 Echoes of W.E.B. Du Bois' Double-Consciousness in the Narrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassMohammed Ritchane - A close scrutiny through a text-based analysis of Frederick Douglass’ Narrative of the Life Of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself (1845), would reveal, unquestionably, that this narrative reflects the condition of the African-American as... Keep Reading »
 The Military Masculine: Storytelling and Role-playing in Phil Klay's Stories of WarWilliam R. Fuller - This paper explores the conflict between hegemonic and new masculinity in Phil Klay’s Redeployment, illustrating the changing conception of gender roles and masculinity in storytelling about war. This paper juxtaposes traditional conceptions of masculinity by... Keep Reading »
 Fringe Religion & the Far-Right: Dangerous Behavior Patterns Among Christian MillennialistsNaomi E. Pearson - Radical thinking among the far-right is a growing security problem for modern western society. Over the past several decades anti-government ideologies have been gaining legitimacy due to controversial interactions between Millennialist fringe religious groups and... Keep Reading »
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Discourse, Public Space, and the Politics of Korean "Comfort Women:" Implications for East Asian RelationsAnn W. Kim - The issue of “comfort women,” sex slaves utilized by the Japanese army during World War II, is treated in this paper as a collective memory in the consciousness of South Koreans. Differing narratives of this historical event, and the emphasis placed on... Keep Reading »
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Climate Change as a Security Issue in the Indo-Pacific Region: Borders, Environmental Phenomena and Preexisting VulnerabilitiesBillie R. Trinder - In recent years, climate change has been increasingly framed as a security issue, with some theorists going so far as to call it the most important security issue of the 21st century. This paper will examine the relationship between climate change and human security... Keep Reading »
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