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Wrl Newsletter November 2013, Rebecca Seipp
Wrl Newsletter October 2013, Rebecca Seipp
Party Line Newsletter Fall 2013, Hollins University
Party Line Newsletter Fall 2013, Hollins University
Party Line - Political Science Department Newsletters
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Brazen (Fall 2013), Hollins University
Brazen (Fall 2013), Hollins University
Brazen - Gender & Women's Studies Department Newsletters
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Wrl Newsletter September 2013, Rebecca Seipp
Wrl Newsletter Spring 2013, Maryke Barber
"Kissing For Equality" And "Dining For Freedom": Analyzing The Ego-Function Of The August 2012 Chick-Fil-A Demonstrations, Jill M. Weber
"Kissing For Equality" And "Dining For Freedom": Analyzing The Ego-Function Of The August 2012 Chick-Fil-A Demonstrations, Jill M. Weber
Communication Studies Faculty Scholarship
In August 2012, thousands of Americans traveled to their local Chick-fil-A restaurants to participate in the Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day and the National Same Sex Kiss Day, two demonstrations designed to show support and opposition, respectively, to the company’s public endorsement of the “biblical definition of the family unit.” This essay draws upon Richard B. Gregg’s theory of the ego-function to analyze the important persuasive functions the protests served for the participants involved. An analysis of the messages shared among members in the groups’ respective Facebook pages shows that the participants promoted a message of victimage, virtuousness, importance, strength, and unity. …
The Greek Crisis, A Lesson For Poland, Kazimierz Dadak
The Greek Crisis, A Lesson For Poland, Kazimierz Dadak
Business Faculty Scholarship
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Playing Politics With Rape: Republican Apologia In The 2012 Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, Kelsey Deforest
Playing Politics With Rape: Republican Apologia In The 2012 Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, Kelsey Deforest
Undergraduate Research Awards
"During the second half of 2012, heightened scrutiny was applied to Republican politicians’ discussion of sexual assault. This wave of interrogation, though, began too late to affect the debates over the 2012 Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization. This paper will problematize these debates by analyzing the rhetoric of self-defense used by Republican legislators in the House of Representatives to defend their VAWA Reauthorization bill. By applying a feminist critical discourse analysis to the final VAWA Reauthorization debate held on May 16, 2012, this paper shows that the actions of the Republican legislators are rooted in a desire to protect the …