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Staging The Asian American In Hong Kong: Examining Transcultural Performances Of Asian American Identity In Hong Kong English Language Amateur Theatre Productions Of "Thoroughly Modern Millie" And "Yellow Face", Iris Eu Loa Mein
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Temptress Of The Stage: Whither The Widow-Woman?, Kathryn Elizabeth Snyder
Temptress Of The Stage: Whither The Widow-Woman?, Kathryn Elizabeth Snyder
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Booze At The Brothel: Alcohol-Related Artifacts And Their Use In Performance At The 27/29 Endicott Street Brothel, Amanda B. Johnson
Booze At The Brothel: Alcohol-Related Artifacts And Their Use In Performance At The 27/29 Endicott Street Brothel, Amanda B. Johnson
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Real Talk: Blackness And Whiteness In The Works Of Jefferson Pinder, Dave Chappelle, And Aaron Mcgruder, Jeffreen M. Hayes
Real Talk: Blackness And Whiteness In The Works Of Jefferson Pinder, Dave Chappelle, And Aaron Mcgruder, Jeffreen M. Hayes
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"Real Talk: Blackness and Whiteness in the Works of Jefferson Pinder, Dave Chappelle, and Aaron McGruder" will examine twenty-first century constructions of race by African Americans. I am interested in how visual artist Jefferson Pinder, comedian Dave Chappelle, and comic artist Aaron McGruder interrogate and incorporate race, particularly whiteness, into their respective works. Each artist challenges hegemonic constructions of race, utilizing technology and taking full advantage of our visualized culture to present their examinations of race. I selected the artists because of their intimate knowledge of their respective crafts, their use of popular culture, and their diverse perspectives on race …
Shahrazad In The White City: Muslim Women's Agency Through Performance At The Columbian Exposition, Alexandra Me'av Anne Ellinwood Jerome
Shahrazad In The White City: Muslim Women's Agency Through Performance At The Columbian Exposition, Alexandra Me'av Anne Ellinwood Jerome
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Totus Mundus Agit Histrionem': Identity And Politics In Eighteenth-Century English And Colonial American Theatre, 1752-1776, Abigail Calvert Fine
Totus Mundus Agit Histrionem': Identity And Politics In Eighteenth-Century English And Colonial American Theatre, 1752-1776, Abigail Calvert Fine
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Class Act: Negotiating Art And Market In The Career Of Isadora Duncan, Anne Meredith Gittinger
Class Act: Negotiating Art And Market In The Career Of Isadora Duncan, Anne Meredith Gittinger
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"Dance, Dance Revolution": The Function Of Dance In American Politics, 1763-1800, Amy Catherine Green
"Dance, Dance Revolution": The Function Of Dance In American Politics, 1763-1800, Amy Catherine Green
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A Critical Examination Of Practices And Perceptions Of Current Performance Evaluation Models For Theatre Arts Teachers In Virginia, Shelley L. Nowacek
A Critical Examination Of Practices And Perceptions Of Current Performance Evaluation Models For Theatre Arts Teachers In Virginia, Shelley L. Nowacek
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Methods and models used to evaluate the teaching performance of theatre arts teachers appear to have limited applicability due to the specialized nature of theatre in the classroom. Instructional leaders whose responsibilities include observation and evaluation may find additional challenges when charged with evaluating theatre arts teachers using general educational evaluation models. This qualitative study explored the nature of the practices and perceptions of theatre arts teachers and the administrators charged with evaluating them through the backdrop of Joint Committee Standards of Educational Evaluation.;Though the Joint Committee outlined specific measures to ensure that teacher performance evaluation models and methods are …
Inspiration As Motivation For Creative Performance, Scott Edward Cassidy
Inspiration As Motivation For Creative Performance, Scott Edward Cassidy
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Performing Race: Instances Of Color Representation In American Culture, Katrin L. Adkins
Performing Race: Instances Of Color Representation In American Culture, Katrin L. Adkins
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Unrapping The Gangsta: The Changing Role Of The Performer From Toast To Gangsta Rap, Andrea L. D. Symons
Unrapping The Gangsta: The Changing Role Of The Performer From Toast To Gangsta Rap, Andrea L. D. Symons
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Bill Hicks: A Study In National Character, Adam Gardner Osborn
Bill Hicks: A Study In National Character, Adam Gardner Osborn
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Raising Their Voices: Women, Articulation And Power In Shakespeare's Henriad, Jennifer Zawadzinski
Raising Their Voices: Women, Articulation And Power In Shakespeare's Henriad, Jennifer Zawadzinski
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"Gershwin Gone Native!": The Influence Of Primitivism And Folk Music On "Porgy And Bess", Katherine Dacey
"Gershwin Gone Native!": The Influence Of Primitivism And Folk Music On "Porgy And Bess", Katherine Dacey
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What Our Seemers Be: Misreading Text, And Voice In "Measure For Measure", Thomas Lilly
What Our Seemers Be: Misreading Text, And Voice In "Measure For Measure", Thomas Lilly
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The Reception Of David Mamet's "Oleanna": The Politics Of Interpretation And Received Opinion, Emily Kathleen White
The Reception Of David Mamet's "Oleanna": The Politics Of Interpretation And Received Opinion, Emily Kathleen White
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Performing Menken: Adah Isaacs Menken's American Odyssey, Renee M. Sentilles
Performing Menken: Adah Isaacs Menken's American Odyssey, Renee M. Sentilles
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This dissertation explores notions of self-invention and performance in mid-nineteenth century America by examining the life and writings of actress and poet, Adah Isaacs Menken, from roughly 1835 to 1868. During America's Civil War years, Menken became an international star in the controversial title role of Mazeppa, an equestrian play. at the climax, soldiers forcibly stripped Mazeppa (Menken) to reveal her body in a costume suggestive of nudity. The soldiers tied her to a horse and sent her careening up a steep mountain into the theatre rafters. This provocative "breeches part" allowed Menken to pursue unusual freedoms for a woman …
Gender-Based Behavior In "A Streetcar Named Desire", Jordan Davis
Gender-Based Behavior In "A Streetcar Named Desire", Jordan Davis
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The Military Figure As Tragic Hero: Understanding The Actions Of Macbeth, Allen Jacoway Gill
The Military Figure As Tragic Hero: Understanding The Actions Of Macbeth, Allen Jacoway Gill
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The Contempt Of Folly: Hamlet's View Of Polonius, Louise Ann Long
The Contempt Of Folly: Hamlet's View Of Polonius, Louise Ann Long
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The Costumes Of The Past: The First Virginia And The Authenticity Of Historical Reenacting, Barry Scott Lovell
The Costumes Of The Past: The First Virginia And The Authenticity Of Historical Reenacting, Barry Scott Lovell
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Male Bonding In The Plays Of David Rabe, Jennifer Lynn Mcmillion
Male Bonding In The Plays Of David Rabe, Jennifer Lynn Mcmillion
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Modern Dramatic Tragedy And Aristotle's Poetics: A Comparison, Kimberly John Babcock
Modern Dramatic Tragedy And Aristotle's Poetics: A Comparison, Kimberly John Babcock
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Arthur Miller: The Individual And Society, Anna Kathryn Thompson
Arthur Miller: The Individual And Society, Anna Kathryn Thompson
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John Leacock's "The Fall Of British Tyranny" In The Whig Propaganda Offensive: The Personalization Of The Revolution, Philip Bigler
John Leacock's "The Fall Of British Tyranny" In The Whig Propaganda Offensive: The Personalization Of The Revolution, Philip Bigler
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"The Greatest Of All Arts": Mark Twain And The Theater, Michael J. Garcia
"The Greatest Of All Arts": Mark Twain And The Theater, Michael J. Garcia
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"Innocent And Necessary": Music And Dancing In The Life Of Robert Carter Of Nomony Hall, 1728--1804, John R. Barden
"Innocent And Necessary": Music And Dancing In The Life Of Robert Carter Of Nomony Hall, 1728--1804, John R. Barden
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The Problem Of Pitying Macbeth, Paul A. Wellen
The Problem Of Pitying Macbeth, Paul A. Wellen
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An Examination Of John Osborne's "Luther" In Light Of Erik Erikson's "Young Man Luther" And Historical Tradition, Anne Lawrence Mcintosh Bowman
An Examination Of John Osborne's "Luther" In Light Of Erik Erikson's "Young Man Luther" And Historical Tradition, Anne Lawrence Mcintosh Bowman
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