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Losing sight of literature: the commodity of book packaging
(University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences, 2011)
In every young writer's heart there is a dream, a dream that one day all of their hard work will lead to a successful, published novel. And not just any novel, but the next Great American novel that will be taught in classes ...
A textual analysis of public Facebook posts from disability advocates : examining how those with disabilities choose to represent themselves via social media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
of accessibility, disability law, ableism, and media coverage of disability. This research has the potential to help disrupt long-held stereotypes of people with disabilities and can add to the current body of literature on media and disability representation...
Al-Tahtawi's translations of French works : a precursor to Nahda's and literary modernity in the Arab world
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] "This thesis showed that the Nahda project, despite its partial failure because it did end with the end of the century due to the new circumstances and ...
There is No Absolution for Us Here: An Anthology of Essays
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2015)
An anthology of creative nonfiction essays, this collection studies the inner workings of
the author at her most vulnerable: whether as a child unaware of her parents’ crumbling marriage
or as an adolescent struggling ...
The Viola Music of York Bowen: Lionel Tertis, York Bowen, and the Rise of the Viola in Early Twentieth-Century England
(2020)
The viola owes its current reputation largely to the tireless efforts of Lionel Tertis (1876-1975), who, perhaps more than any other individual, brought the viola to light as a solo instrument. Prior to the twentieth ...
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...
Mizzou weekly, volume 27, number 25 (March 23, 2006)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2006)
The fairy seers of Eastern Serbia: seeing fairies—speaking through trance
(2018-03)
"The fairy-seers are called numerous names in various languages across southeastern
Europe. The semantic field of these varying designations is far from identical: sometimes the
seers need not enter into a trance to see them, sometimes they fight...
Undergraduate catalog 2010-12, revised
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
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...
Mosaics Magazine, 2007 Winter
(University of Missouri--Columbia, College of Arts and Science, 2007)
Magazine of the College of Arts and Science. Subjects include Ghosts of Language Haunt Good Writing, Surviving Cancer Through Comedy, American Abroad: Following a Dream, Departments Are Like Family, Speaking Frankly of Discrimination, Ancient...
Undergraduate catalog 2010-12, original
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Undergraduate catalog 2008-10, revised
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The Undergraduate Catalog for the University of Missouri Columbia has been organized to enhance readability. The initial sections are related to University-wide programs, policies and procedures. The second section provides ...
Message strategies and creative strategies of award-wining digital ads : an analysis of Addy Awards gold-winning digital
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.]
University catalog, 2017-18
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
How death in young adult literature can teach us to live
(University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences, 2018)
According to scholar Roberta Seelinger Trites, death is “the defining factor that distinguishes [young adult literature] both from children's and adult literature.” Death is pertinent to all young adult readers, not just the ones who happen...
Corridos en la guerra contra el narco : estéticas necropolíticas en México
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Narcoculture has been considered a phenomenon of socialization that exists in territories where drug trafficking has become politically, socially, economically and culturally influential. In Mexico, the phenomenon has an ...
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 ...