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Nationalism in Two Works by Edmundo Villani-Côrtes,”
(University of Oregon, 2018-11)The present document explores two works by Brazilian composer Edmundo Villani-Côrtes - his Série Brasileira Op. 8 and Cinco Miniaturas Brasileiras – and discusses their relationship with nationalism, raising the question ... -
Short Period Binary Star Formation: Stimulating the Fission Model with the Addition of Large Circumstellar Disks
(University of Oregon, 2018-06)The purpose of this research is to determine the validity of the fission model of short orbital period binary star formation. The fission model describes the process in which a protostar with a rapid rotation splits into ... -
Designing Trust: Building Social Trust Through Urban Design
(University of Oregon, 2018-06)Social trust has been weakening in the Unites States since the 1960s; inextricably tied to social capital, this decay has been lined to the parallel decline in well-being, health, safety, community participation, income ... -
Picture This: How Digital Storytelling Campaigns for Refugees Elicit Empathy from a Distant Audience
(University of Oregon, 2018-06)This study is concerned with understanding the barriers to empathy in the context of humanitarian imagery (shock effect, positive images, and digital storytelling). The research questions ask: how can digital storytelling ... -
Modern Girl Philosopher: The Story of Velva G. Darling
(University of Oregon, 2017-10)This creative project explores the process of adapting history into a screenplay. The project centers on the life and career of Velva G. Darling, a female columnist active in the 1920s and '30s. Darling achieved success ... -
Sustainable Advertising Represented in a Creative Brief for Dr. Martens
(University of Oregon, 2018-06)Sustainable advertising is relevant, because it persuades consumers to participate in smarter purchasing decisions that conserve the environment. Dr. Martens has the potential as a culturally relevant brand to market ... -
Destination: Tigard Transit-Oriented Development and Urban Design Strategies
(University of Oregon, 2018)Tigard, a suburb of Portland, Oregon, is interested in a new urban design vision as a new MAX light rail line is proposed to extend through the city. TriMet and the city of Tigard partnered with a University of Oregon ... -
Ostriches, Minotaurs, Ghosts and Fossils in the Brave New Metadata World: Categorization & Linked Data
(2017-03-31)Linked data promises to make library metadata more accessible and powerful. The clearly-defined URIs will form chains that lead to new connections and insights. But is there a flip side to such sharply-delineated data? ... -
Bibliographic and Item Data
(Neal-Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2017)Discusses common pitfalls to be aware of when preparing bibliographic and item data for migration to a new integrated library system (ILS) and suggests methods for mitigating potential problems. Topics covered include ... -
Will RDA Kill MARC?
(2011-01-08)Response to the prompt: The end of the MARC formats has been predicted for years, but no serious alternative format has risen up to challenge MARC. Will the introduction of the new RDA code precipitate the demise of MARC? ... -
Voices of a Generation: HBO's Postfeminist Anti-Heroines
(University of Oregon, 2018-06)My research focuses on Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City (HBO, 1998-2004) and Hannah Horvath from Girls (HBO, 2012-2017). Both series elicited a range of responses from viewers and critics who called into question the ... -
Princes of Peace and War and their Most Humble, Most Obedient Court Composer
(2008)J. S. Bach took many of his own vocal works conceived as tributes to earthly sovereigns and transformed them into glorifications of the heavenly King. Yet in contrast to the implications of some aspects of Luther's theology, ... -
Eruptions of the Ethical Baroque
(2008)Renaissance perspective constructs objective reality from the viewpoint of a sovereign subject. The border protecting the sovereignty of this subject is sometimes crossed, in the Baroque, by means of the subject's sudden ... -
Beyond Secularism: Orhan Pamuk's Snow, and the Contestation of 'Turkish Identity' in the Borderland
(2008)This paper explores the multifaceted discourse on Islam in present-day Turkish society, as reflected upon in Orhan Pamuk’s 2002 novel Snow. The revival of Islam in Turkish politics and its manifestation as a lifestyle that ... -
Religious Turns: Immigration, Islam, and Christianity in Twenty-First Century German Cultural Politics
(2008)The paper analyzes recent German headscarf legislation in the context of early twenty-first-century religious turns, that is, on the one hand constructions of “Islam/ism” as the newly dominant figure of cultural difference ... -
Review Essay: Hannah Arendt. The Jewish Writings. Ed. Jerome Kohn and Ron H. Feldman. NY: Schocken Books, 2007. 559+lxxvi pp.
(2008)The Jewish Writings by Hannah Arendt, reviewed by Julia Reinhard Lupton. -
Current and historic stream channel response to changes in cattle and elk grazing pressure and beaver activity
(University of Oregon, 2003)Livestock grazing and beaver trapping alter streams hydrologically and geomorphically leading to declines in the quality and extent of stream-riparian ecosystems. The influence of reductions in grazing pressure and ... -
Community Art Methods and Practices: A Model for a More Human-Centered and Culturally Sensitive Historic Preservation Practice
(University of Oregon, 2018-10-31)A growing number of Community Artists are doing work with potential relevance to the field of historic preservation. They have seen a need for action in low-income communities and communities of color that are losing their ... -
Aviation English Is Distinct From Conversational English: Evidence From Prosodic Analyses And Listening Performance
(University of Oregon, 2018-10-31)International aviation professionals converse in a register of English derived from postwar radiotelephony. Decades of use and regulatory pressure established Aviation English (AE) as the lingua franca for pilots and air ... -
Sustainable Development, Youth, Entrepreneurship and Leadership Education: A Case Study of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Young African Leaders Initiative
(University of Oregon, 2018-10-31)Entrepreneurship education has emerged as an alternative to traditional models of sustainable development in Sub-Sahara Africa. Traditional development models focus on economic reforms. In contrast, Amartya Sen’s capabilities ...