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Three Views Of Anomaly And Their Heuristic Utility, Robert Rose
Three Views Of Anomaly And Their Heuristic Utility, Robert Rose
LSU Master's Theses
This thesis presents three views of anomaly in explanation: the linguistic view, the perceptual view, and the mechanistic view. The linguistic view is based on the notion that an anomaly is an instance of logical inconsistency. According to the perceptual view, an anomaly is a perceptual event which consists of a phenomenon deviating from a paradigmatic set of expectations. Lastly, the mechanistic view defines anomaly as a phenomenon which reveals the predictive failure of a model of the mechanism underlying the phenomenon to be explained. Each view is evaluated in terms of its heuristic utility, in two ways: first, according …
The Riace Bronzes: A Comparative Study In Style And Technique, Jennifer Alaine Henrichs
The Riace Bronzes: A Comparative Study In Style And Technique, Jennifer Alaine Henrichs
LSU Master's Theses
Two monumental bronze statues were discovered by a diver in the remains of an ancient shipwreck in the Riace Marina off the coast of Calabria in 1972. After their recovery and extensive conservation in the Archaeological Museum in Florence, the Riace bronzes have now come to reside in the Reggio Calabria Museo Nazionale. Lacking any inscriptions and removed from their original context, the Riace bronzes have been the source of much conjectured debate throughout the art world. This paper examines the Riace bronzes on both technical and stylistic grounds by addressing such matters as the method of construction, the physical …
Defining Modernity: Mentality And Ideology Under The French Second Empire, Gavin Murray-Miller
Defining Modernity: Mentality And Ideology Under The French Second Empire, Gavin Murray-Miller
LSU Master's Theses
This study intends to examine the relationship between popular conceptions of modernity and Republican ideology during the Second Empire, 1852-1870. With the advent of the industrial revolution in France, scientific knowledge came to be equated with notions of progress and innovation, leading intellectual elites to design philosophical and social systems predicated upon the authority of scientific analysis and objectivity. Influenced by the intellectual currents under the Second Empire, a new generation of Republican political theorists incorporated notions of science into their ideological outlook, ultimately engendering a moderate brand of Republicanism which played a significant role in the founding of the …
An Investigation Into A French Fifteenth-Century Book Of Hours, Mary Dawes
An Investigation Into A French Fifteenth-Century Book Of Hours, Mary Dawes
LSU Master's Theses
A Books of Hours refers to a personal prayer book that was used by the laity, rather than the clergy. The laity's version of these texts is often accompanied by enchanting illuminations. Although the text and subject matter of the images within each codex remain similar, no two Books of Hours are alike. In the Middle Ages the popularity of Books of Hours was such that today they form the largest extant category of illuminated manuscripts. This thesis concentrates on one particular manuscript: a yet uncatalogued Book of Hours that is currently within the collection of Louisiana State University's Hill …
Cane Burning Season, Ashley K. Berthelot
Happy Cake Meltdown, Joshua Spahr
Happy Cake Meltdown, Joshua Spahr
LSU Master's Theses
This group of work addresses the complexities that come as a result of stimulation overload. The breakdown of singular focus triggers the demand that everything in your reality be considered simultaneously. The result is a Happy Cake Meltdown, a visual and auditory coping mechanism with no beginning, no middle and no end. It’s about fragmentation and choosing flexibility over specialization. It’s about everything.
Marie Darrieussecq Et Ses Truismes, Carla Bota
Marie Darrieussecq Et Ses Truismes, Carla Bota
LSU Master's Theses
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the relationship between language and themes in Marie Darrieussecq's novel Truismes. Having as its core the theme of metamorphosis, Truismes tells the story of a young woman who after passing through a multitude of experiences transforms into a pig. The character's journey through the metamorphosis is marked by excesses. The excess manifests itself at all levels: in the physical and mental transformation of the female character, in the description of the secondary characters, in the composition of the environment that sustains the narration, and ultimately in the language. By using Julia Kristeva's …
Persona, Joanna Norcross Coke
Persona, Joanna Norcross Coke
LSU Master's Theses
The narrative oil paintings in this show illustrate one or two female characters set in domestic interior spaces. The scenes bring with them allusions to suggest that something unusual has just happened or is about to happen by heightening the psychological emotional moments. The subject matter is intimate and painted on small supports to reinforce these feelings. The images go beyond the observed visual aesthetic or representation by shifting the picture plane and using dramatic color palettes and lighting to create deeper interior spaces, adding to the tension.
The Battle Of New Orleans, Gregory Morris Thomas
The Battle Of New Orleans, Gregory Morris Thomas
LSU Master's Theses
America was not prepared for the War of 1812. The army and navy were so small they could not oppose Britain directly. American strategy in the first year called for the seizure of Canada. Multiple expeditions were complete failures resulting in military defeats and political embarrassment for President Madison. During the second year of the war there were more defeats for American forces, but some victories. These successes came mainly against Indians allied with the British along the frontier. The third and final year of the war started ominously. With Napoleons first abdication the wars in Europe seemed over, allowing …
A Comparative Study Of The United States Marine Corps And The Imperial Japanese Army In The Central Pacific War Through The Experiences Of Clifton Joseph Cormier And Hiroo Onoda, John Earl Domingue
A Comparative Study Of The United States Marine Corps And The Imperial Japanese Army In The Central Pacific War Through The Experiences Of Clifton Joseph Cormier And Hiroo Onoda, John Earl Domingue
LSU Master's Theses
This thesis is a biographical description of the lives of two men that fought in the Pacific War, 1941-1945. One was a member of the Third Marine Division, the other a member of the Imperial Japanese Army stationed on Lubang Island in the Philippines. They were connected by a very intense, almost Paleolithic conflict across the vastness of the Pacific Ocean. Primary sources were drawn from the two privately published books by both. Clifton Cormier's A Postcard From Joseph (2002) and Onoda's No Surrender, My Thirty Year War (1974). In addition, Clifton Cormier graciously supplied self-written newspaper articles, private telephone …
Milton's "Covering Cherub": The Influence Of Stanley Fish's Surprised By Sin On Twentieth-Century Milton Criticism, Thomas Thoits
Milton's "Covering Cherub": The Influence Of Stanley Fish's Surprised By Sin On Twentieth-Century Milton Criticism, Thomas Thoits
LSU Master's Theses
During a time when ideological debates between Milton critics remained largely unresolved, Stanley Fish reconciled both sides of the “Milton Controversy” with Surprised by Sin, positing a theoretically sophisticated method that centers the poem’s meaning in the reader’s experience. Christian and non-Christian critics became enfranchised in critical debate since their reactions, according to Fish, were valid and intended by Milton. Borrowing his intentionalist approach from A.J.A. Waldock, Fish asserts his version of both author and text while implicitly employing a radically subjective hermeneutics. Fish focuses on the multiple and contradictory linguistic meanings within Paradise Lost, locating the source of these …
Skepticism About Contextualism, William Galloway Osborne Iii
Skepticism About Contextualism, William Galloway Osborne Iii
LSU Master's Theses
Contextualism is the epistemological thesis that holds context to significantly affect the truth value of claims such as “S knows that p.” A shift in context can lead to a shift in the standards by which we evaluate propositional knowledge claims, and thus a shift in the truth values of these claims: a statement “S knows that p” may be true when evaluated in one context while simultaneously false when evaluated in another context. A contextualist says it is by playing on these shifting standards that the skeptic manages to destroy knowledge with her skeptical arguments. Once this is understood, …
A Hellenistic Masterpiece: The Medici Aphrodite, Angel D. Arvello
A Hellenistic Masterpiece: The Medici Aphrodite, Angel D. Arvello
LSU Master's Theses
Numerous copies of both the Medici and Capitoline Aphrodite were produced in the Roman period. Judging only from the number of copies, it is generally accepted that the Capitoline was the most popular type followed by the Knidia and finally the Medici. First an examination of the copies, variants and quotations of each type is given to provide some background on the Medici and Capitoline. Next is a discussion of the dating of the pieces which has typically ranged from the fourth to the first centuries BC. An overview of a second century trend is presented to place both pieces …
The Everywhere Chronicles, Jamie Brownell Baldridge
The Everywhere Chronicles, Jamie Brownell Baldridge
LSU Master's Theses
The Everywhere Chronicles is a body of work that has been perambulating through my mind since the halcyon days of childhood. It is not intended as any sort of catharsis, metaphorical or otherwise, nor is it any forum of self discovery, accidental or intentional. These Chronicles are quite simply a journey into imagination, an exercise in "what ifs?". They confront the theory that Columbus was actually on a munchies run to an Indian Takeaway in Ipswich and simply took a wrong turn at the Antilles, and that the Lost City of Atlantis is alive and well somewhere outside of Duluth …
The Yes Men And Activism In The Information Age, Lani Boyd
The Yes Men And Activism In The Information Age, Lani Boyd
LSU Master's Theses
Western history is filled with pranks and trickery intent on enlightening audiences by blending fiction with reality. The Yes Men, an Internet-based activist group, did just that, forging new ground and establishing themselves as political pranksters in a media-dominant global society. With an arsenal of parody, satire, interventions, and tactical obfuscation, the Yes Men attack those who they feel abuse their positions of power. They have impersonated public persons and infamous entities, including President George W. Bush, the World Trade Organization, and Dow Chemical. Their mimicry is so convincing that the audience cannot decipher between satire and the real thing. …
The Role Of Calisto/Clindor/Theogenes In Tony Kushner's Adaptation Of The Illusion By Pierre Corneille A Production Thesis In Acting, Preston E. Davis
The Role Of Calisto/Clindor/Theogenes In Tony Kushner's Adaptation Of The Illusion By Pierre Corneille A Production Thesis In Acting, Preston E. Davis
LSU Master's Theses
The role of Calisto/Clindor/Theogenes in Tony Kushner's adaptation of The Illusion by Pierre Corneille was selected as a thesis project in the fall semester, 2004. This thesis is a written record of the actor's interpretation of the character. The thesis includes a Character Analysis, Four Column Score of the Role and Personal notes on the role.
Concerto For Orchestra, Alejandro Jose Arguello
Concerto For Orchestra, Alejandro Jose Arguello
LSU Master's Theses
Concerto for Orchestra was written between Fall 2004 and Spring 2005. It is scored for regular orchestra, including piano, harp and celesta. The concerto is written in three separated movements, following the common pattern of the regular solo concerto: Fast-Slow Fast. The purpose of the piece is to create a virtuoso work in which all the instrumental sections have an important and relevant role as if they were soloists. There are three different forms for the movements of the piece. The first movement, Allegro molto, is a modified sonata form. The form of this part is Exposition (A- transition- B- …
The Persian Policies Of Alexander The Great: From 330-323 Bc, Nicholas Ed Foster
The Persian Policies Of Alexander The Great: From 330-323 Bc, Nicholas Ed Foster
LSU Master's Theses
Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire and sought to create a unique realm, where all people Greek and non-Greek would be able to live in relative autonomy under the monarch. Scholars have debated Alexander's intent for the last century and still cannot find consensus. This thesis will approach the intent by focusing on the question of how Alexander governed the empire he conquered. Specifically, did he intend for the people of the conquered landmass to become a new type of integrated culture led by him and his progeny? If it is possible to answer this question, it may give …
Selected Intermediate-Level Solo Piano Music Of Enrique Granados: A Pedagogical Analysis, Harumi Kurihara
Selected Intermediate-Level Solo Piano Music Of Enrique Granados: A Pedagogical Analysis, Harumi Kurihara
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Enrique Granados (1867- 1916) is one of the most important Spanish composers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He achieved a significant musical career as a pianist, a composer, and a teacher. Among his large compositional output, his main interest was music for the piano. Although Granados’s piano works are generally regarded as very difficult, based on his well-known piano suite, Goyescas, he in fact wrote a number of intermediate-level solo piano pieces. Sadly, they have been a neglected area of piano literature. In fact, their variety of musical styles and singable melodies make them appealing pieces for students. They …
Places Common: Encountering Nature In Time And Place, Stacey Jo Harms
Places Common: Encountering Nature In Time And Place, Stacey Jo Harms
LSU Master's Theses
There are some moments in time that imprint in a lasting but unremarkable way. These memories are not always profound but yet are sometimes the most enduring. They come forward in our thoughts again and again with no particular rhyme or reason and with the randomness of a field of wildflowers. My memories often come back to me disguised as the flowers themselves.
Java As A Western Construct: An Examination Of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles' "The History Of Java", Natalie A. Mault
Java As A Western Construct: An Examination Of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles' "The History Of Java", Natalie A. Mault
LSU Master's Theses
Among nineteenth-century books on Indonesia published in England, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles’ "The History of Java" holds a unique position. While serving as Lieutenant Governor in Indonesia, Raffles went to great length in documenting the island’s history, culture, architecture and contemporary civilization. His observations were published in a two-volume study entitled "The History of Java," whose most outstanding feature is the sixty-six engravings it includes. Ten of these engravings are colored aquatints by William Daniell, illustrating Javanese life and costume. Published in 1817, Raffles’ "History of Java" is considered, to the present day, a highly important work, particularly because of …
The Role Of Matamore In Tony Kushner's Adaptation Of The Illusion: A Production Thesis In Acting, Shawn Halliday
The Role Of Matamore In Tony Kushner's Adaptation Of The Illusion: A Production Thesis In Acting, Shawn Halliday
LSU Master's Theses
The role of Matamore in Tony Kushner’s adaptation of Pierre Corneille’s The Illusion was selected as a thesis project in the fall semester of 2004. This thesis is a written record of the actor’s work on the character throughout the rehearsal process and performance in the form of an Actor’s Score. It also includes an Introduction, Chapters on the Audition Process and First Reading, Character Analysis, a Production Photo and a Conclusion.
The Gurgitators, Scott Gage
The Gurgitators, Scott Gage
LSU Master's Theses
Hardy Runyan, an obese dishwasher from Louisiana, seeks to become a champion gurgitator through the guidance of Trina Hicks, a coach of competitive eating who’s starving to reclaim her former glory. Armed with a stunted gag reflex and a stomach he can stretch to the skin, Hardy eats his way toward a showdown in which he dethrones the world champion of oyster eating.
The Free World Confronted: The Problem Of Slavery And Progress In American Foreign Relations, 1833-1844, Steven Heath Mitton
The Free World Confronted: The Problem Of Slavery And Progress In American Foreign Relations, 1833-1844, Steven Heath Mitton
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Enacted in 1833, Great Britain’s abolition of West Indian slavery confronted the United States with the complex interrelationship between slavery and progress. Dubbed the Great Experiment, British abolition held the possibility of demonstrating free labor more profitable than slavery. Besides elating the world’s abolitionists, always hopeful of equating material with moral progress, the experiment’s success would benefit Britain economically. Presented evidence of the greater profits of free labor, slaveholders worldwide would find themselves with compelling reason to abandon slavery. Likewise, London policymakers would proceed with little need—and no economic incentive—to promote abolition in British foreign policy. British hopes foundered on …
Une Société Nouvelle: The Decline Of The Gaullist Party And France's Move To The Left, Neal A. Novak
Une Société Nouvelle: The Decline Of The Gaullist Party And France's Move To The Left, Neal A. Novak
LSU Master's Theses
This thesis is concerned with French politics in the thirteen years after 1968. After the wave of street demonstrations, seizure of schools, and worker sit-ins that beset the country in May of that year, many people in France became convinced of the need to alter the political status quo. In the years that followed, the country’s largest and most dominant political grouping, the Gaullist party, experienced a dramatic loss of electoral support. Between 1968 and 1981, the Gaullists lost control of the National Assembly, the premiership, and the presidency. By May 1981, France’s Fifth Republic was governed by a leftist …
A Crisis Of Opportunity: The Example Of New Orleans And Public Education In Antebellum Louisiana, Sarah Elisabeth Lipscomb
A Crisis Of Opportunity: The Example Of New Orleans And Public Education In Antebellum Louisiana, Sarah Elisabeth Lipscomb
LSU Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is to explore the development of public education in antebellum Louisiana. Using primarily public records, I found that despite the successful system instituted in New Orleans in the early 1840s, the rest of Louisiana faltered in its attempts to establish free public schools. Notwithstanding the requirement contained in the 1845 Constitution that each parish must organize public schools, the lack of guidance, supervision, and funding from the state legislature all coalesced to condemn public education in most of the rest of the state. As public schools in New Orleans thrived throughout the decades leading up …
An Exploration Of The Roles Of Pleribo, Adraste, And Prince Florilame In Tony Kushner's Adaptation Of The Illusion: A Production Thesis In Acting, Chaney K. Tullos
An Exploration Of The Roles Of Pleribo, Adraste, And Prince Florilame In Tony Kushner's Adaptation Of The Illusion: A Production Thesis In Acting, Chaney K. Tullos
LSU Master's Theses
This thesis is constructed from the author’s interpretation of the roles of Pleribo, Adraste, and Prince Florilame in Tony Kushner’s adaptation of Pierre Corneille’s The Illusion, which was presented by LSU Theatre in 2004. This thesis is a written record of the actor’s work on these characters throughout the rehearsal and performance process in the form of a score. It also includes an introduction, character analysis, and a conclusion.
Blood Work, Mack Gingles
Blood Work, Mack Gingles
LSU Master's Theses
The visual portion of BLOOD WORK is a record of my reconciliations with its parts: description based on the photograph, memory, and my concerns for abstraction. I am interested in the nuances of gesture as they convey meaning and evoke memory response. Though non-specific, the space surrounding the figures is emptied to accentuate their psychology. By adumbrating one reality and effacing another I attempt to transform the mundane into what I perceive as the uncanny.
Feminism In Frances Trollope's Domestic Manners Of The Americans, The Vicar Of Wrexhill, The Life And Adventures Of Jonathan Jefferson Whitlaw And Jessie Phillips, Jessica S. Boulard
Feminism In Frances Trollope's Domestic Manners Of The Americans, The Vicar Of Wrexhill, The Life And Adventures Of Jonathan Jefferson Whitlaw And Jessie Phillips, Jessica S. Boulard
LSU Master's Theses
In The Domestic Manners of the Americans (1832), the travelogue that launched Trollope's career as a literary figure, she accounts the four years spent living in America with the majority of her children and without her husband. The Life and Adventures of Jonathan Jefferson Whitlaw (1836), published fifteen years before Uncle Tom's Cabin, is the first anti-slavery novel written in English. Other novels, like The Vicar of Wrexhill (1834) and Jessie Phillips (1844) discuss legal matters. A common thread connects much of Trollope's work. That thread is feminism, which places her in the company of (and somewhere in between) Mary …
Two Theories Of Fairness, Nathan Schneider
Two Theories Of Fairness, Nathan Schneider
LSU Master's Theses
In A Theory of Justice, John Rawls argues that justice is to be understood as fairness. The theory of justice as fairness is an ethical theory which argues that broad principles are able to capture the nature of what constitutes a just society. Rawls argues that all that is required for a society to be just is for it to be fair. A just society is one which has institutions which protect individual rights and liberties of all citizens and has a pattern of distribution of resources. Rawls' institutional approach to justice has one problem. Rawls' theory of justice as …