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The benefits of diversified agricultural systems among Maya Mopan farmers in southern Belize

Creator:: Hofbauer, Derek M.
Abstract:: Maya Mopan farmers in southern Belize face socio-economic hardships, persisting environmental constraints, and an unfavorable political climate that has prevented land tenure stability on reservation lands. This thesis describes the agricultural practices of a group of Mopan farmers and examines farm-site diversification and its relationship to ecological knowledge, out-migration, agricultural...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF: Derek M. Hofbauer for the degree

"All the things you ask of me" : Law Enforcement Experiences of Infant Death Investigation

Creator:: Schindell, Jennifer R.
Abstract:: The sudden and unexpected death of a seemingly healthy infant sets in motion a number of linked processes with potentially complex and far-reaching ramifications. While individuals, families and communities grapple with the shock and heartbreak associated with the loss of a young life, a chain of multidisciplinary investigative responsibilities is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -‐ ended, semi-‐structured interviews (n=26) revealed three dynamic and

A GIS investigation of indigenous intensification of native food plants : humans as environmental variable in maxent habitat suitability modeling of Camassia in Oregon

Creator:: Elliott, Braden T.
Abstract:: This thesis merges the fields of Ecology and Anthropology by applying Habitat Suitability Modeling to the relationship between people and plants in the Pacific Northwest. In it, I create and optimize two Maxent habitat suitability models for camas (Camassia spp.) in Oregon. The first model describes the physical environment of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: seasonally limited way, and managed in a proprietary fashion (Peacock and Turner 2000; Turner and Peacock

(Com)Posing Rhetorical Ecology: Cultivating Phronesis via Permacultural Praxis

Creator:: Ferris, Ian
Abstract:: Contrasting the productive ground gained in ecological rhetorical theory through embedded fieldwork, composition as a discipline has yet to enact such transformative engagements with ecology. In this thesis, I put forward a praxis for ecological rhetoric and composition through permaculture design, utilizing the design framework’s system of ethics and principles...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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

Creator:: Grinager, Grace C.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: DJ, Farquharson DF, Peacock D, et al. 2002; Johnson and Daviss 2005;; Olsen O 1997;; Rooks

'That life of commonplace sacrifices' : representations of womanhood in Irish Catholic culture in James Joyce's Dubliners

Creator:: McGrory, Suzette L.
Abstract:: Traditional interpretations of James Joyce's Dubliners have often focused on the pervasive "paralysis" of the city, covered in the stories' range of "childhood, adolescence, maturity, and public life." However, these approaches have limited their focus on the women in the stories, often spotlighting the male characters--and the author--through a Freudian...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Oregon outdoor garments : outdoor garments worn in the Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon regions between 1880 to 1920

Creator:: Mower, Jennifer M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to describe women's outdoor garments worn in Oregon from 1880 to 1920 to determine whether there were garment differences between the Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon. The question addressed was: can garment differences be explained by the different Oregon climates, geographic locations, and availability...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Courting Elizabeth : the virgin queen and Elizabethan literature

Creator:: Zinck, Jaime
Abstract:: Sixteenth century Elizabeth I of England has long been a figure of interest to Renaissance scholars, and their work largely focuses on how her gender impacted the power, politics, and culture of her day. Many have perceived her to be a heroine whose ingenuity and determination circumvented the limitations imposed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The accessible Chaucer

Creator:: Luepke, Natasha M.
Abstract:: In this thesis I explore the ways in which twenty-first century Americans have access to Geoffrey Chaucer and his works. I look at issues surrounding Chaucer within the canon debate, high school history and literature textbooks, and Chaucer in popular culture, such as in movies like A Knight's Tale. I...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Clothing behavior related to certain personality traits of a selected group of Japanese and American men and women

Creator:: Sugimura, Diane Maeda
Abstract:: The study was undertaken for the purpose of investigating the relationship between clothing behavior and sex, Japanese and American cultures, feminine or masculine personality types, and sex-role concepts. The aspects of clothing behavior included in the study are interest, tolerance, acceptance, and innovation of uni-sex clothing items, and the femininity-masculinity...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: peacock revolution. Emphasis was on style and color. Though nothing was said about sex, boys and girls

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The benefits of diversified agricultural systems among Maya Mopan farmers in southern Belize

"All the things you ask of me" : Law Enforcement Experiences of Infant Death Investigation

A GIS investigation of indigenous intensification of native food plants : humans as environmental variable in maxent habitat suitability modeling of Camassia in Oregon

(Com)Posing Rhetorical Ecology: Cultivating Phronesis via Permacultural Praxis

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

'That life of commonplace sacrifices' : representations of womanhood in Irish Catholic culture in James Joyce's Dubliners

Oregon outdoor garments : outdoor garments worn in the Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon regions between 1880 to 1920

Courting Elizabeth : the virgin queen and Elizabethan literature

The accessible Chaucer

Clothing behavior related to certain personality traits of a selected group of Japanese and American men and women

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