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A study is made of the dynamic response of wave-excited structures. The inertia and drag components of the wave excitation are first examined separately to identify the dominant factors involved in their definition and in their contributions to the structural response. The actio…

Amore, More, Ore, Re is a collection of five short stories that focuses on a study of homosexual characters. "The Marvelous Life of a Rice Hut Showgirl" Follow an elderly drag queen in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, as she puts on her make-up for a performance and recounts her life, inc…

In this dissertation, I examine the way Seattle drag artists embody the practice of remix through live and digital performance, weaving together sound, visual references, history, politics, gender, body, and affect in creative ways that both entertain audiences and make critical…

Over the course of this research paper, I discuss the importance of gender fluidity and the influence of drag culture through film and television. I start with language and the use of ungendered pronouns in many languages around the world, to the inclusion of a non-binary or thi…