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Pathos, Fall 2006, Portland State University. Student Publications Board

Pathos

Editor: Laura Pieroni

Issue 2

Dogs In A Village, Karen Porter

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Nearly all of the histories of Shays's Rebellion point to debt as the reason why farmers in western Massachusetts rose against the courts and the state government in the fall and winter of 1786-87. Recent scholarship demonstrates a new line of reasoning based on the tax records of those involved. The following thesis, a screenplay, offers a fictional telling of this insurgency. The story is told using language pulled from contemporary letters and documents and follows a line of causation pointing to inequitable state tax structure and poor representation as the provocation. The response that ensued was not a rebellion …

Pathos, Winter 2006, Portland State University. Student Publications Board

Pathos

Editor: Laura Pieroni

Issue 1

"It'll Pass": Nypd: Blue's Sipowicz And Mundane Masculinity, Marc Ouellette

English Faculty Publications

(First paragraph) The development of the character of Det. Andy Sipowicz, on the ABC drama, NYPD: Blue, effectively demonstrates that the obstinance of traditional forms of masculinity may ultimately be a key factor in their undoing. Rather than effecting a superficial change based on consumer choice, as concurrent characters do, Sipowicz undergoes a transformation of his social behavior. Sipowicz regularly behaves in a manner consistent with Robert Connell’s definition of “hegemonic masculinity”: he resorts to violence, he resists change and he resents women and minorities (131). His alcoholism and quick temper tend to hinder his ability to adapt. However, change …

Untitled (Short Film), Ryan Cannon

Ryan Cannon

Writer, director, and director of photography of a short film about a construction worker so embarrassed by his poetic gift that he begins to ingest his life's work. Untitled was funded by the Mary Lou Fulton Grant, and awarded Honorable Mention at the LDS Film Festival. It was also an official selection of the New York City Downtown Film Festival, and selected for inclusion in the Discovery Collection of the Cinequest Film Festival.