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You better work : negotiating race, sexuality, gender, and neoliberalism in plus-size fashion blogs

Creator:: Conway, Clare
Abstract:: Over the past decade, the explosion of social media has secured the Internet as a venue for political discussions of all sorts; as well as a realm of consumption and commodification. One population of women that has utilized social media in this way is the plus-sized fashion ("fatshion") community on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Elizabeth M. Sheehan

Walking the narrow path : narratives of migration and mental health among Saudi Arabian women at Oregon State University

Creator:: Gentry, Kristen Elizabeth
Abstract:: Since the inauguration of the King Abdullah-Aziz Foreign Scholarship Program in 2005, the number of Saudi university students in the United States has increased exponentially, and an unprecedented amount of Saudi women are seeking international degrees. The absence of scholarly research within these women’s home and host countries highlights the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kristen Elizabeth

Feeling through Language: Tracing Affect in Gendered Language

Creator:: Moody, Jeana S.
Abstract:: This study looks at how gendered language circulates affect in order to coerce gender binary conformity. I analyze the ways gendered phrases like “sit like a lady”, “don’t be a bitch”, and “man up” communicate binary gender expectations within a U.S. context, and what they have to do with larger...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: members; Bradley Boovy, Qwo-Li Driskill, Elizabeth Sheehan, and Adam Schwartz. Thanks to Bradley Boovy

Girlhood reimagined : representations of girlhood in the films of Hayao Miyazaki

Creator:: Sabine, Karissa N.
Abstract:: Despite the now common usage of the term “girl”, there has been little call for pause and deeper analysis into what we actually mean when we use this term. In particular, animated film provides a wide scope of media texts that claim to focus on girlhood; but how do we...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: this project as well as my other committee members Kryn Freehling-Burton, Elizabeth Sheehan, and

Gender, Race, and Nation in the Dear America Series

Creator:: Furman, Kali
Abstract:: Books and literature help children and young adults develop language, cognitive, and social skills. Additionally children's literature enables individuals to develop a deeper appreciation for their own, and others' cultures and histories. This thesis analyzes the young adult historical fiction series Dear America, published by Scholastic press, and examines how...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: honor to work with and learn from you. • Thank you to my committee, Dr. Elizabeth Sheehan, Dr. Marisa

Educational Migration in Indonesia : An Ethnography of Eastern Indonesian Students in Malang, Java

Creator:: Foertsch, Christopher R.
Abstract:: This research explores the experience of the growing number of students from Eastern Indonesia who attend universities on Java. It asks key questions about the challenges these often maligned students face as ethnic, linguistic, and religious minorities exposed to the dominant culture of their republic during their years of education....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: intellectual journey at OSU: Dr. David McMurray, Dr. Bryan Tilt, Dr. Elizabeth Root, Dr. Nancy Rosenberger

Accessing health care on the asexual spectrum : A feminist analysis of patient-practitioner relationships and compulsory sexuality in medical discourse

Creator:: Vanderzee, Vanessa A.
Abstract:: The LGBTQ population is widely recognized as an at-risk demographic—as a result ofstigma, studies report sexual and gender minorities experience elevated risk for depression,suicide, anxiety, and substance abuse, as well as greater exposure to sexual, physical, andinterpersonal violence (Logie 1244). Asexuality, a marginalized population traditionallyexcluded from the LGBTQ acronym, poses...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the members of my thesis committee, Dr. Janet Lee, Dr. Qwo-Li Driskill, and Dr. Elizabeth Gorman

Intercultural Competence and Cross-Cultural Co-Teaching: Exploring Native English-Speaker Experiences in Taiwan

Creator:: Pike, Jessie L.
Abstract:: The increasing focus on internationalization in Taiwan’s language-in-education policy has expanded the use of cross-cultural co-teaching pairs consisting of a native English-speaking teacher and a local non-native English-speaking teacher. While the model holds great potential for combining unique strengths, navigating cross-cultural communication in these co-teaching collaborations can be complex. This...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: grateful to my committee members, Elizabeth Root, Shaozeng Zhang, and John Edwards, for their support and

Kemenik Natajsaj Qach’ob’oj Chirij le Xib’inel / Weaving to Remember Our Ghost Stories: A Queer and Trans Memoria Histórica of the Guatemalan Civil War

Creator:: López, Andrés C.
Abstract:: This dissertation is a memoria histórica of the Guatemalan Civil War that centers queer and trans Maya people in its imaginings. Using Maya backstrap weaving practices, “constellating” as defined by the Cultural Rhetorics Theory Lab, and ghost stories as a Maya-centered queer/trans rhetorical methodology, I argue for a shift from...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Ribero, and Dr. Elizabeth Sheehan for all your feedback, support, and pep talks during this process

"I'm a Mom too!" - Stigma, Support & Contested Identities among Adolescent Mothers in the United States

Creator:: Everson, Courtney L.
Abstract:: This dissertation aims to provide a comprehensive portrayal of doula care in the lives of pregnant and parenting adolescent mothers. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationships between psychosocial stress, social support, institutionalized constraints, and their impacts on health and well-being among adolescent mothers in the Northwestern...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (sometimes against serious odds). To my sister, Elizabeth Woten—thank you for being my little sister and

Caution! High Water: A Historical Archaeological Investigation of the Champoeg Townsite (ORMA26) after the 1861 Flood

Creator:: Hill, Cayla L.
Abstract:: The Champoeg townsite first developed due to its ideal settlement and trade location within the Willamette Valley, becoming the ‘legal birthplace of Oregon’ in 1843. However, by 1860 Champoeg’s significance had begun to decline, and in December of 1861 a devastating flood wiped out the townsite. Archaeological excavations took place...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) in relation to higher education students and their eligibility for the program

Creator:: Stone, Vesna Grace
Abstract:: Food insecurity is a widely researched global public health issue, but students in higher education are frequently omitted from the data and are not widely recognized as a population that faces hunger. This thesis explores the college student population in relation to food insecurity and, in particular, their attempt to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: skills within an institutional framework characterized by strong private property rights, free markets

Academic women : individual considerations and structural forces in navigating academic organizations

Creator:: Almquist, Jennifer M.
Abstract:: This dissertation is situated as the third work in a series on academic women. In 1964, Jessie Bernard published Academic Women, which provided a comprehensive assessment of the status of women in academia. Two decades later, in 1987, Angela Simeone offered insight into attempts to achieve equity for women in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ..................................................................................................................269 Elizabeth

Cosmovisions and Farming : An Investigation of Conventional and Alternative Farmers' Environmental Values along the Willamette River

Creator:: French, Melissa M.
Abstract:: Understanding which factors motivate farmers to adopt certain practices is an important part of helping to solve many agri-environmental issues. This study uses 19 interviews with farmers along Oregon’s Willamette River, a statewide producer survey, and select interviews with organizations and agencies active in the farming community to examine the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Spain

Creator:: Escala, Anuncia
Abstract:: A chapter in Women's Lives around the World: A Global Encyclopedia, that outlines women's lives in Spain from a post-colonial, feminist lens.
Resource Type:: Part of Book
Full Text:: has been considered a strong Catholic country for many centuries. It became infamous during the 16th

Bolivia

Creator:: Kellar, Brenda
Abstract:: A chapter in Women's Lives around the World: A Global Encyclopedia, that outlines women's lives in Bolivia from a post-colonial, feminist lens.
Resource Type:: Part of Book
Full Text:: indigenous peoples (Rousseau 2011, 22). Some contend that machismo is very strong in Bolivia, where women

Greece

Creator:: Barbour, Nancy Staton
Abstract:: A chapter in Women's Lives around the World: A Global Encyclopedia, that outlines women's lives in Greece from a post-colonial, feminist lens.
Resource Type:: Part of Book
Full Text:: /Population.html. Heineman, Elizabeth. 2011. Before Porn Was Legal: The Erotica Empire of Beate Uhse. Chicago, IL

Latinx Adolescent Sexual Health Education: Informing a Culturally Centered and Inclusive Program

Creator:: Cervantes, Beathriz
Abstract:: Latinx youth in the US experience stark inequities in sexual and reproductive health, including rates of unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. One promising way to reduce these inequities is to provide culturally centered, comprehensive sexual health education. However, such curricula are rarely offered to Latinx youth, in part because...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: DEDICATION To my mother Lucina Torres Ruiz In loving memory of my strong and resilient

Guatemala

Creator:: Maes, Cari
Abstract:: A chapter in Women's Lives around the World: A Global Encyclopedia, that outlines women's lives in Guatemala from a post-colonial, feminist lens.
Resource Type:: Part of Book
Full Text:: (Carey and Torres 2010, 161). Guatemalan women have formed a strong base of antivi- olence activism over

Germany

Creator:: Heiduschke, Sebastian
Abstract:: A chapter in Women's Lives around the World: A Global Encyclopedia, that outlines women's lives in Germany from a post-colonial, feminist lens.
Resource Type:: Part of Book
Full Text:: - man military in case of a state of defense. Germany has embraced a strong woman at its helm since

ScholarsArchive@OSU

You better work : negotiating race, sexuality, gender, and neoliberalism in plus-size fashion blogs

Walking the narrow path : narratives of migration and mental health among Saudi Arabian women at Oregon State University

Feeling through Language: Tracing Affect in Gendered Language

Girlhood reimagined : representations of girlhood in the films of Hayao Miyazaki

Gender, Race, and Nation in the Dear America Series

Educational Migration in Indonesia : An Ethnography of Eastern Indonesian Students in Malang, Java

Accessing health care on the asexual spectrum : A feminist analysis of patient-practitioner relationships and compulsory sexuality in medical discourse

Intercultural Competence and Cross-Cultural Co-Teaching: Exploring Native English-Speaker Experiences in Taiwan

Kemenik Natajsaj Qach’ob’oj Chirij le Xib’inel / Weaving to Remember Our Ghost Stories: A Queer and Trans Memoria Histórica of the Guatemalan Civil War

"I'm a Mom too!" - Stigma, Support & Contested Identities among Adolescent Mothers in the United States

Caution! High Water: A Historical Archaeological Investigation of the Champoeg Townsite (ORMA26) after the 1861 Flood

The Federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) in relation to higher education students and their eligibility for the program

Academic women : individual considerations and structural forces in navigating academic organizations

Cosmovisions and Farming : An Investigation of Conventional and Alternative Farmers' Environmental Values along the Willamette River

Spain

Bolivia

Greece

Latinx Adolescent Sexual Health Education: Informing a Culturally Centered and Inclusive Program

Guatemala

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