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La Muerte, La Memoria Y La Filosofía Existencial En La Literatura Testimonial Pos-Dictatorial De Primo Levi, Jorge Semprún Y Jacobo Timerman, Andrew Mcnair Apr 2014

La Muerte, La Memoria Y La Filosofía Existencial En La Literatura Testimonial Pos-Dictatorial De Primo Levi, Jorge Semprún Y Jacobo Timerman, Andrew Mcnair

Senior Theses and Projects

What effect does the ubiquity of death in a traumatic experience have on an individual's memory and soul, and how is this manifested in one's written testimony? Through the analysis of their philosophical introspection, the testimonies of Primo Levi's The Drowned and the Saved, Jorge Semprún's Literature or Life, and Jacobo Timerman's Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number meditate on the atrocities they experienced during Levi and Semprún's incarceration under the Nazi regime in Europe between 1942 and 1945, and Timerman's imprisonment under the regime of Jorge Rafael Videla in Argentina between 1976 and 1983. The …


Edna St. Vincent Millay: Artisan Of Violent Feminine Agency, Carolina Galdiz Apr 2014

Edna St. Vincent Millay: Artisan Of Violent Feminine Agency, Carolina Galdiz

Senior Theses and Projects

For decades, scholars have understood Edna St Vincent Millay in two fairly distinctive patterns as either a classical romanticist or ephemeral rebel. This dual reputation has been crafted from the obvious presence of natural imagery, sexual dynamism, feminine voice, and romantic yearning in her work. What critics have failed to see in her poetry are the potent sinister undertones that claim violence as a means to power. I will argue that Millay narrates the gendered struggle that takes place in this violence, in order to ultimately assert feminine agency in the process of forming a cultural identity. Thus, rather than …


Jackson Pollock: The Critical Reception, Elizabeth Heimann Apr 2014

Jackson Pollock: The Critical Reception, Elizabeth Heimann

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No abstract provided.


Mayan Copàn, Its Hieroglyphic Stairway, And Museum Collecting: Issues Of National Identity In Honduras, Margaret P. Scheerer Apr 2014

Mayan Copàn, Its Hieroglyphic Stairway, And Museum Collecting: Issues Of National Identity In Honduras, Margaret P. Scheerer

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No abstract provided.


¿Qué Sos Vos? Cuestiones Del Papel De La Transculturación Y El Crecimiento De Identidades Y Culturas Híbridas Entre La Comunidad China En La Ciudad De Buenos Aires., Osaremi S. Parham Apr 2014

¿Qué Sos Vos? Cuestiones Del Papel De La Transculturación Y El Crecimiento De Identidades Y Culturas Híbridas Entre La Comunidad China En La Ciudad De Buenos Aires., Osaremi S. Parham

Senior Theses and Projects

Chinese immigration to Argentina is the fourth largest in the nation, after Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru, yet the Chinese are the largest group of non-Spanish speaking immigrants in the country. In my thesis I explore the significance of such high rates of Chinese immigration to Argentina to further understand concepts of transculturation. I want to know why these immigrants came to Argentina, how they created enclaves, and how they interact and contribute to Argentine society. With China’s recent economic influence in Argentina, there is also a growing interest among Argentines to learn Mandarin and Chinese culture for business practices, so …


Reproductive Rights And State Institutions: The Forced Sterilization Of Minority Women In The United States, Maggie Lawrence Apr 2014

Reproductive Rights And State Institutions: The Forced Sterilization Of Minority Women In The United States, Maggie Lawrence

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There Is No Black In The Rainbow (Nation): A Bikoist And Fanonian Approach To Understanding "Xenophobic" Violence In South Africa, Reshoketswe B. Mapokgole Apr 2014

There Is No Black In The Rainbow (Nation): A Bikoist And Fanonian Approach To Understanding "Xenophobic" Violence In South Africa, Reshoketswe B. Mapokgole

Senior Theses and Projects

South Africa has for at least the past 6 years experienced the problem of violence against African immigrants. The violence has become popularly known as “xenophobia”. In the thesis I investigate why the “xenophobic” violence broke out against African immigrants in Alexandra, May 2008. I also attempt to give explanation for to why it was poor Blacks that participated in the violence. I focus on the racist, anti-Black historical past Blacks experienced in South Africa and how this past contributed to violence that broke out. I use Frantz Fanon and Steve Biko’s philosophies to analyze the violence because both authors’ …


The Project Of The Physician: An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Medicine, Alexander X. Shea Apr 2014

The Project Of The Physician: An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Medicine, Alexander X. Shea

Senior Theses and Projects

The telos of this project is twofold – in Part I, I will attempt to solidify the goal of the physician in medical practice, and in Part II, I will examine the specific ways by which the doctor can actualize that goal. In other words, the central questions are: 1) What is the goal of the physician? and 2) How is the physician to accomplish or actualize that goal?


"J'Ai Pétri De La Boue Et J'En Ai Fait De L'Or": L'Evolution Morale Des Fleurs Du Mal, Rebecca L. Prigot Apr 2014

"J'Ai Pétri De La Boue Et J'En Ai Fait De L'Or": L'Evolution Morale Des Fleurs Du Mal, Rebecca L. Prigot

Senior Theses and Projects

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Murmurs, Masks, And Murder: Deviancy In Patricia Highsmith's "The Price Of Salt", "The Talented Mr. Ripley", And "Strangers On A Train", Rebecca L. Prigot Apr 2014

Murmurs, Masks, And Murder: Deviancy In Patricia Highsmith's "The Price Of Salt", "The Talented Mr. Ripley", And "Strangers On A Train", Rebecca L. Prigot

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No abstract provided.


The Culture Of Observation The Native Story Tradition In The Pacific Northwest Between 1850 And 1930, Rob Black Apr 2014

The Culture Of Observation The Native Story Tradition In The Pacific Northwest Between 1850 And 1930, Rob Black

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No abstract provided.


Re-Thinking U.S.-Soviet Relations In 1956: Nikita Khrushchev's Secret Speech, The Poznán Revolt, The Return Of Władysław Gomułka, And The Hungarian Revolt, Emily Parsons Apr 2014

Re-Thinking U.S.-Soviet Relations In 1956: Nikita Khrushchev's Secret Speech, The Poznán Revolt, The Return Of Władysław Gomułka, And The Hungarian Revolt, Emily Parsons

Senior Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.


To All Sisters: Defending Lorraine Hansberry's Integral Role In The Black Arts Movement In Juxtaposition With The Works Of Sonia Sanchez & Adrienne Kennedy, Candace L. Baker Apr 2014

To All Sisters: Defending Lorraine Hansberry's Integral Role In The Black Arts Movement In Juxtaposition With The Works Of Sonia Sanchez & Adrienne Kennedy, Candace L. Baker

Senior Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.


The Unstable Narrative: An Explication Of Ambiguity In Works By Henry James, Thomas Mann, And Richard Wright, Kristen E. Elia Apr 2014

The Unstable Narrative: An Explication Of Ambiguity In Works By Henry James, Thomas Mann, And Richard Wright, Kristen E. Elia

Senior Theses and Projects

Explication of ambiguity in the narration of Henry James's The Bostonians, Thomas Mann's Death in Venice, and Richard Wright's Native Son.


The Miracle Of Being, Carolyn Toner Apr 2014

The Miracle Of Being, Carolyn Toner

Senior Theses and Projects

Exploration of the thematic and performative elements in the plays of Eugene Ionesco. 20th century absurdist playwright, Eugene Ionesco, explores the idea of what it means to be human in his plays. I will explore elements of that theme and analyze of these themes in eight of his plays: Victims of Duty, The Lesson, Hunger and Thirst, Exit the King, The Chairs, Amedee, A Stroll in the Air, and The Killer. In addition, I will discuss important performative aspects of his plays as they relate to his theme of humanness.


The Masked Other: Patricia Highsmith In Cold War American Culture, Natalie Weinstein Apr 2014

The Masked Other: Patricia Highsmith In Cold War American Culture, Natalie Weinstein

Senior Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.