Browsing English electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2010 Fall"
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Melodrama's afterlife : Jane Eyre, David Copperfield, and The Woman in White from the Victorian stage to the silent screen
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Unique in building a much-needed bridge between fiction, theatre, and film, "Melodrama's Afterlife" proves that writers working in all three genres throughout the long Victorian era engaged in a reciprocal relationship ... -
Perspective : cultural contexts, little magazines, and networks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] "This essay has surveyed a broad swath of criticism of little magazines, established both critical and cultural contexts for Perspective, assessed ... -
Philanthropic tourism and artistic authenticity : cultural empathy and the western consumption of Kyrgyz art
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)My dissertation offers a culturally-based examination of the aid-driven western marketplace for Central Asian crafts based on detailed textual and visual analysis of websites, film, online and print catalogues, and comics ... -
Talking turkey : visual media and the unraveling of Thanksgiving
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Standing at the core of American culture, Thanksgiving is an invented tradition celebrated by millions of Americans. This dissertation examines contemporary representations of Thanksgiving in "the media of everyday life" ...