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  • Transcendence: May Time Take These Bones, They Are Not Mine - A Poetry Collection

    Creator:
    Bayly, Alice M.
    Abstract:
    In ethnographic research, an anthropologist becomes integrated in the community of their study. Throughout this process, the anthropologist adapts to the cultural practices and the language of this community, becoming intimately connected to them. Ethnography communicates, through the anthropologist’s experience, crucial practices, tensions, and values discovered during research. However, it...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Karen Holmberg, Committee Member, representing School of Writing, Language, & Film

  • Coming of Age

    Creator:
    Eyerly, Kaylee R.
    Abstract:
    Coming of Age is a collection of ekphrastic poetry inspired by photographs taken throughout Oregon between 2012-2018. The collection traces the author's experience as she transitions from teenager to adult, struggles with change and loss, and studies to become a chemical engineer. Key Words: ekphrastic poetry, prose poetry, poetry, photography,...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Karen Holmberg, Committee Member, representing the School of Writing, Literature & Film

  • Re-sounding Harlem Renaissance narratives : the repetition and representation of identity through sound in Nella Larsen's Passing and Toni Morrison's Jazz

    Creator:
    Aragon, Racheal
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    The cultural and historical construction of African American identity in the United States has been closely tied to the dialectical relationship formed between sound and silence. This thesis examines the modernist and postmodernist representation of sound and silence in the African American novels Passing (1929), by Nella Larsen, and Jazz...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Dr. Betjemann and Dr. Holmberg whose input undoubtedly made this project more precise and robust

  • Transnational feminism and the microfinance (r)evolution : excavating microlending from neoliberalism

    Creator:
    Ireland, Heather Montes
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    This study employs interdisciplinary methods to make transnational feminist sense of the microfinance phenomenon. Drawing upon a combination of discourse approach, textual analysis, political economics and critical theory construction, I fused a feminist critical discourse approach to excavate microfinance from neoliberalism. I designed an economic justice framework and executed an...
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    Masters Thesis
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    work, and who care so deeply. And to Dr. Karen Holmberg, it was a genuine pleasure to work with you

  • The mercurial : stories and essays

    Creator:
    Dmitriev, Vladena Aleksandra
    Abstract:
    Vladena Aleksandra Dmitriev, in her collection of fiction and nonfiction The Mercurial: Stories and Essays, examines the conflicts inherent in language, whether in her own experiences as a non-English speaking immigrant from the Soviet Union to the submersed anger and resentment that emerges quietly in disintegrating relationships. What unites these...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , attention to poignant detail, and relentless belief in my work; Karen Holmberg for inspiring zest in

  • Kiddie pool : stories

    Creator:
    Haskins, Isabelle
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    Kiddie Pool is a collection of eight short stories dealing in general terms with themes of culpability and control. The characters in the stories have their share of problems—car accidents, domestic violence, manic depression, obesity, unexpected deaths, truth or dare, religious crises—but they are resilient souls who keep on keeping...
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    Masters Thesis
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    invaluable. Thanks also to Ted Leeson, Marjorie Sandor, Karen Holmberg, and Keith Scribner, and to my

  • Half-life : essays

    Creator:
    Fath, Lauren
    Abstract:
    Lauren Fath, in her non-fiction collection Half-Life: Essays, examines the underpinnings of her upbringing in suburban Fort Wayne, Indiana, focusing primarily on familial relationships and the importance of hindsight in understanding how our families make an imprint on our lives. By looking at our relationships through the lens offered by...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    . Karen Holmberg, Sara Jameson, and Dr. Vicki Tolar Burton—for their varied and far-reaching influence on

  • A Brief History of Cannabis Cultivation, Use, and a Transcriptome Analysis of Gene Expression Related to CBGA:THCA Ratios in Cannabis sativa L.

    Creator:
    Skillin, Paul H.
    Abstract:
    Cannabis sativa L. is emerging as an economically important crop, particularly for its high levels of cannabinoid production. One of these cannabinoids, cannabigerolic acid (CBGA), is the precursor to many well-researched cannabinoids such as the psychotropic delta-9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (Δ9-THCA i.e., THCA) and the medically relevant cannabidiolic acid (CBDA). CBGA has...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Karen Holmberg, Dr. Robert Zemetra, and Dr. Laurent Deluc. Even with all the help my lab provided, I

  • Conservation of Rorippa columbiae : an evaluation of reintroduction potential through the study of germination ecology, propagation methods, and habitat requirements

    Creator:
    Kentnesse, Laura E.
    Abstract:
    Rare plant reintroductions are a critical conservation tool for the augmentation of diminishing populations, or re-establishment of extirpated populations. Analysis of reintroduction failures suggests that a sophisticated understanding of species biology, ecology, and habitat is essential for producing self-sustaining rare plant populations. This study sought to generate that background knowledge...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Karen Holmberg for her willingness to serve as a graduate council representative. I was very

  • Dynamics of Zymoseptoria tritici Fungicide Resistance in the Willamette Valley of Oregon

    Creator:
    Hagerty, Christina H.
    Abstract:
    The development of resistance to multiple fungicide classes is currently limiting disease management options for many pathogens, while the discovery of new fungicide classes has become less frequent. To address this pressing issue, a three-part study with different layers of complexity, objectives, and experimental approaches was conducted using the model...
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    Dissertation
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    wonderful committee members including Carol Mallory-Smith, Dave Gent, Ken Johnson, Ed Peachy, and Karen