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Revisiting Gender Equality In Millennium Development Goal 3: Establishing Education For Women As A Human Right, Colleen Renee Kahl

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate Millennium Development Goal 3 and to propose a new goal based in a human rights-based approach. This goal promotes gender equality and women's empowerment and is primarily measured by gender parity in education. For many countries in the developing world, this goal is far from being reached and has resulted in millions of children, particularly girls, out of school. The primary focus of this thesis will be on the secondary level of education as gender parity is far from being obtained. This thesis will review the goals and the human rights-based approach …

A Probe Into The Liu Xie's Concept Of Literary Virtue, Xinglu Zhou

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Liu Xie (ca. 465-520) attached great importance to the literary virtues, and developed this unique elaboration of the concept in his Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragon. His elaborations in many chapters in the book redressed the prejudice that the literary man had no virtues, and he claimed that literary men should have the practical abilities, faith and sincerity, and personal integrity in political affairs and literary creation, no matter in the officialdom or in retreat. The paper argues that Liu Xie's emphasis on practice was rooted with his clan's quick rise and fall in the social status, and …

A Synopsis Of Young Theorists' Forum On "Contemporary Western Frontier Literary Theory", Feng Lv, Bo Zhang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Into Chen Wenshu's Criticism On Parallel Prose Through Poetry, Jinsong Li

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Chen Wenshu's (1771-1843) "On Parallel Prose Written in the Lamplight for Zhihui" is the only long poem discussing the genre of parallel prose and it has both theoretical and practical significance. The poem not only investigates the history of parallel prose but also examines various aspects of parallel prose in an effort to promote the genre for serious writers, and it greatly helps to enrich the theoretical resource on parallel prose. Chen's survey of the history and examinations of the practice of parallel prose are characteristic of the textual criticism prevailing in the Qianlong-Jiaqing Reign.

Between Heaven And Human: On The Idea Of Heaven And The Transformation Of Poetry In The Mid-Tang Dynasty, Shun Liu

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The relationship between the Heaven and man is a central issue in the transformation of Confucianism in the Mid-Tang period. The discourses on the Heaven by Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan and Liu Yuxi help to promote the transformation of Confucianism and also greatly influence the transformation in literary creation. The differences in the poetry and prose between the three authors may also be interpreted from the perspective of the difference between their perceptions of the Heaven. The changes in the relationship between the Heaven and man lead to the broadened themes, innovated vocabulary, diversified styles and varied fresh imageries. Likewise, …

F. R. Leavis And Cultural Studies: From Leavis To Hoggart, And To Williams, Ruiqing Zhang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The present paper aims to clarify the genetic historical relationships between F. R. Leavis's cultural criticism and the discipline of Cultural Studies. It attempts a general survey of Leavis's criticism on culture, connecting him with the early development of Cultural Studies represented by Richard Hoggart and Raymond Williams in the 1950s, and examines the complexity, contradictions and struggles in the transition from Leavis to Hoggrat and to Williams. Through an analysis of Leavis's cultural criticism, Hoggart's Uses of Literacy and Williams' Culture and Society, the paper delineates the internal relationships of intertextuality. The development of Cultural Studies has been a …

Marxism's Assimilation With And Borrowing From Formalism In Fredric Jameson's Literary Criticism, Jian'gang Yang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Fredric Jameson is undoubtedly one of the most important theorists in the history of the dialogue between Marxism and Formalism, and it may be said that his literary criticism is, to a large extent, a dialectical synthesis of the two, by assimilating with and borrowing from formalism while taking a standpoint in Marxism. This method is adopted in the whole process of his theoretical construction and literary criticism practice. Marxist criticism, which is based on the dialectical thinking, is theoretically formulated as a kind of meta-commentary, and this meta-commentary views history, politics and literary form as a kind of trinity …

Mcluhan's Media Explorations Through The Rear-View Mirror: Vortexes, Spirals, And Humanistic Training, Lamberti Elena

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

This essay approaches Marshall McLuhan's media investigations in relation to his solid humanistic background. In the late 1930s, his doctoral studies at Cambridge University, UK, introduced him to the liberal arts of the trivium, while alerting him on the achievements of the most daring avant-garde movements of the inter-war period. A few years later, as a young Professor of English at the University of Toronto, McLuhan started to apply "the method of art analysis to the critical evaluation of society" (The Mechanical Bride, 1951) hoping to generate "light" and not "heat" in the "collective public mind". His original approach to …

On Spectral Criticism, Yanbing Zeng

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

A critical approach or theory called "spectral criticism" has gradually risen in the West in the past two decades. Blanchot's reading theory is considered as the origin of this theory. In Blanchot's view, the act of reding has a spectral nature, which attributes to the spectral nature of the text. The spectral nature of the text in turn determines the nature of the history embodied in the text. Shakespeare's Hamlet is identified as a typical spectral work, whose spectral nature appears both as specters in the play and in the spectral nature of the work itself. The origin of spectral …

The Construction Of Eco-Aesthetics And The Building Of Academic Self-Confidence, Xiangzhan Cheng

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The academic principle of constructing eco-aesthetics is "global problems and international discourse." The principle implies on the one hand the essential way for Chinese aesthetics to join the world academic community and on the other hand the path and criteria of building Chinese academic self-confidence. The way to academic self-confidence lies in Chinese academicians’ response to the global common problems from the perspective of eco-aesthetics, researches delivered in internationally communicable discourse, and resolution to deal with academic issues of international importance.

The Logic Of Space: The Internal Relationships Within The Spatial Layers Of Literary Context, Jie Xu

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Just as linguistic context is divided into three layers: verbal context, situational context and socio-cultural context, so the literary context of literature as a language art can be divided into literary textual context, literary situational context and literary cultural context. The textual context is the core layer in literary context, and literary cultural context defines the outer layer of the literary context, with situational context intermediating the inner and outer layers of literary context. Literary situational context is further divided into three interrelated dimensions which may be termed as literary media context, literary discourse context and literary function context. These …

Mr. Isaacc W. Butler

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Blithe Spirit Open Auditions Poster, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Angell Blackfriars Theatre

Blithe Spirit open auditions

Saturday, January 24, 2015, 2pm

At The Same Time We Were Pointing A Finger At You..., Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University

2014-2015 Discover the Heartbeat of Creative Life

Provocative South African choreographer Robyn Orlin returns to Peak Performances after the success of 2011’s exuberant Walking next to our shoes… For her latest work, she joins forces with Germaine Acogny’s famed Compagnie Jant-Bi, a touchstone of new and traditional African dance in Dakar, to investigate the charged and often taboo issue of the human body itself. Questioning standards of ugliness and beauty, illness and health, Orlin places the body itself at the heart of the debate, revealing the range of pressures to which it is subjected, especially in the African context.

Mr. Talmadge Mason

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Mamie R. Johnson

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Vivian Lee Walker Glenn

African American Funeral Programs

Vivian_-Lee-_Walker_Glenn.pdf - Funeral program for Vivian Lee Walker Glenn

Vivian Glenn had two funeral services. The second took place on January 26, 2015

James Ben Daniels

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Review Of The Sacrifice, Eric K. Anderson

Bearing Witness: Joyce Carol Oates Studies

Review of Joyce Carol Oates's novel The Sacrifice focusing on how racial politics in America can transform individuals into symbols, erasing their human complexity.

Marie Antoinette Playbill, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Angell Blackfriars Theatre

Marie Antoinette: The Color of Flesh

By Joel Gross

January 23 – 25 & January 30 – February 1

Directed by Joe Short

Scenic Design: Cheryl de Wardener

Lighting Design: Tim Cryan

Costume Design: Elisabetta Polito

Vocal Coach: Megan Chang

Musician: Jen Langevin

The Cast: ELISA – Courteney Olenzak; ALEXIS – Ben Williams; MARIE ANTOINETTE – Katcy Stephan; ENSEMBLE – Gabriella Sanchez & Logan Serabian; VIOLINIST – Jen Langevin

Marie Antoinette Poster, Providence College, Coyote Hill

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Marie Antoinette: The Color of Flesh

By Joel Gross

January 23 - 25 & January 30 - February 1

Poster Design: Coyote Hill

Contact Zones: Articulating And Practicing Difference, Seton Hall University, Department Of History

Symposium in Comparative History

Notions of shared humanity or fundamental difference among nations, races, and sexes have histories. Since the early modern era countless philosophers and scientists, agents of church or state, and ordinary women and men have attempted to ground fluctuating categories—appearance, language, spiritual beliefs, mode of subsistence, technology and material culture, bodily strength, gender roles, and sexuality—in a divine or natural order to explain existing or desired hierarchies, social relations, and political arrangements. Other individuals have actively resisted such scholarly theories, legal or religious categories, and popular prejudices, implicitly or explicitly putting forward their own understandings of individual and communal identities. These …

Dora Felix, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

No abstract provided.

Marshall University Music Department Presents A Music Alive Faculty & Guest Artist Collaboration Series: "Supreme Duo", Elizabeth Reed Smith, Violin, Henning Vauth, Piano, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Henning Vauth

All Performances

No abstract provided.

2014-2015 Ppc Recital - Hyunwook Bae (Bassoon), Hyunwook Bae, Sheng Yuan Kuan

PPC/PSDP Recitals

No abstract provided.

R.O.T.C. Records, R.O.T.C.

University Archives Finding Aids

No abstract provided.

National Security Program Records, Military Science Department

University Archives Finding Aids

No abstract provided.

2015-01-23; Pamphlets; In Loving Memory Beauline Crawford, Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church

Pamphlets and Commemoration Material

No abstract provided.

2015-01-23; Pamphlets; Homegoing Celebration For Dond L Johnson, Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church

Pamphlets and Commemoration Material

No abstract provided.

Answering Your Question: The Bible And Traditional Beliefs, Benjamin J. Lappenga

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Christians must acknowledge that our readings of Scripture are subject to criteria for determining their validity."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­Biblical interpretation from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

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