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The Pusillanimous Denis: What "U.P: Up" Really Breens, Leah Harper Bowron Jan 2013

The Pusillanimous Denis: What "U.P: Up" Really Breens, Leah Harper Bowron

All ETDs from UAB

Denis Breen, a minor character in James Joyce's Ulysses, receives an unsigned postcard which reads "U.p: up". Scholars consider "U.p: up" to be a joke encoded in a puzzle or riddle. This paper proposes to decode the postcard message "U.p: up" and to identify its author. The postcard message "U.p: up" is read "you pee up" and refers to Denis Breen's unusual urination. Denis Breen "pees up" or sprays his urine upward when urinating from a standing position because he has hypospadias and his urethral opening is within or behind his testes. The symbol "p:" in the message "U.p: up" …


Oak Hill Cemetery: A Reflection Of Early Birmingham, 1871-1913, Terri L. Hicks Jan 2013

Oak Hill Cemetery: A Reflection Of Early Birmingham, 1871-1913, Terri L. Hicks

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OAK HILL CEMETERY: A REFLECTION OF EARLY BIRMINGHAM 1871 - 1913 TERRI L. HICKS ABSTRACT Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham's first city cemetery, is located north of the downtown area and within its walls are the gravestones of many of the city's founders, including Birmingham's first mayor, Robert Henley; William Mudd, who built Arlington Antebellum Home; several governors, and veterans from every war. Strolling through the cemetery is like walking into an outdoor classroom. From a preservation perspective, cemeteries provide essential elements of societies' collective history, including insight into past burial customs, religious beliefs, cultural and ethnic influences, community origins and …


Under The Influence: The Works Of Jacques-Louis David, Thomas Kulovitz Jan 2012

Under The Influence: The Works Of Jacques-Louis David, Thomas Kulovitz

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 106-120

Undergraduate Spotlight Award winner


The Resurgence Of The Golden Age Of Film: Hugo, The Artist, And Midnight In Paris, Reggie Woods Jan 2012

The Resurgence Of The Golden Age Of Film: Hugo, The Artist, And Midnight In Paris, Reggie Woods

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 167-170


My Old Man Loves Fried Okra, David Bottoms Jan 2012

My Old Man Loves Fried Okra, David Bottoms

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 3


Six Years On, Jasmine V. Bailey Jan 2012

Six Years On, Jasmine V. Bailey

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 25


What The Dead Do, Katie Chaple Jan 2012

What The Dead Do, Katie Chaple

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 30


March, Bill Christopherson Jan 2012

March, Bill Christopherson

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 33


Life Is Not A Porno, Katie Chaple Jan 2012

Life Is Not A Porno, Katie Chaple

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 31-32


Bobs And Dicks, Travis Wayne Denion Jan 2012

Bobs And Dicks, Travis Wayne Denion

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 47


Rubus Fruticosus (Blackberry ), Amy Glynn Greacen Jan 2012

Rubus Fruticosus (Blackberry ), Amy Glynn Greacen

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 56-57


First Lines And Last, Robert Wayne Hill Jan 2012

First Lines And Last, Robert Wayne Hill

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 70


Old Cowboy, Lowell Jaeger Jan 2012

Old Cowboy, Lowell Jaeger

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 73


Darwin In Mauritius, Tim Liardet Jan 2012

Darwin In Mauritius, Tim Liardet

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 86


Bandolier, Joanne Lowery Jan 2012

Bandolier, Joanne Lowery

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 89


Lost To Fever, Angie Macri Jan 2012

Lost To Fever, Angie Macri

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 92


On The Other Side, Blue, Jessica Murray Jan 2012

On The Other Side, Blue, Jessica Murray

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 145-148


Utopia Minus, Jessica Murray Jan 2012

Utopia Minus, Jessica Murray

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 149-152


Beautiful Day, Michael Casey Jan 2012

Beautiful Day, Michael Casey

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 27-28


Soundtrack, Maryann Corbett Jan 2012

Soundtrack, Maryann Corbett

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 38


We Almost Disappear, Chad Davidson Jan 2012

We Almost Disappear, Chad Davidson

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 20-22


Limoncello, Chad Davidson Jan 2012

Limoncello, Chad Davidson

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 42-43


New Arrivals, Marianne Kunkel Jan 2012

New Arrivals, Marianne Kunkel

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 78


That Former Future, Alexis Levitin, Gastāo Cruz Jan 2012

That Former Future, Alexis Levitin, Gastāo Cruz

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 80


Oral Report, Michael Milburn Jan 2012

Oral Report, Michael Milburn

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 107-108


Give Over, Graymalkin, Jessica Murray Jan 2012

Give Over, Graymalkin, Jessica Murray

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 141-144


Birmingham Poetry Review 39 (End Matter), Birmingham Poetry Review Staff Jan 2012

Birmingham Poetry Review 39 (End Matter), Birmingham Poetry Review Staff

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 153-165


An Instrument Of Investigation: An Interview With David Bottoms, Gregory Fraser Jan 2012

An Instrument Of Investigation: An Interview With David Bottoms, Gregory Fraser

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 5-19


Concerning Gorky's "The Artist And His Mother", Jasmine V. Bailey Jan 2012

Concerning Gorky's "The Artist And His Mother", Jasmine V. Bailey

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 24


The Flame Trees Of Trou Aux Biches, Tim Liardet Jan 2012

The Flame Trees Of Trou Aux Biches, Tim Liardet

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 87