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Title: "No.. like you don't get it": The functionality of conflict speech and the construction of the young adult feminist identity on Tumblr
Author: Cosper, Caitlin
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Linguistics
Description: As social media grew in popularity, online discourse became a more frequent focus of study because it represented an entirely new form of communication. While technological innovations led to easier and more accessible communication on a global sc...

Title: "Sorry, but I Suck at Writing": A Study of Writing Self-efficacy in First-Year College Students
Author: Greene, Mary-Elizabeth
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, Adult education, Social sciences--Research
Description: In this study, current research on writing self-efficacy—"confidence that one can perform successfully in a particular domain" (Bruning 25)—and data from a local survey of first-year college students, or freshmen, is used to examine dispositions t...

Title: Affiliation and Participation: What Fannish Practices Can Tell Us About Building Community in the Writing Center
Author: Mayfield, Hannah
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Rhetoric
Description: This thesis examines the discursive activity of participatory fannish practices and the opportunities they afford the university writing center in responding to student writing. The project begins with an analysis of participatory fandom; specific...

Title: American Daydreams: A Collection
Author: Winfrey, Russell
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Literature, English literature
Description: These four stories are very much a reaction to our current political moment, where mounting complexities in the world are met with untenable simplicity and hostile tribalism. The protagonists in "Miss Future Expat" and "Beans in Peru" are able to ...

Title: An Exploratory Case Study of Signage at Beijing Daxing and Denver International Airports
Author: Berry, Noah
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Communication of technical information, Linguistics
Description: This thesis presents an analysis of signage inside two international airports, public linguistic spaces that should be accessible to both global visitors as well as disabled populations. International airports and their multimodal signage present ...

Title: Avatar: The Last Airbender: Lessons in Recognizing and Resisting Imperialism
Author: Woodford, Kalei
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: English literature, History, Motion pictures
Description: In the modern world, we are constantly fed misinformation and biased information. The press is controlled by the state in many countries like the United States and Russia. These governments have the power to start wars, imprison whomever they deem...

Title: BORDER STORIES: THE IMMIGRATION JOURNEY, SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC BELONGING, AND PARENTAL DETAINMENT IN CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS FROM 1998-2018
Author: Mendoza, Christian
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Multicultural education, Latin American literature
Description: It is imperative for American students of all backgrounds to develop open-minded and respectful cultural awareness through education, empathy, and understanding. Latinx children’s books are valuable resources that are beneficial in instilling posi...

Title: Becoming Virtuous: Overcoming the Monstrous in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre
Author: Atsavinh, Candice
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: English literature
Description: The aim of this thesis is to explore the emotional impact that three childhood environments have on the formation of Jane’s identity. These spatial boundaries are how Jane develops an understanding of herself and the ‘other’ while discovering the ...

Title: Coming of Age: The Narrative of Adolescence in David Almond's Kit's Wilderness and Nick Lake's In Darkness
Author: Blaylock, Brook
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: English literature
Description: The influence of ancient cultural narratives on contemporary reality, and the construction of literature reflecting the tradition of the past while representing modern cultural realities, remains a common feature of literary expression. However, a...

Title: DEFINING THE GENRE OF THE U.S. POLICY ISSUES WEBPAGE WITH A CROSS-LINGUISTIC CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS
Author: Dunklin, Macy
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Linguistics
Description: In recent years, government genres have been largely under-studied within linguistic and rhetorical studies. To allow for a better image and more accessible government, it is imperative that online political genres receive attention. This study ai...

Title: Discursive Construction of the Female Identity within Official ISIS Propaganda
Author: Coughlin, Meghan
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Linguistics
Description: Having created a dominant online media strategy, ISIS (The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) has used the internet in order to spread its narratives beyond its geographical constraints to the largest possible audience. To this audience, they provid...

Title: Explorations of Childhood Gender-Fluidity and the Subversion of Masculinity in Peter Pan
Author: Weber, Ryan
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Literature, English literature, Sex role
Description: In declaring Peter Pan as the only child who will not grow up, J.M. Barrie has developed a character with an unmatched capacity for subverting masculine forms of normalization, social acceptance, and gender appropriation. Through Peter’s consisten...

Title: Fans Like Us: Anti-shipping, Othering, and the Reauthoring of Fandom
Author: Bradburn, Madison
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Rhetoric, English language--Composition
Description: The following thesis focuses on Anti- and Pro-shipping debates, their rhetorical behaviors, and their impacts on fandom spaces. These debates center around "shipping," the act of romantically pairing characters from media in fan productions such a...

Title: Feminism in Oz: Representations of Gender and Sexuality in L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Series and Danielle Paige's Dorothy Must Die Series
Author: Murphy, Shannon
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: English literature
Description: L. Frank Baum is best known for his book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a story of a young girl named Dorothy who has an abundance of adventure. It is lauded by many as "the quintessential American Fairy Tale" (Riley 3), and it has become the inspira...

Title: Fill In the Blanks: White Space in Children's Picture Books on Grief and Loss
Author: Holt, Samantha
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: English literature
Description: White space in picture books about grief and loss is space that becomes participatory by asking the reader or listener to make sense of what they are seeing while simultaneously joining it with their own real life experiences. This thesis examines...

Title: Friendship Through Fantasy: Amity in the Novels of Tamora Pierce
Author: Johnson, Charlotte
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Literature
Description: Friendship is a strangely absent topic in the criticism of children’s and young adult (YA) literature. While ancient philosophers have tried to define this unique relationship, a more contemporary analysis that can account for changes in culture a...

Title: IDENTITY FORMATION IN SHERMAN ALEXIE’S THE LONE RANGER AND TONTO FISTFIGHT IN HEAVEN, FLIGHT AND THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
Author: Palmer, Joye
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Literature
Description: AbstractJOYE PALMERIdentity Formation in Sherman Alexie’s The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Flight and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (under the direction of DR. MARK WEST) Poet, author, and filmmaker Sherman Alexie c...

Title: IT TAKES A GRAVEYARD: THE ROLE OF SUPERNATURAL GUARDIANS AND PARENTAL FIGURES IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Author: Anderson, Joseph
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Literature
Description: Children’s literature often has the child protagonist face a problem at home, such as large disagreements with parents or even the loss of a loved one. While realistic novels regularly tackle these concerns, supernatural novels are forced to use m...

Title: Let's Talk About Rape: Sexual Assault in Young Adult Literature
Author: Moore, Makayla
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: English literature
Description: Sexual assault is an incredibly mature, sensitive, and disturbing topic to discuss, but it can be even harder to teach. However, by examining literature that depicts sexual assault, readers can develop empathy for the characters by understanding h...

Title: Macklemore, Iggy Azalea, and Contested Authenticity within the Hip-Hop Discourse Community
Author: Rines, Olivia
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Linguistics
Description: Authenticity within the hip-hop community has been a topic of conversation amongst researchers for a number of years. The hip-hop movement started in the 1970’s and has steadily grown over the years into a worldwide phenomenon. Although the succes...