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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Memorabilia"”.
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The political philosophy of Xenophon’s Memorabilia
… plan and defensive strategy of Xenophon’s Memorabilia. Where in the past the text’s multidialogic structure has been interpreted in terms of repetition or inconsistency, I argue that it can be re–appraised in terms of intratextuality. The structure generates a rich network of intratextual …
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Valerius Maximus on Vice: a commentary on Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 9.1-11
The Facta et Dicta Memorabilia of Valerius Maximus, written during the formative stages of the Roman imperial system, survives as a near unique instance of an entire work composed in the genre of Latin exemplary literature. By providing the first detailed historical and historiographical commentary …
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Marketing the Myth: The Racial Commodification and Reclaiming of Aunt Jemima
… gathered at the Jim Crow Museum of Racial Memorabilia, this thesis intends to explore how the Aunt Jemima brand from the early 1890’s to the present day has utilized multiple marketing strategies in order to garner consumer attention. Focusing specifically on Karen Cox’s notion of the …
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The Story of Riverside
… newspaper articles, photographs, and other memorabilia related to Riverside (now Sewell Park) mounted throughout thesis.
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Blue road : what is a music museum
… these memorials, lavishly adorned with classic memorabilia and exuberant imagery, rely solely on formal and aesthetic qualities to honor the musical culture they are trying to describe. What if the "Museum" for music was actually a dynamic space that illustrated its medium through active …
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Jemimas, Jockeys, and Jolly Banks: The Racial Discourse of Black Collectibles
… last thirty years, an industry in black racist memorabilia has resurged. Bolstered by online commerce, social media trade, and a robust reproduction market, racist collectibles continue to circulate despite their functional obsolescence or presumed incongruity with current views of race. Many of …
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The Politics of Preservation: Stewarding Artifacts in Archives
… she donated her massive collection of gifts and memorabilia to the East Texas Research Center, a regional archive at Stephen F. Austin State University. The university honored her donation by creating a room to display the collection and interpret her influence on East Texas. Due to a rushed …
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The Letterkenny & Burtonport Extension Railway 1903-47: Its social context and environment
… specifications, signalling, gradients and memorabilia. Little reference to any of the above will be found in this study for the simple reason that this author is not a railway enthusiast, has little knowledge of such detailed items and has set out a different analysis of the chosen subject.
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Gender and exemplarity in Valerius Maximus
… study of Valerius Maximus' Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, with particular focus on chapters 6.1 (about the quality of pudicitia) and 8.3 (on women who speak in public). It explores the process by which exempla, the material of Valerius' work, communicate their moral messages to their readers, …
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Houses of History and Homepages: Museums of Communism in Eastern and Central Europe and their Online Presence
… and Eastern Europe, as has the interest in them. Memorabilia sells well and tourists are interested in what life was like behind the Iron Curtain. If these museums show how they present, represent, and deal with the recent past, museum websites also give insight into the museums' greater outreach. …
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Anthony Newley: An Actor's Analysis Of A Musical Theatre Legacy
… of posters, articles, photos, and other Newley memorabilia to supplement further understanding of the subject. Observers will leave with a fresh (if not entirely new) idea of the experiences that drove this remarkably talented showman to contributing his part in the American musical theatre …
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The (family) firm : representation and power in the British royal family
… to more material phenomena such as monarchy memorabilia and tourist sites around the UK. Centrally, this thesis counters understandings of the monarchy as an archaic institution, an anachronism to corporate forms of wealth and power, and therefore irrelevant. Rather, I propose to understand …
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Chopin in Britain: Chopin's visits to England and Scotland in 1837 and 1848 : people, places and activities.
… edition of his music, preserved Chopin memorabilia, studied with his former pupil Thomas Tellefsen, and cherished the composer's memory until her own death in 1859.
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CHOPIN IN BRITAIN Chopin's visits to England and Scotland in 1837 and 1848 People, places, and activities
… edition of his music, preserved Chopin memorabilia, studied with his former pupil Thomas Tellefsen, and cherished the composer's memory until her own death in 1859.
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Styles Make Fights: Fashioning the Male Boxing Body in Contemporary British Boxing Ring Dress
… objects of boxing ring dress at a sports memorabilia retail outlet in east London. The study is underpinned by Raewyn Connell’s gender theory, in particular her notion of ‘Body Reflexive Practice’. This is combined with Bruno Latour's Actor Network Theory, which considers how objects …
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An investigation into the cultural meanings of contemporary mourning and memento mori jewellery (London 1980-2008)
… industry, subculture, studio jewellery, pop memorabilia, mass market and avant-garde fashion. In addition, the thesis examines the narratives and meanings that jewellery is imbued with by individuals following bereavement or illness. It addresses questions of how, or whether, items of …
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Articulated Absences and Silenced Souvenirs: exploring Switzerland’s complicity in the trading of Nazi gold through a counter-archive
… gold interventions on souvenirs and military memorabilia, objects that have reinforced Switzerland’s romanticised perceptions and solidified the ideological manipulation of its historical narrative. Gold can be melted and remelted countless times to disguise its origin fully and thus …
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Still Dreaming of You: Selena's Discourse with and Continuing Impact on American Musical Culture
… circulating information regarding Selena’s memorabilia through fan meeting events, Selena tribute Facebook pages, group chats, and vlogs. Her legacy lives on through her family and her fans, who continue to advocate for Selena to be remembered not because of her music, or her beauty, but …
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Critical Moments: Exploring Critical Pedagogy in an Adult ESL Classroom
… researcher-developed materials, and classroom memorabilia. The result of the analysis was the identification of three themes revolving around barriers, potentials and critical possibilities for the implementation of critical pedagogy in the ESL classroom. One of the significant findings of this …
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Performing LGBT Pride in Plymouth 1950 - 2012
… in conjunction with other uncovered archival memorabilia, now form a specific LGBT collection with Plymouth and West Devon Record Office. This PhD thesis interrogates this newly created community archive accession, using theories of performance as a tool, to consider how differing narratives …
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