This thesis critiques white liberal subjectivity, primarily through the work of Claudia Rankine. In Rankine’s The White Card, she critiques white liberal subjectivity through the form of a play, a space of encounter. In the case of The White Card, the play’s primary encounter ap…
Research surrounding measures of privilege awareness commonly involve White privilege awareness. However, relatively few (i.e., Privilege and Oppression Inventory) look other forms of privilege (i.e., heterosexual, sexism, religion). As such, this study looked to create a more e…
National-level studies have consistently found white evangelicals to be the group most opposed to immigration in the United States. Evangelical organizations, as a result, have made public pronouncements urging a more compassionate approach to immigrants. These statements from o…
As our nation stands more diverse than ever, an increasingly large number of Americans belong to more than one racial group. This progression has given birth to a nation whose racial and ethnic demographics are constantly evolving. One of the largest growing populations in this …
This work considers the commercial and ideological implications of History's branding shift as exemplified by the debut of its reality programming slate in 2007. History's blue-collar infotainment, which focuses on men in rugged and traditional forms of work, represents a mascul…