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The Seven Deadly Virtues, Lynn Z. Bloom

The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning

The university stifles most creative writers except the most intrepid—even reckless, the good along with the bad—in the process of teaching them to write according to the conventions of the academy in general, and their specific disciplines in particular.

Shallow Literacy, Timid Teaching, And Cultural Impotence, David L. Wallace

The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning

Any attempt to move to a deeper notion of literacy in our theory and pedagogy must—among other things—involve us facing our own self interest and expecting disruption in our own classrooms, departments, and universities.

Archaeological Site Examination, North Yard Of The Loring-Greenough House, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, J.N. Leith Smith, Katherine Howlett

Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research Publications

A phased program of stabilization and restoration for the Loring-Greenough House and property located in Jamaica Plain, a suburb of Boston, MA, called for reconstruction of porches, construction of an entrance walk and new foundations for the carriage house. This program also included landscaping and rehabilitation of garden plantings in the north yard. Archaeological testing was conducted to identify cultural resources that would be impacted by the proposed project and to search for evidence of early garden features that could be used to guide landscape restoration. The first phase of research focused on house porches, walkway installation and foundation work …

Homosexuality And The Black Community, A Church Minister’S Perspective: Interview With Rev. Irene Monroe, Anne W. Gathuo

Trotter Review

In this interview, Rev. Irene Monroe points out that the issue of “Black homophobia” is a complicated one that can only be explained by examining racism and all the pertinent economic, social and cultural dynamics that emanate from the discrimination of the Black race in the United States. According to Monroe, the failure of Black communities to embrace their gay and lesbian sons and daughters stems partly from their lack of understanding of the racial dynamics affecting Black Gay and Lesbian people, as well as the rhetoric of the Black Evangelist right which is heavily influenced by White racist thought.

轉變．鄉土．對抗 : 論黃春明前期作品中的小人物, Sze Ting Hau

Dissertations from all years

1977 年的鄉土文學論戰，引發有關文學的作用及何謂「鄉土文學」等爭議。文學的作用，究竟是為了個人抑或是社會，一直有不少討論。黃春明的寫作，顯然是為了社會，他是台灣著名作家，以寫實的手法刻劃小人物真實、純真的一面。透過他一系列的作品，我們可以窺見台灣六七十年代的社會發展。

本文主要討論《青番公的故事》、《溺死一隻老貓》、《看海的日子》與《兒子的大玩偶》等作品，並探討其中小人物的形象。這些作品，都是黃春明的成名作，它們代表著黃春明熟練、樸實的寫作手法。

論文主要分四個部分，前言部分簡介黃春明。正文部分，分兩部分，第一部分，簡介何謂鄉土文學，及談談黃春明小說的主題；第二部分，詳細解說黃春明 筆下的小人物，面對社會的轉變，怎樣以頑強的生命力，解決那些問題。這部分可說是本文的重心。後語部分總結全文，及記述學者對黃春明的評價。

粵語流行曲拗音問題初探 : 以2000年-2004年粵語流行曲歌詞為例, Nga Ying Cheng

Dissertations from all years

粵語流行曲在香港大行其道，深受普羅大眾歡迎。但是我們聽粵語流行曲，除了欣賞其旋律節奏外，還會留意流行曲的歌詞。歌詞是歌曲的靈魂，歌手和填詞人都能透過歌詞傳情達意。因此，歌詞的內容､意象和用詞都很重要。但若在表達歌詞意思時，沒有熟練的協音技巧，那麼聽眾就不知歌手唱什麼。聽眾既聽不清楚歌詞，更遑論享受歌詞的內容､意象和用詞了。因此，協音是最基本的填詞技巧。

但是，放眼本港粵語流行曲，拗音的例子俯拾皆是。這當然與粵音音調的 特殊性有關(九個聲調)，也和粵語填詞的慣例(先曲後詞)有關，但這不應成為歌詞拗音的藉口。相反，填詞人應取長補短，無論在內容､意象､用詞和協音技巧上都應力臻完美。

由於拗音問題在粵語流行曲中仍十分普遍，因此本文特以 60 首近年(2000年-2004年)的粵語流行曲為探討對象，希望能引起填詞人及歌手對拗音問題的注意，從而提高粵語流行曲歌詞的質素，使粵語流行曲不只是一件商品，還是一件藝術品，這樣也有助推廣粵語正音。

透過本文，我們可得出以下結論：

第一，拗音多見於以下情況：旋律音階為「二O」，卻填上「OO」音高的字。

第二，填詞人可用彈性的協音技巧和上文下理來協音或減低拗音問題的嚴重性。但協音彈性原則不一定適用於任何情況，填詞人應按照實際情況來使用協音彈性原則。

第三，即使字音音高走向與旋律音階走向一致，沒有逆向，也不一定能協音。

第四，歌手的演繹亦有可能出現拗音問題，因此拗音問題不單是填詞人的責任。

京味小說的嬗變 : 解讀《駱駝祥子》、《煙壺》、《鬈毛》、《頑主》, Ai Jun, Shafi Li

Theses & Dissertations

“京味小說”是中國現當代文壇一個令人矚目的文學流派﹐從創始人老舍到“新京味”王朔﹐五、六十年間呈現出鮮明的嬗變軌跡。但無論該流派怎樣變化﹐京味小說中的北京都有三層象徵意義﹐即“北京象徵中國”﹐“北京象 徵鄉土”﹐以及“北京的變化顯示中國社會變動的必然性與特殊性”。讓論者尤感興趣的是“北京象徵鄉土”的這一層象徵意義﹐在本人看來這裡的“鄉 土”有兩層含意﹐其一﹐中國知識分子的精神家園﹐建基於城與人的文化同構性﹔其二﹐代表該古老都市的民間。這兩層含義使得“京味小說”中的“知識 分子話語”和“民間話語”顯示出某種內在張力﹐豐富及擴大了它的精神內涵﹐ 在不同時期的“京味小說”裡展現了不同的角力關係﹐並以越來越大的幅度向民間傾斜。

本文主要通過解讀四篇不同時期京味小說的代表作﹐理出該流派的嬗變軌跡﹐採用的是文本細讀的方法。具體地說﹐首先根據“京味小說”定義的重點﹐ 從三大方面著手分析該流派的變化﹕北京人和北京事﹐北京話﹐以及北京的風土習俗。在分析“北京人和北京事”時﹐本文追蹤分析了四篇“京味小說”中 重複出現的道具﹐同時並置考察了文本中的寓意系統、人物的命運、主題、情節結構以及其他人物的部分功能﹐希望通過這種綜合分析﹐對該流派的變化闡述深入到上述“北京象徵鄉土”的兩層含義的張力關係方面。

Culture And Ethnicity's Role In Sino-U.S. Foreign Policy Relations, Richard D. Giles Ii

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Writing As A Reader: The Deserted Village Of Jay Parini, Fred L. Gardaphé

Publications and Research

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Jenkins, William M. (Sc 1398), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1398. Civil War letters, 1861-1862, written by Union soldier William M. Jenkins, to his mother and sister describing the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia. Also, 1871 letter to his wife in New York detailing his activities on a business trip.

A Tidy Spot, Stacy Nistendirk

Undergraduate Review

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Preacher Or Actor: The Dramatic Role Of Puritan Sermons In America, Beth Robbins

Undergraduate Review

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Mother Jones: A Dichotomy Of Feminity, Amanda Viana

Undergraduate Review

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Getting A Llama, Mandy Simoneau

Undergraduate Review

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Truth Be Told, Lauren Carter

Undergraduate Review

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It's Right To Rebel: The Story Of China's Red Guards, 1966-1968, John Knight

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Is There A Market For A Multicultural Bridal Magazine In The U.S.?, Delores Dalrymple-Williams

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Exploring Blackness As A Site Of Resilience In Street Life Oriented Young Black Men Living In The Inner-City, Andraé́́ L. Brown

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Exploring Emotional Intimacy Among African American Female Survivors Of Childhood Sexual Abuse Who Utilize Black Church Support Services, Angela Oubre

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Rhetoric Of Change: Crisis, Paradigm, Process And Computers In Composition, Peggy A. Eddy

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Donne And Herbert: Constructing A Religious Identity Amidst Powerful Cultural Forces, Jeffrey J. Fathauer

Masters Theses

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Female Identity In The Works Of Willa Cather: A Product Of Cultural Context, Tara N. Veach

Masters Theses

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The Library Development Review 2003-04, University Of Tennessee Libraries

LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT REVIEW

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Circulation In Museums, Linda Hsu

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Routes Of Freedom: Slave Resistance And The Politics Of Literary Geography, Judith Louise Kemerait

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation integrates rhetorical, historical, and spatial analysis in an effort to expand our understanding of the cultural work performed by antebellum narratives that take slavery in the United States as their subject matter. Specifically, it focuses on the complicated relationship between place and human praxis as revealed in five texts: The Confessions of Nat Turner, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Dred, Martin R. Delany’s Blake, Frederick Douglass’s “The Heroic Slave,” and Herman Melville’s Benito Cereno. In my attention to literary geographies, I trace spatial patterns in which considerations of organized resistance and slave rebellion are repeatedly placed in “wild-spaces” such as …

Lesbian Jokes: A Reply To Christie Davies, Janet Bing

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Elemental: Promise Of Plenty, Bill Wolff

LSU Master's Theses

This body of work is about human nature, and centers on issues of aggression, consumption and collapse. Five materials make up the exhibition, and each carries a specific metaphor: wood is flesh, brick represents collective history, rope is a metaphor for human activity, metal is control and salt is a quintessential commodity. Craft is used as a means to explore the boundary between natural and synthetic phenomena, as well as elevating the status of the base materials. The work is arranged to provide an environment and context for the viewer to respond.

Against Biopoetics: On The Use And Misuse Of The Concept Of Evolution In Contemporary Literary Theory, Bradley Bankston

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation is a critical assessment of "biopoetics:" a new literary theory that attempts to import ideas from evolutionary science to the study of literature. Borrowing from the field of evolutionary psychology, the biopoeticists argue that some literary forms and themes are particularly valuable because they result from our innate and evolved cognitive structure; they also attempt to create a normative aesthetic from the idea that evolution is progressive. In its first half, this study examines the claims of evolutionary psychology and their application by the biopoeticists; in the second half, it examines the idea that evolution is progressive, and …

Communicative Art Through A Critique Of Instrumental Reason, Sussi Porsborg Conlin

Theses : Honours

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Images Of Confinement : Power Relations, Cultural Industries And The Individual, Sohan Ariel Hayes

Theses : Honours

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