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Critical Editions And The Promise Of The Digital: The Development And Limitations Of Markup, Alexandra Haehnert

Book Publishing Final Research Papers

This paper seeks to explore the technology underlying current digital editions—which I maintain are wanting in their exploitation of the digital medium—in more detail; its focus is squarely on editorial praxis, not on editorial theory (leaving aside the fact that all praxis is informed by specific theoretical assumptions). Neither am I concerned with questioning whether digital techniques render traditional critical editing obsolete; in fact, I am convinced that they do not, and my paper proceeds from this standpoint. Similarly, I am only marginally interested in exploring the augmentation of digitized texts with multimedia elements as described by Boot and van …

Imagine That! Word Balloons In Children's Picture Books, Erika Schnatz

Book Publishing Final Research Papers

When did speech bubbles first appear in children’s picture books? In what ways have speech bubbles been co-opted from comic books to serve picture book narratives? What does this example suggest about the future of children’s books co-opting the visual language of comic books? The visual language of comics has slowly permeated American popular culture since the first regular newspaper strip, Richard Felton Outcault's The Yellow Kid, back in 1895. From the onomatopoetic visuals in the campy '60s Batman television series and pop art paintings of Roy Lichtenstein, to the never-ending string of superhero-based blockbuster movies today, comics …

Social Media Blogs-To-Books: Changes In Content And The Editorial Process, Kyra Hearn

Book Publishing Final Research Papers

Publishers have recently released a number of books that derive their content from Tumblr or Twitter accounts. Previously, it was more common to see publishers release books that derived their content from blogs. Since all of these social media platforms produce content in different ways, how does this influence—if at all—the publisher's editorial process? Also, how does the content change—if at all—from the original social media platform to its presentation in a book?

E-Books And Author Payments: The Affect Of Digital Publishing On Author Royalties, Missy Lacock

Book Publishing Final Research Papers

From digital rights management to retail costs, controversy has always accompanied ebooks— although it hasn’t even been a decade since Amazon first released the Kindle. This discussion, however, explores another question: How have e-books affected author payments?

The most significant change in author payments has been e-book royalty rates. While the standard rates are seven and a half percent for trade paperback books and fifteen percent for hardcover books, royalty rates for e-books are twenty-five percent—the same today as they were when e-books first flooded the market in 2009. While royalty rates are higher for e-books than their printed counterparts, …

Changing Publisher-Author Relationships In The Midst Of Developing Crowd-Funded Publishing Platforms, Margaret Schimming

Book Publishing Final Research Papers

With the growth in crowd-funded publishing houses and imprints, it is high time to consider the implications of this type of publishing arrangement for author–publisher relationships. What are some of the factors that drive an author to this type of publishing arrangement? How do these relationships differ from traditional author-publisher relationships?

Independent Publishers And Transition To Nonprofit: Distress Call Or Mission-Based Evolution?, Meagan Lobnitz

Book Publishing Final Research Papers

It has been widely reported in recent years that a few independent publishing houses, which were formed as for-profit organizations, have adopted nonprofit status. Given the sheer quantity of independent publishing houses in the United States and the complexities involved with establishing and maintaining nonprofit status, it is worthwhile to explore whether or not there has in fact been growth in nonprofit publishing houses in recent years, to consider if that growth is indicative of a trend, and to inquire what factors may lend to the success or failure of nonprofit independent publishers. Furthermore, it is useful to consider the …

A Publisher’S Look At Ebooks And Their Affect On Young Readers, Caitlin Waite

Book Publishing Final Research Papers

As publishers it is important to learn about new reading platforms and how to use them to the benefit of readers. There have been numerous advancements in the past several years with regard to electronic books (or eBooks), including an emergence of technology that allows for relatively easy and cost effective ways to create eBooks for children. As eBook technology advances, questions are arising about the eBook’s validity as a learning tool, and whether it is even safe for children to be using eBooks at all. Studies have been conducted in the recent past with the goal of answering these …

The Self-(Un)Made Mother: Jungian Archetypes In Dickens's Little Dorrit, William David Love Jr.

Master's Theses

Charles Dickens’s novel Little Dorrit (1857) depicts an abundance of surrogate mothers while simultaneously revealing an absence of biological motherhood. The primary female characters become surrogate mothers in their own ways in order to bypass the legal and physical dangers associated with biological motherhood. To do this, they embrace various alternate forms of femininity—the crone, the maiden, the woman warrior, and the seductress. These women negate themselves willingly in actions that would seem to reinforce the gender norms of their time, but their self-negation actually leads to empowerment and sustainability for themselves and for others. Furthermore, a Jungian interpretation of …

What Is A Feasible Solution To The Problem Of Cyberbullying From Yik Yak And Other Social Media At Colby?, Annabel Darling

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is part of a larger research project focused on an issue or problem that affects the Colby community. I will present an overview of the problem and present a feasible solution.

A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby, Brian Levenson

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is part of a larger research project focused on an issue or problem that affects the Colby Community. I will present an overview of the problem and present a feasible solution

Suicidal Thought And Depression At Colby College, James Gonzalez

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is part of a larger research project focused on the causes and stimulants for depression and suicide ideation among Colby students, like academic pressure/stress, lack in a strong social life, and reduction in familial interactions.

A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby, Kaci Kus

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is part of a larger research project focussed on an issue or problem that affects the Colby community. I will present an overview of the problem and present a feasible solution.

Examining The Problems Or Sexual Assaults At Colby College And Proposing A Change, Steven Zieselman

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is part of a larger project focused on the issues of sexual assaults in the Colby community. I will present an overview of the problem and present a feasible solution.

A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby: Preventing Sexual Assault, Laura Wu

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is part of a larger research project focused on an issue or problem that affects the Colby community. I will present an overview of the problem and present a feasible solution.

College Athlete Stereotypes At Colby, Alexander Beach

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

I will be looking at the causes and effects of athlete stereotypes on the Colby campus. Through research, I will be identifying the issues with the stereotypes, and finding potential options for solutions to the problem.

A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby, John Pappas

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is part of a larger research project focused on an issue or problem that affects the Colby community. I will present an overview of the problem and a feasible solution.

A Proposal For Dealing With Underage Drinking At Colby, Matthew Mckinney

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project details the drinking endemic at Colby college. Students consume alcohol despite the age limit, and face little resistance from campus administration/security. With such little regard for, and such little enforcement of the law, it has begun to lose it's authority. Is this a problem at Colby? If so, is it one of student action, or a lack of administrative response?

A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby, Matthew Sindler

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is part of a larger research project focused on an issue or problem that affects the Colby community. I will present an overview of the problem and present a feasible solution.

A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby: Improving Colby-Waterville Relations, Dagmar Dousma

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is part of a larger research project focused on an issue or problem that affects the Colby Community. I will present an overview of the problem and present a feasible solution. Colby's history tightly interweaves with the history of Waterville, yet currently the two communities appear mainly segregated. What causes lay at the root of this detachment, and how can we improve interaction? This research, which is by no means comprehensive, attempts to gain perspective into the developing understanding of the Colby-Waterville relation.

Potential Sex Discrimination At Colby's Math & Computer Science & Engineering Departments, Zilin Chen

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is meant to identify why there are fewer women in MSE studies. And I will also present some feasible solutions not to solve the problem itself but to improve the situation.

Shakespearean Theatre On Stage, Kyle Laurita Bonometti, Connor Emmert, Alice Black

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

We will look at different forms of Shakespearean theatre presented on screen.

Shakespeare In Tv Series, Kelly Mccarthy, William Harley, Cameron Hillier, Samantha Silvay

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

Our poster will cover the various TV series that have adapted Shakespeare's plays. In particular, our poster will cover Sons of Anarchy (Hamlet), House of Cards (Richard III), and Blackadder (Richard III).

Animating Shakespeare On Screen, Molly Ostrow, Katherine Kibler, Jillian Riendeau

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project will explore the animated adoration of Shakespeare and how these various productions function in our culture today.

Shakespeare In Social Media, Brendan Leonard, Rachel Bird, Samantha Dow

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

A presentation on the ways in which Shakespeare appears in social media.

Irish Enough?, Jordan Marie Abbruzzese

English Student Capstone Projects - Creative Writing

"Irish Enough?" is an essay collection that primarily describes my travels to Ireland. Before leaving America, I was overwhelmed with the prospect that I would be touring the country for eleven days, exploring where my great-grandparents came from, and essentially journeying to “the homeland” (as my family referred to it at a wedding, months later). Through the collection I explore not only what it is like to travel through Ireland as an outsider, but also the expectations and realities of being an American with Irish heritage “returning” to Ireland. The collection tackles questions, such as “Why does our society romanticize …

The Wind Of Madness And The Search For Order Through Disorder In Partition Narratives, Sarah C. Longenderfer

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

By drawing on Partition theory such as Pandey (2001), Daiya (2008), and Butalia (2000) as well as madness theory by Foucault (1971), this paper explores the way madness is described in Partition texts through characters attempting to regain control over their lives and assert their new national identities. Coinciding with decolonization of British rule, the Partition of India (1947) divided India and Pakistan and led to genocidal violence during the migrations of both Hindus and Muslims to their respective countries. I utilize three short stories by Saadat Hassan Manto: "Colder than Ice" (1950), "The Return" (1948), and "Toba Tek Singh" …

Still, Emily Claire Humberson

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

Still is a collection of poetry written for the ENGL470 Seminar: Poetry course, taught by Professor Pineda. The word "still" itself has two definitions: not moving or making a sound, and nevertheless, all the same. The collection seeks to quietly reconcile the inevitable end of all things, while still reporting the difficulties of reaching such a conclusion. The collection blends both narrative and lyric elements. The poems straddle the range between surreal and realistic imagery, juxtaposing the visions of dreams with the hardships of reality. Still explores change over time, witnessed in interpersonal relationships and an aging landscape. It works …

Bending Gender: Perversions In Children's Literature, D. Claire Winkler

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

This paper examines the role literary perversions play in children's literature. Specifically, it examines the role they play within the books Charlotte's Web and Bridge to Terabithia. Moreover, it is particularly interested in examining how literary perversions of gender--that is, representations of gender that fall outside of the normative standard of society--effect the narratives and characters of the books in question. The presence of this form of literary perversion in children's books is fascinating because childhood is one of the only times gender fluidity is acceptable. Yet, children are also being prepped for the roles they will be expected …

Take What You Can Carry: A Novella, Maggie Stough

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

They say when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, but what do you do when there's too many dogs to walk, two postmenopausal muggers on the loose, and one unexpected pregnancy? That's for MJ McCormick to find out. Upon taking a pregnancy test in a coffee shop bathroom one afternoon, she soon finds herself grappling with the reality of a strange genetic condition, its religious connotations, and her family's secrets. Take What You Can Carry is a novella written by Maggie Stough for her Creative Writing Fiction Seminar during the Fall 2014 semester.

老人与海: The Cultural Classroom Handbook, Jessica Ann Brumley

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and The Sea has gained global recognition as a literary masterpiece. This novel, although written by an American, is set in Cuba and features cultural elements from Latin America as well as North America. Classrooms around the world use this novel as a means of teaching English to second-language learners because of the comparatively simple grammatical structure and concise word choice.

One specific instance of this is the Chinese classroom, where some students have used The Old Man and the Sea as an introduction to American literature. Hemingway’s work, which has since been translated …