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This is an ethnographic study of virginity in the context of virginity examinations in Turkey. It is a discourse-centered ethnography that focuses on the rhetorical uses of language. Its method of inquiry is a qualitative research methodology known as participatory action resear…

Camera Creatures addresses the new media landscape in which cameras, in most situations, outnumber pens. The dissertation argues that despite the accessibility and power of imagemaking devices, there persists in the humanities and social sciences a hesitation to engage the possi…