Browsing by Subject "feminism"
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Contemporary Representations of Race: Mediating the New(s) Politics of Blackness in the Obama Moment
(2017-05-09)This dissertation examines ways in which the myth of meritocracy, notions of America as post-racial, and instances of colorisms are articulated through CNN (Cable News Network) during the rise of then-Senator Barack Obama’s ... -
Fetishes of "empowerment": the arguments, the confusions in contemporary feminist theory
(2009-05-15)“Empowerment” is a term used liberally throughout feminist theory. However, the term has a number of assumed meanings, depending upon the context of its use. In this dissertation, I examine primarily second-wave feminist ... -
“My Work is My Future”: A Case Study of an NGO’s Educational Programs for Women Entrepreneurs in West Africa
(2014-06-24)This study investigated the educational programs of an international nongovernmental organization (NGO) operating in a developing region. The purpose of this study was to examine the exchange between an international NGO ... -
Peripheral travelers: how American solo women backpackers participate in two communities of practice
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)To investigate the ways in which communities of practice affect individuals' identity development, qualitative research methods were used to understand the impact solo travel had on American women's identity development. ... -
Race, Gender, and Media Practices: A Critical Framing Analysis of the Media’s Coverage of USDA Worker Shirley Sherrod
(2013-05-03)On July 19, 2010, conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart posted a story on his website claiming USDA worker Shirley Sherrod was racist in her work with farmers. The edited video included with the story as proof, showed ... -
The Right Response: The Reaction of the Silent Majority to the Social Movements of the Sixties
(2015-08-11)This dissertation examines the conservative response of mainstream Americans to the various social movements that captured the nation’s attention in the 1960s. In conjunction with opinion polls, newspaper articles, and ... -
"We gotta get out of this place": A qualitative study on the effects of leisure travel on the lives of gay men living in a small community
(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)A feminist point of view is used in this study of gay men living in a small, collegiate community who use leisure travel as a negotiation strategy to achieve freedom of expression. Feminism is concerned with equality, ...