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Whose community is it anyway? : the CDA and cultural conflicts over speech and pornography

Creator:: Christian, Mary Ann
Abstract:: The Communication Decency Act became law in 1996 and was immediately challenged on Constitutional grounds. It was subsequently declared unconstitutional based on the First Amendment guarantee of free speech. Using Fantasy Theme Analysis, an analysis of the dramatic elements of the key players was accomplished. The dramatic elements of Overall...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Similarly, other rhetorical methods would not have provided me with the richness of information I

Playwriting and Authority : Collaborative Art and Feminine Production

Creator:: Brown, Colleen Karen
Abstract:: In that the concept of authority in terms of the creation of a literary work of art indicates a single creator or controller of a literary work, a delineated inscriber of the text who initiates the act of communication, writing for theatrical production can be described as a feminized art...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: not reflect the ideas of the author. Deconstruction argues that no writing has only one correct

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:: shared experience of abuse at his 15 hands. I discovered during that call that no mention of my

Saudi Arabian Women Pursuing Higher Education at Oregon State University

Creator:: Al-Sheikhly, Nadya A.
Abstract:: Since 2005, the United States has experienced a significant influx of international students from Saudi Arabia, particularly women (Bollang, 2006). The American educational structure is something Saudi women have never experienced due to the vast differences between both cultures in all facets. There is very little to no research conducted...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: study in no way represent the experiences of all Saudi women pursuing higher education at Oregon

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:: chapter I provide a general overview of this thesis, share some general information about women in Sri

Uncovering Women's Magazines: Editors' Perspectives on the Relationship between Editorial and Advertising Content in Women's Fashion/Beauty Magazines

Creator:: Felesky, C. Leigh
Abstract:: This research examines women's magazine editors' perspectives of the relationship between editorial and advertising content in women's magazines. It specifically investigates how this relationship affects both general editorial content and more specifically, social topic stories. Mainstream women's beauty/fashion magazine editors—including editors-in-chief—were queried as to the nature of these relationships. Interviews...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: experience no perceived separation between the purpose of the sociaL/editorial content and the economic

Writing a feminist position in the classroom

Creator:: Forrest, Dodie A.
Abstract:: Like other social institutions, universities have been created and administered by and for a white-male dominant culture that continues to marginalize women and anyone else designated as -Other- according to race, class, ethnicity, ability, age, size, and sexuality. This discussion questions the dominant model of standard written discourse in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: reasoning privileges no one, is merely a democratic form of communication that enables a teacher to see

Confessing Our Sims: The construction of gender and sexuality among women ages 18-22 on MySpace

Creator:: Papaleo, November R.
Abstract:: MySpace is a social network phenomenon with over 100 million profiles and a strong presence in over 24 countries. As digital media become more commonplace, social networks are becoming sites where women create and manage relationships and identities. This thesis is a study of how women ages 18-22 are constructing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: diaries), but to date, there is no information, outside of demographics, analyzing the values and

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:: be 13 seen as . . mere pastiche of past styles thrown together with no other thought other than

The resistance and survival of old women : striving for empowerment in the face of oppression and violence

Creator:: Mau, Sindy Kay
Abstract:: Old women face a unique set of obstacles in their quest for empowerment. In this study the concept of empowerment is explored by politicizing issues of personal safety. The most significant factors that impede an old woman's sense of safety and control include oppression, primarily ageism and sexism, along with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: project, especially in my interpretation of the information gathered during the interviews. I

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Whose community is it anyway? : the CDA and cultural conflicts over speech and pornography

Playwriting and Authority : Collaborative Art and Feminine Production

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

Saudi Arabian Women Pursuing Higher Education at Oregon State University

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

Uncovering Women's Magazines: Editors' Perspectives on the Relationship between Editorial and Advertising Content in Women's Fashion/Beauty Magazines

Writing a feminist position in the classroom

Confessing Our Sims: The construction of gender and sexuality among women ages 18-22 on MySpace

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

The resistance and survival of old women : striving for empowerment in the face of oppression and violence

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