The Jackson Prairie Region represents a rare, poorly understood and threatened ecosystem. A review of the literature concerning the ecology, physiography and geology of the Region was undertaken, along with a search of General Land Office (GLO) records for locations of historic prairie patches. The prairie patch location data was transcribed, digitized and inserted as a base map in a Geographical Information System (GIS). A set of current, local conditions indicating suitability for conservation or restoration, along with importance weights for each condition, was derived from stakeholder input. A simple additive weighting technique was used to rank the locations in terms of suitability for conservation or restoration. Historic patch locations were visited and the presence of prairie indicator species noted. The use of GLO records and GIS in this way improves the ability of landscape architects to enhance and preserve an imperiled habitat as they design across multiple scales.

Were the effects of First World War truly similar globally? A comparison of how the conflict was perceived by two extremely different groups of rural people - southern Americans of the Jackson Purchase region of far western Kentucky and Africans in the small British Protectorate of Nyasaland in south central Africa - makes their microhistories significant rather than trivial by placing them a global context. In the early twentieth century, both groups were not only rural, but removed, decidedly disconnected from each other. Yet, drawing on documentary evidence, especially interviews with the last generation of First World War survivors in both regions, offers a significant perspective on how similar their experiences actually became in the crucible of a global war. The call to arms, their recruitment and resistance to service, combat adversities and cultural experiences, post-war disillusionments and triumphs, and especially the economic consequences of their war provide penetrating insights into the wide-ranging ordeals and opportunities that this first truly global event offered peoples worldwide.

I interpret Civil War romanticism by looking at well-known archetypal characters such as the knight, the Puritan, and the Christ figure. I argue that sectional reunion occurred, in part, because Americans shared a common celebration of the Christian/chivalrous hero expressed through stories about the lives and personalities of leading figures of the Civil War. Western traditions like Christianity and its medieval warrior code, chivalry, conditioned Americans to seek heroes who conformed to a certain pattern that resembled the knightly ideal. Chivalry did not crowd-out other forms of masculine behavior, but during the nineteenth century, the British century, Americans had not yet created a man in their own image. That would come later with the twentieth century’s most favored man: the cowboy. Americans created Robert E. Lee as a knight figure resembling Western heroes such as King Arthur. Unlike the more controversial Confederate notables Stonewall Jackson and Jefferson Davis, the Lee figure offered Americans the genteel, Christ-like, hero who could be made to represent all of white America. Davis was too defiantly unreconstructed to ever affect much sectional agreement, and Jackson simply could not be made to fit the chivalrous pattern. Thus, Lee allowed southerners to identify themselves as uniquely chivalrous and honorable compared to the modern North. At the same time, the Lee figure provided northerners the opportunity to romanticize a charming, orderly, Old South while rejecting the violent, narrow-minded, states' rights South best symbolized by Davis. I prefer to interpret commentary about the Civil War as storytelling and do not use terms such as the Lost Cause or Civil War memory. High-ranking officers, the common solider, and those who never participated in the Civil War each told stories about it. Due to the large number of stories told, certain common themes became evident in American interpretations of the Civil War era. Common stories include: Lee at Appomattox, Jackson's unmerciful marches against Union forces, and Davis (almost) eluding capture dressed as a woman. Taken together the sub-stories reveal much about the grand narrative of the Civil War, and how Americans, though succeeding to a great extent, failed to completely reunite.

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The theory and therapy of Don D. Jackson, MD. is an important piece in the foundation of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT). It is Jackson's unique Interactional Theory which is viewed by many as the foundation of systemically oriented theories of MFT. This study looked at Jackson's theory and therapy through the eyes of many individuals who worked with him during the most fertile period in MFf history. Individuals such as John Weakland, Murray Bowen, Paul Watzlawick, Jay Haley, Richard Fisch and Jan Beavin-Bavelas were interviewed regarding their understanding of Jackson's influence on the field of MFf. Jackson's theory and therapy were explored in an attempt to gain insight into his unique approach to the therapeutic treatment of individuals within the context of the family. The depth of Jackson's influence on the development of the field is generally recognized however, his influence has been poorly researched. Jackson's departure from the linear orientation of psychoanalysis represents nothing less than a paradigmatic shift. Jackson's Interactional theory was the first theory of human behavior to be grounded in the general systems, communication and cybernetic theories. This change in theoretical orientation laid the foundation for the future development of additional systemically oriented theories and therapies. This dissertation will provide an understanding of Jackson's Interactional theory and therapy as well as provide an understanding of his tremendous influence on the development of systemically oriented family therapies. / Ph. D.

A presente dissertação é uma reflexão a partir do processo poético de Fernando Jackson Ribeiro, isso quer dizer que entendemos que a criação artística é capaz de despertar uma experiência de pensamento. Nossa reflexão foi orientada a partir da percepção de uma realidade interna, construída a partir da relação intersubjetiva artista/obra de arte/observador. Nesse sentido, entendemos que esta relação intersubjetiva é o princípio racional que justifica a existência da realidade interna percebida, que tratamos como social e sensível. Duas questões são fundamentais para o desenvolvimento da nossa dissertação: 1) O que é essa relação entre o social e o sensível que ganha visualidade na obra de Jackson Ribeiro? 2) Como são construídas e como se dinamizam as relações intersubjetivas artista/obra de arte/observador, no nosso caso, Jackson Ribeiro/social-sensível/pesquisador? Para responder essas questões propomos um recorte histórico que objetiva abranger a produção do artista entre anos 1959 e 1984. Assim, temos a intenção de situar a expressão artística de Ribeiro dentro do período em que ele estabelece uma comunicação da sua obra através de exposições e salões de arte. Buscamos assinalar quais elementos da sua produção possibilitam a visualidade da relação entre o social e o sensível. Entendemos que o social e o sensível é um fenômeno, que ganha visualidade através da linguagem de Jackson Ribeiro e da experiência que o observador tem com a obra de arte. Assim como entendemos que as relações intersubjetivas que fundam esse fenômeno de visualidade são experiências com o Ser da linguagem, que tem que como pano de fundo a historicidade dos indivíduos e o contexto por eles vivido. Dessa maneira, podemos entender a experiência a partir da obra de arte como uma forma de pensamento. / Cette dissertation est une réflexion à partir du processus poétique de Fernando Ribeiro Jackson, cela signifie que nous comprenons que la création artistique est capable de réveiller une expérience de pensée. Notre réflexion s\'est orientée à partir de la perception d\'une réalité intérieure, construite à partir de la relation intersubjective - l\'artiste / l\'oeuvre d\'art / le spectateur. En conséquence, nous croyons que cette relation intersubjective est le principe rationnel qui justifie l\'existence de la réalité intérieure perçue, que nous considérons comme sociale et sensible. Deux questions sont fondamentales pour le développement de notre dissertation: 1) Quelle est la relation entre le sociale et le sensible qui est rendu visible dans l\'oeuvre de Jackson Ribeiro? 2) Comment sont construits et comment se rationalisent leurs relations intersubjectives l\'artiste / l\'oeuvre d\'art / le spectateur , dans notre cas, Jackson Ribeiro / sociale-sensible / chercheur? Pour répondre à ces questions, nous proposons un étude qui rende compte de la production de l\'artiste entre les années 1959-1984. Ainsi, nous avons l\'intention de situer l\'expression artistique de Ribeiro dans la période dans laquelle il établit une communication de son oeuvre à travers des expositions et salons d\'art. Nous cherchons à souligner les éléments de leur production que rende visible la relation entre le social et le sensible. Nous comprenons que le social et le sensible est un phénomène qui rendre visible à travers de la langage Jackson Ribeiro et l\'expérience du spectateur entretient avec l\'oeuvre d\'art. Comme nous comprenons que les relations intersubjectives qui sous-tendent ce phénomène sont des expériences visuelles avec l\'être du langage, qui doivent en toile de fond l\'historicité des individus et le contexte dans lequel ils vivaient. Ainsi, nous pouvons comprendre l\'expérience avec l\'oeuvre d\'art comme une forme de la pensée..

H.D., Djuna Barnes et Laura (Riding) Jackson incarnent trois visages du modernisme américain expatrié. C’est autour de leur place paradoxale dans le contexte d’instabilité et de circulation de ce moment littéraire que s’articulent leurs parcours respectifs. Cette thèse cherche à montrer comment l’expérience du déplacement géographique s’incarne dans le texte thématiquement, stylistiquement, grammaticalement, génériquement et dans le genre (gender) pour produire une écriture autobiographique déplacée qui interroge et transgresse les frontières. On analysera comment l’expatriation des trois auteurs et leur marginalité dans la communitas des expatriés produisent une écriture qui remet en question la limite entre personnel et impersonnel. On explorera les représentations du déplacement géographique lui-même comme thématique et esthétique. En adoptant une méthode de cartographie littéraire, nous mettons au jour une écriture nomade et interrogerons le rapport à la nation dans les textes qui travaille le trope du Grand Tour. L’analyse de l’esthétique du déplacement de l’autobiographie sur les éléments organiques du texte met au jour la métaphorisation du déracinement et le processus de déterritorialisation/reterritorialisation de l’expatriation et du genre féminin chez H.D., Barnes et (Riding) Jackson. / H.D., Djuna Barnes and Laura (Riding) Jackson embody three facets of American expatriate modernism. Their trajectories hinge on their paradoxical place in modernism’s context of instability and circulation. This thesis purports to show how their works are imbued with the experience of geographical displacement at various levels (thematic, stylistic, grammatical, generically and in gender). This porosity between life and work results in a displaced autobiographical writing which questions and transgresses frontiers. The first section deals with how these authors’ expatriation and marginality in the expatriate communitas produce texts which probe the limit between the personal and the impersonal. The second part focuses on the representations of the geographical displacement itself—both as theme and aesthetics. By resorting to a literary cartography method, we argue for a nomadic writing and interrogate the writers’ relation to the concept of nation in texts which deploy the Grand Tour trope. The final section analyzes the aesthetic transference of the autobiography on the organic elements of the text. These motifs act as metaphors of the subject’s uprootedness and of the deterritorialization/reterritorialization process at work for expatriate women writers.