Gendered Performance

Alpha Males: Talk of the Trade

Language and Gender, Sociolinguistics

Pauline Antonio-Nguyen, Elizabeth Gin, Anna James, Jennifer Padilla, Shanna Yu An internet phenomenon: the Alpha Male. These men view the world in black-and-white gender roles steeped in misogyny, where women are not their equal and are expected to be subservient to them. This study takes the philosophies behind existing research done on conversation patterns between […]

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Reading is Fundamental: The Role of Ritual Insults in Ru Paul’s Drag Race

Language and Gender

Olivia Heiner Insults are sometimes regarded as negative or impolite; however, they can also be a playful ritual among various communities.  Consider, for example, the exaggerated “Yo Mama” jokes told between young school children.  Such insults are entertaining, performative, and unlikely to cause much harm. This article explores the practice of mock ritual insults in

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