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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Women and gender"”.
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Tracing Black Radical Thought: Colonialism, Race, Class, Women and Gender in the Life and Works of C.L.R. James and Aime Cesaire
… namely its anti-colonial, anti-capitalist, and anti-racist principles, through an examination of the lives and works of C.L.R. James and Aimé Césaire. There are four main goals here: (1) to introduce the trajectory and nuances of the Black radical tradition by way of the contributions of …
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Imperial designs: fashion, cosmetics, and cultural identity in Japan, 1931-1943
This dissertation analyzes how women and gender shaped Japanese imperial culture at home by examining fashion and cosmetics in the 1930s and 1940s. In contrast to conventional narratives of Japanese imperial history that posit Japan’s nation- and empire-building projects as separate entities, one …
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Women's Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Sequential Explanatory Analysis of the Role of Sex, Gender, and Parenthood in the Experiences of Depression and Anxiety
… We examined the mental health experiences of women and gender-diverse people during the pandemic by answering three research questions. Q1. How did the levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms change during the pandemic by sex and gender? Q2. What individual and intersectional factors were …
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Gender, press and revolution: A textual analysis of three newspapers in Nicaragua's Sandinista period, 1979-1988
… dissertation is a study of the intersection of gender, the press, and revolution. As such it bridges disciplinary boundaries between women's studies and mass communications studies. From a gender perspective, this study focuses on Third World women and on the inherent tensions between socialism …
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Inhabitance
While the concepts and imagery presented here are not autobiographical, there is no way to fully detach lived experience from the process of making and theorizing this work. And although its impetus is a lifelong journey of healing, the focus here is transforming the inhabitance of trauma into an …
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Romancing the new evangelical woman.
This project examines women's Christian historical fiction romance novels in order to understand the evangelical identity and the rise of the Christian Right. The chapters are interlocking essays that could be published as separate articles. Chapter One identifies the emergence of the marketplace …
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John Fox Jr.'s Commentary on the Roles of Women in the Progressive Era.
… on the changing roles of Progressive Era women in The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come, “A Cumberland Vendetta,” and “The Pardon of Becky Day.” Fox’s portrayals provide evidence that although he recognized the changes in his society with women spearheading …
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Continuity and Change: Curriculum and Instruction in the World History Classroom
This dissertation explores curriculum and instruction in the world history classroom through two manuscripts. These manuscripts describe the effects of educational policy and environmental contexts on the work of world history teachers. The first study analyzes the world history curriculum, and the …
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Receiving A Queen: A Queer and Trans Feminist Classical Reception Rhetorical Historiography of Elagabalus
… her assassination to examine how depictions and historical accounts of Elagabalus's life make rhetorical decisions about Elagabalus's identity and being that can foreground the composer's relationship to history and the function of history as a rhetorical force. Thus, this project, through …
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Making War for Women? An Analysis of UN Resolution 1325 and the Gendering of International Intervention
… how UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security and its ensuing National Action Plans for gender equality inform justifications of international intervention. I ask the following questions: how does Resolution 1325 and its ensuing National Action Plans for gender …
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Investigation of Hindrances Towards Women Involvement in Tour Guiding Activities in Tanzania: A Case of Arusha Municipality
Tourism is the large and fast growing industry which serves as a source of economic gain worldwide. The millennium Development Goals clearly state to "eradicate extreme poverty and hunger" as goal number one and " to promote gender equality and empower women" as goal number three. Unfortunately …
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Performing Queer-Femininities: Passing, Playing, and Camp
… is a contentious site of both restriction and liberation. While femininity is often seen as disempowered, artificial, and a replication of heteropatriarchal culture, I argue that queer-femmes are using feminine aesthetics and tradition to challenge dominant norms and to “queer” femininity. …
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Women’s representation in Parliament: The role of party women’s wings in Ghana
The political participation of women in parliaments is not only important for sustainable development of every country, but it is also crucial for their voices to be heard, as they form at least half of the world’s population. Furthermore, women’s presence in significant decision-making positions …
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What the Debate about Spanish Gender-Inclusive Forms Reveals Regarding Ideological Beliefs about Language and Authority
… claimed that this linguistic feature is sexist and contributes to the invisibility of women and gender-nonconforming people within the language (Eisenberg, 1985). In order to combat these issues, critics have campaigned for the revision of Spanish to include gender-inclusive language, which has …
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The Expansion of Higher Education for Kenyans, With Special Emphasis on Women, From 1959--1969
"In 1959, Thomas Mboya, a union activist and Kenyan politician, garnered 81 scholarships for Africans to attend over 40 colleges and universities in the U.S. (the largest to ever study at one time). In 1960, he received over 320 more to an additional 60 higher U.S. educational institutions. The …
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