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Dissertation declaring that The United States of America is a Fourth World Nation. It has earned this distinction as direct a result of the manner in which it was established, how it developed, and the fact that it has demonstratively failed to confront its ever-increasing disparity and unevenness. Fourth World Theory provides a foundation and framework for a critical investigation of society and culture though an analytical lens, and an examination of the inequities that are increasingly prevalent throughout a post-industrial, post-agrarian, post-developing space of inevitable decline.
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- Doctor of Philosophy
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- American Studies
Campus location
- West Lafayette
Advisor/Supervisor/Committee Chair
Bill V. MullenAdditional Committee Member 2
Leonard HarrisAdditional Committee Member 3
Cornelius BynumAdditional Committee Member 4
S. Paul O'Hara (External)Usage metrics
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American Studies'African American StudiesUrban StudiesCritical GeographysociologyAfro-pessimismAbandonmentFourth WorldSublime MadnessResistanceHistoryAmerican HistoryUrban and Regional EconomicsSociologyGeographyHistory and Theory of the Built Environment (excl. Architecture)Regional Analysis and DevelopmentUrban Analysis and Development