This study is a chronicle of the efforts of R. Walton Moore and the Roosevelt Administration to liberalize the conservative Virginia Democratic Party during the 1930's. Moore was an elderly politician and amateur historian who had been in and out politics in the state for over forty years. He was opposed at every turn in his efforts by state Democratic Party organization leader Senator Harry F. Byrd, and his conservative colleague Senator Carter Glass. Both Glass and Byrd opposed most New Deal legislation throughout the decade. Moore served officially as Assistant Secretary of State and Counselor to the State Department, but his unofficial role was an advocate for Virginia's anti-organization Democrats. These Democrats were generally supportive of the New Deal and its programs, but wielded little political power because of the tight control with which Byrd and Glass distributed patronage. This essay traces Moore's three major efforts to align the Democratic Party in the Old Dominion closer to the Roosevelt Administration.

Master of Regional and Community Planning / Department of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning / Huston Gibson / In 2011, the United States Secretary of the Interior approved a proposal for expansion of the Harry S. Truman National Historic Landmark District in Independence, Missouri. The expansion of the historic district and the subsequent press resulting from the expansion was the inspiration for this report. The topic area of this report is historic preservation. Historic districts come with increased rules and regulations that can be seen as limiting a resident’s use of the properties within these districts. This report is concerned with the actual condition within a historic district with a central hypothesis that historic districts do have a positive association with property condition. In order to answer the research question, a multiple-case replication explanatory case study was performed using the original landmark district boundaries and two comparable nearby neighborhoods outside of the historic landmark district. The case study utilized secondary sources and in-field observations to analyze seven researchable factors about the parcels within the study areas. These factors were compared and contrasted during the cross case analysis. To further the understanding of the study area, a detailed profile of the City of Independence, Missouri, was produced. This profile looked at the historical development of the city, as well as economic and demographic statistics. The theoretical framework behind historic districts was also analyzed for this report. It is beneficial to look at this question in order to evaluate the potential implementation of a historic district that a planner may face in their municipality such as whether historic preservation regulations should be maintained, expanded, or eliminated or a historic district should be put in place. The report ends with a conclusionary chapter including recommendations, lessons for planning professionals, and ideas for further research.

This study examines the emergence of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) in white collar occupations. Recent BPO practices are compared to the offshore outsourcing of production in the context of the shift from Fordist to flexible production. The study considers BPO in light of Harry Braverman's theory of work degradation and whether or not BPO extends the traditional division of labor between conception and execution to higher skilled white collar occupations. An exploratory qualitative approach comprised of informant interviews, a focus group, and literature review was used to analyze how BPO occurs, why it happens, and where it takes place. I discuss the role of politics and corporate culture in outsourcing white collar jobs and examine the practice of transitioning workers from client to BPO service providers. The study concludes with a skill-based typology of BPO services and suggestions for policy and future research.

The motif of twins is one that permeates strongly throughout the Harry Potter series. Fred and George as a pair are immensely popular with fans, and the “very curious” twinship of Harry and Voldemort’s wands is a relationship greatly explored in the saga. In my paper, I shall further explore this prominent Potter motif and delve into the origins and symbolism behind this twinship. I will also recall the dark conclusion to the tale of the Weasley twins. The death of Fred as related to the series’ theme as a whole and the death of Harry in the attempt to remove his parasitic twin, Voldemort’s unintended horcrux, will be discussed. There will also be exploration of missing and broken twins, for example, where is Romulus since we know a Remus? Why are Padma and Parvati in different houses? What is the symbolism of Harry’s broken wand? I will discuss how Voldemort’s creation of horcruxes is an intentional twinning of his self, and thus a mutation of nature. An exploration of numerology in relation to this twin discussion will also be included. This paper will show that the motif of twins is not just an interesting addition to the Potter novels but rather a tie-in to the story’s core of insisting on duality when the truth is in wholeness.

This essay argues that the Harry Potter books can be used to analyse various methods and theories regarding pedagogy since the school setting is a major part of the stories. J.K Rowling’s characterisation of the teachers is the basis for the analysis, which focuses on the teaching methods of the teachers at Hogwarts, but also how the pupils are affected by them from the critical perspective of cultural studies. The essay will investigate how the pupils are affected by the boarding schools, examination process as well as the grading system. Certain Professors at Hogwarts will also be analysed based on their teaching methods and these professors are Lupin, Snape, Umbridge, Dumbledore and Lockhart. Different methods have been discovered to work differently on different pupils, but the same methods have also been shown to work differently depending on how they are implemented. Leadership styles in the classroom appear to have a heavy influence on the pupils’ performance. This thesis argues that through a literary analysis of the Harry Potter books with a focus on the portrayal of the school setting by using cultural studies as well as pedagogical theories will demonstrate the impact of various teaching methods in the EFL-classroom as well as the regular classroom. In the EFL-classroom, knowledge of how certain methods and theories work can be very beneficial. The ability to provide confidence to pupils has been discussed and that is a part of EFL-teaching that is highly relevant, since it can be difficult for some pupils to find the courage in order to learn.

Slutord Nå, Rektorns ord den gången i gymnasiet åstadkom att jag nästan tvångsmässigt ägnar mig åt ställningstaganden där jag väljer med baktanken att inte låta Rektorn få rätt när han menar att eftersom jag inte anpassar mig kommer jag att få ångra det i hela mitt liv. Han tycker jag var feg som smet från lektionerna. Själv tycker jag att jag tar strid för min sak och lyckas hantera min omdömesförmåga och att jag växer med det, men det är lite jobbigt att inte få vara lite feg ibland för då kommer han fram den där Rektorn, som gubben i lådan, med sin sura min och överlägsna attityd. Kanske bör jag träna på att fly och vara lite feg. För ett tag sedan ställde jag in tre möten som jag skulle hålla i och som jag varken orkar eller vill vara med om. Det gick bra men Rektorn ser så opassande glad ut och det gillar jag inte, men det är kanske något som jag behöver lära mig att leva med… Jag har med denna essä velat undersöka praktisk kunskap så som den ter sig för mig, och jag har genom att identifiera ett dilemma använt detta som en forskarfråga och applicerat denna på några situationer för att studera hur min egen tysta praktiska kunskap hanterar dilemmat i fråga. I min berättelse finns dilemmat på flera plan. Dels att inte kunna skriva får sin lösning i just skrivandets förlösande praktik. Jag har velat åskådliggöra detta genom den egna skrivarprocessen och vad den behöver i form av näring för att tankegods ska transporteras från hjärna till händer och fingrar för att sedan landa på ett stycke papper. Dels i den tysta kunskap som processen att skriva ska utmynna i en berättelse om. Eller annorlunda uttryckt – processen att skriva blir en tyst kunskap och grunden för den berättelse den är resultatet av. Dilemmat att välja rätt väg får inte sin lösning men väl sin förklaring genom en händelses starka påverkan där rätt väg speglas i ljuset av att inte vilja vara feg och att rättfärdiga det val jag gjort för att gå stärkt ur denna händelse. Utkomsten av detta dilemma har bildat en kunskap som jag har med mig varthän jag går. Om denna kunskap används på rätt sätt låter jag vara osagt men den är en viktig del vid valet av åtgärd och där jag står med viljan att göra rätt och att göra upp med ett gammalt dilemma. / <p>Stockholms dramatiska högskola</p>

Thesis advisor: Susan Michalczyk / Children's series books have historically been frowned upon by educators and librarians alike. Due to this, thousands of the books have been disregarded as the equivalent of ‘trashy' literature for children, and have thus been excluded from the classroom. How has this scorn gained credence? Are series legitimate reading material for children? This paper explores the history and the beneficial uses of children's series books in the classroom. Series books aid in the teaching of reading and provide a forum for children to gain literary confidence. They also assist in the learning of other languages and are instrumental in reading intervention situations. Specifically, this paper considers the literary aspects, practical applications, and criticism directed at the Nancy Drew and Harry Potter series. Examined closely, series prove to be highly educational and indispensable to the formation of lifelong readers. / Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2004. / Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: English. / Discipline: College Honors Program.

Abstract The questions of this essay are: <ol type="1">What is Richard Abanes’s criticism against occult elements in the Harry Potter books? How can Abanes’s – from a Christian point of view - religiously motivated criticism of the four first Harry Potter books be seen as an expression of moral panic and the construction of folk devils according to Cohen's scientific theory in popular culture? The questions are answered through a content analysis of Richard Abanes's book Harry Potter and the Bible: the menace behind the magick based on Stanley Cohen's theory of moral panic and folk devils. The aim is thus to develop a religious-scientific understanding of religiously motivated criticism of popular culture. The result of the essay shows that the biggest criticism Abanes has against the occult elements in the Harry Potter books is that the occult becomes glamorized, normalized and packaged in a box of fun, adventures and excitement. But according to critics like Abanes and the Christian Right, this is dangerous to children and young people as the occult pulls them away from God and closer to the devil. They can develop an interest in the occult and Wicca and later seek out occult sects and religious communities. According to Abanes, the Harry Potter books are dangerous as the author has mixed innocent imagination with real events, people and objects. Because of this, the boundaries are blurred and children can find it difficult to discern what is reality and fantasy. The moral panic of the Harry Potter books is created primarily by the Christian Right, as the concerns and fears of the actual threat the books issue are magnified. Whatever the truth of their statements, Abanes and other critics create fears within the Christian community so that Christian parents won’t allow their children to read the Harry Potter books, because they can contribute to the curiosity of the occult and an attraction to the devil, and can twist their morals. The deviant behaviors in the Harry Potter books that are not appreciated by the Christian Right are to lie, steal, and to be evil, something that Harry and other good characters do, therefore could Abanes's criticism contributes to the creation of moral panics and folk devils. Also, criticism against J. K. Rowling's character, morals and way of life has made her a folk devil.

Submitted by William Justo Figueiro (williamjf) on 2015-07-10T21:05:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 32b.pdf: 2594508 bytes, checksum: 030317d1490a5082903bb435463e7a22 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-10T21:05:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 32b.pdf: 2594508 bytes, checksum: 030317d1490a5082903bb435463e7a22 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-28 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / As apropriações dos fãs sobre a narrativa Harry Potter assumem direcionamentos variados. O seguinte trabalho tenta dar conta dessas relações que ocorrem na continuidade do consumo, da recepção. Esse enfoque de pesquisa toma como princípio a fundação de novas relações comunicacionais, entendidas no conceito ainda inacabado de midiatização. Em nossa tarefa optamos pelo método abdutivo, juntamente das operações de analogia e homologia, com vistas a descobertas criativas, não-tautológicas. Trata-se de um estudo de múltiplos casos de pesquisa ancorados numa perspectiva qualitativa. Ademais, assumem-se como perguntas de horizonte os questionamentos sobre as matrizes presentes nos dispositivos selecionados: a sócioantropológica, a semio-discursiva e a tecno-tecnológica. O sentido do que os admiradores da série fazem atravessa exemplos distintos, impulsionados pela consolidação da internet. Para compreender essa relação contemporânea selecionamos três dispositivos que reinterpretam o enredo original: dois sites de fanfictions – fanfiction.net e Floreios e Borrões, duas páginas do Facebook – A Varinha e Harry Potter – e um fã-clube baseado em Porto Alegre, os Herdeiros de Sonserina. Primeiramente faremos descrições e breves apontamentos sobre o funcionamento dos casos. Analisa-se então, por analogia e homologia, a relação que mantêm entre si, dentro da lógica de práticas dos fãs. Dessa reflexão encontramos alguns indícios que qualificamos como a verticalização dos dispositivos, a prevalência do valor de culto e as limitações interacionais das estruturas formadas. Contudo, essa formulação exige questionamentos de ordem comunicacional para se tornar completa. Assim, ao final desenvolvemos novas abduções, ou seja, elaboramos hipóteses sobre o sentido das criações com relação à série original. Nossas pistas refletem a partir dos fenômenos observados como: a expansão dos circuitos de fãs; a coexistência com paradigmas de comunicação anteriores; a preocupação em formar programas de apropriações; a legitimação dos produtos canônicos; o pacto da indústria com as apropriações dos fãs; a delimitação das criações pelas estruturas e hierarquias dos dispositivos; e as qualidades temporais das derivações. / The appropriations of fans on the Harry Potter narrative assume varied directions. The following work attempts to explain these relations occurred at the continuity of consumption, beyond the first stage of reception. This approach takes as principle the foundation of new communication relations, understood at the unfinished concept of mediatization. In our task we have chosen the abductive method, along the operations of analogy and homology, looking for creative, non-tautological, discoveries. This study is based upon multiple cases of inquiry anchored in a qualitative perspective. Furthermore, we selected as basic questions three matrices present in the selected devices: the socioanthropological, the discursive-semiotic and the techno-technological. The sense of what the admirers of the series makes cross distinct examples driven by the consolidation of internet. To understand this contemporary relationship we have selected three devices that reinterpret the original plot: two websites of fanfictions - fanfiction.net and “Floreios e Borrões”; two Facebook pages – “A Varinha” and “Harry Potter”; and a fan club based in Porto Alegre, the “Herdeiros de Sonserina”. First of all, we will make descriptions and brief notes about the functioning of the cases. Then we can analyze, by analogy and homology, the relationship they maintain with each other, within the logic of practices of fans. We found evidence such as formation of hierarchies, prevalence of cult of the series and the limitations formed by selected structures. However, this formulation requires questionings of communication order to become complete. Thus, at the end we have developed new abductions, in other words, we have elaborated hypothesis about the meaning of creations related to the original series. Our inferences from the observed phenomenon perceived such processes: the expansion of fan circuits; the coexistence with previous communication paradigms; the intentions on forming appropriation programs; the legitimacy of the canonical products; the pact of the industry with the appropriations of the fans; the delimitation of the creations by the structures and hierarchies of devices, and temporal qualities of poaching activities.

The purpose of this study is to examine how women’s reading of the Harry Potter books can be understood on the basis of gender theory and reader-response criticism. The empirical data is gathered through qualitative interviews with six female Harry Potter readers between the age of 21 and 35, and is analyzed through several theories regarding gender and reading. The results show that the readers are critical towards many aspects of the books, especially when it comes to the stereotyped depiction of women and men. The books are said to reproduce the gender dichotomy, the gender hierarchy and the heteronormativity in society. At the same time, the readers deeply appreciate many aspects of the books. Not only are these positive opinions more than the negative ones, they also deal with the same things to a great extent. For example, the books are said to also challenge gender dichotomy, gender hierarchy and heteronormativity in many respects. The results further show that the readers oppose the books’ negative aspects, including the gender stereotypes, by their interpretations, ideas of heroes and identification during the reading. Finally, the study shows that the books serve several important functions for the readers, for example resistance to and compensation for the gender order. The study’s conclusions are that women’s reading of the Harry Potter books can be seen as an active transaction between reader, text and society, where the negative aspects are compensated by the positive parts of the reading experience. This means that the gender order affects, but does not determine, the women’s reading of these books.