Post Author: Emily Ray According to the editors of Transforming Rape Culture, rape culture is “a complex of beliefs that encourages and supports violence against women. It is a society where violence is seen as sexy and sexuality as violent. Continue reading Growing Male Presence: A Culture of Rape?
Post Author: Rebecca Staple In the 1974 edition of The Bluestone it stated that the “we can now see the connection between an international event … and our daily lives”. This post will try to explore this statement specifically looking at the Continue reading 1973 Oil Crisis
Post Author: Rebecca Staple Course offerings show what the administration felt that the students should be learning about. It is therefore interesting to see what countries they decide are worthy of study. The general catalogs provides details of what was on offer. Continue reading Course Offerings
Post Author: Rebecca Staple Prior to the establishment of a study abroad program, there had been three week trips in the summer semester to London. The 1979 Summer Session Bulletin provides details of what this program looked like, students would Continue reading London Bound
Post Author: Rebecca Staple In the fall semester of 1979 there were thirteen international students. A quote from the Dean of Admissions and Records Dr Fay Reubush in The Breeze states “One of our goals in the administration is diversity. Continue reading International Students At JMU
Post Author: Mary Challman As the South became more industrialized throughout the late 1960s, the once rural areas that defined the traditional Southern lifestyle all but disappeared. “Bulldozers had ploughed under farms and forests; new factories and highways carved up Continue reading The Disappearance of Southern Ruralism: Nostalgia and Mockery of the Agricultural South
Post Author: Mary Challman As a former women’s college in the heart of Virginia, Madison College saw a great emphasis on being a “lady.” Womanhood was nothing short of celebrated; each year, a May queen was crowned (an honor that Continue reading Southern Womanhood
Post Author: Mary Challman The gendered Southern ideal was not limited to Southern womanhood; during the 1970s, the country also saw a growth in popularity of the ideal “Southern man” that stemmed from the spread of Southernization throughout the decade. Continue reading Redneck Style at Madison College/JMU: The Ideal Southern Man
Post Author: Mary Challman Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, The Rolling Stones…these are all bands that are heavily associated with the 1970s. Rock bands indubitably had an impact on American musical culture, especially because Continue reading “Singing Songs About the Southland”
Post Author: Mary Challman The spread of Southernization in the 1970s caused the widespread use of an important social and cultural icon: the Confederate, or “rebel,” flag. This was an important aspect of redneck culture that saw highly publicized use Continue reading Confederates in JMU’s Attic?
