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C.A.R.E. Center for Abuse & Rape Emergencies of Charlotte County.
Title
C.A.R.E. Center for Abuse & Rape Emergencies of Charlotte County.
Creator
Kennedy, Amanda
Date Issued
2004-06
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11555
Subject Headings
Internship programs, Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound, Nonprofit organizations, Education--Florida
Format
Document (PDF)
Distinguished scholars program
Title
Distinguished scholars program.
Creator
Kennedy, Amanda
Date Issued
2005-07
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11550
Subject Headings
Internship programs, Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound, Education--Florida
Format
Document (PDF)
Postcolonial feminist body studies
Title
Postcolonial feminist body studies: the case of female genital practices.
Creator
Kennedy, Amanda, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
In this thesis, I argue that all bodies are material-semiotic entities, produced by both natural and cultural processes. Western anti-FGM discourse is predicated upon the belief that the body must be kept in its "natural" or "pristine" state, and that any practice which violates the body's natural "perfection" is mutilation. Implied by this discourse is the false notion that Western bodies are given and left unaltered. By drawing comparisons between Western genital practices and non-Western...
Show moreIn this thesis, I argue that all bodies are material-semiotic entities, produced by both natural and cultural processes. Western anti-FGM discourse is predicated upon the belief that the body must be kept in its "natural" or "pristine" state, and that any practice which violates the body's natural "perfection" is mutilation. Implied by this discourse is the false notion that Western bodies are given and left unaltered. By drawing comparisons between Western genital practices and non-Western genital practices, I undermine the ideology that erases the working of culture on Western bodies while highlighting the "mutilating" powers exercised on the bodies of Others. Current imperialist hegemony perpetuates the view of African women as passive victims of barbaric tradition in need of rescuing by Western liberated women. We must, instead, work toward theories that account for differences in experience and history, rather than those which posit universal understandings of patriarchy and domination.
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Date Issued
2007
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/11616
Subject Headings
Feminist theory, Postmodernism, Female circumcision, Feminism and science
Format
Document (PDF)
Is there a universal history of sexuality?: a study of multiple gender societies
Title
Is there a universal history of sexuality?: a study of multiple gender societies.
Creator
Kennedy, Amanda, Kulb, Carolyn, Seidl, Jana, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
2006-10
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11529
Subject Headings
Sex, Gender identity, Sex role
Format
Document (PDF)
Exploration of the Canyon-Incised Continental Margin of the Northeastern United States Reveals Dynamic Habitats and Diverse Communities
Title
Exploration of the Canyon-Incised Continental Margin of the Northeastern United States Reveals Dynamic Habitats and Diverse Communities.
Creator
Quattrini, Andrea M., Nizinski, Martha S., Chaytor, Jason D., Demopoulos, Amanda W. J., Roark, E. Brendan, France, Scott C., Moore, Jon, Heyl, Taylor, Auster, Peter J., Kinlan, Brian, Ruppel, Carolyn, Elliott, Kelley P., Kennedy, Brian R.C., Lobecker, Elizabeth, Skarke, Adam, Shank, Timothy M., Bianchi, Carlo Nike
Abstract/Description
The continental margin off the northeastern United States (NEUS) contains numerous, topographically complex features that increase habitat heterogeneity across the region. However, the majority of these rugged features have never been surveyed, particularly using direct observations. During summer 2013, 31 Remotely-Operated Vehicle (ROV) dives were conducted from 494 to 3271 m depth across a variety of seafloor features to document communities and to infer geological processes that produced...
Show moreThe continental margin off the northeastern United States (NEUS) contains numerous, topographically complex features that increase habitat heterogeneity across the region. However, the majority of these rugged features have never been surveyed, particularly using direct observations. During summer 2013, 31 Remotely-Operated Vehicle (ROV) dives were conducted from 494 to 3271 m depth across a variety of seafloor features to document communities and to infer geological processes that produced such features. The ROV surveyed six broad-scale habitat features, consisting of shelf-breaching canyons, slope-sourced canyons, inter-canyon areas, open-slope/landslide-scar areas, hydrocarbon seeps, and Mytilus Seamount. Four previously unknown chemosynthetic communities dominated by Bathymodiolus mussels were documented. Seafloor methane hydrate was observed at two seep sites. Multivariate analyses indicated that depth and broad-scale habitat significantly influenced megafaunal coral (58 taxa), demersal fish (69 taxa), and decapod crustacean (34 taxa) assemblages. Species richness of fishes and crustaceans significantly declined with depth, while there was no relationship between coral richness and depth. Turnover in assemblage structure occurred on the middle to lower slope at the approximate boundaries of water masses found previously in the region. Coral species richness was also an important variable explaining variation in fish and crustacean assemblages. Coral diversity may serve as an indicator of habitat suitability and variation in available niche diversity for these taxonomic groups. Our surveys added 24 putative coral species and three fishes to the known regional fauna, including the black coral Telopathes magna, the octocoral Metallogorgia melanotrichos and the fishes Gaidropsarus argentatus, Guttigadus latifrons, and Lepidion guentheri. Marine litter was observed on 81% of the dives, with at least 12 coral colonies entangled in debris. While initial exploration revealed the NEUS region to be both geologically dynamic and biologically diverse, further research into the abiotic conditions and the biotic interactions that influence species abundance and distribution is needed.
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Date Issued
2015-10-28
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000038
Format
Citation