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STEEL BEAMS, MYTHS, AND MEMES: HOW LATE MILLENNIALS REFRAME 9/11 ONLINE
(Georgetown University, 2018-04-01)Steel Beams, Myths, and Memes: How Late Millennials Reframe 9/11 Online is the first thesis to explore the ways that memes, shared units of cultural information, have influenced the visual culture and may reflect the ... -
RESPECT ME, RESPECT ME NOT: THE INTERSECTION OF RESPECTABILITY POLITICS AND STEREOTYPES ABOUT BLACK WOMEN IN "THE BACHELOR" AND "READY TO LOVE"
(Georgetown University, 2022-05-03)Black women face unrealistic expectations in society that are reflected in reality dating programming. Reality dating shows like Ready to Love and The Bachelor represent how Black women must act to remain respectable. ... -
"TODOS" DOES NOT MEAN EVERYONE: NEGOTIATING INCLUSION IN GENDERED LANGUAGE ON SPANISH TIKTOK
(Georgetown University, 2022-04-21)This senior thesis explores the ongoing conversations around language inclusivo, or gender inclusive language in Spanish. Currently, there is no official linguistic option to talk accurately about non-binary people in ... -
45TH IN THE DRAFT, 1ST IN OUR HEARTS: A CASE STUDY OF PATRICE BERGERON- CLEARY, AN NHL FRANCHISE FACE
(Georgetown University, 2022-05-03)This senior thesis explores the meaning and use of the franchise face in the National Hockey League (NHL) by using the franchise face of the Boston Bruins: Patrice Bergeron-Cleary as a case study. Through close readings ... -
RED, WHITE, AND Q: THE EMERGENCE OF ALT-RIGHT COUNTERCULTURE AS POLITICAL SOVEREIGNTY
(Georgetown University, 2022-05-03)This senior thesis examines the January 6th, 2021, Capitol Insurrection, tracing its evolution from QAnon's emergence as an alt-right political authority in 2017. Participants in the Insurrection called themselves ...