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Competing For Relevance: Iran's Internal Struggle To Define The Arab Spring, Laila Taraghi May 2012

Competing For Relevance: Iran's Internal Struggle To Define The Arab Spring, Laila Taraghi

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In the wake of the recent revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, political figures in Iran have offered competing claims of inspiration for the protests now spreading through the broader MENA region. This paper aims to compare the discourse of regime leaders to that of opposition activists, each seeking to frame current events in the region as a reflection of their particular aspirations and competing worldviews. Benford and Snow's literature on challenges facing movement adherents embroiled in contested framing processes will be employed as a means of highlighting some of the various obstacles to political transformation in the case of Iran. …

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Palestinian Film: Hyperreality, Narrative, And Ideology, Sarah Frances Hudson Dec 2011

Palestinian Film: Hyperreality, Narrative, And Ideology, Sarah Frances Hudson

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have developed diametrically opposed national narratives and identities that are both predicated on the concept of victimization. These narratives have developed into simulacral narratives as the result of the nature of their development. This paper deals with the Palestinian simulacral narrative which bolsters societal values, particularly the value of victimhood, that are crucial to coping with the prolonged conflict. The Western media, at any given moment during the conflict, has either accepted the concept of Palestinian's as victims of the conflict and the Palestinian simulacral narrative, or rejected it. The media then produces a …

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Muslim Women And The West: Faith, Feminism, And The Quest For Gender Equality, Kelly Haller Dec 2011

Muslim Women And The West: Faith, Feminism, And The Quest For Gender Equality, Kelly Haller

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

For centuries the West has seen the Muslim woman as an entire group of people in need of saving. Lacking a thorough understanding of Islam and an incredibly diverse Middle Eastern society, Western powers endeavored to shape women of the Middle East into secular, modern examples of "liberated" women. Completely unacknowledged in this pursuit are the grass roots movements that emerged out of nationalist movements in the early twentieth century. An attempt to understand why the West is so incredibly fascinated by Muslim is undertaken in this scholarly pursuit. Additionally, a case study on the nation of Egypt shows not …

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Immigration And The Extreme Right: An Analysis Of Recent Voting Trends In Western Europe, Andrew Walchuk Jan 2011

Immigration And The Extreme Right: An Analysis Of Recent Voting Trends In Western Europe, Andrew Walchuk

Inquiry: The University of Arkansas Undergraduate Research Journal

Western European politics have been marked over the last couple of decades by a fierce debate about the place of Europe’s increasingly large immigrant population in society. Across the continent, far-right parties campaigning on nationalistic platforms opposing immigration have seen great electoral success. The debate is undoubtedly becoming more heated as more immigrants pour into the area, and these anti-immigrant parties seem to have established themselves in the political arena. Immigration does not appear to be slowing down at any point in the near future, so what is going to happen to these far-right parties as we move into the …

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Framing The Foreign Feminine: Portrayals Of Middle Eastern Women In American Television News, Marci Manley Jan 2009

Framing The Foreign Feminine: Portrayals Of Middle Eastern Women In American Television News, Marci Manley

Inquiry: The University of Arkansas Undergraduate Research Journal

This study examines whether American television news coverage uses negative agenda-setting to depict Middle Eastern women. In approaching coverage of the Middle East, one of the key issues has been the plight of Middle Eastern women in their Islamic societies. Qualitative scholarship and limited quantitative analyses of print portrayals argue that Western media depict Muslim/Middle Eastern women negatively. However, there appears to be no research documenting how American television news, neither network nor cable, portrayed these women. I conducted a content analysis of 61 news packages from ABC, CBS, and NBC along with Fox News and CNN, aired between September …

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Literary, Historical, And Socio-Economic Dimensions Of Race And Identity In The Dominican Republic: A National Delusion?, Megan Christine Harris Jan 2007

Literary, Historical, And Socio-Economic Dimensions Of Race And Identity In The Dominican Republic: A National Delusion?, Megan Christine Harris

Inquiry: The University of Arkansas Undergraduate Research Journal

The article discusses race, racism, and self-concept in the Dominican Republic. It explains the reasons behind the present view of race, identifies links between race and Dominican economic and political issues, and explores how the unique situation of the Dominican Republic in terms of cultural history and geography has contributed to racism toward Haitians. The article also deals with the negative self-image many Dominicans have as a result of the color of their skin and their ancestry. In conclusion, it offers suggestions on revaluating race that could be applicable to not only the Dominican Republic, but also racially-segregated groups of …

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Immigration And Support For Anti-Immigrant Parties In Costa Rica, Adrielle L. Churchill Jan 2007

Immigration And Support For Anti-Immigrant Parties In Costa Rica, Adrielle L. Churchill

Inquiry: The University of Arkansas Undergraduate Research Journal

The central research question of this work is whether large or growing immigration populations cause a rise in support for political parties espousing anti-immigration positions. Virtually all of the research on this topic has been focused on the United States and Western Europe. This study, by contrast, looks at the impact of Nicaraguan immigration into neighboring Costa Rica on support for anti-immigration parties in that country. Existing research has found links between such support and immigration levels, as well as other variables such as education, unemployment and ethnic diversity. After reviewing the literature, I generate a series of hypotheses based …

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Political Philosophy Of Subhas Chandra Bose, Bengali Revolutionary Nationalist, 1897-1945, Robert L. Bock Jan 1962

Political Philosophy Of Subhas Chandra Bose, Bengali Revolutionary Nationalist, 1897-1945, Robert L. Bock

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

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Baptis Irvine's Observations On Simon Bolivar, 1818-1819, John C. Pine Jan 1962

Baptis Irvine's Observations On Simon Bolivar, 1818-1819, John C. Pine

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

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William G.D. Worthington: United States Special Agent 1817-1819, John C. Pine Jan 1958

William G.D. Worthington: United States Special Agent 1817-1819, John C. Pine

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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Library Of A Revolutionary Leader, Antonio Narino, Precursor Of Colombian Independence, Thomas Blossom Jan 1958

Library Of A Revolutionary Leader, Antonio Narino, Precursor Of Colombian Independence, Thomas Blossom

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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Soviet Attitude Toward Pacific Settlement Of Disputes, Richard F. Staar Jan 1957

Soviet Attitude Toward Pacific Settlement Of Disputes, Richard F. Staar

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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Russo-German Negotioations Leading To The Second World War, Richard F. Staar Jan 1956

Russo-German Negotioations Leading To The Second World War, Richard F. Staar

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

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Cientificos And The Collapse Of The Diaz Regime: A Study Of The Origins Of Mexican Revolutionary Sentiment, 1903-1910, Walter N. Breymann Jan 1955

Cientificos And The Collapse Of The Diaz Regime: A Study Of The Origins Of Mexican Revolutionary Sentiment, 1903-1910, Walter N. Breymann

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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Population Problem Of India, Joe C. Shaw Jan 1951

Population Problem Of India, Joe C. Shaw

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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