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Confessing Ireland : the colonial politics of Irish Catholicism in James Joyce's A portrait of the artist as a young man

Creator:: Rathert, Gregory S.
Abstract:: Ireland's Catholic Church played an important role in the turn-of-the-century nationalism that shaped James Joyce's identity and writing; yet it also played an important part in preventing that nationalism from achieving its goals of autonomy and cultural independence. For Joyce, this was particularly evident in the dialects and thought structures...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Gregory S. Rathert for the

Aliens and academics : how cultural representations of alien abduction support an entrenched consensus reality

Creator:: Bryan, Frederick Clark
Abstract:: The alien abduction phenomenon has garnered considerable media attention in the last fifteen years, including many representations in books, film, and television. An overview of significant abduction literature is presented. Contrasts and comparisons are noted between popular written accounts and both the visual representations they engender and reports outside the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: psychiatrist Benjamin Simon. Dr. Simon, who worked with Fuller on the text to ensure therapeutic propriety

The objects within : an applied OOO literary criticism

Creator:: Dodson, Matthew J.
Abstract:: For centuries, continental philosophy has clung to the belief that the world only meaningfully exists through human perception--that, in other words, when a tree falls in the forest, it does not make a sound. Literary theory, which has strong roots in continental philosophy, followed suit, remaining tied to humanism even...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Cosmovisions and Farming : An Investigation of Conventional and Alternative Farmers' Environmental Values along the Willamette River

Creator:: French, Melissa M.
Abstract:: Understanding which factors motivate farmers to adopt certain practices is an important part of helping to solve many agri-environmental issues. This study uses 19 interviews with farmers along Oregon’s Willamette River, a statewide producer survey, and select interviews with organizations and agencies active in the farming community to examine the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Genres at Play : History, Tragedy, and Comedy in Shakespeare's Richard II

Creator:: Wiley, Marie
Abstract:: This thesis examines a range of generic influences in William Shakespeare's Richard II. By exploring the play's references to conflicting interpretations of history from different generic perspectives, I hope to advance a more nuanced reading of the play's dynamic staging of history. In Chapter One, I suggest that Richard II...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: with Simon Palfrey and Tiffany Stern that plays from Shakespeare’s middle period, such as the 1595

Hitchcock in Hollywood: Examining the Master of Suspense’s Career with Rebecca and Psycho

Creator:: Flanagan, Matthew S.
Abstract:: This project examines the production histories of two films that Alfred Hitchcock directed, his Hollywood debut Rebecca (1940) and the memorable Psycho (1960). The first chapter explores how Hitchcock succeeded and failed at influencing the picture as he, despite directing the movie, had to follow the vision that his producer,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Definitive Study of Alfred Hitchcock by Francois Truffaut (New York: Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 1984

"They said I would never amount to anything" : the life of a Kootenai woman

Creator:: Wheaton-Abraham, Jyl M.
Abstract:: There is a fundamental distortion in our understanding of Native people, especially Native women. This distortion is rooted in imperialism and the colonization of Native lands and has created a dominant/subordinate relationship between Non-Native/Native people. Anthropological life history research has traditionally reflected this relationship. As a Native woman, the author...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Mary Catherine Bateson, the daughter of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, for guidance as to how to

Plague in London : a case study of the biological and social pressures exerted by 300 years of yersinia pestis

Creator:: Hall, Alice
Abstract:: The Second Pandemic had a profound impact on the people of Europe. In the few years between 1347 and 1350, a new epidemic disease spread across the entirety of Europe and killed between one third and two thirds of the population. While this initial wave was important, the real significance...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . 14 Simon Kellwaye, A Defensative against the Plague: Contayning Two Partes or Treatises: The First

Public Proof : Science Communication, Weak Theory, and the Nonrational

Creator:: Snyder, Wesley M.
Abstract:: A 2014 Pew Research poll revealed large gaps between public opinion and scientific opinion over environmental and biomedical issues (Funk and Rainie). Similarly, a number of recent popular books have described a growing public mistrust in scientific expertise (Mooney; Storr; Specter). Why is it, then, that so much of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: “scientific attitude” with which to rationally solve everyday problems (Gregory and Miller 3). Historically

(Mis)representation & Postcolonial Masculinity : The Origins of Violence in the Plays and Films of Martin McDonagh

Creator:: Evans, Nicolas M. J.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the postmodern confrontation of representation throughout the oeuvre of Martin McDonagh. I particularly look to his later body of work, which directly and self-reflexively confronts issues of artistic representation & masculinity, in order to gain a more nuanced understanding of his earliest and most controversial plays. In...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Gregory and William Butler Yeats’ Irish Literary Revival, and especially the most controversial

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Confessing Ireland : the colonial politics of Irish Catholicism in James Joyce's A portrait of the artist as a young man

Aliens and academics : how cultural representations of alien abduction support an entrenched consensus reality

The objects within : an applied OOO literary criticism

Cosmovisions and Farming : An Investigation of Conventional and Alternative Farmers' Environmental Values along the Willamette River

Genres at Play : History, Tragedy, and Comedy in Shakespeare's Richard II

Hitchcock in Hollywood: Examining the Master of Suspense’s Career with Rebecca and Psycho

"They said I would never amount to anything" : the life of a Kootenai woman

Plague in London : a case study of the biological and social pressures exerted by 300 years of yersinia pestis

Public Proof : Science Communication, Weak Theory, and the Nonrational

(Mis)representation & Postcolonial Masculinity : The Origins of Violence in the Plays and Films of Martin McDonagh

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