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				<title>The Perennial Perversion: Idolatrous Self-Worship in &quot;Brave New World&quot;</title>
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				<description>By Adam H. Post - This literary analysis compares the spiritual landscape of Aldous Huxley&amp;rsquo;s Brave New World against his nonfiction work, The Perennial Philosophy. In Brave New World, Huxley&amp;rsquo;s World State appears spiritually promising. It embeds self-transcendence and interconnectedness into its social order, minimizing the individual self in favor of a collective identity. These themes are highly suggestive of the Perennial Philosophy, a framework championed by Huxley through which individuals can eclipse their separate selves and spiritually actualize. However, the Brave New World does not eclipse...</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 09:14 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>The Role and Weaponization of Scientific &#39;Objectivity&#39; in Gender Discourse and the Debate Over Transgender Rights</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1963/the-role-and-weaponization-of-scientific-objectivity-in-gender-discourse-and-the-debate-over-transgender-rights</link>
				<description>By Esme I. Smithson Swain - The label of &amp;lsquo;science&amp;rsquo; or &amp;lsquo;biology&amp;rsquo; can become somewhat of a trump-card in excluding trans people from civil rights, because many scientific (and pseudo-scientific) opinions are weaponized during transgender rights debates. This paper will therefore explore three dominant fields of thought in the gender/sex divide: biology, cognitive neuroscience, and queer theory. All three fields contribute immensely to our understanding of gender and sex, but the belief that any one discipline can objectively and unequivocally explain &amp;lsquo;gender&amp;rsquo; can be dangerous. The theories...</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2022 09:29 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>#ItsNotMyPeriod: Hashtag Activism&#39;s Challenge to Narratives of Menstrual Stigma</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1962/#itsnotmyperiod-hashtag-activisms-challenge-to-narratives-of-menstrual-stigma</link>
				<description>By Jessie J. Liu - Perceptions of menstruation as a taboo subject have historically characterized Western and non-Western societies alike and persist today, both perpetuating harmful cultural understandings of women&amp;rsquo;s abilities and normalizing institutional practices that exacerbate gender disparities. With the advent of viral social media movements or &amp;ldquo;hashtag activism,&amp;rdquo; however, challenges to these oppressive, misogynistic mainstream narratives have become increasingly powerful. Centered on menstrual activism and dismantling menstrual stigma, #ItsNotMyPeriod is one such movement. This paper argues...</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:02 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Unity in Virginia Woolf and Hannah Arendt: Creating Reality in the Insensitive and Inaccessible</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1961/unity-in-virginia-woolf-and-hannah-arendt-creating-reality-in-the-insensitive-and-inaccessible</link>
				<description>By Esteban A. Sanchez - Woolfian Scholars regularly denote the moments where Woolf&amp;rsquo;s characters feel inexplicably connected and inseparable from one another as representing the spiritual and mystic beliefs of their author. I want to reframe this notion, considering Woolf&#39;s moments of unity, not as a metafictional tool, but as a rebellion against the insensitive and inaccessible natural world. Wittgenstein&#39;s refutation of the linguistic contentions in Plato&amp;rsquo;s Cratylus will outline language&amp;rsquo;s relationship to reality and how Woolf rejects Platonic Forms. Woolf along with Hannah Arendt will consider thought...</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:48 EDT</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1961/unity-in-virginia-woolf-and-hannah-arendt-creating-reality-in-the-insensitive-and-inaccessible</guid>
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				<title>Against Eco-Camp: Analyzing the Flaws of the Modern Climate Movement</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1960/against-eco-camp-analyzing-the-flaws-of-the-modern-climate-movement</link>
				<description>By Matthew  Quintos - This interdisciplinary paper investigates the shortfalls and obstacles to success currently facing the climate movement, examining issues represented by the disconnect between policy and electoral politics, the hypocrisy and blatant indifference of nations and leaders, and the repeated exclusion of indigenous communities. These challenges are explored through the lens of camp, as defined by Susan Sontag in her seminal essay &amp;ldquo;Notes on Camp.&amp;rdquo; Susan Sontag&amp;rsquo;s descriptions in her essay were designed to more clearly articulate the behaviors, practices, ideas, and sentiments associated...</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2022 03:11 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Look Me in the Eyes: Witkacy&#39;s &#39;Portrait Gaze&#39; as a Critique and Anticipation of Culture Industry</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1955/look-me-in-the-eyes-witkacys-portrait-gaze-as-a-critique-and-anticipation-of-culture-industry</link>
				<description>By Natalia  Stanusch - This paper analyzes the construction of &amp;lsquo;portrait gaze&amp;rsquo; as a visual device that orients, manipulates, and challenges the gaze of the viewer of Witkacy&amp;rsquo;s portraits. Witkacy (1885-1939), often compared to Marcel Duchamp, was one of the most controversial and complex figures of 20th-century Polish art. This paper focuses on one of the least explored and convoluted phases of Witkacy&amp;rsquo;s career, especially in international literature, namely the portraiture he made starting in 1925. In that year, Witkacy set up the S. I. Witkiewicz Portrait Firm, where he whimsically took on the...</description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 10:38 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Pathological Withdrawal Syndrome: A New Kind of Depression?</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1952/pathological-withdrawal-syndrome-a-new-kind-of-depression</link>
				<description>By Katelynn V. Healy - Marion Godman makes the argument that Pathological Withdrawal Syndrome (PWS) makes the case for psychiatric disorders as a natural kind. Godman argues that we can classify kinds according to their shared &amp;lsquo;grounding&amp;rsquo;, but we need not know what the grounding is to know that the natural is a natural kind. However, I argue that Godman erroneously classifies PWS as its own natural kind when it is in fact a variant of depression, which is its own natural kind. Cooper highlights culture-bound syndromes, which can explain the discrepancy between the different diagnosis rates for psychiatric...</description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 02:38 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>The Impact of Gender Discrimination on Statelessness: A Case Study of the Impact of Nationality Laws on Statelessness</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1950/the-impact-of-gender-discrimination-on-statelessness-a-case-study-of-the-impact-of-nationality-laws-on-statelessness</link>
				<description>By Fernando A. Lopez Oggier - With over 10 million stateless people globally, statelessness has increasingly become a pressing issue in international law. The production of statelessness occurs across multiple lines including technical loopholes, state succession, and discriminatory legislation. This study assesses how gender-based discrimination in nationality laws impacts the incidence of statelessness. There are seven countries whose citizenship laws forbid women to confer their nationality to their children with little to no exceptions. This study examines five of these seven countries where sufficient, reliable information...</description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:40 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>&quot;Lesbianing together:&quot;  Images of Incarcerated Women in &quot;Orange is the New Black&quot;</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1943/lesbianing-together-images-of-incarcerated-women-in-orange-is-the-new-black</link>
				<description>By Anna  Curtis - Using content analysis, this article focuses on the portrayal of female prisoners in the first two seasons of the Netflix show&amp;nbsp;Orange is the New Black (OITNB). There are two main findings. First, the word &quot;lesbian&quot; frequently signals homophobia rather than a self-claimed sexual identity. That is, the word &quot;lesbian&quot; primarily appears in scenes that highlight various characters&#39; homophobia. Throughout the first and second seasons of the show, the scriptwriters show no mercy to homophobic characters, a characteristic of the show that differentiates it from earlier women-in-prison novels and...</description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 02:07 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>The Evolution of Third-Party Doctrine Analysis: How the Supreme Court&#39;s Current Analytical Framework Limits the Scope of the Third-Party Doctrine</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1940/the-evolution-of-third-party-doctrine-analysis-how-the-supreme-courts-current-analytical-framework-limits-the-scope-of-the-third-party-doctrine</link>
				<description>By Peter  Conlin - The Fourth Amendment protects the &amp;ldquo;right of people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures&amp;hellip;&amp;rdquo;  Fundamentally, the Fourth Amendment places constitutional limits on law enforcement&amp;rsquo;s power to conduct a search or a seizure.  However, the Supreme Court has recognized certain exceptions to this general constitutional requirement. The most controversial and expansive exception is the Third-Party Doctrine, which states: once information is relinquished to a third party, its original owner loses any expectation of privacy...</description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:30 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Explaining the Gender Gap in the Criminal Justice System: How Family-Based Gender Roles Shape Perceptions of Defendants in Criminal Court</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1936/explaining-the-gender-gap-in-the-criminal-justice-system-how-family-based-gender-roles-shape-perceptions-of-defendants-in-criminal-court</link>
				<description>By Katharina  Geppert - Numerous studies have investigated why women are vastly underrepresented in prisons across the United States. In explaining this &amp;ldquo;gender gap,&amp;rdquo; scholars have found that women are treated more leniently than men at various stages of the judicial process. Explanations for women&amp;rsquo;s lenient treatment are often oversimplified as &amp;ldquo;sex differences&amp;rdquo; in criminal behavior and could benefit from further investigation. Through qualitative interviews with federal judges and attorneys, as well as observations of criminal court proceedings, this study examines how the family, as a...</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 01:17 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>China&#39;s International Investments Under Xi Jinping: Long Term Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1932/chinas-international-investments-under-xi-jinping-long-term-implications-of-the-belt-and-road-initiative-and-asian-infrastructure-investment-bank</link>
				<description>By Rakkshet  Singhaal - The study examines the degree to which Xi Jinping has brought about a strategic shift to the Chinese outward investment pattern and how this may present significant political leverage and military advantages for China in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). In order to understand China&amp;rsquo;s intention behind its outward investments, the study examines the numerous outbound investments made by Chinese businesses and state-owned enterprises, especially in the infrastructure and energy sector, and demonstrate a strategic shift brought by Xi Jinping to achieve his domestic objective, which can be seen...</description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 10:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Deconstructing Social Classification and Mobility: The Hindu Varna System, Plato&#39;s Magnificent Myth, and the British Caste System</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1927/deconstructing-social-classification-and-mobility-the-hindu-varna-system-platos-magnificent-myth-and-the-british-caste-system</link>
				<description>By Aadi C. Krishna - This research elucidates the striking parallelism between the Hindu Varna System and Plato&#39;s Magnificent Myth through an unorthodox view of their class-based classification, social mobility, and meritocracy while arguing that these stem from the Arguments from Division of Labor and Biological Determinism. Furthermore, it establishes that the Caste System introduced in India by the British in the 18th Century fundamentally differs from the systems followed in ancient India and Athens and investigates the fundamental forces and the motivations behind its implementation. Lastly, the paper conducts...</description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2021 02:49 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Propaganda, Patriotism, and Perseverance: How Music Became an Instrument for the US War Effort During the Second World War</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1920/propaganda-patriotism-and-perseverance-how-music-became-an-instrument-for-the-us-war-effort-during-the-second-world-war</link>
				<description>By Anastasiia  Gordeeva - This article analyzes the role of musical works in the United States during World War II. It chronologically examines how the social and therapeutic functions of music evolved due to the developments of the war. This article uses the lyrics of wartime songs as a window through which to examine changes in public opinion during the course of the war. It thus demonstrates how music influences and is influenced by exogenous changes in society, notably during times of crisis. To this end, a selection of American songs from different periods of the Second World War are analysed and their lyrics are...</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 11:13 EDT</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1920/propaganda-patriotism-and-perseverance-how-music-became-an-instrument-for-the-us-war-effort-during-the-second-world-war</guid>
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				<title>The Legacy of American Transcendentalism in Contemporary Literature: From Thoreau to Krakauer</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1911/the-legacy-of-american-transcendentalism-in-contemporary-literature-from-thoreau-to-krakauer</link>
				<description>By Perla  Kantarjian - American Transcendentalism (1836-1860), despite having an amorphous and transient lifespan, holds strong importance in American history: religious, philosophical, and literary. Not only did this movement approach societal and spiritual life with new and radical perceptions concerning a variety of matters, but the tenets it preached still strike a certain chord within all who study them. Leaders of this compelling movement, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Margaret Fuller, who are all prominent names in American literary history, called for a &amp;ldquo;transcendence&amp;rdquo; from...</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2021 08:21 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Grand Narrative, Fragmented Reality: The Belt and Road Initiative in Heilongjiang Province</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1909/grand-narrative-fragmented-reality-the-belt-and-road-initiative-in-heilongjiang-province</link>
				<description>By Gabriel  Wagner - Most analysts agree that China&amp;rsquo;s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is set to become a defining feature of the global economy of the 21st century. However, there is wide-ranging debate about how to understand the BRI. Is it a top-down &amp;ldquo;grand strategy&amp;rdquo; directed by Xi Jinping, or just an umbrella term for a wide range of fragmented individual projects? This paper examines the &amp;ldquo;Three Bridges One Island&amp;rdquo; (三桥一岛) initiative in Heilongjiang province to shed light on this question. The findings suggest that official policy narratives about the BRI are indeed dictated...</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 07:21 EDT</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1909/grand-narrative-fragmented-reality-the-belt-and-road-initiative-in-heilongjiang-province</guid>
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				<title>Industrial Safety: Factors that Present Barriers to Reporting Workplace Incidents and Contribute to Cultures of Non-Reporting</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1904/industrial-safety-factors-that-present-barriers-to-reporting-workplace-incidents-and-contribute-to-cultures-of-non-reporting</link>
				<description>By Rana M. Van Tuyl - This research study explores factors that present barriers to reporting workplace incidents and contribute to cultures of non-report. The research purpose was to explore human, workplace/organizational, and external factors identified by industrial sector personnel working in the oil and gas industry in Northern Alberta, Canada to build an understanding of why cultures of non-report develop as a subculture. The participant organization was a multinational that provides construction and technical services on industrial facilities. Data was collected through one-on-one, semi-structured interviews...</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 08:52 EDT</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1904/industrial-safety-factors-that-present-barriers-to-reporting-workplace-incidents-and-contribute-to-cultures-of-non-reporting</guid>
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				<title>From Flourishing Industrial Slavocracy to Restrictive Tenancy and Re-Enslavement: The Southern Labor Force Before and After the Civil War</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1903/from-flourishing-industrial-slavocracy-to-restrictive-tenancy-and-re-enslavement-the-southern-labor-force-before-and-after-the-civil-war</link>
				<description>By Mang  Lu - Some scholars of American history suggest the institution of slavery was dying out on the eve of the Civil War, implying the Civil War was fought over more generic, philosophical states&#39; rights principles rather than slavery itself. Economic evidence shows this conclusion is largely incorrect; the industrial slavocracy of the south was thriving&amp;mdash;Southern aristocrats had every reason to fight the prospect of abolition, for the Southern economy and capital structure was almost exclusively on the ownership of Black men and women. After the war, repression continued through economic means, as...</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2021 09:44 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Gender Theory vs. Pragmatism: A Point of Diversion Between Judith Butler&#39;s Gender Performativity and the Psychosocial Limitations of Gender Construction</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1897/gender-theory-vs-pragmatism-a-point-of-diversion-between-judith-butlers-gender-performativity-and-the-psychosocial-limitations-of-gender-construction</link>
				<description>By Melissa  Padron - The question of what it means to be a gendered individual has been left unanswered in light of its variants. The feminist movement proceeding the Industrial Revolution propelled philosophical and literary works, such as Simone de Beauvoir&amp;rsquo;s The Second Sex, challenging the traditional perception of man and woman and concomitantly advancing the foundation for gender theory. Judith Butler&amp;rsquo;s Gender Performativity theory proved to be one of the most salient works of the rather unexplored realm of philosophy. This paper confronts Butler&amp;rsquo;s theory of gender as an individual act and analyzes...</description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:50 EDT</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1897/gender-theory-vs-pragmatism-a-point-of-diversion-between-judith-butlers-gender-performativity-and-the-psychosocial-limitations-of-gender-construction</guid>
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				<title>Sisters in Solidarity: The Fight for Feminism in Modern Day China</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1888/sisters-in-solidarity-the-fight-for-feminism-in-modern-day-china</link>
				<description>By Ashley  Tan - Feminism has grown to be a complex, multifaceted topic of conversation in China. It has witnessed a series of peaks and troughs that have both advanced and regressed the women&amp;rsquo;s movement since Mao&amp;rsquo;s era. This paper aims to evaluate the extent to which feminism in modern day China has been curtailed by the state, and the reasons underpinning this phenomenon. It concludes that the state&amp;rsquo;s adoption of certain state laws, initiatives and fostering of a culture that normalises working women rather than portraying them as misfits or anomalies have created a more equalised environment...</description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:12 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>A Critical Analysis of the Biopsychosocial Risks Associated with Postpartum Depression in Indian Mothers</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1880/a-critical-analysis-of-the-biopsychosocial-risks-associated-with-postpartum-depression-in-indian-mothers</link>
				<description>By Dia A. Kapoor - Motherhood is an essential yet challenging feat that requires constant emotional, social, and physical support. Postpartum depression (PPD) is a devastating illness that has detrimental effects on both the mother and her child. PPD is a growing problem in developing countries such as India, where populations are unaware and unaccepting of mental illnesses. Existing literature has identified several biological and psychological factors contributing to PPD. Interventions and public health policies have been motivated by recognized factors; however, they have not been as successful at reducing rates...</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 02:36 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Cultural Misrepresentation of the East in Nicholas Roerich&#39;s Art</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1876/cultural-misrepresentation-of-the-east-in-nicholas-roerichs-art</link>
				<description>By Arundhati  Kalyan - Nicholas Roerich was inspired by the mystical concept of &amp;ldquo;Shambhala&amp;rdquo;&amp;mdash;a utopian expanse of endless truth, knowledge and peace&amp;mdash;and his paintings of Asia in the period 1923-1947 attempt to portray the pursuit of this utopian land in diverse Eastern traditions. While several scholars have praised his work for its unconventional style and unique message, I argue that his art fails to live up to the true nature of Eastern cultures and religions and instead distorts them. Through a detailed analysis of a selection of Roerich&amp;rsquo;s paintings from this period, I show that cultural...</description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:12 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>A Barrier to Prosperity? Analyzing the Impact of Israeli Security Policy on Palestinian Manufacturing Productivity</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1869/a-barrier-to-prosperity-analyzing-the-impact-of-israeli-security-policy-on-palestinian-manufacturing-productivity</link>
				<description>By Zachary T. Fesen - Israel has increased the nation&amp;rsquo;s security presence around the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank. Here, the research project analyzes how transaction costs resulting from Israeli security policy impact the output of manufacturing activities in the Palestinian territories. The study examines transaction costs in the form of import restrictions and items Israel restricts from entering the Palestinian territories in the form of the dual-use goods list. Existing research outlines trade restrictions from Israeli security policy but does not explain how the restrictions impact Palestinian manufacturing...</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:15 EST</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1869/a-barrier-to-prosperity-analyzing-the-impact-of-israeli-security-policy-on-palestinian-manufacturing-productivity</guid>
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				<title>Stereotypes in Bollywood Cinema: Does &quot;Article 15&quot; Reinforce the Dalit Narrative?</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1868/stereotypes-in-bollywood-cinema-does-article-15-reinforce-the-dalit-narrative</link>
				<description>By Khushi  Gupta - The vacuum created by the absence of any response or resistance from the Dalit characters elaborate that the oppressed themselves cannot speak and thus are spoken for. Having denied Dalits their voice, the non- Dalits have become a self-appointed spokesperson of the Dalits throughout history. Such depiction in Bollywood have resulted in the misrepresentation and misappropriation of Dalits experiences. The continuous stereotypical representation as submissive, dark-skinned, shabby and under-confident individuals continue in the films. There is a repeated portrayal of men and women being outcasted...</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 11:54 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Democratic Misrepresentation: A Quantitative Analysis of Out of District State Campaign Fundraising</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1864/democratic-misrepresentation-a-quantitative-analysis-of-out-of-district-state-campaign-fundraising</link>
				<description>By Mattew L. Katz, Justin Miller, & Sethu Odayappan - This paper aims to fill the gap in quantitative research on out of district donations at state levels of American government. Examining inequality in donor representation is an important part of ensuring an equitable and just democracy. Using donor data from the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) we identify unjust patterns in out of district contributions to state representatives in the 2016-2018 Massachusetts campaign cycle. Specifically, we examine economic, occupational, and racial factors through the use of home price estimates as a proxy for wealth, self-reported...</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:46 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Problems and Solutions in Factory Farming: The Role of Institutions, Capital, and Rhetoric</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1856/problems-and-solutions-in-factory-farming-the-role-of-institutions-capital-and-rhetoric</link>
				<description>By Cael  Jones - This paper examines the intricacies of factory farming by analyzing its social, political, economic, and environmental impacts in an age of capitalist consumption. Factory farming has become a pervasive institution with which most Americans engage on a daily basis by consuming meat and other animal derivatives. This mode of food production has vastly exacerbated the effects of climate change while creating a plethora of health, ecological and social problems. My research utilizes sentiment analysis to reveal the nature of factory farm discourse. Understanding the use of rhetoric is important because...</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 01:25 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>The Brain, Gut and Consciousness: Microbiology of Our Mind</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1853/the-brain-gut-and-consciousness-microbiology-of-our-mind</link>
				<description>By Radek  Vana - We are never alone. And by this statement, I do not intend to argue for existence of some supernatural entities, aliens or God. We are never alone because we all share our bodies with trillions of symbiotic microorganisms that perform various physiological functions crucial for our health. In fact, they may be responsible for even more than that. Here, I present a view that the symbiotic microbiota is an important part of the complex system constituting our consciousness. By consciousness, I mean the type called phenomenal consciousness (Block 2002) which stands for the subjective experience of...</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2020 12:10 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Genocide Memorialization in the Modern Era: Communal Mourning Through Institutions and Culture</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1847/genocide-memorialization-in-the-modern-era-communal-mourning-through-institutions-and-culture</link>
				<description>By Emily  Bennett - Genocide Memorialization focuses on the community after a genocide in what they choose to remember and how they achieve that goal of memorialization. Memorialization efforts are museums, institutions, policy, law, education, documentaries and first person accounts and testimonies. By examining the precedent set by the aftermath of the Holocaust and the Genocide Convention of 1948, future survivors of genocide are able to expand the precedent or potentially ignore the precedent by no longer recognizing a genocide. After introducing the Holocaust I examine three modern genocides: The Indonesian...</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 01:23 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>The Illusion of Empowerment: A Feminist Analysis of Disney&#39;s &quot;Hercules&quot;</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1842/the-illusion-of-empowerment-a-feminist-analysis-of-disneys-hercules</link>
				<description>By Kasandra J. DiSessa - Disney&amp;rsquo;s Hercules, which features both a strong male lead and a strong female lead, has the potential to appeal to, and therefore influence, a larger group of child viewers than the more gendered movies, such as the traditional Princess movies. Meg, the female lead, is often touted as a feminist character and praised for her independence from men. However, Meg still lacks agency and acts within the confines of traditional gender roles, thus reinforcing stereotypes about gender while seemingly subverting them. This essay includes a feminist media analysis of Hercules, focusing specifically...</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:08 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>A Quantitative Evaluation of Shame Resilience Theory</title>
				<link>http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1839/a-quantitative-evaluation-of-shame-resilience-theory</link>
				<description>By Cade L. Arnink - Shame is an adaptive emotion. Yet, it is associated with poor mental and behavioral health as well as lower wellbeing and negative relational strategies. While in other cultures, typically collectivist, these negative outcomes aren&amp;rsquo;t seen. The shame resilience theory proposes a method to avoid the negative outcomes seen in our culture. However, there is no research validating the effectiveness of the theory. We hypothesized that shame resilience would have a positive correlation with wellbeing and that collectivist would also have a positive correlation with collectivism. The current study...</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:18 EST</pubDate>
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