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Far From "Everybody's Everything": Literary Tricksters In African American And Chinese American Fiction, Crystal Suzette Anderson
Far From "Everybody's Everything": Literary Tricksters In African American And Chinese American Fiction, Crystal Suzette Anderson
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
This dissertation examines trickster sensibilities and behavior as models for racial strategies in contemporary novels by African American and Chinese American authors. While many trickster studies focus on myth, I assert that realist fiction provides a unique historical and cultural space that shapes trickster behavior. John Edgar Wideman, Gloria Naylor, Frank Chin and Maxine Hong Kingston use the trickster in their novels to articulate diverse racial strategies for people of color who must negotiate among a variety of cultural influences. My critical trickster paradigm investigates the motives and behavior of tricksters. It utilizes close literary readings that are strengthened by …
Educating Eighteenth-Century Black Children: The Bray Schools, Jennifer Bridges Oast
Educating Eighteenth-Century Black Children: The Bray Schools, Jennifer Bridges Oast
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
"From A Determined Resolution To Get Liberty": Slaves And The British In Revolutionary Norfolk County, Virginia, 1775-1781, Brian David Palladino
"From A Determined Resolution To Get Liberty": Slaves And The British In Revolutionary Norfolk County, Virginia, 1775-1781, Brian David Palladino
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
African American History At Colonial Williamsburg, Nicole Carroll
African American History At Colonial Williamsburg, Nicole Carroll
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Intertexual [Sic] Cadences, "When Wants And Woes Might Be Our Righteous Lot": Excavating Phillis Wheatley's Transcending Voice Of Accent, Antonio T. Bly
Intertexual [Sic] Cadences, "When Wants And Woes Might Be Our Righteous Lot": Excavating Phillis Wheatley's Transcending Voice Of Accent, Antonio T. Bly
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Stormy Weather: Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge And The Cultural Politics Of Stardom, Amy L. Howard
Stormy Weather: Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge And The Cultural Politics Of Stardom, Amy L. Howard
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Reaching For Freedom: Black Resistance And The Roots Of A Gendered African-American Culture In Late Eighteenth Century Massachusetts, Emily V. Blanck
Reaching For Freedom: Black Resistance And The Roots Of A Gendered African-American Culture In Late Eighteenth Century Massachusetts, Emily V. Blanck
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
From Within The Frame: Storytelling In African-American Fiction, Bertram Duane Ashe
From Within The Frame: Storytelling In African-American Fiction, Bertram Duane Ashe
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study is to explore the written representation of African-American spoken-voice storytelling in five fictional narratives published between the late nineteenth century and the late twentieth century: Charles W. Chesnutt's "Hot-Foot Hannibal," Zora Neale Hurston's their Eyes Were Watching God, Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, Toni Cade Bambara's "My Man Bovanne," and John Edgar Wideman's "Doc's Story.".;Using Walter Ong's suggestion that the relationship between storyteller and inside-the-text listener mirrors the hoped-for relationship between writer and readership, this study examines the way these writers grappled with these factors as they generated their texts.;By paying attention to the teller/listener-writer/readership relationship, …
Church, State, And School: The Education Of Freedmen In Virginia, 1861-1870, Susan W. Gillespie
Church, State, And School: The Education Of Freedmen In Virginia, 1861-1870, Susan W. Gillespie
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Euro And African American Student Experiences And Perceptions Of Skill And Knowledge: A Comparative Analysis From The 1995 Senior Survey, Erica Mceachin Rhodes
Euro And African American Student Experiences And Perceptions Of Skill And Knowledge: A Comparative Analysis From The 1995 Senior Survey, Erica Mceachin Rhodes
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Religion And Resistance: African Baptist Churches In Virginia, Stephanie Rosel Reiss
Religion And Resistance: African Baptist Churches In Virginia, Stephanie Rosel Reiss
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Tar Baby And The Black Feminist Literary Tradition, Priti Chitnis Gress
Tar Baby And The Black Feminist Literary Tradition, Priti Chitnis Gress
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Authenticity And Blackness: Defining The Conflict In "Tar Baby", Kathy Nicole Meadows
Authenticity And Blackness: Defining The Conflict In "Tar Baby", Kathy Nicole Meadows
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Relationship Between Parental Incarceration And African-American High School Students' Attitudes Towards School And Family, Willie Lee Stroble
The Relationship Between Parental Incarceration And African-American High School Students' Attitudes Towards School And Family, Willie Lee Stroble
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether African-American adolescent high school students who have (or have had) at least one parent incarcerated differed on several variables as compared to African-American adolescent high school students who lived with both parents and those who did not have an incarcerated parent but who lived with only one parent.;John Marshall High School in Richmond, Virginia was the institution studied for this project. John Marshall was chosen for several reasons: the student researcher had access to this population and it was believed that a majority of the students at this institution came from …
Born Into Slavery: The American Slave Child Experience, Melissa Ann Mullins
Born Into Slavery: The American Slave Child Experience, Melissa Ann Mullins
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Tapping Hidden Talent: The Identification Of Culturally Diverse Students For Gifted Education Programs In The Southeastern United States, Priscilla Richmond
Tapping Hidden Talent: The Identification Of Culturally Diverse Students For Gifted Education Programs In The Southeastern United States, Priscilla Richmond
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to provide a profile of gifted education identification procedures for culturally diverse ethnic populations (African-American, Native-American, Asian-American, and Hispanic) in the southeastern region of the United States. In this research, data from educators was analyzed by means of surveys and in-depth inquiries to provide a profile of gifted education identification procedures. The objectives for this study were to determine with respect to the identification of culturally diverse students for gifted education: their proportional representation in gifted education programs, the utilization of multiple identification measures with these populations, the consideration given to their gifted and …
Self-Concept, Racial Identity Development And The Perception Of The Graduate And Professional Educational Experience Among African-American Female College Students Planning To Pursue Advanced Degrees: A Correlational Study, Wanda Shnita Mitchell
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship among self-concept, racial identity development, and perceptions of the graduate and professional educational experience of African American female college students planning to pursue advanced degrees. The researcher explored the relationship among the factors to determine if they were predictive of the pursuit of advanced degrees among African American female college students. The investigation would provide counselors, educators, and administrators with information which could positively impact the enrollment and retention of African American women in advanced degree programs.;A sample of 85 graduating African American female college seniors at a very selective, …
The Manassas Industrial School For Colored Youth, 1894-1916, Laura Ann Peake
The Manassas Industrial School For Colored Youth, 1894-1916, Laura Ann Peake
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Master's Mercy: Slave Prosecutions And Punishments In York County, Virginia, 1700 To 1780, Anne Romberg Willis
The Master's Mercy: Slave Prosecutions And Punishments In York County, Virginia, 1700 To 1780, Anne Romberg Willis
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Social Stratification In York County, Virginia, 1860-1919: A Study Of Whites And African-Americans On The Lands Of The Yorktown Naval Weapons Station, Kenneth Edward Stuck
Social Stratification In York County, Virginia, 1860-1919: A Study Of Whites And African-Americans On The Lands Of The Yorktown Naval Weapons Station, Kenneth Edward Stuck
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
I Am Black But In My Heart Is No Stain Of Infamy: Race Relations In Augusta County, Virginia, 1865-1870, David Gregory Demchuk
I Am Black But In My Heart Is No Stain Of Infamy: Race Relations In Augusta County, Virginia, 1865-1870, David Gregory Demchuk
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Racial Attitude Priming And Effectiveness Of A "Black Rage" Defense, Melissa Speck Garth
Racial Attitude Priming And Effectiveness Of A "Black Rage" Defense, Melissa Speck Garth
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
African American Professional Women Active From 1920-1960: An Historical Analysis, Crystal Marie Lyles
African American Professional Women Active From 1920-1960: An Historical Analysis, Crystal Marie Lyles
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Negro Building: African-American Representation At The 1907 Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition, Sarah Watkins
The Negro Building: African-American Representation At The 1907 Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition, Sarah Watkins
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
African-American Family And Society On The Lands Of The Yorktown Naval Weapons Station, 1862-1880, Bradley Michael Mcdonald
African-American Family And Society On The Lands Of The Yorktown Naval Weapons Station, 1862-1880, Bradley Michael Mcdonald
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
'Post-Humously Hot': Bill Traylor's Life And Art, Colleen Doyle Worrell
'Post-Humously Hot': Bill Traylor's Life And Art, Colleen Doyle Worrell
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
An Archaeological Perspective On The African-American Slave Diet At Mount Vernon's House For Families, Stephen Charles Atkins
An Archaeological Perspective On The African-American Slave Diet At Mount Vernon's House For Families, Stephen Charles Atkins
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
African-American Influence On The Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe: Evidence From Nineteenth Century Probate Inventories And Population Census Records Of York County, Virginia And Worcester County, Maryland, Albert James M. Mamary
African-American Influence On The Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe: Evidence From Nineteenth Century Probate Inventories And Population Census Records Of York County, Virginia And Worcester County, Maryland, Albert James M. Mamary
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Negros To Serve Forever: The Evolution Of Black's Life And Labor In Seventeenth-Century Virginia, Laura Croghan Kamoie
The Negros To Serve Forever: The Evolution Of Black's Life And Labor In Seventeenth-Century Virginia, Laura Croghan Kamoie
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Domestic Management Of Woodlawn Plantation: Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis And Her Slaves, Mary Geraghty
Domestic Management Of Woodlawn Plantation: Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis And Her Slaves, Mary Geraghty
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.