Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Michigan, 1980. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. 581-585).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2005. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xvii, 326 p.; also includes graphics (some col.). Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-244). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center

Thesis (M.A.)--Bowling Green State University, 2008. / Document formatted into pages; contains v, 117 p. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (MDram (Drama))--Stellenbosch University, 2009. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Kenyan culture is deeply rooted in tradition. Many problems arise from the traditional role and conceptions of the Kenyan woman. These include female genital mutilation, polygamy and lack of scholastic education. A definite correlation can be found between the problem of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections and certain social traditions as well as the unscripted prohibition of open conversations about sex and death. Kenya does not have an indigenous tradition of puppetry, and Community Health and Awareness Puppeteers (CHAPS) have committed themselves to developing interactive puppetry to address these tradition- orientated social problems. Puppetry makes use of three sign systems, namely sound, design and movement. This sign systems, together with the imagination of the audience, brings life to a lifeless object and serves as a meaningful vehicle of communication. CHAPS use the inherent qualities of the puppet. The puppet’s symbolic and double nature demeanor gives this art form exceptional freedom of speech, which makes it possible discuss sensitive issues. The visual nature of puppetry and general principals such as exaggeration and simplification make it possible to convey a message to people irrespective of their literacy level. The absence of television in rural and impoverished areas in Kenya ensures that people from any age group relate to puppetry as a visual art form. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Kenia is ‘n baie tradisievaste land. Uit veral die tradisionele posisie van die vrou spruit ‘n aantal sosiale probleme, onder andere vroulike geslagsskending, poligamie en gebrekkige skolastiese opvoeding. Die problematiek rondom MIV/VIGS en oordraaglke geslagssiektes hou verband met sekere tradisionele sosiale gebruike en die ongeskrewe verbod om oor seks en dood te praat. Kenia het nie ‘n inheemse poppeteatertradisie nie en Community Health and Awareness Puppeteers (CHAPS) beywer hulle daarvoor om poppeteater in Kenia te bevorder en bogenoemde tradisie-verwante sosiale probleme deur middel van interaktiewe poppeteater aan te spreek. Poppeteater maak van drie tekensisteme gebruik, naamlik klank, ontwerp en beweging. Hierdie tekens, tesame met die gehoor se verbeelding, gee ‘n verbeelde lewe aan die toneelpop as ‘n lewelose voorwerp en dien as betekenisdraende kommunikasiemiddele. CHAPS benut die inherente eienskappe van die toneelpop. Die toneelpop se simboliese en dubbele aard gee aan die kunsvorm ‘n uitsonderlike vryheid van spraak wat dit moontlik maak om oor sensitiewe kwessies te praat. Die visuele aard van die poppeteater en spelbeginsels soos oordrywing en vereenvoudiging maak die kunsvorm toeganklik vir mense van enige geletterdheidsvlak. In die afwesigheid van televisie in die landelike en armoedige stedelike gebiede in Kenia, vind poppeteater as nuwigheid en visueelgerigte kunsvorm aanklank by enige ouderdomsgroep.

Texte remanié de la thèse de Ph.D., Leiden, 1991. / Notes bibliogr. Bibliogr. p. [447]-463. Index.

Thesis (M.A.)--Bowling Green State University, 2008. / Document formatted into pages; contains v, 92 p. : ill. (some col.) Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (DPhil)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.

This practical-theoretical thesis consists of two wire-controlled marionettes. The puppets are made of fired clay and other materials. The marionettes come with an original theatre play, which is also a part of the thesis. The form of the marionettes is inspired by the puppets of Czech folk puppeteers and marionettes from Munich. The accompanying theoretical part focuses on the history of puppetry, types of puppets and their use in art schools. The work also informs about the lives of our foremost puppeteers.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T13:54:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ZildalteRM_DISSERT.pdf: 4568193 bytes, checksum: ef9003e2fc67f2c9ddf9b082d7a263b6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-04-24 / The theater of puppets is one of the many expressions of popular culture which is marked by ongoing constructions and transformations in its symbolic representations as well as its characters and performances. In the city of Natal/RN, there is a manipulator called Heraldo Lins, an artist who operates such puppets, and has been performing his puppet since 1992. Lins has his own look at how he produces his performances and seeks to adjust his puppets to social and rentable contexts. Lins?s performances are tailor-made in accordance with the request of his customers, as he makes up the passages and lines of his puppets according to his audience. This research aimed to study how the Heraldo Lins Mamulengos Show is built, especially its changes. We note that Lins chooses to dismantle the symbolic values of the tradition in the regular puppet theater once he adapts to modern patterns, placing himself between the traditional puppet theater and the cultural industry. The work in camp was made through a methodological focused in a participative observation and an audiovisual registry / O teatro de mamulengos ? uma das express?es da cultura popular que t?m sua trajet?ria marcada por constru??es e transforma??es tanto em suas representa??es simb?licas como em seus personagens e performances. Na cidade do Natal, RN, existe um mamulengueiro chamado Heraldo Lins que mant?m o seu teatro de mamulengos em atividade h? vinte e um anos, ele possui o seu pr?prio olhar sobre o que produz e como produz, procura ajustar o seu teatro de mamulengos ao contexto social e ao mercado, tematiza as apresenta??es a pedido do contratante, sistematiza a constru??o das passagens e falas dos bonecos. Esta pesquisa procurou estudar o processo de contru??o do "Show de Mamulengos" de Heraldo Lins, sobretudo como ocorrem as transforma??es. Constatamos que ele opta pela dissolvi??o de valores simb?licos presentes no teatro de mamulengos tradicional em prol de uma adapta??o ? modernidade, se colocando entre o treatro tradicional de mamulengos e a ind?strial cultural. O trabalho de campo foi realizado atrav?s de um recorte metodol?gicos que privilegiou a observa??o participante, a entrevista e o registro sonoro-visual

The present study investigated the basic question: Will preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students have a greater increase in knowledge of selected nutritional concepts as a result of viewing a puppet story than a similar composite will have when the same material is presented via dramatic storytelling?