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From Incels to MGTOW: Addressing the Men’s Rights Movement Using Intersectional Feminism
Get PDFI propose to look at the rising discourse within men’s rights groups about “feminism as the enemy” and argue that men’s rights groups and feminists have a common enemy within the patriarchy. Groups such as Men Going Their Own Way and Incels perpetuate mysoginistic philosophies on the internet and are becoming popular groups for men experiencing the toxic effects of patriarchal masculine standards. In order to understand and fight the rise in violent men’s groups the philosophies of intersectional feminists may be crucial in “selling feminism” to these groups. I will collect first hand accounts of Men’s Right’s philosophies on common message boards such as 4Chan, incels.co, and Reddit and analyze the intersection of how toxic masculinity affects both men and women. I will use the theoretical lenses proposed by Kimberle Crenshaw and bell hooks. I hypothesize that men’s rights groups are struggling with many of the same conditions women are subjected too, however they are unable to recognize that these conditions originate in the patriarchy rather than in feminist ideals
Should Active Euthanasia Be Morally and Legally Permissible?
Get PDFIn the United States, death is mostly avoided at all costs, making euthanasia a highly controversial topic. The two distinct types of euthanasia in the United States are active and passive euthanasia. This paper examines the moral permissibility of active and passive euthanasia using a rule-utilitarian framework. The rule-utilitarian approach focuses on consistently following a set rule that leads to the most beneficial and moral outcome for all of those involved. More specifically, this paper argues that due to lack of moral distinction between active and passive euthanasia, both should be legalized. Furthermore, legalizing euthanasia allows for the greatest good for everyone involved by reducing suffering and burdens
New & Noteworthy, February 2020
Get PDFContents include: Toward and Intersectional Praxis of Arts Administration and Dramaturgy; #LMDA20 // Conference Countdown; LMDA Grants and Awards; Upcoming Regional Events.https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/lmdanewsletter/1037/thumbnail.jp
The Effects of Heel Lifts on Dynamic Measures of Gait and Static Posture in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease
Get PDFBackground: One classic symptom of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a “stooped posture” characterized by multiple postural malalignments, which increases fall risk. In 2018, we addressed this posture with in-shoe heel lifts (HLs) and found significant improvements to static postural alignment and perceived stability as well as a correlation between the Falls Efficacy Scale and plantarflexion (PF) contractures. These findings are consistent with a Wright & DiBello (2020) study that found HLs can promote a normalization of joint alignment up the kinetic chain.
Purpose: To validate our prior findings and determine if HLs can improve dynamic measures of gait such as step length, gait speed, turning behavior, perceived stability, and balance confidence in individuals with PD.
Methods: (N=18). The Activities-Specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale, sagittal view photographs, numeric analog scale for perceived stability, and Time Up and Go Test (TUG) were measured with and without HLs in place, at two data collection dates. ImageJ software was used to analyze postural joint angles and TUG video recordings were analyzed for gait parameters and turning behavior.
Results: Head tilt angle and turn time significantly improved (p = .03 and p = .002, respectively) with HLs. Turn time correlated to overall balance confidence (r = -.802, p = .000). Overall balance confidence correlated to fall history (r = -.501, p = .041).
Conclusion: Accommodating PF contractures with an in-shoe HL significantly improves head tilt angle and decreases turn time compared to without HLs, and thereby can promote fall reduction in this population
Identifying the Effects of Alum Treatment on Water and Sediment Chemistry of Two Lakes in Pierce County, Washington
Get PDFMany freshwater and marine ecosystems are affected by hazardous algal blooms (HABs) each year, and the number is rising. In most cases, the main cause of HABs is nutrient loading from anthropogenic sources, and often, the overloaded nutrient is phosphorus. To combat these HABs, alum treatment is commonly used. Alum treatment is the use of aluminum sulfate, which binds to phosphorus, effectively lowering the levels of free phosphorus and thus reducing algal growth. However, alum can also have adverse effects on water and sediment chemistry. Within Pierce County, Wapato and Waughop lakes present a unique opportunity to study the effects of alum treatment. Lake Waughop is scheduled to be treated with alum this March, and Wapato has been treated three times in the past. Together, these two lakes will give good insight into both the long and short term effects of alum treatment. The goal of this research is to collect water and sediment data both before and after alum treatment and identify and interpret any changes
Interstitial Space: An Exploration of the Urban Landscape and Marginal Communities of Tacoma, Washington
Get PDFIn this project I researched the interactions between Tacoma’s homeless population and interstitial spaces. Interstitial space is the unplanned or abandoned space that can be seen throughout urban areas. It consists of those spaces where planning and boundaries are unclear or non-existent; a space seemingly missed, un-calculated, or overlooked by city planners. In conversation with Professor Andrew Gardner, who has conducted extensive field research on the subject in Doha, Qatar, I focused my research on the vitality and social importance of interstitial space to the homeless communities of our society in this era of high inequality in America. The goal of this project was to explore Professor Gardner’s hypothesis that this space does in fact hold important social functionality to these marginalized communities and to work with him to further develop this concept with field-based empirical evidence