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From The ‘Gram to Global Intifada: The Media’s Role in Shaping Views on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
No full textThis thesis investigates how media framing shapes American perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It introduces the concept of Strategic Victim Identity Activation (SVIA), a process by which identity cues—gender, ethnicity, and nationality—are used to influence emotional responses and political attitudes. Drawing on literature from media theory, social psychology, and international relations, the study explores how victimhood is not a static condition but a constructed identity designed to gain moral legitimacy. Using an original survey experiment with 1,500 Americans, participants were exposed to news excerpts framed with varying identity markers. Results show that low-familiarity respondents were most affected by layered identity frames, demonstrating increased concern and support for victimized groups. High-familiarity respondents showed more fixed attitudes, likely shaped by long-term exposure and preexisting biases. The findings reveal that cumulative identity framing can intensify polarization, especially in digital media environments where emotionally charged content is prioritized. By highlighting how victimhood is performed and perceived through media, this thesis offers new insight into the politics of sympathy, the role of narrative in foreign policy opinion, and the deeper structures driving American responses to global conflict
Second Generation Immigrants in Higher Education: Experiences in Selective Liberal Arts Contexts
No full textThe purpose of this study is to examine the educational experiences of second-generation students at a selective, predominantly white liberal arts institution, in order to better understand what types of factors and practices contribute to their success, and how successful educational trajectories intersect with racial, ethnic, cultural and gender identities. To explore this, hour-long interviews were conducted, diving deeper into the educational experiences of second generation immigrants, also considering the lives of previous generations such as parents and grandparents. Interviews were transcribed and coded, uncovering patterns and themes that existed across participants’ experiences. Findings revealed that second generation immigrants at Bucknell University find great support in their families, whether that refers to siblings, parents, or grandparents. In addition, faculty and staff play a vital role in the success of students once they arrive at Bucknell. Culture also acts as a protective factor, as these connections to their heritage help them to not only make it to college but thrive once in this setting. While being admitted to college is a major feat, a significant factor relating to this success is the resources available to students prior to their participation in higher education, such as private schooling and advanced placement courses. While the second generation immigrants in this study are largely successful, many desire greater representation and spaces on campus where they feel they belong, as individuals who are often left feeling “in-between.
Liberating the Library: Alternative Libraries and Counterpublics
No full textAs the current state and future of libraries remains uncertain, scholars across the Library and Information Science (LIS) are emphasizing the need to examine the social, political, and economic conditions and implications of our climate in the context of libraries. Seeing as libraries are situated within, and often reflect, socio political landscapes, this study aims to examine how groups relegated to the margins, develop spaces to intentionally address the needs of underserved communities through unconventional strategies, programming, and materials through what I call, alternative libraries. Through a qualitative exploration of alternative libraries through four different case studies, this research aims to uncover the work and role of alternative libraries through the application of Warner (2002)’s theory on publics and counterpublics. Through interviews, observations, and document analysis, different themes emerged that pointed to the strategies alternative libraries employ to recognize and respond to community needs, empower community members, and navigate the political and economic terrain. From the findings, it was evident that the relationship and interactions between different publics, such as a dominant and counterpublic, demonstrated tensions with neutral frameworks and financial pressures. However, my study offers a deeper analysis into the ways in which these libraries engaged in practices that uplift counternarratives to restructure, reimagine, and reinterpret traditional library protocols, discourses, and dispositions
Medbh McGuckian
No full textThis wide-ranging study of one of the most innovative, daring, and important poetic voices in contemporary Ireland analyzes Mebdh McGuckian’s entire corpus, offering both an original contribution to the field of contemporary Irish literary studies and a readable synthesis of existing criticism that will be useful to academics and students. Thematically and methodologically unique, the book examines previously neglected subjects in McGuckian’s work, in particular the poet’s exploration of creativity and performativity, while also emphasizing the cohesiveness of individual volumes in light of the poet’s constant change and development. This critical investigation allows readers a deeper understanding of McGuckian’s topical preoccupations and the evolution of her distinctive poetic voice.https://digitalcommons.bucknell.edu/bucknell-press/1117/thumbnail.jp
Expectations, Trust, and Blame: Marketized Healthcare in Pakistan’s Public and Private Hospitals
No full textThe Aussie Oddballs: Identifying The Existence of Censer and Trample Burr Dispersal in Australian Bush Tomatoes
No full textAustralian bush tomatoes in northern Western Australia likely have seed dispersal mechanisms that depend on processes outside of frugivory, which is unusual for this genus. Solanum tudununggae seeds are wind dispersed by the censer mechanism, meaning that seeds fall from holes in the top of the fruit when the branches move. In another species, piles of abscised and burr-like fruits have been found strewn around the bases of S. ossicruentum, possibly due to the extinction of animals that may have been a means of dispersal via epizoochory. In this study, we attempt to provide support for the theorized dispersal mechanism for these two species of Solanum. The S. tudununggae censer mechanism will be tested by shaking individual plants with mature fruit and recording the number of fallen seeds and the distance of each from the plant. To ascertain information about the seed disperser for S. ossicruentum, animal pelts with varying thickness, density, and hair length will be used to assess fruit adherence. The number of fruits that stick to each individual pelt will help narrow down the possible identity of the disperser of S. ossicruentum. The results from these experiments will confirm the mechanisms proposed in previous studies and provide implications of these newly supported hypotheses