Acker, Caroline Jean. Creating the American Junkie: Addiction Research in the Classic Era of Narcotic Control. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 2002. Print. Caroline Acker’s book examines the history of both drug use and drug policy, focused in the United States. She researches how and why the stereotypes and stigmas surrounding drug users were created, honing […]
Making the Case for Material Culture and Universal Design in the Classroom As the United States seeks to improve its public education system, a growing trend towards teaching to tests has begun to take the forefront of learning standards. This growing movement is limiting the creativity of our teachers and smothering genuine curiosity in […]
Alex Johnston AMST 705: Senior Research Tutorial Professor Allen September 24, 2014. MUSCULARITY, MASCULINITY AND FEMININITY IN LATE NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICA: Eugen Sandow and the Origins of American Bodybuilding. The Prussian-born strongman, Eugen Sandow, arrived in the United States for the first time in 1893, and spent much of his time […]
The Power of the Street: Wall Street’s Effect on American Culture Wall Street, the financial capital of the world, has long stood as an iconic figure in the economic, political, and social development of American culture. From the American Revolution up until today, Wall Street has evolved from a space to a symbolic place. […]
The Evolution of the “American Junkie,” and the Ensuing Effects of the Stigmatization of Addiction on Past and Present Public Health Policy Detailing My Project: For my thesis, I will be examining the evolution of the stereotypical image of the American Junkie. Addicts are often portrayed as social deviants, threats to the overall safety of […]