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Surfing the Kali Yuga: Tracking the Alt-Right on Twitter

Date: 2023-01-01

Creator: Jaida Hodge-Adams

Access: Open access

The alt-right is a hyper-extreme, decentralized network of far-right pundits and their doggish supporters that exists almost entirely online. Consumed by conspiracy and identity, the myths of bigoted ideologies like racism, antisemitism, and transphobia are taken for granted, and their ideology calls for violent ends by violent means. In the physical world, members of the alt-right often keep their rhetoric to themselves; Online, however, they find solace in a vast, international network of websites and forums that together form one giant echo chamber into which they can dump their darkest thoughts. Though any individual member of the alt-right may operate uniquely within the context of their home country, together they form a collective, international voice whose strongest claims often transcend borders and resist state-level analysis. Unspeakable acts of violence like mass shootings, senseless killings, and acts of terrorism are unpredictable but become significantly more likely when the rhetorical atmosphere breeds hostility. By demonizing minority groups and spreading ideologies of hate, the alt-right makes these acts of violence more likely. On massive platforms like Twitter, the alt-right’s rhetoric can seep into mainstream conversations; their framing of concepts like race, gender, sexuality, and national identity are forced into relevance. Their rhetoric is euphemistic, but their message is clear, and their hate poses a real threat to people’s lives. This honors project explores the ideological and geographic features of the alt-right and their international implications, concluding that the alt-right is a globally interconnected group of actors whose conspiracies motivate lone-wolf terrorists worldwide.


Miniature of Effects of Origin Environment and Temperature Acclimation on the Temperate Coral <i>Astrangia poculata</i>
Effects of Origin Environment and Temperature Acclimation on the Temperate Coral Astrangia poculata
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    • Embargo End Date: 2026-05-18

    Date: 2023-01-01

    Creator: Deva K Holliman

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      Peace Be Dammed? Water Power and Water Politics in the Tigris-Euphrates Basin

      Date: 2015-05-01

      Creator: Camille E. Wasinger

      Access: Open access



      Examining the Ability of Remote Sensing to Characterize Turfgrass Stress Physiology

      Date: 2022-01-01

      Creator: Benjamin Ross

      Access: Open access

      Remote sensing of solar induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) is a valuable tool in understanding the global carbon cycle. While SIF is highly correlated with photosynthesis at the ecosystem scale, the role that remote sensing of SIF can play at smaller scales is still unclear. The goal of my research was to investigate the ability of SIF to detect changes in pigmentation, photosynthesis, and energy partitioning at the grass canopy and leaf level in response to water stress and abscisic acid (ABA) hormone treatments. Both treatments immediately inhibited photosynthesis by limiting gas exchange through stomatal closure, but SIF declined gradually. Recovery of photosynthesis after alleviation of water stress was not reflected in remote measurements of SIF. I found that senescence in the tips of grasses had been driving changes in remote measurements, which affected remote measurements even when measured leaf-level gas exchange in the lower living tissue recovered. This heterogeneous senescence pattern contextualizes the disconnect between SIF and photosynthesis in stressed turfgrass.


      Bowdoin College Catalogue (1863 Fall Term)

      Date: 1863-01-01

      Access: Open access



      Miniature of Impact of SR-Like RNA-Binding Protein (Slr1) Structure on Splicing in <i>Candida albicans</i>
      Impact of SR-Like RNA-Binding Protein (Slr1) Structure on Splicing in Candida albicans
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        Date: 2022-01-01

        Creator: Michael Christopher Dean

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          Miniature of Infant and Maternal Health Outcomes Following Improved Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Pregnant Women
          Infant and Maternal Health Outcomes Following Improved Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Pregnant Women
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            Date: 2023-01-01

            Creator: Emma A. Bomfim

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              Miniature of An Exploration of the Room Temperature Growth and Tuning of Cobalt Hydroxide Carbonate Morphologies and Assemblies
              An Exploration of the Room Temperature Growth and Tuning of Cobalt Hydroxide Carbonate Morphologies and Assemblies
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                Date: 2023-01-01

                Creator: Zubin Jay Kenkare

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                  Do Voters Reward Incumbents for Service Provision? Electoral Accountability in South African Elections

                  Date: 2023-01-01

                  Creator: Rory Mayne Devlin

                  Access: Open access

                  Democratic theory suggests that voters reward or punish incumbent political parties in elections by evaluating parties’ ability to provide services. But do voters reward incumbent parties for service provision in practice? This project explores the relationship between municipal-level service provision and voting in the South African context. I test whether the local provision of services, such as electricity, piped water, internet, trash collection, and flush toilets, impact the performance of South Africa’s two major political parties, the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) in municipal and national elections between 2009 and 2021. I observe this relationship in ANC- and DA-controlled municipalities using municipal-level data on public service provision, election results, and nighttime brightness levels. The municipal-level results show that DA-controlled municipalities with higher levels of service provision in 2016 offered more support for the DA in the 2021 and 2019 elections. However, ANC-controlled municipalities with higher levels of 2016 service provision did not support the ANC at higher rates. Additionally, ANC-controlled municipalities that improved service provision between 2011 and 2016 supported the ANC at higher rates in the 2021 and 2019 elections than they did in previous elections. DA vote share did not increase in DA-controlled municipalities where services improved over time.


                  Miniature of Dispersive Shock Waves in Granular Chains
                  Dispersive Shock Waves in Granular Chains
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                    Date: 2023-01-01

                    Creator: Ari Geisler

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