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  • Development of proceedings for an urban renewal project : the Esther Short project

    Creator:
    Merrill, John Russell
    Abstract:
    Urban centers, in part, are in the process of deterioration. Consequently, land values in these areas, both in dollars and in contribution to the community, remain dormant or depressed. There seems little doubt that there will be greater pressure for urban land. Urban renewal is one method of returning deteriorated...
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    Masters Thesis
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  • Countering the subjugation of Indian women : strategies for adaptation and change

    Creator:
    Moyer, Dawn J.
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    This thesis outlines dominant ideologies and practices that affect women's authority in the urban social milieu of north India. Theories that consider the causes of social stratification by gender as well as social movement patterns are useful for understanding the durability of gender roles. The utility of these theories for...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Dawn J.Moyer for the degree of

  • Casting Call: A Female Actor's Struggle to Stardom

    Creator:
    Schiller, Dawn S.
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    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...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Dawn Suzanne Schiller

  • Toxic politics at 64N, 171W : addressing military contaminants on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

    Creator:
    Henifin, Kai A.
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    St. Lawrence Island, Alaska is home to two Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) under remediation by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers since 1985. After more than two decades the local residents continue to be concerned about inadequate site characterization and cleanup. During the summer of 2005, I collected ethnographic...
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    helped me process and present my research. To my professor from the Department of Geosciences Dr. Dawn

  • 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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    : Wayne C. Anderson In this creative non-fiction thesis, I present a collection of personal essays that

  • Claire Lies and other stories

    Creator:
    Rosenberg, Valerie P.
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    The five short stories included in this thesis depict characters who struggle as they try to balance their responsibilities to each other, and their own independent desires. Whether those desires include personal freedom, another relationship, or self-protection, these characters are at least minimally aware that obtaining what they most want...
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    : Claire Lies And Other Stories Abstracta Jen . r C Cornell ~ The five short stories included in this

  • Ni de aquí ni de alla : A Mythohistoriography of Growing Up In-Between

    Creator:
    López, Andrés C.
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    Stories of the Guatemalan Civil War, which lasted from 1960 until 1996, have often focused on only encapsulating the violence indigenous people experienced at the hands of the Guatemalan government and military. Although these stories contributed to the many civil rights organizing and calls for justice that followed, these types...
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    Masters Thesis
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    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Andrés C. López for the degree of Master of Arts in Women, Gender, and

  • The political economy of birth choice : mothers' experiences seeking homebirth care in a felonious state

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    Grinager, Grace C.
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    In this ethnographic study, I examine how women living in downstate Illinois decide to give birth at home. I view decision-making as a process that unfolds throughout pregnancy and continues into the postpartum period, contextualizing "choice" in a region where homebirth is a politically and socially marginalized practice. The methodology...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Grace C. Grinager for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied

  • “We All Live Downriver”: Environmental Justice and Community Resistance to the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline and Jordan Cove Export Terminal in Southern Oregon

    Creator:
    Halleran, Patricia C.
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    Native America tribes and community members throughout Oregon have asserted a strong opposition to the fossil fuel industry’s attempt to expand railways, build pipelines, and construct refineries, holding facilities, and export terminals. Despite the limited presence of fossil fuel infrastructure in the state, however, the industry is actively pursuing permits...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Patricia C. Halleran

  • Meeting the Night : The Science and Mystery of an Endangered Habitat

    Creator:
    Sisson, Jill
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    Night is an extraordinary resource. Unlike air, water, or soil, nighttime is a spatio-temporal phenomenon, which leads to many crucial roles. It provides refuge to wildlife species, triggers hormonal and behavioral responses among a wide variety of organisms, and serves as an essential migratory backdrop for species that navigate by...
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