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Gendered Readings of Urban Folk Music: The Cases of Rembetika and Fado
(2020-07-07)
Greek rembetika and Portuguese fado are traditions of urban folk music which share a variety of historical parallels. In addition to exploring their parallels and differences, this thesis focuses on how attention to gender ...
“To work, write, sing and fight for women’s liberation”: Proto-Feminist Currents in the American Left, 1946-1961
(2011-04)
This thesis is an exploration of feminist
thought in the radical Left circles of postwar America prior to the well-documented surge in activism for gender equality in the 1960s and 1970s.
Gamification: Engagement and Memory Retention against a Standard vs. Competition against Others
(2020-06-30)
This study examined the element of competition in gamification, specifically if competing against others or against a standard was better for memory retention of material. Participants read a passage and played a board ...
Ann Batten Cristall and the Lyrical Sketch: The Influence of Eighteenth-Century Aesthetics on Lyric Performativity
(2015-09-18)
There is only a small body of scholarship on British Romantic poet Ann Batten Cristall who published one collection, Poetical Sketches, in 1795. This thesis analyzes the songs of her diverse collection, which have yet to ...
Attachment Style, Self-esteem, and Locus of Control in Adult Children of Divorce
(2022-04-26)
Prior research has indicated that the attachment styles of children who have been through a parental divorce develop in a less secure way in comparison to children with intact parental relationships (Evans & Bloom, 1996; ...
Using Supervised Learning Methods to Measure Women's Rights" An Analysis of the Language of Reproductive Rights Briefs
(2020-07-06)
The battle over reproductive rights has moved to the forefront of politics, and although the Supreme Court plays an important role, the debate there is understudied. This project looks at the language surrounding reproductive ...
Treating Bones: The Intersection of Archaeology And Conservation
(2013-04-30)
Developed to house and preserve the world’s material heritage, museums and other collecting institutions currently store billions of artifacts in their reserves. Unfortunately, the objects in museum storage, especially ...
Arab American Women’s Ethnic Identity and Religiosity: Their Relationship to Perceived Discrimination and Psychological Wellbeing
(2017-05-08)
Following the recent events around the world, there has been a heightened sense of hostility towards the Muslim community. Now, more than ever it seems, there has been tension caused by unfortunate acts of racial, ethnic, ...
The Effects of Evaluative Feedback on Novel-Task Self-Efficacy and Future Performance
(2016-02-05)
There is a significant amount of research in the literature that has explored the effects of evaluative feedback on an individual’s self-efficacy and performance on a familiar task, yet there is little that has investigated ...
An Escape from the Perceived Rationalist-Constructivist Binary: A Look Into Derogable Human Rights Agreements
(2015-09-18)
Section II provides a brief review of constructivism and rationalism. Section III follows with explanation of derogation clauses and why they are particularly salient and Section IV outlines the various phases of the treaty ...