• To Write the Body: Lost Time and the Work of Melancholy 

  Hayes, Shannon (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  In this dissertation I develop a philosophical account of melancholy as a productive, creative, and politically significant affect. Despite the longstanding association of melancholy with the creativity and productivity ...
• Historical Ecology and Community Patterning at Raʻiatea, Society Islands, French Polynesia 

  O'Connor, John (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  This dissertation project explores the timing and impacts of Polynesian colonization on the island of Raʻiātea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. Raʻiātea, also known by the ancestral name Havaiʻi, is the largest ...
• Reparative Critique in Jamesian Pragmatism, Foucauldian Genealogy, and Contemporary Political Philosophy 

  Sheehey, Bonnie (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  My dissertation develops and defends a concept of reparative critique that presses critical philosophy beyond its affinities with negative judgment. In the wake of Post-Kantian philosophy, critique has become associated ...
• Romance, Poetic Voice and Literati Identity in Li Shangyin’s Love Poems 

  Nie, Shijia (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  My dissertation explores the relationship between the literary, religious and entertainment culture of mid to late Tang and the voices in Li Shangyin’s romantic poems that reinvented the literati romantic identity. By ...
• Model-Based Algorithm Selection Techniques 

  Srinivasan, Sudharshan (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  With significant research going into the development of scientific software over the years, there exist a plethora of toolkits using different algorithms to solve the same problem. But the performance of these toolkits ...
• Essays in Nonmarket Valuation 

  Wheeler, William (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  This dissertation focuses on the valuation of nonmarket goods using travel cost models of recreation demand. An accurate and up-to-date understanding of the value of public lands and nonmarket environmental goods is integral ...
• From Prophecy to Parody: Shamakha in the Russian Romantic Imagination 

  Jalilov, Murad (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  This thesis seeks to explore the role of the Azerbaijani city of Shamakha and the image of its ruler, the Shamakhan Queen in Pavel Katenin’s "Kniazna Milusha" and Alexander Pushkin’s "Skazka o Zolotom Petushke". In order ...
• Late-Stage Fall Deposits of the Bishop Tuff: Melt Inclusion and Crystal Textural Insights into The Late-Stage Storage and Evacuation of a Supervolcanic Magma System 

  Fulton, Anne (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  To investigate the late-stage dynamics of the eruption of a compositionally and thermally zoned magma body, we targeted crystal-scale features in the stratigraphically latest fall unit (F9) of the 0.765 Ma Bishop Tuff. ...
• Parallel Yet Distinct: Social and Ethnic Analysis and Critique of the relationship between Africans in The United States of America and African-Americans 

  Gomalo, Kena (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  On August 1619, the world changed monumentally. In particular, the idea of the Black identity and worth of human dignity changed significantly. The imperative event that changed humanity was the abduction and forced arrival ...
• Inventing Chinese Modernism: The Art and Design of Pang Xunqin (Hiunkin Pang), 1930s-1940s 

  Chen, Yinxue (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  As one of the first Chinese modernist artists to study painting in Paris in the 1920s, Pang Xunqin’s art and design projects were profoundly influenced by both Western European and Chinese aesthetics. From the 1930s to ...
• Equivariant Khovanov Homotopy Type and Periodic Links 

  Musyt, Jeffrey (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  In this thesis, we give two equivalent definitions for a group $G$ acting on a strictly-unitary-lax-2-functor $D:\CC\rightarrow\mathscr{B}$ from the cube category to the Burnside category. We then show that the natural ...
• Remaking the Rainbow: Queer Memorialization, Counter-Histories, Kinship, and Local Tradition in Taipei’s “Spectrosynthesis” 

  Austin, Landry (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  While Taiwanese queer film and literature studies have flourished over the last few decades, virtually no English language scholarship on the history of LGBTQ art in Taiwan and Mainland China exists. Due to the contentious ...
• The Impact of Microaggressions on Transgender Identity Defense-related Emotions on the Emotional Status, Desire for Societal Engagement, and Participation in Suicide-related Behaviors in Transgender People 

  Howe, Bethany (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  Most transgender people face microaggressions on a regular, even daily basis, causing an impact on the mental health of the person being aggressed against. Though research about these microaggressive impacts has increased ...
• Perceptions of Quality and Level of Familiarity of Marches among High School Band Directors 

  Eason, Laura (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  The main purpose of this study was to investigate a possible correlation between high school band directors’ familiarity with selected marches and their perceptions of quality of the selected works. Band directors who chose ...
• Sublime Views and Picturesque Embellishments: Westward Expansion and “Progress” in Gilded Age Guidebooks Illustration 

  Hernandez, Carolyn (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  In this thesis I apply literary analysis to railroad guidebook illustration (1880-1890) to argue that the framing and decorative embellishments aided the nineteenth century reader in imagining an idealized version of the ...
• Monitoring Aquatic Habitat Restoration using High-Resolution Multispectral Remote Sensing 

  Baldwin, Daniel (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  The restoration of riverine habitats is a widespread industry valued at millions of dollars annually. Quantifying the success of river restoration projects is an important component of restoration planning but is often ...
• Courage, Cooperation, Perseverance: Exhibit Interpretation and Educational Programs at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center 

  Turbin, Jonathan (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (NURFC) is a museum located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It anchors a riverfront development project where, beginning in the late 1990s and early 2000s, cities and towns in southern ...
• Addressing the Dam Problem: Balancing Historic Preservation, Environmentalism, and Community Place Attachment 

  Wunderler-Selby, Althea (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  This thesis addresses the growing occurrence of historic dam removals across the United States and the complex balance of interests they entail. Historic dams are often environmentally harmful, but they may also represent ...
• The Effect of Land Use on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Along Salinity Gradients in Pacific Northwest Coastal Wetlands 

  Schultz, Matthew (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  Coastal wetlands can sequester carbon at high rates, but these are offset by the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG). To analyze the effect of land use and environmental predictor variables on GHG emission in coastal wetlands, ...
• Creating Confidentiality: Physician-Patient Privilege and Medical Confidentiality in the United States, 1776-1975 

  Wilkinson, Miles (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  This dissertation examines the rise of physician-patient privilege in the United States. Owing to the Duchess of Kingston’s 1776 trial for bigamy, the privilege is not recognized in many common law jurisdictions, including ...

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