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Views separated by time and terrain : the feminine perspective in the travel writings of Isabella Bird and Kira Salak
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
on examining the construction of narrative styles by Bird and Salak within articles and books through a combination of theoretical criticisms from many academic disciplines. It is grounded in discourse analysis, gendered language use theory, dominance...
A balancing act : negotiating the teacher roles of instructor and participant during a high school literature discussion unit
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of this naturalistic, qualitative inquiry is to provide more information about how literature discussion as a reading instructional strategy can work in the secondary classroom. Elementary teachers have known about and incorporated...
St. John of the Cross : the poetics of heroism and the heroism of poetics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
In Chapter 1, I demonstrate a dialectical circularity between St. John's early years through the year 1568 and his theological, vocational and literary achievements. Chapter 2 offers a verbal and nominal analysis of the ...
The many faces of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe : examining the Crusoe myth in film and on television
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This dissertation focuses on the cinematic versions of the Robinson Crusoe story. Starting from the early 1900s, a significant number of films rewrite, reinvent, and rework the Crusoe myth. Instead of replicating Defoe's ...
This is not Dickens: fidelity, nostalgia, and adaption
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
In this project, I examine the responses of filmgoers to three adaptations of Victorian novels: Joe Wright's Pride & Prejudice (2005), Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist (2005), and Alfonso Cuarón's Great Expectations (1998). ...
Everybody loves "Sideways": patterns of consensus (and lack thereof) among movie critics in 2004
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Research on pack journalism tends to focus on the seeming homogeneity in much reporting of hard news. This study examines similar tendencies among film ...
On marvellous things seen and heard
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
literatures that presume to speak, and not speak, of sounds and silences. Structured as a triptych (I. Critical Introductions, II. Creative Body, III. Critical Conclusions), three essays serve to frame the hybrid Galerie de Difformité at the collection's core...
Mere shadows of human forms: intersections of body and adaptation theories in six screen versions of Jane Eyre
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
male gaze. These scholars should seek new ways to theorize the female body: we cannot challenge preexisting models if we do not propose new ones. From my work in literature, I have found that body theory intersects with adaptation studies...
The examination of safe sex message appeals, sex, and emotional responses on college students’ condom use attitudes, intentions, and self-efficacy
(2013-11-26)
Inconsistency in the sexual risk prevention literature indicated that there was a need for additional research identifying factors that will increase safe sex behaviors; particularly, condom use, in young adults. The present study attempted...
Unnamed Lands
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2013)
cumulatively display a broad approach to experimentation as they range in style from realism to postmodern absurd farce, magical realism to historical reimagination, and from romance to coming-out narratives. This collection examines territories that are both...
Speaking up in the 21st century: the effects of communication apprehension and internet self-efficacy on use of social networking websites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The act of communication is an act of volition, mediated by one's level of fear associated with real or anticipated communication. Communication researchers call this fear communication apprehension and have traditionally ...
The formation of a community of practice in preservice teacher education : the interaction of the classroom environment and new communication technologies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)
The goal of this study was to examine the development of a group of preservice teachers over three semesters during the second phase of their coursework and fieldwork in the teacher development program at a major Midwestern ...
Reviewing the image of the photojournalist in film: how ethical dilemmas shape stereotypes of the on-screen press photographer in motion pictures from 1954 to 2006
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Since the 1930s, photojournalists in motion pictures have been portrayed as everything from screwball and comic relief characters to stubborn and ruthless sidekicks. With the exception of James Cagney's tabloid photographer ...
Architectural collages : urban images in Las Vegas hotel/casinos and their production of place
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This essay discusses the Las Vegas hotel/casinos The New York New York Las Vegas, The Paris Las Vegas, and The Venetian Las Vegas as producers of place during the 1990's and early 2000's. This is in contrast to the common ...
"Here's me in a nutshell": the textual performance of self in male online dating profiles
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-03-13)
2006). Previous literature about online dating relies primarily on self-reported online dating behaviors as data and focuses on the differences between computer mediated communication and face-to-face interactions. This study adds to previous...
Smart, sultry and surly : a textual analysis of the portrayal of women scientists in film, 1962 - 2005
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study was to evaluate the portrayal of women scientists on film and what kinds of messages these films are sending about a woman's ...
Queer affluence, popular media, and the matter of the openly gay spokesperson
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This dissertation looks at queer representation in the media and highlights a particular representational strategy that is used in a stereotypical fashion. My first chapter does two things. First, it centers on an exemplar ...
Re/presenting traditions: identity, power, and politics in folklife programming
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Deliberately playing on the word "tradition," in Re/Presenting Traditions: Identity, Power, and Politics in Folklife Programming, my research interrogates both current practices of re/presenting traditional cultures to the ...
Ediciones Vigía books in art and cultural history
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
collective of writers, artists, and volunteers have been working collaboratively since 1985 to publish handmade books that combine art, literature, and movable parts. Today, the artists and volunteers at Vigía are recognized internationally for their ability...
Magazines targeting young men : men's objectification of and attitudes toward women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The purpose of this study was to expand knowledge regarding the effects of viewing Lad magazines on men. Specifically, this study was the first to examine men's reactions to Lad magazines, a relatively new and popular genre ...