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Klan Robe, University of Central Florida

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Fuitina: Love, Sex, And Rape In Modern Italy, 1945–Present, Antonella Vitale The Graduate Center, City University of New York

Fuitina: Love, Sex, And Rape In Modern Italy, 1945–Present, Antonella Vitale

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The term fuitina in Sicilian dialect is a word used to describe a form of abduction, and is a variation of the more formal Italian term fuga, meaning a flight or escape. Fuitina, was essentially a sanctioned bride theft. Often, after the abduction of a woman, the abductor would seek a reparatory or rehabilitating marriage that would restore the woman’s “honor” and absolve the man of bride theft. Until 1981, the Italian legal system supported the practice of fuitina and rarely prosecuted men who kidnapped and raped women under the guise of this tradition. The practice of fuitina and …

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Freedom Indivisible: Gays And Lesbians In The African American Civil Rights Movement, Jared E. Leighton University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Freedom Indivisible: Gays And Lesbians In The African American Civil Rights Movement, Jared E. Leighton

Dissertations, Theses, & Student Research, Department of History

This work documents the role of sixty gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals in the African American civil rights movement in the pre-Stonewall era. It examines the extent of their involvement from the grassroots to the highest echelons of leadership. Because many lesbians and gays were not out during their time in the movement, and in some cases had not yet identified as lesbian or gay, this work also analyzes how the civil rights movement, and in a number of cases women’s liberation, contributed to their identity formation and coming out. This work also contributes to our understanding of opposition to …

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La Llorona, Picante Pero Sabroso: The Mexican Horror Legend As A Story Of Survival And A Reclamation Of The Monster, Camille Maria Acosta Western Kentucky University

La Llorona, Picante Pero Sabroso: The Mexican Horror Legend As A Story Of Survival And A Reclamation Of The Monster, Camille Maria Acosta

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

For centuries, the relationship between Mexico and its infatuation with scary stories has been profoundly complex, but why? Perhaps it is the easiest way to communicate a Mexican culture, although proud and resilient, riddled with haunting narratives. For myself personally, the Mexican horror narrative La Llorona has served as a lens for conversation and communication that is unique and important.

In this thesis, I explore how Mexicans and Mexican Americans alike use the legend of La Llorona as a unique form of communication through personifying what truly haunts us. From using the narrative as a tool for entertainment, cautionary tales, …

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"She Protects Her Girls": The Legend Of Mary Hawkins At Pemberton Hall, Margaret Allen-Kline Eastern Illinois University

"She Protects Her Girls": The Legend Of Mary Hawkins At Pemberton Hall, Margaret Allen-Kline

Masters Theses

The tradition of the legend of Mary Hawkins provides an example of how urban legends develop and circulate in a community. The legend is a part of a larger tradition of story telling and of urban legends such as "The Roommate's Death" which follow the same format. The legend is believed to be true, and many believe an actual event is the basis for the story. It is perpetuated by word of mouth, and like a ripple in a still body of water, it reaches beyond the campus and into the mainstream of the local community by means of the …

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"La Llorona": Evolución, Ideología Y Uso En El Mundo Hispano, Raquel Sáenz-Llano Louisiana State University

"La Llorona": Evolución, Ideología Y Uso En El Mundo Hispano, Raquel Sáenz-Llano

LSU Master's Theses

This thesis studies the evolution, ideology and use of the myth of La Llorona through time in the Hispanic World. Considering this myth as one of the most known traditional narratives of the American continent, I begin by providing visual, ethnohistorical and ethnographical insights of weeping in Mesoamerica and South America and the specific mention of a weeping woman in some Spanish chronicles to say how western values were stablished in “the new continent” through this legend. I suggest that during the postcolonialism the legend did not tell anymore about a mother that cries and search a place for their …

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Hex Workers: African American Women, Hoodoo, And Power In The Nineteenth- And Early Twentieth-Century U.S., Ann Kordas Johnson & Wales University

Hex Workers: African American Women, Hoodoo, And Power In The Nineteenth- And Early Twentieth-Century U.S., Ann Kordas

The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs

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Citing Seeds, Citing People: Bibliography And Indigenous Memory, Relations, And Living Knowledge-Keepers, Megan Peiser Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Oakland University

Citing Seeds, Citing People: Bibliography And Indigenous Memory, Relations, And Living Knowledge-Keepers, Megan Peiser Choctaw Nation Of Oklahoma

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By turning the page or reading further, you are accepting a responsibility to this story, its storyteller, its ancestors, and its future ancestors. You are accepting a relationship of reciprocity where you treat this knowledge as sacred for how it nourished you, share it only as it has been instructed to share, and to ensure it remains unviolated for future generations.

This story is told by myself, Megan Peiser, Chahta Ohoyo. I share knowledge entrusted to me by Anishinaabe women I call friends and sisters, by seed-keepers of many peoples Indigenous to Turtle Island, and knowledge come to me from …

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More Than Stone And Iron: Indigenous History And Incarceration In Canada, 1834-1996, Seth Adema Wilfrid Laurier University

More Than Stone And Iron: Indigenous History And Incarceration In Canada, 1834-1996, Seth Adema

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

This dissertation examines Indigenous (First Nation, Métis, and Inuit) history as played out in Canadian prisons. It argues that in the prison, processes of colonialism, decolonization, and neocolonialism took place simultaneously. In the nineteenth century, the prison was built as part of a network of colonial institutions and polices. It was imagined, designed, and built by representatives of the Canadian state alongside other colonial institutions, drawing on similar intellectual traditions. It maintains the imprint of this colonial origin. Prisons also became arenas for Indigenous cultural exchange and cultural creation, which in most cases subverted the logic of the prison. This …

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Mouloud Mammeri Dans La Bataille D’Alger, Hend Sadi Université d’Évry Val d’Essonne, France

Mouloud Mammeri Dans La Bataille D’Alger, Hend Sadi

Journal of Amazigh Studies

On ignore à quel point Mouloud Mammeri fut engagé dans le combat nationaliste pendant la Bataille d’Alger. Cet épisode est ici retracé en exploitant diverses sources dont un témoignage de son jeune cousin Gana Mammeri et des lettres inédites de l’écrivain écrites dans la clandestinité. L’examen de son itinéraire, l’analyse de sa production en tant que journaliste, romancier et intellectuel dans la confrontation au discours colonial et dans le débat interne au FLN, complètent les matériaux utilisés dans l’article. Replacées dans une perspective historique, ces données permettent de positionner Mouloud Mammeri dans le combat nationaliste et de comprendre l’hostilité ontologique …

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Excerpts From Letters Written By Van Geroux To Leona Taylor And Leilia Richards, Van Geroux 2023 The University of Maine

Excerpts From Letters Written By Van Geroux To Leona Taylor And Leilia Richards, Van Geroux

MF026 Islands and Bridges: Communities of Memory in Old Town, Maine

Compilation of excerpts from several letters written by Van Geroux to Leona Taylor (March 12, 1991), and Lelia Richards (several during 1994-1995). In these excerpts, Geroux reminisces about life on French Island in Old Town, Maine: the Shuffle Inn; baseball; children's entertainment; boxing; grocery stores; French Island characters; an extensive list of nicknames; taverns, barbershops, lumber yard, and railroad; street cleaners; movie theaters; priests; horses; feeding and butchering pigs; skiing; pickling and canning food; and beanhole beans. This typed transcript of compiled excerpts lacks overall context of each communication. There are no notations of the length of each excerpt, the …

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Letter From Christina Bouchard Duplissa To Her Cousin Amy Bouchard Morin, Christina Bouchard Duplissa, Amy Bouchard Morin 2023 The University of Maine

Letter From Christina Bouchard Duplissa To Her Cousin Amy Bouchard Morin, Christina Bouchard Duplissa, Amy Bouchard Morin

MF026 Islands and Bridges: Communities of Memory in Old Town, Maine

Letter from Christina Bouchard Duplissa to her cousin Amy Bouchard Morin, December 15, 1994. This letter contains reminiscences about Duplissa's early years on French Island in Old Town, Maine, between 1939 and 1950. She recalls children's games and other entertainment; and neighborhood relationships. Typed transcription, no original copy.

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John B. Skinner, Interviewed By Arthur Ruston, Part 1, John B. Skinner Jr. 2023 The University of Maine

John B. Skinner, Interviewed By Arthur Ruston, Part 1, John B. Skinner Jr.

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

John B. Skinner, interviewed by Arthur Ruston, November 17, 1977, at Mr. Skinner's home on State Street, Veazie, Maine. Mr. Skinner, age 70, has lived his entire life in Veazie. Skinner speaks about his memories of Veazie, older houses in town, notable people, sections of town, family genealogy, and his life as a photographer.

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Donna King And Spencer King, Interviewed By Anna Mary Milam, Part 4, Donna King, Spencer King 2023 The University of Maine

Donna King And Spencer King, Interviewed By Anna Mary Milam, Part 4, Donna King, Spencer King

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Donna King and Spencer King, interviewed by Anna Mary Milam, December 16, 1978, at their home. The Kings about their house in Veazie and Veazie history.

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Donna King And Spencer King, Interviewed By Anna Mary Milam, Part 3, Donna King, Spencer King 2023 The University of Maine

Donna King And Spencer King, Interviewed By Anna Mary Milam, Part 3, Donna King, Spencer King

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Donna King and Spencer King, interviewed by Anna Mary Milam, December 16, 1978, at their home. The Kings about their house in Veazie and Veazie history.

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Donna King And Spencer King, Interviewed By Anna Mary Milam, Part 2, Donna King, Spencer King 2023 The University of Maine

Donna King And Spencer King, Interviewed By Anna Mary Milam, Part 2, Donna King, Spencer King

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Donna King and Spencer King, interviewed by Anna Mary Milam, December 16, 1978, at their home. The Kings about their house in Veazie and Veazie history.

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Donna King And Spencer King, Interviewed By Anna Mary Milam, Part 1, Donna King, Spencer King 2023 The University of Maine

Donna King And Spencer King, Interviewed By Anna Mary Milam, Part 1, Donna King, Spencer King

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Donna King and Spencer King, interviewed by Anna Mary Milam, December 16, 1978, at their home. The Kings about their house in Veazie and Veazie history.

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Blanche Smith, Interviewed By Stephen Richard, Blanche L. Smith 2023 The University of Maine

Blanche Smith, Interviewed By Stephen Richard, Blanche L. Smith

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Blanche Smith, interviewed by Stephen Richard, December 13, 1978, for AY 125, fall 1978, Veazie, Maine. Smith talks about her house and Veazie history.

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Clyde And Ekaterine Crowe And Frances Denaco, Interviewed By Sherry Walsh, Clyde Crowe, Ekaterine Crowe, Frances Denaco 2023 The University of Maine

Clyde And Ekaterine Crowe And Frances Denaco, Interviewed By Sherry Walsh, Clyde Crowe, Ekaterine Crowe, Frances Denaco

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Clyde and Ekaterine Crowe and Frances Denaco, interviewed by Sherry Walsh, December 21, 1978, for AY 125, fall 1978, Veazie, Maine. Interview with the Crowes and Denaco about the Crowe’s house; the Veazie Elms Tourist Lodge; and Veazie history.

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William Aldrich, Interviewed By Randi Weisberger, William Aldrich 2023 The University of Maine

William Aldrich, Interviewed By Randi Weisberger, William Aldrich

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

William Aldrich, interviewed by Randi Weisberger, December 14, 1978, for AY 125, fall 1978, Veazie, Maine. Aldrich talks about his house and the history of Veazie. Veazie History and Architecture Project.

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Edith And Byrd Pomeroy, Interviewed By Marilyn Cross, Edith Pomeroy, Byrd Pomeroy 2023 The University of Maine

Edith And Byrd Pomeroy, Interviewed By Marilyn Cross, Edith Pomeroy, Byrd Pomeroy

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Edith and Byrd Pomeroy, interviewed by Marilyn Cross, November 29, 1978, for AY 125, fall 1978, Veazie, Maine. The Pomeroys talk about their house in Veazie.

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Kenneth Hayes, Interviewed By Sarah Winsor, Kenneth Hayes 2023 The University of Maine

Kenneth Hayes, Interviewed By Sarah Winsor, Kenneth Hayes

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Kenneth Hayes, interviewed by Sarah Winsor, December 15, 1978, for AY 125, fall 1978, Veazie, Maine. Hayes talks about his house which was built by Samuel Veazie for his son, John Veazie about 1829.

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Seminar, Presented By Henry Glassie, Part 2, Henry Glassie 2023 The University of Maine

Seminar, Presented By Henry Glassie, Part 2, Henry Glassie

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Seminar, presented by Henry Glassie, February 24, 1978, Orono, Maine (NAFOH). Recording of seminar by Glassie in connection with the AY 125 class on Veazie History and Architecture.

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Seminar, Presented By Henry Glassie, Part 1, Henry Glassie 2023 The University of Maine

Seminar, Presented By Henry Glassie, Part 1, Henry Glassie

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Seminar, presented by Henry Glassie, February 24, 1978, Orono, Maine (NAFOH). Recording of seminar by Glassie in connection with the AY 125 class on Veazie History and Architecture.

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Jennie Flanders And Elliot Sidelinker, Interviewed By Patricia Murkland, Part 2, Jennie Sidelinker Flanders, Elliot Sidelinker 2023 The University of Maine

Jennie Flanders And Elliot Sidelinker, Interviewed By Patricia Murkland, Part 2, Jennie Sidelinker Flanders, Elliot Sidelinker

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Jennie Flanders and Elliot Sidelinker, interviewed by Patricia Murkland, January 10, 1978, for AY 125, fall 1977, Veazie, Maine. Flanders and Sidelinker (sister and brother) talk about growing up on the River Road in Veazie in a family of 14 children; Veazie history.

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Jessie Fraser, Interviewed By Patricia Murkland, Jessie L. Fraser 2023 The University of Maine

Jessie Fraser, Interviewed By Patricia Murkland, Jessie L. Fraser

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Jessie L. Fraser, interviewed by Patricia Murkland, February 1, 1978, AY 125, fall 1977, Veazie, Maine. Fraser talks about her childhood in Veazie and her home.

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Jennie Flanders And Elliot Sidelinker, Interviewed By Patricia Murkland, Part 1, Jennie Sidelinker Flanders, Elliot Sidelinker 2023 The University of Maine

Jennie Flanders And Elliot Sidelinker, Interviewed By Patricia Murkland, Part 1, Jennie Sidelinker Flanders, Elliot Sidelinker

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Jennie Flanders and Elliot Sidelinker, interviewed by Patricia Murkland, January 10, 1978, for AY 125, fall 1977, Veazie, Maine. Flanders and Sidelinker (sister and brother) talk about growing up on the River Road in Veazie in a family of 14 children; Veazie history.

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Lyndon M. Sidelinker, Interviewed By Patricia Murkland, Part 2, Lyndon M. Sidelinker 2023 The University of Maine

Lyndon M. Sidelinker, Interviewed By Patricia Murkland, Part 2, Lyndon M. Sidelinker

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Lyndon M. Sidelinker, interviewed by Patricia Murkland for AY 125, fall 1977, Orono, Maine. Sidelinker, owner of University Barber Shop in Orono, talks about his life in Veazie up to 1937. Tape is garbled.

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Lyndon M. Sidelinker, Interviewed By Patricia Murkland, Part 1, Lyndon M. Sidelinker 2023 The University of Maine

Lyndon M. Sidelinker, Interviewed By Patricia Murkland, Part 1, Lyndon M. Sidelinker

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Lyndon M. Sidelinker, interviewed by Patricia Murkland for AY 125, fall 1977, Orono, Maine. Sidelinker, owner of University Barber Shop in Orono, talks about his life in Veazie up to 1937. Tape is garbled.

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Blanche Smith, Interviewed By Dona Brotz, Part 1, Blanche L. Smith 2023 The University of Maine

Blanche Smith, Interviewed By Dona Brotz, Part 1, Blanche L. Smith

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Blanche Smith, interviewed by Dona Brotz, December 7, 1977, for AY 125, fall 1977, at the Smith home in Veazie, Maine. Smith talks about Veazie history; her family; houses in Veazie. Her ancestor, Joseph Page, was the first white European to settle in Veazie sometime prior to 1779. Brief discussion of family genealogy.

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