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Creator:: Aragon, Racheal
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Dr. Betjemann and Dr. Holmberg whose input undoubtedly made this project more precise and robust

Creator:: Ireland, Heather Montes
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: work, and who care so deeply. And to Dr. Karen Holmberg, it was a genuine pleasure to work with you

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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , attention to poignant detail, and relentless belief in my work; Karen Holmberg for inspiring zest in

Creator:: Haskins, Isabelle
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: invaluable. Thanks also to Ted Leeson, Marjorie Sandor, Karen Holmberg, and Keith Scribner, and to my

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
Full Text:: . Karen Holmberg, Sara Jameson, and Dr. Vicki Tolar Burton—for their varied and far-reaching influence on

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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Karen Holmberg, Dr. Robert Zemetra, and Dr. Laurent Deluc. Even with all the help my lab provided, I

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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Karen Holmberg for her willingness to serve as a graduate council representative. I was very

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