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African American Head Football Coaches at Division I FBS Schools: A Qualitative Study on Turning Points.
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Rivers, Thaddeus, Cintron Delgado, Rosa, Owens, J. Thomas, Duke, Jeff, Harrison, Carlton, University of Central Florida
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This dissertation was centered on how the theory 'turning points' explained African American coaches ascension to Head Football Coach at a NCAA Division I FBS school. This work (1) identified traits and characteristics coaches felt they needed in order to become a head coach and (2) described the significant events and people (turning points) in their lives that have influenced their career.This study employed a Constant Comparative method in which participants answered interview questions...
Show moreThis dissertation was centered on how the theory 'turning points' explained African American coaches ascension to Head Football Coach at a NCAA Division I FBS school. This work (1) identified traits and characteristics coaches felt they needed in order to become a head coach and (2) described the significant events and people (turning points) in their lives that have influenced their career.This study employed a Constant Comparative method in which participants answered interview questions designed for them to elaborate on their educational and athletic careers, and those events and people who were major influences in their careers. Commonalities and discords from participant responses resulted in the discovery of five major themes. The themes identified were: Faith, Family, Graduation from college and participation in sport, Joining professional associations, and Previous coaches/administrators worked for/under.The identification and explanation of specific turning points suggest a blueprint for African American assistant coaches aspiring to become a head coach while also providing opportunities for current athletic administrators to increase their attempts at expanding their own networks to include more African Americans as strong candidates for potential open positions for Head Football Coach.
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Date Issued
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2015
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Identifier
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CFE0005991, ucf:50781
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005991
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In Double Exile: A Memoir.
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Beckwin, Deborah, Nwakanma, Obi, Roney, Lisa, Thaxton, Terry, University of Central Florida
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In Double Exile: A Memoir examines the life of a family of Ghanaian immigrants and their journeys of acculturation, and the impact of the father's spiraling mental health issues on his family. Through the eyes of their daughter, this thesis briefly explores their lives on the right side of the Atlantic, as medical professionals, and then focuses on the life of their daughter born in America on the left side of the Atlantic. As novelist Georges Simenon has said, (")I am at home everywhere, and...
Show moreIn Double Exile: A Memoir examines the life of a family of Ghanaian immigrants and their journeys of acculturation, and the impact of the father's spiraling mental health issues on his family. Through the eyes of their daughter, this thesis briefly explores their lives on the right side of the Atlantic, as medical professionals, and then focuses on the life of their daughter born in America on the left side of the Atlantic. As novelist Georges Simenon has said, (")I am at home everywhere, and nowhere. I am never a stranger and I never quite belong.(") This memoir explores this tension between alienation and connection, as a second-generation immigrant grows up navigating between various cultures: to dominant American culture, evangelical Christian/Southern culture, African-American culture, and Ghanaian culture. In an attempt to understand the present, this thesis is a sankofa journey back into the author's history. Spanning over four decades, the memoir uncovers various exilic configurations: exiled from family, from ethnic heritage, from home, and from one's self.
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Date Issued
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2014
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Identifier
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CFE0005304, ucf:50529
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005304
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The Normalization Process of Multimodal Composition: "Unseeing" People of Color in Multimodal Composition Scholarship.
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Davis, Yumani, Rios, Gabriela, Roozen, Kevin, Pigg, Stacey, University of Central Florida
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This study attempts to identify normalization cues within multimodal scholarship to highlight moments of (")un-seeing(") multimodal composing practices and theoretical contributions from non-Western traditions. Advocates of this approach to teaching composition understand it as an effective way for incorporating other voices into the curricular structures of composition courses. However, the instructional resources do not include or cite research that does not lend itself easily to dominant...
Show moreThis study attempts to identify normalization cues within multimodal scholarship to highlight moments of (")un-seeing(") multimodal composing practices and theoretical contributions from non-Western traditions. Advocates of this approach to teaching composition understand it as an effective way for incorporating other voices into the curricular structures of composition courses. However, the instructional resources do not include or cite research that does not lend itself easily to dominant views of composing within academia. I assert that academia must go further with how value is assessed. There is research that acknowledges the multiliteracies practices found within subcultures of America, and plenty of work that deems the communicative practices observed in these subcultural communities as valuable. However, it is more than just including and citing scholarship from and about people of color's compositional practices, academia must also employ these ways of knowing and being to fully empower students and utilize the knowledge that the students bring with them to the FYC classroom. The dominant assignment genre in academia is the academic essay. Other dominant methods of communication and transferring scholarship are the journal article, annotated bibliography, proposal, and personal essay. Not to mention the many scholars who have critiqued academia for privileging print literacies, which although may be multimodal, promotes a multimodality of one culture and ideological standpoint. Although the seminal texts from the study offer exceptional multimodal composition research and classroom resources, if we can agree that (")the mission of education is to ensure that all students benefit from learning in ways that allow them to participate fully in public, community, and economic life(") and that literacy pedagogy, essentially what the FYC course offers, (")is expected to play a particularly important role in fulfilling this mission,(") then failing to see the value and utilize the scholarship from and about people of color ensures those that are marginalized continue to be (")un-seen(") and students remain unprepared for the tasks of composing and communicating outside of school (New London Group 60).
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Date Issued
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2015
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Identifier
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CFE0005779, ucf:50071
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005779
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The Afro-American Slave Music Project: Building a Case for Digital History.
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Cepero, Laura, French, Scot, Lester, Connie, Larson, Peter, University of Central Florida
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Abstract / Description
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This public history thesis project experimented with the application of new technology in creating an educational resource aimed at twenty-first century public audiences. The project presents the history, musicology, and historiography of Afro-American slave music in the United States. In doing so, the project utilizes two digital media tools: VuVox, to create interactive collages; and VisualEyes, to create digital visualizations. The purpose of this thesis is to assess how the project...
Show moreThis public history thesis project experimented with the application of new technology in creating an educational resource aimed at twenty-first century public audiences. The project presents the history, musicology, and historiography of Afro-American slave music in the United States. In doing so, the project utilizes two digital media tools: VuVox, to create interactive collages; and VisualEyes, to create digital visualizations. The purpose of this thesis is to assess how the project balances the goals of digital history, public history, and academic history.During the production of the Afro-American Slave Music Project, a number of the promises of digital history were highlighted, along with several of the potential challenges of digital history. In designing the project, compensations had to be made in order to minimize the challenges while maximizing the benefits. In effect, this thesis argues for the utility of digital history in a public setting as an alternative to traditional, prose-based academic history.
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Date Issued
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2013
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Identifier
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CFE0004663, ucf:49901
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0004663
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From Skeptical Disinterest to Ideological Crusade: The Road to American Participation in the Greek Civil War, 1943-1949.
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Creator
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Villiotis, Stephen, Solonari, Vladimir, Zhang, Hong, Beiler, Rosalind, University of Central Florida
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Abstract / Description
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This thesis examines the way in which the United States formulated its policy toward Greece during the Greek civil war (1943-1949). It asserts that U.S. intervention in Greece was based on circumstantial evidence and the assumption of Soviet global intentions, rather than on dispatches from the field which consistently reported from 1943-1946 that the Soviets were not involved in that country's affairs. It also maintains that the post-Truman Doctrine American policy in Greece was in essence,...
Show moreThis thesis examines the way in which the United States formulated its policy toward Greece during the Greek civil war (1943-1949). It asserts that U.S. intervention in Greece was based on circumstantial evidence and the assumption of Soviet global intentions, rather than on dispatches from the field which consistently reported from 1943-1946 that the Soviets were not involved in that country's affairs. It also maintains that the post-Truman Doctrine American policy in Greece was in essence, a continuation of British policy there from 1943-1946, which meant to impose an unpopular government on the people of Greece, and tolerated unlawful violence of the extreme Greek right-wing.
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Date Issued
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2013
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Identifier
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CFE0005068, ucf:49959
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005068
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A Systematic Review of Research on Successful African American Students in Mathematics: Implications for Seminole High School.
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Vong, Trung, Boote, David, Vitale, Thomas, Robinson, Edward, Hayes, Grant, University of Central Florida
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The purpose of this study was to synthesize the counter-narratives of mathematically successful African American students. The gap in educational achievement between African American and White students is well documented in the United States, especially in mathematics education. Although Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test scores have increased for both groups at Seminole High School, the gap has remained over 30% for nearly a decade. Most research on this topic has focused on the reasons...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to synthesize the counter-narratives of mathematically successful African American students. The gap in educational achievement between African American and White students is well documented in the United States, especially in mathematics education. Although Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test scores have increased for both groups at Seminole High School, the gap has remained over 30% for nearly a decade. Most research on this topic has focused on the reasons why African American students fail to achieve. Various individual, social, and organizational factors have been suggested. However, a growing body of research has highlighted the stories of mathematically successful African American students.Using best evidence review methods, an exhaustive review of the literature identified 22 research articles published between 2004 and 2013. All studies collected interview data with mathematically successful African American middle school, high school, and higher education students in the United States. Meta-synthesis was used to synthesize findings across studies. Among the 151 participants across 22 studies, six common experiences were identified as contributing to students' mathematical success: supportive teachers, supportive family, supportive peers, a strong mathematics identity, ability to deal with racial stereotype, and supportive organizations. Most importantly, this meta-synthesis highlights the tendency of prior research to focus on de-contextualized factors rather than understanding students holistically within their broader social and community environment. Insights from this study lead to several recommendations for improving mathematics education for African American students at Seminole High School and for suggested future research on this topic.
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Date Issued
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2014
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Identifier
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CFE0005438, ucf:50387
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005438
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Immortal Stalemate: U.S.-Iranian Relations (&) the Diversionary Theory of War.
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Hosseinzadeh, Namdar, Houghton, David, Morales, Waltraud, Dolan, Thomas, University of Central Florida
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Plagued by diverging security interests, the United States and Iran have been unable to formally reestablish diplomatic relations since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Since 1989, the political environment in Iran underwent drastic changes with the passing of Ayatollah Khomeini. For the next sixteen years Iranian presidents attempted to normalize relations with the U.S. through various political, economic and social initiatives. It appeared as though the hostile relationship between the two...
Show morePlagued by diverging security interests, the United States and Iran have been unable to formally reestablish diplomatic relations since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Since 1989, the political environment in Iran underwent drastic changes with the passing of Ayatollah Khomeini. For the next sixteen years Iranian presidents attempted to normalize relations with the U.S. through various political, economic and social initiatives. It appeared as though the hostile relationship between the two countries was slowly becoming friendly. With the emergence of controversial populist president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the years of diplomatic progress between the U.S. and Iran were quickly reversed. In this comprehensive study of U.S.-Iranian relations, the various reasons behind the current diplomatic stalemate between the two countries will be thoroughly explored using the Graeme Davies's interpretation of the Diversionary Theory of War. The study covers the length of time starting from 1989 and concludes with an overview of U.S.-Iranian relations in 2012. Unlike previous works on this subject matter, the study at hand is not a mere historiography of U.S-Iranian relations. On the contrary, this study provides a qualitative analysis of domestic factors in both countries that strongly influence their foreign policy decisions. Thus, the purpose of this study is to explain the reasons behind Iranian rapprochement efforts in a structured analytical manner.
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Date Issued
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2013
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Identifier
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CFE0004693, ucf:49877
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0004693
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Title
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Max Stadler & Co., Leading Clothiers.
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Date Created
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1884
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Identifier
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DP0015447
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Format
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Set of related objects
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0015447
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"Picking Cotton," - Down in Sunny Dixie.
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Date Created
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1900s
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Identifier
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DP0015459
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Set of related objects
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0015459
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Topsy's matchbook.
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Date Created
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1930s-1950s
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Identifier
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DP0015369
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Set of related objects
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0015369
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Title
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The temptation of St. Anthony.
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Creator
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Flagg, James M.
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Date Created
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1895
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Identifier
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DP0015457
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Set of related objects
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0015457
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Title
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Colonization.
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Date Created
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1863
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Identifier
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DP0012741, E448.C65 1863
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0012741
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Seal of North Carolina: Smoking Tobacco Marburg Bros.
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Date Created
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1840-1880
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Identifier
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DP0015390
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Set of related objects
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0015390
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Club Plantation Souvenir Menu.
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Date Created
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1940s
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Identifier
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DP0015351
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E-book
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0015351
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When Oppressed Women Attack: Female-Enacted Violence Through Minority American Female Playwrights' Works.
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Busselle, Kate, Boyd, Belinda, Shafer, John, StClaire, Sybil, University of Central Florida
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Abstract / Description
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As an Actor Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors, theatrical violence is something that has always captivated me. When a female combat instructor once told me that even though I throw a great punch I will never be able to use it because women are always on the receiving end of violence in theatre, I wondered if this was truly the case. After a thorough exploration of several works with theatrical violence, I am glad to say that it is not the case. When most scholars examine...
Show moreAs an Actor Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors, theatrical violence is something that has always captivated me. When a female combat instructor once told me that even though I throw a great punch I will never be able to use it because women are always on the receiving end of violence in theatre, I wondered if this was truly the case. After a thorough exploration of several works with theatrical violence, I am glad to say that it is not the case. When most scholars examine violence in theatre, the focus is either male-centric or specifically on domestic violence situations involving a male abusing a female. I will examine theatrical violence through a new lens that has yet to be thoroughly critically explored: violence where the female is the aggressor. Through selected works of three American minority female playwrights: Suzan-Lori Parks' In the Blood, Maria Irene Fornes' Conduct of Life, and Young Jean Lee's Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven, I will analyze the female-enacted violence that occurs within these plays using feminist theories and psychology to examine how it happens, why it happens, who the victims are, and what these acts of violence say about minority American women in society today. I will explore the stage directions and dialogue surrounding the violence and analyzing the use or absence of weaponry, the breakdown or build-up of language prior to and after the violent action, and whether or not the violent action occurs before or after a violent action is committed against the female. For comparison, I will also analyze work by an American male playwright with violence in the same way: Tracy Letts' August: Osage County.
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Date Issued
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2015
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Identifier
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CFE0006028, ucf:51018
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006028
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Title
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The war and slavery, and their relations to each other : a discourse, delivered in the Old South Church, Reading, Mass., December 28, 1862.
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Creator
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Barrows, W. (William)
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Description
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This pamphlet is a discourse delivered by Reverend William Barrows about the relations between the War and Slavery. The pamphlet is a second edition and, as noted on the title page, was "published by request."
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Date Created
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1863
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Identifier
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DP0010862, E449.B276 1863
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0010862
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In the cotton field.
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Date Created
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1888
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Identifier
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DP0015448
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Format
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Set of related objects
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0015448
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Title
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Mammy in the cotton patch.
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Date Created
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1890-1910
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Identifier
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DP0015456
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Format
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Set of related objects
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0015456
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Title
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A proclamation.
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Creator
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Lincoln, Abraham
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Date Created
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1862
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Identifier
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DP0012652, E453.l725 1862
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Format
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Image (JPEG)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0012652
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Title
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Old plantation coffee.
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Date Created
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1940s
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Identifier
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DP0015366
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Format
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Set of related objects
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0015366
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