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Nightmare On Sesame Street: Or, The Self-Possessed Child, Steven Bruhm Oct 2006

Nightmare On Sesame Street: Or, The Self-Possessed Child, Steven Bruhm

Steven Bruhm

The late twentieth century is fascinated by the phenomenon of the gothic child, the child who manifests evil, violence, and sexual aggression. On the face of it, this evil is “caused” by either medical or social factors: medicinal drugs, radiation, or the corrupting influences of political others. However, this essay argues that the gothic child actually arises from conflicting forces of child-philosophies, the intersection of Romantic childhood innocence with Freudian depth models. These models tacitly point to a child that “is” rather than “is made”, a child that belies contemporary parental attempts to make it be otherwise. Moreover, the idea …


The Reality Of Artifice: Villiers De L'Isle Adam's L'Eve Future And The Anxiety Of Reproduction, Boyd J. Petersen May 2006

The Reality Of Artifice: Villiers De L'Isle Adam's L'Eve Future And The Anxiety Of Reproduction, Boyd J. Petersen

Boyd J Petersen

First, Villier's L'Eve future employs a poetics of confusion, calling into question binary oppositions and destabilizing the narrative. Second, the novel is concerned with the production of art in a technological age, calling into question the notion of an "original" in a world of technological reproduction. Third, the novel is concerned with the ethics of male desire and the construction of women's bodies. Finally, the text critiques the emerging scientific worldview as an alternate religion, requiring faith, administering sacraments, and officiating rituals.


The Music Of Form, Peter Elbow May 2006

The Music Of Form, Peter Elbow

Peter Elbow

The concept itself of "organization" tends to be biased towards a picture of how objects are organized in space--and neglects the story of how events are organized in time. I’ll explore five ways to organize written language that harness or bind time. In effect, I'm exploring form as a source of energy.


Review: Mythology For Storytellers: Themes And Tales From Around The World, Bonnie Irwin Dec 2005

Review: Mythology For Storytellers: Themes And Tales From Around The World, Bonnie Irwin

Bonnie Irwin

No abstract provided.


Globalization, Transculturalism, And The Contemporary Japanese Novel: The Case Of Minae Mizumura’S Honkaku Shôsetsu, Mihoko Suzuki Dec 2005

Globalization, Transculturalism, And The Contemporary Japanese Novel: The Case Of Minae Mizumura’S Honkaku Shôsetsu, Mihoko Suzuki

Mihoko Suzuki

An abstract for this item is not available.


Igbo, Chukwuma Azuonye Dec 2005

Igbo, Chukwuma Azuonye

Chukwuma Azuonye

A comprehensive survey of Igbo folklore and folklife against the background of competing hypotheses of Igbo origins and of Igbo cultural diversity and receptivity to change


Review: From Olympus To Camelot: The World Of European Mythology, Bonnie Irwin Dec 2005

Review: From Olympus To Camelot: The World Of European Mythology, Bonnie Irwin

Bonnie Irwin

No abstract provided.


Gothic Sexualities, Steven Bruhm Dec 2005

Gothic Sexualities, Steven Bruhm

Steven Bruhm

No abstract provided.


What Do We Really Want To Teach In Alice Munro's 'Walker Brothers', Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe Dec 2005

What Do We Really Want To Teach In Alice Munro's 'Walker Brothers', Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Charlie Sweet

No matter how long or often we teach a course, in order to keep ourselves fresh, to provide a challenge, and to adapt to the shifting academic environment, we like to change the syllabus. Next semester, to include more contemporary and non-USA Americans in our Introduction to American Literature II survey, we're adding Alice Munro's "Walker Brothers Cowboy."


The Alien Forms Of Race In Early Modern England, Jean E. Feerick Dec 2005

The Alien Forms Of Race In Early Modern England, Jean E. Feerick

Jean Feerick

No abstract provided.


“I Of Old Contemptes Complayne”: Margaret Of Anjou And English Seneca.”, M. L. Stapleton Dec 2005

“I Of Old Contemptes Complayne”: Margaret Of Anjou And English Seneca.”, M. L. Stapleton

M. L. Stapleton

No abstract provided.


Spell #7 And Ntozake Shange’S Project Of Anti-Drama, Robert Lublin Dec 2005

Spell #7 And Ntozake Shange’S Project Of Anti-Drama, Robert Lublin

Robert Lublin

No abstract provided.


What Do We Really Want To Teach In Alice Munro's 'Walker Brothers', Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe Dec 2005

What Do We Really Want To Teach In Alice Munro's 'Walker Brothers', Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Hal Blythe

No matter how long or often we teach a course, in order to keep ourselves fresh, to provide a challenge, and to adapt to the shifting academic environment, we like to change the syllabus. Next semester, to include more contemporary and non-USA Americans in our Introduction to American Literature II survey, we're adding Alice Munro's "Walker Brothers Cowboy."


Structure And Surprise: A New Paradigm For Teaching Poetry, Michael Theune Dec 2005

Structure And Surprise: A New Paradigm For Teaching Poetry, Michael Theune

Michael Theune

No abstract provided.


Review: Romanceiro Tradicional Das Ilhas Dos Açores: 1 Corvo E Flores, Bonnie Irwin Dec 2005

Review: Romanceiro Tradicional Das Ilhas Dos Açores: 1 Corvo E Flores, Bonnie Irwin

Bonnie Irwin

No abstract provided.


Gender, The Political Subject, And Dramatic Authorship: Margaret Example, Mihoko Suzuki Dec 2005

Gender, The Political Subject, And Dramatic Authorship: Margaret Example, Mihoko Suzuki

Mihoko Suzuki

An abstract for this item is not available.


“‘Divided In Soyle’: Plantation And Degeneracy In ‘The Tempest’ And ‘The Sea Voyage, Jean E. Feerick Dec 2005

“‘Divided In Soyle’: Plantation And Degeneracy In ‘The Tempest’ And ‘The Sea Voyage, Jean E. Feerick

Jean Feerick

No abstract provided.


Europe, Michael Theune Dec 2005

Europe, Michael Theune

Michael Theune

No abstract provided.


Some Considerations Of (Untitled), Michael Theune Dec 2005

Some Considerations Of (Untitled), Michael Theune

Michael Theune

No abstract provided.


’Hoods And The Woods: Rap Music As Environmental Literature Dec 2005

’Hoods And The Woods: Rap Music As Environmental Literature

Debra Rosenthal

No abstract provided.


Foreword: "When The Margins Are At The Center", Peter Elbow Dec 2005

Foreword: "When The Margins Are At The Center", Peter Elbow

Peter Elbow

No abstract provided.


Vernacular Literacy, Peter Elbow Dec 2005

Vernacular Literacy, Peter Elbow

Peter Elbow

How our present culture of literacy serves to exclude many many potential writers--and why changing that culture is a sensible and feasible goal


"The Believing Game And How To Make Conflicting Opinions More Fruitful", Peter Elbow Dec 2005

"The Believing Game And How To Make Conflicting Opinions More Fruitful", Peter Elbow

Peter Elbow

No abstract provided.


David Carson Miller (1948-2005), Patrick Scott Dec 2005

David Carson Miller (1948-2005), Patrick Scott

Patrick Scott

A memorial address for the poet David Carson Miller, born in Troon, Scotland, who after first-class degrees from the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, and teaching experience in Europe, came to the University of South Carolina as a graduate student, teaching and earning an MA in philosophy and MFA in creative writing with James Dickey, as well as research (ABD) towards a philosophy PhD, and dying suddenly out running shortly before he would have returned to Scotland.


But Seriously, Folks... A Few Words On Wit, Michael Theune Dec 2005

But Seriously, Folks... A Few Words On Wit, Michael Theune

Michael Theune

No abstract provided.


Niti-Eu: The Water Creature, Patricia Pedrus Dec 2005

Niti-Eu: The Water Creature, Patricia Pedrus

Patricia Pedrus (Patti) M.A. in ESOL

No abstract provided.


Spencer's Voice At The Back Door And The Legacy Of Reconstruction, Sally Greene Dec 2005

Spencer's Voice At The Back Door And The Legacy Of Reconstruction, Sally Greene

Sally Greene

No abstract provided.