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Fragments Of Social Life, Rachel Leah Cohn
Fragments Of Social Life, Rachel Leah Cohn
Theses and Dissertations
This paper examines selected events from biography and how those events have influenced my philosophies about art-making as well as the work I have produced while a graduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University. This thesis is an attempt to give an expanded context for my work through various lenses, including the personal, the traumatic, the historical and the material.
A Biographical Overview Of Pianist-Pedagogue Alexander Siloti And His Revision Of Liszt’S Piano Concerto No. 2, Noppawan Tantikarn
A Biographical Overview Of Pianist-Pedagogue Alexander Siloti And His Revision Of Liszt’S Piano Concerto No. 2, Noppawan Tantikarn
Open Access Dissertations
The theme of this paper concerns the life and times of Alexander Siloti—a leading Russian pianist and pedagogue of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century. The paper also discusses Siloti’s revisions of Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2. The first chapter is a brief biography of Alexander Siloti (1863-1945). The second comprises details of his musical background, influential teachers who affected his life, and his contributions to the great composers of his era. The third chapter is a comparison of Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2, published by B. Schott and Siloti’s manuscript of the concerto. This essay also deals with his …
The Subject As Subjective : Benjamin Franklin's Biographers, Alex Starr-Baier
The Subject As Subjective : Benjamin Franklin's Biographers, Alex Starr-Baier
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This Thesis is a case study in biographical subjectivity. We are taught in primary school to trust biographies, as they are meant to objective. However, the truth is each biographer brings with them their own bias, and thus leaves with their own perception of their subject. I chose to focus on Benjamin Franklin because a good example of this phenomenon. Franklin's fascinating and full life brings with it a treasure trove of biographical speculation. Each Biographer, in constructing their own version of Franklin, manipulates the facts of Franklin's life. I traced Franklin's biographical legacy through time, from the 1800's to …
Edward H Durell, New Orleans Civic Reformer And Reconstruction Judge, Sean C. Perry
Edward H Durell, New Orleans Civic Reformer And Reconstruction Judge, Sean C. Perry
Master's Theses and Capstones
Judge Edward Henry Durell has faded from the historiography of New Orleans, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. When he does appear, the long held belief that he was a drunkard, corrupt and feeble man sometimes remain. This Thesis utilizes his virtually untouched personal papers to reveal a far different picture. Edward Durell exerted great effort to never be corrupt, despite numerous opportunities to enrich himself at the public expense. He was a brilliant man, who played an important role in modernizing the infrastructure and government of New Orleans in the years 1850 through 1856. He served in his many public …
Inside Schizophrenia: Mending The Internal Conflict; And, The Historical, Cultural And Social Aspects Of Schizophrenia, Fiona Erica Nichols
Inside Schizophrenia: Mending The Internal Conflict; And, The Historical, Cultural And Social Aspects Of Schizophrenia, Fiona Erica Nichols
Theses: Doctorates and Masters
This thesis comprises a memoir and essay on schizophrenia. It is estimated that 285,000 people suffer some form of schizophrenia in Australia. This means, on average, one in seventy people in Australia suffer from the disorder. For males, schizophrenia often develops in early adulthood. For females, it has later onset. There are about five types of schizophrenia: paranoid, catatonic, disorganised, undifferentiated, and residual. The focus of this thesis is on the diagnosis of Paranoid Schizophrenia. There is no cure, but it is treatable. However, people with a treatment resistant schizophrenia can find life difficult. The aim of the thesis is …