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Kay, Sydnee | Influence of cultural fear of terrorism on imprisonment in Egypt | Terrorism has had an expansive impact on Egyptian culture and politics in the last century. With terror activity being somewhat regular in current president Sisi's Egypt, the general fear of terrorism has allowed President Sisi to imprison political dissidents, journalists, and others that could sup... | | 2022 |
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Anderson, Lucius | The transhuman and posthuman in contemporary horror film: a case study for David Cronenberg's crimes of the future | As the uncertain future of humanity's relationship to technology causes widespread apprehension, themes related to transhuman and posthuman theory have begun to appear in the horror genre. By synthesizing posthuman and transhuman philosophy with horror criticism, this project aims to ascertain these... | | 2024 |
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Manwill, Savannah | The sociolinguistics of Basque in the U.S. | This thesis examines the history of the Basques (both in Europe and the United States), the ethnolinguistic vitality of Basque in the U.S. (including the role of language and language revitalization efforts), and some linguistic features of Basque today. It makes use of various articles, studies, an... | Basque language - Social aspects - United States; Sociolinguistics - United States | 2013-05 |
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Liu, Julianne | Du bled a la banlieue et de Kif-Kif a Kiffe Kiffe: the creation of a new narrative | France has long been portrayed in a romanticized singular narrative as the country is routinely praised for high culture, enchanting art, and Republican values. However, beneath this gilded surface exists a complex past and present. Multifaceted exclusion forced immigrants into les banlieues, which ... | | 2021 |
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Scheuer, Tessa | Romance and courtship scripts in the United States | Shifting values and evolving technology have aided the creation of new courtship methods such as "hookup culture." Nevertheless, the traditional dating script still remains prominent in contemporary society. This study examines the social factors surrounding the traditional dating script and the mor... | | 2020 |
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Hall, Adam | My story is an ode to black thought | | | |
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Roberts, Ashley | The View From Our Mother's House | The View from Our Mother's House is a novel about a family of three women struggling to understand and accept their past, full of abandonment and manipulation, while dealing with the immediate needs of the mother dying from Alzheimer's disease. This project combines research in the field of literatu... | | 2019 |
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Heiner, Catherine | Man up: Sexual Violence, Masculinity, and Rhetoric | In discussion of sexual violence, very specific rhetoric is used. Discussions on the topic include questions of "what was she wearing? How much did she drink? Don't you think she was asking for it?" This language creates a situation where this action is perceived as an abnormal act of violence, rath... | | 2017 |
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Stott, Trevor | "The wanderers" novel project | The title of the novel is "The Wanderers." My objective in writing this book was first and foremost to create something personally meaningful, which might connect with readers by touching on something in the cultural zeitgeist of young Millennials coming of age in an era of drastic change and global... | American fiction - 21st century | 2015-04 |
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Saarela, Elise | "Negative news" isn't always negative: Utah journalists reflect on news values and audience engagement in the digital age | The purpose of this thesis is to explain the general notion of negativity in the news and how journalists perceive both their professional and personal standards. Specifically, journalists from Utah were interviewed to determine the main ethical values they consciously think of during their practice... | | 2019 |
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Kelsey, Khrystine Danielle | Prostitution and the construction of female identity | In the modern and postmodern worlds, most people see sex work as something on the fringes of society, yet prostitution and its history reflect mainstream modern women's sexuality and sexual life in myriad ways. This paper will examine how sex work exemplifies constructs of female identity. Writings ... | Prostitution Women -- Identity | 2015-04 |
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Giannopoulos, Diona | Let be: A novel | Diona Giannopoulos' novel Let Be is the story of 26-year-old Zoe, who after abandoning her family nearly seven years prior, returns home to discover her childhood house the exact same, her sisters barely changed, and her previously alcoholic father showing the beginning signs of Alzheimer's Disease.... | American fiction -- 21st century | 2015-04 |
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Cho, Yeajoon (Joon) | The Patriot: A Creative Exploration of Critical Race Theory in Film and Media | Bigotry pervades our daily lives and the idea of a patriot has drastically changed. Since the beginning of our recent political turbulence, jingoism has become prevalent, while sexism and racism follow a growing trend of prejudice. Delineating said jingoism through research and media is a powerful m... | | 2019 |