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Conjuring September 11, 2001 : Midwest Narratives in the Time of Death

Creator:: Josten, Jonathon M.
Abstract:: Over the past fourteen years since the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Americans of varied political persuasions have continually identified the day as a defining moment in the history of the nation, which caused a rupture in the cultural rhythm and psyche. This sensibility is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Raymond J. Malewitz Over

Academic preparation of American business executives for foreign service

Creator:: Goodearl, Arthur William
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: enough steel to fill 1,250 miles of freight cars. (47, p. 241) J' -J Dir1n; the 1880's

Toward Critical Consciousness : Rhetorical Grammar as Anti-Racist Praxis in the First Year Composition Classroom

Creator:: Koneval, Addison B.
Abstract:: While grammar is a core aspect of written and oral communication, many find grammar instruction equally frustrating and boring, and as such, grammar receives very little formal attention in the university system (Hoffman). My thesis draws attention to this overlooked, and yet central component of composition, and asks a radical...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: largely underrepresented grammar pedagogy: rhetorical grammar. I build off of Martha Kolln and Laura

Traversing the city of blogs : pedagogy, performance, and public spheres

Creator:: Faris, Michael J.
Abstract:: In this thesis, I conduct an analysis of blogs in order to understand their potential use in the composition classroom with the goals of students writing for a public audience and developing their rhetorical and civic agency. I do so by exploring the potential for the blogosphere as a public...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: OF THE THESIS OF Michael J. Faris for the degree of Master of Arts in English presented on

Women's experiences of breastfeeding in an out-of-hospital birthing community

Creator:: Marshall, Lindsay J.
Abstract:: In this thesis, I examine the experiences of breastfeeding mothers who chose to give birth with Certified Professional Midwives at a free-standing birth center, and the factors that influence their known high rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration. Using grounded theory and data collected from participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: J. Marshall for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on November 20

Translingual Science Communication: From Local Publications to the STEM Writing Classroom

Creator:: Werndli, Alexander J.
Abstract:: In order to assist WAC/WID practitioners and science writing faculty in incorporating translingual perspectives in disciplinary writing instruction, this study extends translingualism to language practice in the sciences by conducting a corpus study of Al-Awamia, a Moroccan agronomic journal. Mapping rhetorically significant changes across abstracts authored in English, French, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Alexander J. Werndli

From the encoded to the explicit in the 20th Century Irish romance : a study of Elizabeth Bowen's The last September and Edna O'Brien's The country girl's trilogy

Creator:: Breeden, Shobana L.
Abstract:: This thesis uses both feminist and new historic theories to argue that the women's romance novels The Last September (1929) by Elizabeth Bowen and The Country Girl's Trilogy (1960, 1962, 1964) by Edna O'Brien are tragic bildungsroman that subvert and challenge the Irish patriarchal marriage expectations of their respective time...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Mike of J. M. Synge's ''Playboy of the Western World.” O’Brien marks the literary fluctuation

Casting Call: A Female Actor's Struggle to Stardom

Creator:: Schiller, Dawn S.
Abstract:: In the era of #MeToo, we have learned more about the plight of women in Hollywood as they seek employment as actors. While the recent public conversation about gender and sexualization in Hollywood is robust, few peer-reviewed academic articles examine the actor’s personal experiences of gaining meaningful employment in television...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . According to Martha Lauzen of the Center for the Study of Women in Television (2011) part of what’s

Gender, Race, and Nation in the Dear America Series

Creator:: Furman, Kali
Abstract:: Books and literature help children and young adults develop language, cognitive, and social skills. Additionally children's literature enables individuals to develop a deeper appreciation for their own, and others' cultures and histories. This thesis analyzes the young adult historical fiction series Dear America, published by Scholastic press, and examines how...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

“I couldn’t bring myself to say it” : challenging heteronormativity in teacher education programs

Creator:: Ollivier, Amélie G.
Abstract:: School is a hostile environment for many LGBTQ youth. Teachers participate, consciously or unconsciously, in perpetuating oppressive heteronormative expectations in the classroom both through the overt and covert curriculum. Yet, pre-service teachers are under-trained about questions related to gender and sexuality during their teacher preparation. This qualitative study explores the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: D'Augelli, Anthony R., and Patterson, Charlotte J. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identities over the Lifespan

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Conjuring September 11, 2001 : Midwest Narratives in the Time of Death

Academic preparation of American business executives for foreign service

Toward Critical Consciousness : Rhetorical Grammar as Anti-Racist Praxis in the First Year Composition Classroom

Traversing the city of blogs : pedagogy, performance, and public spheres

Women's experiences of breastfeeding in an out-of-hospital birthing community

Translingual Science Communication: From Local Publications to the STEM Writing Classroom

From the encoded to the explicit in the 20th Century Irish romance : a study of Elizabeth Bowen's The last September and Edna O'Brien's The country girl's trilogy

Casting Call: A Female Actor's Struggle to Stardom

Gender, Race, and Nation in the Dear America Series

“I couldn’t bring myself to say it” : challenging heteronormativity in teacher education programs

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