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Understanding Idol Fandom Culture in China
No full textFandom has been a popular topic in China with the rise of the Idol economy. While many of the studies around fandom talk about its influence, not many studies have been done around fandom itself. This thesis uses the ethnography method to focus on fandom and fan acts. The thesis discusses the fan identity and the stigma associated with this identity. It also talks about the hierarchy within fandom and how this hierarchy works. In the end, it presents the idea of aspiration and the reasons why fans are obsessed with their idols. This work shows the nature of the fandom and provides a closer perspective on fans’ lives
Scapegoat
No full textSCAPEGOAT is a coming-of-age collection that investigates tension between lovers and friends, as well as complex family dynamics, in an attempt to explore themes of wrongful blame and betrayal, the complexities and repercussions of interpersonal relationships on a still-forming person, and the inevitability of growth and change
If I can\u27t dance to it, it isn\u27t my revolution: The Intersection of Feminist Theory & Dance/Movement Therapy
Get PDFFeminism is a social, cultural, and political movement and set of theories which highlight the impact of gender inequality in order to push for equal rights in all spheres. Dance/movement therapy is a method of psychotherapy which utilizes movement rather than verbal language to identify and process emotional material, centering the lived, embodied experience of the client. Both dance/movement therapy as a practice and profession and feminism as a movement and ideology have faced difficulties in being recognized as legitimate, worthwhile areas of focus, and they have also faced similar challenges in embracing diversity and inclusion. The ideological similarities between feminist theory and the theories supporting dance/movement therapy lend themselves to further investigation and incorporation, as both the feminist movement and the practice of dance/movement therapy necessarily evolve to stay both socially and culturally relevant and effectual in the promotion of positive change. By looking to the history of both the American feminist movement and the establishment of dance/movement therapy in America, practitioners of dance/movement therapy can gain valuable perspective on where we have come from, and insight into where we might yet journey to
Surviving the Circus: Title IX and the Changes Survivors Need
No full textTitle IX was created in 1972 to protect individuals from discrimination based on sex in educational programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance, it was broadened to apply to cases of sexual harassment as a result of Yale vs. Alexander (1980), which argued that sexual harassment stood in the way of a student\u27s equal learning opportunities. After two decades of court decisions and actions, Title IX has continued to morph into more than a law of equal opportunity in education. Title IX has found itself shifted into a culture of policing sexual assault on college and university campuses with the Office for Civil Rights and Department of Education at the head.
My thesis examines whether Title IX and its reinforcing legislation appropriately address gender-based violence from the student survivor perspective. Highlighting the critical gaps in Title IX legislation and enforcement to date, the survivors who contributed to the thesis, want the readers to know one thing: “Don\u27t get it twisted; Title IX is only there to defend the university.” Screaming for help in a crisis on college and university campuses, survivors have begun to lose hope in Title IX as a mechanism for their protection. While survivor policies continued to be shuffled among presidential administrations, they still have hope for change. This thesis impresses the importance of change from the student survivor perspective and questions who should have a seat at the table when it comes to Title IX interpretation and enforcement
Teddy Bears at the Exit Wound
No full textTeddy Bear\u27s at the Exit Wound frames the “exit wound”, the poisonous suffering that accompanies the witnessing of the mass shooting epidemic, through four creative narratives that depict separate aspects of that suffering. This creative writing piece is written by an author who was a child on the outskirts of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting