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Style And Commerce: The Charleston Ceramics Trade In The 1760s, Lisa Hudgins

Faculty & Staff Publications

Date of Award
2000

Department
Art

First Advisor
John M. Bryan

In September 1765, an advertisement in the South Carolina Gazette announced the establishment of a potworks near Charleston. The gentleman in question was John Bartlam, a resident of Stoke-on-Trent Parish in Staffordshire, England, who had been in the potting business for roughly twelve years before immigrating to Charleston. The full impact of Bartlam' s potworks on the colonial ceramics trade is still unknown, as Bartlam's kiln has not been found. But archaeological excavations at Cainhoy, South Carolina (38BK1349), the site of his pottery from 1763 to 1769, have revealed …

Wei Yun Dan Fang Beifang Sebagai Tokoh Kesusasteraan Mahua Moden, Siew Hwa Choo

Student Works (2000-2009)

Modern Mahua literature refers to the literature written in Chinese by writers in Malaysia. It appeared in 1919 and since then, this literature has developed for more than eighty years. However, due to limitations of language and translation, many who do not know the Chinese language never have the opportunity to appreciate modern Mahua literature. This dissertation is an effort to investigate modern Mahua literature. It is hoped that with this research the national literature of Malaysia would be further enriched, and a new form of literature be established in the country. This study compares the novels of two modern …

Seni Kaligrafi Islam Di Malaysia Sebagai Pencetus Tamadun Melayu Islam, Faridah Che Husain

Student Works (2000-2009)

Islam dalam peradaban Melayu telah merubah paksi kehidupan Melayu dengan ciri-ciri rasionalisme, intelektualisme, keadilan dan kemuliaan keperibadian insan. Alam Melayu pemah menjadi rantau perkembangan ilmiah yang menghasilkan koleksi tulisan dalam pelbagai bidang ilmu pengetahuan yang mengagumkan, khususnya dalam kesenian Islam. Perkembangan ilmiah di rantau ini bukanlah berlaku secara terasing clan terpencil daripada tamadun sebelumnya, bahkan tamadun Melayu adalah warisan kesinambungan tamadun Islam yang muncul sejak kelahiran Islam pada abad ke-7 M lagi. Perkembangan ilmiah di Malaysia berhubung rapat dengan kedatangan Islam ke Alam Melayu dan galakan Islam terhadap ilmu pengetahuan secara wnwnnya. Bahasa Melayu dengan tulisan jawinya telah berjaya merakamkan …

Sekularisme : Sejarah Kelahiran Dan Kesannya Terhadap Peradaban Islam Dengan Penumpuan Terhadap Serangan Pemikiran, Haslinda Hassan

Student Works (2000-2009)

Secularism as an ideology has long affected Islamic civilization. It is defined as separating the worldly life from religion leaving negative impact on muslims especially and men generally for they are not bound to follow religious authority. This dissertation will look at how the idea of secularism started in the West, beginning with the Renaissance to Enlightenment leading subsequently to many European revolutions which emphasize on rationality in problem solving rather than following the Church order. This form of secularism was then adapted and practived by the muslim countries and communities. The author starts this dissertation by outlining the research …

Painted Slang: The Caricatural Aspects Of French Painting, 1850–1880, Melina V. Kervandjian

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

A complicated relationship between painting and caricature emerged in France in the 1850s and 1860s when writers like Baudelaire and Champfleury, who were known for their work on painting and painters, produced a number of texts focusing on caricature and caricaturists. Such writings legitimized imagery previously relegated to the realm of "low art" by declaring caricature integral to the aesthetic discourses of the nineteenth century.

The legitimization of caricature also involved a concurrent effort by artists like Honore Daumier, Gustave Courbet, and Paul Cezanne, who incorporated caricatural elements within their painted works. Rather than adopting the traditional strategy of marginalizing …