E Cassandra Dame-Griff
Biographic Data
| ID | 644512 |
|---|---|
| NAME | E Cassandra Dame-Griff |
| GIVEN NAMES | E Cassandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Dame-Griff |
| SIGNATURE | DAME-GRIFF E C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Gonzaga University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
What do we mean when we say “Latinx?”
This article examines the trajectory of “Latinx” as a discursive marker of inclusivity and diversity within spaces that value recognition as inclusive, sensitive to diversity, and engaged with social justice. I argue that while the term’s wide adoption during the last five years reflects a laudable shift toward gender-inclusive language, it also demonstrates a narrow vision of inclusivity that disregards marginalized communities’ need for and dev…
The Future is Brown…and Fat
This article examines the interplay of population control rhetoric and narratives of Latina/o/x “obesity” as short-hand for ill-health and disease in calls to action to protect the U.S. body-politic’s future. In seemingly well-meaning attempts to address Latina/o/x health disparities in the U.S., government entities and public health philanthropic organizations replicate narratives of excessive Latina/o/x population growth. These organizations su…
Governing Bodies
Governing Bodies: American Politics and the Shaping of the Modern Physique." Fat Studies, 8(1), pp. 92–93
“He’s not heavy, he’s an anchor baby”
This article examines how First Lady Michelle Obama’s Latina/o-focused speeches, as part of the Let’s Move! campaign, intersect with anti-immigrant rhetoric and reproduce discourses characterizing Latinas as “bad” mothers. This discourse renders Latina/o children contingent citizens whose potential place in the nation-state depends on their “achievement” of an acceptably sized body as well as their future utility to the nation-state in the form o…
What do we mean when we say “Latinx?”
This article examines the trajectory of “Latinx” as a discursive marker of inclusivity and diversity within spaces that value recognition as inclusive, sensitive to diversity, and engaged with social justice. I argue that while the term’s wide adoption during the last five years reflects a laudable shift toward gender-inclusive language, it also demonstrates a narrow vision of inclusivity that disregards marginalized communities’ need for and dev…
“He’s not heavy, he’s an anchor baby”
This article examines how First Lady Michelle Obama’s Latina/o-focused speeches, as part of the Let’s Move! campaign, intersect with anti-immigrant rhetoric and reproduce discourses characterizing Latinas as “bad” mothers. This discourse renders Latina/o children contingent citizens whose potential place in the nation-state depends on their “achievement” of an acceptably sized body as well as their future utility to the nation-state in the form o…
The Future is Brown…and Fat
This article examines the interplay of population control rhetoric and narratives of Latina/o/x “obesity” as short-hand for ill-health and disease in calls to action to protect the U.S. body-politic’s future. In seemingly well-meaning attempts to address Latina/o/x health disparities in the U.S., government entities and public health philanthropic organizations replicate narratives of excessive Latina/o/x population growth. These organizations su…
Governing Bodies
Governing Bodies: American Politics and the Shaping of the Modern Physique." Fat Studies, 8(1), pp. 92–93
What do we mean when we say “Latinx?”
This article examines the trajectory of “Latinx” as a discursive marker of inclusivity and diversity within spaces that value recognition as inclusive, sensitive to diversity, and engaged with social justice. I argue that while the term’s wide adoption during the last five years reflects a laudable shift toward gender-inclusive language, it also demonstrates a narrow vision of inclusivity that disregards marginalized communities’ need for and dev…
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Law (2 works) · Obesity and Health Practices (2 works) · Rhetoric (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Body politic (1 work)