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21	Get Flanagan: The Rise and Fall of the Federal Theatre Project Patterson, Sean 17 December 2004 (has links) This thesis is an attempt to render theatrically the establishment and eventual dissolution of the Federal Theatre Project, from the point of view of its appointed director Hallie Flanagan. Drawn from a variety of historical sources, including subjective first-person accounts and objective transcripts of congressional investigation testimony, the play approximates the structure of the Living Newspaper, a style of presentation adopted by the Federal Theatre Project. This thesis also includes an appendix, which details my playwriting process for this particular play, from initial concept through to production. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt New Deal Great Depression Harry Hopkins Dies Committee Communism House Un-American Activities Committee Martin Dies Orson Welles John Houseman
22	"What Are Marines For?" The United States Marine Corps in the Civil War Era Krivdo, Michael Edward 2011 May 1900 (has links) This dissertation provides analysis on several areas of study related to the history of the United States Marine Corps in the Civil War Era. One element scrutinizes the efforts of Commandant Archibald Henderson to transform the Corps into a more nimble and professional organization. Henderson's initiatives are placed within the framework of the several fundamental changes that the U.S. Navy was undergoing as it worked to experiment with, acquire, and incorporate new naval technologies into its own operational concept. Analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of Henderson's programs are provided and comparisons drawn with those priorities established by his successor, Commandant John Harris. In addition, the operations undertaken by the Corps during the Civil War are evaluated in terms of their relative benefit for the national military establishment as a whole. The Corps organization and operational concept is scrutinized and compared with that of similar military structures. In particular, the relationship between the U.S. Marine Corps and the Confederate States Marine Corps are compared. In the process, the South's Corps, born in part out of that of the North's, exhibited many distinct advantages that the USMC solidly resisted adopting during the war years. The influence of key leaders, both military and civilian, reveals many problems that continued to negatively affect the Corps' ability to meet operational requirements as defined by senior naval and Army commanders. Yet despite these issues, the Corps' Civil War experiences served as a crucible for forging a new generation of leaders who earnestly fought for reforms and increased professionalization of the unit. Although the Corps suffered from several problems related to lack of institutional vision and leadership failings of some senior officers, at a small unit level the officers and Marines performed their duties in a competent, enthusiastic, and courageous manner. Therefore, Marines continued to be in great demand by naval commanders at all levels, who actively sought their service in a variety of operation. United States Marine Corps Confederate States Marine Corps Archibald Henderson Civil War John Harris Gideon Welles Marine Battalion Fort Fisher Isaac Toucey Battle of Bull Run Secession Crisis John reynolds Jacob Zeilin
23	Proti adaptaci: za transdisciplinaritu a menšinový film / Against adaptation: toward transdisciplinarity and minor cinema Petříková, Linda January 2014 (has links) Against Adaptation: Toward Transdisciplinarity and Minor Cinema Linda Petříková Abstract Over the past decades, the field adaptation studies has been trying to break new grounds and escape the confines of the predominant fidelity discourse. This thesis wants to propose new perspectives that have been widely underrepresented, at least in the Anglo-American context, drawing attention to the great relevance to adaptation of the writings of French critical thinkers, most notably Gilles Deleuze and his two-volume publication on cinema and Jacques Rancière and his continuation/reevaluation of Deleuze's film-related concepts. Without directly addressing questions of adaptation, the way both philosophers think about cinema is inseparable from their thinking about literature and indeed about other arts and media, exemplifying new transdisciplinary approaches to adaptation this thesis hopes to encourage. Even though it might seem counterintuitive, considering the efforts of adaptation studies to cut the roots it has grown within literary departments, I chose three Shakespearean adaptations for the case studies as I believe that such focus will enable us to see more clearly the significance of interstices as much as of the links the films form with the text. Jean-Luc-Godard's King Lear, Orson Welles's Chimes at...
24	How a Successful Collecting Society Can Transform an Art Museum: A History of The Georgia Welles Apollo Society at the Toledo Museum of Art Landis, Tamra R. 24 April 2018 (has links) No description available. Art History Fine Arts Museum Studies Museums History The Georgia Welles Apollo Society Toledo Museum of Art collecting society art museums collections global contemporary art contemporary art ancient art oral history art acquisition collecting practices collection growth patrons curators
25	“The Best Possible Time for War?” The USS Panay and American Far Eastern Policy During the Roosevelt Presidency Schnurr, Jeremy 13 December 2011 (has links) This thesis examines American Far Eastern policy from the beginning of the Franklin Roosevelt presidency through the early months of 1938. This study is chiefly concerned with the attack by Japanese aircraft on the USS Panay and its effect on the course of U.S. foreign policy. Particular attention is paid to the Anglo-American dialogue which occurred throughout the Far Eastern Crisis. Prior to the end of 1938, the U.S. administration’s position in Asia was dictated both by policies inherited from preceding administrations and by the extreme isolationism of the American people. This foundation effectively inhibited any cooperation with foreign powers. Relying on a reactive policy in the Far East, Washington remained aloof from entanglement as the President sought a plan which would permit U.S. involvement without inviting isolationist wrath. This paper traces an evolution in American Far Eastern policy, highlighting the Panay incident as a distinctly identifiable turning point whereby isolationism gave way to internationalism. Panay Roosevelt FDR Ladybird Far East Inter-War Anglo-American Inter-War 1937 Ludlow American Asia East Asia Policy Disarmament Washington Conference Brussels Conference London Conference isolationism internationalism Far Eastern Crisis Cordell Hull Sumner Welles Franklin Roosevelt Collective Security Norman Alley Open Door Nine-Power Nine Power 1930s Manny Koginos Hamilton Perry Galen Perras Norman Davis pre-war Yangtze U.S. Navy Ingersoll Neutrality Foreign Policy
26	“The Best Possible Time for War?” The USS Panay and American Far Eastern Policy During the Roosevelt Presidency Schnurr, Jeremy 13 December 2011 (has links) This thesis examines American Far Eastern policy from the beginning of the Franklin Roosevelt presidency through the early months of 1938. This study is chiefly concerned with the attack by Japanese aircraft on the USS Panay and its effect on the course of U.S. foreign policy. Particular attention is paid to the Anglo-American dialogue which occurred throughout the Far Eastern Crisis. Prior to the end of 1938, the U.S. administration’s position in Asia was dictated both by policies inherited from preceding administrations and by the extreme isolationism of the American people. This foundation effectively inhibited any cooperation with foreign powers. Relying on a reactive policy in the Far East, Washington remained aloof from entanglement as the President sought a plan which would permit U.S. involvement without inviting isolationist wrath. This paper traces an evolution in American Far Eastern policy, highlighting the Panay incident as a distinctly identifiable turning point whereby isolationism gave way to internationalism. Panay Roosevelt FDR Ladybird Far East Inter-War Anglo-American Inter-War 1937 Ludlow American Asia East Asia Policy Disarmament Washington Conference Brussels Conference London Conference isolationism internationalism Far Eastern Crisis Cordell Hull Sumner Welles Franklin Roosevelt Collective Security Norman Alley Open Door Nine-Power Nine Power 1930s Manny Koginos Hamilton Perry Galen Perras Norman Davis pre-war Yangtze U.S. Navy Ingersoll Neutrality Foreign Policy
27	“The Best Possible Time for War?” The USS Panay and American Far Eastern Policy During the Roosevelt Presidency Schnurr, Jeremy 13 December 2011 (has links) This thesis examines American Far Eastern policy from the beginning of the Franklin Roosevelt presidency through the early months of 1938. This study is chiefly concerned with the attack by Japanese aircraft on the USS Panay and its effect on the course of U.S. foreign policy. Particular attention is paid to the Anglo-American dialogue which occurred throughout the Far Eastern Crisis. Prior to the end of 1938, the U.S. administration’s position in Asia was dictated both by policies inherited from preceding administrations and by the extreme isolationism of the American people. This foundation effectively inhibited any cooperation with foreign powers. Relying on a reactive policy in the Far East, Washington remained aloof from entanglement as the President sought a plan which would permit U.S. involvement without inviting isolationist wrath. This paper traces an evolution in American Far Eastern policy, highlighting the Panay incident as a distinctly identifiable turning point whereby isolationism gave way to internationalism. Panay Roosevelt FDR Ladybird Far East Inter-War Anglo-American Inter-War 1937 Ludlow American Asia East Asia Policy Disarmament Washington Conference Brussels Conference London Conference isolationism internationalism Far Eastern Crisis Cordell Hull Sumner Welles Franklin Roosevelt Collective Security Norman Alley Open Door Nine-Power Nine Power 1930s Manny Koginos Hamilton Perry Galen Perras Norman Davis pre-war Yangtze U.S. Navy Ingersoll Neutrality Foreign Policy
28	“The Best Possible Time for War?” The USS Panay and American Far Eastern Policy During the Roosevelt Presidency Schnurr, Jeremy January 2012 (has links) This thesis examines American Far Eastern policy from the beginning of the Franklin Roosevelt presidency through the early months of 1938. This study is chiefly concerned with the attack by Japanese aircraft on the USS Panay and its effect on the course of U.S. foreign policy. Particular attention is paid to the Anglo-American dialogue which occurred throughout the Far Eastern Crisis. Prior to the end of 1938, the U.S. administration’s position in Asia was dictated both by policies inherited from preceding administrations and by the extreme isolationism of the American people. This foundation effectively inhibited any cooperation with foreign powers. Relying on a reactive policy in the Far East, Washington remained aloof from entanglement as the President sought a plan which would permit U.S. involvement without inviting isolationist wrath. This paper traces an evolution in American Far Eastern policy, highlighting the Panay incident as a distinctly identifiable turning point whereby isolationism gave way to internationalism. Panay Roosevelt FDR Ladybird Far East Inter-War Anglo-American Inter-War 1937 Ludlow American Asia East Asia Policy Disarmament Washington Conference Brussels Conference London Conference isolationism internationalism Far Eastern Crisis Cordell Hull Sumner Welles Franklin Roosevelt Collective Security Norman Alley Open Door Nine-Power Nine Power 1930s Manny Koginos Hamilton Perry Galen Perras Norman Davis pre-war Yangtze U.S. Navy Ingersoll Neutrality Foreign Policy
29	Changing fictions of masculinity : adaptations of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, 1939-2009 Fanning, Sarah Elizabeth January 2012 (has links) The discursive and critical positions of the ‘classic’ nineteenth-century novel, particularly the woman’s novel, in the field of adaptation studies have been dominated by long-standing concerns about textual fidelity and the generic processes of the text-screen transfer. The sociocultural patterns of adaptation criticism have also been largely ensconced in representations of literary women on screen. Taking a decisive twist from tradition, this thesis traces the evolution of representations of masculinity in the malleable characters of Rochester and Heathcliff in film and television adaptations of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights between 1939 and 2009. Concepts of masculinity have been a neglected area of enquiry in studies of the ‘classic’ novel on screen. Adaptations of the Brontës’ novels, as well as the adapted novels of other ‘classic’ women authors such as Jane Austen, George Eliot and Elizabeth Gaskell, increasingly foreground male character in traditionally female-oriented narratives or narratives whose primary protagonist is female. This thesis brings together industrial histories, textual frames and sociocultural influences that form the wider contexts of the adaptations to demonstrate how male characterisation and different representations of masculinity are reformulated and foregrounded through three different adaptive histories of the narratives of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. Through the contours of the film and television industries, the application of text and context analysis, and wider sociocultural considerations of each period an understanding of how Rochester and Heathcliff have been transmuted and centralised within the adaptive history of the Brontë novel. 823

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