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  • Morrison’s Magical Reality: Disrupting the Politics of Memory

    Creator:
    Littke, Amanda L.
    Abstract:
    Novelist Toni Morrison is well-known for using the concept she calls rememory, or the process of actively revisiting and reconstructing a cultural past. Many critics agree that Morrison uses rememory in a strategic way, so that it provides sturdy framework for a larger discussion of issues of race, class, and...
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    from Song of Solomon (1977), Beloved (1987), and Jazz (1992). This thesis uses the methodology of

  • Of tales changed to other forms : an analysis of the traditions and future of Ovidian adaptations

    Creator:
    Moy, Shaleena
    Abstract:
    Not only does the publication of Ovidian adaptations online increase public awareness of Ovid, but it also offers new material for research and pedagogical purposes. Consequently, in this thesis, I explore both the historical tradition of Ovidian adaptations, specifically adaptations of Ovid's Orpheus tale, and the modern presentation of Ovidian...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Scenes of language

    Creator:
    Duerst, Gretchen
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    In this creative non-fiction thesis, I present a collection of personal essays that examine my significant moments of awkwardness with failed communications or frustrated relationships when I wanted to draw people closer with language, but was unsuccessful. In the twelve stories, I discuss these issues in my interpersonal communication interwoven...
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    the girls giggled and shielded bright-colored bags under their jackets, and as Sarah slipped her arm

  • Confessing Our Sims: The construction of gender and sexuality among women ages 18-22 on MySpace

    Creator:
    Papaleo, November R.
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    MySpace is a social network phenomenon with over 100 million profiles and a strong presence in over 24 countries. As digital media become more commonplace, social networks are becoming sites where women create and manage relationships and identities. This thesis is a study of how women ages 18-22 are constructing...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Voices of CALYX: Narratives of Feminist Publishing Activism, 1976-2006

    Creator:
    Steuben, Marieke L.
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    This thesis examines the nature of publishing as a political endeavor through a detailed investigation of the feminist publishing movement in the U.S. since the 1970s. Feminist publishers emerged from an activist context of feminist struggle, and they evolved within changing political and social climates, facing ideological and economic challenges...
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    and questions helped so much with earlier drafts: Michelle King, Michael Faris, Sarah Burghauser