Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons^™

Finding The "T" In Lgbtq: Esl Educator Perceptions Of Transgender And Non-Binary Gender Topics In The Language Classroom, Teresa Lynn Witcher

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

While there is a “T” in the acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ), the focus in both academia and the real world often shifts solely to sexuality. Even though the real world discussion of sexuality (and perhaps academia’s as well) is also much lacking in both attention to all sexualities (not simply heterosexual and homosexual), there is also a distinct lack of awareness about subtleties all along both the sexuality and gender spectrums. Although sexuality can depend on gender to some extent, particularly where limiting prefixes related to the preference for a specific binary gender (such as …

A New Kind Of Body Project: Blogging And The American Teen Girl, Sarah E. Beach

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Through a framework of Joan Jacobs Brumberg’s 1997 work, The Body Project, this paper seeks to provide insight into how the American teenage girl’s body project has adapted and changed through the use of online blogging. Brumberg found that over the course of the 20^th century, girls changed their focus from an inner body project to an outer one. The paper uses a sample of 40 blogs, read in the month of April, 2014, and is divided up into four blog types: diary, pro-ana, style, and whole-self. By reading a girl’s online thoughts, readers will gain valuable insights …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 15, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Brown, Leah. Regent to Leave After Seven Years – Patti Minter
• Henderson, Andrew. Speak Out: Voices Rise Against Domestic Violence – Barren River Area Safe Space, BRASS
• Cole, Tanner. A Two-Wheeled Mission – Sustainability, Big Red Bikes
• Harney, LaShana. Gary Ransdell Hosts Casual Dinner for LGBTQ Students – Gays, Lesbians
• Crumbie, Trey. College Heights Herald Advertising Manager Arrested, Four Charges Filed – Sidney Wahle
• Parker, Jacob. Happiness Is Running with Roomies
• Editorial Cartoon Happy Face Emoji
• Cole, Tanner. 10 Great Things About Being a Hilltopper
• Isham, Mercedes. Don’t Let …

Ua41 University College Connection, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley, University College, Western Kentucky University

UC Publications

No abstract provided.

Ua41 University College Connection, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley, University College, Western Kentucky University

UC Publications

No abstract provided.

Ua41 University College Connection, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley, University College, Western Kentucky University

UC Publications

No abstract provided.

Interview Sue Williams Spurlock: Collegiate Oral History Interview, Christy L. Spurlock

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Interview with Sue Williams Spurlock about her college experience at Western Kentucky University in the late 1950s early 1960s.

Ua94/6/13 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Jeff Baynham, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

WKU memorabilia collected by Jeff Baynham includes athletic trading cards, posters and basketball tournament programs.

Ua41 University College Connection, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley, University College, Western Kentucky University

UC Publications

No abstract provided.

Ua19/16/1 2014-15 Wku Track & Field Cross Country Record Book, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU track and field media guide for 2014-15 season.

Ua19/16/1 Lady Topper Volleyball 2014 Media Guide, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Athletic media guide for volleyball team.

Ua1c11/64 Anna & Betty Cook Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs of Anna & Betty Cook removed from scrapbook.

Could The Girls Be Counseled?, Christy L. Spurlock

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Females attending Western Kentucky University in the late 1950s and 1960s had a much different dress code and residence hall rules than their male counterparts.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• McKay, Michael. AT&T Service Rerouted as Repairs Are Made
• Holloway, Kaely. WKU Functioning Despite Government Shutdown
• Matchen, Quiche. Group Looks to Help Former Incarcerated Persons Get on Their Feet – We Stay Free
• French, Jackson. Stock Ticker to Give Grise Hall a Business School Feel
• Holloway, Kaely. Student Business Accelerator Aids Student Entrepreneurs
• Holloway, Kaely. Student Government Association Budget Finalized
• Bratcher, Nick. The Kitchen Table Beckons
• Kriz, Lindsay. Not Supporting Feminism Equals Not Supporting Women
• Freeman, Demetrius. Mammoth Cave Shut Down Photo Spread
• Mathews, Mackenzie. Greeks Get Down – …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Matchen, Quiche. Advising App Makes Scheduling Easier – Information Technology
• Sproles, Katherine. Defense Class Prepares Students for Dangerous Situations
• Burnside, Ella. College Heights Herald Alum Named Executive Editor of Louisville Courier-Journal – Neil Budde
• Holloway, Kaely. Transcript Voucher Bill Passes in Student Government Association Senate
• Marnon, Christian. Diplomat to Share Tips for Success in Globalized Economy – Michael McClellan
• Crumbie, Trey. WKU Prepping for University Reaccreditation
• Kriz, Lindsay. Marriage Existed Before Christianity – Gay Marriage
• Bratcher, Nick. Reframing the Gay Marriage Debate
• Koch, Cameron. Grand Theft Auto V’s Satire …

New Matriarchs: Louisville, Kentucky (Fa 768), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and representative photographs for Folklife Archives Project 768. The collection details the lives of seven women from around the globe (India, Syria, Mexico, Uganda, Russia, Argentina, and Somalia),all recent immigrants to Louisville, Kentucky.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Holloway, Kaely. International Student Amendment Passes Student Government Association Senate Vote – Navitas
• Boyd, Kayla. Lambda Chi Alpha Raises Money for Hope Harbor – Watermelon Bust Beauty Pageant
• Marnon, Christian. Engineering Students Create Beech Bend Event – Cancer, Fund raising
• Downey, Casey. WKU Students Drink Wine for Class – Agriculture
• French, Jackson. Petition for 24-Hour Dining Option Heads to Student Government Association – Dining Services
• Burton, Kristina. Symphony at WKU to Give Free Concert at Jackson’s Orchard This Weekend – Music
• Bratcher, Nick. Soft Speech Still Works – Barack …

Plain & Simple: The Will To Live Sustainably In An Unsustainable World, Brandi Nichole Button

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Sustainability is a buzzword covering a variety of fields and subjects. For the purposes of my research sustainability is “the ability to keep going over the long haul. As a value, it refers to giving equal weight in your decisions to the future as well as the present” (Gilman 1). The sustainability movement refers to activists, educators and researchers who are dedicated to finding high quality ways of living in the world that are environmentally benign for all who are now living as well future generations to come (Gilman 1). This research focuses on three women who engage in voluntary …

Being The Beautiful Fool, Ashley N. Gore

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Ernest Hemingway wrote to F. Scott Fitzgerald that “The good parts of a book may be only something a writer is lucky enough to overhear or it may be the wreck of his whole damn life — and one is as good as the other” (305). With that, I created a collection of short stories that analyzes my generation of women’s struggles. Framing the thesis are two stories involving three women, Lindsey, Jenny, and Sarah, “The Generation of Discontent” and “Revisions,” with the characters attempting to sort through love, success, and happiness in society. The piece “The Bachelor” has Amanda …

Ua41 University College Connection, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley, University College, Western Kentucky University

UC Publications

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Mediating Moms: Mothers In Popular Culture, Kristi Branham

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Gender And Gravestone Epitaphs: A Warren County Cemetery, Mariah S. Callis Goodwin

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The socio-cultural factors that influence us in life are present in what is left behind. My thesis project investigates evidence of socio-cultural status on gravestones. I systematically recorded data from all the grave markers at the Hays Cemetery in Warren County, Kentucky. Data collected and considered included epitaphs, art forms, and monument marker style. Each stone was also photographed as I recorded the data. My starting hypothesis was that the markers would, to a degree, convey information about the gender and possibly the socio-economic status of the individuals that the stones represent. The paper will describe to what degree and …

[Sabbatical Report], Dawn Hall

Sabbatical Reports

Using a feminist and cultural studies perspective, my project discusses the independent film industry and its treatment of women directors and female oriented narratives. It begins with a snapshot of male filmmakers' challenges and opportunities with a focus on Kelly Reichardt's career, definition of success, and specific model of filmmaking, with a brief comparison to other female filmmakers whose definitions are different and who have chosen a more commercial path. In addition to discussing industry data and feminist film theory, the body of the work focuses on Reichardt's feature films (one per chapter) framing each within her larger political statements. …

Ua41 University College Connection, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley, University College, Western Kentucky University

UC Publications

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/7 Student Affairs - Panhellenic Council, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the Panhellenic Council.

Ua41 University College Connection, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley, University College, Western Kentucky University

UC Publications

No abstract provided.

Ua19/16/1 For This Is Dear Old Western's Day, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Athletic media guide for volleyball team.

Ua19/16/1 Cross Country / Track & Field Media Guide, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU track and field media guide for 2013-14 season.

Zora Neale Hurston As Womanist, Cheryl Hopson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Zora Neale Hurston is today recognized as an American and African American literary great. What Hurston has come to mean for black women writers such as Alice Walker can be gleaned from an assertion made by Walker in her canonical essay, “Zora Neale Hurston: A Cautionary Tale and Partisan View” (1979), included in In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens. Walker writes, “I became aware of my need of Zora Neale Hurston’s work some time before I knew her work existed” (83). Alice Walker is greatly responsible for the resurgence of interest in, and the creative and critical reassessment of, …

Ua1b1/7 Wku Ceremonies, Dedications, Groundbreakings, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records regarding special ceremonies, dedications, groundbreakings not already housed in a particular office.