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Feminism conjures divisive and at times conflicting thoughts and feelings in the current political climate in the United States. For some, Wonder Woman is a feminist icon, for her devotion to truth, justice, and equality. In recent years, Wonder Woman has become successful in the film industry, and this is reflected by the growing community of cosplayers at comic book conventions. In this study, I examine gender performativity, gender identity, and feminism from the perspective of cosplayers of Wonder Woman. I collected ethnographic data using participant observation and semi-structured interviews with cosplayers at comic book conventions in Florida, Georgia, and Washington, about their experiences in their Wonder Woman costumes. I found that many cosplayers identified with Wonder Woman both in their own personalities and as a feminist icon, and many view Wonder Woman as a larger role model to all people, not just women and girls. The narratives in this study also show cosplay as a form of escapism. Finally, I found that Wonder Woman empowers cosplayers at the individual level but can be envisioned as a force at a wider social level. I conclude that Wonder Woman is an important and iconic figure for understanding the dynamics of culture in the United States. In the era of #MeToo and TimesUp, Wonder Woman is a character that defies normative boundaries of gendered expectations. ; 2019-08-01 ; M.A. ; Sciences, Anthropology ; Masters ; This record was generated from author submitted information.

"It makes Me Wonder is the inspiring memoir of William W. Sherrill and his amazing journey through WWII politics, and government. Sherrill's service to his country began in the 8th grade when he joined the Marines. After being discharged as a disabled veteran, he attended and graduated from the University of Houston and Harvard Business School"--

A wonder therapy for knee osteoarthritis
Professor Shaw-Ruey Lyu from the Dalin Tzu-Chi Hospital discusses the benefits of arthroscopic cartilage regeneration facilitating procedure (ACRFP) as an alternative to traditional methods of treating knee OA. I have always been a conscientious orthopedic surgeon. I was trained in mainstream orthopedic medicine and had treated many patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis (knee OA) with all the available tools in the 'mainstream medicine' repertoire (Table 1). Traditional treatment often led patients to eventual knee replacement. That is proof that mainstream medicine cannot stop knee OA from deteriorating, and even lead to patients needing a knee replacement.

The "cure" to national decline might be part of the disease.

Woud, A. van der. Een nieuwe wereld. Het ontstaan van het moderne Nederland (Amsterdam 2006) The Wonderful World of TechnologyTechnology shapes history. The transport and communication infrastructures in particular contributed towards the development of the nation state during the second half of the nineteenth century. Van der Woud has written a rich history on this subject illustrating how the development of an infrastructure forced the newly established Dutch state to redefine the public and the private sector, and in so doing itself, which in turn led to the emergence of an imagined community of the Netherlands. His account is less convincing when it attempts to explain the origins of this infrastructural revolution. He refers to a new vision of civilization but forgets to place it more precisely in its social and political context. This is mainly due to his sources. His primary source, trade journals, allow him to give a fascinating account of the magical power experienced through the new technologies, but fall short of helping him to portray how far, and in which ways, different bodies in the Netherlands have steered the development. This review is part of the discussion forum 'Een nieuwe wereld' (A. van der Woud).