Browsing by Author "Bubar, Roe, committee member"

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Constructing the collective experience of being Arab American in post-9/11 America
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2012) Mufdi, Jamillah L., author; Banning, James, advisor; Dickmann, Ellyn, committee member; Timpson, William, committee member; Bubar, Roe, committee member
The events of September 11, 2001 dramatically changed the lives of Arab Americans. Some lost loved ones in the attacks while others, Arab Americans, became targets of discrimination and differential treatment because they had names and faces similar to the hijackers or they shared the same religion. Arab Americans defended themselves against accusations of being sympathetic to the hijackers and experienced treatment that indicated Arab citizens were not completely American. Like all Americans, those of Arab descent experienced fear, anger and grief in response to the attacks. Unlike other Americans, Arab Americans experienced fear that blame for the attacks would be place on them and shame that other Arabs committed such atrocities. America came together after the attacks and united as a people. Unfortunately, this unification process seemed to exclude Arab and Muslim Americans. Reports of hate crimes, discrimination and differential treatment climbed sharply and public opinion of Arabs declined steadily. This study examined the experience of navigating post-9/11 America as an Arab American. Findings confirmed that Arab Americans experience differential treatment on a regular basis and that there are commonalities in how the othering occurs. A collective story of the Arab American experience in post-9/11 America was constructed. The findings affirm existing studies regarding the collective experience and treatment of non-dominant groups who exist in America's margins.
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Critical narratives of multiethnic women focusing on their indigenous ethnicity: navigating the schooling system from early childhood through master's and beyond
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2015) Chacon, Phyllis, author; Timpson, William, advisor; Anderson, Sharon, committee member; Banning, James, committee member; Bubar, Roe, committee member
This qualitative inquiry into the completion of a Masters and or Doctorate degree by Native American women is the result of 25 years as a student and professional in the field of education. Within a nation that claims to provide an equal and fair education for all its citizens, the stark underrepresentation of indigenous women in higher education is a topic that needs to be reconciled. This study examined the lives of four multiethnic Native women who obtained advanced degrees. The study examined the lives of Native women who have been scattered across the land. Today, many indigenous women are multiethnic living in two cultures. Many have held on to their birthright and cultures while adapting and persevering into the dominant culture. Nine themes emerged from interviewing the four women for this study: (1) self-determination, (2) cultural oppression, (3) racial/ethnic identity (4) social environment/economics, (5) marginalization, (6) violence, (7) love of learning, (8) family systems, and (9) educational systems. Recommendations for further graduate inquiry based on the schooling of Native women include: 1. Expand the study to Native women being educated on the reservation vs. Native women being educated in suburban and urban schools during their K though 12th grade education. 2. A qualitative and quantitative study on measurements of services; tools such as computers, support programs, gaps in test scores and graduation rates.
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Hydraulic fracturing and the corporate colonization of the subsurface
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2023) Fryer, M. Zoe, author; Macdonald, Bradley, advisor; Mumme, Stephen, committee member; McIvor, David W., committee member; Bubar, Roe, committee member
The United States presidential election of 2000 played a prominent role in determining the trajectory of the country for the next quarter of a century. The new millennium ushered in a new era with the George W. Bush administration chosen by the courts and the electoral college, the proliferation of hydraulic fracturing, Citizens United which flooded politics with money, restrictions in democracy, and persistent global climate crises. This dissertation will explore the role of the state in facilitating the corporate colonization of the subsurface. Drawing upon the ideas within Ralph Miliband's The State in Capitalist Society, this dissertation will critically analyze American pluralism and the state to reveal the many ways in which American democracy by the people has become democracy by the corporations. Analysis will be conducted using power structure research wherein key governmental positions held by the gas and oil elite will be identified, while using the overall framework of Miliband's state apparatus, including the five areas of the executive, the administrative, the coercive, the judicial, and the sub-state. The primary argument maintained throughout this dissertation is that the gas and oil industry elite have commandeered American democracy and policies to provide for their own benefit, at the expense of the American people and the health of the environment. The conclusion will include the work of Michael Lowy to argue for an eco-socialist leaning future wherein the gas and oil and subsurface are reclaimed as property of the state to be held in preservation.
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Spinning in circles: poverty alleviation ventures in Larimer County, Colorado
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2014) Distaso, Cheryl Alane, author; Bundy-Fazioli, Kim, advisor; Bubar, Roe, committee member; Valdez, Norberto, committee member
Weaving together grounded theory and autoethnography as methodologies, this thesis interrogates two companion antipoverty initiatives in Larimer County, Colorado. The initiatives studied were Bridges out of Poverty and the Circles Campaign, during the years 2012 and 2013, when they were being piloted locally by funding provided by Bohemian Foundation. Data used in the study include website materials, YouTube videos, notes gathered at public meetings, autoethnographic memos, and artifacts such as tax forms, reports, and other public documents. This study concludes that the initiatives have no reliable efficacy data, reinforce stereotypes, and do not examine root causes of poverty. It is argued that the initiatives are ineffective and dangerous, as they engage in victim blaming and offer the false illusion that poverty is being addressed in our community. Recommendations for the implementation of effective poverty alleviation approaches are given.
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Tlapalli in iquin onitlacat: in tlateomatiliztli de tlalnamiquiliztli
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2014) Saiz, LeRoy F., author; DeMirjyn, Maricela, advisor; Kim, Joon K., committee member; Bubar, Roe, committee member; Macdonald, Bradley, committee member
Research analysis within American Indian Studies establishes social change practices concentrating on American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian communities--Indigenous communities recognized by the United States Government. Chican@ Studies inquiry locates a similar approach to scholarship, except social change becomes strategized in reference to Latina/o communities; more specifically, Mexican-American communities. In the American Southwest, Xikan@ racial representation is observed by outside Indigeneities as Indigenous to North America. However Xikan@ ethnic representation is scrutinized due to its palimpsest features--a counterbalance to Spanish, Mexican, and American colonization. The purpose of this study is to identify a Xikan@ Indigenous identity and determine the factors that situate othered or sub altern Indigenous identities in the peripheries of Indigeneity. As exemplified through auto-ethnography and traditional storywork, the creation of a Xikan@ methodological approach can articulate the need to maintain hemispheric approaches to Indigeneity, while respecting the uniqueness of local epistemologies such as Xikan@ Traditional Knowledge (XIK).