2017 Volume 9 Issue 11

Gender Roles
2017, Vol. 9 No. 11
Come, Sir Boy: Subverting Masculinity Through Cross-Gender Performance
By Rachel Chung
I was the wounded soldier in the opening scene of Macbeth, lying spread-eagled on the stage, flaunting my unsightly gashes. I closed my legs self-consciously. Even portraying a hyper-masculine character, I found myself subject to the parameters... Read Article »
Gender Roles Feminism Theatre Shakespeare Cross-Gender Casting
Ancient History
2017, Vol. 9 No. 11
Persianization and Intimidation: Investigating Discord in the Court of Alexander the Great
By E. M. Suazo
A subset of Alexandrian scholarship which has garnered long-held fascination does not center upon a success, but rather a failure: that is, the divide in his court which emerged during his Asiatic campaigns. Such a divide, though incited by a number... Read Article »
Alexander the Great Ancient History Ancient Greece Military History
Gender Roles
2017, Vol. 9 No. 11
Walking Gendered Lines: The Contradictory Expectations of Men Who Work in Early Childhood Education
By Isabella Scurfield
Men who choose to work in Early Childhood Education (ECE) face both discrimination and a privileged status due to their under-representation in this gendered occupation. This lack of men working in ECE leads to their status as tokens, which in turn... Read Article »
Gender Roles Masculinity Male Caregivers Institutional Structure Education Early Childhood Education Traditional Female Roles
International Relations
2017, Vol. 9 No. 11
Decision Making Theories and China's Military Intervention in the Korean War
By Hao Ming Xiong
This article uses two decision-making theories – rational choice theory and prospect theory – to examine China’s resolution to intervene militarily in the Korean War. I argue that Chairman Mao Zedong was in a domain of loss both... Read Article »
Decision-Making Korean War Prospect Theory Rational Choice Theory Mao Zedong China North Korea South Korea International Relations
Postcolonial Literature
2017, Vol. 9 No. 11
The Body as a Weapon of Resistance in Postcolonial Short Stories: The Cases of Augusto Monterroso and Zulema de la Rúa Fernández
By Kyle S. McQuillan
The arrival of Spanish conquistadors in the “New World” at the end of the fifteenth century triggered an age of violence, oppression, and colonization that lasted until the United States took the stage as a modern colonial power in 1898... Read Article »
Postcolonial Literature Latin America Caribbean Literature Short Stories Resistance Colonialism Neoliberalism
Biological Warfare
2017, Vol. 9 No. 11
Theoretical Utilisation of Biological Warfare from Aquatic Invasive Species
By Richard J. Neale
This research project focuses on invasive aquatic species and their potential usage as biological weapons. It’s a cross disciplinary study which utilises a comprehensive literature review on invasive aquatic species, biological warfare, maritime... Read Article »
Biological Warfare Invasive Species Maritime Pollution Environmental Policy Environmental Economics Public Health International Law
Jazz
2017, Vol. 9 No. 11
"Jazz Is My Story:" A Historical Analysis of Jazz and 20th Century African-American Literature
By Anjali J. Misra
The period of time from the Bebop era to the present—mid-1940s onwards—has been an era of great cultural evolution in the United States, and in few groups more so than the African American community. A factor particularly significant... Read Article »
Jazz Jazz Literature Music Poetry African-American Literature Harlem Renaissance
Land Use
2017, Vol. 9 No. 11
Eminent Domain in the United States and China: Comparing the Practice Across Countries
By Simon K. Zhen
Regardless of which side of the Pacific individuals reside on, the idea of the government taking property and uprooting citizens tends to evoke a considerable amount of backlash. In examining the eminent domain practices of the United States and... Read Article »
Land Use Law China Eminent Domain Chinese Politics Land Use Policy
India
2017, Vol. 9 No. 11
Domestic Violence and the Indian Women's Movement: A Short History
By Kaamila Patherya
Domestic violence in India poses an interesting paradox: in addition to being the most ubiquitous of basic human rights violations, it is also the least reported and discussed. The tightly patriarchal norms and structure of traditional Indian culture... Read Article »
Domestic Violence Feminism India Women in India Women's Movement Human Rights
Film Studies
2017, Vol. 9 No. 11
The Feminine Threat: Reconsidering the Damsel in Distress in Early Disney Films
By Hugo Ljungback
“Disney perpetuated a male myth through his fairy-tale films,” argues Jack Zipes (1995, p. 37). He writes that Walt Disney framed “women’s lives through a male discourse” in his films (p. 36), and that he reinforced... Read Article »
Disney Gender Roles Film Studies Sociology Popular Culture Walt Disney Femininity Masculinity
Civil War
2017, Vol. 9 No. 11
The Effects of Institutional and Political Instability on Civil War in South Sudan
By Michael DeFeo
South Sudan is the youngest and one of the most volatile nations in the world. After two decades of war, it gained its independence from Sudan in 2011. Peace, however, was short-lived. As oil prices plummeted and competition intensified, an ill-... Read Article »
Civil War South Sudan Food Security Water Security Ethnic Conflict Sudan Civil War Sub-Saharan Africa

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