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Cowboys, Postmodern Heroes, and Anti-heroes: The Many Faces of the Alterized White Man
… cowboy incarnations to the postmodern action heroes, specifically as embodied by Bruce Willis. The thesis also examines how postmodern heroes' "intero-alterity" is further problematized by antiheroes in Tim Burton's films.
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Thomas Hardy's Tragic Heroes and Heroines
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-12T21:09:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 8004128.pdf: 17137340 bytes, checksum: d5596fede1dc7dac97228304f6690211 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1979
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We Can Be Heroes: Sustaining Vitally Engaged Social Heroes in a Heroic Organization (ACT UP/New York)
… of optimal functioning of social heroes in organizations over long periods of engagement in social heroism. This study applied a qualitative, multi-factor research design to 47 archival interviews with social heroes to analyze the individual and organizational factors that …
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Heroes and heroism in medieval Irish literature
The heroes of medieval Irish literature have been, and continue to be, a topic of enduring interest, both within and beyond the academy. These heroes, of whom Cú Chulainn and Finn mac Cumaill are certainly the best known, are frequently the topics of discussion in many different sub-branches of the …
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"Feels Like Times Have Changed": Sixties Western Heroes
… social and political change.Western formula heroes have traditionally protected versions of white, capitalist democracy, saving stage coaches from Indians, saving farmers from land barons, and saving towns from bullies. These heroes have never been without a certain degree of ambivalence, but …
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Immortal Melancholia: A Psychoanalytical Study of Byronic Heroes
<p>This culminating project examines Byronic heroes using psychoanalytic theory across four case studies in media, including classic literature, theater, film, and television. The Byronic hero is a literary archetype inspired by the poet George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824). Typical …
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Heroes and Kings in the Legend of Hrolf Kraki
The figure of the mythical Danish king has traditionally been understood as an exemplary pagan king of the heroic age. The portrayal of Hrolfr kraki as one of the great kings of prehistoric Denmark is most evident in Hrolfs saga kraka, where the narrator and various characters laud him for his …
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Of soldiers, heroes and monuments: "a name on a wall"
This work is the product of years of research. The Amory story begins in the days before The American Revolution, continues through The Civil War and to the family present day. This work examines the soldier’s life, service and death, family genealogical study, photographs, documents, and home …
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Impossible Heroes: Heroism and Political Experience in Early Modern England
… over constituted political authority. Impossible Heroes argues that we can understand this paradox only if we recognize that heroism functioned in early modern England as a complex political fantasy, one that tried to suture symbolically the widening rift between individual action and the …
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Historical Realism and Stoic Heroes in the Work of John Williams
… out and discuss just how Williams constructs his heroes around philosophical frameworks because the focus is too often placed on the narrative and not the characters themselves. Through this analysis and critique of heroic masculinity in the works of John Williams, we can glean insights into …
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Taking Care of Heroes: A Cultural Study of Health Policy Formation
This dissertation examines the formation of health policy as a cultural process in a large federal bureaucracy in the United States, namely the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The everyday experience of bureaucrats working in the VA is used to answer the question: why does the VA fail to meet …
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Healing Heroes: a model for connecting community to PTSD therapy Centers
The Iraq and Afghanistan wars tremendously increased the demand among veterans for mental health services. About two in every five veterans returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom will have mental health challenges -- resulting in 500,000 to 800,000 veterans in need. …
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Big Screen Heroes with Paper Voices: A Superhero Adaptation Research Essay
<p>Superheroes may have taken over your phone, tablet, and television screens through the endless adaptations that pelt us from upon high mouse-shaped ears, but their rich history goes back much further than that; they have gripped the public imagination since their creation in comic strips …
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Heroes or Terrorists? War, Resistance, and Memorialization in Tuscany, 1943-1945
This thesis will delve into the unfolding of the Italian Resistance, from an underground association to a militant organization, which aided and facilitated the Allied advance to northern Italy. Particular emphasis will be placed on the actions and consequences of the Resistance in rural Tuscany …
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Forgotten Heroes: Lessons from School Integration in a Small Southern Community
<p>In the fall of 1956 Clinton High School in Clinton, Tennessee became the first public school in the south to desegregate. This paper examines how the quiet southern town handled the difficult task of forced integration while maintaining a commitment to the preservation of law and order. As the …
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Heroes, villains and more villains : representations of Arab men on Australian screens
This thesis examines the representation of Arab male protagonists in three Australian crime drama productions: East West 101, The Combination and Cedar Boys. Since 2007 Australia has seen a notable increase in the inclusion of Arab and Muslim male characters in various serials and films, …
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