Thesis (M.F.A.)--George Mason University, 2008. / Vita: p. 175. Thesis director: Steve Goodwin. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed July 8, 2008). Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-174). Also issued in print.

Thesis (M.A.)--West Virginia University, 2008. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains v, 173 p. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-173).

Book Summary:Offering a comprehensive view of the South's literary landscape, past and present, this volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture celebrates the region's ever-flourishing literary culture and recognizes the ongoing evolution of the southern literary canon. As new writers draw upon and reshape previous traditions, southern literature has broadened and deepened its connections not just to the American literary mainstream but also to world literatures--a development thoughtfully explored in the essays here. Greatly expanding the content of the literature section in the original Encyclopedia, this volume includes 31 thematic essays addressing major genres of literature; theoretical categories, such as regionalism, the southern gothic, and agrarianism; and themes in southern writing, such as food, religion, and sexuality. Most striking is the fivefold increase in the number of biographical entries, which introduce southern novelists, playwrights, poets, and critics. Special attention is given to contemporary writers and other individuals who have not been widely covered in previous scholarship.

Thesis advisor: Cynthia L. Lyerly / This thesis analyzes the evolution of Abigail Adams's republican thought throughout the course of her life. The transition from a traditional wife of a local lawyer to an articulate and well-informed First Lady can be traced along with the increasing personal hardships she faced in light of the events of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States. Her unique relationship to men leading the Revolution and her own intellectual curiosity led her to a sophisticated understanding of republicanism and a unique interpretation of women's important contributions to the new nation. / Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2007. / Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: History. / Discipline: College Honors Program.

Thesis (M.F.A.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 32). / iv, 32 leaves, bound col. ill. 29 cm

Submitted by Miguel R. Amorim Neto (miguel@sibi.ufrj.br) on 2017-07-20T22:21:55Z No. of bitstreams: 1 416349.pdf: 2087041 bytes, checksum: cfa7ece6ac4b141507019b9a8a7b09f6 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-20T22:21:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 416349.pdf: 2087041 bytes, checksum: cfa7ece6ac4b141507019b9a8a7b09f6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1993 / Caracteriza o Rio de Janeiro, no século XIX, marcado pelo estabelecimento e desenvolvimento do ensino das artes plásticas no país, transformando o Brasil em importante centro de produção artística das Américas. A ritualização do ensino Acadêmico, havia atingido o seu apogeu. O estilo neoclássico é o que predominava nas Academias de artes neste século. Fazia-se presente, a cada ato, a autoridade masculina, colocando dificuldades à mulher de se projetar nas artes. Neste contexto, apresentamos a biografia da artista Abigail de Andrade, precursora do Realismo Social - forma de expressão usada pela artista. O enfoque dado busca a sua visão de mundo e o sentimento próprio de uma determinada época. Enfatiza temas extraídos do cotidiano dos segmentos menos favorecidos na escala social. Seus trabalhos se definem pelo recolhimento e conservação de elementos básicos que coleciona através de mensagens pré transmitidas e que, quando há necessidade, lança mão destes conhecimentos para a execução da obra. / It features the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the XIX century, was proeminent for the introduction and development of formal apprenticeship of the fine arts. As a consequence, Brazil became an important center of artistic production in the Americas. It was in this city that strict ritualism of academic teaching reached its peak, imposing neoclassicism as a predominant style. As masculine authority ruled society, it was difficult for women to exceed in the fine arts. In this context, we present the biography of the artist Abigail de Andrade, precursor of Social Realism was this painter's forro of expression and style and was used to convey her views of the world and her feelings and concerns for those less fortuna te in society. Ready to carry out any artistic challege regarding the painter's craft, but she often resorted to the use of a preconcieved technique and iconographical repertoire drawn frorn the Acaderny.

I denna uppsats analyseras spelen Howling Dogs och 16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds ur ett narratologiskt perspektiv. Huvuddelen av analysen fokuserar på hur hypertextens mediala förhållanden påverkar relationen mellan spelaren och narrativet samt på förhållandet mellan berättare och lyssnarinstans. Analysen baserar sig på metoder med utgångspunkt i possible worlds theory, formulerat av Alice Bell. Uppsatsen exemplifierar hur man går till väga i analys av texter med ett starkt deiktiskt förhållande mellan texten och läsaren. Syftet är att undersöka existerande metoder och att förbättra dem, tillika en, möjligtvis naiv, förhoppning om att komma ett steg närmare ett större litteraturvetenskapligt intresse gällande vad spel kan tillföra litteraturvetenskapen. / This essay contains narratological analyses of the games Howling Dogs and 16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds. The analyses are focused on the hypertext’s medial impact on the relations between user and narrative as well as narrator and narratee. The work is based on methods using possible worlds theory, created by theorists such as Alice Bell. A main purpose here is to further exemplify how to analyze texts having a deictic effect between themselves self and their readers. The purpose here is thus to test existing methods and further develop them. This purpose is also motivated by a, possibly naïve, hope of getting one step closer to a wider acknowledgement of how games can contribute to the subject of literature.

This dissertation is a contextual reading of 1 Samuel 25:14-35 that highlights the Abigail approach to peacemaking. The synchronic analysis of this text done in the light of the context of North Kivu conflict resolution focuses on the literary analysis of the text. The interaction between the two contexts of peacemaking, in the Abigail narrative and the North Kivu context, allows me to recommend "participative negotiations" as a suitable diplomatic means to solve North Kivu conflicts for a lasting peace. In fact, participative negotiations inspired by the Abigail strategy contrast with the diplomacy of avoidance and competitive negotiations, by which North Kivu cannot reach lasting peace. However, the strategists of peacemaking, involving North Kivu rank-and-file in the peacemaking process, must first build mutual confidence between the parties in conflict during discussions, then analyse their respective interests, and bring them to suggest suitable strategies using objective criteria which can lead the parties to true consensus. / Old Testament & Ancient Near Eastern Studies / M. Th. (Old Testament)

This dissertation is a contextual reading of 1 Samuel 25:14-35 that highlights the Abigail approach to peacemaking. The synchronic analysis of this text done in the light of the context of North Kivu conflict resolution focuses on the literary analysis of the text. The interaction between the two contexts of peacemaking, in the Abigail narrative and the North Kivu context, allows me to recommend "participative negotiations" as a suitable diplomatic means to solve North Kivu conflicts for a lasting peace. In fact, participative negotiations inspired by the Abigail strategy contrast with the diplomacy of avoidance and competitive negotiations, by which North Kivu cannot reach lasting peace. However, the strategists of peacemaking, involving North Kivu rank-and-file in the peacemaking process, must first build mutual confidence between the parties in conflict during discussions, then analyse their respective interests, and bring them to suggest suitable strategies using objective criteria which can lead the parties to true consensus. / Biblical and Ancient Studies / M. Th. (Old Testament)