Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 213-248).

Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 165-179).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of London. / Bibliography: p. 150-153.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 213-248) Also available in print.

nÃo hà / A prÃtica drag queen diz respeito a um processo de adequaÃÃo que desloca a aparÃncia corriqueira de uma pessoa para uma outra que pode transitar entre gÃneros (masculino, feminino, polimorfo, diversos) e espÃcies (humano e animal, como à o caso de drags que se apresentam como animais e atà alienÃgenas). O presente trabalho tem por objetivo observar e participar dessa prÃtica na cidade de Fortaleza â CE com intuito de absorver seus processos de criaÃÃo, adaptaÃÃo, montagem e desmontagem. Entender as mutaÃÃes as quais essa prÃtica està sujeita, as influÃncias externas e a capacidade de adaptaÃÃo das drag queens estudadas. Usar lentes analÃticas que possibilitem enxergar as prÃticas atravÃs de uma epistemologia da performance que leve em consideraÃÃo a decolonizaÃÃo do pensamento e a apreensÃo crÃtica da tradiÃÃo cientÃfica europeia. O estudo se configura por meio de uma experiÃncia etnogrÃfica embasada no exercÃcio da descriÃÃo densa e de entrevistas pontuais. Os registros foram feitos mediante diÃrio de campo, fotografias, vÃdeos e gravador de voz. Concluiu-se que a prÃtica drag queen na cidade de Fortaleza â CE passou e passa por mudanÃas constantes no que diz respeito à tradiÃÃo e ao surgimento de novas formas de fazer drag. Formas essas impactadas pelo reality show americano RuPaulâs Drag Race e sua tendÃncia de transformaÃÃo da drag queen em um produto passÃvel de ser comercializado mundialmente atravÃs da TV. Observou-se ainda que, ademais da forte influÃncia trazida por esse reality show, o contexto local tem se mostrado resistente Ãs tentativas de suplantaÃÃo da tradiÃÃo, tendo como elementos de resistÃncia o bate- cabelo e o dialeto yorubà que se contrapÃem à forÃa histÃrica de opressÃo conhecida como colonizaÃÃo.

The Queen Charlotte transform fault zone, which lies immediately east of the Queen Charlotte Islands, marks the boundary between the oceanic Pacific and the continental North American plates. Relative plate motions suggest that oblique underthrusting of the Pacific plate beneath North America may be presently occurring along this transform fault. To investigate this plate boundary and the implications of oblique subduction on crustal structure beneath the region, an onshore-offshore seismic refraction survey was conducted in 1983. The survey was designed to sample the crust beneath the Queen Charlotte Islands and across Hecate Strait to the mainland of British Columbia. Six ocean bottom seismographs and 11 land based stations were deployed along a 200 km line extending from 20 km west of the Queen Charlotte Islands to the mainland. Thirteen 540 kg and twenty 60 kg explosive charges were detonated along a 110 km long east-west line in the ocean to the west of the receivers. The multiple shots recorded on multiple receivers, all along the same line, effectively reverses the profile over some of its length. The objective of this study is to provide a model of the deep crustal structure beneath the fault zone, the Queen Charlotte Islands, and Hecate Strait. An exemplary subset of the extensive data set was selected to meet this objective. Beneath the deep ocean the Moho dips at about 2° to the east. At the Queen Charlotte terrace, a 25 km wide zone immediately west of the active Queen Charlotte fault, the dip of the Moho increases to about 5°. The crust is about 12 km thick at the terrace and 18 km thick at the eastern edge of the Queen Charlotte Islands, and in excess of 30 km thick at the mainland. The terrace unit itself is divided into two units - an upper unit with low velocity (4.1 km/s) and high gradient (0.3 km/s/km) and a lower unit with a high velocity (6.5 km/s) and a low gradient (0.05 km/s/km). This model, while not definitive, supports the interpretation of oblique shallow underthrusting of the Pacific plate beneath the Queen Charlotte Islands. The upper terrace unit could represent a sedimentary accretionary wedge and the lower terrace unit - the subducting slab. A model in which compression across the Queen Charlotte transform fault zone is taken up by deformation of the Queen Charlotte Islands in the form of crustal shortening and thickening is not compatible with the thin crust beneath the islands and Hecate Strait. / Science, Faculty of / Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of / Graduate

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This study examines the impact of Queen Victoria's political and diplomatic power on the marriages of her five daughters. Queen Victoria's influence on her daughters' marriages highlights her enduring behind the scenes power despite some claims to the contrary. Unlike the sons’ marriages, where considerable outside political influences brought to bear, the daughters’ marriages were almost solely influenced by Victoria. Examining the Queen's five daughters offers an alternate view of her motherhood while simultaneously exploring the diverse gender dynamics between her and her daughters.

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