Redefining Blackness In The Age Of Whiteness: Mimicry, Ancestry, Gender Performance, And Self-Identity In Afro-Caribbean And Afro-American Literature,
2014
Seton Hall University
Redefining Blackness In The Age Of Whiteness: Mimicry, Ancestry, Gender Performance, And Self-Identity In Afro-Caribbean And Afro-American Literature, Brandon Marcell Erby
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
The elements associated with mimicry and colonialism are found in Elizabeth Nunez’s Prospero’s Daughter (2006), as the novel reveals how colonized subjects use mimicry to survive their colonized spaces. Keeping in mind the ideologies of Homi Bhabha and Wumi Raji, the novel also suggests how a subject’s pre-existing condition before being colonized develops agency. Comparably, while Elizabeth Nunez’s novel illustrates how imitation is used by black and native Caribbeans, Richard Wright’s Native Son (1940) and Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun (1958) contextualize and exhibit W.E.B. Du Bois’s double-consciousness theory and the struggles that black Americans experience while mimicking …
The Library Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow: Culture, Collection, And Community,
2014
Seattle Pacific University
The Library Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow: Culture, Collection, And Community, Michael J. Paulus Jr.
SPU Works
No abstract provided.
Reading In Vogue: The Function Of Fashion In Three Chopin Short Stories,
2014
Seton Hall University
Reading In Vogue: The Function Of Fashion In Three Chopin Short Stories, Rachael Scardelli
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
Since its debut in 1892, Vogue magazine has been a temple for fashion and consumerism amongst the elite. It provided instructions on mannerisms, tastes, marriages, and the latest styles. In 1900, the average family income was $769 with $108 allocated to clothing costs; the average elite consumer was spending more than $556 on clothing per year. Today, that would be a clothing budget of more than $12,000. With the ever-increasing interest in cultural studies of objects, particularly clothing and fashion, it is startling that more has not been done with the nineteen short stories Kate Chopin published in the magazine …
Collapsing The Secret Self: Thackeray's The History Of Pendennis As A Performative Parody,
2014
Seton Hall University
Collapsing The Secret Self: Thackeray's The History Of Pendennis As A Performative Parody, Rachel Freire
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
By collapsing the distinctions between private and public as he presents individual interiority as yet another performance, Thackeray’s The History of Pendennis undercuts disciplinary individualism, so that performances are not the product of social regulation but rather are as genuine as any presumed private thoughts or feelings. Pendennis actively performs the dissolution of interiority, as it thematically and stylistically enacts the awkwardness of genuine affectation as a routine and unavoidable reality of modern life. Reveling in the discomfort that accompanies the absence of secrecy, Thackeray parodies the privileging of secrecy and one’s interior self that pervades the Bildung genre he …
Charles Williams’S Theology Of Publishing,
2014
Seattle Pacific University
Charles Williams’S Theology Of Publishing, Michael J. Paulus Jr.
SPU Works
No abstract provided.
The Wizarding Words Of J. K. Rowling: Literary Merit In The Harry Potter Series,
2014
Western Kentucky University
The Wizarding Words Of J. K. Rowling: Literary Merit In The Harry Potter Series, Brenna Sherrill
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Since hitting bookshelves in 1997, the Harry Potter series has taken the popular culture world by storm in an unprecedented way, breaking sales records for both books and films, and dramatically increasing readership among young readers. Despite its immense and unique success, this series, like many other examples of pop culture, doesn’t often receive the credit it deserves with respect to its literary merits. However, it is undeniable that the Potter books reflect many of the traits found in all great works of literature, including complex character development and abundant literary devices that elevate the intellectual level of the series. …
Twin Core: An Exploration Of Twins In The Wizarding World,
2014
LSU New Orleans
Twin Core: An Exploration Of Twins In The Wizarding World, Carol R. Eshleman
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
The motif of twins is one that permeates strongly throughout the Harry Potter series. Fred and George as a pair are immensely popular with fans, and the “very curious” twinship of Harry and Voldemort’s wands is a relationship greatly explored in the saga. In my paper, I shall further explore this prominent Potter motif and delve into the origins and symbolism behind this twinship. I will also recall the dark conclusion to the tale of the Weasley twins. The death of Fred as related to the series’ theme as a whole and the death of Harry in the attempt to …
How The Axe Falls: A Retrospective On Thirty-Five Years Of Sir Gawain And The Green Knight Performance,
2014
Boise State University
How The Axe Falls: A Retrospective On Thirty-Five Years Of Sir Gawain And The Green Knight Performance, Linda Marie Zaerr
Accessus
This retrospective represents a new approach to using historical performance as a tool for understanding medieval narrative performance. The core of the article traces how an individual performer’s interaction with a stable medieval text both indicates directions medieval performers may have taken and suggests the limitations imposed by modern performance conventions. The discussion touches on issues of adaptation and translation, variation in troupe composition and audience, expectations of modern audiences, impact of costume choices, and limitations of audio and video recordings as documentation of live performance. Juxtaposing eight performances of a single passage clarifies how performance can transform a text, …
Semper Venalis: Gower's Avaricious Lawyers,
2014
California State University - Sacramento
Semper Venalis: Gower's Avaricious Lawyers, Robert Meindl
Accessus
The first three chapters of the sixth book of the Vox Clamantis (lines 1-248) comprise a harsh critique of the many avaricious lawyers who, in Gower’s opinion, have come to dominate their profession to the disadvantage of English society in the late fourteenth century. Driven exclusively by their appetite for possessions, they have forgotten the biblical model presented in Psalm 14 that specifies the obligation of the good man to assist without recompense his neighbor’s search for justice. Falsely claiming to be men of law and inheritors of the biblical model of the good man, the causidici (as Gower calls …
Preface,
2014
Westminster College
Preface, Georgiana Donavin, Eve Salisbury
Accessus
Co-editors Georgiana Donavin and Eve Salisbury thank the readers of Accessus for an enthusiastic reception of the first issue and summarize the contents of this second issue. The second issue showcases opportunities inherent in online publishing, such as the ability to produce extended commentaries and offer video streams. Robert J. Meindl's "Semper Venalis: Gower's Avaricious Lawyers" and Linda Marie Zaerr's "How the Axe Falls: A Retrospective on Thirty-five Years of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Performance," respectively, realize these possibilities in online publishing while adding substantially and insightfully to our knowledge of important fourteenth-century poems from England.
Picture Books As Art : The Presence Of Children's Book Illustrations In Museums And An Analysis Of Children-Visitor Interactions At The Eric Carle Museum Of Picture Book Art,
2014
Bank Street College of Education
Picture Books As Art : The Presence Of Children's Book Illustrations In Museums And An Analysis Of Children-Visitor Interactions At The Eric Carle Museum Of Picture Book Art, Jennifer Cusworth
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This paper analyzes the presence of children's picture book illustrations in cultural settings, particularly the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts and the New York Public Library in New York City, and determines how children interact with these spaces.
O-Sode No Furiawase : The Touching Of Sleeves : An Original Story Based On The Early Life Of A Japanese-American Dancer For Ages Nine To Eleven,
2014
Bank Street College of Education
O-Sode No Furiawase : The Touching Of Sleeves : An Original Story Based On The Early Life Of A Japanese-American Dancer For Ages Nine To Eleven, Jina M. Accardo
Graduate Student Independent Studies
Based on a true story, this fictionalized memoir is about a second generation Japanese-American girl growing up in a large family in California during the 1930's and 1940's. Set against the backdrop of the Depression and the internment of West Coast "persons of Japanese ancestry" during World War II, the story follows the protagonist's childhood interest in dance as it blossoms into a true calling.
Swaney At The Museum : A Children's Book About A Transitional Object Overcoming Separation Anxiety,
2014
Bank Street College of Education
Swaney At The Museum : A Children's Book About A Transitional Object Overcoming Separation Anxiety, Miriam Berger
Graduate Student Independent Studies
The core of this thesis is an original picture book entitled "Swaney at the museum." It communicates the importance of calming self-talk in the face of anxiety.
The Philippines' Masskara Festival : A Nonfiction Picture Book,
2014
Bank Street College of Education
The Philippines' Masskara Festival : A Nonfiction Picture Book, Monica Denise V. Javelosa
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This study focuses on festivals in the Philippines and includes a nonfiction picture book intended to pique children's curiousity about their own region.
Franklin Finds A Home : An Original Mathematical Story For Children Seven To Nine Years Of Age,
2014
Bank Street College of Education
Franklin Finds A Home : An Original Mathematical Story For Children Seven To Nine Years Of Age, Rachel Greenblat
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This original story is written for children seven to nine years of age. In the story, the reader accompanies Franklin, a fish in a fantastical underwater world, on a journey to find a new apartment. Using mathematical thinking, Franklin is able to find the perfect apartment. The mathematical concepts embedded in the story are measurement, length, width, perimeter, and area.
Beatrice,
2014
Bank Street College of Education
Beatrice, Michele Helene Marglis
Graduate Student Independent Studies
An original picture book biography about the life, ideas, and work of the American artist Beatrice Wood.
In The Cool Of The Woods : An Original Story On Burgeoning Self-Identity For 6s And 7s,
2014
Bank Street College of Education
In The Cool Of The Woods : An Original Story On Burgeoning Self-Identity For 6s And 7s, Adelaide Wainwright
Graduate Student Independent Studies
Presents an original children's story about an afternoon in the life of Maxine, whose mother insists that she leave her side and go have an adventure. Maxine reluctantly does so and meets her cousin Laura at the edge of the woods. With Laura as a guide, the magic of the woods is revealed, and soon Maxine is guiding the pair of girls in discovery. At the end of the day, Maxine leaves the woods having undergone a remarkable experience that has changed her relationship with the world around her
The Three Petals : A Modern Literary Fairy Tale In The Classical Tradition,
2014
Bank Street College of Education
The Three Petals : A Modern Literary Fairy Tale In The Classical Tradition, Amy Lipman
Graduate Student Independent Studies
An original story, written and illustrated in the style of the golden age of fairy tales. The story includes sixteen original collage illustrations and is a coming-of-age tale about a young girl who embarks on a journey to seek her fortune. Travelling through a hostile world, she encounters benevolent creatures, whom she helps, using magic talismans from home, and who, in return, help her to liberate a hostage prince and destroy a force of pure evil. Also examines recent trends in the pop culture of fairy tales over the last fifty years that have inspired the author's work both negatively …
My Brain Wakes Up,
2014
Bank Street College of Education
My Brain Wakes Up, Nicole Mcdonough
Graduate Student Independent Studies
An original work of fiction designed to open the conversation between students and teachers about the striking contrasts and innate beauty in how differently each of our brains are made. It is at once a work of fiction, an interview of children, an opportunity for personal reflection, and an invitation for all learners to honor our unique creativity.
A Modernity Paused: James Joyce, Catholicism, And The Celtic Revival In The Pre-Revolution Ireland Of Dubliners,
2014
Bridgewater State University
A Modernity Paused: James Joyce, Catholicism, And The Celtic Revival In The Pre-Revolution Ireland Of Dubliners, Sean Clifford
Honors Program Theses and Projects
No abstract provided.
