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Black Sound, White Noise: An Autoethnographical Examination of the African American Musician
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)Black Sound, White Noise is an autoethnographical examination of the American Music Educational system and the damaging effects its ideologies, practices, and abuses have on the African American student musician. The first ... -
Revolutionary TransNationalism: The Revolutionary Action Movement, the League of Revolutionary Black Workers, and the Black Power Movement in the United States and Brazil, 1961-1972
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)This thesis investigates the role of transnational interactions and solidarity as central components to the Black Power movement in the United States and Brazil. Beginning with Brazilian artists and political radicals ... -
No Longer Your Best Black Friend (BBF): The Roles and Expectations of Black Women in Contemporary Television
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)There are still certain expectations held about black women and certain roles that they are expected to fit into. This is heavily prevalent in the film and television industry. This study aims to analyzes the black female ... -
“This Used To Be a Black College”: Narratives of Deprivation and Agency in A Kansas Women’s Correctional Facility
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)In 1897 African-American educators in Kansas opened the state’s second black college as part of a broader initiative to bring educational and economic opportunities to black communities in the wake of Plessy vs Ferguson ... -
AAU Basketball: A Necessary Evil?
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Too many young basketball players are forced to go through the current Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball system to get the attention needed to continue through the ranks in hopes of accomplishing their dream of playing ... -
Lasting Implications of the Elephants' Demise in Kenya and Tanzania
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of elephant deaths on the livelihoods of the people living in Kenya and Tanzania. The trade of ivory and conservation resistance were examined as the key factors for ... -
Strategic Location and Neopatrimonialism in Djibouti
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)This thesis discusses how Djibouti, a country with minimal resources, survives by using its geostrategic location. The money Djibouti uses to survive is obtained through three revenue earners: The International Port of ... -
Mutable Form and Materiality: Toward a Critical History of New Tapestry Networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, 2016-02-04)This article raises two concerns underpinning the need for a critical history of fiber art in the 20th century. The first is a critique of aesthetic formalism predominant in the Lausanne Biennale during the 1960s and 70s, ... -
Hausa Games and Spoken Word
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Hausa Poetry
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Hausa Musical Performances
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Interviews with Hausa women
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Migration Stories: Why Should People Study Islam?
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Migration Stories: Why it is Helpful to Learn Newcomer's Stories?
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Migration Stories: How Do Newcomers Impact Communities?
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Migration Stories: Cultural Sensitivities
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Migration Stories: Is There a Standard Islam?
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Migration Stories: What are Islamists?
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Migration Stories: Abrahamic Religions
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Migration Stories: What Are the Different Branches and Schools of Islam?
(Kansas African Studies Center, University of Kansas, 2016)
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