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The Power of Song: How the Khmer Rouge Used Music to Normalize Conflict and Maintain Support of the Cambodian 'People'
This paper seeks to explore ways in which the Khmer Rouge used music as a legitimate form of rhetorical strategy to gain the support of the war-torn Cambodian people during the Cambodian...
Subcultures as Cultures of Resistance
The Center for Contemporary Cultural Studies at the University of Birmingham thought of subcultures not as a problem to be solved, but as a culture of resistance to be respected. In this paper....
Rhetoric of the Living Dead: A Postcolonial Analysis of Shaun of the DeadRhetoric of the Living Dead: A Postcolonial Analysis of Shaun of the Dead
The 2004 British film Shaun of the Dead, while obviously fictional, reversed the trend of many British texts by displaying a domestic attack on British soils, rather than a colonial dominance...
Nationwide Newspaper Coverage of Same-Sex Marriage: A Community Structure Approach
A study of Same-Sex marriage compared hypotheses linking different city characteristics and nationwide newspaper coverage, using the "community structure" approach to research, as developed...
Nationwide Newspaper Coverage of the No Child Left Behind Act: A Community Structure Approac
Utilizing the community structure approach, as developed in nationwide studies by Pollock and others (1977, 1978, 1994-2002), this study investigated links between city characteristics and nationwide...
Firearm Hunting Ads and the Erection of Identity for Males Who Hunt: A Rhetorical Feminist Analysis
Through a feminist rhetorical analysis of six firearm hunting advertisements I found six main concepts defining the ideal hunter: Middle aged, Caucasian man who leads a simple lifestyle, values...
Establishing the Meaning of Ordinary Life: A Narrative Criticism of 'Garden State'
This essay, through a narrative criticism of the movie Garden State, explores the role of narratives in establishing the significance of ordinary life. A close textual analysis of select scenes...
Entertainment or Oppression: Male and Female Representation in Films About Domestic AbuseEntertainment or Oppression: Male and Female Representation in Films About Domestic Abuse
Domestic abuse affects at least one million women in America each year, according to a 1995 study conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice (as cited in Byers, Shue & Marshall,...
Cross-National Newspaper Coverage of Sexual Education: A Community Structure Approach
Using a "community structure approach" this study explores the cross-national (eleven-nation) newspaper coverage of sexual education in the eleven years after the onset of the UNAIDS organization in 1996....
Welfare for the Wealthy: Conceptualizing State-Sponsored Film Tax Incentive Programs
The purpose of this study is to uncover the role of governmental tax incentives in contemporary Hollywood. I will use social theory, rhetorical and political economic perspectives to develop an analytical...
Nationwide Newspaper Coverage of Comprehensive Immigration Reform: A Community Structure Approach
Utilizing the community structure approach (a research model that connects city characteristics with variations in newspaper coverage of significant events or topics), a nationwide...
Nationwide Newspaper Coverage of Childhood Obesity: A Community Structure Approach
Using a community structure approach, linking city characteristics and nationwide reporting on childhood obesity, a 2004 -2006 sample of 27 cities yielded approximately 425 articles. Content...
Authenticity and Cultural Resistance
Authenticity is a complicated notion in modern society which has been redefined through particular modes of cultural expression. Our dominant consumption culture structures itself in a way...
A Qualitative Study on Having a Parent as Teacher and its Effects on Student Academic Achievement and Relationships in a Non-Collegiate, Public School Setting
This study works to understand the effects that dual role of parent/teacher has on the child/student's academic achievement. The relationship between the child/student and peers was...
The American President and Humanitarian Crises: The U.S. Marginalization of the Rwandan Genocide
This project develops a generic criticism methodology through the analysis of President Clinton's public statements during the Rwandan genocide, as well as addresses the ethical and epistemic...
International Newspaper Coverage of Muslim Immigration since September 11, 2001: A Community Structure Approach
A study compared hypotheses connecting variations in international demographics with differences in international newspaper coverage of Muslim immigration using an extended form of the...
Once Upon a Time: CNN's Coverage of the Minneapolis Bridge Tragedy
Taking an analytical approach to three broadcasts of CNN's Evening News segments, this paper argues that coverage of the 2007 I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota assumes...
A Comparative Study of Face Saving in Relationships in the Contexts of Conflict and Embarrassment
This study aims to understand the use of face saving within the contexts of relationship types, gender, and problematic events. Face saving behaviors were categorized according to Putnam and Wilson's (1982...