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Whose Destiny? The Rise and Development of Place Branding in Syracuse, New York.

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This thesis explores the structural and material dominance of the Destiny USA
regional mega-mall located in the city of Syracuse, New York. It explores the development of the 6th largest mall in the 167th largest city in the nation through the lens of place branding to understand the intersection of place, image, and development in the post-industrial city. Through empirical examples detailing the techniques of place branding by the mall's developers, the thesis shows how products of place branding like Destiny USA can fiscally, politically, and socially isolate themselves from the city in order to gain growth and land-use potential for private interests.
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Literacy and Learning in Mediated Spaces

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Thu, 01/20/2022 - 16:21

Literacy and Learning in Mediated Spaces

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Thu, 01/20/2022 - 16:21

Olympe de Gouges and Qiu Jin: The Revolutionary Women of France and China

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The extent to which the reform movements of revolutionary China and France "emancipated" women is difficult to assess. In many ways, French and Chinese women both benefited greatly from the sociopolitical changes wrought by the reformist ideologies of these periods in their respective countries. The public discourse surrounding revolution allowed female perspectives emerge from the domestic sphere and into the mainstream political community. Two women in particular, Olympe de Gouges and Qiu Jin, became notable enough to have their subversive voices silenced, once more, by their oppressive governments and subsequently be heralded as ground- breaking feminist thinkers in their respective societies. This report attempts to analyze how these two revolutionary feminist authors were able to capitalize on the newfound opportunities to voice their ideologies to their fellow countrymen and why, despite the vast physical and temporal distance between them, their methods so often resembled each other. To what extent did knowledge of revolution abroad affect their visions of revolution at home? To what extent were thy able to break away from the ideas of the past?
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Thu, 01/20/2022 - 16:21

Olympe de Gouges and Qiu Jin: The Revolutionary Women of France and China

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The extent to which the reform movements of revolutionary China and France "emancipated" women is difficult to assess. In many ways, French and Chinese women both benefited greatly from the sociopolitical changes wrought by the reformist ideologies of these periods in their respective countries. The public discourse surrounding revolution allowed female perspectives emerge from the domestic sphere and into the mainstream political community. Two women in particular, Olympe de Gouges and Qiu Jin, became notable enough to have their subversive voices silenced, once more, by their oppressive governments and subsequently be heralded as ground- breaking feminist thinkers in their respective societies. This report attempts to analyze how these two revolutionary feminist authors were able to capitalize on the newfound opportunities to voice their ideologies to their fellow countrymen and why, despite the vast physical and temporal distance between them, their methods so often resembled each other. To what extent did knowledge of revolution abroad affect their visions of revolution at home? To what extent were thy able to break away from the ideas of the past?
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Thu, 01/20/2022 - 16:21

Olympe de Gouges and Qiu Jin: The Revolutionary Women of France and China

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The extent to which the reform movements of revolutionary China and France "emancipated" women is difficult to assess. In many ways, French and Chinese women both benefited greatly from the sociopolitical changes wrought by the reformist ideologies of these periods in their respective countries. The public discourse surrounding revolution allowed female perspectives emerge from the domestic sphere and into the mainstream political community. Two women in particular, Olympe de Gouges and Qiu Jin, became notable enough to have their subversive voices silenced, once more, by their oppressive governments and subsequently be heralded as ground- breaking feminist thinkers in their respective societies. This report attempts to analyze how these two revolutionary feminist authors were able to capitalize on the newfound opportunities to voice their ideologies to their fellow countrymen and why, despite the vast physical and temporal distance between them, their methods so often resembled each other. To what extent did knowledge of revolution abroad affect their visions of revolution at home? To what extent were thy able to break away from the ideas of the past?
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Thu, 01/20/2022 - 16:21

Champagne and Caviar for all? Exploring the juxtaposition of gourmet culture with social justice activism and transitions within the Slow Food movement

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As issues of food and agriculture enter the mainstream culture of the United States, the number of passionate supporters of efforts to change the industrial food system is growing steadily. However, those at the helm of the movement are conflicted about what issues need to be prioritized as well as how systemic change is to be accomplished. Using the international nonprofit organization Slow Food as a case study, this paper examines the tensions that exist within the movement as well as their origins. Slow Food's juxtaposition of gourmet culture and social justice activism is addressed through exploring issues of elitism, privilege and democracy in the contemporary effort to change the industrialized food system. In examining the tensions within Slow Food as an organization, the broader food movement is captured in a moment of transition, the tenets of gourmet culture are examined for the ways in which they are complicit in the many inequalities addressed through social justice activism, and the viability of an evolving movement rooted in gastronomic distinction is assessed.
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Thu, 01/20/2022 - 16:21

Champagne and Caviar for all? Exploring the juxtaposition of gourmet culture with social justice activism and transitions within the Slow Food movement

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As issues of food and agriculture enter the mainstream culture of the United States, the number of passionate supporters of efforts to change the industrial food system is growing steadily. However, those at the helm of the movement are conflicted about what issues need to be prioritized as well as how systemic change is to be accomplished. Using the international nonprofit organization Slow Food as a case study, this paper examines the tensions that exist within the movement as well as their origins. Slow Food's juxtaposition of gourmet culture and social justice activism is addressed through exploring issues of elitism, privilege and democracy in the contemporary effort to change the industrialized food system. In examining the tensions within Slow Food as an organization, the broader food movement is captured in a moment of transition, the tenets of gourmet culture are examined for the ways in which they are complicit in the many inequalities addressed through social justice activism, and the viability of an evolving movement rooted in gastronomic distinction is assessed.
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Thu, 01/20/2022 - 16:21

Borges Dreams of the Universal Archive

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Shades of Subversion: How Sadomasochism can be read as Feminist

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