Destination USA examines the works of the travel writer William Least Heat-Moon and his place ·in the tradition of American travel writing. The study begins with an overview of the current scholarship and trends within contemporary American travel writing and then moves on to limit and to define its scope. Next an outline and an in-depth explanation of the structure and thematics of such works is presented. Contemporary American travel writing has two dominant structures: the on-the~road motif and the intimate journey Of~ place. Woven into these two structures are three main themes common to both. The first theme focuses on the role of selfdiscovery in travel writing. The second theme highlights the role of travel writing in discovering hidden or marginalised American voices. The third theme centres around travel writing's use as a warning about or an assessment of the current American situation. Next a historical overview of the roots of American travel writing is undertaken which highlights the role it has played in the foundation of the country as well as providing the basis for those structures and themes outlined above. From there the dissertation moves onto an analysis of the works of William Least Heat-Moon: Blue Highways (1982), PrairyErth (1991) and River-Horse (1999). Heat-Moan's works provide an effective focal point for the understanding of contemporary American travel writing as a whole. They are forward looking and experimental while retaining a continuity with the tradition of American travel writing. An in-depth analysis of his trilogy on the American landscape is supported by previously unpublished interviews by the author. His works are then examined to uncover how they point to travel writing's elision with naturalist prose and work together to form a multifaceted vision of America. !

Thesis (M.A.)--East Carolina University, 2009. / Presented to the faculty of the Department of Health Education and Promotion. Advisor: Sharon Knight. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed May 5, 2010). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- La Trobe University, 2006. / "A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology [to the] School of Psychological Science, Faculty of Science, Technology, and Engineering, La Trobe University Bundoora". Research. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 324-363). Also available via the World Wide Web.

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Thesis (doctoral)--Universität, Essen, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-265).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2002. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 269-279).

Additonal content, powerpoint presentation, "The art of splicing" held on CD with print copy of thesis in Turitea Library. / This thesis is about the stories people with aphasia tell about self and identity. it is also a story about the process of research with people with aphasia. It is about narrative and self-construction and it is in itself a narrative. While there has been much discussion about the need for interventions which take into account self and identity in aphasia and innovative pioneering work on therapies addressing identity, there is, however, still little specific reported research in aphasiology that addresses these issues. This applied project sought to further understand the impact of aphasia on the construction of self by exploring self and identity using a narrative approach and using a more participatory approach to research. It was grounded in narrative and relational theory and this led to exploring self and identity through life stories. Eight people with aphasia took part in a life story interview. These were analysed using the voice centred relational method which culminated in eight interpretive narratives. The main findings of this qualitative inquiry were support for the notion that biographical disruption is not the only response to aphasia, support for a relational approach to self and identity and support for inclusive research practices in aphasia research. The strengths and limitations of the project were examined and implications for research and practice were developed.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2007. / "May, 2007." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 126-131). Online version available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Bowling Green State University, 2007. / Document formatted into pages; contains xii, 205 p. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Texas, May, 2007. / Title from title page display. Includes bibliographical references.