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"And the North Carolina MORONS LIVED | HAPPILY EVER AFTER": The Human Betterment League of North Carolina, 1947-1988
Title
"And the North Carolina MORONS LIVED | HAPPILY EVER AFTER": The Human Betterment League of North Carolina, 1947-1988
Author
Wilds, Sarah
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
History, Area studies
Description
Following World War II, eugenics became associated with Nazis abuses, leading many States to end their eugenics programs. North Carolina was a rare exception to this trend. Between 1929 and 1974, North Carolina sterilized over 7,600 people, the ma...
Naming The Boogeyman: Constructing Marginalized Religion As Threats To White Bodies In The X-Files
Title
Naming The Boogeyman: Constructing Marginalized Religion As Threats To White Bodies In The X-Files
Author
Richards, Oliver
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Religion, Area studies
Description
The X-Files is an American science fiction television series that ran from 1993 to 2002, spawning an extended universe of books, two feature films, and an additional two seasons of the show which aired in 2016 and 2018. The show revolves around tw...
PUNK ROCK AS FAMILY AND COMMUNITY: AN EXPLORATION OF THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF MEMBERSHIP IN A MUSIC-BASED SUBCULTURE
Title
PUNK ROCK AS FAMILY AND COMMUNITY: AN EXPLORATION OF THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF MEMBERSHIP IN A MUSIC-BASED SUBCULTURE
Author
Palamaro Munsell, Eylin
Date Created
2011
Subjects--Topical
Sociology, Psychology, Area studies
Description
Adolescence is often viewed as a tumultuous time. As teens grow more independent, social interaction with peers becomes increasingly important, and friendships with peers are associated with numerous positive outcomes. However, along with teens' e...
South Park's Satan: Sympathetic Character and Critical Cultural Mirror
Title
South Park's Satan: Sympathetic Character and Critical Cultural Mirror
Author
Casper, Joshua
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Queer studies, Ethnology, Area studies
Description
JOSHUA CASPER. South Park Satan: Sympathetic Character and Critical Cultural Mirror. (Under the Direction of DR. SEAN MCCLOUD) In this thesis, I argue that Satan in South Park is portrayed as a sympathetic character who acts as both a role model o...
Tate Street That Great Street: Culture, Community, and Memory in Greensboro, North Carolina
Title
Tate Street That Great Street: Culture, Community, and Memory in Greensboro, North Carolina
Author
Pasquini, Ian
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
History, Area studies
Description
Tate Street represents a cultural center in Greensboro, North Carolina. This work outlines the varying social groups, organizations, and institutions that defined Tate Street’s cultural identity between 1960 and 1990. Tate’s venues and spaces acte...
The Embattled Lens: Looking for Perspective in Evangelical Subcultural Identity Narratives
Title
The Embattled Lens: Looking for Perspective in Evangelical Subcultural Identity Narratives
Author
Boaz, Stephen
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Religion, Area studies, Folklore
Description
This paper primarily examines how white conservative Evangelicals engage narrative constructions of identity through the use an embattled lens. The paper does also consider two other Evangelical groups (black Evangelicals—largely civil rights lead...
The Jewish Problem: Anti-Semitic Admissions Quotas in Southern U.S. Medical Schools, 1920s-1960s
Title
The Jewish Problem: Anti-Semitic Admissions Quotas in Southern U.S. Medical Schools, 1920s-1960s
Author
Marks, Taylor
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Judaism--Study and teaching, History, Area studies
Description
Anti-Semitism and worldwide Jewish immigration quotas informed the implementation of Jewish quotas in medical schools around the country from the 1920s to the 1960s. While many are aware of immigration quotas and the anti-Semitism that ran rampant...