Browsing Theses (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Kelly, Martha"
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Cultural identity of bilingual adults : a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)This case study of the cultural identity of bilingual adults aims to discover the changes in the self-identification of sequential Russian-English bilingual adults that occur as a result of the immersion in the second ... -
Remaining relevant in the digital age: the role of the writer in contemporary Russia (the case of Tat'iana Tolstaia)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)The present thesis studies Facebook publication activity of a popular contemporary Russian writer, Tat'iana Tolstaia. I argue that her posting contributes to the development of social capital (Bourdieu, 1986) among her ... -
Worldmaking in The Gray House by Mariam Petrosian
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Disability in narrative often displays negative patterns such as overcoming a disability, exceptional achievements, the association of poverty and crime, and "fixing" someone. Mariam Petrosian breaks these patterns in the ...