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Leona Queyrouze (1861-1938): Louisiana French Creole Poet, Essayist, And Composer, Donna M. Meletio

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This new historicist study chronicles the life and work of a Louisiana French Creole, Leona Queyrouze (1861-1938) who grew up in the turbulent era following the Civil War. Her articles and poetry, mostly written in French, were published in the local periodicals, L’Abeille, Comptes-Rendus, the Picayune and the Crusader under the pseudonyms, Constant Beauvais, Salamandra, and Adamas. She also translated plays from French into English in New York under at the request of Harpers Bazar and wrote two symphonies that were performed at the World Exposition in New Orleans in 1884. Through an ever-widening critical lens, I focus upon her …

The Literary Frontier: Creating An American Nation (1820-1840), Tena Lea Helton

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

From the perspective of the twenty-first century, it might be easy to dismiss frontier literature as a minor historical anomaly, as a descriptor limited to setting, or as an insignificant variation from a country struggling to reach the heights of British fictional “norms.” However, when American literature began to flourish in the 1820s, it was primarily a literature of the frontier. Examining what this frontier quality means for literary elements beyond setting, such as narrative voice, textual structure, and genre, more clearly explains the importance of the frontier to literary nation-building. After all, the literary frontier ranged across literary genres, …

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Quidditas

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Early Mormon And Shaker Visions Of Sanctified Community, J. Spencer Fluhman

BYU Studies

Polly Knight's health was failing as she and her family trudged toward western Missouri. Having accepted Joseph Smith Jr. as God's prophet on earth, the Knights left heir Colesville, New York, farm and joined with other Mormon converts at Kirtland, Ohio, in 1831. Finding a brief respite there, they again set out, this time for the city of "Zion" that Joseph Smith said they would help build in Jackson County, Missouri. Worried that Polly was too ill to complete the trek, her family considered stopping in hopes she might recover. But "she would not consent to stop traveling," recalled her …

Representing A Bigger Middle Ages, Carol Neel

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Barbara H. Rosenwein. A Short History of the Middle Ages. Orchard Park, NY: Broadview Press, 2002. 362 pages. $42.95.

Colin McEvedy. The New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History. London: Penguin Books, 1992. 112 pages. $13.95.

Patrick J. Geary. The Myth of Nations: The Medieval Origins of Europe. Princeton: Princeton UP, 2002. 261 pages. $19.95.

The Merci Train For South Carolina: When France And The Palmetto State Were Friends, 1947-1949, Fritz Hamer

Faculty and Staff Publications

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2005 Aapp Monograph Series, John Mcfadden, James M. Murphy, Jennifer Wilson, Baron R. Davis, Joyce D. Jackson, Winifred W. Thompson, Kevin M. Simmonds, Dorinda J. Gallant, Valarie A. Redman, D Samuel Deutsch, Melissa B. Pearson, Larry Edward Jones Jr., Phyllis I. Perkins, Vida Mingo, Lesley Daniels Riley, Francis Alonzo White

Monograph Series

The African American Professors Program (AAPP) at the University of South Carolina is proud to publish the fifth edition of its annual monograph series. The program recognizes the significance of offering its scholars avenue to engage actively in research and publish papers related thereto. Parallel with the publication of their refereed manuscripts is the opportunity to gain visibility among scholars throughout institutions worldwide.

Scholars who have contributed manuscripts for this monograph are to be commended for adding this additional responsibility to their academic workload. Writing across disciplines adds to the intellectual diversity of these papers. From neophytes, relatively speaking, to …

Music And Visual Form: An Investigative Study, Kendra Bousfield

Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

Music and the visual arts are persistent areas of interest in my life; as a person who seeks to understand connections between and within the inner and outer worlds I designed a thesis project toward better appreciation of the relationship between music and art. This document chronicles the progression of my journey into and through an exploration of the association between music and art as well as the development of my thought and art-making regarding this subject. Along the way I encountered more questions than answers; in hope that others will continue this exploration and because questioning is an integral …

Popular Portrayal Versus Historical Evidence Concerning Mary Of Magdala, Robin Ann Yoerger

Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

ln addition to scholarly sources, I will explore representations of Mary Magdalene in popular culture, such as artwork, drama, and secular literature, to see how these portrayals compare and contrast with those in the texts. It is important to explore these sources because many people today receive their information primarily from secular portrayals, not scholarly studies. As is especially true when misinformation is present, such as in The Da Vinci Code, a reader with no prior factual background on the subject can easily be misguided in his or her understanding of the topic. A:fter considering all these factors, we may …

The Textual Functions Of Time Adverbial Clauses In Thai Travelogues, Somsonge Burusphat

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

This article discusses the forms and textual functions of time adverbial clauses in Thai travelogue discourse. The time adverbial clauses are characterized by subordinating morphemes and word order. There are six functions of the time adverbial clauses. The first function is to maintain the journey perspective of the travelogue. The next function is to link paragraphs in prior-time, point coincidence, continuous-punctiliar overlap, and preview. They also report the climatic outcome of the paragraph and signal the storyline. Finally the time adverbial clauses are used for temporal setting.

Modern Thai Buddhist Poetry By Women Poets: A Transformation Of Wisdom, Suchitra Chongstitvatana

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

The study is an attempt to explore and explain the transformation of Thai didactic poetry, especially Buddhist poetry by women poet. The texts selected are Dawn in the Night by Chomchand. Under the Rain and Thunder by Khunying Chamnongsri Rutnin. In Thai Theravadin tradition women poets rarely hold a high position nor have authority in teaching Dharma. In the realm of didactic poetry, monk-poets or male poets are the norm. These two women poets convey the teaching of Dharma through expressing artistically their personal experience of practicing Dharma. This aspect transforms the tradition of Thai didactic poetry by emphasizing the …

Working Between Two Worlds: New Roles For Traditional Thai Dance And Dancers, Pornrat Damrhung

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

Thailand's financial collapse and new constitution in 1997 brought issues of commercialization, education reform, and decentralization to the forefront of arts and culture. The paper focuses on three aspects of the current situation of the traditional arts and artists in Thailand. First, the commercialized globalization of the arts has prompted some artists to create drama companies and theatre events woven through with Western themes and contemporary forms, but grounded in traditional Thai performance. Second, the new emphasis on arts education by Thailand's recent educational reforms has prompted the creation of new arts education programs that train local artists to adapt …

The Myths Of The Buddha's Relics Of The Tai People: Reflections On The Relationship Between Buddhism And Indigenous Beliefs, Pathom Hongsuwan

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

This article intends to analyze the relationship between Buddhism and the indigenous beliefs that are evident in the Tai myths of the Buddha's relics. From the analysis of the characters and their symbolic behaviour, we can see that the religious beliefs of the Tai people were very complex. The relationship between religious beliefs shown in the myths of the Tai people shows various characteristics and can be categorized into three groups: first, the conflict between Buddhism and indigenous beliefs into Buddhism: and third, the integration of Buddhism into indigenous beliefs. The kind of relationship that occurs in each group is …

Cultural Hybridity And Dynamics In Hanuman Chansamon, Siriporn Phakdeephasook

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

The 3-dimensional (3D) animated cartoon entitled Hanuman Chansamon is a presentation of the Ramakian in popular culture style. Cultural hybridity and dynamics make this cartoon appealing for closer investigation. The analysis reveals that hybrid features in Hanuman Chansamon can be categorized into two groups--"omnipresent hybrid feature" and "fractional hybrid feature." Omnipresent hybrid features are those that can be perceived throughout the show while fractional hybrid features exist in some specific components. The sole yet prominent omnipresent hybrid feature is the blend of traditional story and modern presentation technology. Fractional hybrid features are the co-existence of old-new cultural elements as well …

The Meanings Of The Horse-Faced Mask In The Story Of Kaeo Na Ma, Cholada Ruengruglikit

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

This paper aims to study the meanings of the heroine's horse-faced mask in the story of Kaeo Na Ma, The two versions investigated here are the version composed by Prince Phuwanetnarinrit and that of the Ratcharoen written by Nai But and influenced by the former version. Since Prince Phuwanetnarinrit's version firstly indicates that the heroine's horse face can be moved, it is considered as a mask in this paper. Like other masks in Khon or masked drama, the horse face controls the behavior and personality of the wearer. This horse face not only signifies the heroine's tomboyish manners as stated …

The Legacy Of Traditional Thai Literature And Its Impact On Contemporary Children's Literature, Ruenruthai Sujjapun

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

Literature is a significant part of any nation's cultural heritage, its continuing existence depending on the values which are handed down from era to era, from generation to generation. Most traditional Thai literature follows the same conventions. The influence exerted by western literature helped to foster the development of contemporary Thai literature, but at the same time relegated traditional literature to the back burner, seemingly remote from contemporary Thai life. This can clearly be seen in contemporary children's literature; for example, it is obvious that at the present time the books in The Adventures of Harry Potter series by J.K. …

Life In Agony: The City As Portrayed In Modernist Thai Short Stories (1964-1973), Irrawadee Tailanga

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

This study attempts to investigate changes, both in content and form, evidenced in a remarkable number of Thai short stories express an estrangement from urbanism as well as hostility towards westernization, the establishment, and dictatorship. The themes of alienation, bleakness, and despair, which are reactions to urbanization, are common. In terms of change in form, rejection of the representational conventions of realism and the disruption of the unity and causality of plot structure are apparent. The works of this period explore the inner self through various techniques. There is also an increase in the use of experimental modes of expression …

"Beat Takeshi Vs. Takeshi Kitano" By C. Abe, Translated By William O. Gardner And T. Hori, C. Abe, William O. Gardner , Translator, T. Hori , Translator

Japanese Faculty Works

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One Hundred Years Of Chinese Cinema: A Generational Dialogue, Haili Kong, J. A. Lent

Chinese Faculty Works

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Sima Qian, "Account Of The Legendary Physician Bian Que", Alan Berkowitz

Chinese Faculty Works

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Xie Lingyun, Preface To "Record Of Excursions To Famous Mountains", Alan Berkowitz

Chinese Faculty Works

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Fan Ye, Preface To "Accounts Of Disengaged Persons", Alan Berkowitz

Chinese Faculty Works

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Medicines From "The Divine Husbandman's Canon Of Materia Medica", Alan Berkowitz

Chinese Faculty Works

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Grand Valley Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 2 Winter 2005, Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Magazine

Grand Valley Magazine is a quarterly publication about Grand Valley State University produced by University Communications since 2001.

A Medallion Of Constantius Ii, Julia Ruff

Lawrence University Honors Projects

This study offers a comprehensive examination of a medallion of Constantius II in the Ottilia Buerger Collection of Ancient and Byzantine Coins at Lawrence University.

Politics, Rights, And The Refugee Problem, Richard Dagger

Political Science Faculty Publications

In The Origins of Totalitarianism, the political philosopher Hannah Arendt pointed to the years between World War I and World War II as the time when the plight of refugees became a pressing political problem.' If Arendt were still alive (she died in 1975), she would no doubt agree that the problem is at least as pressing in the early twenty-first century as it was sixty or more years ago, when she herself was a refugee from Nazi Germany. Who would not agree? According to a report of the U.N. Population Division, 16 million people were refugees at the …

Art And Embodiment: Biological And Phenomenological Contributions To Understanding Beauty And The Aesthetic, Adrienne Dengerink Chaplin

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

Increasing awareness of the crucial and complex role of the body in making and experiencing art has led to a diverse range of biological and phenomenological philosophies of art. The shared emphasis on the role of the body re-connects these contemporary theories of art to aesthetics' pre-Kantian origin as a science of sense-perception (aesthesis) and feeling. Tracing some of the current positions in such diverse thinkers as Dissanayake, Langer, and Merleau-Ponty, this paper will examine their shared interest in art as a pre-reflective, non-discursive mode of knowing, symbolizing, and being-in-the-world. This paper argues that while some biologically based theories have …

Mobility: The Fourth Dimension In The Fine Arts And Architecture, Gerd-Helge Vogel

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

Mobility is a basic behavioural pattern of human beings that has been accelerating in the course of its social development. Especially since the beginnings of the industrial revolution, mobility has caused a fundamental change in human relationships that continues today. This becomes visible when we look at the aesthetic and spiritual impact on architecture and the fine arts. It is my intention to present significant examples in order to give an idea of the different stages of its development today.

Danish Anti-Americanism: A Socio-Cultural Perspective, Poul Houe

The Bridge

In the spring of 2002, Granta, the distinguished "Magazine of New Writing," put out a special issue in which "twenty-four writers drawn from many countries" reflect on "What We Think of America." On the magazine's back cover, the occasion for their musings is presented as follows:

The September 11 attacks on the US provoked shock and pity in the rest of the world, but mingled with the sympathy was something harsher: anti-Americanism. It wasn't confined to the West Bank or Kabul. It could be heard in English country pubs, in the bars of Paris and Rome, the tea stalls of …

Front Cover

The Bridge

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