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Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod Minutes Collections - Accession 1557, Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church

Manuscript Collection

The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod Minutes Collection consists of the minutes of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod. The minutes span October 1850 through June 2009. The minutes include reports from the treasurer, reports from the church presbyteries, and information pertaining to Erskine College. There is a copy of The Moral Bugle Call a sermon presented by Rev. George A. Gordon, as well as The Presbyterian Quarterly which was published January 1893.

The Aepem Collection: A Set Of Annotated Traditional French Music Scores, Pierre Beauguitte

Conference papers

The aim of this paper is to present the AEPEM collection, consisting of more than five thousand scores of French traditional melodies. The original material and the digitized collection are described. A short statistical analysis is performed to compare this collection to existing ones in terms of melodic profiles.

A Tamed Nobility? An Evaluation Of The Relationship Between The English Monarchy And The Late Medieval Peerage, Elizabeth Paige Long

LSU Master's Theses

The fifteenth century in England was an extremely tumultuous period. The beginning of the century saw the continuation and eventual end of the Hundred Years War while the latter half saw a period of noble-led civil war known as the Wars of the Roses. The Wars of the Roses lasted for approximately thirty years and spanned the reigns of four kings: Henry VI, Edward IV, Richard III, and Henry VII. The English peerage was intimately involved throughout the entire conflict. Nobles such as Richard, Duke of York and Richard, Earl of Salisbury were responsible for beginning the Wars of the …

Cathartic Ethics In Psychoanalysis, Dylan Timothy O'Brien

LSU Master's Theses

This thesis examines the complex role of ethics within Psychoanalytic theory, finding not a prescriptive ethics, but a reference to ethics in the cathartic methodology that I argue underpinned Psychoanalytic thought from the very beginning. The introduction provides the reader with the necessary background to the material to be covered. The first chapter examines the neglectful attitude found throughout the foundational writings of Psychoanalytic theory in the work of Sigmund Freud, as well as covering two different methods by which ethics are often reduced, and which Freud successfully avoided. The second chapter seeks the origin of an alternative ethics in …

Collecting And Selecting, Masy Hebert

LSU Master's Theses

In Collecting and Selecting, I am exploring the way others adorn their lives and how these elements add up to emblematize the keeper of the treasures. With linoleum relief prints and drawings, I compose a unique type of portraiture that reveals the parallel identity between the way we dress ourselves and our living spaces. Within my process, I capture moments with photographs, draw, carve, print, and cut out the elements that hold a presence of the owner. Utilizing a heightened sense of contrast with black and white images, the textures and details of these objects come alive. Each gallery wall …

Welcome (Or Not So Welcome) Home: A Transatlantic Examination Of 19th Century Spain's National Identity Through The Literary Portrayal Of The Indiano In Galdós And Eva Canel, Shelley E. Tompkins

LSU Master's Theses

In the second half of the nineteenth century, Spain’s history was marked by political, ideological, social, and economic crisis. The resultant division on all of these levels and a paralyzing culture of decadence left the nation fragmented and unable to establish a national identity. This and the conflict between tradition and modernity largely contributed to the Disaster of 1898 in which Spain lost Cuba, the last of its remaining American colonies. This thesis presents a transatlantic examination of some of the works of nineteenth century Spanish writers Benito Pérez Galdós and Eva Canel in which I focus specifically on the …

The Visual And Performing Arts In The Technical Communication Classroom: Reinforcing The University's Internal Community Literacy Via Service-Learning, Richard L. Ward

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

This report details a class taught that was an exploration into the value of STEAM or science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics within the confines of Technical Communication as it applies to the business and industry of theatre. It was an experiment in service learning as it could be tied into the Arts via differing technai, as described by John Wild in “Plato’s Theory of Texnh a Phenomenological Interpretation,” demonstrating a necessity for Arts as they pertain to STEM-centric universities. This report discusses a section of Technical and Professional Communication taught at Michigan technological University that consisted of twenty-five students …

Preserving The Vernacular Postindustrial Landscape: Big Data Geospatial Approaches To Heritage Management And Interpretation, John D. M. Arnold

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Redundant historical industrial sites, or postindustrial landscapes, face numerous preservation challenges. Functionally obsolete, and often derelict and decaying, these cultural landscapes often retain only a fraction of their original infrastructure. With their historical interconnections made indistinct by their physical separation and obscured by the passage of time, surviving remnants are isolated and disjunct, confounding both their legibility and their consideration for formal historic preservation. Nevertheless, they persist. This dissertation presents a theoretical understanding of the nature of postindustrial landscape preservation, and argues that the material persistence of its historical constituents is the result of previously overlooked processes of informal material …

On The Logic, Method And Scientific Diversity Of Technical Systems: An Inquiry Into The Diagnostic Measurement Of Human Skin, Joel Beatty

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

This dissertation explores some of the scientific, technical and cultural history of human skin measurement and diagnostics. Through a significant collection of primary texts and case studies, I track the changing technologies and methods used to measure skin, as well as the scientific and sociotechnical applications. I then map these histories onto some of the diverse understandings of the human body, physics, biology, natural philosophy and language that underpinned the scientific enterprise of skin measurement. The main argument of my thesis demonstrates how these diverse histories of science historically and theoretically inform the succeeding methods and applications for skin measurement …

Efl Education In Mainland China: Word Memorization And Essay Writing Among High School Sophomores, Rehema Clarken

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

This dissertation explores English as a Foreign Language instruction within the context of the contemporary Chinese education system. Basic outlines chart the historical development of EFL studies in the United States and China framing the question of what each community values as important measures of success when assessing language learning. While traditional Chinese methods value strict memorization of vast word lists (背单词, BeiDanCi, BDC) the US educational community stresses essay writing—particularly on standardized tests such as the ACT, SAT, and TOEFL, which are required for university admissions. Therefore, this study investigates the relationship between vocabulary knowledge and writing ability among …

Personality Over Policy: A Comparative History Of The Founding And Early Development Of Four Significant American Manuscript Repositories Of Business, Industry, And Technology, Erik Nordberg

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

This dissertation compares and contrasts the founding and early manuscript collecting activities of four publicly accessible American archival repositories known for their extensive holdings in business, industrial, and technological history: the Baker Library at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts; the Hagley Library and Museum in Wilmington, Delaware; the Archives Center at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.; and the Benson Ford Research Center at the Henry Ford museum in Dearborn, Michigan. It uses a historical narrative methodology and case study approach to consider how institutional contexts influenced appraisal and selection activities at these repositories during their formative …

Black-Americans In Michigan’S Copper Mining Narrative, Brendan Pelto

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

This thesis details the Phase 1 archaeological investigation into Black-Americans who were active on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan during the mining boom of the 1850s-1880s. Using archaeological and archival methods, this thesis is a proof-of-concept for future work to be done that investigates the cultural heritage of Black Americans in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Make American Great For Mexicans? The Effects Of Donald Trump's Political Campaign On Public Opinion Of Mexican Immigrants, Brooke Ann Biolo

LSU Master's Theses

ABSTRACT: The present study examines the effects that U.S. President Donald Trump’s political campaign has had on public opinion of Mexican immigrants. By examining the long history of oppression of Mexicans on U.S. soil and even prior to the establishment of the U.S., the study creates a base and then employs a discourse analysis that proves that Trump’s rhetoric is perpetuating some of the same stereotypes that have followed Mexicans since Europeans began settling in the Americas. Public opinion was gauged using a carefully constructed survey and the results show that overall, Trump’s harsh stereotypical rhetoric has spurred a narrative …

Damon Hill, Elizabeth Welch

LSU Master's Theses

“Damon Hill” acts as a physical record of the family folklore of a group of people formed by landscape and kinship. As a member of this group, I have translated my family’s stories into a visual narrative as a way to process my own identity in relation to our shared identity. The focus of “Damon Hill” rests primarily on the lives of my female predecessors, as a way for me to contribute their unique voice to the overarching feminine narrative. I incorporate the visual representation of traditionally feminine handicrafts in order to relay their stories through the primary means of …

(The Work Of) Play In The Age Of Electronic Reproduction, Alexis Newton

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Electronic technologies have allowed for the mass (re)production of new media artifacts on a previously unachievable scale. While media across the board have been effected by the scope of such technology, videogames specifically provide an interesting and generative point of contact in the digital world. Videogames bridge gaps between the academic, political, and popular often unintentionally and unconsciously in ways that other new media artifacts and technologies cannot. But, while this is so, there seems to be a gap in discourse that brings together virtual and embodied experiences in order to create a more cohesive and holistic understanding of the …

Language, Rhetoric, And Politics In A Global Context: A Decolonial Critical Discourse Perspective On Nigeria’S 2015 Presidential Campaign, Yunana Ahmed

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

In this dissertation, I conceptualize a rhetorical and linguistic analysis of politics from a decolonial framework (Mignolo, 2011; Smith, 2012). My analysis draws on classical rhetoric (Aristotle, 2007), cultural rhetoric (Mao, 2014; Powell, et al., 2014; Yankah, 1995), and linguistics (Chilton, 2004) to reveal the different ways ideological and hegemonic struggles are discursively constructed in Nigerian political campaign discourse. The data for this study come from two speeches delivered by former President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan during the 2015 electoral campaign. This includes his declaration-of-intent speech and his speech marking the commencement of his formal campaign activities. My …

A Landscape Of Water And Waste: Heritage Legacies And Environmental Change In The Mesabi Iron Range, John Baeten

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

This dissertation explores the intersection between mining technology, industrial heritage, and environmental history, using iron mining in the Mesabi Range of the Lake Superior Iron District as its core case study. What impact did technological shifts in iron mining and ore processing have on the environment of the Lake Superior basin? How did the environmental changes wrought from low-grade iron ore mining and processing, such as the expansion of open-pits and the production of tailings, affect different communities in Minnesota’s Mesabi Range? And finally, how have the environmental legacies of iron mining been remembered and memorialized, or ignored and forgotten?

Brandishing Our Air, Space, And Cyber Swords: Recommendations For Deterrence And Beyond, Mark Reith

Faculty Publications

This article examines how the nation could better prepare to deter aggressive action in space and cyberspace, and if necessary, prevail should deterrence fail. The key themes throughout this article include a strong need for space and cyber situational awareness, the need for an international attribution and escalation framework, and a national investment in space and cyber education, along with an updated national strategy and military doctrine. Although related, this article focuses on deterrence and avoids the topic of cyber coercion.

Homo Humanus: An Installation Investigating The Omnipresence Of Self-Documentation, Ashley Elizabeth Jones

Honors Program Theses

Historically, human beings have always been interested in documenting themselves and the world around them. Early humans left hand prints on cave walls, marking their presence for the future; royalty throughout history have commissioned portraits of themselves to leave their immortal mark on the world; Polaroid pictures and letters kept in parents’ closets record the earlier days of their lives. Today, humans document their daily lives digitally through social media platforms like Snapchat and Facebook. Images posted to these sites pervade our lives: they are constant, everywhere, and range from photographs of meals to quick snapshot self-portraits – “selfies” – …

Concert Recording 2017-04-25, Brandon Wade, Tomoko Kashiwagi, Charles Hartman, Michael Warrick, Ron Juzeler, Nick Irby, Elizabeth Gschwend, Richard Campbell, Miroslava Panayotova, John Hoganson, Aya Rowe, Carlos Sanabria, Anna-Claire Butler, Trae Etheridge, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Dolcelli

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00] Bohemian Forest. Silent woods for cello and piano op.68/5 / Antonín Dvořák -- [04:55] Concerto for cello and piano in E minor, op. 85. II. Lento - allegro molto / Edward Elgar -- [09:41]. Concerto for cello and piano in B minor, op. 104. II. Adagio ma non troppo / Dvořák -- [20:00]. Suite for cello and piano, op. 16. II. Sérénade (andantino) ; III. Gavotte (allegro non troppo) / Camille Saint-Saëns -- [ 28:15] Polonaise de concert for cello and piano, op. 14 / David Popper -- [34:28] Suite for three cellos. I. Allegro ; IV. Lento / …

Concert Recording 2017-12-01, Anna-Claire Butler, Nick Irby, Kristen Trinh, Daniel Voss, Ron Juzeler, Richard Campbell, Craig Smardo, Charles Hartman, Brandon Wade, Carlos Sanabria, Michael Warrick, Elizabeth Gschwend

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. 15 etudes op. 76(a). I. Mäβig bewegt. ; II. Lustig bewegt. (á la marcia) ; III. Leicht bewegt / David Popper -- [06:46]. 15 etudes op. 76(a). IV. Andante sostenuto ; VI. Sher Lebhaft (Vivace) ; VII. Andante ; IX. Vivace (Lustig) / David Popper -- [13:27] 15 etudes op. 76(a). V. Lebhaft (Allegro vivace) ; X. Allegro moderato ; XI. Allegro molto vivace ; XV. Guigue. Allegro molto vivo / David Popper -- [22:44]. 15 etudes op. 76(a). VI. Andante grazioso ; XII. Kleines Minuet , Moderato ; XIII. Andante ; XIV. Moderato / David Popper -- [29:40 …

Concert Recording 2017-04-11a, Emily Burris, Helena Aung

Concert Recordings & Programs

[0:00]. 00:10:0 Abendempfindung / W.A. Mozart -- [04:55]. La Fée aux chansons / Gabriel Fauré -- [Track 3]. 06:40:0 Chanson d'amour / Gabriel Fauré -- [08:23]. 08:23:0 Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon. I. C II. Fêtes galantes / Francis Poulenc -- [11:45]. O poggi, o valli, o fiumi, o selve / Johann Friedrich Reichardt -- [13:33]. Più volte già del bel sembiante umano / Johann Friedrich Reichardt -- [15:20]. Per pietà, bell'idol mio / Vincenzo Bellini -- [17:35]. 17:35:0 Peter Pan. I. Who am I? ; II. My house ; II. Peter, Peter ; IV. Dream with me / Leonard …

Concert Recording 2017-11-13a, Aaron Carson, Annie Balabanian, Laura Hart, Sydney Hanna, Daniel Taylor

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Brillance pour alto saxophone et piano. Déclamé ; Desinvolte ; Dolcissimo ; Final / Ida Gotkovsky -- [09:53]. Tango-Études pour alto saxophone et piano. I. Décidé ; IV. Lento meditativo ; III. Molto marcato e energico / Astor Piazzolla -- [19:50]. Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 for violoncello solo. Prelude ; Allemande ; Sarabande; Gigue / Johann Sebastian Bach -- [28:16]. Recitation book. Broken heart: Meditation on the chorale melody "Der du bist drei in einigkeit" / David Maslanka -- [32:40]. Quartette allegro de concert. Adagio ; Allegro / Caryl Florio.

Gender And Music: Can We Hear A Difference Between Female And Male Composers And Performers?, Arianna Edvenson

Honors Program Theses

This research investigates whether or not gender is perceptible in classical music. In order to test this hypothesis, different ideas such as the history of women in music, the various roles they have or have not played, and different characteristics of music that are considered “masculine” or “feminine” were examined. A survey was used to determine if these characteristics were audible. Specifically, participants were asked to try to identify the gender of the composer and performer of five different audio clips. This data was then broken down into categories that include the participant’s gender, age, and amount of musical experience. …

"Contrasts": Differences And Similarities In Choral Settings Of Christina Rossetti's Poems, Coren Hucke

Honors Program Theses

Choral music is a unique art form because it combines text with music. This juxtaposition allows the two elements to enhance each other, working together to create a clearer product. Composers of choral music must make carefully informed decisions when selecting a text and deciding how to set it to music. The characteristics of the text can have observable effects on the choices a composer makes in their setting. These effects are the subject of this thesis. I wanted to study musical settings of one poet to determine whether certain characteristics of the poetry had noticeable effects when set by …

A Reflective Analysis Of The Practice And Performance Of A Degree Tuba Recital, Taylor Hicks

Honors Program Theses

The purpose of this thesis document is to review and assess using research the practice and performance techniques that were utilized and developed in preparing and presenting a full length degree recital. This thesis will also provide historical, cultural, and etymological context and examine the stylistic characteristics and playing techniques necessary in order to successfully prepare and perform the chosen repertoire in recital. Material from this thesis will act as the program notes for the recital itself on April 4 2017, while portions of the discussion on practice techniques and the challenges that each of the pieces presented will be …

Concert Recording 2017-09-21a, Cheri Headrick, Charles Hartman, S. Michael Shuman, Edrei Cerda, Christopher Senty

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Ma fermati pensier...Per te lasciai la luce from Il Delirio amoroso HWV 99 / George Frideric Handel -- [09:14]. Vorrei spiegarvi o Dio, K. 418 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- [15:45]. Villanelle, op. 7, no. 1 / Hector Berlioz -- [17:50]. Villanelle / Eva Dell'Acqua -- [22:00]. The nightingale (СоЛовеШУ04е3Щ) / Alexander Alyabyev -- [24:30]. The nightingale and the rose (ПленивШись розои, соловей), op. 2, no. 2 / Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov -- [27:32]. Drei Lieder der Ophelia, op. 67 / Richard Strauss -- [35:05]. The lake isle of Innisfree / Ricky Ian Gordon [39:17]. Autumn Valentine. Autumn Valentine; But not …

Concert Recording 2017-11-20b, Siyu Lou, Hannah Mindeman Shuman, Edrei Cerda, Sarah Bryant, Kolby Williams, Nick Irby, Ammi Lopez, Rosabelle Zhou, C. Ryan Tapp

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. La Travagliata, Op. 2. 11. Soccorrete, luci avare / Barbara Strozzi [03:16]. La Fanciuletta semplice, MagS 2.05. Spesso per entro al petto / Barbara Strozzi -- [06:04]. Exultate, jubilate KV 165. I. Allegro ; II. Andante ; III. Allegro / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- [19:43]. Mörike-Lieder. Verborgenheit, op. 1 no. 11 ; Nimmersatte, Liebe , op. 19 no. 19 ; Er ist's, op. 79 no. 23 / Hugo Wolf -- [25:41]. Three songs. I. Insomnia & so on ; II. You ; III. Drifting at midday / Ching-chu Hu -- [36:38].Der Freischütz. Kommt ein schlanker bursch gegangen / Carl …

Concert Recording 2017-02-08, Sarah Bryant, Edrei Cerda, Tomoko Kashiwagi

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. 00:00:2 Polichinelle / Fritz Kreisler -- [01:57]. Clair de lune / Claude Debussy -- [07:05]. The mystery sonatas. Passacaglia, Sonata #16 / Heinrich Ignaz Von Biber -- [16:32]. Violin concerto no. 1, Op. 26. Vorspiel-allegro moderato / Max Bruch -- [23:58]. Partita no. 2 in D minor. BWV 1004. Allemande / Johann Sebastian Bach -- [28:07]. Sonata in A major for violin and piano. Allegretto ben moderato / César Franck -- [33:58]. Sonata in A major for violin and piano K305. Allegro di molto / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Performing Gender: An Exploration Of The Relationship Between Expression And Identity, Allegra Barnes

Scripps Senior Theses

This paper discusses the relationship between gender expression and gender identity. It recounts my personal exploration of the two through the process of photographing two fellow AFAB individuals to create visual representations of their gender expressions while interviewing them to examine how these expressions relate to the gender with which they identify. Following this, I engage in self-reflection taking into consideration both the narratives of my peers as well as Judith Butler's insights on gender. The project culminates with a series of self portraits and a conclusion on how I came to understand both facets my gender.