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Knot theory : in imitation of Lewis Thomas

Creator:: Schmidgall, Matthew J.
Abstract:: Knot Theory: In Imitation of Lewis Thomas is a collection of 14, 1200-word essays written in the style of Lewis Thomas, a physician who regularly contributed to The New England Journal of Medicine. His 1200-word column, "Notes of a Biology Watcher," ran from 1971 - 1980. The resulting compilations collectively...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Caution – ideological mechanisms at work : interpellation and the melancholic turn in Jack Kerouac's On the Road and Ernest Hemingway's The Garden of Eden

Creator:: Travers, Jessica D.
Abstract:: In this thesis I examine the ideological mechanisms that work to constitute, construct, and maintain subject identity. Such mechanisms include repetition, performativity, identification, and interpellation. I incorporate structuralist, post-structuralist, and psychoanalytic theories as a means to discuss the ways in which gender, sexuality, and identity are performative masquerades. Furthermore, these...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: thesis committee. Dr. Rubert, thanks for being part of this process. Tara, thank you for being an

Intersections of new historicism and contemporary theory in renaissance literature

Creator:: Harrington, Erin R.
Abstract:: In this thesis, I use modern concepts of feminism, gender performativity, and psychoanalysis as a means to understand female characters and authors of Renaissance England in a new way. In my first article, I analyze various texts and performances of Queen Elizabeth I, as well as texts of Renaissance female...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to Dr. Steven Rubert for serving as my graduate school representative. I am deeply indebted to my

Night dreamer walks

Creator:: Groves, John M. (John Martin)
Abstract:: In Night Dreamer Walks, the first eight chapters of a novel of the same name, John M. Groves imagines the predicament of a young Native American man living 8,000 years ago in Oregon's Klamath Basin. Beginning as a story to avenge his father's death during an unusual outbreak of tribal...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Highway finance and the impacts on road quality

Creator:: Knutson, Rachel L.
Abstract:: In recent years there has been concern over the deterioration and lack of adequate funding for the US road and highway system. The main goals of this study are to examine how increasing use of general financing methods effects road quality, to determine if capital outlay and maintenance expenditure impact...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

College persistence stories of low income, first-generation students

Creator:: Jewett, Gretchen L.
Abstract:: Low income, first-generation college students face many barriers in their pursuit of a college degree. As a result, the retention rates for this student population have traditionally been lower than for other student populations. In order to support the persistence of this student population it is important to study the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , and Steven Rubert for their thoughtful input and guidance. A special thanks to Janet Nishihara for

Essays on technology, trade, and welfare

Creator:: Ruan, Jun
Abstract:: Technology is a key determinant of comparative advantage among nations. As information technology improves and the nations of the world become economically integrated, concern arises over the dissipation of high-income economies’ technological advantage. The three essays in this dissertation explore the trade and technology relationship, which is essential to economic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Steven Rubert and Dr. Patrick French for serving on my committee. I could not have completed this

'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
Full Text:: . Special thanks go to Dr. Steven Rubert for acting as my Graduate Council Representative during Finals

Provincial coordination and inter-institutional collaboration in British Columbia's college, university college, and institute system

Creator:: Gaber, Devron Alexander, 1952-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to better understand the historical development of the British Columbia (B.C.) community college, university college, and institute system with the focus on the changing nature of voluntary inter-institutional collaboration in relation to provincial coordination. The study also examined the related themes of centralization and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the committee, other than Dr. Copa, include Dr. Sam Stern, Dr. Steven Rubert, Dr. Greg Lee, and Dr

Voices of experience : understanding and enhancing successful conflict management by community college presidents

Creator:: Zanjani, Mellissia M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research study was to enhance understanding of successful conflict management by community college Presidents through highlighting and describing conflict experiences with the faculty union or the board of trustees in a community college context. The following questions guided the research: (a) How do community college Presidents...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Dr. Earl P. “Joe” Johnson; Dr. Steven Rubert, Graduate council representative, and Dr. Mary

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Knot theory : in imitation of Lewis Thomas

Caution – ideological mechanisms at work : interpellation and the melancholic turn in Jack Kerouac's On the Road and Ernest Hemingway's The Garden of Eden

Intersections of new historicism and contemporary theory in renaissance literature

Night dreamer walks

Highway finance and the impacts on road quality

College persistence stories of low income, first-generation students

Essays on technology, trade, and welfare

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

Provincial coordination and inter-institutional collaboration in British Columbia's college, university college, and institute system

Voices of experience : understanding and enhancing successful conflict management by community college presidents

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