Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / 2031-01-01

This dissertation centers on amateur films produced by Americans traveling to Asia in the mid-twentieth century. I examine the style and content of these films and place them in conversation with industrially produced media to elucidate their distinct aesthetic and means of production. Examining the amateur travel films of both tourists and soldiers, I investigate to what extent American filmmakers absorbed commercial cinema's racialized construction of Asia and how, if at all, their films depart from or even undermine such constructions. I posit that while these films certainly reflect Hollywood's orientalism, their unpolished, unguided nature also offers limited space for historically underrepresented Asian communities to (re)present themselves. Further, these amateur travel films prove powerful artifacts for exploring contemporaneous American social relations, including early-twentieth century gender roles, the sexual identification and desire of wartime soldiers, and the disillusionment of the Vietnam era. Filmmakers under discussion include an American diplomat serving in China, several women educators, and a number of soldiers who served in WWII or the Korean War or the Vietnam War. Engaging with anthropologists, film scholars (particularly those interested in amateur and ethnographic filmmaking), and cultural historians, I seek to demonstrate the scholarly value of the amateur travel film, suggesting that its polysemy and distinctive style merit further analysis for us to deepen our historical understanding of these films and their makers, but also of the film form at issue and of the cultural image the U.S. held of Asia and the Pacific during the time under investigation. / 2026-09-06T00:00:00Z

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1965. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 186-200).

Cette enquête s’intéresse à la réception des œuvres fictionnelles, lorsque celle-ci se concrétise dans des « créations dérivées », c’est-à-dire des productions dues aux récepteurs les plus engagés, et en recherche les déterminants sociaux dans des contextes donnés. Si, sous l’effet de la numérisation de la culture, de nombreux contenus créés par les utilisateurs sur Internet témoignent d’une appropriation croissante des produits médiatiques, il faut mesurer la spécificité de ces pratiques culturelles amateurs et leurs continuités avec des engagements fictionnels plus anciens : ce travail le montre ici à travers le cas des fanfictions, ces textes, en plein essor depuis les années 2000, écrits par des fans, pour compléter, prolonger ou amender des œuvres fictionnelles originales. En croisant sociologie de la culture et histoire littéraire, ce travail défend que les fanfictions reposent sur des mécanismes fondamentaux liés à la réception et à la circulation sociale des univers fictionnels, mais qui s’expriment toujours selon des contraintes à la fois sociales, économiques, médiatiques et juridiques. À partir d'uncorpus d’un millier de textes, d’observations sur un des principaux sites hébergeurs et de comparaisons historiques, ce doctorat discute d'abord le passé des fanfictions en ne le limitant aux années 1960 où elles étaient déjà présentes dans les fanzines et tout en ne le confondant pas avec celui de toute la littérature. L’étude souligne ensuite comment ces textes restent le résultat d’une production et d’une organisation collectives où le support de diffusion, les interactions entre fans et avec les industries culturelles structurent leur format et leur contenu. / This study deals with the reception of fictional works, when it materializes as “derivative works”, i.e. products made by active audiences, and seek the social factors explaining the shape took by these creations in a given context. If a lot of user generated contents now on the Internet –thanks to the digitalization of culture and the spread of ICT– shows that media products are more and more appropriated by amateurs, the specificity of these cultural practices and their continuity with older types of fictional involvements must be assessed: it will be exemplified through the case of fanfictions, also on a growing trend since the 2000s on the Web, that is texts, written by fans, which finish off, extend or correct original fictional works. Mixing cultural and media sociology with literary history, this dissertation suggests that fanfictions rest upon basic mechanisms linked to the reception and the circulation of fictional worlds, but always constrained by social, economic, media and legal factors. Based on the study of a thousand of fanfictions, observations from one of their main archives, and comparisons with literary successes which also generated derivatives texts, this research first discusses fanfictions’ past, extending it further than the 1960s when they were published in fanzines, but distinguishing it from the whole literature’s past. The inquiry then reveals how fanfictions are still the result of a collective production and organization, in which the broadcasting medium, the interactions between fans and with creative industries construct their format and content.

This study evaluates the relationship between different types of player prospects selected in the Major League Baseball amateur draft and their signing bonuses relative to where in the draft they were selected. In a perfect market differences in prospects’ statistical likelihoods of reaching the major leagues should be reflected in their relative signing bonus. The research reported here found that college players, regardless of position, have a higher likelihood of reaching the major leagues than high school players but this is not reflected in their signing bonus indicating that college players continue to be undervalued in the draft. Outfielders were found to reach the major leagues at a significantly lower rate than other players in other positions but are not penalized financially for the decreased likelihood of reaching the major leagues indicating an overvaluation of outfielders.

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 21, 2002 / Town & Country Hotel and Conference Center, San Diego, California / A telemetry system has been developed at the University of Arizona to serve as a baseline for future CubeSat designs. Two satellites are scheduled for launch in November of 2002. One features a beacon that operates autonomously of all but the power system and can independently deploy the antennas. The other will test the performance of new semiconductor devices in low earth orbit. Sensors will monitor voltages, currents (from which attitude and tumble rate can be derived), received signal strength and a distribution of temperatures. The CubeSat’s architecture, operating system, sensors, telemetry format and link budget are discussed.

The diploma work deals with the transformation process of amateur theatre into the regular professional company in Příbram. The main interest is given to the period beginning with the foundation of official amateur societies after 1867. The first part of the work deals with amateur societies acting in the area of Příbram. A sort of transition from amateur to pro-fessional theatre is described in the chapter about the Society for Building the Town Theatre at Příbram. The second part of the work covers the beginning and later destiny of the profes-sional scene in Příbram. For a better idea on the situation of Příbram theatre groups a general development of both the amateur and the professional theatre is drawn up for comparison. Appendix to the work helps the reader to gain a better image of the atmosphere and circum- stances of the development of play-acting in Příbram from the second half of the 19th century till today. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

Seminario para optar al grado de Ingeniero Comercial, Mención Administración / Esta tesis consiste en dos tomos desarrollados en conjunto por dos alumnos para la búsqueda de oportunidades de negocios en la Industria del Fútbol Amateur para esto primeramente en el TOMO I se hace un mapeo y profundización de la industria encontrando como actor central a los administradores de cancha. Luego se realiza un análisis de la industria enfocado en los administradores de cancha, para esto se usa el modelo de Michael Porter

Seminario para optar al grado de Ingeniero Comercial, Mención Administración / No autorizada por el autor para ser publicada a texto completo / El presente trabajo de investigación tiene como objetivo desarrollar y analizar el plan de negocios de una empresa de producción deportiva y marketing, la cual producirá campeonatos de fútbol universitario femenino. Esta idea nace de conocimientos y experiencias personales del grupo emprendedor del negocio que son jugadoras de fútbol en niveles de selección, federado y universitario. También, por la oportunidad observada de desarrollar este tipo de campeonatos al no existir alguno actualmente para los establecimientos de educación superior de Santiago, como hubieron años anteriores realizados por organizaciones universitarias ligadas al deporte como ODESUP y UNIVERSIA. Este plan de negocios desarrolla cómo crear la empresa y el servicio, teniendo que ser una sociedad de responsabilidad limitada y los campeonatos realizarse semestre a semestre para conseguir una parte de los ingresos que sustenten el negocio y sus cotos. Analiza la industria y el mercado, concluyendo que 27 equipos universitarios femeninos componen el mercado meta y que el sector tiene poca rivalidad al ser pequeña la oferta con un torneo de fútbol para universidades estatales (FENAUDE) y dos campeonatos de futbolito (ADUPRI y Copa Andina), pero estos campeonatos establecidos presentan ventajas en costos, reconocimiento en el mercado y medios de comunicación, publicidad, auspicios, entre otros. Determina el modelo de negocio que, sin duda, pretende fomentar este deporte a nivel universitario y contribuir en su desarrollo, pero para lograr ofrecer este servicio y que la empresa sea rentable, no basta con conseguir equipos que compren el servicio porque los ingresos se componen también de potenciales auspiciadores, los que son las alianzas claves del modelo y permiten sustentar el negocio. La propuesta de valor va dirigida a dichos socios, ofreciéndoles la agrupación de jugadoras universitarias en espacios comunes físicos y virtuales, atractivos para marcas o empresas como canales de promoción y comercialización de sus productos. Entonces, los recursos claves del negocio serán una página web y las redes sociales como Facebook. Para argumentar la propuesta de valor, sustentar la importancia de los auspiciadores y evaluar el atractivo de las jugadoras universitarias, se llevó a cabo una encuesta a 96 mujeres universitarias futbolistas y se observó que, por ejemplo, en el cuarto y quinto año de torneos participarían una cantidad de jugadoras que en promedio ponderado gastan en conjunto $ 13.597.500 al año en ropa deportiva. Además, se estimó de la misma forma, un gasto total en entretención y deportes de hasta $ 83.160.000 al año por el conjunto de jugadoras de los torneos proyectados en los mismos años. Por último, se evaluó económicamente el proyecto a cinco años, proyectando crecimiento en cantidad de equipos y auspicios, estimando contar con 14 equipos y 6 auspiciadores en los últimos dos semestres. Se calcularon los costos iniciales, fijos y variables, observando que los mayores de este ítem son los RRHH y el arriendo de las instalaciones deportivas. Proyectando el flujo de caja, el proyecto entrega un VAN de $ 8.821.917 y una TIR de 27%, por lo tanto el proyecto arroja indicadores rentables.

The main character of the thesis is Eduard Štorch (1878-1956). Eduard Štorch is one of the most famous Czech writers who wrote books for children and youth. He was born in Ostroměř in Eastern Bohemia. During the Austro-Hungarian monarchy he studied at the normal school in Hradec Králové. He worked as a teacher until 1937, when he retired. He taught in Eastern Bohemia, in Northern Bohemia and in Prague. His greatest pedagogical achievement was the establishment of a Children's Farm on Libeňský Island in Prague. All his life he was a keen amateur archaeologist. He discovered archeology at the beginning of the 20th century in Most. He was actively involved in photography. He photographed archaeological sites, life at the Children's Farm and trips abroad. He is buried alongside his wife, Božena, in the Lobeč cemetery, where they had a cottage. This work uses a biographical method and introduces Eduard Štorch on the basis of his six personalities or roles. Among these roles, besides writer and teacher, are also an archaeologist, photographer, student and husband. Key words: Eduard Štorch, amateur archaeologist, teacher, writer, photographer, student, husband, Ostroměř, Lobeč