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Finding Mary In A World Of Eves: St. Jerome's Discourse On The Feminine, Kirsten Devries
Finding Mary In A World Of Eves: St. Jerome's Discourse On The Feminine, Kirsten Devries
Honors Theses, 1963-2015
In my thesis, I discussed St. Jerome's attitudes, as represented in his letters, toward women. I found that in his discourse, he limits female autonomy and authority by pigeonholing them into one, and only one, category: the role of Eve. I furthered my argument by using the theoretical material of Michel Foucault.
A Playground Of Reading: Readers Of And In Don Quixote, Jennifer Coe
A Playground Of Reading: Readers Of And In Don Quixote, Jennifer Coe
Honors Theses, 1963-2015
My thesis took theoretical elements from the reader-response criticism of Wolfgang Iser, the poststructuralist criticism of Michel Foucault, and the comments of several other critics and applied them in a unique fashion to CervantesÕ Don Quixote. In doing so, I demonstrated the ability to understand theoretical issues in literary criticism, apply them to a specific text, and place ideas within a historical tradition.
The Muppets In Search Of An Audience: A Theory Of Learning How To Be Human, Stuart Harding
The Muppets In Search Of An Audience: A Theory Of Learning How To Be Human, Stuart Harding
Honors Theses, 1963-2015
This paper is an introduction to the theories of Gregory Bateson, especially from his book Steps to an Ecology of mind. Jim Henson's The Muppet Movie is used to facilitate this discussion of ideas about ideas.
Redefining Balance: An Exploration Of D.H. Lawrence's Gender Roles And Polaritites And A Study Of Sons And Lovers And Lady Chatterley's Lover, Erin Holman
Honors Theses, 1963-2015
This thesis, as the title states, is a study of the gender polarities and balances in D. H. Lawrence's life and philosophy, especially as evident in Sons And Lovers and Lady Chatterly's Lover. It begins by examining and critiquing Kate Millett's criticism of Lawrence as written in her 1970 work Sexual Politics. It then moves to Elaine Showalter's use of Edwin and Shirley Ardener's "wild zone" theory, using this feminist theory as a means of more fully understanding the often polar relationship between man and woman, intellect and emotions, and mind and body. After this,the thesis applies this theory to …