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The study examines the ways in which cyberspace functions as a rhetorical and cultural forum for North African and Arab women to assert their identity as lesbians. More directly, this project focuses on lesbian writing that considers the questions of survival and political chang…

This dissertation research analyzes the vernacular cosmopolitan praxis of Muslim women in transnational cyberspaces related to topical and collective action networks, in an effort to detangle cosmopolitanism from its Western biases and to move away from studies of online Muslim …

What factors affect the organization and efficacy of national cyber-defense efforts? In The Mice that Roar: What Small Countries Can Teach Great Powers About National Cyber-Defense, I argue that an important piece of the answer lies within the history and institutions of an ofte…

Historically, cyberattacks have been known for isolated operations on a niche system or targeted set of platforms, while national security strategies centered around historically held priorities placed on total manpower, weapons, and technology. There is no weapon in history so …

This project addresses church communications and how churches can take advantage of rapidly growing technology, specifically the Internet and email. This paper was developed for the purpose of showing churches and pastors (1) the need for an online presence by mainline churches;…