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“The Influence Of Social Media And Algorithmic Capitalism On Popular Fiction”, Emma Bracken

2026 Research Poster Competition

In giving over literature wholly to the market, collapsing as far as possible the distance between literature’s residually sacral significance as a repository of higher values and its everyday function as a commodity, Amazon in one sense intensifies a phenomenon occasioned by the consolidation of publishing in recent decades into immense multinational media conglomerates,” writes professor Mark McGurl in his book, Everything and Less: The Novel in the Age of Amazon (2021). McGurl’s research on Amazon’s role in the literary industry created a baseline for my research on the use of algorithms in digital marketplaces as they relate to literary …

"Leafing" Through The Chinese Opera: Phytopoetics In The Peony Pavilion, Madison Bussell Escoto

2026 Research Poster Competition

Ornamental flowering plants have been instrumental symbols in literature across all times and cultures. I’m examining why flowers are such perceptual stimulants, sexual symbols, and literary agents. Through the lens of Joela Jacob’s term “phytopoetics,” which describes the impact of plant life on the human imagination and culture; botany; and literary scholarship, I will look closely at this phenomenon in The Peony Pavilion, a Chinese opera from 1598 which features the first recognized complex and convincing female protagonist in world literature. Exploring “the garden” as a place, I will present the embodied, sensory, and relational elements of the human-flower relationship …

Book Review/Reading Reflection Assignment For Eng 201, Kelley Vick

Open Educational Resources

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To Print A Remake: An Analysis Of Hollywood Remakes And Their Cultural Value, Connor F. Seaton

Honors Undergraduate Theses

In recent years, audiences and movie critics have expressed concern that Hollywood’s growing reliance on remakes, sequels, franchises, and similar adaptations has led to a broader worry that originality is fading from modern cinema and that the industry is instead focused on using adaptations to maximize profits. Although adaptation is often seen as a commercially driven framework for reproducing existing intellectual property in a new media format, this thesis argues that it should be recognized as an autonomous cultural category with its own artistic, historical, and social significance and merit. By analyzing adaptation scholarship and reviewing its complex historical development, …

“What Am I Reading This Draft For?” Using Reading Filters To Enhance Your Peer Feedback, Kaitlin Clinnin, Mellisa Huffman, Benjamin Keating

English Faculty Research

Reading is a key part of the peer feedback process, and yet how to read peer drafts often receives less attention than other stages of this process.1 As a result, students may ask, “What am I reading this draft for?” Within this question are student concerns about the rhetorical and pedagogical purposes of reading peer drafts as well as the students’ own credibility and ability to read peer work compared to other presumably more “expert” sources of feedback. The chapter helps students grasp the social and rhetorical purposes of reading for peer workshops. It then presents a set of reading …

The World Of Magic Suite: The Emergence Of A Light Novelist, Frederick A. Drayton The Third

Master's Projects

This Master’s Thesis, "THE WORLD OF MAGIC SUITE: THE EMERGENCE OF A LIGHT NOVELIST," is a collection of loosely related fictional works rooted in a seven-year-old promise made by the author to a family member. The project serves as an exploration of the author’s evolving voice and approach to writing fiction, using the unifying theme of "The Personal is The Political is The Supernatural" to build immersive fantasy worlds. The suite contains three distinct narratives. "Apathy’s Reward," a dark fantasy short story, follows Calrie DuNacht, the Apathetic Exorcist of the Golden Cathedral, as she confronts grief and the discomfort of …

Mad Or Uncontrollable? Reading Female Madness In Three Gothic Texts, Amy Marie Bueno

Dissertations and Theses

My thesis employs comparative close reading framed by disability studies to analyze representations of female madness in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Jean Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea, and Isabel Allende’s “If You Touched My Heart.” Drawing on theories of socially constructed disability, it argues that Bertha, Antoinette, and Hortensia are framed as “mad women” not through inherent pathology, but through patriarchal violence, colonial domination, and institutional power. By integrating the social model of disability with feminist theory, this thesis examines how women are rendered disabled within societies influenced by Social Darwinism and eugenic ideologies.

This thesis further incorporates Gothic theory and …

Editorial, Staff -

PASAA

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A Bibliometric Analysis Of Research On Cefr-Based English Speaking Pedagogy : Trends And Directions, Saima Khan, Azidah Abu Zidena, Zoofishan Khanb

PASAA

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Visualizing Cefr Implementation In English Language Teaching : A Bibliometric Trend Analysis (2015–2025), Heppy Mutammimah, Rini Amelia, Noor Aina Herliana, Siti Kustini, Anida Fadhilah Jati, Mala Rovikasari

PASAA

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Mapping The Kku-Aelt Reading Test To The Cefr : A Standard-Setting Study, Sivakorn Tangsakul, Kornwipa Poonpon

PASAA

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Aligning The Culi Test With Cefr Illustrative Scales, Sasithorn Limgomolvilas

PASAA

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Development And Validation Of An Algorithmic Randomization Model For A Cefr-Aligned English Proficiency Test For College Students, Jamjumrat Deeprom

PASAA

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Teachers Navigating Intercultural Tensions In The Cefr-Informed English Language Teaching In Indonesian Pesantren, Ahmad Madkur

PASAA

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From Policy To Practice In Assessment : A Cefr-Aligned Professional Development Model For Classroom-Based Assessment In Iranian Efl Classrooms, Amir Ghajarieh, Zuraidah Mohd Don

PASAA

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Cogniwrite : Ai-Enhanced Smart Handouts For Cefr-Based Language Instruction And Retention In Higher Education, Diannike Putri, Barlian Kristanto

PASAA

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Heteronormativity And Gender Inequality In Three Esp Textbooks In Thailand : Multimodal Discourse Analysis, Akkasit Kathapant, Kriangkrai Vathanalaoha

PASAA

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From Formative Policy To Performative Grading Practices : Esl Teachers’ Enactment Of Classroom-Based Assessment In Malaysian Primary Schools, Anwar Farhan Mohamad Marzaini, Shahazwan Mat Yusoff

PASAA

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The Role Of Translation In Second Language Acquisition : Relevance And Practical Applications In The 21st Century, Benjawan Tipprachaban

PASAA

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Examining Efl Writing Through Tutor–Tutee Interactions And Revisions : A Case Study Of An L2 Learner In Video-Mediated Online Tutorials, Mei-Hsing Tsai, Wei-Ting Chang, Ya-Ting Chiang

PASAA

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Effects Of The Learning-Oriented Writing Assessment Model On Efl Undergraduate Students’ Writing Ability, Heng Lu, Chatraporn Piamsai

PASAA

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A Contextual And Work-Based Language Practice Instructional Model Development To Enhance English-Speaking Skills For Effective Customer Service Among Thai Vocational Students, Henry Yuh Anchunda, Suparada Anchunda, Wareerat Kaewurai, Pakorn Prachanban, Taweesak Sawangmek

PASAA

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Beyond Linguistic Accuracy : A Culturally Embedded Framework For Assessing Cross-Cultural Speaking Ability Through Performance And Reflective Inquiry, Chotiwan Yaemkhayai, Ruedeerath Chusanachoti, Theerawat Theerapojjanee

PASAA

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Comparative Rhetorical Analysis Of Discussion Sections In Chinese And English Research Articles Across Disciplines, Jingfen Jin, Angkana Tongpoon Patanasorn

PASAA

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Developing Interactional Competence In The Era Of Chatgpt, Hansun Zhang Waring

PASAA

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Exploring The Interrelationship Among Emotional Intelligence, Achievement Goals, Cultural Identity, And Self-Actualization On L2 Proficiency : A Path Analysis Of Iranian Efl Learners, Reza Taherkhani, Hashem Sharafi

PASAA

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The Predictive Validity Of Ielts And Vietnam High School Graduation Examination English Test : Evidence From English Majors, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Hung Viet Nguyen

PASAA

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Pragmatic Competence And Transfer In Requests And Refusals : A Study Of Efl University Students In Southern Thailand, Uraiwan Rattanapan Noonkong, Usa Intharaksa

PASAA

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As If It Were Food: A Prose Translation Of The Old English Genesis B, Kane R. Malone

Electronic Theses & Dissertations (2024 - present)

The anonymous Old English poem known as “Genesis B” comes down to us as one of the most inherently human retellings of the Fall of Adam and Eve. Despite this, the piece is seldom read by the average twenty-first century middle-school learner. The poem, originally penned in Old English, has been translated into modern English numerous times, yet as I read through a variety of these translations, they all seemed to downplay the human element which I found intriguing. Thus, I created my own translation of “Genesis B” with a more general audience in mind, looking to create something that …

Creating A Social Media Campaign, Alexa Capeloto

Open Educational Resources

Students research an issue related to social good and apply visual, news, and digital literacy skills to design an original image and a proposed social media campaign.