonis sectors (CA1-3), and subiculum. Hc subfields support different aspects of memory function across the lifespan and are differentially vulnerable to late-life pathology. Increased knowledge of normative lifespan developmental trajectories of Hc subfield volumes will illuminate their cognitive and health correlates across different ages. Yet, the evidence on change and variability of Hc subfield volumes across the lifespan is sparse. Methods: Here, I conducted a meta-analysis of cross-sectional findings of subfield volumes across ages (n = 48,278 participants, …

Library Publishing Curriculum Introduction Module: Introduction Narrative, Cheryl E. Ball, Harrison Inefuku, Johanna Meetz, Joshua Neds-Fox, Reggie Raju, Célia Regina De Oliveira Rosa, Chelcie Rowell, Kate Shuttleworth, John Warren, Sarah Wipperman

Library Publishing Curriculum

In 2018, The Educopia Institute and the Library Publishing Coalition (LPC), in partnership with the Public Knowledge Project (PKP), NASIG, and BlueSky to BluePrint, released the first iteration of the “Library Publishing Curriculum,” a suite of synchronous and asynchronous professional development offerings for librarians. The four initial modules—Content, Impact, Policy, and Sustainability—were funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences and address major competencies in library publishing. As part of the sustainability plan for these grant deliverables, the LPC created an editorial board that would steer future iterations of the curriculum. They took as their first task a step …

Clark Magazine, Winter 2024, Clark University

Clark Magazine

The Winter 2024 edition of Clark Magazine. Clark Magazine is a twice-yearly publication primarily geared towards Clark University Alumni.

The cover story is 'The Mushroom Moment: In a bust of popularity, the once-humble fungus has captured the kitchen and conquered our culture. Clark mycologist David Hibbett believes he knows why'.

The Monadnock Volume 63, 2024, Clark University Geographical Society

The Monadnock (Clark Geographical Society)

Volume 63 of The Monadnock. The Monadnock was the alumni magazine of the Clark University Geographical Society (1927-1985) (2014-present).

Umbra Games (2024), Cristina Canelo Edo

Grado en Diseño y Desarrollo de videojuegos

Se estudiarán las adaptaciones del cómic a distintos productos, poniendo el foco en los videojuegos, analizando así el impacto que han podido experimentar, las ganancias y pérdidas respecto a la historia del cómic además de las mecánicas y estilos de videojuegos escogidos en cada caso.

Queremos poner el foco en juegos de terror o de suspenso.

Politicians The Founders Warned You About, Neil Fulton

UC Law Constitutional Quarterly

Many articles have explored the Founders’ intentions regarding the constitutional text. Much less attention has focused on the Founders’ ideas regarding the traits needed of the leaders in a constitutional republic. The Constitution focuses on governing structures, many of which relate to the electoral process. The Constitution does not spell out the ideal traits of the leaders elected pursuant to those processes. Nonetheless, the Founders possessed clear views about the virtues and qualifications that ideal political leaders required. Indeed, the Founders issued warnings about certain archetypal political figures who, because of their flagrant disregard of the ideal virtues and qualifications, …

Vol 17(2) Table Of Contents

Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange (JETDE)

Vol 17(2) Table of Contents

The Dating Experiences Of Black Women, Sarah Ish

Women's and Gender Studies Theses

My thesis centers around Black women’s dating and hookup experiences at Loyola Marymount University (LMU). I distributed a survey with 44 questions; five demographic questions and eight factors that include questions revolving around being romantically and/or sexually rejected based on their race/ethnicity. After three weeks of collecting data, my research has revealed patterns involving negative attitudes towards dating apps, admissions of hopelessness in finding an intimate partner, being fetishized by white people, and feelings of betrayal when/if a person of color expressed rejection based on their race/ethnicity. The implementation of feminist theory and feminist scholars such as Audre Lorde, Patricia …

La Voz 2024, Loyola Marymount University, Modern Languages & Literatures Department

La Voz Student Journal

LA VOZ is published by the Modern Languages & Literatures Department, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA.

Developing Methods For Analysis Of Chiral Small Molecules And D-Amino Acid Containing Peptides, Joshua I. Putman

Chemistry & Biochemistry Dissertations - Archive

This dissertation covers the development of methods to analyze chiral small molecules and d-amino acid containing peptides. The first section covers the development of liquid chromatographic chiral screening approaches for newly synthesized chiral molecules. The next part of the dissertation covers methodologies for the analysis of d-amino acid containing peptides. Lastly the bacterial degradation of three commonly used pesticides by bacteria harvested from Colorado potato beetles (Leptinotarsa decemliniata) is presented.

Twelve new azole compounds and eleven racemic ethanolamine derivatives were synthesized. These twenty-three compounds were evaluated using eight chiral columns, four macrocylic glycopeptides, a cyclodextrin derivative …

The Sociological Eye 2024, Loyola Marymount University, Sociology Department

The Sociological Eye Student Journal

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Stacy Burns

Editor: Katie Shepherd

Attic Salt, 2024, Loyola Marymount University, The Honors Program

Attic Salt

No abstract provided.

Reproductive Rights And Medico-Legal Education Post-Dobbs: A Fireside Chat, Michael S. Sinha, Anna Krotinger, Maya A. Phan, Louise P. King

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

The Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was a pivotal moment that reshaped the landscape of abortion policy and delivery of abortion care in the United States. To create a space for critical reflection on the implications of Dobbs for the teaching and learning of abortion care in both medical and legal education, the authors engage in a dialogue highlighting the varied perspectives of professionals and professionals-in-training in both the medical and legal professions. As new attacks on reproductive autonomy continue at both state and federal levels, we foreshadow a tumultuous landscape for abortion policy …

15. Pixie (Novel - Ebook) By Matthew Lipman, Matthew Lipman

Early Elementary School Curriculum

Pixie is an elementary school student perplexed and delighted by many aspects of her experience. This novel emphasizes relationships (logical, social, familial, aesthetic, causal, part-whole, mathematical, etc.) as well as competence in dealing with such relationships. Ethical concepts include sibling-rivalry, personhood, respect for others, friendship, secrets, promise-keeping, parent-child relationships, obedience, teasing, and autonomy. Readers will find the pages of Pixie strewn with philosophical ideas and puzzles that lead to lively classroom deliberation. The text includes some blank pages for young readers to try their hand at book illustration.

Moab To Maharashtra: A Study In Sustainability, Sara Miner

Undergraduate Research (Journal)

Contemporary architectural practices focused on sustainable design and materials evidence the increasingly important role art, architecture, and design occupy in conversations and solutions around climate change. As carbon emissions continue to rise and global climate change becomes ever harder to ignore, it is imperative that architectural design incorporate sustainable materials and practices accessible to all. Using data from artists, architects, and designers committed to sustainability one can address the changing responses and developing technologies used to address climate impact. This article focuses on sustainable architecture, its historical roots, and its contemporary application to geographic areas particularly susceptible to climate change. …

Estradiol Signaling Improves Extinction Memory Recall To Combat Cue-Induced Heroin Relapse In Rats, Jordan S. Carter

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

We are in the midst of an opioid use disorder (OUD) epidemic. While several treatments mitigate a range of factors contributing to return to use, or relapse, the power of drug-conditioned environmental cues to precipitate relapse have not been adequately addressed. One treatment modality targeting cue reactivity, cue exposure therapy (CET), exacerbated relapse in individuals with OUD, perhaps due to a deficit in extinction memory recall (EMR). Here, EMR is the ability to override the drug-cue association and prevent relapse. Interest remains in combatting cue-induced relapse, potentially by introducing a pharmacologic adjunct with CET to enhance EMR. In the following …

The Study Of Baby Boomers And Generation Z’S Attitudes Towards Generational Mental Health Dynamics, Regina M. Luttrell Ph.D., Hunter Harpin, Emma Grace Reville, Yunxiang Yu, Abagail Sweeney

Real Chemistry Emerging Insights Lab

The purpose of this research is to compare and contrast how different historical events have impacted Generation Z members’ and the Baby Boomers’ attitudes towards mental health and how those attitudes have guided members of these generations to feel about medical experts and the technology that they use to deliver their services in the post-COVID era. Studying these topics allows our group to make recommendations as to how medical experts should go about interacting with members of the Generation Z and Baby Boomer generations respectively, based on how historical events have influenced their attitudes towards mental health topics, their perceived …

Examining Connectivity And Mental Health Amongst Generation Z And Millennials, Regina M. Luttrell Ph.D., Alexandra Hosilyk, Nyah Jones, Grace Kos-Dondlinger, Runchu Lang, Katerina Miller

Real Chemistry Emerging Insights Lab

The Real Chemistry Emerging Insights Lab tasked our research team to develop findings based on two generational cohorts and mental health. Our team decided to research Millennials and Generation Z in relation to their mental health and connectivity habits. In addition to these general topics, we analyzed how remote work, the COVID-19 pandemic and U.S. political turmoil have played a role in the mental health status of these two generational cohorts.

The Millennial generational cohort is defined as individuals born from 1981 to 1996. The Generation Z generational cohort is defined as individuals born from 1997 to 2012. In order …