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The Landscape Of Siege, Gwyn Davies, University Of Mississippi. Department Of Classics, Archaeological Institute Of America
The Landscape Of Siege, Gwyn Davies, University Of Mississippi. Department Of Classics, Archaeological Institute Of America
Lecture Series
No abstract provided.
After Actium: Imagining Egypt In Ancient Rome, Molly Sweatnam-Burland
After Actium: Imagining Egypt In Ancient Rome, Molly Sweatnam-Burland
Lecture Series
No abstract provided.
Reception Ex Nihilo: Doubling, Improvisation, And Metatheater In The Plautine Comedy And Seinfeld, T. H. M. Gellar-Goad
Reception Ex Nihilo: Doubling, Improvisation, And Metatheater In The Plautine Comedy And Seinfeld, T. H. M. Gellar-Goad
Lecture Series
No abstract provided.
Rebranding The Classics: The University Of Mississippi, Maraea Cardner
Rebranding The Classics: The University Of Mississippi, Maraea Cardner
Honors Theses
This thesis seeks to analyze the current perceptions of the study of classics from an Integrated Marketing Communications perspective with the goal of realigning misconceptions with the contemporary ideology of those within the field. The field of classics is facing challenges stemming from misappropriation of the field itself, and there is a current debate about the decline in the number of classicists in the field and in the number of undergraduate students studying classics. Specifically, this thesis looks at the Department of Classics at the University of Mississippi as a model for other like departments across the field to use …
Of Canaanites And Kings: The Ongoing Excavation Of A Middle Bronze Age Palace At Tel Kabri, Israel, Eric Cline, University Of Mississippi. Department Of Classics, Archaeological Institute Of America
Of Canaanites And Kings: The Ongoing Excavation Of A Middle Bronze Age Palace At Tel Kabri, Israel, Eric Cline, University Of Mississippi. Department Of Classics, Archaeological Institute Of America
Lecture Series
No abstract provided.
Fulvia And The War At Perugia, Celia Schultz
Code-Switching Practices In The Foreign-Language Classroom: Instructor Nativeness And Students' Perceptions, Zachary Ty Gill
Code-Switching Practices In The Foreign-Language Classroom: Instructor Nativeness And Students' Perceptions, Zachary Ty Gill
Honors Theses
In this study we investigated code-switching practices in the foreign language classroom among instructors who are native speakers of the target language (Spanish) and instructors who are non-native speakers of the target language, as well as students’ perceptions of L1 use. Participants were three college instructors of Spanish and 38 college students in an intermediate level Spanish course. The participants were observed and recorded during two hour-long classes involving group work. After the observations, the instructors completed an interview, and the students completed an online questionnaire. This study found that native instructors use less English than non-native instructors and the …
Ethics In 21st Century Art Conservation: Confederate Monuments, Kate L. Hoffman
Ethics In 21st Century Art Conservation: Confederate Monuments, Kate L. Hoffman
Honors Theses
This paper explores the ethics surrounding the conservation of damaged confederate monuments, specifically as educational tools for understanding their place in society and memory over time. Much of this research has been conducted through the use of contemporary news sources and memory studies scholarship on account of the recent influx of interest towards the monuments and their controversies in the 21st century. The ultimate purpose of this paper is to provide an unbiased source of material for future scholarship in memory studies towards confederate monuments, for if damages dealt to the monuments are repaired, that portion of their physical history …
Archaeological Investigations At Rowan Oak: Searching For Evidence Of Antebellum Slavery, Arianna Faith Kitchens
Archaeological Investigations At Rowan Oak: Searching For Evidence Of Antebellum Slavery, Arianna Faith Kitchens
Honors Theses
Although best-known as the home of William Faulkner, Rowan Oak and a number of associated outbuildings were built by Robert Sheegog, a wealthy individual who owned multiple plantations and dozens of slaves. Sheegog held seven to nine slaves at Rowan Oak, renting some out to the University of Mississippi for labor-intensive tasks such as constructing the Lyceum and other campus buildings. Although it is known that enslaved individuals lived and worked on the property of Rowan Oak, the location of their housing remains a mystery. Through the use of archaeological survey methods, structural evidence beyond the extant buildings has been …