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Rape Schedule, Justin Moh, Kaedi Dalley, Annie Iskander

Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive

No abstract provided.

Social Media Burn Book, Rachael Lindblom, Hebe Moore, Janine Ortiz

Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive

No abstract provided.

Gender Violence, Jillian Morris, Gabriella Anderson, Bella Bacoka, Micaela Bastianelli

Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive

No abstract provided.

Reproductive Justice, Lucy Ebers, Mia Fowler, Amy Magsam, Olivia Schroeder

Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive

No abstract provided.

Feminism In Music & Film, Alexandra Callaway, Keila San Pedro, Jili "Gigi" Chen

Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive

No abstract provided.

No Means No, Payton Miller, Sydney Mcafee, Kait Kenyon

Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive

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Why We Don't "Just Smile", Tory Allen, Taylor Mavroudis, Amber Skytte

Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive

No abstract provided.

The Feminist Burn Book On Rape Culture, Charlie Jackson, Sara Duboise, Elena Bethea, Rachel Sison

Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive

No abstract provided.

The Beauty Myth, Summer Runion, Annika Briski, Jacqueline Botz

Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive

No abstract provided.

The Birds, The Bees, And The Butterflies: The Truth About Feminist Sex, Jordan Prieto-Valdes, Madisyn Montgomery, Emma Kiefer, Jasmin Thongchanh

Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive

No abstract provided.

Abuse Or Be Abused: Traumatic Memory, Sex Inequality, And Millennium As A Socio-Literary Device, Kate Rose

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

This article applies the research of French psychiatrist Muriel Salmona to literary analysis of Stieg Larsson’s protagonist, Lisbeth Salander, in the Millennium trilogy (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, 2008; The Girl Who Played with Fire, 2009; The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, 2010). It suggests that Larsson’s novels may be useful in raising awareness of childhood sexual abuse, through reading neglected signs linked to the neurology of traumatic memory. In the tradition of Nordic noir novels, hyperboles in Salander’s sensationalized identity serve to magnify and bring to light a misunderstood social problem. The article …

I'M Sorry For Everything, Hille Sennott

Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Papers

My work is rooted in the fact that women are practically conditioned to apologize for everything, and tells the intimate story of my life. By recording my apologies for several months and deeply examining my behavior, I noticed themes and made work based on these — work that exposed my private moments. I noticed a disconnect between times I needed to apologize, and this compulsive need to take on the blame for every little thing. I examine the feminine battle of soft and strong, eventually coming to the conclusion that there are occasions calling for both. Women are taught to …

& One Night The World Will Have Changed, Hanna Andrews

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

& One Night the World Will Have Changed is a collection of poems largely concerned with thresholds—what does one have to reconcile when standing at a precipice, when grappling with a crisis of faith, and how does one begin again? The collection is marked by three distinct sections: the first section of poems considers the effects of a devastating storm along with the emotional upheaval of abandonment (both the act of having been left, and then later, of leaving behind one life for a different one.) The second section is a series of prose poems that narrate the aftermath in …

How To Be The Perfect Asian Wife!, Sophia Hill

Art and Art History Honors Projects

“How to be the Perfect Asian Wife” critiques exploitative power systems that assault female bodies of color in intersectional ways. This work explores strategies of healing and resistance through inserting one’s own narrative of flourishing rather than surviving, while reflecting violent realities. Three large drawings mimic pervasive advertisement language and presentation reflecting the oppressive strategies used to contain women of color. Created with charcoal, watercolor, and ink, these 'advertisements' contrast with an interactive rice bag filled with comics of my everyday experiences. These documentations compel viewers to reflect on their own participation in systems of power.

Feminism And The Black Church: A Qualitative Analysis Of Feminism Among Black Women In A Southern Baptist Church, Brianne Alexandra Painia

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Black women’s religious faith has been found to be integral to their survival (Harris-Perry 2011) in a world that many times chooses to marginalize them due to a host of factors, including their race, gender, and expressions of sexuality (Collins 1996; Morgan 2000) meaning that for black women religion is more than a simple denominational label (such as Lutheran, Catholic, or Baptist). Black women’s involvement in the Black Church has been covered from a variety of angles with researchers noting the importance of African American women to the success of many black churches (Evans 2001), the benefits such faith practice …

(Re)Learning To Love Ourselves, Patty Martinez, Claire Tafoya, Madison Mercer

Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive

No abstract provided.

Kate 2018, Lauren Bibbs, Tammy Birk, Sara Bowman, Kelsey Brown, Allen Gould, Sam Graham, Riley Guest, Summer Harrington, Jessica Herman, Jon Hinson, Miki Kimura, Anju Leung, Juli Lindenmayer, Natlie Love, Lily Mann, Sarah Meisner, Abby Messina, Shelby Page, Dani Salisbury, Suzanne Schier-Happell, Elijah Simpkins, Kay Strobel, Mckenzie Thomas, Mako Tsukamoto, Lambert Way, Liz Wells, Reid Wollett

Kate

Each year, Kate seeks to:

• explore ideas about normative gender, sex, and sexuality
• work against oppression and hierarchies of power in any and all forms
• serve as a voice for race and gender equity as well as queer positivity
• encourage the silent to speak and feel less afraid
• build a zine and community that we care about and trust

It's Pronounced Zine, Cayla Sacre, Elizabeth A, Hannah F

Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive

No abstract provided.

Feminist Music Of The 21st Century, Sarah Klotz, Zach Davis, Kamaile Patton

Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive

No abstract provided.

Beauty Beauty Beauty, Kelsey Parrotte, Katheryn Shamshoum, Suzi Smith, Sofia Good

Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive

No abstract provided.

The Female Gaze, Elizabeth "Ellie" Cooper, Veronica "Ronnie" Millison, Olivia Matos

Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive

No abstract provided.

Under Western Eyes, Addy Davies, Jacky Dang, Arielle Sunshine

Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive

No abstract provided.

Express Yourself, Brooke Archer, Tristyn Acasio, Gwyn Fraley

Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive

No abstract provided.

Visual Representation Of Women In Media, Olivia Medina, Morgan Bailey, Phoebe Bonfield, Blake Fonberg

Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive

No abstract provided.

Women's Health In Third World Countries, Hannah Haas, Ian James, Ryan Winnie

Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive

No abstract provided.

Heganism, Thomas E. Randall

Between the Species

An emblematic association exists between meat consumption and the gender identity hegemonic masculinity. This association is so strong that men who pursue meatless diets (especially vegans) are likely to be socially ostracized. Heganism is a diet/gender identity that aims to reconstruct hegemonic masculinity with the goal of removing these stigmas attached to male veganism. Yet heganism fails to do this, and, in fact, worsens the marginalization of male vegans. Therefore, heganism ought to be rejected. Instead, an alternative option for reducing the marginalization of male vegans could be found in the emergent literature on non-hegemonic masculinities. By rejecting hegemonic …

Embody: The Transformation Of Intimate Knowledges Through Generations In Liberal Societies, Lisa Kronberg

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This thesis project aims to examine how intimate knowledges[1] are transferred and communicated between generations in Western, liberal societies. By ‘Intimate knowledges’ I mean to encompass diverse knowledge of emotional intelligence, sexual identity, and gender.

Intimate knowledges evolve with human life circle everywhere and at all times, but in Western popular discourse of today, are treated with confusion and repression; they thus emerge as a “loud display of simultaneously silent sexual desire.” (Fine and McClelland, 2006) I explore this tension through a critical, feminist lens that sheds light on the ways in which political economy creates cultural norms that …

The Sociology Of Staying: Persistent Activism And The Benedictine Sisters Of Erie, Theresa Avila-John

Masters Essays

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Surrogacy: A Human Rights Violation, Sri Craven

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

Book under review: Klien, R. (2017). Surrogacy: A Human Rights Violation. Victoria: Australia. Spinifex Press.

Why Katniss Everdeen Is Our Favorite Feminist – An Analysis Of The Heroine Of The Hunger Games Film Saga And Her Reception By Young Female Spectators, Paula Talero Álvarez

Theses and Dissertations

THROUGH THE FIGURE OF FICTIONAL CHARACTER KATNISS EVERDEEN, THIS DISSERTATION STUDIES HOW THE FILM INDUSTRY SIMULTANEOUSLY ENTRENCHES AND DISRUPTS GENDER, SEXUAL, AND RACIAL NORMATIVITIES. THE PROJECT USES TEXTUAL ANALYSIS AND PARTICIPANT RESEARCH TO ANALYZE HOW THE FILMS AND NOVELS OF THE HUNGER GAMES SAGA ENCAPSULATE BOTH DOMINANT AND ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTIONS RELATED TO FEMININITY, MASCULINITY, WOMANHOOD, AND MOTHERHOOD. IT ALSO EXPLORES IF AND HOW THE FEMALE HEROINE CAN BE READ AS FEMINIST AND PRODUCES A SENSE OF EMPOWERMENT. I CONCLUDE THAT ALTHOUGH THE INDUSTRY IS PRODUCING NEW MODELS OF WOMANHOOD THAT CHALLENGE TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES, IT STILL PERPETUATES ROMANTIC IDEALS AND …