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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"national discourse"”.
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Representing 'the people' : the national discourse in Zimbabwe
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-84).
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Writing an alternative Australia : women and national discourse in nineteenth-century literature
… want to outline the emergence of the Australian national identity in colonial Australia. National identity is not a politically determined construct but culturally produced through discourse on literary works by female and male writers. The emergence of the dominant bushman myth exhibited …
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Clamor: Malefica, Protest, And The Occult Economy In Early Modern England
… to the effects of these tactics on local and national levels. Readings of traditional witchcraft literature and Shakespeare's Macbeth will hopefully allow for an understanding of witchcraft that is heavily concerned over the nature of agency within the period, particularly with regard to the …
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Equity and Democracy: A Push Towards Social Justice in the ELA Classroom
… Since our ELA instruction has stagnated, our national discourse has become more divided than ever, and many of our core ethical values once thought to be the bedrock of America are now in dispute. It is essential that we re-imagine the ELA curriculum to contain a focus on social justice …
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Women's actions, women’s words: female political and cultural responses to the Argentine state
… the 1960s and early 1970s. It investigates how national discourse incorporated gender discourse without including women as citizens in their full right. It then explores how women’s movements articulated their ensuing discontent with the patriarchal system that attempted to ensure continuity of …
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Pink is the New Bull: The Feminization of Pit Bulls in Visual and Literary Discourses as a Rescue Tactic
… been portrayed in a raced, classed, and gendered national discourse that has associated them with minority males of color in low-income urban areas. This discourse has led to a villianization of the breed that has resulted in restrictions on pit bulls and their owners. This project seeks to …
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Social and cultural inclusion of queered and racialized performance during Chicago’s black pansy craze
… during much of the 1920s-1930s, despite a national discourse upholding compulsive heterosexuality. However, as this project demonstrates, the pansy craze unique to Chicago's "Black Belt" neighborhoods lasted well into the 1940s. This project applies an intersectional lens to the Black pansy …
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The Myth of La Malinche: From the Chronicles to Modern Mexican Theater
In the changing discourse on Mexican history, La Malinche has evolved from a historical figure of the Conquest to a national myth and a symbol of all those who have allied themselves with foreigners against their own country and its native values and traditions. On the other hand, La Malinche is …
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Christian-Muslim dialogue in post-revolutionary Egypt: the influence of the humanist discourse
… framework combines Laclau and Mouffe’s discourse theory from political science with the intergroup theory from social psychology. This framework helps reveal details of the interfaith dynamics. This research argues that: Firstly, there has been a stronger discursive struggle among people …
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Museum Collecting and Constructions of Identity in Indian Punjab,1947-1970
… tell us about the nation-state? What sort of national discourse did they generate in these early years, especially when located away from the centre in a region like Indian Punjab? Collecting for a Punjab museum continued throughout the region’s unique experience of changing boundaries and …
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Galdosian Novels Adapted in Film and Television: 1970-1998
… for filmmakers because they established a national discourse or mythology and generated authoritative figures for their cultures. In the case of Spain, Galdós is a popular nineteenth-century author among filmmakers especially in the late twentieth century. In relation to twentieth-century …
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The response of art teachers in Ghana to Ghana's cultural policy
… landscape of Ghana. I recommend that a national discourse analysis be organized on the cultural policy of Ghana to further examine its relevance in relation to transformation in global technological and educational developments.
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Bad Water, Dirty Politics: Contrasting Governmental Responses to Two U.S. Water Crises
… tensions are once again at the forefront of the national discourse. As an integral part of that discourse, the Flint case demonstrates how racist attitudes and actions create differing realities for individuals of different racial backgrounds -- especially in times of crisis.
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“THE GREAT QUESTION”: SLAVERY, SECTIONALISM, AND THE U.S. NAVAL OFFICER CORPS, 1820-1861
… professionals and travelers, they also shaped national discourse with their reports, speeches, and publications. These traits made officers important public figures as the future of slavery became a pervasive issue that increasingly affected American naval operations. The study examines the US …
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The Warsaw Uprising Museum and the Polish politics of history
… communist period and its lasting impact on the national discourse surrounding the battle. Chapter 2 reconstructs the origins of the historical policy launched by the Law and Justice party following the collapse of communism and initial failure to enact ‘lustration’. Chapter 3 examines the …
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Bearing the mark, bearing the costs: memories of slavery in coastal Tanzania, 1922-2008
… as evidenced by and through public and private discourses on race, ethnicity and lineage. Thus, the research question to be addressed in this dissertation is: In what ways do vicarious memories of slavery manifest in post-emancipation communities? By centering the memories and experiences of …
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Defining relationships between school administrators’ work in school improvement and the teacher evaluation process within an Illinois school district
… school administrators’ work. Due to the current national discourse regarding teacher-evaluation as a key measure for determining teacher effectiveness and student-learning, the examination of school administrators’ work in teacher-evaluation and its influence on school improvement leadership …
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The return of the Serbian other: Interpretative repertoires of nationalism and identity politics in online news discourses on Serbia's integration in the European union
… uncertain process, Serbs have faced fractured national discourses that are inscribed with new forms of liminality encapsulated in an externally ascribed position of "flawed Europeans." This dissertation explores the co-construction of national identities in the context of public debate about …
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The perceived scarcity of land and the role of civic authorities in resolving land disputes: Chowa Mpanga area in Kabwe peri-urban.
… land administration system. In order to enhance national development, land should be more available for different economic ventures such as agriculture and industry. Land is the object of competition. This is because; land can be used as an economic asset, as a connection with identity and social …
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The perceived scarcity of land and the role of civic authorities in resolving land disputes: Chowa Mpanga area in Kabwe peri-urban.
… land administration system. In order to enhance national development, land should be more available for different economic ventures such as agriculture and industry. Land is the object of competition. This is because; land can be used as an economic asset, as a connection with identity and social …
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