In its simplest sense as known in the public realm, a lowrider is an old lowered car which might even bounce, and is driven by someone who has brown skin. I argue, however, that the lowrider is much more than that: it ...

This thesis examines fictional addict character representations in contemporary texts and highlights how racial and economic privilege is extended and exercised within addict communities. This work also considers the ...

In 'I Wanna Do Bad Things [to] You:' Complicating Representations of Southern Women and Cultural “Others” in Absalom, Absalom! and True Blood" I examine how issues of gender and race are portrayed in southern gothic works. ...