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Admiring Autonomy, Fabio Akcelrud Durão 2020 State University of Campinas (Unicamp)

Admiring Autonomy, Fabio Akcelrud Durão

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

No abstract provided.


When ‘Interplay Is The Content Of The Work’—A Response To Nicholas Brown’S Autonomy, Elise Archias 2020 University of Illinois in Chicago

When ‘Interplay Is The Content Of The Work’—A Response To Nicholas Brown’S Autonomy, Elise Archias

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

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Aesthetics Today, Fredric Jameson 2020 Duke Univeristy

Aesthetics Today, Fredric Jameson

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

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To Build A Space: A Reading Of Bodies, Temporality, And Urban Colonization, Delaney Tax 2020 University of San Diego

To Build A Space: A Reading Of Bodies, Temporality, And Urban Colonization, Delaney Tax

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Abstract

Historical and modern urban planning theory often focuses on an idealized body and subject, shaped by race, gender, and sexuality, that exists within the city. This passively and actively divides space into thresholds impenetrable by bodies othered by social and political ideologies. This project looks at the realities of colonial urban planning and the gendered, raced, and queered implications forced onto bodies and communities through the built environment. This investigation examines the frameworks present in colonial urban theory that engender meaning and knowledges onto bodies as they move through the cityscape. Exploring modes of in/access and power along built …


“We Developed Solidarity”: Family, Race, Identity, And Space-Time In Recent Multiethnic U.S. American Fiction, Kimber L. Wiggs 2020 University of South Florida

“We Developed Solidarity”: Family, Race, Identity, And Space-Time In Recent Multiethnic U.S. American Fiction, Kimber L. Wiggs

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In Diversity in Families, sociologists Maxine Baca Zinn, D. Stanley Eitzen, and Barbara Wells assert, “At a very personal level, families are crucial shapers of who we are and what our opportunities have been and will be” (xvii). The novels in this dissertation—Octavia Butler’s Kindred (1979), Karen Tei Yamashita’s Tropic of Orange (1997), and Rosaura Sánchez and Beatrice Pita’s Lunar Braceros 2125-2148 (2009)—examine the role of family in the development of individual identity and the practice of social justice. These authors foreground characters from various ethnic backgrounds and depict how the characters form new, multiethnic families. My dissertation explores the …


November 2020, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center 2020 University of Southern Maine

November 2020, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center

Newsletter Archive

Contents: Temple Shalom Celebrates; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Book Group;Community Notices


Amjambo Africa! (November 2020), Kathreen Harrison 2020 University of Southern Maine

Amjambo Africa! (November 2020), Kathreen Harrison

Amjambo Africa!

In This Issue

batimbo Foundation Family ..........2

The Power of We.............................3

election 2020................................../5

Panel on childcare in maine............5

Publisher’s editorial ........................6

Translations

French ............................................7

Swahili............................................8

Somali ............................................9

Kinyarwanda...............................20

Portuguese..................................21

CovID in maine ..............................0

DiriGo TouchPass ..........................12

Youth photography.......................13

market basket..................................4

A Shooting Star................................5

Community News............................6

organization updates...................17

Telling room poetry.....................18

Finance ...........................................19

Guest columns...............................22

The mix...........................................25

Kennedy Park little library ........27


Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 72, Number 4, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 72, Number 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

WHERE PALM AND PINE ARE BLOWING: CONVICT LABOR IN THE NORTH FLORIDA TURPENTINE INDUSTRY, 1877-1923 Jeffrey A. Drobney
HARD TIMES, HARD LIQUOR, AND HARD LUCK: SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF PROHIBITION IN NORTH FLORIDA, 1928-1933 John J. Guthrie, Jr.
THE FLORIDA CRACKER BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR AS SEEN THROUGH TRAVELERS' ACCOUNTS James M. Denham
RELIGION AT THE POLLS: A CASE STUDY OF TWENTIETH -CENTURY POLITICS AND RELIGION IN FLORIDA Wayne Flynt
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK NOTES
HISTORY NEWS
INDEX TO VOLUME LXXII


Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 72, Number 3, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 72, Number 3, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

EDITOR'S FOREWORD SAMUEL PROCTOR, EDITOR, FLORIDA HISTORICAL QUARTERLY, 1963-1993: A TRIBUTE Michael Gannon
CARPETBAGGER INTRIGUES, BLACK LEADERSHIP , AND A SOUTHERN LOYALIST TRIUMPH: FLORIDA'S GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION OF 1872 Canter Brown, Jr.
THE INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM IN FLORIDA, 1911-1912 Stephen Kerber
AGAINST CORRUPTION: FRED KARL AND THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SUSPENSIONS AND REMOVALS, 1968-1974 Peter D. Klingman
REVIEW ESSAY REEXAMINING THE EARLY CAREER AND THOUGHT OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.: VOLUME I OF THE KING PAPERS David R. Colburn
FLORIDA HISTORY RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK NOTES
HISTORY NEWS


Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 72, Number 2, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 72, Number 2, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

SOUTHERN EXTREMITIES : THE SIGNIFICANCE OF FORT MYERS IN THE CIVIL WAR Irvin D. Solomon
FROM CAMP HILL TO HARVARD YARD: THE EARLY YEARS OF CLAUDE D. PEPPER Ric A. Kabat
NOTES AND DOCUMENTS “FLORIDA AND THE BRITISH INVESTOR "REVISITED : THE WILLIAM MOORE ANGAS PAPERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Frank Orser
THE ADVANCE OF FLORIDA'S FRONTIER AS DETERMINED FROM POST OFFICE OPENINGS Morton D. Winsberg
SOME OBSERVATIONS FROM AND ABOUT THE LUNA PAPERS William S. Coker
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK NOTES
HISTORY NEWS
ANNUAL MEETING . .


Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 72, Number 1, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 72, Number 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

THE “CALAMITIES OF FLORIDA": FATHER SOLANA, GOVERNOR PALACIO Y VALENZUELA, AND THE DESERTION OF 1753 Robert Kapitzke
NANCY HYNES DUVAL: FLORIDA'S FIRST LADY, 1822-1834 Frank L. Snyder
THE FLORIDA SEMINOLE LAND CLAIMS CASE, 1950-1990 Harry A. Kersey, Jr.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN'S INTRODUCTION TO WAR, 1840-1842: LESSON FOR ACTION Jane F. Lancaster
FLORIDA HISTORY IN PERIODICALS
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK NOTES
HISTORY NEWS


Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 71, Number 4, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 71, Number 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

FLORIDA'S FUDGED IDENTITY Stephen J. Whitfield
JOSEPH URBAN'S PALM BEACH ARCHITECTURE Donald W. Curl
JOSEPH L. WILEY: A BLACK FLORIDA EDUCATOR Joe M. Richardson
REVIEW ESSAYS JESSIE BALL DUPONT: A GRACIOUS AND GENEROUS LADY James B. Crooks
HENRY CLAY AND THE HISTORIAN: A ONE-HUNDRED-YEAR PERSPECTIVE John M. Belohlavek
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK NOTES
HISTORY NEWS
DIRECTORS MEETING
INDEX TO VOLUME LXXI


Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 71, Number 3, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 71, Number 3, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

CHLOE MERRICK REED: FREEDOM'S FIRST LADY Sarah Whitmer Foster and John T. Foster, Jr.
COMMUNISTS, KLANSMEN, AND THE CIO IN THE FLORIDA CITRUS INDUSTRY Jerrell H. Shofner
PHILADELPHIA STORY: FLORIDA GIVES WILLIAM BARTRAM A SECOND CHANCE Charlotte M. Porter
TOWARD A MORE HUMANE OPPRESSION: FLORIDA'S SLAVE CODES, 1821-1861 Joseph Conan Thompson
“CAPTURED ON CANVAS": MCKENNEY-HALL'S HISTORY OF THE INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA Shirley H. Bowers
FLORIDA HISTORY RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK NOTES
HISTORY NEWS


Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 71, Number 2, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 71, Number 2, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

RECONSTRUCTION AND ANALYSIS OF THE 1513 DISCOVERY VOYAGE OF JUAN PONCE DE LEÓ N Douglas T. Peck
THE SEARCH FOR THE SEVEN CITIES AND EARLY AMERICAN EXPLORATION George E. Buker
BEYOND THE MARTYRS OF FLORIDA: THE VERSATILE CAREER OF LUIS GERÓ NIMO DE ORÉ Noble David Cook
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AMONG THE NATIVES OF SPANISH FLORIDA John H. Hann
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK NOTES
HISTORY NEWS
ANNUAL MEETING


Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 71, Number 1, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 71, Number 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

FREE SPEECH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA: THE ENOCH MARVIN BANKS CASE Fred Arthur Bailey
WHITE ROBES AND CROSSES: FATHER JOHN CONOLEY, THE Ku KLUX KLAN, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Stephen R. Prescott
UNPRETENDING SERVICE: THE JAMES L. DAVIS, THE TAHOMA, AND THE EAST GULF BLOCKADING SQUADRON David J. Coles
NOTES AND DOCUMENTS EAST FLORIDA PAPERS, 1784-1821 Sherry Johnson
FLORIDA HISTORY IN PERIODICALS
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK NOTES
HISTORY NEWS


Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, Number 4, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, Number 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

TAMPA'S JAMES MCKAY AND THE FRUSTRATION OF CONFEDERATE CATTLE-SUPPLY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH FLORIDA Canter Brown, Jr.
WILLIAM BARTRAM'S TRAVELS IN THE INDIAN NATIONS Charlotte M. Porter
NOTES AND DOCUMENTS HEATHEN ACUERA, MURDER, AND A POTANO CIMARRONA: THE ST. JOHNS RIVER AND THE ALACHUA PRAIRIE IN THE 1670s John H. Hann
REVIEW ESSAY OSEOLA: THE WHITE MAN'S INDIAN Theda Perdue
FLORIDA LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS AND ACCESSIONS
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK NOTES
HISTORY NEWS
DIRECTORY MEETING
INDEX TO VOLUME LXX


Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, Number 3, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, Number 3, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

“THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST: NORTHERN METHODISTS IN RECONSTRUCTION JACKSONVILLE" John T. Foster, Jr., and Sarah Whitmer Foster
“THE HISTORIC STETSON UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN DELAND, 1884-1934” Sidney Johnston
NOTES AND DOCUMENTS “A NEW ENGLANDER ON THE INDIAN RIVER FRONTIER: CALEB LYNDON BRAYTON AND THE VIEW FROM BRAYTON'S BLUFF" Edward Caleb Coker and Daniel L. Schafer
REVIEW ESSAYS “SOLDIER OF BRITISH WEST FLORIDA: MAJOR ROBERT FARMAR OF MOBILE" J. Barton Starr
“A NATION DIVIDED: ROBERT LECKIE'S NARRATIVE ACCOUNT" William Warren Rogers
FLORIDA HISTORY RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK NOTES
HISTORY NEWS


Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, Number 2, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, Number 2, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

FLORIDA'S CONFEDERATE GUERRILLAS: JOHN W. PEARSON AND THE OKLAWAHA RANGERS Zack C. Waters
A FORGOTTEN SACRIFICE: RICHARD GENTRY, MISSOURI VOLUNTEERS, AND THE BATTLE OF OKEECHOBEE Phillip Thomas Tucker
MISSOURI VOLUNTEERS AT THE BATTLE OF OKEECHOBEE: CHRISTMAS DAY 1837 John K. Mahon
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: WAKULLA COUNTY'S FOLK GRAVEYARDS Sherrie Stokes
REVIEW ESSAY AN “AFRICAN PRINCE, MAJESTIC IS HIS WRATH": WILLIAM S. MCFEELY'S BIOGRAPHY OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS Willard B. Gatewood
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK NOTES
HISTORY NEWS
ANNUAL MEETING


Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, Number 1, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, Number 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

SLAVERY AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GADSDEN COUNTY, FLORIDA: 1823-1861 Larry E. Rivers
BEFORE THE SEMINOLES: FOOTBALL AT FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE, 1902-1904 Ric A. Kabat
“SOME PREFER THE SEMINOLES”: VIOLENCE AND DISORDER AMONG SOLDIERS AND SETTLERS IN THE SECOND SEMINOLE WAR, 1835-1842 James M. Denham
REVIEW ESSAY A RIVER OF PEACE? THE SOUTH FLORIDA FRONTIER IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY Gary R. Mormino
FLORIDA HISTORY IN PERIODICALS
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK NOTES
HISTORY NEWS


Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 69, Number 4, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 69, Number 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

THE FLORIDA, ATLANTIC AND GULF CENTRAL RAILROAD, 1851-1868 Canter Brown, Jr.
“THE FOX GOES TO FRANCE": FLORIDA, SECRET CODES, AND THE ELECTION OF 1876 James C. Clark
THE EAST BIG CYPRESS CASE, 1948-1987: ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS, LAW, AND FLORIDA SEMINOLE TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY Harry A. Kersey, Jr.
FLORIDA LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS AND ACCESSIONS
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK NOTES
HISTORY NEWS
DIRECTORS MEETING
INDEX TO VOLUME LXIX


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