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Going To The Movies The Origins Of The American Cultural Experience, Phoebe Cooper
Going To The Movies The Origins Of The American Cultural Experience, Phoebe Cooper
Honors Theses
My thesis examines the cultural formation of the social experience of “going to the movies.” There is no doubt of a unique quality associated with going to the movies that holds a significant place in America’s cultural history. It is quite difficult to imagine life without movies. Their visually stimulating effects successfully captivate our minds and allow for a short period of solace from reality. Furthermore, there is something magical at work in the social tradition of going to the movies where the idea of sitting in a dark auditorium filled with strangers all sharing the same viewing experience. This …
South Carolina: From A State Of Rebellion To A State Of Change A Study Of Reconstruction In South Carolina From 1866-1872 Through A Partisan Press, Samantha Killeen
South Carolina: From A State Of Rebellion To A State Of Change A Study Of Reconstruction In South Carolina From 1866-1872 Through A Partisan Press, Samantha Killeen
Honors Theses
The United States was not always as united as its name suggests. In the middle of the nineteenth century, as the country was in turmoil, the nation was divided between the North and the South, ultimately resulting in a four year Civil War. By 1865 the regions’ tensions around the strongly contrasting views of partisanship, the role of the Federal government, and race were fully exposed. Between 1865 and 1877, the nation embarked on a path of Reconstruction as a way to rebuild itself. This path had three different phases – Presidential Reconstruction, Radical Reconstruction, and Redemption. However, South Carolina, …
The Public History Of John Adams: How And Why A Fresh Portrayal Of The Founding Father Americans Previously Looked Past Has Recently Formed, Brianna Mccarthy
The Public History Of John Adams: How And Why A Fresh Portrayal Of The Founding Father Americans Previously Looked Past Has Recently Formed, Brianna Mccarthy
Honors Theses
Although Adams has received much less recognition in the form of monuments, namesakes, and in the sheer volume of attention from historians over the span of American history than his Revolutionary colleagues, he has recently begun to gain a lot more attention. In the past twenty years or so, interest in John Adams has risen dramatically among historians and the public.
Education And Liberation: A Look At The Early Development And Directions Of The Virginia Public School System (1879-1899), John B. Terzian
Education And Liberation: A Look At The Early Development And Directions Of The Virginia Public School System (1879-1899), John B. Terzian
Honors Theses
From its founding in 1870 and early development, Virginia’s public school system and its leadership provide a roadmap for many of the factors that have shaped America’s social landscape and racial politics. The onset of a rapidly industrializing Southern economy was instrumental in forming the direction for black education following Reconstruction and embodies the ideological debate regarding the purpose of education as it relates to racial uplift. The emergence of leaders like Booker T. Washington had an enormous impact on reshaping attitudes toward blacks and their potential as citizens. Ultimately, the ideological hegemony which victimized blacks served as a mechanism …