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Searching for superwomen : female fans and their behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
In the last decade, comic books and comic book fan culture have become more popular in mainstream culture, with TV shows and movies depicting both comic book characters and comic book fans. However, very little has been ...
A case study of the retirement portability for Missouri educators identifying and assessing the driving and restraining forces for policy change
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The study was conducted to identify the policy factors that are driving selected public employment retirement systems to increase portability options ...
Mizzou, volume 094, number 4 (2006 Summer)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2006)
Transgressions : drag and contemporary self-portrait photography
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This thesis explores three photographic self-portraits produced in the 1990s, in which artists invert, distort or exaggerate culturally defined roles ...
George Catlin and the Pipestone Quarry: paradise of the red gods
(2012)
George Catlin, pioneer, author, ethnographer, entrepreneur, was foremost an artist of exceptional talents. He made five difficult journeys westward from 1830-1836 to paint the Native Americans and their way of life. His ...
Harmonizing with the cosmos : a critical analysis of cosmic symbolism in musical theatre
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Humankind has long possessed a fascination with the cosmos and the cosmic bodies they can see from their earthly home. Overtime humans began to associate deities with the cosmic bodies, and religions developed to explain ...
Undergraduate catalog 2008-10, revised
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
at the back of the catalog are invaluable for locating a person or topic quickly. An electronic version is also on the MU web site. Graduate and professional programs (Law, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine) have separate catalogs. -- Page 11....
University catalog, 2016-2017
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The catalog is a comprehensive reference for your academic studies. It includes a list of all degree programs offered at MU, including bachelors, masters, specialists, doctorates, minors, certificates, and emphasis areas. ...
Believe it or not: youth and young adult female perceptions of the credibility of online multimedia messages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
In the age of Internet, multimedia messages and speed information, it is highly important for communicators to design and create more effective messages to reach their targets. This research addressed the issue of message ...
CVM news, 2012
(University of Missouri--Columbia. College of Veterinary Medicine, 2012)
2012 compilation of news and events articles published by the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine.
The Laboring Irish: Developing Community and Industry in Early Kansas City
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
By 1880, the Kansas City community had experienced phenomenal growth. Since
1820, the new city had evolved from a fur trading post, an outfitting center for western trails,
a trading center for Native Americans, a ...
Fluctuating asymmetry as a measure of developmental instability in Arikara bioarchaeological assemblages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
for the relative ordering of the magnitude of FA was developed based on archaeological/ethnohistorical information regarding potential social stressors, prior studies that have examined the health of the Arikara, and information regarding the changing climatic...
Progenitor or Mere Predecessor: A Study of Ukiyo-e's Place in the Development of Modern Manga Through the Works of Rumiko Takahashi
(2014)
In their efforts to understand the history of manga, or Japanese comics, scholars have
struggled determining the timeline of this art form. While some historians begin their
narrative as far back as the twelfth century ...
Ownership Structure and Incentives to Invest: Dual-structured Irrigation Cooperatives in Australia
(Journal of Institutional Economics, 2010)
In the past decade, Australia has begun to privatize its irrigation system. Two general models have emerged: a single and a dual ownership structure. This paper examines the trade-offs, costs and benefits, and the attendant ...
Patria o muerte: ideograph and metanarrative in Cuban state-produced media during the battle of ideas
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Cuba's state-run media outlets have long acted as conduits for the construction and reinforcement of Revolutionary ideology. This was particularly true during the Battle of Ideas, an ideological campaign that aimed to ...
The root of all evil? : the Mandrake myth in German literature from 1673 to 1913
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
From its first appearance in the Ebers Papyrus to its reference in Goethe's Faust II and Hanns Heinz Ewers bestseller Alraune at the beginning of the 20th century, the plant-human mandrake has been notorious for its presence ...
Participation in tax deferred retirement programs in a defined benefit environment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The purpose of this study is to examine the major factors that influence employees' decisions regarding their levels of participation in employer sponsored tax-deferred retirement savings accounts (TDAs). At the broadest ...
Mizzou, volume 104, number 1 (2015 Fall)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Mizzou, volume 104, number 3 (2016 Spring)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2016)
The Coterie Theatre’s Transition from Children’s Theatre to Multigenerational Theatre: 1991-2014
(2015)
The programming of The Coterie Theatre of Kansas City, Missouri, under Artistic
Director Jeff Church, was studied from September 1990 to August 2014. The works
researched included world, commissioned and American premieres ...