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(Re)Writing Home: Unimagining And Reimagining Haitian Identity In Diasporic Literature From The United States, Ashley Coyne Jan 2018

(Re)Writing Home: Unimagining And Reimagining Haitian Identity In Diasporic Literature From The United States, Ashley Coyne

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This study explores the responses of the members of the Haitian diaspora in the U.S. to the current historical moment. This historical moment in which the President of the United States would feel so inclined as to ask: “Why do we want people from Haiti here?” and “Why are we having all these people from sh*thole countries come here?” (Davis et al. 2018; Dawsey 2018). The same man who promised Haitians “I will be your champion,” has made the decision to force 59,000 members of the Haitian diaspora who currently hold Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to return to Haiti in …


Neo-Realism: Post-Postmodern Ethics And Metaphysics, Cody Chun Jan 2016

Neo-Realism: Post-Postmodern Ethics And Metaphysics, Cody Chun

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Postmodern thought can be defined by its rejection of an objective reality, or a reality that exists apart from its being thought, in favor of an understanding of reality as the product of texts, discourses, interpretations, and social constructs. Because it rejects the idea that reality exists objectively, postmodern thought is antirealist. Antirealism represents a crisis for both belief and ethics. By examining the metaphysical assumptions underpinning Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life and the discursive response to the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting, I theorize post-postmodernism as the rejection of antirealism in favor of, what I style, neo-realism. Post-postmodernism so understood …


Manifesting Stories: The Progression Of Comics From Print To Web To Print, Hannah Fattor Jan 2013

Manifesting Stories: The Progression Of Comics From Print To Web To Print, Hannah Fattor

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Publishing comics via the Internet is a growing practice among creative individuals who desire artistic and personal autonomy, and also wish to share a diverse range of stories. These webcomics have expanded the creative boundaries of storytelling with the digital medium. Additionally, publishing on the Internet offers the possibility to engage with markets that print comic books have ignored (particularly stories about minorities, stories which contain explicit or crude content, and stories with character designs deemed 'unattractive' and therefore unmarketable). Despite these opportunities the Internet presents, webcomics have returned to print culture as webcomic creators seek to print their webcomics. …