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Twin Peaks and the Ideological Problematic of Feminine Representation: An Examination of the Character Audrey Home

Creator:: Wood, Susan (Susan Elaine)
Abstract:: In this thesis, I examine the ways in which the television series Twin Peaks represents the feminine through a textual analysis of the character Audrey Home. Using reader-response theory, I seek to show that while the series conforms to patriarchal media conventions such as the male gaze and narrative stereotypes...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Character Audrey Home. Abstract approved: Susan M. Shaw In this thesis, I examine the ways in which the

An abortion service provider as political activist

Creator:: Willis, Gloria
Abstract:: The feminist beliefs of abortion service providers and the effects of these beliefs on the delivery of health care to patients is examined by the author who is herself a feminist and member of an abortion clinic staff. Discussion includes abortion rates, abortion safety, characteristics of patients, and accessibility of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Provider as Political Activist. Abstract Approved: Susan M. Shaw The feminist beliefs of abortion

A Global Trend of Child trafficking Among Girls Experiencing Violence and Neglect in the Yorùbá Ethnic group in Nigeria: A Transnational Feminist Approach

Creator:: Oludayo, Folasade M.
Abstract:: The trafficking of children is one of the gravest violations of human rights globally today. Every year, hundreds of thousands of girl child are smuggled across borders and sold as mere commodities. There are minimal scholarly works focusing on the girl child and analyzing it from the global trends among...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Susan M. Shaw Abstract The trafficking of children is one of the gravest violations of human

Feminist and Mormon: Reconciling Ideals of Equality and a Culture of Patriarchy

Creator:: George, Julie A. (Julie Ann)
Abstract:: The aim of this study is to explore how women who identify as both active, believing Mormons and as feminists negotiate the contradictions between an ideology that values equality (feminism) and a religion that values patriarchy (Mormonism). Data were gathered through recorded and transcribed interviews with women who identify as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ___________________________________________________________________ Susan M. Shaw The aim of this study is to explore how women who identify as both active

InHERitance: The Transmission of Women's Inalienable Possessions, Personal Narrative and the Mother-Daughter Bond

Creator:: Ashley, Jessica
Abstract:: Two companion pieces, a video documentary and written analysis, provide the text for this exploration of how women's life stories and the mother-daughter narrative are preserved through the transmission of inherited objects. The video documentary reveals the lives of six diverse women who each discuss the politics of receiving and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Personal Narrative and the Mother-Daughter Bond. Abstract approved: Susan M. Shaw Two companion pieces

The Experiences of Male Students in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Creator:: Viveros Cespedes, Marcos Andres
Abstract:: Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) is an interdisciplinary academic field that addresses gender, sexuality, and social justice issues. The research objective of this project was to examine the attitudes of self-identified male students in introductory Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies for winter term 2016 at Oregon State University. This...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: ______________________________________________________ Susan M. Shaw

The Feminist Itinerant School: A Feminist Pedagogical Approach to Curriculum Transformation for Public School Teachers in Brazil

Creator:: Melchor, Carolina R.
Abstract:: This Thesis examines Brazil’s political and historical context to explore and understand the logics behind the high rates of violence in our society. It focuses in education as one of our main vehicles of disseminating knowledge and therefore culture, language and values that might be contributing and perpetuating sexism, racism,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _________________________________________________________________ Susan M. Shaw This Thesis examines Brazil’s political and historical context to explore and

A Thematic Feminist Analysis of Best-Selling Children’s Picture Books

Creator:: Marie, Michelle
Abstract:: Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the top ten best-selling children's picture books of 2006 reveals that these books contain elements of systematic privilege and oppression. Dominant group members are numerically overrepresented in the sample. Major emergent themes are the normalization of racism and white privilege, the stereotypical portrayal of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Feminist Analysis of Best-Selling Children’s Picture Books. Abstract approved: Susan M. Shaw

A Qualitative Feminist Analysis of Welfare Mothers and Human Capital

Creator:: Leer-Beyerlein, Amy L.
Abstract:: This thesis explores outcomes of women's participation in the American welfare system. The primary goal of this research was to determine the impact certain segments of the welfare system in the United States have on women's ability to obtain and retain human capital. The primary resources were formulated around participants...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . stract approved: Susan M. Shaw This thesis explores outcomes of women's participation in the American

Exploring Sri-Lankan women's migration experiences in L.A. county : three stories, three lives

Creator:: Gunewardena, Sriyanthi Lorna Antoinette
Abstract:: The recognition that women are not in a fixed position but are dynamic and active in any of the processes of migration and post-migration adjustment helps us to see the complexity of women's participation in migration. Using life history interviews, three Sri-Lankan womens' migration experiences are examined for the ways...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Experiences in L.A. County: Three Stories, Three Lives Abstract Approved: Susan M. Shaw The recognition

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Twin Peaks and the Ideological Problematic of Feminine Representation: An Examination of the Character Audrey Home

An abortion service provider as political activist

A Global Trend of Child trafficking Among Girls Experiencing Violence and Neglect in the Yorùbá Ethnic group in Nigeria: A Transnational Feminist Approach

Feminist and Mormon: Reconciling Ideals of Equality and a Culture of Patriarchy

InHERitance: The Transmission of Women's Inalienable Possessions, Personal Narrative and the Mother-Daughter Bond

The Experiences of Male Students in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The Feminist Itinerant School: A Feminist Pedagogical Approach to Curriculum Transformation for Public School Teachers in Brazil

A Thematic Feminist Analysis of Best-Selling Children’s Picture Books

A Qualitative Feminist Analysis of Welfare Mothers and Human Capital

Exploring Sri-Lankan women's migration experiences in L.A. county : three stories, three lives

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