Browsing Cultural Studies Interdisciplinary Graduate Program: Theses by Title
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Voluntourism: The Visual Economy of International Volunteer Programs
(2011-09-28)This thesis examines images of volunteer tourism—or voluntourism—on internet sites and describes how the photographs that appear on them contribute to maintaining global systems of power. Voluntourism is defined as either ... -
What Elders Want: A Qualitative Meta-synthesis of Elders’ Views on Interactions with their General Practitioners
(2013-09-30)Effective communication in the doctor-patient relationship is an essential component to proper diagnosis and treatment (Gordon & Gerber, 2010). While a greater focus on improving doctor-patient communication needs to be ... -
Why Stay: Young Independent Filmmakers in Contemporary Havana
(2015-10-26)This project, containing a written thesis and documentary film, investigates contemporary film production by young Cuban filmmakers in Havana, Cuba. In the changing audiovisual landscape young filmmakers are often positioned ...