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  • David Foster Wallace's communal middle ground

    Creator:
    Randlemon, Daniel E.
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    Throughout the course of this thesis, I argue that the prose of David Foster Wallace, specifically his posthumously published novel The Pale King, inhabits a middle ground between universal sincerity and the particularized authenticity of postmodern irony. I examine Lionel Trilling's definitions of sincerity and authenticity before moving toward an...
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    : David Foster Wallace’s Communal Middle Ground Abstract approved

  • LSD, Mules and Men : Hypermediation in Hunter S. Thompson and Zora Neale Hurston

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    Collins, Harold R., III.
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    Hypermediation, as described by Jay Bolter and Richard Grusin in their book Remediation, is a style of writing, recording, presenting, etc. that “makes us aware of the medium or media and (in sometimes subtle and sometimes obvious ways) reminds us of our desire for immediacy” (34). This mode of production...
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    presented on May 25, 2016. Title: LSD, Mules and Men: Hypermediation in Hunter S. Thompson and Zora

  • "They called me the hyacinth girl" : T. S. Eliot, masculinity, and the Great War

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    Query, Patrick
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    This thesis traces the relationship between the First World War, constructions of masculinity, and the life and poetry of T.S. Eliot. Central to this relationship is a study of homoeroticism, which the author characterizes as different from homosexuality but not exclusive of it, in late 19th and early 20th century...
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    "They called me the hyacinth girl" : T. S. Eliot, masculinity

  • An autumn journey : time, place, and pattern in Henry David Thoreau's later work

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    Dotterman, Anthony Matthew
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    This thesis situates a discussion of Thoreau's later natural history essays in the context of the author's other writings. Beginning with an examination of the writings of Thoreau's friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, this paper examines Thoreau's relation to and departure from Emerson's understanding of time, place, and pattern...
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    . and Pattern in Henry David Thoreau's Later Work. Abstract approved: David Robinson This thesis

  • In Defense of the "Ringding Mukta" : The Later Work of J.D. Salinger

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    Herb, Danielle Kristine
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    My thesis explores the later work of author J.D. Salinger, including two narratives featured in Nine Stories, "A Perfect Day for Bananafish," and "Teddy," and Franny and Zooey, "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters," and "Seymour: an Introduction." Through my analysis I argue that the religious nature of Salinger's fiction...
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    : ______________________________________________________ David M. Robinson My thesis explores the later work of author J.D. Salinger

  • "Living Outside the Madness" : reform and ecology in the work of Henry Thoreau and Gary Snyder

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    Hiatt, Bryan
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    Recent conflicts in America concerning the environment (the harvesting of old growth timber in the Pacific Northwest, or the proposed opening of public lands in southern Utah to mining interests, for instance) have precipitated a personal examination of "historical others" (Jensen 64), individuals that possess very different sensibilities from a...
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    and Ecology in the Work of Henry Thoreau and Gary Snyder. Abstract Approved: David Robinson

  • The role(s) of literature in introductory composition classrooms

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    Caster, Peter
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    First year college writing classes originated in the United States at Harvard University in 1874. Since then, theorizing such a course has proven a place of contention, as its purposes and subjects have proven difficult to sort and impossible to agree upon. When Harvard first began teaching introductory composition, literature...
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    The role(s) of literature in introductory composition

  • Educational Migration in Indonesia : An Ethnography of Eastern Indonesian Students in Malang, Java

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    Foertsch, Christopher R.
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    This research explores the experience of the growing number of students from Eastern Indonesia who attend universities on Java. It asks key questions about the challenges these often maligned students face as ethnic, linguistic, and religious minorities exposed to the dominant culture of their republic during their years of education....
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    , Java. Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ David A

  • Neo-Ottoman perspectives : Turkish identity and culinary culture in a sociopolitical context

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    Kinoğlu, Sera D.
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    As Turkey's cultural and economic climate has experienced dramatic shifts in accordance with its changing role in global society, a neo-Ottoman movement has taken root in recent years which can offer insight into the new Turkish identity. This sociopolitical movement captures a diverse set of cultural attributes through a contemporary...
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    : Turkish Identity and Culinary Culture in a Sociopolitical Context Abstract approved: David A

  • An Archaeological Analysis of the Architectural Artifacts and Features at the Robert Newell Homestead Site (35MA41)

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    Modelski, Emily
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    This thesis will explore the architectural material culture excavated at the Robert Newell Homestead (35MA41), currently located in Champoeg, Oregon. Specifically, the research focuses on the vernacular architecture or the features and construction methods used that both reflect the environment and the cultural traditions of the dwellings occupants. The Robert...
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    David R. Brauner This thesis will explore the architectural material culture excavated at the