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Falling Down The Rabbit Hole: World Building In Ya Literature, Claire Webb 2023 East Tennessee State University

Falling Down The Rabbit Hole: World Building In Ya Literature, Claire Webb

Undergraduate Honors Theses

World building is a key component to many young adult novels, but what is world building and what are some different styles and techniques that authors use when constructing fictional universes? In this thesis, Falling Down the Rabbit Hole: World Building Techniques in YA Literature, I will examine Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1865), The Princess Bride by William Goldman (1973), and my own unpublished novel, The Sun Kingdom, to compare different techniques and styles of world building. These works will be explored through the aspect of world building, focusing specifically on the importance of the geography, language, …


Social Media And Dance Movement Therapy In The Latinx Community, Ambrie Sward 2023 Lesley University

Social Media And Dance Movement Therapy In The Latinx Community, Ambrie Sward

Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses

This capstone thesis is a literature review that combines scholarly articles, personal experiences, and social media content to explore, support, and define dance movement therapy (DMT) and Latinx identity. Social media posts from YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook, and Zoom are analyzed to heal and evoke social change. The social media posts analyzed are from celebrities such as America Ferrera, Becky G, Heidi Rojas, and Selena Gomez. Additionally, personal artistic responses are included.Throughout this capstone thesis, there is discussion about dance movement therapy, social media, Latinx community and cultural identity. Themes include a lack of belonging, advocacy for mental …


Daughterly Narratives In Search Of Voice: Fadwa Tuqan, Latifa Al-Zayyat, And Samar Attar, Rania Bedeir 2023 American University in Cairo

Daughterly Narratives In Search Of Voice: Fadwa Tuqan, Latifa Al-Zayyat, And Samar Attar, Rania Bedeir

Theses and Dissertations

A myriad of pressures and struggles affect Arab women as they are coming of age due to the familial and societal constructs they face. As daughters, they yearn for a voice amidst a plethora of generational boundaries, transmissions, and ideals. The intricacy of the psychological and interconnected structural factors is augmented by their gender in societies that are motivated, and often governed by, the implications of gender roles. While multiple layers of influence such as familial and sociocultural institutions affect how consciousness is formed, generational transmission, through the maternal figure, is paramount. Daughters, therefore, cannot narrate their personal stories without …


A Review Of Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons From Marine Mammals, Nadia G. Dresscher-Lambertus 2023 University of Aruba / University of Amsterdam

A Review Of Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons From Marine Mammals, Nadia G. Dresscher-Lambertus

Feminist Pedagogy

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Le Chemin Détourné, Jocelin A. Coffey 2023 Portland State University

Le Chemin Détourné, Jocelin A. Coffey

University Honors Theses

Le Chemin détourné is a fairy tale in French about Melisende and Olivier Fournier. One day, Melisende disappears on her way home. Although her disappearance is a mystery, she was taken prisoner by the fairies as revenge against her mother. Her father Jehan and brother Olivier are very distressed, Jehan goes out after her immediately but, worried about Olivier’s safety, asks him not to go out after his sister. On the third night that she is gone, Olivier decides to go out to look for her anyways, and even though he is terrified to leave home, he sets out on …


Each Other's Nerves/Pile Of Flesh/Fuse, Emily Clancey 2023 Furman University

Each Other's Nerves/Pile Of Flesh/Fuse, Emily Clancey

The Echo

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After Little Women, To Amy March, Alex Aradas 2023 Furman University

After Little Women, To Amy March, Alex Aradas

The Echo

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Something Beautiful Is Going To Happen, Eric Neumann 2023 Furman University

Something Beautiful Is Going To Happen, Eric Neumann

The Echo

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My Sister, Caroline Prewitt 2023 Furman University

My Sister, Caroline Prewitt

The Echo

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Winter Begin-Ter, Kayla Burrell 2023 Furman University

Winter Begin-Ter, Kayla Burrell

The Echo

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Pocket Change, Emily Clancey 2023 Furman University

Pocket Change, Emily Clancey

The Echo

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Catch, Gabriella Williams 2023 Furman University

Catch, Gabriella Williams

The Echo

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Good Girls, Bad Girls, Macy Petty 2023 Furman University

Good Girls, Bad Girls, Macy Petty

The Echo

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Cloudfall, Gabriella Williams 2023 Furman University

Cloudfall, Gabriella Williams

The Echo

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Cries From The Tall Grass, Gabriella Williams 2023 Furman University

Cries From The Tall Grass, Gabriella Williams

The Echo

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For The Girl Who Had A Snake In Her Apartment Last Night, Alice Tyszka 2023 Furman University

For The Girl Who Had A Snake In Her Apartment Last Night, Alice Tyszka

The Echo

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Setae, Gabriella Williams 2023 Furman University

Setae, Gabriella Williams

The Echo

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Motherhood, Laura Dame 2023 Furman University

Motherhood, Laura Dame

The Echo

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Trees That Burn At Night, Kayla Burrell 2023 Furman University

Trees That Burn At Night, Kayla Burrell

The Echo

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Linear Reflections, Anna Timbes 2023 Furman University

Linear Reflections, Anna Timbes

The Echo

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