Uncategorized – Frances Julia Riemer, PhD

Front and Back Stage of Tourism Performance, Qualitative Research, Working at the Margins

Wrapped in the Flag: Liberal Discourse, Mexican American Studies, and Guns on Campus Critical Education.

How timely for the journal Critical Education to publish my article Wrapped Up in the Flag on the July 4, 2014 weekend. Writing about Tucson’s Mexican-American Studies program and the push for guns on campus taught me what being American means – an unquestioning embracing of liberal values through liberal talk, regardless of which sideContinue reading “Wrapped in the Flag: Liberal Discourse, Mexican American Studies, and Guns on Campus Critical Education.”

“She’s Such a Nasty Woman”: A Feminist Analysis of Nice and Nastiness as Tropes. In Angelina Castagno’s The Price of Nice: How Good Intentions Maintain Educational Inequity (University of Minnesota Press)

I love this chapter. I was prompted by Donald Trump’s famous critique of his opponent, Hillary Clinton, calling her “such a nasty woman.” Everyone knew what Mr. Trump was saying. After all, in the US, little girls are made of “sugar and spice and everything nice.” I draw on empirical studies and literary sources toContinue reading ““She’s Such a Nasty Woman”: A Feminist Analysis of Nice and Nastiness as Tropes. In Angelina Castagno’s The Price of Nice: How Good Intentions Maintain Educational Inequity (University of Minnesota Press)”

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”