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Saving The Grotesque: The Grotesque System Of Liberation In British Modernism (1922-1932), Matthew Henningsen

Dissertations (1934 -)

This dissertation re-situates the grotesque in a critical tradition that emphasizes its function as a liberating force, rather than its traditional role as an arouser of terror and amusement. I then apply the grotesque liberation to the High Modern literary environment of Britain in order to reveal the grotesque dimensions of this period. To accomplish these goals of re-situating the grotesque, and applying the grotesque to High Modernism, I create a so-called "Grotesque System of Liberation." This system consists of three stages (the Symbolic, Real, and Non-Symbolic Symbolic) that trace a specific text's progress from a state of illusory stability …

Seeing Two Worlds: The Eschatological Anthropology Of The Joint Declaration On The Doctrine Of Justification, Jakob Karl Rinderknecht

Dissertations (1934 -)

The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, signed in 1999 by the Lutheran World Federation and the Roman Catholic Church, represents the high-water mark of the twentieth-century ecumenical movement. It declared that the sixteenth-century condemnations related to the central question of the Reformation do not apply to the theology of the partner church today. This declaration rests on a differentiated consensus on justification that emerged over forty years of bilateral dialogue. Within this consensus, Lutheran and Roman Catholic theologies of justification, while different and possibly even incompatible, need not be understood as contradictory. This claim has proven to be …

Health As Embodied Authenticity, Margaret Steele

Dissertations (1934 -)

This dissertation offers a phenomenological and existential account of health. It considers the model of health that is dominant in the contemporary USA. Using the example of fatness, this dissertation argues that the dominant model of health is deeply flawed, because of its largely unexamined commitment to naturalism and positivism (in the Husserlian senses of these terms). It concludes that purported alternatives to the dominant model, such as the Foucault-influenced constructivist approach to health, fail to respond adequately to the problems posed by naturalism and positivism. Instead, this dissertation proposes a model of health as embodied authenticity. This model is …

Julian Of Norwich: Voicing The Vernacular, Therese Elaine Novotny

Dissertations (1934 -)

Julian of Norwich (1342-1416), the subject of my dissertation, was a Christian mystic whose writings, Revelation of Love and A Book of Showings, are the earliest surviving texts in the English language written by a woman. The question that has puzzled scholars is how could a woman of her time express her vision in such innovative and literary language? The reason scholars have puzzled over this for centuries is that women had been denied access to traditional education. Some scholars have answered this problem through close textual comparisons linking her text to those in the patristic tradition or through modern …

Recognition And Political Ontology: Fichte, Hegel, And Honneth, Velimir Stojkovski

Dissertations (1934 -)

The primary focus of my dissertation is to defend the notion of recognition, found in the work of such thinkers as G.W.F. Hegel and Axel Honneth, as a primary concept in contemporary political discourse by emphasizing its ontological foundations. At its most basic, the notion of recognition states that the way one understands her or him-self to be a conscious subject and a full political agent is only through being acknowledged as such by another. Likewise, one must simultaneously reciprocate this acknowledgement in order for both to be elevated to the position of full subject. The general problem is that …

The Unsettled Church: The Search For Identity And Relevance In The Ecclesiologies Of Nicholas Healy, Ephraim Radner, And Darrell Guder, Emanuel D. Naydenov

Dissertations (1934 -)

This dissertation examines the efforts of three contemporary theologians whose work is a part of the search for a new methodology for doing ecclesiology located on the continuum between the Church's identity and relevance. They are the Catholic theologian Nicholas Healy, Anglican theologian Ephraim Radner, and Presbyterian theologian Darrell Guder. They come to the subject matter from different ecclesiological backgrounds, and, as such, their work can be taken as representative in as much as it stands for their unique efforts to theologize within their own traditions and contexts. By critiquing and analyzing their proposals I will bring them into dialog …

Quakers And Slavery: The Development Of An Anti-Slavery Society, Ryan P. Murray

Selected Honors Theses

Quaker protests against slavery started as early as 1682, in Germantown, Pennsylvania, and continued on through their work with the Underground Railroad and numerous other anti-slavery movements. But in those days of Christianity supported slavery, why is this group known as being against slavery? History reveals that early Quakers were just as involved in slavery as others during that time. The questions then are: why are the Quakers remembered most for their contributions to abolition when they too had kept slaves? And, was their anti-slavery work so effective that it causes history to forget their early support of the practice? …

Orphans’ Hope: An Evaluation Of Residential Orphan Care In Malawi Africa, Emily B. Johnston

Selected Honors Theses

It is estimated that over 7 million orphans are institutionalized worldwide (sos-usa.org). Research has shown that while orphanages are often able to meet physical needs better than alternative forms of care, orphanage life can be harmful for the wellbeing of a child. This study evaluated orphan care at one institution in Malawi, Africa, to determine the effectiveness of care and suggest interventions that could position the children for success. Through interviews with caretakers and administrators, it was found that residential care in Malawi could be an effective form of care. The greatest needs were consistent behavioral intervention and sexual activity …

African Initiated Churches : The Case Of The Igreja Evangelica Amor De Deus, Romanos 5 : 5, Em Mocambique : (Love Of God Evangelical Church, Romans 5 : 5, In Mozambique), Philip H. Troutman

ATS Dissertations

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The Form And Function Of Mark 1:1-15, Bradley T. Johnson

ATS Dissertations

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Philosophy And Theology: Artificial Gametes, Christopher Kaczor

Philosophy Faculty Works

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The Deconstruction Of (Para)Text In Alasdair Gray’S Poor Things, Lila Ibrahim

Masters Essays

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A Wingless Flight, Marilynn Skeggs

Masters Essays

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“If That Diamond Ring Don’T Shine”: Models Of Consumerism, The Cultural Dialectic, And The Imperialist Economy Of George Eliot’S England In Daniel Deronda, Renee F. Berkheimer

Masters Essays

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Acres We Are To Be Gathered For God: Vowed Women Religious And Engaging Impasse As A Way Forward For The Catholic Church, Amy K. Mckenna

Masters Essays

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Bringing Survivor Discourse Into The Dominant Discourse, Erin R. Kelley

Masters Essays

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New England’S God: Anti-Catholicism And Colonial New England, Matthew J. Nowak

Masters Essays

No abstract provided.

Responding To God’S Love, Alysha Mercendetti

Verbum

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay's first paragraph.

"In his complex, yet highly enlightening book Where the Hell is God? Richard Leonard writes: “We are invited to respond to God’s love, not forced or programmed by it” (25). Upon creating us, God gave each person the power of free will. However, because God granted us this ability, we sometimes give in to sin and temptation. My thesis is: With God’s gift of free will comes the biggest choice we as followers have, and that is to either love God or to turn away from him and sin."

Auctor In Fabula: Umberto Eco And The Intentio Of Foucault's Pendulum, Douglas Stephens Iv

Senior Honors Theses

Umberto Eco’s 1988 novel Foucault’s Pendulum weaves together a wide range of philosophical and literary threads. Many of these threads find their other ends in Eco’s nonfiction works, which focus primarily on the question of interpretation and the source of meaning. The novel, which follows three distinctly overinterpretive characters as they descend into ruin, has been read by some as a retraction or parody of Eco’s own position. However, if Foucault’s Pendulum is indeed polemical, it must be taken as an argument against the mindset which Eco has termed the “hermetic”. Through an examination of his larger theoretical body, including …

The Impact Of Victor Hugo’S Writings From Exile Upon The French Second Empire, Jon C. Bateman

Senior Honors Theses

When Louis-Napoleon staged a coup d’état and overthrew the French Second Republic in 1851, renowned French author and republican politician Victor Hugo escaped into exile on the British isle of Guernsey. He remained in exile until the republic was reestablished in 1870. This thesis examines the works he published during the period, including the political pamphlet Napoléon le Petit, two poetry collections—Les Chȃtiments and Les Contemplations—and his magnum opus novel Les Misérables. Victor Hugo used these writings to remain politically active, even while in exile, by consistently promoting the cause of republicanism in France. His politically …

"A Short Burst Of Inconsequential Information": Networked Rhetorics, Avian Consciousness, And Bioegalitarianism, Damien S. Pfister

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

This essay uses the concept of “avian consciousness” to reconsider assumptions about human communication and theorize networked rhetorics. By adopting an ornithomorphic frame, I critically read Don DeLillo’s The Body Artist as an exploration of overlaps between human and avian consciousness. I then argue that avian consciousness provides a richer metaphor for understanding networked rhetorics than autistic consciousness, which is an increasingly dominant trope for explaining interaction with digitally networked media. I explore how Twitter, explicitly modeled on avian communication, can be understood as circulating information in ways analogous to the contact and assembly calls of birds. The essay concludes …

Romantic Story, Heather Benjamin, Fleet Library, Special Collections

1st Student Artists' Book Contest 2015

No abstract provided.

Jeanette Walls Artist Book, Sophie Crowley, Fleet Library, Special Collections

1st Student Artists' Book Contest 2015

Honorable Mention

Ceilings (Or In Defense Of The Chandelier), Lisa J. Maione, Fleet Library, Special Collections

1st Student Artists' Book Contest 2015

No abstract provided.

Through Magic Glasses, Catherine Bullock, Fleet Library, Special Collections

1st Student Artists' Book Contest 2015

No abstract provided.

Wsq: Child Editor's Note, Cynthia Chris, Matt Brim

Publications and Research

This Editor's Note introduces the WSQ issue "Child," co-edited by Sarah Chinn and Anna Mae Duane, which takes a kaleidoscopically interdisciplinary approach to childhood studies, focusing on the legibility and autonomy of children.

Ursinus Magazine, Spring 2015, Wendy Greenberg, Kathryn Campbell, Ellen Labrecque, Jennifer Meininger Wolfe, Terry Winegar, Rachel Jessica Daniel, Jacqueline Yost Limongelli

Ursinus Magazine, 1995–Present

Setting a high standard: Presidential search is underway • Pfahler rocks • New website launches • Lost & found • Professor of the year • 2015 externships • Office space: Jimena Talavera 2012 • 2014 Homecoming • Mullen named Maxwell Football Club's Collegiate Coach of the Year • Rebecca E. Kohn named Associate Dean • A boost for UC Bikeshare • Reaching out, warming up • Battling Ebola • Wordsmith • Berman Museum: Museum Studies • The ties that bind • Greek life remains strong on campus • Wings to go • One goal: That's all it takes • Class …

Opus, 2014-2015, Issue Xiii, Suny Geneseo English Club

Opus

Artwork
6 Michelle Moshon, Neverland
8 Edwin Mycek, Spring's First Step
9 Klarisa Loft, White Stripe
10 Klarisa Loft, Friends
12 Alexis Sammler, Tonal Still Life
15 Nivedita Rajan, Keyhole
16 Klarisa Loft, Open
17 Joey O'Connor, Glitz
18 Alexis Sammler, Mother Nature
20 Michelle Moshon, Wo!f
24 Klarisa Loft, Wax Warmth
30 Alexis Sammler, Sean and Anne
31 Alexis Sammler, Se!f Portrait if Alexis Sammler

Prose, Poetry
5 Sarah Simon, man muse on
6 Tyler Their, A Bard Striding in Nether Trills Hath Expired
7 Nivedita Rajan, The Stories
9 Kelsey Teglash, Gray
10 Tyler Their, Untitled
11 William …

The Depiction Of The Holocaust Within The Theme Of Escape In Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay, Deirdre Toeller-Novak

Masters Theses

Escape sounds like a ram’s horn throughout Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, looming large in the lives of his mostly Jewish characters. Only one, Josef Kavalier, is intimately tied to and escapes the Holocaust which destroys his entire family. The horrors of the Holocaust, however, cast a shadow that hovers over nearly every chapter of Chabon’s 636-page novel. For most of the novel’s other characters, intent on plotting their own escapes, the events of the Holocaust remain 4,000 miles away. Americans, Jew and gentile, politically astute and clueless, laborer and capitalist, prefer to maintain a …

In Restless Character: A Short Story And Writing Analysis, Emily Buechner

Senior Honors Theses

Creativity is the process of making something new. For those who desire to use their creativity, this process is discouraging because so many things have already been created. Originality becomes a battle to find a subject that remains untouched. However, Salman Rushdie, author of the1981 Booker Prize-winning novel Midnight's Children, gives a theory for "how newness enters the world" as written in his 1992 essay "Imaginary Homelands." In this essay, he explores the negative and positive consequences resulting from the co-mingling of cultures, and he comes to the conclusion that the merging of two or more things unalike will …