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Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview

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Nietzsche's Ubermensch In The Hyperreal Flux, Anthony Pate May 2009

Nietzsche's Ubermensch In The Hyperreal Flux, Anthony Pate

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Analyzes how Nietzsche's philosophy of the Ubermensch and Baudrillard's ideas about simulation and hyperreality apply to the journeys undertaken by the protagonists of the films, Blade Runner, Fight Club, and Miami Vice. Explores how the protagonists adapt and master their unique worlds through self-awareness, self-reliance, and strength resulting from radical self-exposure to hardship.


Digital Democracy, Kathryn Larsen May 2008

Digital Democracy, Kathryn Larsen

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Examines if the accessibility of more affordable digital production equipment and desktop video editing systems has democratized the quantity and quality of independent documentaries submitted to PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) stations for broadcast. Includes data gathered from surveys and interviews with PBS program and production personnel, independent filmmakers, and public television program distributors. Explores the relationship between the concept of radical democracy and public broadcasting of local productions.