{"id":1838,"date":"2023-07-12T14:41:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T21:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/?page_id=1838"},"modified":"2023-07-12T14:41:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T21:41:14","slug":"senior-honors-thesis-2018","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/senior-honors-thesis-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Honors Thesis 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n \n \n
\n\n \n
\n

Class Instructor: Juan De Lara<\/p>\n

Presentation: Tuesday, April 24, 2018, 2:00-4:00pm, KAP 445<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n
\"\"<\/div>\n
\n

Brennan B. Carter<\/h2>\n
\n

White People Do Coke and Black People Smoke Weed: A Sociohistorical Analysis of Drug Use and Ethnicity in the United States<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brennen Carter is an American Studies major. His thesis examines how drug policy in the United States has affected different ethnic groups and examines the possible outcomes tied to drug normalization.\u00a0Thesis advisor:<\/em>\u00a0Professor John Clapp<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n
\n
\"\"<\/div>\n
\n

Shernae Ariel Hughes<\/h2>\n
\n

Afros and Attitudes: Black Girls and the School to Prison Pipeline<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shernae Hughes is an American Studies major, she is also majoring in Political Economy. Her thesis examines how patriarchy and race shape educational and work experiences for Black women.\u00a0Thesis advisor:<\/em>\u00a0Thomas Gustafson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n
\n
\"\"<\/div>\n
\n

Miko Aliyah Phillips<\/h2>\n
\n

\u2018My Nigga\u2019, Not Yours: If You\u2019re Not Black Don\u2019t Say It<\/strong><\/p>\n

Niko Phillips is a major in African American Studies as well as a major in Law, History, and Culture. Her thesis asks whether the regular use of the n-word by rappers legitimizes non-black use of the n-word? She also examines how black Twitter users police certain uses of the n-word by non-black people.\u00a0Thesis advisor:<\/em>\u00a0Lanita Jacobs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n
\n
\"\"<\/div>\n
\n

Thomas Martin Rubio<\/h2>\n
\n

Marching To The Beat: Why Storytelling Is Crucial To Writing Successful Protest Songs In The Contemporary Music Scene<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tom Rubio is an American Studies major. His thesis uses folk music and hip hop to examine the convergence between social activism and music.\u00a0Thesis advisor:<\/em>\u00a0Professor Sean Nye<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n
\n
\"\"<\/div>\n
\n

Nemesis Graciela Salguero Perez<\/h2>\n
\n

Mayans Son Sobrevivientes:<\/strong>
\nThe Political Erasure and Hidden History of the Civil War<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nemesis Salguero is an American Studies Major. Her thesis reviews how the Guatemalan Civil War created a culture of violence that subjected indigenous Mayans to political and cultural erasure. She shows how Mayans used cultural practices to resist devastating violence.\u00a0Thesis advisor:<\/em>\u00a0Professor Juan De Lara<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\n\n \n \n
\n\n \n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\n\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n \n
\n\n
\n\n \n
\n\n \n

\n Contact Us\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n \n
\n\n \n
\n\n

Department of American Studies & Ethnicity<\/h3>\n \n \n
\n\n \n

Located in Kaprielian Hall on the University Park campus, ASE faculty, graduate students, and staff are available to assist you with information and resources about our academic programs and research specialties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n

\n (213) 740 – 2426<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n
\n aseinfo@dornsife.usc.edu<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n \n
\n\n \n \n
\n\n \n

University of Southern California<\/p>\n

3620 South Vermont Avenue<\/p>\n

Kaprielian Hall 462<\/p>\n

Los Angeles, California 90089-2534<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n \n

\n\n \n \n
\n\n \n

Homepage<\/a><\/p>\n

About Us<\/a><\/p>\n

Graduate<\/a><\/p>\n

Undergraduate<\/a><\/p>\n

People<\/a><\/p>\n

News & Events<\/a><\/p>\n

Resources<\/a><\/p>\n

Contact Us<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":255,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1838","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSenior Honors Thesis 2018 - Department of American Studies and Ethnicity<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/senior-honors-thesis-2018\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Senior Honors Thesis 2018 - Department of American Studies and Ethnicity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/senior-honors-thesis-2018\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Department of American Studies and Ethnicity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-07-12T21:41:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/senior-honors-thesis-2018\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/senior-honors-thesis-2018\/\",\"name\":\"Senior Honors Thesis 2018 - Department of American Studies and Ethnicity\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-12T21:41:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-07-12T21:41:14+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/senior-honors-thesis-2018\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/senior-honors-thesis-2018\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/senior-honors-thesis-2018\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Senior Honors Thesis 2018\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/\",\"name\":\"Department of American Studies and Ethnicity\",\"description\":\"USC Dornsife Department of American Studies and Ethnicity\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Senior Honors Thesis 2018 - Department of American Studies and Ethnicity","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/senior-honors-thesis-2018\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Senior Honors Thesis 2018 - Department of American Studies and Ethnicity","og_url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/senior-honors-thesis-2018\/","og_site_name":"Department of American Studies and Ethnicity","article_modified_time":"2023-07-12T21:41:14+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/senior-honors-thesis-2018\/","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/senior-honors-thesis-2018\/","name":"Senior Honors Thesis 2018 - Department of American Studies and Ethnicity","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-07-12T21:41:13+00:00","dateModified":"2023-07-12T21:41:14+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/senior-honors-thesis-2018\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/senior-honors-thesis-2018\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/senior-honors-thesis-2018\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Senior Honors Thesis 2018"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/","name":"Department of American Studies and Ethnicity","description":"USC Dornsife Department of American Studies and Ethnicity","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/255"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1838"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3218,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1838\/revisions\/3218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}