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Examining The Myth Of Narcissus And Its Role In Moby-Dick, Gerald E. Hansen
Examining The Myth Of Narcissus And Its Role In Moby-Dick, Gerald E. Hansen
Student Works
In Moby-Dick's famous opening line, "Call me Ishmael," Melville establishes the creation of identity as one of the core purposes of the narrator and central themes of the subsequent narrative. The narrator does not say whether Ishmael is his real name only that this and the accompanying connotations are the identity by which he wants to be known and perhaps through which he sees himself. In these first three words, Ishmael immediately suggests that he wants to shape and control how he is perceived by himself and others.
Narratives Of Lesbian Transformation: Coming Out Stories Of Women Who Transition From Heterosexual Marriage To Lesbian Identity, Clare F. Walsh
Narratives Of Lesbian Transformation: Coming Out Stories Of Women Who Transition From Heterosexual Marriage To Lesbian Identity, Clare F. Walsh
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Women who have transitioned to a lesbian identity from a previously heterosexual one lack a voice in the academic literature. Identity formation in this subset of women, those who chose a heterosexual marriage, had children, and later in life self identify as lesbian, has not been fully investigated. For this project, eight women were asked to answer this question: How have you negotiated the path from heterosexuality to lesbianism? Four main themes were found dealing with heteronormativity and accountability, relationship with children, transition, and acceptance by the lesbian community. Additionally, I introduce a new term---gender-normativity---to describe these women who only …
Documenting Dylan: How The Documentary Film Functions For Bob Dylan Fans, Theodore G. Petersen
Documenting Dylan: How The Documentary Film Functions For Bob Dylan Fans, Theodore G. Petersen
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to explore the role of the documentary film in the relationship between the artist and the fan; specifically how Bob Dylan fans use the documentary films Dont Look Back, directed by D.A. Pennebaker, and No Direction Home, directed by Martin Scorsese. Dylan, Pennebaker, and Scorsese are three important figures in American popular culture, and these are the two most prominent films about Dylan. These films discuss relatively the same time period, yet delineate two different versions of Dylan's identity. Dont Look Back, released in 1967, documents Dylan's 1965 tour of England. Because of Pennebaker's …
Queer Identity? Discussing Identity And Appearance In An On-Line “Genderqueer” Community, Sharla N. Alegria
Queer Identity? Discussing Identity And Appearance In An On-Line “Genderqueer” Community, Sharla N. Alegria
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The relatively new field of Queer Theory creates ways of thinking about people living without binary gender, but does not provide for a research model with which to give context to the material struggles of such people. Through the use of Internet discussion groups, the current research project attempts to examine the challenges that people who identify with the concept "genderqueer" describe facing as they fashion selves in social interactions; a process which inevitably requires consumer goods that typically only allow for heteronormative binary gender. Findings suggest that there are similarities in how respondents came to identify with "genderqueer," but …
Exploring The Nature Of Individual Identity In Faulkner’S As I Lay Dying And Ware’S Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid On Earth, Elizabeth Spavento
Exploring The Nature Of Individual Identity In Faulkner’S As I Lay Dying And Ware’S Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid On Earth, Elizabeth Spavento
The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English
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