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Steven Avery, A Case Study: Making A Murderer Or Making An Identity, Allison Grussing

Masters Theses

Steven Avery, a Wisconsin native, has spent the majority of his adult life in prison, once for a crime he was later exonerated from, and then again for murder. The Netflix series Making a Murderer documents Avery's murder trial, and uses only first hand accounts. Ultimately, this research had two goals: one was to better understand how the series utilized framing to engage in advocacy for Avery and the second was to uncover what identity was constructed by the producers and series for Avery. With a thematic analysis approach and open and axial coding this research revealed three themes that …

An Analysis Of Black Undergraduate Students' Social Activism Through Social Media Usage, Tayla Richards

Masters Theses

Social media has become a tool for college students to engage in social activism. Black undergraduate students is one population that actively utilize social media's impact as illustrated through recent activist movements and demonstrations within university communities. This study sought to explore and analyze the ways that Black undergraduate students utilize social media platforms in general and for activism. The researcher conducted one-on-one interviews with three Black undergraduate students and analyzed their posts on each of their frequently used social media platforms in order to study how their personal narratives were connected to their social media use.

Results showed that …

On Solid Ground I Stand: Narratives On Disclosure, Resilience, And Faith Amidst Recognition Of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Wade Rhodes Dundee

Masters Theses

Childhood sexual abuse seems to be a hidden secret in American society; one of the famous, "If we don't talk about it, it won't happen" narratives. However, we know this is not true. Both the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (2012) and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2005) state one in four girls and one in six boys will fall victim to sexual abuse before they celebrate their 18th birthday. There is a high probability that because of the alarming lack of disclosure of male survivors, these statistics could be incorrect and could hinder creating or allowing for conversations …

Examining The Effects Of Student-Centered, Project Based Teaching On Students With And Without Special Needs In An Elementary General Music Classroom, Charity J. Ozier

Masters Theses

The purpose of this action research is to study the effects of student-centered learning as compared to teacher-led instruction in an elementary general music classroom. This research study is framed by the conjunction of the lenses of sociology, specifically constructivism, in a music classroom with special learners. Students in fifth and sixth grade general music classes study the musical concepts of composition and reading notation in one of two manners. One group of students is instructed in a traditional format of teacher-led lectures and discussions, with guided practice following. The other group is instructed using a student-centered approach, in which …

A Monstrous Tomorrow, Ty Noel

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Welcome The Stranger? Recent History Of American Christianity And Refugee Policy, Brenda Edith Cuellar

Masters Theses

Immigration is a controversial and complex issue. The United States has a history of welcoming millions of immigrants and refugees. Recent political rhetoric surrounding immigration has been negative and associated with danger and terrorism. Religious leaders along with their congregations have a history of advocating on behalf of the marginalized as well as combating against a broken immigration system that leaves eleven million people undocumented. This research paper uses a case study to explore the Sanctuary movement, a religious and political campaign that provided shelter for thousands of Central American refugees fleeing war. Interviews with seven religious leaders in Arizona …

The Power Of The Periphery: Aid, Mutuality And Cold War U.S-Ghana Relations, 1957-1966, Moses Allor Awinsong

Masters Theses

This project interrogates how economic self interest motivated periphery states such as Ghana to use foreign policy as a vehicle to attract improved development assistance from superpowers, in this case the United States. While the United States viewed its aid program in Ghana in stringently Cold War terms, Kwame Nkrumah and his advisors were less inclined to get deeply concerned about Cold War ideology. This project shows that Ghanaian agency was manifested in the Cold War through the new state's construction of a foreign policy image that made it a prominent African voice globally. It then examines how that image …

In A Bind: The Role Of Transgender Health Care Coverage In Politics, Lucas Johnson

Undergraduate Honors Theses

No abstract provided.

2016 Program, Office Of Academic Affairs

Programs

Eastern Illinois University is a community enthusiastically engaged in intellectual exploration. This includes faculty testing the boundaries of knowledge within their disciplines and the boundaries of how to convey that knowledge to their students. It also includes students, both graduate students joining with their faculty mentors in pressing the disciplinary boundaries, and undergraduate students discovering the front edges of the disciplines under the guidance of their instructors. Today we celebrate the full range of such faculty contributions: journal articles, book chapters, monographs, art works, music compositions, performances in all forms, and a host of others. Funded research contributions also are …

History @ Eiu (October 2016), History

History at Eastern

No abstract provided.

For All The World To See: Visual Culture And The Struggle For Civil Rights Program Booklet, Booth Library

For All the World to See: Program Booklet

No abstract provided.

2016 Eiu Undergraduate Theatre History/Dramatic Literature Research Symposium, Theatre Arts

Theatre Programs

No abstract provided.

For All The World To See: Visual Culture And The Struggle For Civil Rights, Booth Library

Booth Library Programs

Photo galleries and supporting exhibits can be found on the FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE: VISUAL CULTURE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library September 1 - October 20, 2016

History @ Eiu (September 2016), History

History at Eastern

No abstract provided.

Eiu 4174g-600: Documentary Film And Society, Robin Murray

Fall 2016

No abstract provided.

Interview With Paul Kilgus, Ben Halpern

Oral History Interviews & Transcripts

No abstract provided.

Eng3010g-600: Literary Masterworks, Melissa Caldwell

Summer 2016

No abstract provided.

Eng1002g-001: Composition And Literature, Tammy Veach

Summer 2016

No abstract provided.

Eng5061-600: Special Topics In Literature And Literary Theory, Suzie Park

Summer 2016

No abstract provided.

Eng1001g-001: Composition And Language, Angela Vietto

Summer 2016

No abstract provided.

Eng3005-600: Technical Communication, Donna Binns

Summer 2016

No abstract provided.

Eng3705-600: American Multicultural Literatures, Tim Engles

Summer 2016

No abstract provided.

Harlaxton Study Aboard Eng3010 Eng3970 Eng5997: Literary Landscapes, Randall Beebe

Summer 2016

No abstract provided.

Eng1001g-002: Composition And Language, Denise Preston

Summer 2016

No abstract provided.

Eng1001g-003: Composition And Language, Kathy Olsen

Summer 2016

No abstract provided.

Eng5585-001: Writing Project For K-12 Teachers, Robin Murray

Summer 2016

No abstract provided.

Louis Schwing: Interview Transcript, Part 1, Ben Halpern

Oral History Interviews & Transcripts

Interview With: Louis Schwing

Date of Interview: 4/12/2016

Location of Interview: Dewey, IL

Transcribed by: Jessica Craig

Date(s) of Transcription: 9/1/2016

Length of Interview: 01:30:22

William Cresap: Interview Transcript, Ben Halpern

Oral History Interviews & Transcripts

Interview With: William Cresap

Date of Interview: 4/08/2016

Location of Interview: Rural Champaign County

Transcribed by: Jessica Craig

Date(s) of Transcription: 8/30/2016

Length of Interview: 00:23:30

Interview With Pat Feeney, Part 1, Ben Halpern

Oral History Interviews & Transcripts

No abstract provided.

Interview With Pat Feeney, Part 2, Ben Halpern

Oral History Interviews & Transcripts

No abstract provided.