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"Ayfo bar homo?" (Where's the gay bar?): A Personal Look at Pinkwashing, Gay Tourism, and the Role of Capitalism in the Creation of Urban Queer Identity

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Authors
Gottlieb, Jonathan
Advisors
Pérez, Hiram
Cohen, Colleen Ballerino
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department or Program
American Culture Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
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Publication Date
2014-01-01
English
Class Year
2014
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Thu, 01/20/2022 - 16:20

"Ayfo bar homo?" (Where's the gay bar?): A Personal Look at Pinkwashing, Gay Tourism, and the Role of Capitalism in the Creation of Urban Queer Identity

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Authors
Gottlieb, Jonathan
Advisors
Pérez, Hiram
Cohen, Colleen Ballerino
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department or Program
American Culture Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
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Not Reviewed
Publication Date
2014-01-01
English
Class Year
2014
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Thu, 01/20/2022 - 16:20

"Ayfo bar homo?" (Where's the gay bar?): A Personal Look at Pinkwashing, Gay Tourism, and the Role of Capitalism in the Creation of Urban Queer Identity

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Authors
Gottlieb, Jonathan
Advisors
Pérez, Hiram
Cohen, Colleen Ballerino
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department or Program
American Culture Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Peer Reviewed
Not Reviewed
Publication Date
2014-01-01
English
Class Year
2014
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Thu, 01/20/2022 - 16:20

Unlanded Souls: Discussions Black Landownership Coming Out of the Port Royal Experiment

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During the Civil War the Port Royal Experiment – part government-funded enterprise in free slave labor, part abolitionist-fueled social experiment – provided the former slaves of the South Carolina Sea Islands with their first experiences of paid labor while learning how read, write, and practice the morals of a good Christian citizenship. For the Union, it was an immediate solution to masses of refugee slaves, who had fled the plantation and crossed into Union territory. The interplay between capitalist interests and the rhetoric on citizenship at Port Royal is the perfect site to examine the interstices of land, citizenship, and race (as a dimension of White Supremacy) in the United States. The conversations on land and labor upon it coming out of the Port Royal Experiment implicitly (and sometimes explicitly) address the question of black citizenship. An unpacking of this specific narrative draws distinct connections between the nature of American citizenship and the use and ownership of land. The Port Royal Experiment was conducted at a crucial juncture in American history that in many ways set the course for black citizenship. An examination on the discourse at Port Royal can illuminate how black citizenship was articulated in terms of land, providing a richer subtext to the reality of black dispossession in America today.
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Authors
Caroline Stanton
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department or Program
American Culture Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
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2014-01-01
English
Class Year
2014
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Thu, 01/20/2022 - 16:20

Unlanded Souls: Discussions Black Landownership Coming Out of the Port Royal Experiment

Abstract
During the Civil War the Port Royal Experiment – part government-funded enterprise in free slave labor, part abolitionist-fueled social experiment – provided the former slaves of the South Carolina Sea Islands with their first experiences of paid labor while learning how read, write, and practice the morals of a good Christian citizenship. For the Union, it was an immediate solution to masses of refugee slaves, who had fled the plantation and crossed into Union territory. The interplay between capitalist interests and the rhetoric on citizenship at Port Royal is the perfect site to examine the interstices of land, citizenship, and race (as a dimension of White Supremacy) in the United States. The conversations on land and labor upon it coming out of the Port Royal Experiment implicitly (and sometimes explicitly) address the question of black citizenship. An unpacking of this specific narrative draws distinct connections between the nature of American citizenship and the use and ownership of land. The Port Royal Experiment was conducted at a crucial juncture in American history that in many ways set the course for black citizenship. An examination on the discourse at Port Royal can illuminate how black citizenship was articulated in terms of land, providing a richer subtext to the reality of black dispossession in America today.
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Authors
Caroline Stanton
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department or Program
American Culture Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
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Publication Date
2014-01-01
English
Class Year
2014
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Thu, 01/20/2022 - 16:20

Unlanded Souls: Discussions Black Landownership Coming Out of the Port Royal Experiment

Abstract
During the Civil War the Port Royal Experiment – part government-funded enterprise in free slave labor, part abolitionist-fueled social experiment – provided the former slaves of the South Carolina Sea Islands with their first experiences of paid labor while learning how read, write, and practice the morals of a good Christian citizenship. For the Union, it was an immediate solution to masses of refugee slaves, who had fled the plantation and crossed into Union territory. The interplay between capitalist interests and the rhetoric on citizenship at Port Royal is the perfect site to examine the interstices of land, citizenship, and race (as a dimension of White Supremacy) in the United States. The conversations on land and labor upon it coming out of the Port Royal Experiment implicitly (and sometimes explicitly) address the question of black citizenship. An unpacking of this specific narrative draws distinct connections between the nature of American citizenship and the use and ownership of land. The Port Royal Experiment was conducted at a crucial juncture in American history that in many ways set the course for black citizenship. An examination on the discourse at Port Royal can illuminate how black citizenship was articulated in terms of land, providing a richer subtext to the reality of black dispossession in America today.
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Authors
Caroline Stanton
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department or Program
American Culture Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Peer Reviewed
Not Reviewed
Publication Date
2014-01-01
English
Class Year
2014
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Thu, 01/20/2022 - 16:20

Male Body as Medium: Fin de Siècle Berlin, Der Eigene and Emergent Homosexual Culture

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Authors
Evans, Brian
Advisors
Graham, Wendy
Lukacher, Brian
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department or Program
Independent Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
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Not Reviewed
Publication Date
2014-01-01
English
Class Year
2014
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Thu, 01/20/2022 - 16:20

"Racism is Solved!" A Fake Conservative's Guide to Social Justice

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Under the cloak of a character who is as ignorant as he is conservative, Stephen Colbert delivers snaps-worthy "truthiness"-insights that often shine a light to mainstream systemic forms of oppression by embodying their very nature. In my thesis, I acknowledge efforts made by Stephen Colbert to deconstruct mainstream political news media in a way that highlights its oppressive and often propagandistic qualities. I argue that satire, compared to other forms of entertainment, is unique in that it allows for astute social commentary through comedy, appealing to a wide range of audiences from those who are interested in being entertained, to those looking for a space of catharsis in an otherwise problematic stream of news and entertainment. I focus on the way in which <em>The Colbert Report </em>addresses topics of race, gender, and sexuality through his satirical portrayal of real life examples of bigotry, and what this means for the state of political news media. My research includes social psychological studies that investigate the effects of political satire on its consumers, as well as criticisms of the show and Stephen Colbert's specific comedic methods. I ultimately argue that <em>The Colbert Report</em>'s method of interweaving social critique and humor is a powerful tool in corralling public engagement in political dialogue for the sustenance of America's egalitarian democracy, whether the satirist aims to incite social change or provide an artistic outlet for criticisms.
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Authors
Villella, Victoria Dunne
Advisors
Elseewi, Tarik
Cohen, Colleen Ballerino
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Peer Reviewed
Not Reviewed
Publication Date
2014-01-01
English
Class Year
2014
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Thu, 01/20/2022 - 16:20

Embedded in Iraq: The Evolving Relationship Between the US State and the News Media during Periods of Conflict in post-9/11 America

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My thesis is an exploration of the evolving relationship between the US State and the news media in periods of conflict, ranging from World War I to the War in Iraq, and how this relationship culminated in the practice of embedded journalism during the War in Iraq. My point of departure for my thesis is understanding the dominant mode of warfare today, a phenomenon known as total warfare, and unpacking how news media has become intrinsically linked to the process of warfare. To gain an understanding of the ways in which media representation is integral to waging war, it is necessary to further unravel the structure of the US news media itself, and see what facets of this system make the US news media useful in the process of waging war. Exploring the evolution of warfare itself, as well as the historical roots of the structure of the news media, and how these two processes have evolved in tandem, is essential to understanding how the system of embedded journalism arose in the Iraq War, in the US's post-9/11 sociopolitical landscape. My findings are then illustrated through a detailed analysis of embedded journalism during the first five weeks of the invasion of Iraq, from the invasion of March 19, 2003, to the official end of combat operations on May 1, 2003.
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Authors
Lopez, Sydney
Advisors
Hoynes, William
Elseewi, Tarik
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Peer Reviewed
Not Reviewed
Publication Date
2014-01-01
English
Class Year
2014
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Thu, 01/20/2022 - 16:20

Uncovering the Collective Labor Behind the Singer/Songwriter: A Collaboratively Produced Album

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This project is an album consisting of nine original songs that I arranged, performed, and recorded at Vassar College. The accompanying thesis destabilizes the media construct of the independent singer/songwriter by interrogating the medium-specific space between the composition and the recording of the album. I uncover the invisible labor behind the creation and recording of the music of a singer/songwriter, a term that implies every song is written, produced, and performed by a single artist. I examine how the musicians involved in the project influenced and shaped each stage of production, and analyze the significance of this collective creativity. Through a mainly subjective lens, I draw observations from my identification as a singer/songwriter and explore the intellectual awareness I had in my role and experience in the collaborative processes of songwriting, performance, and recording with others, working within the singer/songwriter genre.
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Authors
Smith, Samantha A. M.
Advisors
Porcello, Thomas Gregory
Patch, Justin
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Peer Reviewed
Not Reviewed
Publication Date
2014-01-01
English
Class Year
2014
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