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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...
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    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...
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    Masters Thesis
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    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.
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    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...
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    Masters Thesis
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    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...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , and Steven Rubert for their thoughtful input and guidance. A special thanks to Janet Nishihara for

  • May we all wake up one by one

    Creator:
    Ludden, Jason
    Abstract:
    May We All Wake Up One By One is the beginning of a novel set in the West African country of Guinea. The story follows Sean Wake, a twenty-something American who finds himself working for the Feed the World Program as the country falls apart around him. While his co-workers...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • 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...
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    Dissertation
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    . 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...
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    . 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...
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    Dissertation
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    the committee, other than Dr. Copa, include Dr. Sam Stern, Dr. Steven Rubert, Dr. Greg Lee, and Dr