Oshkosh Scholar Page 1 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Oshkosh Scholar Volume XV, 2020 Page 2 Oshkosh Scholar Oshkosh Scholar Page 3 Preface The preface to the Oshkosh Scholar has long provided the editor an opportunity to welcome readers and orient them to the articles that follow. There is much that I could write about the merits of research and the ways in which the students whose work is here published exemplify the virtues required for scholarly success. To do so, though, would be superfluous and, in any case, would conceal the real story that this volume’s publication represents. That story takes place in a set of circumstances that will be all Copyright © 2021 too familiar to contemporary readers but—one hopes—quite distant and forgotten by University of Wisconsin Board of Regents those who may read this in future years. It would be an understatement to say that the circumstances of the past year have been disruptive to academic life and to undergraduate All rights reserved. No part of this journal may be reproduced in any form research if only because “disruptive” is, like many other descriptors, incapable of fully without the permission of University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. capturing the scale of changes to the human experience of life during the past year. This, again, we now know all too well. Yet—and to my great surprise—what follows in these University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh Scholar, pages provides witness to the resiliency and dedication of the students and faculty at Volume XV, February 2021. UW Oshkosh. Among the many upheavals of the past year, there was a great deal of uncertainty about whether the volume you now hold would even exist. One can imagine my relief when we began to receive submissions for this volume. More papers were submitted, in fact, for this volume than the previous year’s! For this, I wish to express my gratitude to all those who have participated in the production of this volume. My University of Wisconsin Oshkosh initial feeling of relief quickly turned to amazement and gratitude when I began to read Office of Student Research and Creative Activity the papers that were submitted. I think that you will find the papers included in this 800 Algoma Blvd. volume to be of the highest quality. Oshkosh, WI 54901-8601 I would like to use the rest of my space here to offer thanks to the many people (920) 424-1195 who were involved in making this volume possible. First and foremost, I thank all uwosh.edu/osrca student authors who submitted papers to this volume. While not every paper submitted is published here, it is my hope that every student benefitted from working with us. I add to this my gratitude to all faculty members who have supported the students through the process of review and revision. This dedication among faculty members is to be commended always, but perhaps especially during this publication cycle. Aside from the authors and their mentors, the work of many others should be recognized. Each paper submitted is reviewed by two members of our campus community. To the many of you If you are interested in submitting a manuscript to Oshkosh Scholar, who took the time to carefully read and offer suggestions to our authors; to members please see the guidelines at the end of the journal. of the selection committee, each of whom read all the papers submitted for publication; to the layout specialists at UMC who worked with me to make this possible despite the various delays wrought by the circumstances of the past year: I am grateful. Finally, I wish to thank student editors Natalie Dillon and Macrina Schry for their excellent work during the past year. The past year’s changes included the retirement of Susan Surendonk, who had served as managing editor since the Oshkosh Scholar’s first edition. While her retirement has been felt sharply, Natalie and Macrina have worked tirelessly and competently to bring this volume to completion. The papers in this volume span a range of academic disciplines and interdisciplinary topics. Each paper begins with a brief abstract. I encourage readers to begin there and to follow our undergraduate scholars to the conclusions and insights they have worked so hard to bring forth. This volume contains two entries that deserve special comment. Macrina Schry’s entry, “God is an Old Drag Queen” is the Oshkosh Scholar’s Page 4 Oshkosh Scholar Oshkosh Scholar Page 5 first published creative work in many years. Sam Diemel’s paper, “Beginning to End: Editorial Board Dr. Li-Hsuan Hsu Mastery, Hierarchy, and the Anthropocene in Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick” is the first Dr. Robert Wagoner Art recipient of the John and Linda Schuh Award for Best Oshkosh Scholar Article. Please Faculty Editor join me in congratulating Sam and all the authors in this volume. 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Dr. Nadia Louar Natalie Dillon Global Languages and Cultures Dr. Robert Wagoner Student Editor Associate Professor, Philosophy Dr. Pascale Manning Faculty Editor, Oshkosh Scholar Macrina Schry English Student Editor Dr. Caryn Murphy Faculty Reviewers Radio TV Film Dr. Benjamin Artz Mr. Mark Spitzer Economics Theatre Dr. Laura Jean Baker Dr. Mike Van Esler English Radio TV Film Dr. Melissa Bublitz Dr. Robert Wagoner Marketing Philosophy Dr. Stewart Cole Dr. Evan Williams English and Environmental Studies Philosophy Dr. Jennifer Considine Selection Committee Communication Studies Dr. Stewart Cole Dr. Erin DeMuynch English and Environmental Studies Geography Dr. Michelle Kuhl Dr. Jim Feldman History Environmental Studies and History Dr. Pascale Manning Dr. Douglas Haynes English English Dr. Robert Wagoner Dr. Margaret Hostetler Philosophy English Page 6 Oshkosh Scholar Oshkosh Scholar Page 7 Cover Design Contents Cover logo designed by Graphic Design III student Kari Ley Hard Times and Soft Bodies: Poverty and Emasculation in Tom Kromer’s Cover image designed by Graphic Design II student Keu See Lor Waiting for Nothing Karina Cutler-Lake, M.F.A., Associate Professor Ash Bott .................................................................................................................... 8 Framing Womanhood: Benevolent Sexism and Racialized Rhetoric in Antichoice The origami crane represents the bird of happiness. It is a symbol of hope during Image Campaigns challenging times. Hope makes us stronger and keeps us going during difficult situations. Olivia Smith ............................................................................................................ 19 It is believed that one who folds a thousand paper cranes will be granted one wish. The moral of the story is that if we work hard to achieve our goal, our wish will be granted. Reframing Womanhood: A Rhetorical Analysis of Ada James’s “The Womanly The sky is our limit and there is so much we can achieve with some hope in our heart. If Woman” we keep holding onto hope, one day we will succeed. Gabrielle Newman .................................................................................................. 33 —Keu See Lor Visual Cyborgs, (Un)faithfulness, and Body Autonomy: A Cyborg Feminist Analysis of Alita: Battle Angel Layout Samantha Moore ..................................................................................................... 44 Jenny Withers Bringing Robert Schumann’s Frauenliebe und Leben into Present-Day University Marketing and Communications Performances Molly Hennig .......................................................................................................... 61 Production Purity Redefined: Sébastien Laudenbach’s De-Christianized Film Adaptation Document Services of the Grimm Fairy Tale, “The Maiden Without Hands” Elijah Schmidt ......................................................................................................... 79 Special Thanks Beginning to End: Mastery, Hierarchy, and the Anthropocene in Herman Dr. John Koker Melville’s Moby-Dick Provost and Vice Chancellor Sam Diemel ............................................................................................................. 90 Dr. Andrew Leavitt The Effects of Food Advertising on Childhood Obesity Chancellor McKenzie Kalshauer ............................................................................................. 104 God is an Old Drag Queen Macrina Schry ....................................................................................................... 118 Page 8 Oshkosh Scholar Oshkosh Scholar Page 9 Hard Times and Soft Bodies: Poverty and Emasculation in through prostitution. The novel’s prostitution scene also mirrors another scene in the novel that depicts religious charity, suggesting that men are emasculated through aid. Tom Kromer’s Waiting for Nothing Although its nonnormative depictions seem to contradict the era’s literary and artistic constructions of gender, Waiting for Nothing​​ still reinforces the Great Depression’s male Ash Bott , author anxieties, especially in situations of extreme poverty, by showing a cisgender man who Dr. Don Dingledine, English, faculty mentor ultimately becomes emasculated and controlled by powerful queer and feminine figures. The novel’s depictions of gender, though nontraditional, help readers understand the Ash Bott graduated from UWO in spring 2020 with a bachelor of arts degree in era’s male insecurities, especially as they relate to poverty and charity. English and a minor in Spanish. After working and writing for a couple years, they After the stock market crash of 1929, America headed into its largest economic would like to go to graduate school and continue their education.