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Exhibitions Of Outsider Art Since 1947, Christina Mccollum

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The search for a “raw art,” untouched by the corrupting effects of culture, led Jean Dubuffet and others to collect, under the heading Art Brut (Outsider art), art made by the mentally ill and otherwise disenfranchised, poor, uneducated, elderly, and/or physically disabled. Since Dubuffet’s codification of Art Brut around 1945, the Outsider has been identified by cultural isolation, mental distance and a requisite discovery by some cultural insider, paternal or exploitative. This discoverer - whether doctor, artist or collector - becomes a translator of sorts, instructing audiences through exhibitions as to how they should receive this work by marginalized artists. …

Genre, Representation, And Memory In Spanish Civil War Texts By Women From Spain And The United States, Jennifer Prince

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This dissertation seeks to addresses a lacuna in the androcentric Spanish Civil War literary canon by recovering women’s voices writing about the war from the 1930s to the present. It also examines the war stories women tell and how they represent themselves and others when writing about the Spanish Civil War. All of the seven authors examined here write through the lens of some distance—either as American citizens observing the war or as the descendants of the war’s survivors—but each with an intimate connection rooted in biology or ideology. The foundation of this dissertation is close reading and textual analysis …

Past Peer Victimization Experiences And Current Psychological Well-Being And Ethnic Identity Among South Asian College Students, Rejitha Nair

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Very little is known about the peer victimization experiences of South Asian immigrant students and the factors involved in these experiences. The present study retrospectively investigated the peer victimization experiences of South Asian immigrant students in high school, the perceived reasons for victimization, and how these experiences relate to their psychological well-being and ethnic identity as college students. Two hundred and twenty college students, who were first or second generation immigrants from South Asia (e.g., India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal) and attended high school in the United States, participated in the study.

Overall, the results revealed that …

Albert Camus's Mediterraneanism In La Peste, Jacquelyn Libby

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The following dissertation uses the speech Camus gave at the inauguration of a new community arts center in Algiers in 1937, entitled “La Culture Indigène. La Nouvelle Culture Méditerranéenne,” to show that this expression of Mediterraneanism, as well as its evolution, can be detected in his novel La Peste, which was published ten years later in 1947. The bearing of Camus’s identification with the Mediterranean world on his speech is that it generated a sense of in-betweenness. This in-betweenness, I argue, is a key feature of Camus’s Mediterranean thought that is also found in La Peste’s subject matter, …

Arghhh! My Computer Screen Froze: A “Glitch” In K-12 Blended Learning Classrooms, Tricia P.A. Herbert

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Our life-world occupies spaces drawn to new and emerging technologies that mediate our experiences to self, others, and the world. The presence of old and new technologies, the blackboard to the computer, in classrooms play a prominent role in shaping America’s education system. Schools today evolved from the technologies we design and use as individuals and as a society. Also, private and public K-12 education stakeholders believe blended learning, the meeting of traditional, face-to-face schooling with online learning at or from a school building, will transform schools. However, blended learning as a field lacks inquiry focused on K-12 school settings …

The Lived Experience Of Feeling Disrespected, Nadine Donahue

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The purpose of this study is to explore the lived experience of feeling disrespected. The participants were registered professional nurses, with at least two years of clinical experience. A phenomenological approach utilizing Giorgi’s method was used to analyze the data and interpret the findings for this study. New knowledge about feeling disrespected contributes to nursing science and may help nurses and organizations that employ them, provide a healthy work environment that supports and retain them. The experience of feeling disrespected was illuminated by the following themes; “Powerless, feeling like a “nobody,” treated like you are “stupid,” utter discouragement and broken …

Spectacular Politics And Everyday Performance: Tracing Music From Ceauşescu’S Romania To Multicultural America, Benjamin Dumbauld

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Drawing from fieldwork conducted throughout the United States and Canada, this dissertation examines the continued performance of socialist-era music within the Romanian-American community. It addresses why a community largely made up of people who sought to leave the country during the authoritarian regime of Nicolae Ceauşescu continue to perform music tied to that period by tracing the historical performance and reception of multiple genres, ranging from traditional peasant music to folk rock. The dissertation begins by examining the nationalization of Romania’s music industry under the early socialist regime (1944-1965), and locates the difficulties Communist Party members confronted in delineating a …

Meaning Through Things, Marilynn Johnson

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Interpretation is the process by which we find meaning in the things in the world around us: clouds on the horizon, bones, street signs, hairbrushes, uniforms, paintings, letters, and utterances. But where does that meaning come from and on what basis are we justified in saying a particular meaning is the right meaning? Drawing from debates in the philosophy of language, I argue that a complete theory of meaning and interpretation must be grounded in intentions. My argument employs research in the philosophy of language, aesthetics, linguistics, and cognitive science to develop a general framework of interpretation. This framework is …

El Español De Canarias Y La Canariedad En La España Autonómica: Un Estudio Glotopolítico, Pablo Guerra

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

In this dissertation I intend to analyze the abundance of discourses about the Spanish from the Canary Islands from the 1980’s to present day. I have identified two key processes that are part of the consolidation of an autonomous field of reflection on language in the Canary Islands: the development of descriptive studies of the Spanish spoken in the Canary Islands carried out in the Department of Spanish Language at the Universidad de La Laguna (Tenerife) during the first twenty five years of democracy in Spain, as well as the creation of the Canarian Academy of Language in the year …

In Search Of Homo Sociologicus, Yunqi Xue

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The subject of this dissertation is to build an epistemic logic system that is able to show the spreading of knowledge and beliefs in a social network that contains multiple subgroups. Epistemic logic is the study of logical systems that express mathematical properties of knowledge and belief. In recent years, there have been increasing number of new epistemic logic systems that are focused on community properties such as knowledge and belief adoption among friends.

We are interested in revisable and actionable social knowledge/belief that leads to a large group action. Instead of centralized coordination, bottom-up approach is our focus. We …

Testing Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Equivalence In Multinational Clinical Trials: An Exemplar Using The 12-Item Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale, Jeremy Hobart, D Hussein, T Yusef, T Murat

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

Out Of The Box: Homegrown In Greater Lafayette: Hispanic Community In Greater Lafayette [Full Paper], Sara King

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Students from the Honors 299 course, “Homegrown,” researched local Hispanic culture, sound, green spaces, and coffee shops, among other areas of study, as well as the role of each in establishing a sense of place.

Lanthorn, Vol. 52, No. 04, August 31, 2017, Grand Valley State University

Volume 52, July 10, 2017 - April 23, 2018

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

The Disperata, From Medieval Italy To Renaissance France, Gabriella Scarlatta

Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture

Rich with morose invectives, the Italian lyric genre of the disperata builds toward a crescendo of despair, with the speakers damning and condemning their beloved, their enemy, their destiny, Fortune, Love, and often themselves. Although Petrarch and Petrarchism have been amply analyzed as fertile sources for late Renaissance poets in France, the influence of the Italian disperata in this context has yet to receive proper scholarly attention. This study explores how the language and themes of the disperata - including hopelessness, death, suicide, doomed love, collective trauma, and damnations - are creatively adopted by several generations of poets from its …

Will Un Article 24 Lead To The Demise Of Special Education Or To Its Re-Affirmation?, C Hyatt, G Hornby

Plymouth Institute of Education

Article 24 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) contains the first legal enshrinement of the right to inclusive education for people with disabilities. The UNCRPD maintains that children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have a basic human right to be educated in mainstream schools. However, this does not take into account their moral right to receive the education most appropriate to their needs. Therefore, it is asserted by this review that fully implementing Article 24 may not be in the best interest of all children with SEND. Article 24 calls for …

Women’S Health Rights In Canadian-Anglophone African Human Rights Engagements: Normativity, Indigeneity And The Spaces Beyond The Norm Life Cycle, Irehobhude Iyioha

The Transnational Human Rights Review

Canada has a demonstrated interest in sustaining a human rights agenda in Anglophone Africa. While this commitment is of common knowledge, its nature and achievements, as well as associated complications and possibilities have not been subjected to as much critical analysis as these issues deserve. This paper takes a prelusive step towards a rigorous assessment of human rights engagements between Canada and the Anglophone African region within the specific field of women’s health. It conducts a summative appraisal of the nature of norms and a dialectic enquiry into the origin of norms within the context of Finnemore and Sikkink’s theory …

Taking The Mountain To All The Mohammeds: Elements Of Embedded Librarianship At A Large University, Viola Voß

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

No abstract provided.

Google Scholar, Sci-Hub And Libgen: Could They Be Our New Partners?, Louis Houle

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

No abstract provided.

New Trends In Academic Library Partnerships: Academic Libraries And Digital Humanities, Maria Cassella

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

No abstract provided.

Extending The Live Chat Reference Service At The University Of Turin – A Case Study, Franco Bungaro, Maria Vittoria Muzzupapa, Marco Stefano Tomatis

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

No abstract provided.

Amicus Curiae Memorandum Of The Arc Of King County, The Arc Of Washington State, Teamchild, Washington Autisim Alliance & Advocacy, Open Doors For Multicultural Families, Seattle Special Education Ptsa, Bellevue Special Needs Pta, Gary Stobbe, M.D., James Mancini, And Rep. Gerry Pollet

Washington Supreme Court Documents

No abstract provided.

Efektifitas Penggunaan Pendekatan Pembelajaran Berbasis Masalah (Problem Based Learning) Dalam Pembelajaran Matakuliah Metodologi Penelitian Bahasa Arab, Moh. Ainin

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

The aim of this research is to describe the effectiveness of using Problem Based Learning (PBL) approach in Arabic Language Research Method Class. It uses a quasi-experimental (pre- experimental design). The result shows that generally using PBL is effective in both aspects of the learning process and the learning outcomes. The specific findings in this research is that the using PBL is not effective for students in the lower class category both from the aspect of competence, learning attitude, willingness to learn, learn discipline, and activeness in class.

Penerjemahan Tindak Tutur Direktif Bahasa Jepang Dalam Novel Nijuushi No Hitomi Dan Dua Belas Pasang Mata Karya Sakae Tsuboi, Vita Dyah Pietasari

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

The background of this research was based on the emerging common issue related to translation, which is the meaning shift from the source language to the target language as the result of the translation. The research focused on the translation of Japanese Directive Speech Act from the Japanese-language novel to Indonesian entitled Nijuushi no Hitomi and Dua Belas Pasang Mata written by Sakae Tsuboi. The purpose of this research is to describe the type of directive speech act, the translation technique used to translate, and the resulting translation quality. The findings of the research demonstrate that: (1) The type of …

Implementasi Pembelajaran Entrepreneurial Dalam Pendidikan Seni Rupa, Moeljadi Pranata

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study aims to develop a model of entrepreneurial learning in the field of art education in secondary schools. For this purpose, teachers have developed textbooks designed in accordance with the entrepreneurial learning cycle. The study found that art education teaching materials, designed according to specific learning strategies, have the potential to improve learners' entrepreneurial mindset. The results of this study offer strategic value for the development of entrepreneurship education in Indonesia, particularly considering that the findings have the potential to be extended to other fields and subjects across various types and levels of education.

Coping With L2 Sociopragmatic Sensitivity Using A Story-Based Approach, Musli Ariani, A. Effendi Kadarisman

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

Previous research findings have led to a gap that sociopragmatic failure, instead of pragmalinguistic failure, has scarcely been resolved despite its crucial function in communication. Therefore, this paper proposes a story-based approach, particularly a joint storytelling with multi-party interaction, to deal with learners’ L2 sociopragmatic sensitivity. EFL learners with diverse cultural backgrounds need a motivating environment with agents that can co-construct experiences for optimum learning. By telling stories, learners are engaged in social relations that set them into interpersonal interaction demanding sociopragmatic awareness necessary for the development of their L2 sociopragmatic competence. For this purpose, classroom implementation follows the dimensions …

Retracted: Power And Gender Oppression In Lauren Weisberger’S The Devil Wears Prada And Seth Graham Smith’S Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, Erliska Erliska

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

Following a rigorous, carefully concerns and considered review of the article published in Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya to article entitled “POWER AND GENDER OPPRESSION IN LAUREN WEISBERGER’S THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA AND SETH GRAHAM SMITH’S PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES” Vol 45, No 2 (Agustus 2017) URL: https://journal2.um.ac.id/index.php/jbs/article/view/1727 This paper has been found to be in violation of the Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya’ publication principles and has been retracted. The article contained redundant material, the editor investigated and found that the paper published in International Conference on Education and Science …

Analisis Wacana Kritis Pembentukan Stereotip Pemerintah Oleh Hti, Ali Kusno, Abd. Rahmad, Nur Bety

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study aims to reveal the stereotypes about government formed by HTI in the propaganda bulletin articles published in Al-Islam. This study uses descriptive qualitative critical discourse analysis approach of Fairclough’s models. Based on textual analysis (micro analysis), discourse practical analysis and socio-cultural practical dimension (macro) the buletin indicates that HTI provides a solution by building a positive stigma against the struggle doctrine of HTI, namely the application of Islamic law and the need for Godly Muslim leaders. To reinforce the positive stigma about the ideology and the concept, HTI formed a variety of negative stereotypes of the Government by …

Lingga Yoni Jejak Peradaban Masyarakat (Jawa, Bali) Dari Perspektif Positivistik, Sunoto Sunoto

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

Lingga-Yoni artifact is found to be a part of various traces of Javanese civilization. The artifact was created and is still meaningful for Javanese society. Its meaning depends on the point of view taken. As a part of critical thought, there are several points of view selected to find the meaning of the lingga-yoni artifact, they are anthropological, formal-structural, mythological, philosophical, and positivistic. From the positivistic point of view, lingga-yoni artifact might be assessed as the basis of probability and causal laws viewed from the relevant construct of positivistic thoughts.

Kohesi Gramatikal: Kajian Keutuhan Wacana Tugas Mahasiswa Pendidikan Bahasa Dan Sastra Indonesia, Fakultas Bahasa Dan Sastra, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Azis Azis, Juanda Juanda

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study aims to elaborate on the use of grammatical cohesion student assignment. The research method is content analysis. Data source is the text contained in the student assignment Indonesian Language and Literature Education. The data in the form of grammatical cohesion. Data analysed with the method content analysis. The results showed that: first, the pronouns. The use of pronouns we and they are often used in stringing sentences students conducted again. Second, the substitution. Substitution that occurs in the tasks students are generally limited to the replacement of the word or group of words with pronouns. Third, the elepsis. …

Stilistika Dialog Qur’Ani Dalam Kisah Nabi Nuh As., Asep Sopian

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This research confirms that the language style used in the narratives of Alquran is theistic style, which varies depending on the context and the theme as well as the contemporary relevance. This research aims to (a) describe the style of Noah’s narrative in Alquran; (b) describe the stylistics of the elements forming the dialogues of Prophet Noah’s narrative; and (c) uncover as well as describe the meaning and the impression of Quranic dialgues in the narrative of Prophet Noah.This study is qualitative research. Meanwhile, based on the object of the study and thegoal to obtain, this study belongs to library …