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"Elegy At 10,000 Feet," "Pink Moon," "Day In Reverse Order", Paulette Bane

Faculty Research and Publications

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Inherited Wounds: Generational Trauma In Postcolonial Film And Narrative Fiction Of The Global South, Sabrina Testi Melgarejo

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The theorization of trauma in literary studies emerged in the 1990s, evolving from its physiological origins to a multidisciplinary framework encompassing literature, psychology, and history. However, classical trauma theory, rooted in Western scholarship and focused on singular traumatic events, has been criticized for its limitations in addressing collective and ongoing trauma in non-Western contexts. This thesis responds to a call for a more inclusive approach to trauma studies, examining how multi-generational and cultural trauma is represented in non-Western postcolonial films and literature from the Global South, including works from the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Cuba, Angola, Mozambique, Vietnam, and Lebanon.

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Plurality Of Countable Nouns In Chinese And Indonesian: Morphological And Syntactic Perspectives With Pedagogical Implications, Hatmi Idris

International Review of Humanities Studies

This study investigates the plural meaning and expression of countable nouns in Chinese and Indonesian from morphological and syntactic perspectives and explores implications for language pedagogy. Although both languages encode plurality, they employ distinct mechanisms, which may pose challenges for Indonesian learners of Chinese. Using a qualitative, literature-based approach, data were drawn from scholarly studies, Chinese teaching materials, and reference sources such as dictionaries. Analysis focused on morphological markers, including affixation and reduplication, as well as syntactic structures, such as numeral–classifier phrases and quantifiers constructions. The findings show that Chinese expresses plurality through the suffix –men, classifier-based syntactic patterns, …

The Influence Of Meme Culture On The Perception Of Japanese Music: A Survey Of Dolphin In Town-Kingo Hamada, Salsabila Alfajri, Bambang Wibawarta

International Review of Humanities Studies

The research aims to explore the influence of meme culture on the perception of Japanese music in the digital era, specifically analyzing the impact of meme culture on the song "Dolphin in Town" by Kingo Hamada. This study utilized quantitative methods, with surveys as the main technique for data collection. The results showed that meme culture plays an important role in introducing songs and artists that may not have previously received attention. The study also highlights the diverse impacts of meme culture on the perception of Japanese music, including its influence on popularizing, accepting, and interpreting music in various ways. …

The Systematics Of Online Debt Collection Speech In Indonesian, Filia Filia Dr., Muhammad Rifqi Herjoko

International Review of Humanities Studies

This study examines the discourse systematics used in the online loan collection speeches in the Indonesian language. Online loans are one of the financial services that are widely used by the people nowadays. However, the efforts to collect these loans have raised issues within the community. This study aims to elaborate on the speech acts and systematics forming the discourse of online loan collection. This study is using 50 screenshots of online loan collection messages on Instagram accounts as the data source. Research data is in the form of speeches used by the creditors to collect debt from the debtors. …

China's Cultural Diplomacy And Its Engagement With The Peranakan Community In Malacca, Kotchaphop Kornphetcharat, Lee Yuen Thien

International Review of Humanities Studies

China's cultural diplomacy utilizes a range of strategies, including cultural exchange programs, media outreach, and people-to-people interactions, to further its national interests and enhance its international image. The primary aims are to foster a positive perception of China, build mutual understanding and trust with other nations, and expand China's cultural and economic influence. The overseas Chinese community in Southeast Asia has been recognized as a crucial conduit for advancing Chinese cultural policy globally. Recently, the Chinese government has conducted official visits to the Baba & Nyonya Heritage Museum in Malacca, Malaysia, exemplifying its efforts to engage with the local community. …

The Great Regress, Samuel Schirra

Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal

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What The Birds Had To Say About It, Charlie W. Starr

Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal

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Cat’S Death, David Isaacs

Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal

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What's Their Story? To Help Save The Humanities, Let's Listen To English Majors, Kevin T. Caffrey

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

Amid declining enrollment in humanities programs throughout the United States, the English major has been hit the hardest. This article gives voice to current English majors about why they choose to enroll in a program that often receives criticism pertaining to its value and worth. This study provides a literature review of the history of higher education in the United States, an examination of the humanities backlash that has evolved over the past half-century, and an exploration of the value of a degree in English. In addition, it provides survey results from a small group of English majors currently enrolled …

Bruce Smith, Raymond Carver Reading Series, December 3, 2025, Bruce Smith

Raymond Carver Reading Series

A video recording of Bruce Smith reading on December 3, 2025, as part of the Syracuse University Creative Writing Program's Raymond Carver Reading Series. Running time: 26:36.

Paula Saunders, Raymond Carver Reading Series, October 29, 2025, Paula Saunders

Raymond Carver Reading Series

A video recording of Paula Saunders reading on October 29, 2025, as part of the Syracuse University Creative Writing Program's Raymond Carver Reading Series. Running time: 31:41.

Lidia Yuknavitch, Raymond Carver Reading Series, September 24, 2025, Lidia Yuknavitch

Raymond Carver Reading Series

A video recording of Lidia Yuknavitch reading on September 24, 2025, as part of the Syracuse University Creative Writing Program's Raymond Carver Reading Series. Running time: 24:51.

Debbie Urbanski, Raymond Carver Reading Series, September 10, 2025, Debbie Urbanski

Raymond Carver Reading Series

A video recording of Debbie Urbanski reading on September 10, 2025, as part of the Syracuse University Creative Writing Program's Raymond Carver Reading Series. Running time: 39:18.

Carroll Beauvais, Raymond Carver Reading Series, October 22, 2025, Carroll Beauvais

Raymond Carver Reading Series

A video recording of Carroll Beauvais reading on October 22, 2025, as part of the Syracuse University Creative Writing Program's Raymond Carver Reading Series. Running time: 32:33.

Francine J. Harris, Raymond Carver Reading Series, November 12, 2025, Francine J. Harris

Raymond Carver Reading Series

A video recording of francine j. harris reading on November 12, 2025, as part of the Syracuse University Creative Writing Program's Raymond Carver Reading Series. Running time: 37:40.

Timeless: A Sanctuary In Libraries, Taylor D. Vaughan

Masters Theses

This Master of Fine Arts Creative Writing thesis focuses on the literary element: character development. It includes a vision and background for the thesis project as a whole. An analysis of characters involved in wartime conflict will focus on William Shakespeare’s tragedies Macbeth and Hamlet and various characters in C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia. The creative manuscript that concludes the thesis incorporates fantasy and war genres and character development research. The manuscript aims to shed light on traumatic events in our modern world rather than use escapism in fantasy to ignore them.

The Rhythms Of Our Bones, Thomas Henry Bowling

Online Theses and Dissertations

Grief is universal. It permeates all things. This collection is organized into four sections, each concerned with such universality, such permeability, and how the “small,” personal griefs of human relationships echo and form dialogues with the larger, more global griefs of war and violence. Ultimately, at the core of this collection, lies an investigation of family, masculinity, and how all griefs are absorbed and passed down by the generations that have preceded us.

Chapter 1: Lottie, Andrea Marion

CLAMANTIS: The MALS Journal

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Neighbors Within & Strangers Without: Kafka, Zizek, And Neighbors Without A Roof, Mackintosh Bennett

CLAMANTIS: The MALS Journal

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Blocking, Enacted, To Avoid Burns Of The Fourth Degree, Jameson Buckau

Floodwall Magazine

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Falling Or Flying?, J.G. Grev

Floodwall Magazine

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Words Of Power, Brenden Kimpe

Floodwall Magazine

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You Know Where To Find Me, And I Know Where To Look, Veronika Linstrom

Floodwall Magazine

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The Laws Of Time Travel, Drake Carnes

Floodwall Magazine

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When I Was Five, Ceallan Hunter

Floodwall Magazine

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Mourning, As Expressed In Dancing, Maren Schettler

Floodwall Magazine

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Product Review: Self Reflection, Veronika Linstrom

Floodwall Magazine

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The Jonah Complex, Jonah Stroup

Floodwall Magazine

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Odesa Will Never Be A 'Russian' City Again, Ian R. Singleton

Living in Languages

Russophone poet Galina Itskovich wrote the statement serving as the title of this text about the identity of her native Odesa, Ukraine in 2023, more than a year and a half after the full-scale invasion by Russia. I propose an examination of the relationship of contemporary Odesan writers to the Russian language. Sources for this examination include the work of writers in or from Odesa such as Galina Itskovich, Maria Galina, Oleg Fesenko, and Igor Bozhko. To discuss what this situation means for translation, such as is demanded by Ukraine’s 2019 law on the status of the Ukrainian language, I …