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Jasper, Cindy Rhea (Fa 129), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 129. Paper: "Folklore in the Mass Media" written by Cindy Rhea Jasper for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes examples of folk sayings, songs, games, proverbs, and traditional images in advertisements found in "Ladies Home Journal," February 1981 to February 1982. Includes photocopies of 56 magazine ads.

The Social Dimensions Of Fiction: On The Rhetoric And Function Of Prefacing Novels In The Nineteenth-Century Canadas, Steven Tötösy De Zepetnek

CLCWeb Library

Tötösy de Zepetnek, Steven. The Social Dimensions of Fiction: On the Rhetoric and Function of Prefacing Novels in the Nineteenth-Century Canadas. Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher (Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn), 1993. ISBN 3-528-07335-7 188 pages, bibliography, index. Data and analyses of nineteenth-century English- and French-Canadian prefaces to novels with theoretical and methodological frameworks for the study of rhetoric, the sociology of literature, audience research, and genre studies. Copyright of the book was released to Tötösy de Zepetnek by Westdeutscher Verlag in 2003.

Silent Subversions, Derek Dubois

Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview

Explores the concept of spectatorship in relation to gender in the earliest period of film history in the United States known as the silent era. Argues that a new mode of spectatorship emerges for women during the 1920s, which employs to advantage the extra-diegetic components of spectacle in theater design, new customized genres for female filmgoers, fandom, and exotic male film stars, such as Rudolph Valentino. Focuses primarily on feminist film theory and on cultural studies as methodological models.

Unifying America: The Use Of American Propaganda During World War I, Maxwell Riley Woodcock

Communication Studies

This project offers a historical look at the Committee on Public Information (CPI), its leader George Creel, and the uses of propaganda in America during the First World War. The paper discusses Creel's role in creating a propaganda machine that influenced the beliefs of millions of Americans. The last section analyzes what critics thought of the American government after they propagandized the American people.

The War On Twitter, Michael I. Niman Ph.D.

Michael I Niman Ph.D.

Michael I. Niman tells how the Feds busted a Twitter tweeter and impounded Curious George and Buffy videos in a terror probe.

Cash For Clunkers?, Michael I. Niman Ph.D.

Michael I Niman Ph.D.

Landfilling old gas-guzzlers for new gas-guzzlers isn’t green – it’s a subsidy for the motor industry, argues Michael I. Niman

Ruff, Joseph Carl (Fa 453), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 453. Paper: "Time and Folklore on the Comics Page" written by Joseph Carl Ruff for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Vowels, Derek J. (Fa 450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 450. Paper: "[Folklore in Byron Crawford's Columns]" written by Derek J. Vowels for a Western Kentucky University.

Upchurch, John B. (Fa 449), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 449. Paper: "[Advertisements from 'Wired Magazine']" written by John B. Upchurch for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Tessler, Heather (Fa 442), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Foklife Archives Project 442. Paper: "Folklore in Advertising[:] 'Southern Living' 1993" written by Heather Tessler for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Sterling, Margaret (Fa 440), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 440. Paper: "Use of Proverbial Phrases in 'Watchmen'" written by Margaret Sterling for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Teague, Stanley (Fa 441), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 441. "[Folklore in Media Project on Folk Speech in 'Sports Center']" by Stanley Teague for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Review Of Happy Endings, Donna M. Hughes Dr.

Donna M. Hughes

Pierce, Greg (Fa 430), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 430. Paper: "Folklore on the Cover of 'Time' Magazine: A Survey" written by Greg Pierce for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Nicholson, Neil Alan (Fa 434), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 434. Interviews with Harry W. Walker, Daniel Clark, and Dennis Thurman concerning amateur radio conducted by Neil Alan Nicholson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Scheer, Virginia (Fa 408), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 408. Paper: "Folklore Genres in Six Issues of 'GQ' and "Vanity Fair' Magazines" written by Virginia Scheer for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Nietzsche's Ubermensch In The Hyperreal Flux, Anthony Pate

Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview

Analyzes how Nietzsche's philosophy of the Ubermensch and Baudrillard's ideas about simulation and hyperreality apply to the journeys undertaken by the protagonists of the films, Blade Runner, Fight Club, and Miami Vice. Explores how the protagonists adapt and master their unique worlds through self-awareness, self-reliance, and strength resulting from radical self-exposure to hardship.

Kerchmar, Cynthia S. (Fa 407), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 407. Paper: "collection of Folklore Ads in Housekeeping and Business Magazines[:] Collecting Between 9/92 and 11/92" written by Cynthia S. Kerchmar for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Lowe, Karin (Fa 418), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 418. Paper: "Halloween Folklore in Comic Strips" written by Karin Lowe for a Western Kentucky Universty folk studies class.

Jennings, Alex (Fa 181), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 181. "Folklore in the Photos of 'The College Heights Herald,'" a paper written by Alex Jennings for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. Photographs from "College Heights Herald," Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, referenced.

Mains, Brian (Fa 182), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 182. "Folklore and the Media -- Study: 'Park City Daily News.'" Paper written by Brian Mains for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. "Park City Daily News," Bowling Green, Kentucky, referenced.

Collins, Ellen (Fa 176), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 176. Paper: "Finding Folklore in Magazine Ads," written by Ellen Collins for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. "Parents Magazine" photographs referenced.

Morris, Holly (Fa 508), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 508. Paper: "Cultural Tourism: Folklore in Tourism Brochures" written by Holly Morris for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. The paper looks at folklore elements found in cultural tourism brochures. Includes paper and supporting material.

Hawes, Susan (Fa 506), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 506. Paper: "Women in Mass Media" written by Susan Hawes for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. The paper examines how women and folklore are highlighted in advertisements. Project includes paper and supporting material.

Helbig, Kymberly (Fa 398), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 398. Paper: "Food, Folks, and Fun: The Holidays Through 'Good Housekeeping'" written by Kymberly Helbig for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Davenport, Cyn (Fa 381), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 381. Paper: "'Seinfeld': Modern Channels for Folklore" written by Cyn Davenport for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Harbolt, Tami (Fa 394), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 394. Paper: "'I'm Not a Real Doctor, But I Play One on T.V...'": The Use of Folklore in Representations of Occupational Stereotypes in Television Advertising" written by Tami Harbolt for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Hiding Hiroshima, Adam T. Fernandes

Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview

Explores the representation of nuclear weapons in Japanese anime and US live action cinema in the 1980's, using methods from cultural studies. Examines, specifically, the silences and contradictions of the selected films to reveal the cultural ideologies of Japan and the United States during the time in which the films were produced. Analyzes the Japanese animated films, Barefoot Gen, Barefoot Gen 2, and Grave of the Fireflies, and the American live action films, The Day After, Testament, and Miracle Mile.

Reboot America: Lessons From Post-Consumerist Cuba, Michael I. Niman Ph.D.

Michael I Niman Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Peach, Jewell (Fa 355), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 355. Paper: "Folklore in Film" written by Jewell Peach for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.