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BASEBALL FROM BELOW: HOW AMERICA’S PASTIME BECAME A HEMISPHERIC CULTURAL PHENOMENON
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Author
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Gallemore, Michael
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Area studies, History
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Description
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The game of baseball has rarely changed since its beginnings, and its resultant ascent to the United States national pastime has done little to change the fundamentals of the sport. However, there have been significant shifts in the demographics o...
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MEMORIAL CINEMA IN LATIN AMERICA: FILMIC DEPICTIONS OF THE DIRTY WARS IN BRAZIL AND MEXICO
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Author
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PAIVA DE ARAUJO, SOFIA
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Motion pictures, Area studies, History
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Description
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Notably, the authoritarian regimes of Latin America during the Cold War have been discussed not only in the academy but also by the arts. The conflicts and violence of the period have been depicted in several plays, performances, testimonios, memo...
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Mi Rey, El Narco: Masculinity in Mexico’s Narco Culture
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Author
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Ruiz-Gonzalez, Nashaly
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Area studies
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Description
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This thesis analyzes two works of narco culture: Yuri Herrera’s Trabajos del reino and Luis Estrada’s El infierno. In these works, the themes of masculinity and its relationship to honor and power were found to be prevalent. This thesis will disse...
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Music and Interracial Romance in Golden Age Mexican Cinema: A Case of Two Films
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Author
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Fitzgerald, Alexandra
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Date Created
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2023
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Subjects--Topical
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Area studies
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Description
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ABSTRACTALEXANDRA JEAN FITZGERALD. Music and Interracial Romance in Golden Age Mexican Cinema: A Case of Two Films (Under the direction of DR. DAVID DALTON) The purpose of this thesis is to address how film composers and film directors in the Gold...
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TWO QUECHUA PROTESTANT VILLAGES AND TERROR IN HUANTA, PERU 1980-1991
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Author
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Paredes, Brenda
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Area studies
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Description
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This research examines the role of Protestant churches in the lives of Quechua peasants of two small and isolated villages in the province of Huanta during the armed struggle between the Communist Party of Peru (Sendero Luminoso) and the Peruvian ...
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The Brazilian Secret Service During the Military Dictatorship: The Herzog Case
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Author
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Milligan, Bruna
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Area studies
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Description
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The objective of this thesis is to use the case of journalist Vladimir Herzog to analyze the Brazilian secret service’s role within the government during the military dictatorship. I use the term secret service when referring to the Brazilian inte...
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The Representation of Guatemala at the World’s Fairs in the Late Nineteenth Century
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Author
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Almengor, Candie
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Area studies, History
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Description
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The Representation of Guatemala at the World’s Fairs in the Late Nineteenth Century is a case study among many Latin American countries’ desire to display modernity in an attempt to rid of any uncivilized notoriety. This thesis juxtaposes Guatemal...