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Title: The "Endless Space Between": Exploring Film's Architectural Spaces, Places, Gender, and Genre.
Creator: Page, Sarah, Department of English
Abstract/Description: Architectural spaces and places within films often work to represent larger themes of the films' stories. This paper explores how films from three different genres, horror, science fiction, and romance, utilize architectural places and space on screen to represent gender. Films explored include Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Ridley Scott's Alien, and Spike Jonze's Her.
Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0433
Format: Thesis

Title: The "Mysteries" Behind The Adapted Story.
Creator: Wallace, Alexandria, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This creative thesis project focuses on adapting the short story form to short film. My work examines how a particular short story can be adapted into different film genres for different audiences. The project adapts the short story by Elizabeth Tallent entitled, "No One's A Mystery" into four very different scripts: a "faithful" adaptation, a hand-drawn limited-animation children's narrative, a "loose" adaptation, and a music video treatment. In this text, the reader will find some...
Show moreThis creative thesis project focuses on adapting the short story form to short film. My work examines how a particular short story can be adapted into different film genres for different audiences. The project adapts the short story by Elizabeth Tallent entitled, "No One's A Mystery" into four very different scripts: a "faithful" adaptation, a hand-drawn limited-animation children's narrative, a "loose" adaptation, and a music video treatment. In this text, the reader will find some introductory information on adaptation theory and a brief overview of some scholarly debate; followed by the four scripts and analyses for each short film. The major focus of the analyses are on the adaptation process. They will also include each interpretation's relationship to the short story, theory, and how audience and genre affect the process. Two of the four scripts (the children's narrative and music video adaptations) have been filmed and edited together as well to further understand the adaptive mode.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0198
Format: Thesis

Title: The "Trafalgar Square Conservation Area": Deconstructing Spatial Narratives with/in a Collective Framework.
Creator: Bergholtz, Joel, Department of English
Abstract/Description: Abstract: (Key Terms: Collective Framework, Rhetorical Theory, Trafalgar Square, Spatial Narratives) This thesis is a rhetorical examination of language as elicited in spatial narratives. In doing so, it examines the various symbols that public spaces employ in order to rhetorically speak to us, move us, and make us act in certain ways. More specifically, it addresses Trafalgar Square as a problem space, deconstructing the various spatial narratives leading into and within the square. In...
Show moreAbstract: (Key Terms: Collective Framework, Rhetorical Theory, Trafalgar Square, Spatial Narratives) This thesis is a rhetorical examination of language as elicited in spatial narratives. In doing so, it examines the various symbols that public spaces employ in order to rhetorically speak to us, move us, and make us act in certain ways. More specifically, it addresses Trafalgar Square as a problem space, deconstructing the various spatial narratives leading into and within the square. In deconstructing these narratives, it attempts to find implicit meaning in what is explicitly inscribed into the land, and to examine this meaning alongside the social narrative that its occupants hold. This constructed narrative is explored through three frameworks: that of the physical framework of the square, those spatially enacted frameworks leading into it, and the larger collective framework of the city to which the square contributes. It finds that the frameworks of public space generally work toward establishing and authorizing a unifying ideological connection between the present society and societies of the past. However, these narratives are dependent on individual agents participating in the space's various frameworks; the meaning of a space is obfuscated by a society's current participant's usage of the space. In addition to this obfuscation, it discovers that the past role of a space can obfuscate the present meaning and role of the space in the overall framework, and that the present meaning can in turn obfuscate how individuals relate to and interpret the past.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0294
Format: Thesis

Title: An Analysis of Recent Legislation on Religious Attire in France.
Creator: Ahmad, Moshtayeen, Program in International Affairs
Abstract/Description: This thesis aims to situate the controversy surrounding Muslim women's attire in France in a historical context of this country, specifically the development of the French concept of laïcité. In 1905, there occurred an important development in the law, pertaining to the separation of church and state. In France, this is called laïcité and was "informed by and predicated upon French secularism and later inculcated in the ideals of French citizenship (liberté, egalité, and fraternité) through ...
Show moreThis thesis aims to situate the controversy surrounding Muslim women's attire in France in a historical context of this country, specifically the development of the French concept of laïcité. In 1905, there occurred an important development in the law, pertaining to the separation of church and state. In France, this is called laïcité and was "informed by and predicated upon French secularism and later inculcated in the ideals of French citizenship (liberté, egalité, and fraternité) through 'neutral' civic education" (Gordner 2008, 75). The relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and the state was the main reason for this judicial development that lead to laïcité. Its main purpose was to curb the influence of the Cahtolic Church in state matters. However, in the later part of the 20th century, Islam has taken the place previously associated with the Catholic Church in that its influence was seen as being in contrast with a laïque society and has become "the new focal point for the state secular policy in France" (Gordner 2008, 72). Obviously, there are far fewer Muslims in France than there were or are Catholics, but the concept of laïcité is invoked with regards to limiting certain Islamic practices in public spaces. This shift caused several tensions between French citizens and North African immigrants as France tried to preserve its traditional French culture. As a result, in 2004, a law was passed in France to ban "ostentatious religious symbols" in public schools. Even though the law applies to all religious symbols, most observers would argue that it was really intended towards Muslim girls wearing the Muslim headscarf, hijab. "The wearing of small Christian crosses, for example, is not disallowed and therefore the law can be interpreted to be directed at the wearing of the Muslim headscarf" (Gray 2008, 101). In this Honors Thesis I will explore the question if the French bans on select religious attire in public schools (2004) and the niqab in public spheres (2011) are specifically related to the religion of Islam or if other factors, such as immigration, social exclusion, "otherness" of Muslim minorities etc. play 5 a role. I also will explore the history of laïcité in France and its current application. I further my research by looking into other Francophone countries dealing with similar issues. Much research is available on the 2004 law banning ostentatious religious symbols in public schools. Since the 2011 controversy surrounding the full-face veil is relatively new, there is little scholarly research published at this time. My literature research is also limited due to the fact that I have no background in the French language. However, this topic is of interest because France has the largest Muslim minority in a Western country and therefore the way France deals with this population is of interest to other countries as well.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0103
Format: Thesis

Title: The Art of Adaptation through the Analysis of Stanley Kubrick Films.
Creator: Sonenreich, Brooke, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This thesis examines Stanley Kubrick's novel-to-film adaptations and uses the auteur's strategies in the creative portion of the thesis: a full length, adapted screenplay. The study analyzes original texts, screenplays, films, and associating film theory of five Kubrick adaptations (Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut). Since this is a creative project, it is split up into an explanative research preface and a full length, adapted screenplay. The...
Show moreThis thesis examines Stanley Kubrick's novel-to-film adaptations and uses the auteur's strategies in the creative portion of the thesis: a full length, adapted screenplay. The study analyzes original texts, screenplays, films, and associating film theory of five Kubrick adaptations (Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut). Since this is a creative project, it is split up into an explanative research preface and a full length, adapted screenplay. The screenplay is an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's short story "The Split Second." The preface component provides details on what Kubrick strategies were and were not used during the adapting process.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0278
Format: Thesis

Title: The Art of Adaptation Through the Analysis of Stanley Kubrick Films.
Creator: Sonenreich, Brooke Nicole, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This thesis examines Stanley Kubrick's novel-to-film adaptations and uses the auteur's strategies in the creative portion of the thesis: a full length, adapted screenplay. The study analyzes original texts, screenplays, films, and associating film theory of five Kubrick adaptations (Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut). Since this is a creative project, it is split up into an explanative research preface and a full length, adapted screenplay. The...
Show moreThis thesis examines Stanley Kubrick's novel-to-film adaptations and uses the auteur's strategies in the creative portion of the thesis: a full length, adapted screenplay. The study analyzes original texts, screenplays, films, and associating film theory of five Kubrick adaptations (Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut). Since this is a creative project, it is split up into an explanative research preface and a full length, adapted screenplay. The screenplay is an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's short story "The Split Second." The preface component provides details on what Kubrick strategies were and were not used during the adapting process.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0467
Format: Thesis

Title: The Art of Freak-Folk.
Creator: Peterson, Andrew, Showalter, Spencer, Andrews, Samuel
Abstract/Description: Love Even for a Moment Is Forever. Life Its Fleeting Flesh Is the Endless Grave. Now The Mountains Crumble The Forests Fade. Love is Infinite and So are You. - The Freakniks
Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0285
Format: Thesis

Title: Becoming American.
Creator: Amar, Monika, Program in International Affairs
Abstract/Description: This thesis examines various aspects of modern American culture and addresses potential causes and effects of American individualism and of the current mainstream American family dynamic. Discussing the effects that Americanism can have on interaction within immigrant families, as well as on society at large via globalization, this thesis evaluates historical, political and technological aspects of American society, which attribute to present-day functioning of individuals living in America...
Show moreThis thesis examines various aspects of modern American culture and addresses potential causes and effects of American individualism and of the current mainstream American family dynamic. Discussing the effects that Americanism can have on interaction within immigrant families, as well as on society at large via globalization, this thesis evaluates historical, political and technological aspects of American society, which attribute to present-day functioning of individuals living in America and beyond. Attributing changes in the way people communicate within the family realm and with others, this thesis analyzes the detrimental effects of overuse and dependence on information and communication technologies — mainly the Internet and the mobile phone — as well as the diffusion of capitalism into various realms of American society and even on a global scale as humans have become more interconnected. The intention of this thesis is to highlight the developing elements of mainstream American culture and to expose the potential for a worldwide community with the increased progressive industrialization and urbanization of more and more countries.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0337
Format: Thesis

Title: Blake's and Shelley's Reader Responses to Milton's Satan in Paradise Lost.
Creator: Noud, Jennifer, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This study surveys William Blake's and Percy Bysshe Shelley's reader responses of Satan in John Milton's Paradise Lost. Blake and Shelley were both Romanticists and were highly captivated with the character of Satan. Their critiques of Milton's Satan are evident through their works. Blake's works that are examined are "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell," an eleven-page poem, Milton, an epic poem, and the illuminated printings of Milton's Paradise Lost. Shelley's works that are studied are...
Show moreThis study surveys William Blake's and Percy Bysshe Shelley's reader responses of Satan in John Milton's Paradise Lost. Blake and Shelley were both Romanticists and were highly captivated with the character of Satan. Their critiques of Milton's Satan are evident through their works. Blake's works that are examined are "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell," an eleven-page poem, Milton, an epic poem, and the illuminated printings of Milton's Paradise Lost. Shelley's works that are studied are Prometheus Unbound, a closet lyrical drama, and "A Defense of Poetry" which is an essay. Blake and Shelley believed that Satan was the proper hero of Milton's Paradise Lost. They both critiqued Milton's Satan by finding several imperfections in Paradise Lost. Both tried to surpass Milton by creating their own perfect version of Milton's Satan. Shelley goes a step beyond Blake when designing his Satan by producing a new tragic hero that does not have a hamartia.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0234
Format: Thesis

Title: China Wants to Change the World (They Just Won't Admit It).
Creator: Haley, Robert, Program in International Affairs
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this thesis is to examine the current interactions between the United States and China in the context of China's increased efforts to become the dominant figure in Asia. China continually attempts to shape the world, albeit subtly, and without openly admitting they are pursuing a decrease of U.S. influence in Asia. Looking at the measures China has taken to expand its global sphere of influence through trade and investment, and explaining how these actions affect China's...
Show moreThe purpose of this thesis is to examine the current interactions between the United States and China in the context of China's increased efforts to become the dominant figure in Asia. China continually attempts to shape the world, albeit subtly, and without openly admitting they are pursuing a decrease of U.S. influence in Asia. Looking at the measures China has taken to expand its global sphere of influence through trade and investment, and explaining how these actions affect China's democratic neighbors Japan and Taiwan. This paper will provide reasoning for why these issues should be of concern to the U.S., and how our current interactions and areas of engagement should be revised. This paper will review the policy measures the U.S. can take to secure our standing in the world, protect our interests, and work to ensure an accidental war with China is not started out of fear or confusion about each country's intentions. By examining the literature of security analysts, Chinese and American diplomats, and political think tanks this paper is intended to contribute to the study of U.S. foreign policy by examining the current affairs between China, its Asian neighbors, and U.S. China's rise need not be inherently disadvantageous for the United States; it is important for this reason not to break U.S. engagement with China. Instead, it is constructive to improve and strengthen the cooperation of each country due to the economic and cultural importance of our ties in the increasing globally interconnected world.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0313
Format: Thesis

Title: Construction and Implementation of a Bench-Top Aquaponic System as a Context for Teaching Science in Secondary Schools.
Creator: Fernandez, Sofia, Goldsby, Kenneth A., Department of Biological Science
Abstract/Description: Aquaponics is an integrated biological system that essentially combines a soil-less garden with an aquarium. It is important because it uses less water than commercial farming, is ecofriendly, and provides a local source of food for its practitioners. Aquaponics is also important because of its capacity to serve as an authentic teaching tool in science classrooms. This thesis is divided into three components. First we will describe the construction and implementation of our Bench-top...
Show moreAquaponics is an integrated biological system that essentially combines a soil-less garden with an aquarium. It is important because it uses less water than commercial farming, is ecofriendly, and provides a local source of food for its practitioners. Aquaponics is also important because of its capacity to serve as an authentic teaching tool in science classrooms. This thesis is divided into three components. First we will describe the construction and implementation of our Bench-top Aquaponics System (BAS). Next, the results of an experiment that compares two methods of establishing bacteria–culture in a fishless system will be presented. Finally, the potential for use of the BAS in STEM classrooms will be discussed. The goals of this project are to (1) create an Aquaponics system that has a small ecological footprint and not take up too much room in the classroom, (2) further the current body of research on applied aquaponic systems, and (3) provide a pedagogical tool that involves students in building equipment and solving authentic problems as a gateway for learning. The BAS is assembled in 3 separate compartments, a plant tray, an aquarium, and a bacteria reservoir, with PVC piping connecting the three. It is designed around a wooden frame that is smaller than 18 ft3. This design allows for students (and teachers) to easily access and see the different compartments of the system. Many of the problems we encountered came from plumping issues related to the fountain pump or the bell siphon; these were solved using applied physics principles. Other problems we faced, including biological were solved using more consistent testing and chemical reagents to stabilize our BAS. We learned ultimately that time is the key component in establishing a bacteria colony in any aquaponic system. We also learned that establishing bacteria is the most important step in setting up a successful aquaponic system whether on a large or miniaturized scale. Some aspects of this project that need further investigation include the importance of changing out the water of the system, whether dissolved oxygen is necessary for bacteria, and how/why consistently adding bacteria may stunt the ability of a bacteria colony to form. Conclusively we have found that it is not only possible to establish such an aquaponic system that is built by students, but it is also possible to maintain it. Further research is needed to estimate the Benchtop Aquaponic System's teaching potential within STEM classrooms.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0507
Format: Thesis

Title: A Critical Study of Jihad and Just War Theory.
Creator: DuBosar, Harrison, Program in International Affairs
Abstract/Description: Questions surrounding Jihad often lead to the discussion of its justification. Is it justified? How is it justified? What are the aspects that make up Jihad? How is it framed within the Qur'an? These questions will be answered throughout this thesis, as well as others one might pose about justifications. This work takes an in depth look at verses of Jihad within the Qur'an and how the proclamation of Jihad has evolved. Then, after a discussion on Just War Theory, this work will discuss Jihad...
Show moreQuestions surrounding Jihad often lead to the discussion of its justification. Is it justified? How is it justified? What are the aspects that make up Jihad? How is it framed within the Qur'an? These questions will be answered throughout this thesis, as well as others one might pose about justifications. This work takes an in depth look at verses of Jihad within the Qur'an and how the proclamation of Jihad has evolved. Then, after a discussion on Just War Theory, this work will discuss Jihad within a Just War Theory framework. The conclusion will show the congruencies as well as the disagreements between the two.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0222
Format: Thesis

Title: Democracy and Political Islam: Evaluating Erdogan's Politics on Turkish Society.
Creator: Forero Orozco, Laura C., Department of Political Science
Abstract/Description: Turkish leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was elected as Prime Minister in 2003 due to his appeal to both the religious and secular population in the country. His policies intended to honor the historical secular democracy in Turkey while integrating tolerance for Islamic practices in the political system. His initial policies also intended so strengthen Turkey's efforts to join the European Union (EU). Due to this he was seen as progressive, innovative, and western, yet a strong representative...
Show moreTurkish leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was elected as Prime Minister in 2003 due to his appeal to both the religious and secular population in the country. His policies intended to honor the historical secular democracy in Turkey while integrating tolerance for Islamic practices in the political system. His initial policies also intended so strengthen Turkey's efforts to join the European Union (EU). Due to this he was seen as progressive, innovative, and western, yet a strong representative of the Muslim majority in the country. As the years developed, these moderate policies diminished and opposition groups suffered from crackdowns from Erdoğan's administration. His governing style became increasingly reliant on religious rhetoric and some of his policies came to reflect his shift towards religious and authoritarian politics. This new pattern in Erdoğan's government has caused the approval of many who were previous supporters, such as moderates, to shift away from supporting him, but it has consolidated support from groups that were previously fervent opponents, such as strong Islamic traditionalists. This paper will evaluate the changing trends in support for Erdogan among specific demographic groups in the general election years preceding the 2014 presidential election.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0462
Format: Thesis

Title: The Effect of the Center of Academic Retention and Enhancement on the College Enrollment of Black Undergraduate Students at the Florida State University.
Creator: Brown, Keturah, African-American Studies
Abstract/Description: College enrollment rates into institutions of higher education have increased over the last thirty years for Black high school graduates (Insitute of Education Science, 2011). However, there are many college enrollment factors that influence a student's decision to attend a college or university. This study sought to determine the most influential college enrollment factors that affect the decision of Black undergraduates to enroll at FSU. Specifically, the study analyzed the role that the...
Show moreCollege enrollment rates into institutions of higher education have increased over the last thirty years for Black high school graduates (Insitute of Education Science, 2011). However, there are many college enrollment factors that influence a student's decision to attend a college or university. This study sought to determine the most influential college enrollment factors that affect the decision of Black undergraduates to enroll at FSU. Specifically, the study analyzed the role that the Center of Academic Retention and Enhancement, a summer bridge program at the Florida State University, plays in the enrollment of Black undergraduate students. A survey questionnaire was developed and distributed to Black undergraduate students at Florida State University that asked questions concerning the importance of various college enrollment factors. The study found that "Financial Aid: Scholarships and Grants" was the most important college enrollment factor. The C.A.R.E Program was also influential in the decision of the majority of C.A.R.E students to attend FSU. Based off of the findings from the survey, it is evident that the C.A.R.E Program is a vital instrument in the recruitment of Black undergraduate students to FSU and to the academic success of those students throughout their college career.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0099
Format: Thesis

Title: Exploitation of Labor in College Football: A Comparison of Arguments.
Creator: O'Dea, Heather, Department of History
Abstract/Description: This thesis uses parallels in the theories of amateurism in college athletics and paternalism in slavery to better understand college football as a system of exploitation of labor. To provide the reader with a background of these theories, it begins with in-depth explanations of their developments and various components. This study focuses on the similarities in arguments made by proponents of both theories, and pays particular attention to the idea that these systems of exploitation...
Show moreThis thesis uses parallels in the theories of amateurism in college athletics and paternalism in slavery to better understand college football as a system of exploitation of labor. To provide the reader with a background of these theories, it begins with in-depth explanations of their developments and various components. This study focuses on the similarities in arguments made by proponents of both theories, and pays particular attention to the idea that these systems of exploitation supposedly benefit those exploited. It compares the argument that college athletics creates for athletes the opportunity to receive a "free education" with the notion of slavery "saving" Africans by introducing them to Christianity. Through analysis of these arguments and the findings of multiple studies that examine the experiences of those exploited, this thesis reveals the inherent logical fallacies of these theories and the impact they have on those that operate under these exploitative systems.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0372
Format: Thesis

Title: A Failed State of Enterprise: Communism and Corporate Crime in Chinese State-Owned Enterprise.
Creator: Daniels, Lucas, Program in International Affairs
Abstract/Description: The goal of this paper is to take a comprehensive look into the history and functioning of state-owned enterprise (SOEs) in China, in order to examine the extent of their role in the Chinese economy. After analyzing the size and productivity of these SOEs, the conclusion is one of pessimism toward the reality of China's economic growth rate, and the efficacy of SOEs. As a crucial part of China's economic planning, SOEs are destabilizing the Chinese economy, and are threatening the viability...
Show moreThe goal of this paper is to take a comprehensive look into the history and functioning of state-owned enterprise (SOEs) in China, in order to examine the extent of their role in the Chinese economy. After analyzing the size and productivity of these SOEs, the conclusion is one of pessimism toward the reality of China's economic growth rate, and the efficacy of SOEs. As a crucial part of China's economic planning, SOEs are destabilizing the Chinese economy, and are threatening the viability of China becoming a stable developed nation. First, the historical background from which SOEs rose to dominate the economy will be laid out to address how the foundations of the China's economic model are based in Communist protectionism. A basic description of state-owned enterprise will be presented, and the nature of economic reform in China will be addressed. Assertions laid out by Chinese optimists will be examined in the context of political imperatives. Second, a detailed analysis will examine the operations of China's state owned banks with regard to SOEs. The specific issue of non-performing loans (NPLs) and inequitable lending practices will be discussed as a major part of the Chinese financial sector. Third, the inefficiencies of SOEs will be explained through quantitative analysis and a political lens. A case study on the Chinese airline industry will be used as support for the evidence put forth. Fourth, the corruption of and within SOEs following the reform efforts of the Communist Party will be highlighted. Finally, the inconsistency the before mentioned facets have caused in the legal affairs of enterprises will be presented, and a prescription for future reform will be put forward.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0232
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Florida Middle School Teachers' Perspective on and Preparedness for the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics.
Creator: Porwoll, Kathryn, School of Teacher Education
Abstract/Description: Abstract: (Florida, Common Core State Standards, Mathematics Teachers, 2013) This thesis was designed to determine middle school teachers' perceptions of their state of readiness to enact the Common Core Standards in mathematics in the State of Florida. The descriptive study employed a survey of 100 middle school mathematics teachers throughout the State of Florida in an effort to understand how the state, counties, and administrations can best serve educators through the critical transition...
Show moreAbstract: (Florida, Common Core State Standards, Mathematics Teachers, 2013) This thesis was designed to determine middle school teachers' perceptions of their state of readiness to enact the Common Core Standards in mathematics in the State of Florida. The descriptive study employed a survey of 100 middle school mathematics teachers throughout the State of Florida in an effort to understand how the state, counties, and administrations can best serve educators through the critical transition from Next Generation Sunshine State Standards to the Common Core State Standards. The survey developed for this study included twenty-seven questions. In order to determine how Florida compares to a similar survey of a generalized sample of United States teachers, this thesis compares the results of the Floridian survey to the results from the national sample. The results suggest that Florida teachers' perceptions of preparedness lag behind that of the rest of the country. The implications of these results are discussed.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0274
Format: Thesis

Title: Food and Agriculture Education: A Framework for the Tallahassee Community.
Creator: Allegra, Jacqueline, Department of Sociology
Abstract/Description: This project is focused on improving Environmental Education in Tallahassee, specifically in regards to the Food and Agriculture System. This paper draws on research about environmental education practices as well as issues within the agriculture system to develop an understanding about not only the need for Food and Agriculture Education, but also the ideal ways to engage students, teachers, and the community. The conclusions from this paper can be useful to educators and teachers who are...
Show moreThis project is focused on improving Environmental Education in Tallahassee, specifically in regards to the Food and Agriculture System. This paper draws on research about environmental education practices as well as issues within the agriculture system to develop an understanding about not only the need for Food and Agriculture Education, but also the ideal ways to engage students, teachers, and the community. The conclusions from this paper can be useful to educators and teachers who are interested in starting or improving environmental education programs in their communities and schools. The primary research in this study involved qualitative interviews with local community members and educators who are involved in Environmental Education. Themes and issues of the interviews were discussed as a foundation for an educational framework proposal. The framework involves four key elements 1) an online website of relevant content and lessons 2) a networking initiative to connect farmers and community organizations with teachers and students 3) educational opportunities for teachers and other educators 4) a connection between student's community engagement and classroom success. The creation of such would allow for healthier students, stronger community ties, and the promotion of food production practices that are environmentally sustainable.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0382
Format: Thesis

Title: From Rubrication to Typography: Die geesten of geschiedenis van Romen and the History of the Book in the Low Countries.
Creator: Gibbons, Jacob, Department of English
Abstract/Description: The development of printing in the fifteenth century did not transform the medieval Book from the manuscript to the modern mass-market paperback overnight—instead, changes in the design of late medieval texts occurred gradually over the first decades of printing in Europe. This has significant repercussions for the way we should evaluate terms like "print culture" and how we understand features of book production traditionally assigned to manuscript or print. To illuminate this transition, I...
Show moreThe development of printing in the fifteenth century did not transform the medieval Book from the manuscript to the modern mass-market paperback overnight—instead, changes in the design of late medieval texts occurred gradually over the first decades of printing in Europe. This has significant repercussions for the way we should evaluate terms like "print culture" and how we understand features of book production traditionally assigned to manuscript or print. To illuminate this transition, I will discuss the changes in the structuring and layout of books at the end of the fifteenth century, with a particular focus on "rubrication," the strategic use of red ink to guide readers' eyes through the pages of the medieval manuscript. Despite the development of printing and its affordances for using font, size, and spatial arrangement of the text to orient the reader, rubrication continued to be used in complex and multivalent ways throughout early printing. A detailed case study of several early print and manuscript editions of the Gesta Romanorum—one of the most popular storybooks of the Late Middle Ages—reveals a gradual transition from the use of rubrication and other visual cues in the medieval manuscript to the spatially-typographically oriented printed book. This transition was characterized by continuity and measured evolution—rather than an abrupt shift to something as concrete as "print culture"—in which the new technology emulated its predecessor as it progressively developed its own identity and made its own imprint on literate society.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0207
Format: Thesis

Title: Fuck Everything: A Digital Game Questioning Gender Identity.
Creator: NW, Lena, Department of Art
Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0411
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Fuck Happiness, Give Me Pain.
Creator: James, Ashley, James, Ashley, School of Theatre
Abstract/Description: Fuck Happiness, Give Me Pain follows a year and a half of a theatre artist's journey to find and explore a new way of creating within the realms of performance and live art. She, along with an ensemble of performers, worked over a nine month period that culminated in weekly events over the last month and a half; during these events they continued to experiment with an audience. They investigated topics dealing with gender, race, sexuality, fear, and vulnerability. This work is documentation...
Show moreFuck Happiness, Give Me Pain follows a year and a half of a theatre artist's journey to find and explore a new way of creating within the realms of performance and live art. She, along with an ensemble of performers, worked over a nine month period that culminated in weekly events over the last month and a half; during these events they continued to experiment with an audience. They investigated topics dealing with gender, race, sexuality, fear, and vulnerability. This work is documentation of the artist's experience as creator and performer.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0325
Format: Thesis

Title: Gender and Genre: Contextualizing Two Early American Novels.
Creator: Shoemaker, Kahla, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This project focuses on the role of gender in Susanna Rowson's seduction novel Charlotte Temple and Charles Brockden Brown's gothic novel Wieland. Incorporating literary analysis, historical information, and the work of other scholars, I contextualize these two novels within early American life and literature. Through this project, I urge readers to resist reading early American novels as a truthful reflection of the historical situation and encourage analysis that is based in gender...
Show moreThis project focuses on the role of gender in Susanna Rowson's seduction novel Charlotte Temple and Charles Brockden Brown's gothic novel Wieland. Incorporating literary analysis, historical information, and the work of other scholars, I contextualize these two novels within early American life and literature. Through this project, I urge readers to resist reading early American novels as a truthful reflection of the historical situation and encourage analysis that is based in gender criticism, rather than feminist criticism. Through this focus, I explore the progressive and regressive aspects of gender representations in the novels, acknowledging both Charlotte Temple and Wieland as multifaceted in their didacticism.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0245
Format: Thesis

Title: Give Kids the World Cartoons.
Creator: Bustamante, Nestor, College of Motion Picture Arts
Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0389
Format: Set of related objects

Title: A Heretical Visual Journey into the Apocrypha.
Creator: Ondina, Eric, Department of Art
Abstract/Description: This thesis is both a research paper and a personal reflection which explores the connections between several formative apocryphal texts and my most recent series of paintings. It is through the medium of painting that I have analyzed and visually distilled these heretical narratives into a duel-part body of work. Through this I intend to illuminate the mysteries of our ancient spiritual past, demonstrate these apocryphal scriptures significance and influence in later Jewish, Christian, and...
Show moreThis thesis is both a research paper and a personal reflection which explores the connections between several formative apocryphal texts and my most recent series of paintings. It is through the medium of painting that I have analyzed and visually distilled these heretical narratives into a duel-part body of work. Through this I intend to illuminate the mysteries of our ancient spiritual past, demonstrate these apocryphal scriptures significance and influence in later Jewish, Christian, and Islamic theology, illustrate the fallibility in the argument for divinely ordained scripture, and ponder the question of how our worldly civilization's history and culture would appear had these books become canonical.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0214
Format: Thesis

Title: The Importance of Sea Power: China's Modernizing Navy and its Effects on Regional International Affairs.
Creator: Brockman, Daniel, Department of Political Science
Abstract/Description: Analysts in the United States fear the unprecedented growth and modernization of China's Navy could lead to problems for the U.S. and its allies, upsetting America's political influence and economic interests in the Southeast Asia maritime region. I argue that China's naval modernization has increased China's political influence—and decreased that of the U.S.—over countries in the China Sea region that do not maintain defense agreements with the United States. Hypotheses from this argument...
Show moreAnalysts in the United States fear the unprecedented growth and modernization of China's Navy could lead to problems for the U.S. and its allies, upsetting America's political influence and economic interests in the Southeast Asia maritime region. I argue that China's naval modernization has increased China's political influence—and decreased that of the U.S.—over countries in the China Sea region that do not maintain defense agreements with the United States. Hypotheses from this argument are tested using voting data from United Nations proceedings and naval tonnage data. I find that there is a connection between China's growing Navy and how often countries in the China Sea region have voted in agreement with China (increasing) and the United States (decreasing). Furthermore, it was found that countries in this region with a U.S. military pact acted differently than those that do not maintain such an arrangement, increasing agreement with the United States relative to China.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0371
Format: Thesis

Title: Interactions with the Outside: Exploring Non-Profit Resource Mobilization for Hispanic Immigrants in the Washington D.C. Metro Area.
Creator: Olsen, Alexandra, Department of Sociology
Abstract/Description: Past research indicates that the quantity and quality of resources available for immigrants in a destination city have serious implications for an immigrant's overall success. Previous research though, has failed to look at resources for immigrants in the context of a currently growing urban setting. It also fails to look at resources through the lens of the non-profit and their relationship to the community. Consequently, this research looks at the interaction between a non-profit that...
Show morePast research indicates that the quantity and quality of resources available for immigrants in a destination city have serious implications for an immigrant's overall success. Previous research though, has failed to look at resources for immigrants in the context of a currently growing urban setting. It also fails to look at resources through the lens of the non-profit and their relationship to the community. Consequently, this research looks at the interaction between a non-profit that serves low-income immigrants, the community, current immigration policy, and the immigrant population to understand the impact of this system on the growing Hispanic immigrant population in the DC metropolitan area. Over a period of 3 months the external and internal dynamics of the non-profit were observed through participant observation and through qualitative interviews. From this, the effectiveness of the current resource framework is assessed and the underlying processes involved in resource mobilization are analyzed. Drawing elements from the social movements framework, the major resources utilized and the processes of mobilization will be examined within the non-profit context. These resources and strategies propose a model of resource mobilization within the non-profit where cultural and human resources are emphasized to offset fundamental changes in how material resources are utilized. In addition, socio-organizational and human resources are also used to try and offset the impact of unfavorable policy towards immigrants. The implications of this system for the Hispanic immigrant population are discussed along with areas for future research.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0258
Format: Thesis

Title: Live Encounters: Performance in Museums.
Creator: Hlubny, Lauren, School of Theatre
Abstract/Description: In recent decades, museum curators have shown a growing interest in live performance events that would alter the often austere and intimidating atmosphere of the exhibits. Major museums, including the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, have begun to incorporate regular performance programming, including live interactions between performers and audience members, ranging from reenactments to live human...
Show moreIn recent decades, museum curators have shown a growing interest in live performance events that would alter the often austere and intimidating atmosphere of the exhibits. Major museums, including the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, have begun to incorporate regular performance programming, including live interactions between performers and audience members, ranging from reenactments to live human installations. This project had a research and a creative component. It addressed the question of performance in the museum, treating the museum venue as a site of societal ritual. I approached the subject with an interdisciplinary focus, employing practical and theoretical knowledge from the fields of theatre and anthropology. The first phase involved the completion of a hands-on internship at the Spanish-Apalachee Living History Museum Mission San Luis in Tallahassee, Florida, where performance is an accepted and necessary part of everyday museum operation. In the second phase of the project, I led a small ensemble of performers in creating and testing out various modes of performance for five different museums throughout the state of Florida ranging from "invisible theatre" to personally driven monologue pieces within the framework of the museum as a ritual site. Summer research culminated in the semester long development of a 40 minute dance theatre performance in January at the Dali Museum. I gathered insightful information through participant observation and interviews, and drew innovative conclusions about the role of performers in museums.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0315
Format: Thesis

Title: Local Diets, Global Foods: The Dietary Habits of Ivorian Immigrants in the United States.
Creator: Rojas, Alfredo J., Department of Religion
Abstract/Description: Food production in Muslim West Africa ensures more than mere nourishment. Food plays an integral role in hospitality and moral relationships between people. Not only do people exchange food for other gifts with each other, but husbands and wives assume mutual tasks to produce food for their families. Women cook meals, tend gardens, and run urban markets while men hunt game or harvest crops. Thus, men and women rely on each other for food. My research aims to show how these gendered, moral...
Show moreFood production in Muslim West Africa ensures more than mere nourishment. Food plays an integral role in hospitality and moral relationships between people. Not only do people exchange food for other gifts with each other, but husbands and wives assume mutual tasks to produce food for their families. Women cook meals, tend gardens, and run urban markets while men hunt game or harvest crops. Thus, men and women rely on each other for food. My research aims to show how these gendered, moral relationships persist abroad. My fieldwork among West African immigrants in Atlanta, GA reveals that immigrants use mass-produced African foods to sustain their diets and moral relationships in order to avoid foods produced in the United States. In the United States, immigrant women usually cook for themselves, their husbands, and friends. Men with no strong moral ties to an African woman may have to resort to fast food unless they can cook. My research attempts to explain these relationships.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0469
Format: Thesis

Title: Longest Night, a feature screenplay set to music.
Creator: Davis, Peter, College of Motion Picture Arts
Abstract/Description: Oscar is an exhausted corporate professional working for the counter-terrorism department of transportation giant Union Victory Railways. Alone and drug-addled in Chicago, Oscar has stated to lose the separation between his memories, his dreams, and his work. Longest Night is set to sync up with the tracks of Chicago indie rock band Wilco's 1999 album Summerteeh from beginning to end.
Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0287
Format: Thesis

Title: Making Development Discourse Work in Latin American Indigenous Communities.
Creator: Meyer, Dominique, Program in International Affairs
Abstract/Description: This paper examines the discourse of development from the perspective of indigenous communities, and discusses the challenges related to achieving development goals within indigenous communities. This paper provides a critique and background on development discourse, an analysis on the indigenous experience, and discusses ways to implement alternative development strategies in indigenous communities.
Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0074
Format: Thesis

Title: Maternal Health Service Utilization in Jordan, Syria, and the Palestinian Territories.
Creator: Brown, Marissa, Program in Middle Eastern Studies
Abstract/Description: In this paper, I examine women's maternal health care usage in Jordan, Syria and the Occupied Palestinian Territories using three different family health surveys taken in the mid-2000s: the Demographic Health Survey, the third Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, and the Pan-Arab Family Survey, respectively. I first tested the effect of certain socioeconomic background variables (such as level of education) on a woman's likelihood of utilizing such maternal health services as prenatal care and...
Show moreIn this paper, I examine women's maternal health care usage in Jordan, Syria and the Occupied Palestinian Territories using three different family health surveys taken in the mid-2000s: the Demographic Health Survey, the third Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, and the Pan-Arab Family Survey, respectively. I first tested the effect of certain socioeconomic background variables (such as level of education) on a woman's likelihood of utilizing such maternal health services as prenatal care and hospital delivery. After deriving measures of effect for each nation, I then compared the observed patterns of use between nations and offered possible explanations for discrepancies. Some observations that resulted from the analysis were consistent with prior expectations, such as the importance of women's education on health care use. Others were more surprising, such as the inconsistent effect that cousin-marriage played on women's use of health care between nations. The full results from analysis are presented in Chapter Three. The preceding two chapters give context to the analysis – Chapter One briefly details each nation's overall socioeconomic and political profile, and Chapter Two discusses the general literature on women's maternal health, both worldwide and in the Arab World.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0098
Format: Thesis

Title: Meadowlark, a feature screenplay.
Creator: Allman, Max, College of Motion Picture Arts
Abstract/Description: A feature screenplay about two rednecks desperate for money and looking for a way out of their small North Carolina town who kidnap their boss's daughter and hold her for ransom in a secluded Appalachian mountain cabin.
Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0286
Format: Thesis

Title: Measuring the Effectiveness of Different Theatrical Marketing Techniques for Theatre Tallahassee.
Creator: Older, Laura, School of Communication
Abstract/Description: During the fall season of 2014, the three shows produced by Theatre Tallahassee were studied to determine the most effective marketing techniques for this particular theatre's audience and how accurately the marketing used at that time communicated the show to the audience. Three methods of study were used to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. The theatre's financial return on investment (ROI) was determined for their marketing expenditure. During performances, surveys were...
Show moreDuring the fall season of 2014, the three shows produced by Theatre Tallahassee were studied to determine the most effective marketing techniques for this particular theatre's audience and how accurately the marketing used at that time communicated the show to the audience. Three methods of study were used to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. The theatre's financial return on investment (ROI) was determined for their marketing expenditure. During performances, surveys were distributed to collect demographic information about patrons and to assess their feelings about the marketing. Additionally, audience members were interviewed via telephone to allow patrons to express at length their thoughts and experiences with the theatre's marketing.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0512
Format: Thesis

Title: Moments.
Creator: Middleton, Kelsey, Hendrickson, Dylan, College of Motion Picture Arts
Abstract/Description: There are certain inherent experiences which occur over the course of our lives, similarities that, while largely unknown, bind humankind together. The first steps, the first loves, searches for success, and the disappointment of failures -- there is no bias to these archetypes. No race, no culture, no ethnicity nor belief -- these experiences are the building blocks to each and every person's life. Rather than recognizing and appreciating these similarities, however, today's culture does...
Show moreThere are certain inherent experiences which occur over the course of our lives, similarities that, while largely unknown, bind humankind together. The first steps, the first loves, searches for success, and the disappointment of failures -- there is no bias to these archetypes. No race, no culture, no ethnicity nor belief -- these experiences are the building blocks to each and every person's life. Rather than recognizing and appreciating these similarities, however, today's culture does quite the opposite. A worldwide focus on the differences of our societies alternately breeds confusion, assumptions, and hatred. Wars are started and lives cut short, simply because societies today fail to acknowledge the fundamental sameness of our species. Because of this shortcoming, humanity's potential for greatness is ultimately stunted. We hope to make a documentary that focuses not on these dissimilar aspects, but instead on the common patterns and threads that connect the lives of all people. Presented in chapters, the film will illustrate various experiences and events typical of a human life: first jobs, marriage, growing old and the like. Each section, however, will focus on a person from a different culture, race, or ethnicity than the last. By bringing together these separate individuals, each of whom would be called radically different by today's standards, a single narrative of a familiar human life will be built.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0267
Format: Set of related objects

Title: The Muted Candidate.
Creator: Waldeck, Christopher, School of Communication
Abstract/Description: During political debates, there are often candidates who are "muted" onstage by a dominant group because their ideologies and beliefs are different from those within the dominant group. By analyzing the Republican primary debates I was able to observe the candidates that were being muted, who the dominant group was, how the muted group was being muted, and what values and ideas were the most dominant. In this debate I found that in each debate the candidate whose ideas were muted the most was...
Show moreDuring political debates, there are often candidates who are "muted" onstage by a dominant group because their ideologies and beliefs are different from those within the dominant group. By analyzing the Republican primary debates I was able to observe the candidates that were being muted, who the dominant group was, how the muted group was being muted, and what values and ideas were the most dominant. In this debate I found that in each debate the candidate whose ideas were muted the most was Ron Paul. The questions he was asked were meant to address his ideas rather than take a position on an issue. He was often scoffed at by the candidates or ignored by them. Despite making it to the final four, he was still considered an outsider during the debates by the questions he was asked by the moderator and the reactions of the other candidates. In order to move forward as a Democracy, all ideas must be brought to the table not just the ones of the dominant group in order to truly represent the people in America. Keywords Muted, Dominant, Republican, Democrat, Libertarian
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0247
Format: Thesis

Title: Mycelium.
Creator: Sarwer-Foner, Alexander, College of Motion Picture Arts
Abstract/Description: My first attempt at a feature-length screenplay, Mycelium is a Lovecraftian horror story set in the darkest recesses of the Amazon Rainforest. When Lucas, Caio and Diego finally get together to do the trip down the Amazon River that they have been talking about for years, surreal and otherworldly powers overpower them, leaving them to struggle for survival in the unforgiving jungle.
Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0275
Format: Thesis

Title: Non-Lingual Rehearsals: A Study in Performer Communication.
Creator: Boener, Ellen, School of Theatre
Abstract/Description: This thesis uses a practical performance framework to examine the significance of linguistic and non-linguistic communication between performers. The project consisted of setting up non-lingual rehearsal spaces in which performers were asked to encounter each other in a nondiscursive environment. The observations from these workshops formed the basis for my analytical work. The focus of my project ultimately became to examine the methods of communication utilized by the performers and the...
Show moreThis thesis uses a practical performance framework to examine the significance of linguistic and non-linguistic communication between performers. The project consisted of setting up non-lingual rehearsal spaces in which performers were asked to encounter each other in a nondiscursive environment. The observations from these workshops formed the basis for my analytical work. The focus of my project ultimately became to examine the methods of communication utilized by the performers and the types of material they were choosing to communicate in the absence of language.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0568
Format: Thesis

Title: North Korea: Changing Political Culture in the 21st Century.
Creator: Leoni, Marcus, Program in International Affairs
Abstract/Description: North Korea has, in recent years, become the focus of the international community for a multitude of reasons. Their bizarre behaviors, general disregard for international law, and the stunning lack of information that common citizens worldwide have on the country have cast them into the spotlight of curious onlookers worldwide. As one discovers more about the country, the question inevitably is raised: How has it existed for so long and what can be done to reform the isolated nation? In this...
Show moreNorth Korea has, in recent years, become the focus of the international community for a multitude of reasons. Their bizarre behaviors, general disregard for international law, and the stunning lack of information that common citizens worldwide have on the country have cast them into the spotlight of curious onlookers worldwide. As one discovers more about the country, the question inevitably is raised: How has it existed for so long and what can be done to reform the isolated nation? In this paper, North Korea: Changing Political Culture in the 21st Century, the "North Korea Question" is explored in depth, charting the country to its origins and developing a narrative to understand who they have survived — against all odds — for so long. Using historical analysis coupled with insightful economic data, the North Korea question is tackled with specific regard to applying the successful Chinese Great Leap Forward economic models to the North Korean economy. Such reforms have been touted by academics as a cure all for the nation that could reform the entire regime. However, I develop the argument that this style of reform is not possibility as long as the Kim regime is in power. In order to maintain their iron grip on power, complete socioeconomic reliance traces its way back to the State, and ultimately the cult of personality surrounding the Kims.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0434
Format: Thesis

Title: Oxford Romance: Male Homosexuality in Modernist Literature.
Creator: Carper, Kelsey, Department of English
Abstract/Description: Gregory Woods states in A History of Gay Literature: The Male Tradition, "It would be difficult – though many critics have managed it, perhaps inadvertently – to take an overview of flourishing Modernist fiction without acknowledging the emergence of male homosexuality as a significant issue in the make-up of incidental characters and even, in many cases, of central characters" (192). Homosexuality makes a large appearance in many modernist works, as Woods argues, and yet male homosexuality,...
Show moreGregory Woods states in A History of Gay Literature: The Male Tradition, "It would be difficult – though many critics have managed it, perhaps inadvertently – to take an overview of flourishing Modernist fiction without acknowledging the emergence of male homosexuality as a significant issue in the make-up of incidental characters and even, in many cases, of central characters" (192). Homosexuality makes a large appearance in many modernist works, as Woods argues, and yet male homosexuality, in particular, is greatly overlooked or outright denied by scholars when discussing modernist novels. Woods' assertion is a response to early scholarship that has notably ignored and rejected the existence of romantic relationships between male characters that clearly shared intimate bonds. Unfortunately, there has continued to be a large gap of scholarship to really refute these statements of denial. In dismissing these relationships, critics ignore an important aspect of modernism. By including homoerotic relations in their novels, modernist writers presented a forum for their society to explore relations that would have been considered taboo or even punishable, which can be observed in the 1928 trial against Radclyffe Hall's lesbian novel, The Well of Loneliness, or the Labouchere Amendment that prosecuted homosexual men in Britain from 1885 until 1967.
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Date Issued: 2017
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0425
Format: Thesis

Title: The Performativity of the Creation of Visual Art.
Creator: Jordan, Jasmine, School of Theatre
Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0319
Format: Thesis

Title: The Power of Memory and Manipulation in Anglo-Norman England: Symeon, St. Cuthbert, and Durham Cathedra.
Creator: Sauer, Michelle L., Department of History
Abstract/Description: Cultural memory is the collective perception of a group on their own history, and the way in which remembrance and emphasis of specific elements of that history build the identity of a culture. The formation and alteration of cultural memory throughout history has become an important area of interest in the field of history, as this building of identity and memory informs how cultures operate and view themselves to this day. English memory has been built and changed throughout time by various...
Show moreCultural memory is the collective perception of a group on their own history, and the way in which remembrance and emphasis of specific elements of that history build the identity of a culture. The formation and alteration of cultural memory throughout history has become an important area of interest in the field of history, as this building of identity and memory informs how cultures operate and view themselves to this day. English memory has been built and changed throughout time by various invading groups, and has contributed to the enduring legacy of the British people that exists to this day. This project seeks to examine the ways in which the cultural memory of the Anglo-Saxon people was altered after the Norman Invasion through historical propaganda, particularly the writings of Symeon of Durham, and the building of Durham Cathedral. Symeon, a Norman monk in Durham, is a figure who shows the power of memory in the middle ages, as he effectively rewrote the history of the monks who came before him, giving the new Norman population of Durham an imagined history of themselves in that place. The Normans also built Durham Cathedral as a way to consolidate power and legitimize their reign through an emphasized devotion to the religious scene in Durham. Through analysis of historical documents and religious art used as a means of political and religious manipulation by the Normans, this thesis examines the pre-Norman cultural memory of Durham and delves into the ways that perception changed to include the Normans and merge the two groups into one.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0563
Format: Thesis

Title: The Psychological Effects of Human Trafficking on the Second Generation.
Creator: Calvo, Katerina, Program in International Affairs
Abstract/Description: This thesis explores how the traumatic experience of human trafficking can have a psychological effect on the second-generation. As there is a lack of research and literature on the transgenerational traumatization of human trafficking, this is a comparative work that examines and compares the characteristics and effects of three other forms of trauma: torture, sexual assault, and the Holocaust. This paper then extrapolates to consider what similar effects human trafficking might have upon...
Show moreThis thesis explores how the traumatic experience of human trafficking can have a psychological effect on the second-generation. As there is a lack of research and literature on the transgenerational traumatization of human trafficking, this is a comparative work that examines and compares the characteristics and effects of three other forms of trauma: torture, sexual assault, and the Holocaust. This paper then extrapolates to consider what similar effects human trafficking might have upon the second generation. The literature relied upon come from a number of fields, including psychology, social work, and public policy. This work will first provide a description of trauma, including what constitutes trauma and the typical effects that can be expected from a victim of trauma. This thesis then ultimately provides an analysis of what can be expected from the children of victims of human trafficking, based on the findings of the transgenerational traumatization of torture, sexual assault, and the Holocaust. A proposal for treatment and suggested course of action is also presented.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0349
Format: Thesis

Title: Pussy Willow.
Creator: Bears, Tatiana, College of Motion Picture Arts
Abstract/Description: Brian and Willow are just starting to get comfortable in their relationship. There's something mysterious about Willow however, and Brian begins investigate.
Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0261
Format: Thesis

Title: Re-Presenting the Harem: Orientalist Female Artists and the 19Th Century Ottoman Empire.
Creator: McDaniel, Megan, Program in Middle Eastern Studies
Abstract/Description: Five female artists will be discussed within this essay, each from varying styles of training, cultural backgrounds, and social classes, and each approaching the documentation of the harem in a different manner: Mary Adelaide Walker (British, d. 1911), Henriette Browne (French, d. 1901), Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann (Danish, d. 1881), and Ella Ferris Pell (American, d. 1922) along with her younger sister Evie A. Todd. In order to demonstrate collectivity within Orientalism, I will first examine...
Show moreFive female artists will be discussed within this essay, each from varying styles of training, cultural backgrounds, and social classes, and each approaching the documentation of the harem in a different manner: Mary Adelaide Walker (British, d. 1911), Henriette Browne (French, d. 1901), Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann (Danish, d. 1881), and Ella Ferris Pell (American, d. 1922) along with her younger sister Evie A. Todd. In order to demonstrate collectivity within Orientalism, I will first examine travel literature amongst this set of female artists to determine prevailing patterns of Orientalist thought concerning the Ottoman harem; namely, Orientalist contemplations of the 'Eastern' and European blend of Ottoman society, the perceived Ottoman mix of luxury and gaudiness, along with Ottoman barbarism and savagery particularly in connection to Islam. I will then analyze paintings and illustrations from the same set of artists looking for subtle details and discrepancies to demonstrate the complexity of influences that forms each artist's 're-presentation'. The final chapter is an examination of these female artists that reveals differences within their social circumstances, details that prove significant to the discrepancies in their harem depictions. Financial security and recognition/acceptance in the artists' country of residence are strong determinants of whether the artists conform to prevailing Western fantasy.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0342
Format: Thesis

Title: Regional Integration in South America: A Comprehensive Analysis Towards a New Wave of Integration.
Creator: Acosta, Jesid, Program in International Affairs
Abstract/Description: This thesis deals with regional integration in South America. The intent of this thesis is to help explain the new wave of integration in the region through an internal perspective of its particular circumstances. Utilizing integration theories, historical analyses and institutional comparisons through the use of standardized methods of fair evaluation we investigate the important characteristics of South American regionalism. To give the reader a greater understanding of the complexity of...
Show moreThis thesis deals with regional integration in South America. The intent of this thesis is to help explain the new wave of integration in the region through an internal perspective of its particular circumstances. Utilizing integration theories, historical analyses and institutional comparisons through the use of standardized methods of fair evaluation we investigate the important characteristics of South American regionalism. To give the reader a greater understanding of the complexity of regional integration attempts in the region we take a comprehensive approach to the many sub-regional attempts in the past: how they started, their goals and their current status. From this approach we draw some lessons for the future of regional integration in South America.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0156
Format: Thesis

Title: Restorative and Retributive Justice Techniques: A Case Study of the Former Yugoslavia.
Creator: King, Janelle, Program in International Affairs
Abstract/Description: This research project focuses on methods of bringing sustainable peace and justice to the victims and their communities of the former Yugoslavia, specifically regarding the countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia. The paper discusses the various restorative and retributive justice mechanisms that have been established to bring justice to the Balkan region. There has been insufficient scholarly investigation into both perspectives of justice, while also considering the opinions...
Show moreThis research project focuses on methods of bringing sustainable peace and justice to the victims and their communities of the former Yugoslavia, specifically regarding the countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia. The paper discusses the various restorative and retributive justice mechanisms that have been established to bring justice to the Balkan region. There has been insufficient scholarly investigation into both perspectives of justice, while also considering the opinions of locals and victims who lived through the conflict. The conclusions from this paper will be helpful to victims, community members, political leaders, and nongovernmental, civil society, and international organizations in this specific region in order to successfully restore justice. The primary research in this study involved several qualitative interviews with various representatives from nongovernmental and international organizations, the Tribunal that incarcerates perpetrators of the human rights abuses that occurred in the 1990s, and locals who lived either in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, or Serbia during the conflicts. The research attempts to determine what is missing in these countries to achieve sustainable peace. Conclusively, persistent themes are acknowledged through these interviews and addressed in a methodological foundation to attain viable reconciliation in the context of the region.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0474
Format: Thesis

Title: Rhetoric of Acts: A Critical Analysis.
Creator: Roche, Megan, School of Communication
Abstract/Description: Rhetoric is an agent of the kind of persuasion designed to produce conviction. Conviction is the motivation of Christianity as a Social Movement. The New Testament book of Acts is the harbor for the launching of the movement of Christianity. By critically analyzing the rhetorical devices used in this book, this Thesis offers a discussion of the discovered rhetorical devices and the way in which they influenced the forward propelling of Christianity.
Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0193
Format: Thesis

Title: The Role of Hip-Hop Music and Culture: Opinions of the Lives of Ethnically and Racially Diverse College Students.
Creator: Del Pino, Shanelle, Program in International Affairs
Abstract/Description: Hip-hop music has become relevant in the field of education due to the implications it contains for understanding social issues, race relations, and diversity. This study takes a look at how minority college student leaders experience and relate to hip-hop music and hip-hop culture. The study also critically reviews how their responses are relevant in the classroom. Sociologically, hip-hop music can be viewed from different perspectives. In my research, conflict theory is most useful for...
Show moreHip-hop music has become relevant in the field of education due to the implications it contains for understanding social issues, race relations, and diversity. This study takes a look at how minority college student leaders experience and relate to hip-hop music and hip-hop culture. The study also critically reviews how their responses are relevant in the classroom. Sociologically, hip-hop music can be viewed from different perspectives. In my research, conflict theory is most useful for analyzing the participants' responses. Results indicate participants' struggles directly correlate with the application of hip-hop music in their lives as well as their leadership roles. Social activism is crucial to these individuals' roles. Their position on these Executive board depended on their ability to uplift their respective communities from minority statuses. Through their programming, these agencies promote the awareness of the issues that affect their community. Discussion should be continued on how effective hip-hop music can be in the classroom on the topics of advocacy for anti-discrimination, anti-racism and bringing about social change.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0390
Format: Thesis

Title: Sanctuary.
Creator: Shobe, Jessica, College of Motion Picture Arts
Abstract/Description: Ada, a young mute 'rat' girl, is an outcast in an underground society called The Sanctuary. Ada discovers a notebook that alludes to a different world where they would not be plagued with sickness and famine. Teaming up with Isaac, a 'skeleton', Ada discovers just how far the tunnels go.
Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0276
Format: Thesis

Title: Sex Selective Abortion: Perspectives and Strategies of Women's Organizations in India.
Creator: Watts, Kathryn, Program in International Affairs
Abstract/Description: In India, the nationwide female to male sex ratio of children ages 0 – 6 dropped from 976 girls per 1000 boys in 1961 to 914 girls per 1000 boys in 2011. Scholars attribute the sharp decline in India's sex ratio to the advent of reproductive technologies and sex selective abortion practices. Sex selective abortion in India is perceived, by many within and outside of India, to be the ultimate manifestation of gender discrimination. Furthermore, long-term skewed sex ratios have been linked to...
Show moreIn India, the nationwide female to male sex ratio of children ages 0 – 6 dropped from 976 girls per 1000 boys in 1961 to 914 girls per 1000 boys in 2011. Scholars attribute the sharp decline in India's sex ratio to the advent of reproductive technologies and sex selective abortion practices. Sex selective abortion in India is perceived, by many within and outside of India, to be the ultimate manifestation of gender discrimination. Furthermore, long-term skewed sex ratios have been linked to increased human trafficking and overall deterioration in the status of women. In spite of restrictive legislation, such as the Pre-Conception/Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act of 1994, illegal clinics continue to flourish as the sex ratio in India worsens steadily. While there is an abundance of scholarly literature illustrating the origins and evils of sex selective abortion, there has been little recognition of the tremendous progress made by Indian women's organizations toward ending sex selective abortion in their own country. This paper seeks to delineate the role of women's organizations in the campaign to end sex selective abortion, demonstrate how, why, and to what extent that role has changed since the 1970s, and illustrate some of the strategies that are being employed currently by women's organizations in India.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0331
Format: Thesis

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