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Transgressive drinking practices and the subversion of proscriptive alcohol policy messages

This research makes a new contribution to alcohol policy practice and theory by demonstrating that transgression of officially sanctioned norms and values is a key component of the sub- and counter cultural drinking practices...

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Young adults and 'binge' drinking
In this paper, we use Bakhtin's theory of carnival in a literary analysis of young people's accounts of the role of alcohol in their social lives. Bakhtinian themes in the focus-group transcripts included the dialogic character...
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Young adults and 'binge' drinking
In this paper, we use Bakhtin's theory of carnival in a literary analysis of young people's accounts of the role of alcohol in their social lives. Bakhtinian themes in the focus-group transcripts included the dialogic character...
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Transgressive drinking practices and the subversion of proscriptive alcohol policy messages

This research makes a new contribution to alcohol policy practice and theory by demonstrating that transgression of officially sanctioned norms and values is a key component of the sub- and counter cultural drinking practices...

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Playing in the Same Sandbox
This chapter highlights the long-standing collaboration between a library-based research data services team and an office of research-based research technology and computing team. Understanding that both teams wanted to engage...
Creating a Culture of Assessment
Programmatic and curricular assessment, as mechanisms of continuous quality improvement, are essential and require input from multiple stakeholders. Despite its essential nature, there are few resources to help guide the...
Book Review
Amy White
Oct 01, 2021
Dr. Hogan has pinpointed a much-needed discussion about the nature of online degrees. The idea of borderless degrees is interesting and in need of exploration. Currently most degrees are location specific, and international...
S.C. Dancing Festival Coming to Winthrop Feb. 24-26
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
A performance by the Amy Marshall Dance Company and the Gala Showcase will be part of the S.C. Dancing Festival. General admission is $15 for each for the two dance performances.
Published by: Winthrop University
Students Uphold Late Professor's Legacy with CindyMackie Foundation Scholarships
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
The honored students were Brittany Boswell, Amy Giebel and Katherine Ware. The CindyMackie Foundation was established in honor of Assistant Professor of English Cynthia Furr and her young daughter Mackie.
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The Sage Page Fall 2011
Inside this Issue: Community Garden and Relay for LifeSouthern Regional Honors Council ConferenceCongratulations May 2011 Graduates!Why I Teach HonorsWUHA! - A Semester in PicturesNew WUHA! OfficersReflection on Spring 2011Fall...
Published by: Winthrop University
Learning Center Professionals Gathered at Winthrop to Learn Tutoring Tips
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
The theme for this second annual conference was "Soaring to Success: Reaching New Heights with our Centers, Staff, and Students." Winthrop faculty and staff members taught two of the break-out sessions: Reaching New Heights: Be...
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Building an Internet-Based Knowledge Ontology for Trademark Protection
Global online sales for products, where many are substantially identical or deceptively similar, are the cause of a growing number of trademark (TM) infringement lawsuits. This research proposes an intelligent trademark legal...
Inhabiting the contradictions
This paper contributes to debates on post-feminism and the constitution of contemporary femininity via an exploration of young women’s alcohol consumption and their involvement in normative drinking cultures. We view femininity...
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Inhabiting the contradictions
This paper contributes to debates on post-feminism and the constitution of contemporary femininity via an exploration of young women’s alcohol consumption and their involvement in normative drinking cultures. We view femininity...
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Chemistry Students Met With American Chemical Society President in Charlotte
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
Chemistry majors Emily Amenson of Lugoff, S.C., Amy Moore of Fort Mill, S.C., and Destinee Johnson of Anderson, S.C., attended the keynote lecture delivered by Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri, a chemistry professor at University of...
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The Forgotten Many
Limited economic resources and geographic challenges can lead rural schools in areas experiencing poverty to deprioritize gifted education. However, for the wellbeing of individual students and their communities, investing in...
Teenagers, screens and social media
Amy Orben
Jan 09, 2021
Abstract: Introduction: In light of growing concerns about an increasingly digital adolescence, the academic field investigating how digital technologies affect adolescents’ psychological well-being is growing rapidly. In the...
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Candace Hill‐Montgomery, Against Containment
Amy Tobin
Mar 31, 2023
This essay focuses on the work of New York‐based artist and poet Candace Hill‐Montgomery. In 1979, Hill‐Montgomery described her work as changing ‘the containment we all live within’, pointing both to the social and political...
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Intelligent RFQ Summarization Using Natural Language Processing, Text Mining, and Machine Learning Techniques
Request for quotation (RFQ) is a lengthy document soliciting vendor products and services according to rigid specifications. This research develops an integrated natural language processing (NLP), text mining, and machine...
Alverno Accelerate
With 50 years of experience in outcome-based, assessment-driven education, Alverno faculty understand the value of student-centered learning as the cornerstone of curriculum design and pedagogical practice. On the scaffold of...

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