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1	Uncovering the Range of Intentions and Interpretations Associated with N-Word Usage in American Film Logan, Nneka 12 June 2006 (has links) Uncovering the Range of Intentions and Interpretations Associated with N-Word Usage in American Film by Nneka Logan Under the Direction of Michael Bruner ABSTRACT This thesis is an analysis of contemporary N-word usage. Key points are that there is more than one N-word in circulation, and that “nigger,” the racial slur, is only one conception of the N-word. A second point is that “nigga” is a separate word with a separate scope of meaning. I also argue that usage of “nigga” is a complex communicative phenomenon that cannot be essentialized in terms of race, socioeconomic status and other social factors. I argue that contemporary N-word usage is not an exclusively black cultural endeavor, but in fact a multiracial phenomenon. To support my assertions I employ communication, race and N-word scholarship, and I apply the scholarship to the text of American film. A study of this kind is significant because increasing numbers of people are being exposed to the N-words in a variety of contexts, but many are unaware of their important semantic differences. INDEX WORDS: Nigger, Nigga, N-word, Race, Interracial Communication, Hip Hop, Pop Culture Nigger Interracial Communication Race N-word Nigga Communication
2	A women’s talking circle: A narrative study of positive intergenerational communication Ferris-Olson, Pamela 17 April 2013 (has links) No description available. Womens Studies Communication Sociology Families and Family Life narrative inquiry mothers, daughters, grandmothers women's leadership intergenerational communication positive communication interracial communication relational practice storytelling connection talking circle womens studies motherwork

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Uncovering the Range of Intentions and Interpretations Associated with N-Word Usage in American Film

A women’s talking circle: A narrative study of positive intergenerational communication