Fashioned Bodies in Roller Derby League Logos: Critical Analysis of Race, Gender, Body Size and Position, Clothing, and Aesthetics

2020 ◽  
pp. 0887302X2093008
Author(s):  
Kelly L. Reddy-Best ◽  
Denise Nicole Green ◽  
Kelsie Doty
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Body Size ◽  
North America ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Roller Derby ◽  
Association Member ◽  
Significant Interest

Revival of roller derby in the early 2000s garnered significant interest in the sport, and an extensive network of leagues began to form. By 2018, approximately 1,500 leagues were operating in North America, each with a unique logo. In this study, we focus on the league logos as a potent form of embodied fashion representation. Using content analysis, we examined all of the logos for U.S. Women’s Flat Track Derby Association–member leagues and have interpreted our findings through a critical cultural analysis. Revival of roller derby in the aughts has repositioned the sport as inclusive of diverse bodies; however, the logos tell a different story. League logos perpetuate hyperfeminized, thin-centric, white bodies—that is, the norms that derby athletes are performatively challenging through participation in the sport.

scholarly journals Two new species of Bimastos (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) from the Southern Appalachian Mountains, North America

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5052 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-405
Author(s):  
ROBERTO CARRERA-MARTÍNEZ ◽  
DANIEL JONES ◽  
SEAN D. SCHOVILLE ◽  
BRUCE A. SNYDER ◽  
MAC A. JR. CALLAHAM
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Size ◽  
North America ◽  
Appalachian Mountains ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Southern Appalachian Mountains ◽  
Southern Appalachian ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
Posterior Position

Two new species of Bimastos Moore are described based on morphological and molecular data. Bimastos nanae n. sp. resembles B. lawrenceae Fender, B. zeteki (Smith and Gittins) and B. welchi (Smith). Bimastos nanae n. sp. differs from these species in the position of the clitellum, size and number and position of thickened septa. Bimastos magnum n. sp. is similar to B. schwerti Csuzdi & Chang and B. palustris Moore in having a fully annular clitellum and male pores on huge porophores. Bimastos magnum n. sp. differs from both species by having a more posterior position of the clitellum (in xxiv-xxxiii, xxxiv) and larger body size. With the description of these new species, the number of Bimastos species is raised to 14.  

scholarly journals Balanced Journalism Amplifies Minority Positions: A Case Study of the Newspaper Coverage of a Fluoridation Plebiscite

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon J. Kiss ◽  
Karly Rath ◽  
Andrea Perrella
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
North America ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Newspaper Coverage ◽  
Letters To The Editor ◽  
Public Opinion Surveys ◽  
Local Media ◽  
Analyse De Contenu

Background  Public opinion surveys usually report majority support for fluoridation in North America. Yet many local plebiscites produce opposite results. One possible reason is the nature of local media coverage.Analysis  This article reports on a content analysis of news coverage and letters to the editor about a fluoridation plebiscite in Waterloo, Ontario. Qualitative research suggested that the groups opposed to fluoridation were more motivated and better organized than those in support. The net effect was news coverage more neutral toward fluoridation than supportive or critical, predominantly framed in terms of risks rather than benefits.Conclusion and implications  The findings here emphasize the reactive nature of contemporary journalism. In local fluoridation plebiscites, champions are required to produce news coverage that better conveys the benefits to the public.Contexte  Normalement, dans les sondages d’opinion publique en Amérique du Nord, la majorité des répondants appuient la fluorisation. Pourtant, au niveau local, plusieurs référendums obtiennent des résultats contraires. Une raison possible pour ce contraste est la couverture médiatique locale.Analyse  Cet article présente une analyse de contenu effectuée sur la couverture médiatique et les tribunes libres concernant un référendum sur la fluorisation tenu à Waterloo (Ontario). Cette recherche qualitative suggère que, dans ce cas, les groupes opposés à la fluorisation étaient plus motivés et mieux organisés que ceux qui appuyaient celle-ci. En conséquence, la couverture de la fluorisation tendait à être neutre plutôt que positive ou négative, avec un accent mis sur les risques plutôt que les bienfaits.Conclusions et implications  Les résultats de cette recherche soulignent le caractère réactif du journalisme contemporain. En conséquence, dans les référendums locaux, les partisans de la fluorisation auront intérêt à se mobiliser afin d’encourager des reportages plus axés sur les bienfaits de celle-ci.

scholarly journals Mammal body size evolution in North America and Europe over 20 Myr: similar trends generated by different processes

2017 ◽  
Vol 284 (1849) ◽  
pp. 20162361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan Huang ◽  
Jussi T. Eronen ◽  
Christine M. Janis ◽  
Juha J. Saarinen ◽  
Daniele Silvestro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
North America ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Species Selection ◽  
Minimum Size ◽  
Extinction Rate ◽  
Large Herbivores ◽  
Size Evolution ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
Body Size Evolution

Because body size interacts with many fundamental biological properties of a species, body size evolution can be an essential component of the generation and maintenance of biodiversity. Here we investigate how body size evolution can be linked to the clade-specific diversification dynamics in different geographical regions. We analyse an extensive body size dataset of Neogene large herbivores (covering approx. 50% of the 970 species in the orders Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla) in Europe and North America in a Bayesian framework. We reconstruct the temporal patterns of body size in each order on each continent independently, and find significant increases of minimum size in three of the continental assemblages (except European perissodactyls), suggesting an active selection for larger bodies. Assessment of trait-correlated birth-death models indicates that the common trend of body size increase is generated by different processes in different clades and regions. Larger-bodied artiodactyl species on both continents tend to have higher origination rates, and both clades in North America show strong links between large bodies and low extinction rate. Collectively, our results suggest a strong role of species selection and perhaps of higher-taxon sorting in driving body size evolution, and highlight the value of investigating evolutionary processes in a biogeographic context.

Prospects and Options for Sustainable and Inclusive Crowdfunding in African Cities

2018 ◽  
pp. 211-231
Author(s):  
Innocent Chirisa ◽  
Liaison Mukarwi ◽  
Abraham Rajab Matamanda
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
African Cities ◽  
Colonial Legacy ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Global North ◽  
Document Review

The utility of crowdfunding in promoting sustainable development is beyond doubt due to its popularity in the Global North. The application of this concept in the Global South, especially in Africa, is ill-understood and questionable considering the high levels of corruption, poverty, and poor governance. Applying the concept of crowdfunding in Africa then becomes problematic. The chapter aims to undertake a critical analysis of the concept of crowdfunding and its sustainability in advancing the success of urban-based projects in African cities. What can (or should) be the defining pillars for sustainable and inclusive crowdfunding? What are the known (or even unknown) limits and prospects to initiatives like crowdfunding? What are the answers to the colonial legacy derived scepticisms about self-worth and context? What options do the African cities have? The chapter engages a mix of methodologies including literature review, document review, and case studies. Thematic content analysis is applied in building up the discourse. From the study, five critical observations emerge.

A new Najadicola species (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Pionidae) from Asia

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
Yulia E. Chapurina ◽  
Ilya V. Vikhrev ◽  
Alexander V. Kondakov ◽  
Kitti Tanmuangpak
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
North America ◽  
Freshwater Mussels ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Mekong River ◽  
Water Mite ◽  
Asian Species ◽  
Small Genus

In this paper, we describe Najadicola loeiensis sp. nov. (Pionidae: Najadicolinae), a new water mite species from the Loei River, a tributary of the Mekong River in Thailand. The only other species in this small genus, N. ingens (Koenike, 1895), inhabits North America. Our novel tropical Asian species can be distinguished from N. ingens by the shape of coxal plates and body size. N. loeiensis sp. nov. is a parasite of the inner cavity of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) as its Nearctic congener.

scholarly journals Broad-scale patterns of body size in squamate reptiles of Europe and North America

2006 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 781-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel A. Olalla-Tarraga ◽  
Miguel A. Rodriguez ◽  
Bradford A. Hawkins
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
North America ◽  
Squamate Reptiles ◽  
Broad Scale

The Entanglements of Ethnography and Participatory Action Research (PAR) in Educational Research in North America

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Eisenhart
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
North America ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
The Past

The traditions of ethnography and participatory action research (PAR) have different roots and different priorities, but their trajectories have become entangled in educational research over the past halfcentury. In many ways, ethnography and PAR are compatible. Both make participants’ perspectives central to the research. Both rely primarily on qualitative methods. Both are ethically committed to appreciating cultural differences and promoting the welfare of the groups they work with. Taken together, each adds something important to the other: PAR offers ethnography a “stance toward research” that is more democratic and action-oriented than traditional ethnography; ethnography lends PAR legitimacy as a research approach. Nonetheless, differences between the two create contradictions and tensions when they are combined. While educational researchers remain enthusiastic about the potential of combining activism with cultural analysis, it is important not to collapse ethnography and participatory action research, or privilege one over the other, but to find productive ways to move forward with the tensions between them.

Compliance with International Law on Trafficking by the Philippines: A Critical Analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
MARIESTHER B. VEDAÑA
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
International Law ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
State Department ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Trafficking In Persons ◽  
Legal Documents ◽  
Minimum Standards

Trafficking in persons refers to any kind of human exploitation with or withoutconsent of the victim. Prior to the UN’s Trafficking Protocol in 2000 almost allof the States did not have a particular law specifically defining and addressingtrafficking in persons. The paper aims to analyze how the Philippines has compliedwith the provisions of the UN Trafficking Protocol through the discussion of itsprovisions and the minimum standards stated in the related provisions of the USTrafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) and the pertinent provisions of R.A.No. 9208 Philippine Law on Trafficking. The effectivity of the implementation ofthe Philippine Trafficking law as shown in the reports of the Inter-Agency CouncilAgainst Trafficking in Persons (IACAT) in the Philippines and the reports of theUS State Department shall also be discussed. The researcher analyzed descriptivelythe legal documents and data gathered. The results showed the Philippines has not been fully complying to the provisions and standards set forth in the UNTrafficking Protocol and the TVPA. It is therefore, necessary for the Philippinesto show not just efforts to eradicate trafficking but also take further action on the same.Keywords: Trafficking in persons laws, UN Trafficking Protocol, content analysis,Philippines

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