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Discursive Mapping: Alvar Núñez Cabeza De Vaca And Thomas Jefferson’S Construction Of Selfhood And Otherness, Monica Doebel
Discursive Mapping: Alvar Núñez Cabeza De Vaca And Thomas Jefferson’S Construction Of Selfhood And Otherness, Monica Doebel
Undergraduate Research Awards
The binary of savage versus civilized was deeply embedded in the structure of early American society and the consciousness of early generations of colonizers, codified through multiple methods of inscribing meaning upon native land. Thomas Jefferson, in his pseudo-scientific Notes on the State of Virginia, taxonomizes life in native America using maps, charts, and textual descriptions for the purpose of consolidating an American identity premised on superiority over native people and black slaves. In contrast, Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca maps native America purely through language, constructing the illusory infallibility of European colonizers while crafting an overall narrative of native …
John Rutherford Everett, Beth S. Harris
John Rutherford Everett, Beth S. Harris
Articles about Hollins and Special Collections
Biographical article on Hollins University's fourth president, John "Jack" Everett (1950-1961).
Discovering The Unexpected: The Margaret Wise Brown Collection At Wyndham Robertson Library, Hollins University, Beth S. Harris
Discovering The Unexpected: The Margaret Wise Brown Collection At Wyndham Robertson Library, Hollins University, Beth S. Harris
Articles about Hollins and Special Collections
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My Wife Is A Suffragette!, Freya
My Wife Is A Suffragette!, Freya
Other Documents
Playscript written by Freya, student organization at Hollins. May Day traditions in the early 20th century at Hollins included an original play performed by the members of Freya.