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Watch da dirty cop: Tying together the course through the lyrics of popular songs

(image created with Wordle) I want to talk about music. Not a big surprise, I’m sure. That’s what I’ve been writing about all along. But this time, I talked to my friends. I talked to my friends because I’m somewhat … Continue reading

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Asylum Policies Regarding the Orient and the War on Terror

Immigration has long been an important issue to the American government and American citizens in ways that change drastically depending on the current political, historical, and cultural climate.  In the contemporary setting, the encouragement of immigration to the U.S. in … Continue reading

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Re-Imagined Bodies: Emergent Queer Identities in Chicana/Latina Performance of Migrant Narratives*

*This paper will be used in a working group, Trading (on) Minority Stock: Changing Identities within Theatrical Markets of History, Theory, and Performance, at the ASTR Conference in Montreal, Canada in November. Feedback is welcome and appreciated.   Every person … Continue reading

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The Rhetoric of American Birth: A Video Blog

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A Look at Birthing Narratives and Practices in the United States: Challenging the Hegemony of Hospitalized Birth

QMQCfinalpaper The documentary Orgasmic Birth (2008), directed by Debra Pascali-Bonaro, calls for action:  “women of earth, take back your birth!” (Pascali-Bonaro).  But, what is it exactly that women are supposed to be taking back?  Are females not the beings birthing?  … Continue reading

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A Queer Analysis of Queer Analysis

Lesbians often live in a sort of limbo between recognition and invisibility. Because lesbians have the intersectional problems of being both female and homosexual, they assume the invisibility of both. These women are often forced to choose where their allegiances … Continue reading

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America the Stork

Samantha Barnard Queer Mobilities, Queer Citizenship Professor Cathy Hannabach June 15, 2011 America the Stork Tourism is widely popular. To have tourist destinations in your country opens up many doors such as economic prosperity. Tourist destinations play a huge role … Continue reading

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Mental Health and Unhealth in New Immigrant Communities in the United States

Priyanka Kaura Cathy Hannabach Queer Mobilities, Queer Citizenship June 15, 2011 Mental Health and Unhealth in New Immigrant Communities in the United States Historical trends found in the study of mental health among immigrant populations reveal a twisted relationship between … Continue reading

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