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“My God! If Only I Could Get Out Of Here!” The Construction Of “White Slavery” As A Social Problem In Progressive-Era Chicago, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
“My God! If Only I Could Get Out Of Here!” The Construction Of “White Slavery” As A Social Problem In Progressive-Era Chicago, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh
This paper presentation draws from my dissertation research, in which I examined how Progressive-Era Chicago social reformers constructed prostitution as a social problem. I specifically discuss the rhetorical persuasiveness of the “white slavery” construction, which is primarily examined in Chapter 3 of my dissertation.
Multimedia Encyclopedia Of Women In Today’S World, (M.Z. Stange, C.K. Oyster, & J. Sloan (Eds.), Thousand Oaks, Ca: Sage, 2011), Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
Multimedia Encyclopedia Of Women In Today’S World, (M.Z. Stange, C.K. Oyster, & J. Sloan (Eds.), Thousand Oaks, Ca: Sage, 2011), Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh
No abstract provided.
Supreme Court Decisions And Women’S Rights: Milestones To Equality (2nd Ed., C. Cushman (Ed.), Washington, Dc: Cq Press, 2011), Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
Supreme Court Decisions And Women’S Rights: Milestones To Equality (2nd Ed., C. Cushman (Ed.), Washington, Dc: Cq Press, 2011), Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh
No abstract provided.
Getting Their Hands Dirty: Collaborating To Engage Undergraduates In Learning, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
Getting Their Hands Dirty: Collaborating To Engage Undergraduates In Learning, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh
Presentation on collaboration with Dr. Hannah Britton, Associate Professor of Political Science and Women’s Studies, on the redesign of her Women and Politics course toward achieving an articulated pedagogical aim of shifting from “providing instruction” to “producing learning” via engaging students’ in original research/analysis.
"Pigs And Raunch: 21st-Century Feminism?", Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
"Pigs And Raunch: 21st-Century Feminism?", Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh
No abstract provided.
Syllabus - "Selling Sex: Feminist Discourses On The Sex Work Industry" (Cornell College, Women's Studies Course), Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
Syllabus - "Selling Sex: Feminist Discourses On The Sex Work Industry" (Cornell College, Women's Studies Course), Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh
We examined competing feminist discourses regarding women’s involvement/portrayal in the sex work industry. Grounded in feminist theoretical and methodological perspectives, our discussions were guided by the following considerations: (1) What are the competing feminist discourses regarding sex work, and what are the similarities/differences between these discourses? (2) How are these competing discourses deployed in a global context, and what issues/concerns arise within a global consideration of sex work? (3) Is sex work inherently degrading/objectifying to women, or can one allow that it may also be sexually liberating? (4) How might one’s social situatedness (i.e. social class, race/ethnicity, gender, education, non-sex …
"(En)Gendering Cooking", Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
"(En)Gendering Cooking", Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh
No abstract provided.
Constructing The “Social Evil”: An Analysis Of Anti-Prostitution Crusades In Progressive-Era Chicago, 1907-1915, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
Constructing The “Social Evil”: An Analysis Of Anti-Prostitution Crusades In Progressive-Era Chicago, 1907-1915, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh
This study analyzes anti-prostitution crusades in Chicago during the Progressive Era, using a social constructionist theoretical perspective to explore how crusaders constructed prostitution as a social problem. My multi-faceted theoretical framework drew on both social constructionist theories as well as social movement theories examining collective action frames as master frames. For organizational purposes, the separate analytical chapters examine different groups of crusaders: the crusaders against “white slavery,” those battling “vice,” and a group of Hull House women crusading against the “social evil.” My analyses revealed the following: (1) broader discourses present during the Progressive Era shaped the contours of the …
The "Lesbian On Display:” An Analysis Of Representations Of “Lesbian” Identities And Sexualities In Contemporary American Film, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
The "Lesbian On Display:” An Analysis Of Representations Of “Lesbian” Identities And Sexualities In Contemporary American Film, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh
Staged Sexuality: A Dramaturgical Analysis Of Erotic Dancing, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
Staged Sexuality: A Dramaturgical Analysis Of Erotic Dancing, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh
(Re)Claiming The Discourse Of Desire: An Analysis Of Women’S Erotic Texts, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
(Re)Claiming The Discourse Of Desire: An Analysis Of Women’S Erotic Texts, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh