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Kadison -Singer algebras
… of non selfadjoint operator algebras---Kadison-Singer algebras or KS-algebras for simplicity. These algebras combine triangularity, reflexivity and von Neumann algebra property into one consideration. Generally speaking, KS-algebras are reflexive, maximal triangular with respect to its "diagonal …
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John Singer Sargent in Spain: Eluding the Stereotype
<p>The aim of this thesis is to present John Singer Sargent's unique vision of Spain as well as to analyze this part of his work through the use of methodologies such as Orientalism and Spanish cultural studies, an approach that has not been undertaken to date.</p> <p>The thesis intends to …
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"Singer of Love" : the fiction of John Hawkes
… heterosexual love relationships. Hawkes is a "singer of love" whose succeeding novels ever more clearly underscore the importance of sexuality as a means of surviving in a sterile world. I hope that by focusing on the theme of love, this important emerging American author will be more …
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Kadison -Singer algebras with applications to von Neumann algebras
<p>I develop the theory of Kadison-Singer algebras, introduced recently by Ge and Yuan. I prove basic structure theorems, construct several new examples and explore connections to other areas of operator algebras. In chapter 1, I survey those aspects of the theory of non-selfadjoint algebras that …
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Prophet singer: the voice and vision of Woody Guthrie
… Wilson "Woody" Guthrie. By drawing on both the singer's personal experiences and relevant American history, I lay out how larger political and cultural forces in society impacted Guthrie's songs. Although this work focuses primarily on his lyrics, my dissertation also draws on his interviews, …
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Integrated Marketing Communications Plan For Singer-Songwriter Alexa James
… integrated marketing communications plan for singer-songwriter Alexa James are to refine and promote the brand of Alexa James, enhance marketing techniques and increase Alexa James' online fan base. Despite a limited budget there is a great opportunity to increase awareness of Alexa James and …
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Isaac Bashevis Singer: Speak English, Think Yiddish-- Adaptation versus Assimilation.
… "vanished culture" to describe Isaac Bashevis Singer's work for Polish Jewry had been destroyed. However, Singer's characters survive the travails of anti-Semitism and resettle in America. This study explores Singer's Polish Jews to determine whether they assimilate into their new culture; or …
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A Reidemeister-Singer Theorem and Signatures of Characteristic Heegaard Splittings
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-14T13:09:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7913561.pdf: 2276092 bytes, checksum: 273fb4c8cc3546fabe7fe765ceb3ccdd (MD5) Previous issue date: 1978
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The book and the wall : the Isaac Bashevis Singer Memorial Archive Library
The design of this library is based upon two architectural concepts: the concept of defensive architecture, which is the architectural response to perceived threat, and the concept of the building as metaphysical model of the universe, having domains of sacred and profane space. I have long been …
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The Gilded Tropics: Winslow Homer and John Singer Sargent in Florida, 1886-1917
… the Floridian works of Winslow Homer and John Singer Sargent in the context of tourism, race, and the environment as perceptions of the tropics in an Anglo-American context. Both artists sojourned in Florida and produced a number of watercolors and related oils that not only testify to a …
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The contemporary classical singer : why new music is necessary in 21st-century vocal pedagogy
… beyond the canon, and economic opportunities singers could more widely enjoy if afforded not only pedagogical knowledge related to contemporary works, but also foundational tools for continued research and promotion of these works. Through extended interviews with professional singers, …
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The dream of a madman : constructing the male opera singer in nineteenth-century Britain
… 1907 Charles Santley had become the first ever singer to be knighted in Britain – a development that would scarcely have been conceivable a decade earlier. Using a wide range of hitherto neglected sources, this thesis will demonstrate that Braham, Phillips, Reeves, and Santley were key cultural …
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In Search of the Compleat Singer: Some Problems in New Music for the Voice
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-11T17:21:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7511885.pdf: 3366357 bytes, checksum: fee85bbafc8d28d4b5400efd56f075c5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1974
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The woman singer and her song in French and German prose fiction (circa 1790-1848)
This thesis examines the woman singer and her song as a literary motif in French and German prose fiction between 1790 and 1848. In the form of selected case studies, I establish how, for some authors of this period, the singer constituted an important cipher for female artistic empowerment. …
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Probing the surface : the family archive revisited in installations by Wyn Geleynse, Mindy Yan Miller and Yvonne Singer
… of Wyn Geleynse, Mindy Yan Miller and Yvonne Singer. Three installations that incorporate images from the artists' archives are employed as windows through which a discussion on the nature of the family photograph is expounded. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
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The Effects of Circular Singer Gestures on Acoustic and Perceptual Measures of Middle School and High School Choral Singing
… of this study was to assess the effect of three singer conditions (low circular arm gesture, high circular arm gesture, no arm movement) performed by nine middle and high school choirs while singing. Recordings were analyzed on acoustic (long-term average spectra [LTAS]) and perceptual (singer …
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Experiencing Korean pansori as a Western-style singer : a vocal interpretation of Dongjin Kim's operas based on Kim's shin-chang-ak
… Kim adapted this harsh style for Western singers by introducing what he called “shin-ch’ang-ak” (New Singing Music). The purpose of shinch’ang-ak was to allow singers to retain their normal vocal technique while preserving key elements of traditional p’ansori. Previous studies of …
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A gendered musicological study of the work of four leading female singer-songwriters: Laura Nyro, Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, and Tori Amos
… It focuses on the work of four leading female singer-songwriters, namely Laura Nyro, Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush and Tori Amos, whose songs are analyzed as textual entities. Building a theoretical bridge between musicology and feminist theory, the relationship between the text and the body is …
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Menopause and the female singer : a survey of physical and psychological changes, and of the available treatments and how these effect the vocal performer
The purpose of this study is to make singers and their colleagues aware of the functioning of their bodies and of the methods that can be used to care for the singer's body, especially the voice, from an early age so that the influence of menopause will be reduced. The study considers the various …
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Preparing for Operatic Roles by Combining Elements of Stanislavsky’s System with Alfreds’ Actioning
… operatic roles. This study was undertaken by the singer-actor/researcher as four applied case studies which integrate dramatic character preparation within the early preparation stages of the music/role-learning process. The purpose of this study is to encourage the development of dramatic …
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