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Dating Apps as an Outlet to Promote Sexual Autonomy Among Disabled Individuals: An Intersectional Approach to Change
Full text linkAs disabled individuals are forced into the social other and an asexual narrative, dating apps provide an outlet for this demographic to engage in their sexuality in a format that is more easily accessible. In an age of rising technology, the destigmatization and usage of dating apps highlights the self-expressive potential of an underrepresented and misunderstood demographic. This issue is addressed through historical perspectives of “crip sex,” a comparison between the disabled dating experience and the able-bodied dating experience, and a description of the significance of a dating app designed for individuals with disabilities
lofi hip hop beats to chill/relax/analyze to: Examining the development, components, and online participation of lofi hip hop
Full text linkStudents across the globe are familiar with the YouTube phenomenon of the ‘Lofi Girl’ and her ‘lofi hip hop radio [beats to relax/study to]’. The YouTube livestream hosting chilled-out music has become a beacon for those trying to accomplish tasks, study for exams, or relax. But, how has this livestream managed to amass a subscription base of over fourteen million? What draws people to this webpage, and what keeps them coming back? This paper examines the development, features, and online participation of lofi hip hop. As explored in the paper, the genre of lofi hip hop is a syncretic soundform that originates from lo-fidelity and hip hop music, as well as the cultural facets that establish both of the preceding genres. The music allows for listeners to escape the feeling of being trapped by \u2724/7\u27 capitalism and other such components of modern life, and also allows for a unique interaction with nostalgia and older digital media. Additionally, this work provides an exploratory analysis of potential Orientalism that could emerge from a medium that relies on Japanese imagery. Lastly, the structure of the digital audience is examined in a manner that forwards previous anthropological theory. At large, this inquiry into lofi hip hop and the digital audience that consume the artform provide a unique window into supportive online spaces that hold unique value for each listener. The reader is encouraged to listen to the Lofi Girl\u27s livestream as they read this paper
Affirming, Entrusting, and Acting: a Baptismal Grounding of Affirmative Action in Lutheran Higher Education
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Sinning as Empowerment: Reclaiming God as a Black, Queer Woman in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple
Full text linkIn this paper, the author embarks on the task of re-imagining the seven sins of Christianity in the context of Alice Walker\u27s The Color Purple, specifically in relation to the character Shug Avery
The Future Is Here
Full text linkThis essay explores the devastating impacts that global warming currently has on women living in the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest globally, located in South Asia. Womanist ideas are employed to identify the underlying injustices within environmental policies like the Paris Agreement, which undermine the effects of climate change in the global south. Initiatives led by women in vulnerable regions are then shared to offer ideas for improvement
Jewish Women as Subjects and Creators of Holocaust Art
Full text linkThere are pieces of Holocaust and post-Holocaust art that portray the Jewish woman as a symbol of victimhood and suffering, but do these depictions allow the narratives of Jewish women to be heard, or do they stifle them? Instead of focusing on the Jewish women as symbols of objectified self-sacrifice, there should be more focus on the art created by Jewish women who witnessed the horrors of the Holocaust through their creations. By examining the art and experiences of Jewish women in concentration camps, space is made for their voices, and they are no longer representational, but intrinsically human