Journal of Undergraduate Research
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Journal of Undergraduate Research, Fall 2015: End Matter
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2015-10-01T00:00:00Z“Strong Female Characters” An Analytical Look at Representation in Moffat-Era Doctor Who
https://hdl.handle.net/1808/18612
“Strong Female Characters” An Analytical Look at Representation in Moffat-Era Doctor Who
Flynn, Nichole
The current era of Doctor Who, beginning in 2010, under showrunner Steven Moffat has presented a
downward trend in the representation of nuanced female characters, as well as racial and sexual minorities.
This essay will be analyzing the representation and presentation of the three main female companions
under Moffat’s run as showrunner, as well as those few characters of minority sexualities and racial
identities. This discourse will be made through an intersectional feminist perspect ive with a focus on
feminist TV studies, critical race theory, and queer theory. The key concepts to be included are that of
agency, heteronormativity, and the male gaze.
Moffat’s female characters are limited in the roles in which they are allowed to fill. While Russell T.
Davies’ (showrunner from 2005-2009) companions had a range of personal and public conflicts and
issues, Moffat’s companions are shown to only fulfil the “traditional ideal feminine roles [which] has four
dimensions: fulfilling cultural standards of beauty and fashion, performing domestic/family skills, caring
for and satisfying the needs of others, and acquiring male attention .” Each of the three major female
characters created by Moffat are shown to only have agency when fulfilling one of these four dimensions.
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2015-10-01T00:00:00ZChinese export porcelain and global spaces of imagination
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Chinese export porcelain and global spaces of imagination
Reynolds, Julia
This paper will examine a Chinese porcelain plate from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The plate
was produced in Jingdezhen, China ca. 1785-90 and acquired in Iran in 1888. It is painted in pink enamel
with a landscape scene in the center and a double border around the edges. The landscape depicts pagoda
houses interspersed with rocks, flowers, and trees. It is heavily stylized so as to seem “exotic” and “oriental” to
the European eye. The double border consists of a diaper border outlined with a spearhead border. While the
plate was manufactured at the site of the imperial kilns, it was intended for export to Europe as part of Chinese
porcelain trade. This is made evident in the English transfer-print decoration with its clear, crisp lines and decallike
look. Its purchase in Iran reflects British influence in Persia, which was a colonial subdivision of the British
Empire from 1783 to 1971. This paper will consider the Chinese porcelain plate from the perspective of material
culture and globalization as well as a limited amount of post-colonialism. Lines of questioning will include: the
original setting in English dining customs and culture, its situation within the World Ceramics galleries of the
Museum, and the role of British imperialism and its influence on those who used and consumed the Chinese
porcelain plate. This will allow for a more detailed and nuanced understanding of the artificial construction of
China in the British Empire.
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2015-10-01T00:00:00ZBetter Adherence, Better Outcome: Differences in Depressed Participants’ Adherence to Elements of the Therapeutic Lifestyle Change Protocol
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Better Adherence, Better Outcome: Differences in Depressed Participants’ Adherence to Elements of the Therapeutic Lifestyle Change Protocol
Fowler, Carina
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