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She's Right Up My Ally : Exploring Fandom And Social Difference In Five White Women's Perspectives On The Ally Mcbeal Television Show, Susannah Marie Iacovino

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to explore fandom and social difference through interviews with five young (23-35), white, middle-class, college educated, women who watch of the Fox television show Ally McBeal. Data was generated through three interviews focusing on certain themes with each of the participants. The first and second interviews were individual interviews and the third interview was a conference call involving all the participants. The participants identified on an emotional level with the characters and situations depicted in the show. For some, the emotional identification extended to a personal or professional level. All of the participants …

The Significance Of Shape-Shifting And Transformation In Medieval Welsh And Icelandic Literature: The Ingenuity Of Medieval Writers, Samanatha J. Cairo

Masters Theses

The folk-motifs of shape-shifting and transformation are an important mechanism in both Medieval Welsh and Icelandic literature. To better understand these motifs it is important to consider the ideas behind and the belief in these concepts. The role of the shaman and the separable soul, the Double, and the psychological projection all form a basis for shape-shifting in Medieval literature.

The Welsh literature will include: Pwyll, Prince qf Dyfed, Manawydan Son of Llyr, Math Son of Mathonwy, Lludd and Llefelys, Culhwch and Olwen, Peredur Son of Efrawg, The Hanes Taliesin,/em>, and the transformational poetry of Taliesin. The Icelandic literature …

House Of The Soul, Victoria J. Raschke

Masters Theses

These poems, as the title suggests, are explorations of being both a physical being and a spiritual being. They are all equally autobiographical and fictitious in an attempt to search for the universal in the individual experience.