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A Virtuous Woman, Who Can Find?, Ashley Banker Dec 2021

A Virtuous Woman, Who Can Find?, Ashley Banker

Senior Honors Theses

The contemporary theatre world lacks prominent, virtuous female roles, which are needed to inspire both the actors who play them and the audience members who witness them to emulate their virtuous characteristics. Virtuous characters encourage society to strive for excellence, as well as provide excellent role models for the next generation of young women. From a Christian perspective, a virtuous female role strives to exemplify the traits in Proverbs 31: trustworthy, kind, industrious, selfless, strong, honorable, and God-fearing. The critically-acclaimed plays The Humans and Good People feature prominent female characters who do not exhibit these virtues. Although each play contains …


Breaking The Cycle: Incorporating A Pedagogy Of Expression In Secondary Ensembles, Autumn Mortenson Dec 2021

Breaking The Cycle: Incorporating A Pedagogy Of Expression In Secondary Ensembles, Autumn Mortenson

Senior Honors Theses

Western music education is caught in a cycle of constant concert preparation. Even though teaching expression is an important standard of music education, it is not often the focus of secondary ensembles. This thesis explores the rationale for teaching secondary instrumental students to think expressively, the benefits of teaching expressive performance, and the methods to successfully incorporate this pedagogy. This project aims to show that the creation of expressive opportunity and responsibility during regular rehearsals would allow the students to further develop these skills without detracting from the quality of public performances. The conclusion of this project will provide ensemble …


Women In Kingly Genealogies: The Queens, Widows, And Prostitutes That Changed The Story, Lydia Dowdell Dec 2021

Women In Kingly Genealogies: The Queens, Widows, And Prostitutes That Changed The Story, Lydia Dowdell

Senior Honors Theses

While there are creative pieces theorizing about Tamar and her inclusion in both David and Jesus’ genealogies, there is a lack of research comparing King David’s genealogy in I Chronicles 2 with the kingly genealogies of the same time. Comparing the two shows that genealogies in the surrounding nations—Assyria, Babylonia, etc.—are lacking women. In contrast, the Old Testament is filled with kingly genealogical records that list and name women.

This thesis will touch on the differences and similarities between the kingly records/genealogies, theorize and explore the levirate marriage custom and matrilinear descent, and attempt to provide a better understanding of …


Cervantes Y El Derecho: Préstamos Recíprocos, Susan K. Byrne Dec 2021

Cervantes Y El Derecho: Préstamos Recíprocos, Susan K. Byrne

Department of World Languages Faculty Research

There is a well-recognised close relationship between creative and juridical writings. At times, authors of creative texts adapt juridical elements in the form of minor details, or broad thematic bases, so as to create convincing fictional realities. Alternatively, they use the same aspects to comment on socio-juridical problems in an ambiguous or ironic fashion. This study focuses on the history of these processes and, specifically, on certain key examples in the works of Miguel de Cervantes, seen in relation to multiple legal documents, including a late sixteenth-century manuscript that details punishments for erotic crimes.


"You Are Safe. You Are Calm. You Are In Control.", Carly Erst Dec 2021

"You Are Safe. You Are Calm. You Are In Control.", Carly Erst

Graduate Thesis Collection

"You are safe. You are calm. You are in control." is a piece written out of a state of emotional and physical exhaustion. The piece uses an electronic track comprised of the sounds of distressed children recorded at a daycare and a flex string quintet that plays along with the track. This paper explores the reasoning behind the music, the connections the piece has to the past, and the relevance of the piece now and in the future.


Potted Pals: A Coffee Table Book, Morgan E. Glazebrook Dec 2021

Potted Pals: A Coffee Table Book, Morgan E. Glazebrook

Graphic Communication

The purpose of this project for GrC 462 is to design and produce an image and information heavy coffee table book on the topic of houseplants. This book will not only include gorgeous photography sourced from the Internet and self shot by me, but all the information one could need to learn how to care for each plant presented in the book. Throughout the quarter, I documented my process and the steps I took in order to complete the entire project on time.


Non-Fungible Tokens On The Blockchain, Talyssa Janae Cruz Dec 2021

Non-Fungible Tokens On The Blockchain, Talyssa Janae Cruz

Graphic Communication

The premise of this project is to see how rising artists would perform in this new method of sharing and selling art. With the skills learned in Graphic Communication, the deliverables would be a well-marketed artistic brand and cohesive art collection that will be launched on the Cardano blockchain. Whether the collection succeeds or not, it would be an excellent learning experience to see if the collection will sell. If it succeeds, the information and findings would be gathered to conclude if it is feasible for rising creators to put Non-fungible Tokens on the blockchain.


Artisan Tea Project Re-Brand, Alyssa J. Tong Dec 2021

Artisan Tea Project Re-Brand, Alyssa J. Tong

Graphic Communication

Artisan Tea Project, a local cold brew tea pop-up in San Luis Obispo, aims to communicate the brand’s quality, simplicity, and creativity. The company is in need of design collateral that can best market the nuances of their product to target audiences, especially through digital means. The end result of the project is a fully re-branded company with a cohesive brand image that supports the company’s products, mission, and vision.


Corvette Pacifica Website Redesign, Kyra M. Smith Dec 2021

Corvette Pacifica Website Redesign, Kyra M. Smith

Graphic Communication

This project is meant to redesign the website for Corvette Pacifica by improving usability and overall experience in order to increase website traffic and revamp the company's branding. The end deliverables include high fidelity mockups for various pages of the website, as well as improved branding such as logos, fonts, and color schemes. The end goal is to have something that could potentially be coded into a fully working website in the near future.


Point Of Tea Sales: Ordering Algorithmically Suggested Tea, Tate Yeung Dec 2021

Point Of Tea Sales: Ordering Algorithmically Suggested Tea, Tate Yeung

Graphic Communication

Teahouse customers have few opportunities to get suggestions about drinks and drink customizations. Point of Tea Sales (POTS) fills this opportunity by providing recommendations (algorithmic suggestions) based on customer’s preferences (manually provided by customer), customer’s reviews (of previous drink orders), and reviews of other customers with similar preferences. The scope of this senior project includes designing the 
user experience and user interface for the 
online ordering aspect of POTS.


上古漢語中的重疊及其演變 : Abb式形容詞詞法模式的歷時形成, Xiufang Dong Dec 2021

上古漢語中的重疊及其演變 : Abb式形容詞詞法模式的歷時形成, Xiufang Dong

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

AA式疊音詞在上古漢語中已經出現,主要是作爲實詞使用。上古漢語中的疊音詞很多在後代消失了,有的作爲習語的組成部分保留下來,有的在後來發展爲複合詞的組成部分,有的進一步發生了詞法化,變成了形容詞的詞綴。重疊形式變爲形容詞詞綴並廣泛使用是唐代以後的事。本文主要討論ABB式形容詞詞法模式的歷時形成過程及機制,並指出其中的疊音後綴從性質上看屬於評價性形態,具有較强的主觀性。考察評價性形態的形成與演變是漢語語法化研究的一個獨特的待開展的方面。

Reduplication forms (AA forms) occurred in Old Chinese, which functioned as content words. Some of them disappeared at a later stage, some others became the component of idioms, and still others became component of compounds which further became affix through the process of morphologization. This paper explores the process and mechanisms of the evolution of ABB pattern for adjectives. The reduplication affix in the pattern belongs to evaluative morphology in nature, having strong subjectivity. Studying on the origin and change of evaluative morphology should be a promising and especially needed aspect in the grammaticalization research of Chinese.


《史記》八主祭祀的鉤沉與推演 : 傳世文獻與考古材料的對勘研究舉例, Rui Wang Dec 2021

《史記》八主祭祀的鉤沉與推演 : 傳世文獻與考古材料的對勘研究舉例, Rui Wang

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

八主祭祀是指對天、地、兵、陰、陽、月、日、四時八種對象的祭祀。它們的祠祀地點分佈在今山東半島即齊之分野上,三個在中部,餘在東部沿海。八主祭祀僅見於《史記》《漢書》,曾經得到秦始皇、秦二世、漢武帝和漢宣帝的祭祀,公元前31年郊祀制確立後,在國家祀典上被廢止。通過傳世文獻與考古材料比對揭示,八主應爲東方思想家以宇宙觀爲基礎所創設的祭祀體系,利用了戰國時期的地方祠址,重新排布了八主的祭祀地點,利用秦皇漢武對東方實施經略的機會,成功兜售了他們的宗教思想。八主祭祀所體現的宇宙論式的祭祀觀、人與自然的關係以及陰陽對等的宗教理念,對中國國家宗教郊祀制影響深遠。

The Eight Deities were the spirits of Heaven, the Land, Arms, the Sun, the Moon, the Yin, the Yang, and the Four Seasons, to whom sacrificial were presented. The sacrificial spots are located scatteredly in the State of Qi on the map of Han Star-field system, three of whom in the heart land of the Shandong Peninsula, and the others in the east-coastal areas.

The historical texts on the Eight Deities only appear in the Shiji and the Hanshu. It is recorded that the sacrifices were presented to the Eight Deities only when the emperors of Qin and Han …


新見漢牘《史篇一》《史篇二》校讀札記, Chirui Hu Dec 2021

新見漢牘《史篇一》《史篇二》校讀札記, Chirui Hu

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

本文在《新見漢牘〈蒼頡篇〉〈史篇〉校釋》整理者工作的基礎上,對新刊《新見漢牘〈蒼頡篇〉〈史篇〉校釋》中的《史篇一》《史篇二》進行校讀。校讀工作主要包括兩方面的内容:一是指出誤識或未識的文字12則,這些誤識和未識的文字多與漢隸字形有關;二是指出誤注或缺注的詞語12則,這些誤注和缺注的詞語多具漢代用詞特色。通過對這些文字與詞語的校讀,可以明顯感覺到這批蒙書材料濃厚的漢代味道,這似乎很難作假。

On the basis of the work of the arranger, this paper proofreads the Shi Pian I and Shi Pian II in the new issue “the collation of Cangjie Pian and Shi Pian in newly discovered bamboo slips”. The work of proofreading mainly includes two aspects. The first is to point out 12 unrecognized characters, most of which are related to the misidentify of Han Li characters; and the second is to point out 12 misannotated or unexplained words, most of which have the characteristics of words used in Han Dynasty. Through the proofreading of these characters and words in …


《莊子》寓言故事主體的擬人名和動物名研究, Xiaowei Su Dec 2021

《莊子》寓言故事主體的擬人名和動物名研究, Xiaowei Su

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

《莊子》寓言含義與現代寓言含義並非完全一致,在他的“泛寓言”體系下,自創的擬人名、精心選擇或獨創的動物名是其思想講述中的兩種故事主體名字類型。通過這種命名方式,莊子使抽象思想具體化,讓讀者以擬人名或動物名爲媒介,拓寬了審美想像的空間,引發情與理的契合,使讀者體驗到字面意義之外的思想含義。在這個過程中,莊子隱藏自身存在位置,讓不同擬人名和動物名類主體獲得獨立和自由,且部分主體具備主體間性,還讓擬人名和動物名的含義規範着寓言叙述結構;同時從文體發展來看,這種命名方式也對漢賦主體命名及構思有重要的影響。

The allegory meaning of “Zhuangzi” is not completely consistent with the meaning of modern allegories. Under the system of his broad-allegory, self-made anthropomorphic names, carefully chosen or original animal names are the two main name types in his thoughts. Through this method of naming, Zhuangzi concretized abstract thoughts, allowing readers to use anthropomorphic names or animal names as media, which broadened the space for aesthetic imagination, triggered the match between emotion and reason, and enabled readers to experience ideological meaning beyond the literal meaning. In this process, Zhuangzi hid his own existence position, allowed the subjects of different anthropomorphic …


《五經文字》引石經輯考 : 兼論漢魏石經在唐代的接受, Yongxin Gu Dec 2021

《五經文字》引石經輯考 : 兼論漢魏石經在唐代的接受, Yongxin Gu

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

漢魏石經至隋唐時期已十不存一,但拓本傳承有緒,藏於祕府,“相承以爲七經正字”。唐代祕書省校書郎和正字專司“正定文字”,其中大篆和八分即源出石經(古文當亦如是),國子監書學博士的專業亦有“石經三體”。作爲正字運動的重要成果之一,大曆中張參所編《五經文字》直接援引漢石經(間及魏石經隸書)作爲字頭和部首字形的重要來源之一,後在開成中與九經三傳一道雕鐫上石。這樣,唐石經之中反映了漢魏石經文字形體的部分信息。本文悉數輯出《五經文字》明確稱引石經字頭和部首字形,並略取漢魏石經殘字可與其相對應者比較互證。本文所輯石經字形可以在一定程度上擴充已知漢魏石經的數量,豐富有關漢字隸楷演變細節的認知,對於石經和文字學研究也都有一定的積極意義。

The Stone Classics (石經) of Han (漢) and Wei (魏) survived little into Sui (隋) and Tang (唐), but the rubbings were preserved and handed down in good orders as an important reference to collating the content of the Classics (經). Editors of Palace Library (祕書省校書郎) and Proofreaders (正字) in Tang were specially responsible for collating the characters, among which the big-seal (大篆) and Bafen (八分) characters originated from the Stone Classics (so was Guwen 古文). Some Erudite of Calligraphy School (書學博士) in the Directorate of Education (國子監) also majored in the three styles of the Stone Classics (石經三體). …


陳鱣《禮記參訂》稿鈔本八種考述, Bingbing Zhao, Yucai Liu Dec 2021

陳鱣《禮記參訂》稿鈔本八種考述, Bingbing Zhao, Yucai Liu

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

清代乾嘉學者陳鱣,向以藏書家著名。其人實則精究鄭、許之學,著書頗富,惟因遺稿多佚而聲名不彰於學術史。本文旨在調查陳鱣所著《禮記參訂》一書之版本,考察今日所見八種稿鈔本之流傳情形,並梳理其版本譜系,以便日後整理是書。與此同時,借兹個案,可以窺探古人著述流傳之不易,並見鈔本文化至近世藏書家仍未衰歇也。

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the editions of Liji CanDing (《禮記參訂》) written by Chen Zhan (陳鱣), a scholar in Qing Dynasty. Firstly, we found eight copies of the book through the investigation. Secondly, we find out the writing and circulation of these editions according to the literature records. Finally, we sort out the relationship between these editions through edition collation.


從史實論六朝標準音與商周雅言, Gang Xu Dec 2021

從史實論六朝標準音與商周雅言, Gang Xu

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

六朝學者的標準音觀念,本質上是以當時的權威方言音系,來規範讀書音。顔之推之所以將標準音定爲金陵音與洛下音兩個,是因爲這兩個權威方言的差别本來就不大,可以認爲是同一個音系。雖然有權威方言存在,但是現實生活中實際的“通語”,是參雜各種方音成分的漢語變體。“洛生詠”也并非標準的洛陽讀書音,而是吟誦的音調。商周時期的雅言的狀況與此相似。周人克商,有意識地進行了政治、宗教等意識形態領域的變革。《詩經》的雅是西周朝廷的雅樂,二南是各國諸侯的雅樂。從雅樂與政治意識形態的變革,語音與樂律水土的關係的角度,可以推斷西周初年雅言的標準音經歷了從殷商的政治中心安陽淇縣一帶向洛陽地區過渡的過程,從此奠定了洛陽方言長期作爲漢語權威方言的格局。

The real meaning of “standard pronunciation” appeared in the middle ages is to standardize the pronunciation of the literacy language by choosing out an authority dialect. The reason that YAN Zhitui choose two dialects, the Jin Ling dialect and the Luo Yang dialect, as the standard phonologies, is that the two phonologies are almost the same, so that they can be deemed as one phonology. Although there exists the received authority dialect, the real “standard pronunciation” at that time is a kind of “complex pronunciation” mixed with the speakers’ native dialects. The famous word “Luo Sheng Yong” does not …


漢藏語言研究對漢語研究的啓示 : 音類、音值及演化生態, Feng Wang Dec 2021

漢藏語言研究對漢語研究的啓示 : 音類、音值及演化生態, Feng Wang

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

本文基於筆者對漢藏語言(尤其是白語)的研究,對漢語的研究提供一些參考意見。漢藏語言的譜系結構是大的研究背景,無論是漢藏比較還是漢語研究,都需要考慮將所探討的問題建立在更可靠的前提假設之下,同源抑或借用的判斷都應有切實的證據。語言中的音類,尤其是原始語言中的音類,應根據語音對應(如:漢語去聲和入聲在白語中對應);音值方面的擬測可根據語音學的進展而更新完善,比如,現在對聲調的理解已經遠不限於基頻的變化了(如:白語中的發聲類型);語言隨着言者的變化而變化,而言者在不同情形下的交際狀况就構成了演化生態,可以從大的生態角度出發,來理解一些複雜的變異(如:白語中的否定)。白語是漢語的姐妹語言,白語研究中的這些方面或許能拓寬漢語研究的視野。

Based on previous studies on Sino-Tibetan languages (mostly, the Bai language) by the author, this paper tends to provide some cues for studies on Chinese. The genetic structure of Sino-Tibetan languages offers the general background. Either Sino-Tibetan comparison or Chinese studies, may need a sustainable hypothesis. Either cognates or loanwords should be clearly identified with substantial evidence. Phonological categories, especially those of protolanguages, should be derived from sound correspondences, such as, the correspondences in the Bai language to Chinese departure tone and entering tone. The reconstruction of phonetic value may update with the advance of modern phonetics. For instance, …


齊一變至於魯,魯一變至於道 : 論顧、江、段的古韻研究, Tong Zhao Dec 2021

齊一變至於魯,魯一變至於道 : 論顧、江、段的古韻研究, Tong Zhao

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

顧炎武離析《唐韻》,建立了第一個科學意義上的古韻系統,但是由於没有擺脱韻緩説的影響,他所分的十部還不是嚴格意義上的韻部。江永徹底摒棄韻緩説,明確了韻部的概念,是古音學之一變。但是由於未能脱離今音的局限,江永的分部也未能至善。段玉裁突破今音的束縛,是古音學之又一巨變。

With the method of dividing part of rhymes of Tangyun (唐韻), Gu Yanwu (顧炎武) established the first scientific system of Old Chinese rhyme group. However, because he did not get rid of the influence of the theory of near-rhyme (韻緩説), his ten groups are not proper rhyme groups. Jiang Yong (江永) abandoned the theory of near-rhyme and clarified the definition of rhyme group, which was a development of the study on Old Chinese phonology. However, due to the limitation of Mandarin pronunciation, Jiang’s division of rhyme groups is not perfective. Duan Yucai (段玉裁) broke the boundaries of Mandarin pronunciation, …


從《尚書》古寫本看《尚書》文本的演變 : 兼談今古文《尚書》文字判定的標準, Jianping Xu Dec 2021

從《尚書》古寫本看《尚書》文本的演變 : 兼談今古文《尚書》文字判定的標準, Jianping Xu

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

《尚書》有伏生一系所傳《今文尚書》,有孔安國所傳壁中《古文尚書》,有晚出隸古定《尚書》,因爲《今文尚書》與壁中《古文尚書》均已失傳,晚出隸古定《尚書》經唐朝衛包改字,所存最早全文爲《唐石經》。故清代學者考定《今文尚書》與壁中《古文尚書》之文字,皆以《唐石經》的《古文尚書》中被認爲是真書的33篇作爲基礎材料。但《唐石經》已被衛包改爲今字,而且距隸古定《尚書》面世已達五百多年,其間輾轉傳抄,應有不少有意改動與無意致誤者。文章通過七例敦煌與日本古寫本的異文,對前賢所論漢代今古文《尚書》文字的結論及其文字的判定標準提出疑問,認爲在判定漢代今古文《尚書》文字時應該充分利用早期寫本文獻,並從文本演變的角度思考《尚書》文字判定的標準問題。

There are 3 versions of Shangshu (尚書) , including Jinwen Shangshu (今文尚書) inherited from Fu Sheng (伏生), Guwen Shangshu (古文尚書) excavated in the wall of Confucius’ old house and read by Kong An-guo, and the “liguding (隸古定)” edition which is also known as Faked Guwen Shangshu (僞古文尚書). While the first two didn’t come down, the last one was withal transformed to a kaishu (楷書) version by Wei Bao (衛包) in Tang Dynasty, which was written in Tangshijing (唐石經), the earliest intact edition of Shangshu that we can watch today. The scholars of Qing Dynasty researched the characters of Jinwen …


Reshaping The Canon: How “Insta-Poets” Are Creating A New Literary Space For Readers Using Social Media, Hannah Salsbery Dec 2021

Reshaping The Canon: How “Insta-Poets” Are Creating A New Literary Space For Readers Using Social Media, Hannah Salsbery

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

Reading and analyzing poetry can be an equally beautiful and frustrating experience. Interacting with a poem allows a reader to access untapped emotions through the words on the page; yet, when not given the tools to understand canonical poetry, young readers are often left at a loss. The rise of “Insta-poetry” gives younger generations of readers access to poems that are both relatable in experience and language. Using Rupi Kaur as a vehicle towards unmasking the importance of the rise of poetry on Instagram, this thesis highlights the importance of reshaping the literary canon to become a more inclusive, diverse, …


Deconstruyendo Narrativas Coloniales En Relatos Cortos Latinoamericanos, Olivia Gabrielle Bradley Dec 2021

Deconstruyendo Narrativas Coloniales En Relatos Cortos Latinoamericanos, Olivia Gabrielle Bradley

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

Este artículo investiga cómo los autores de América Latina deconstruyen las narrativas coloniales en sus cuentos. Los cuatro relatos analizados son "Chac mool" por Carlos Fuentes, "Coatlicue" por Elena Poniatowska, "La noche boca arriba" por Julio Cortázar y "La culpa es de los Tlaxcaltecas" por Elena Garro. Mediante un estudio del uso del realismo mágico para promover críticas coloniales junto con una aplicación de la teoría de la descolonialidad, este artículo describe cómo los autores abordan los conceptos de la conquista española de México, la naturaleza dualista de la identidad mexicana y las estructuras de poder y opresión que persisten …


Pause: The Writer's Block Literary Magazine, Covid Edition, December 2021, The Writer's Block Dec 2021

Pause: The Writer's Block Literary Magazine, Covid Edition, December 2021, The Writer's Block

The Writer's Block Literary Magazine

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Indigenous Movements In Colombia: Redefining Their Notion Of Citizenship Through Social Demonstrations, Representative Groups, And Constitutional And Legal Reforms, Catalina Betancur Velez Dec 2021

Indigenous Movements In Colombia: Redefining Their Notion Of Citizenship Through Social Demonstrations, Representative Groups, And Constitutional And Legal Reforms, Catalina Betancur Velez

History & Classics Student Scholarship

Indigenous groups in Colombia have been victims of forced displacement and dispossession of territory. As they become more present in current social and political conversations, there have been partial improvements and advancements of promises made by the government. However, the Colombian government and ethnic majorities still fall short of the guarantees and the assurance of indigenous citizenship. This essay proposes that through the means of resilient social demonstrations, the establishment of representative groups, and the push for Constitutional and legal reforms, Indigenous people in Colombia have established a multi- dimensional definition of citizenship that explicitly identifies the social and political …


The Assemblage Of The Dead : Speech, Subjectivity, And Being Human, Nazia Manzoor Dec 2021

The Assemblage Of The Dead : Speech, Subjectivity, And Being Human, Nazia Manzoor

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

ABSTRACT“The Assemblage of the Dead: Speech, Subjectivity, and Being Human” reimagines the construct of the human as a political subject of the state through a bio(necro)political lens. The project re-envisions the conceptual framework of biopolitics through an engagement with the figure of the living dead, centralized in Giorgio Agamben’s work through his casting of the figure of the Muselmann as the cipher that reveals the limits of humanity and being human. With a bid to counter-narrate the twinning of death and resistance and death and subjectivity as foundational markers of humanity in current critical scholarship of the field, this project …


Economic Sanctions And Opportunism, Keith A. Preble Dec 2021

Economic Sanctions And Opportunism, Keith A. Preble

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Sanctions busting refers to instances where third-party states increase their material support for states targeted by economic sanctions by increasing trade as well as foreign aid and investment, which, in turn, minimize the economic costs that sanctions imposed on target states. This concept privileges the sender and contributes to the “sender bias” inherent in the literature on economic sanctions. My dissertation instead argues that the terms sanctions opportunism may better reflect the nature of the processes at work when third-party states engage in sanctions busting either for commercial profit or as a “black knight” (or a combination of them both). …


Trauma Before The Name : Impersonal Violence In Nineteenth-Century American Literature, Carolin Alice Hofmann Dec 2021

Trauma Before The Name : Impersonal Violence In Nineteenth-Century American Literature, Carolin Alice Hofmann

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

The dissertation studies the pre-history of trauma in US American fiction, examining how experiences of large-scale adversity are represented before the concept of psychological trauma emerges in the late nineteenth century. Distinctly modern forms of violence—diffuse, systemic, lacking direction and intent—bring forth less individual and personal experiences of grief and suffering than those imagined by twentieth-century trauma theory. Studying forms of feeling and of genre that make trauma legible historicizes the way a Western idea of modern subjectivity, as white, self-possessed, agential, and split, has shaped out understanding of how a person processes crisis. The dissertation visits three spaces that …


Defining African American Authorship, April Quattlebaum Dec 2021

Defining African American Authorship, April Quattlebaum

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

James Weldon Johnson and Melvin B. Tolson are pivotal figures of the early 20th century. They represent a fundamental question that has been and is indeed still in the minds of African American authors: What is a Black author? African American authorship necessarily involves the challenge of forging a literary identity in the face of a society structurally and temperamentally predisposed to marginalize and dismiss them. In their creative and scholarly works, Johnson and Tolson methodically dissect Black authorship, looking both to the past and to their present situation as they strive to imagine a future for African American literary …


The Gaze Of The Consumed : A Lacanian Approach To The Italian Cannibal Films, David Kelly Dec 2021

The Gaze Of The Consumed : A Lacanian Approach To The Italian Cannibal Films, David Kelly

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

“The Gaze of the Consumed: A Lacanian Approach to the Italian Cannibal Films” not only acts as a brief chronicle of the subgenre of Italian exploitation films centered around cannibals, but as an exploration of the constructs that hold such a subgenre together. With a foundation in Lacanian psychoanalysis, this essay discusses the ramifications of assigning terms such as “savage” and “civilized,” as well as the issue with entering into such a discourse with presupposed Western notions of civility. The Italian cannibal films exemplify the circular nature of the mere anthropophagous act, putting forth the conceptualization of the “Gaze of …


The Acquisition Of Variation In Future Time Expression By High School Student Learners Of Spanish In Upstate New York, Erika E. Clarkin Dec 2021

The Acquisition Of Variation In Future Time Expression By High School Student Learners Of Spanish In Upstate New York, Erika E. Clarkin

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

The present dissertation sets out to investigate the acquisition of variation in future-time expression by English speakers L2 learners of Spanish in a high school setting. I explore the variable use of the morphological future, the periphrastic future, and the present indicative to express the future time in Spanish by the participants. A total of 2,282 tokens were collected at three different times during the school year. The participants were attending year six of Spanish instruction. The study takes into consideration previously published research on the use of future markers by native speakers and by non-native speakers. The present study …