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This dissertation ethnographically examines a Japanese historical themed park to illuminate the cultural industries’ role in shaping Japanese identity through creative labor, consumption, and institutional relationships. It argues that cultural heritage is animated through embod…

The Red Tent is an embodied red fabric environment that acts as a catalyst to women's empowerment. Spontaneous and organic, a Red Tent is a place where women gather to rest, renew, and often share deep and powerful stories about their lives. Red Tent spaces and the grassroots mo…