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

The role of competition, community, and priority in the discovery of the tau lepton

Creator:: Swanner, Leandra
Abstract:: This study examines the interactions between the scientific communities of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) in the discovery of the tau lepton by physicist Martin Perl between 1973- 1977. Perl became interested in searching for heavy leptons through positron-electron collision experiments using the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the tau lepton by physicist Martin Perl between 1973- 1977. Perl became interested in searching for

"Land of War and Blood" : spectacular violence, conflicting medievalisms, and chivalric legacies in Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones

Creator:: Horton, Kaely
Abstract:: This thesis examines depictions of medievalism in three central texts: Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones. Each of these texts provides an entry point for exploring the ways in which English and American writers have...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: an era which is as much obscured by textual representation as it is revealed. While the main

Hamlet's delay : an attempt at synthesis

Creator:: Cohen, Martin, 1943-
Abstract:: The study of the question of why Shakespeare's Hamlet delays killing Claudius in revenge for his father's murder is examined in light of the major critical theories from neo-classical to modern scholarship. An expanded treatment of the works of Fredson Bowers, Eleanor Prosser, Bertram Joseph, and Roland Frye, is provided...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF Martin Cohen for the degree of Master of Arts in English presented on November 28, 1995

Water, fire, and stone : images and meaning in Melville

Creator:: Martin, Brian D.
Abstract:: This thesis is a study of Herman Melville’s symbolism. I have chosen to investigate the elemental images of water, fire, and stone in Moby-Dick (1851), Pierre; Or, The Ambiguities (1852), and Clarel; A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land (1876). This work is a semiotic study, insofar as the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , AND STONE: IMAGES AND MEANING IN MELVILLE Brian D. Martin

Sexual harassment and restorative justice : a transformative approach to addressing sexual harassment claims

Creator:: Sue, Roni
Abstract:: In this thesis, I argue that using principles of restorative justice as a guide in the resolution of sexual harassment claims is more efficacious than a traditional retributive approach. I support this claim by synthesizing the work of Phillip Hallie, Josiah Royce and Martin Buber in order to come to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: claim by synthesizing the work of Phillip Hallie, Josiah Royce and Martin Buber in order to come to a

The cage has two sides : an ethical perspective of prison abolition

Creator:: Lenn, Christopher
Abstract:: Current calls for prison abolition have been met with major public resistance. It is time for movements for prison abolition to engage with these questions: How have contemporary people of the United States come to accept mass incarceration and the prison industrial complex, and, what is the impact? Using an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: industrial complex, and, what is the impact? Using an ethical framework informed by Martin Buber’s I-It

The role of radical action in the animal rights movement

Creator:: Pettinen, Katja
Abstract:: Past research has categorized animal rights groups into three main categories; conservative, moderate, and radical. While a few studies exist on the animal rights movement as a whole, none have focused specifically on the radical groups. This research project uses an ethnography of communication approach to examine how language constructs...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: rights groups into three main categories; conservative, moderate, and radical. While a few studies exist

The hand of humanity : Eliot's religious reformation in Middlemarch

Creator:: Peake, Natasha C.
Abstract:: As the embodiment of the religiously unsettled Victorian Era in which she lived, George Eliot sought to discover a system of belief that would allow her to reaffirm and maintain her feelings of faith and morality. She believed that the subjective nature of traditional Christianity needed to be replaced with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: life and faith of her main character, Dorothea Brooke. With the employment of this religiously

Diversity at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site : processes of diversification in historical interpretation, visitor services, and workforce management

Creator:: Langford, Theresa E.
Abstract:: Issues of diversity are receiving significant attention within the National Park Service recently, due in large part to a growing awareness that its future as a relevant and viable agency is dependent upon improving its response to and management of diversity. A diversity assessment of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: strengthen the two topics outlined above. Historical interpretation is the main focus of the analysis, not

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

The role of competition, community, and priority in the discovery of the tau lepton

"Land of War and Blood" : spectacular violence, conflicting medievalisms, and chivalric legacies in Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones

Hamlet's delay : an attempt at synthesis

Water, fire, and stone : images and meaning in Melville

Sexual harassment and restorative justice : a transformative approach to addressing sexual harassment claims

The cage has two sides : an ethical perspective of prison abolition

The role of radical action in the animal rights movement

The hand of humanity : Eliot's religious reformation in Middlemarch

Diversity at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site : processes of diversification in historical interpretation, visitor services, and workforce management

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