The Uncanny And The Postcolonial In J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth,
2013
University of Central Florida
The Uncanny And The Postcolonial In J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth, Molly Brown Fuller
HIM 1990-2015
Concluding on this note, the thesis argues that reading The Lord of the Rings in this way renders postcolonial concepts accessible to a whole generation of readers already familiar with the series, and points to the possibility of examining other contemporary texts, or even further analysis of Tolkien's to reveal more postcolonial sensitivities engendered in the texts.; This thesis examines J.R.R. Tolkien's texts The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King from a postcolonial literary perspective. By examining how these texts, written at the decline of the British Empire, engage with the …
Gridlocks And Padlocks,
2013
University of Central Florida
Gridlocks And Padlocks, Rachel Chapman
HIM 1990-2015
Gridlocks and Padlocks is a collection of short fiction and personal essays whose goal is to create characters with depth in both real-world and not-entirely-real-world situations. The strength of nonfiction is the capacity to observe the writer's thinking and motivation. "Ashes to Ashes, Trust to Dust" is a personal essay that explores my struggle with the faith I was raised in, with an emphasis on how friendships and relationships have shaped my perceptions. "The List of Unacceptable Faults" is a personal essay about unwanted interactions with the opposite sex; it is an examination of men and boys through the lens …
Lucidity: A Novella,
2013
University of Central Florida
Lucidity: A Novella, Rafael Lancelotta
HIM 1990-2015
Lucidity is a novella set in the near future of a man living in a city in the United States as a successful businessman. The novella criticizes the idea of consumerism through Aurora, a character who believes that a drug is being introduced into the water and food supply by the corporate-backed government. Characters find advertising to be almost irresistible, experience strange cravings for things like cheap beer, and are generally preoccupied with the latest products. James Simmons, the protagonist of the novella, finds himself in the lap of luxury. He has a job that pays well, a penthouse apartment, …
Public Intellectuals: Styles, Publics, And Possibilities,
2013
University of South Carolina
Public Intellectuals: Styles, Publics, And Possibilities, Matthew David Kay
Theses and Dissertations
The status of the public intellectual is debated continuously in the United States, but what is not up for debate or theoretical examination is how public intellectual practice is mediated between style and publics. To that end, this study examines three public intellectual figures: Saul Alinsky, Noam Chomsky, and Robert Reich. Each examination analyzes and describes particular public intellectual styles — performances of culture — which trace three dominant public intellectual practices. These styles contain, invite, and deploy certain publics to engage with the public intellectual and vice versa. First, the study is a theoretical engagement with public intellectual practice …
Pecan Grove Review Volume 14,
2013
St. Mary's University
Pecan Grove Review Volume 14, St. Mary's University
Pecan Grove Review
Creative writings by students, faculty, and staff of the St. Mary's University community.
Review Of Herbert Blau’S Reality Principles: From The Absurd To The Virtual,
2013
University of North Florida
Review Of Herbert Blau’S Reality Principles: From The Absurd To The Virtual, Clark Lunberry
English Faculty Research and Scholarship
In his most recent book of collected essays on theatre and performance, the esteemed scholar and theatre director Herbert Blau (who died on 3 May 2013 at age 87) recounts a story from his early days as a director of an actor’s lament with his rehearsed role, “I don’t feel this, I’m not feeling this at all.” To which Blau forcefully replied, “I couldn’t care less what you feel, or don’t, feelings are cheap! I only care what you think. What we’re doing here is thinking, trying to understand”. In a chapter entitled “The Emotional Memory of Directing,” Blau is …
Cemetery Gates,
2013
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Clearcut,
2013
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Church,
2013
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Autumn In Paradise,
2013
University of Alabama at Birmingham
A Commonplace Twilight,
2013
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sycamore Envies The Cottonwoods Behind Your Place,
2013
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sycamore Envies The Cottonwoods Behind Your Place, Kathy Fagan
Birmingham Poetry Review
p. 74
Ode To Orange,
2013
University of Alabama at Birmingham
God's Got Gaming Sense,
2013
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham Poetry Review 40 (End Matter),
2013
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham Poetry Review 40 (End Matter), Birmingham Poetry Review Staff
Birmingham Poetry Review
pp. 196-213
Confidences: A Rendering Of Saint Augustine’S Confessions,
2013
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Confidences: A Rendering Of Saint Augustine’S Confessions, Katie Harstock, St. Augustine
Birmingham Poetry Review
pp. 79-98
Black Widow,
2013
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Two Angels,
2013
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Third,
2013
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ghost, Revenant,
2013
University of Alabama at Birmingham
