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(University of Oregon, 2022-02-18)This study examines the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s (BMGF) role in global family planning by interrogating how the organization structures its relationships with bilateral and multilateral donors, development NGOs, ...
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(University of Oregon, 2008-06)This thesis examines the ways in which the fossil fuel industry attempts to manage conflict by projecting an image of corporate responsibility to gain access to resources for expansion. Examining the discourse of corporate ...
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(University of Oregon, 2019-01-11)The “always on” culture of constant connectivity afforded by the ubiquity of smartphones and social media has profoundly influenced society, reorienting our sense of self and connection to others. This thesis particularly ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)In 2016, the CW network series The 100 came under fire for the on-screen death of a lesbian series regular, immediately following a queer sexual encounter. In the aftermath, fans, trade press, and even network insiders ...
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(University of Oregon, 2008-06)This thesis explores a working group's efforts to establish a cellulosic ethanol production plant in the Northwest. Specifically, the study explores how a collaborative frames sustainability, or sustainable development, ...
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(University of Oregon, 2021-11-23)My dissertation explores how the introduction of electronic voting technologies (EVTs) has reshaped electoral democracy in India and the United States. Through archival research, patent analysis, interviews, and discourse ...
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(University of Oregon, 2012)With the help of such performers as Drew Barrymore and Oscar winner Ellen Page, roller derby as a pastime and athletic competition is becoming more than a subcultural phenomenon. Roller derby holds an important symbolic ...
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(University of Oregon, 2019-01-11)The relentless political pressure the Ethiopian government put on Ethiopian journalists, political dissidents and opposition activists drove hundreds of them out of their country. However, after leaving their country, the ...
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(University of Oregon, 2014-06-17)The purpose of this study was to address the social construction, performance and experience of digital gender in the 3D immersive environment known as Second Life. To do this, this study explored the digital experiences ...
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(University of Oregon, 2014-06-17)In the wake of the digital revolution, the Musicians' Union of Ghana has begun a massive campaign to re-establish its membership base, advocate for enforceable copyright policy changes, and introduce the technology necessary ...
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(University of Oregon, 2008-06)Distortion in cognitive maps has been examined by geographers and psychologists in order to understand the cognitive processes used when spatial knowledge is acquired from maps or images. This past research has lead to ...
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(University of Oregon, 2021-11-23)The advent of the information age brought with it a strong belief in the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for allowing Third World countries to leapfrog many stages of the development process. ...
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(University of Oregon, 2021-09-13)The Hispanic American population along with its purchasing power is on rise. For the advertising industry, there is a great potential in this market that researchers should delve into. Based on the Markedness Model and the ...
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(University of Oregon, 2014-10-17)This dissertation investigated the relationship between news coverage of immigration and readers' reaction to such coverage. Quantitative content analysis was used to study the subject with a comparative approach across ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)This dissertation studies the formation of pleasurable and meaningful entertainment experiences during playing board games using a media psychological lens. It sheds light on players’ psychological and emotional substrates ...
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(University of Oregon, 2010-09)This study examined the cultural political economic significance of the physical "brick and mortar" independent record store in the digital era. The research was built upon two critical frameworks -- the political economy ...
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(University of Oregon, 2014-06-17)This study examines the relevance of an established public relations theory, relationship management, to investor relations. Having emerged during the 1950s, investor relations is a relatively new field that integrates the ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)This dissertation explores the strategic use of social media in environmental sanitation campaigns in the sub-Saharan African country Ghana. It offers insights into the phenomenon of social media use by Environmental ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024-01-09)This dissertation examines a history of theatrical film sanitization in Utah County, Utah, primarily from the 1960s to the 1980s. Regional censorship boards throughout the Hollywood Production Code era labored to ensure ...
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