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The Sundering Before Reconciliation : Joyce, Shakespeare, And Postcolonialism In Scylla And Charybdis, Mark S. Bernard
The Sundering Before Reconciliation : Joyce, Shakespeare, And Postcolonialism In Scylla And Charybdis, Mark S. Bernard
Masters Theses
The purpose of this study is to reexamine the relationship, artistic and political, between James Joyce and Shakespeare from a postcolonial perspective. More specifically, I wish to explore how the complexity of this relationship can be seen in action in "Scylla and Charybdis," chapter nine of Joyce's Ulysses. Through a close reading of the chapter and the usage of theoretical work currently being forged in the fields of Joyce and postcolonial studies, I show how Joyce is finally able to embrace Shakespeare as an artistic partner and literary forefather but only after destroying and recreating the monolithic image of "the …
The Language Of The Self : Translating Autobiographical Identity, Joy Claire Bracewell
The Language Of The Self : Translating Autobiographical Identity, Joy Claire Bracewell
Masters Theses
Autobiography involves the rewriting of the self into textual fonn, and in this form, language plays a vital role in the construction of the self. In many of the memoirs written in the twentieth century, particularly those by multilingual individuals, language is not only the medium through which the textual self is fashioned, it also provides a starting point from which to explore and reflect on how language itself facilitates changes in the self. In this type of memoir, language is 'the central motif from which the autobiographer explores the cultural world that language constructs around each community of speakers, …
The Artist’S Loving Hand: The Travel Letters Of Emily Eden, Isabella Bird, And Mothercatherine Mcauley Written To Their Sisters In 19th Century Britain And Ireland, Holly Elizabeth Ratcliff
The Artist’S Loving Hand: The Travel Letters Of Emily Eden, Isabella Bird, And Mothercatherine Mcauley Written To Their Sisters In 19th Century Britain And Ireland, Holly Elizabeth Ratcliff
Masters Theses
The purpose of this study was to observe the qualities of and techniques enlisted by British and Irish women travel writers corresponding with their sisters who remained at home. Some of the most vivid and telling works regarding the travels of extraordinary women are contained in the letters that they wrote to their families. These letters often involved brief factual commentaries; detailed descriptions of friends, other family members, or strangers encountered on a journey; advice and encouragement for life continuing on as normal back at home; and pictures or paintings that could serve as postcards to capture visions of people …
Architecture As The Imitation Of An Action, William A. Doyle
Architecture As The Imitation Of An Action, William A. Doyle
Masters Theses
When Aristotle writes in the Poetics that "tragedy is the imitation of an action," he is referring to an action that is the essence and the motivation behind the drama, and that all the parts of the tragedy are concerned with imitating this action in the forms appropriate to them. This thesis applies this definition to architecture, and argues that the action that architecture should imitate is the moment when the everyday is elevated by extraordinary circumstances to the level of art. This action is both the intellectual content behind the building and its physical inspiration. This action occurs when …
Gender, Coal Mining, And Appalachia, Adrianna Kalena Porter
Gender, Coal Mining, And Appalachia, Adrianna Kalena Porter
Masters Theses
The purpose of this study is to examine the role of women in Appalachian coal communities by utilizing both primary and secondary sources. The people of Appalachia have subscribed to patriarchal gender roles since the time of the earliest settlements within the region. Men dealt with the outside world while women's responsibilities centered around the home. Beginning around 1890, industrialization within the area intensified patriarchy as men became wage earners and women remained in the home with little access to formal wage employment. If wages were earned, they usually contributed to familial survival and not female independence. The feminist movement …
The Aftereffects Of The Boarding School Experience For Native Americans In Michigan, Sharon Marie Brunner
The Aftereffects Of The Boarding School Experience For Native Americans In Michigan, Sharon Marie Brunner
Masters Theses
This study focused on the family history and boarding school experience of nine Native Americans in the state of Michigan. Primary questions were utilized to gain information regarding perseverance and problems still being faced as they tie to their boarding school experience. Interview participants were selected who attended the Mt. Pleasant and Holy Childhood boarding schools. These individuals reported both negative and positive recollections about their boarding school experiences. Themes were derived from the interview summaries and utilized for the analysis portion of this project. The results revealed similarities and differences between the experiences of those who attended both institutions. …