Thesis (D. Min.)--Ashland Theological Seminary 1989. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 259-262).

Thesis (M.A.)--Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1989. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 113-119).

Thesis (M.S.)--Wisconsin. / Bibliography; leaves 128-134.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 1983. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 260-266). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.

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This thesis examines the life of James Wesley Silver, a professor of history at the University of Mississippi for twenty-six years and author of Mississippi: The Closed Society, a scathing attack on the Magnolia State's history of racial oppression. In 1962, Silver witnessed the campus riot resulting from James Meredith's enrollment as the first black student at the state's hallowed public university and claims this was the catalyst for writing his book. However, by examining James Silver's personal and professional activities and comparing them with the political, cultural, and social events taking place concurrently, this paper demonstrates that his entire life, the gamut of his experiences, culminated in the creation of his own rebel yell, Mississippi: The Closed Society. Chapter 1 establishes Silver's environment by exploring the history and sociology of the South during the years of his residency. Chapter 2 discusses Silver's background and early years, culminating with his appointment as a faculty member of the University of Mississippi in 1936. Chapter 3 reveals Silver's personal and professional life during the 1940s, as well as the era's notable historical events. The decade of the 1950s is discussed in chapter 4, particularly the civil rights movement, Silver's response to these changes, and those in his own life. Chapter 5 follows the path of James Meredith's integration of Ole Miss, the publication of Silver's book, and its aftermath. The conclusion is a brief epilogue of Silver's post-Mississippi life.

L'auteure présente une lecture personnelle de la contribution aux études en communication et en journalisme de James W. Carey, considéré par certains comme étant un des pionniers du courant des Cultural Studies américaines. Présenté sous la forme d'un essai, ce mémoire propose une façon différente de conceptualiser le journalisme dans le contexte québécois. D'abord, l'auteure présente en quoi la version des Cultural Studies de Carey est marquée par le courant du tournant linguistique et comment elle constitue une alternative à la théorie de l'information. Ensuite, elle propose de concevoir le travail journalistique comme étant subjectif et culturel et non généralement véridique et objectif, tel que proposé par le modèle professionnel du journalisme. Enfin, l'auteure aborde la question de l'interprétation de la liberté de presse et du journalisme au Québec et illustre comment ce principe est marqué par la professionnalisation du journalisme, la légitimation de l'autorité du journalisme et le sens juridique de la liberté de presse. ______________________________________________________________________________ MOTS-CLÉS DE L’AUTEUR : Communication, Cultural Studies, James W. Carey, Journalisme, Tournant linguistique, Liberté de presse.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Harding Graduate School of Religion, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-118).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Duquesne University, 2005. / Title from document title page. Abstract included in electronic submission form. Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-191) and index.

Thesis (Ph. D.). / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 375-393).