Jackson, Shirley A.

University/Organization: Southern Connecticut State University Title Signifying and Justifying: Race, Gender, and Nationalism in Editorial Cartoons Synopsis This paper explores the discourse of race and gender found in over 1200 political cartoons from several major...

Kirby, John T.

University/Organization: University of Miami Title Ordinary and Spiritually-Charged Discourse in Ancient Mediterranean Texts Synopsis In the past fifty years especially, western linguists and philosophers of language have worked to produce an exhaustive analysis of...

Knapp, Bobbi A.

University/Organization: University of Miami Title Coming Into Football: Early Identity Formation on a Women’s Tackle Football Team Synopsis Using a feminist interactionist framework, this research examined the experiences of women on a successful Midwestern football...

Kriner, Lisa L.

University/Organization: Berea College Title Using Art to Explore Identity: The Tension between Being Rooted in Community and the Freedom of Personal Movement Synopsis My art explores the formation of identity through tensions between being rooted in community and the...

LeBoeuf, Anjeanette

University/Organization: Claremont Graduate University Title Hindu Goddess, Mormon Mother Synopsis Does depictions of the Divine Feminine benefit its followers? Whereas the Hindu pantheon of goddesses have allowed for depth, Mormonism is still struggling to legitimize...

Martin, Christopher

University/Organization: Claremont Graduate University Title Without a Pedestal: The Life and Legacy of James Longstreet Synopsis An objective re-examination of James Longstreet reveals that although Longstreet had weaknesses, these were far outweighed by his...