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Title: How we die and how we don’t.
Creator: Hesse, Megan, Bucak, Ayse Papatya, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: Kate Zeller is nearly thirteen, with hair like a rat’s nest and the temperament of a dog chained up against its will: moody and likely to bite you. She lives in the small town of Brookford with her twenty-two year old brother Teddy and her grandfather, Tony, an acclaimed graphic novelist. As summer turns to autumn, two things barrel uninvited into Kate’s life: one is Raleigh, a strange new girl with a head full of Shakespeare and a secret knowledge of ghosts. The other is the Alzheimer’s that...
Show moreKate Zeller is nearly thirteen, with hair like a rat’s nest and the temperament of a dog chained up against its will: moody and likely to bite you. She lives in the small town of Brookford with her twenty-two year old brother Teddy and her grandfather, Tony, an acclaimed graphic novelist. As summer turns to autumn, two things barrel uninvited into Kate’s life: one is Raleigh, a strange new girl with a head full of Shakespeare and a secret knowledge of ghosts. The other is the Alzheimer’s that sneaks itself into her grandfather’s head and begins to steal it away, piece by piece. The history and tragedy of the Zeller family begins to unwind as reality blurs with fantasy, creator with creations, all being watched by a man who lives deep in the forest that connects Kate’s house to Raleigh’s. A man with eyes that tick.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004377, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004377
Subject Headings: Alzheimer's disease--Patients--Family relationships--Fiction, Grandparent and child--Fiction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: IMPROVING STUDENT WRITING WITH PEER TUTORS: INITIATING A WRITING FELLOWS PROGRAM AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY.
Creator: Domansky, Shaelyn, Galin, Jeffrey R., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: Writing Fellows Programs (WFP) are in effect among college campuses across the country, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Nova Southeastern University; however, Florida Atlantic University has yet to establish a peer tutoring program that is tied to writing-intensive courses that would enable disciplines across campus to share the responsibility of improving student writing instead of delegating the task to the English Department or college writing center. There is also an...
Show moreWriting Fellows Programs (WFP) are in effect among college campuses across the country, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Nova Southeastern University; however, Florida Atlantic University has yet to establish a peer tutoring program that is tied to writing-intensive courses that would enable disciplines across campus to share the responsibility of improving student writing instead of delegating the task to the English Department or college writing center. There is also an apparent disconnect between the writing skills being taught within the non-English Department courses and the work being done within the University Center for Excellence in Writing (UCEW) to teach the effectiveness of strong, academic writing to students. This disconnect can be eliminated with the help of peer tutors acting as the bridge connecting the faculty across the disciplines to the UCEW.
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Date Issued: 2019
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013299
Subject Headings: Writing--Study and teaching (Higher), Tutors and tutoring, Peer teaching, Florida Atlantic University
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Homonorm.
Creator: Rachesky, Scott Pierce, Bucak, Ayse Papatya, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: “Homonorm” is a collection of short stories that explores the gay male experience and challenges gender expectations. Through an exploration of form and content, each story serves to illuminate different issues in the gay community and in society. Where one story explores the issue of youth obsession with magical realism, the other tells the story of a gay artist’s sexual awakening and struggle with HIV and AIDS through a series of still-life photographs. This eclectic collection serves to...
Show more“Homonorm” is a collection of short stories that explores the gay male experience and challenges gender expectations. Through an exploration of form and content, each story serves to illuminate different issues in the gay community and in society. Where one story explores the issue of youth obsession with magical realism, the other tells the story of a gay artist’s sexual awakening and struggle with HIV and AIDS through a series of still-life photographs. This eclectic collection serves to break the stereotype of gay fiction and undo the gender norms for men through fantastical situations and a-typical forms of fiction to underscore the idea that life and community are varied and so too should be the representations of these two groups.
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Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004841
Subject Headings: Gays' writings, American., Short stories, American., Gender identity--Fiction., Gay men--Fiction., Gays in popular culture., Homosexuality--Social aspects., Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Hello down there.
Creator: Polansky-Shiman, Risa, Bucak, Ayse Papatya, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: As an undergraduate journalism student, I was taught the “little person, big picture” reportage technique – in essence, using an individual’s story to illuminate a larger issue. In this collection, in which I aim for honesty and relatability, I position myself as the “little person” in essays meant to convey one individual’s experiences and thoughts in hopes of touching another individual who’s gone through similar experiences or had similar thoughts.
Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004409, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004409
Subject Headings: Social psychology, Identity (Psychology) in literature, Creative thinking, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Mirror of desire: black dramatic representations of the Haitian revolution.
Creator: Velcy, Horldring, Dalleo, P. Raphael, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This thesis analyzes three of the plays inspired by the Haitian Revolution and written by black playwrights. The first chapter covers William Edgar Easton’s Dessalines, a Dramatic Tale: A Single Chapter from Haiti’s History. It discusses Easton’s decision to depict Dessalines as a man of faith, a believer, a Christian. The second chapter employs Langston Hughes’ play, Troubled Island, to argue Dessalines’ modernity. The third play, by Saint Lucian playwright Derek Walcott, is The Haitian...
Show moreThis thesis analyzes three of the plays inspired by the Haitian Revolution and written by black playwrights. The first chapter covers William Edgar Easton’s Dessalines, a Dramatic Tale: A Single Chapter from Haiti’s History. It discusses Easton’s decision to depict Dessalines as a man of faith, a believer, a Christian. The second chapter employs Langston Hughes’ play, Troubled Island, to argue Dessalines’ modernity. The third play, by Saint Lucian playwright Derek Walcott, is The Haitian Earth. The thesis concludes with a brief discussion of his play and its contribution to black consciousness. I propose that the revolution plays a major role in World History, and argue that the Haitian Revolution served as a looking glass to many African Americans in search of a black identity.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004169, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004169
Subject Headings: Easton, William Edgar -- 1861- -- Dessalines, a dramatic tale : a single chapter from Haiti's history -- Criticism and interpretation, Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804, Haiti -- In literature, Hughes, Langston -- 1902-1967 -- Troubled island -- Criticism and interpretation, Stereotypes (Social psychology) in literature, Walcott, Derek -- Haitian earth -- Criticism and interpretation
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Title: Minority representation in popular culture.
Creator: Miller, Jeffrey, Youngberg, Quentin, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This thesis focuses on the continuous misrepresentations that appear throughout different outlets of popular culture and the negative impacts of these misrepresentations. In the first chapter, the focus will be on the films The Last of the Mohicans and The Mission and the origins and implications of the misrepresentation of Indians in film. The second chapter uses rap music videos such as 50 Cent’s In Da Club, Nelly’s Tip Drill, LMFAO and Lil John’s Shots, Where Da Hood At, Tupac’s Hit ‘Em up...
Show moreThis thesis focuses on the continuous misrepresentations that appear throughout different outlets of popular culture and the negative impacts of these misrepresentations. In the first chapter, the focus will be on the films The Last of the Mohicans and The Mission and the origins and implications of the misrepresentation of Indians in film. The second chapter uses rap music videos such as 50 Cent’s In Da Club, Nelly’s Tip Drill, LMFAO and Lil John’s Shots, Where Da Hood At, Tupac’s Hit ‘Em up, and N.W.A.’s Straight Outta Compton as primary texts to demonstrate the one dimensional and problematic representations of African American Identity in the rap music industry. The third and final chapter uses the video games Grand Theft Auto III and Gun as examples of the negative representations that occur and are repeated quickly in the rapidly improving world of video games. While the misrepresentations are achieved and perpetuated differently in each medium, their ubiquitous presence in popular culture calls for discussion.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004139, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004139
Subject Headings: African Americans in popular culture, Ethnicity, Mass media and culture, Native Americans in motion pictures, Popular culture -- United States, Race awareness, Social classes in mass media, Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Mind the gap: buck angel and the implications of transgender male in/visibility.
Creator: Stanic, Emilija, Barrios, Barclay, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This thesis explores the implications of visibility and invisibility of transgender people, their constructed bodies, and how these bodies are used for both personal empowerment and education. By using various gender theorists for support, I argue that the transgender male body obtains power through visibility. Despite the many obstacles transgender males face, putting their bodies in a space of visibility gives them both personal power and the power to educate others about their bodies and...
Show moreThis thesis explores the implications of visibility and invisibility of transgender people, their constructed bodies, and how these bodies are used for both personal empowerment and education. By using various gender theorists for support, I argue that the transgender male body obtains power through visibility. Despite the many obstacles transgender males face, putting their bodies in a space of visibility gives them both personal power and the power to educate others about their bodies and sexuality. In doing a study of the human body and the different definitions applied to it, I show how we, as a society, are restricted by gender binaries and how the transgender body serves as a gap between the socially-constructed terms. Ultimately, transgender people are able to break through these barriers by subverting the definitions and meaning of “male” and “female.”
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004334, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004334
Subject Headings: Gays in popular culture, Gender identity, Identity (Psychology), Marginality, Social, Sex change, Sex role, Transgender people, Transgenderism, Transsexualism
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Mhysa or Monster: Masculinization, Mimicry, and the White Savior in A Song of Ice and Fire.
Creator: Hartnett, Rachel, Swanstrom, Elizabeth, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: Song of Ice and Fire is unarguably one of the most popular fantasy series of all time. Notwithstanding its success, the series has only recently begun to be analyzed critically. George R.R. Martin’s books are often celebrated for breaking many of the tropes common in fantasy literature. Despite this, the series is nonetheless a product of a genre that has been shaped by white, male authors. Using such prominent postcolonial scholars as Edward Said, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Homi Bhabha, and...
Show moreSong of Ice and Fire is unarguably one of the most popular fantasy series of all time. Notwithstanding its success, the series has only recently begun to be analyzed critically. George R.R. Martin’s books are often celebrated for breaking many of the tropes common in fantasy literature. Despite this, the series is nonetheless a product of a genre that has been shaped by white, male authors. Using such prominent postcolonial scholars as Edward Said, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Homi Bhabha, and Albert Memmi, I analyze the five published books of Martin’s series. I argue that although Martin seems to be aware of the theoretical background of postcolonial studies and attempts to present a story sensitive to issues of colonization, the book series fails to present a Western representation of the East outside of orientalist stereotypes and narratives that reinforce imperialism.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004673, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004673
Subject Headings: Fantasy fiction, Game of thrones (Television program), Imaginary wars and battles, Kings and rulers, Martin, George R. R. -- Song of ice and fire -- Criticism and interpretation
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: THE EMBODIED ODDITY: EMPOWERING TESTIMONIES OF DISABLED SOUTHERN WOMEN WRITERS.
Creator: George, Ashley Nicole, Hagood, Taylor, Florida Atlantic University, Department of English, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this project is to establish the connections between southern women writers, autotheory, and grotesque descriptions of disability in Gothic Literature as a significant subset of literature. Southern women writers transform their bodily experiences through the language of the grotesque in testimony to re-create a life that has been unmade by pain. Their autobiographical narratives serve as an expression for the inexpressible, affirm their experiences for themselves, and call...
Show moreThe purpose of this project is to establish the connections between southern women writers, autotheory, and grotesque descriptions of disability in Gothic Literature as a significant subset of literature. Southern women writers transform their bodily experiences through the language of the grotesque in testimony to re-create a life that has been unmade by pain. Their autobiographical narratives serve as an expression for the inexpressible, affirm their experiences for themselves, and call upon others to join in witnessing their impact. The introduction uses prominent theories from various critical fields to establish a new theory, and the following chapters reflect on that theory from the lives and literature of three disabled southern women writers: Flannery O’Connor, Carson McCullers, and Zelda Fitzgerald. As demonstrated in these women’s lives and literature, in a society which others odd, obscure experiences, using the testimonial voice is necessary to the personal and social survival of disability. Writing offers the opportunity for disabled people to make a permanent impact by creating from the knowledge of personal suffering to impact the world and its perceptions surrounding life with disability.
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Date Issued: 2020
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013612
Subject Headings: Women writers, Disabled, Gothic literature
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Somewhere Florida.
Creator: Notarnicola, Christopher James, Bucak, Ayse Papatya, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: Somewhere Florida is a collection of short stories which take place in or revolve around Florida. Each story interrogates or demonstrates aspects of introversion as manifest in story settings and situations, character (un)involvement and (in)action, and narrative mode.
Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005975
Subject Headings: Short stories, Florida, Introversion
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Somewhere South of Home.
Creator: DiPaulo, Dustin J., Bucak, Ayse Papatya, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This is a work of creative nonfiction that details the authors’ own experience with homelessness, relays the stories of homeless individuals he has encountered, challenges conventional notions of poverty and what it means to be home, and invites the reader to imagine herself into a day in the life of a destitute individual.
Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013011
Subject Headings: Creative nonfiction, Homelessness, Poverty
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Strap-on the Armor of God: Queer Christian Subjectivity and Struggle Against Power in Evangelical Christian Universities.
Creator: Hudnall, Andrew, Barrios, Barclay, Florida Atlantic University, Department of English, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: This thesis examines the way several evangelical Christian universities (and evangelicalism more broadly) speak about and conceive of sexuality and gender in order to consider implications for their students. It argues that these universities consider nonheterosexual, non-cisgendered identities to be incompatibile with Christian identity and, consequently, grounds for denial of subjectivity. It analyzes the language of student handbooks and the universities’ rhetorical self-positionings and...
Show moreThis thesis examines the way several evangelical Christian universities (and evangelicalism more broadly) speak about and conceive of sexuality and gender in order to consider implications for their students. It argues that these universities consider nonheterosexual, non-cisgendered identities to be incompatibile with Christian identity and, consequently, grounds for denial of subjectivity. It analyzes the language of student handbooks and the universities’ rhetorical self-positionings and stagings necessary to maintain authority while engaging and exploring the lived experiences of several queeridentifying alumni—each of whom express feelings of “dehumanization” and cognitive dissonance. Finally, it considers how those subjected to messages of incompatible identities reconcile claiming both Christian and queer identities simultaneously.
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Date Issued: 2020
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013472
Subject Headings: Evangelicalism, Christian universities and colleges, Gender identity, Sexuality
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Becoming Fools Crow.
Creator: Acker, Stacy A. B., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: James Welch's historical novel Fools Crow brings readers to the eve of the destruction of Plains Indians' culture. Through Fools Crow, a member of the Pikuni band in the Blackfeet tribe, readers witness the rites of passage of a young man evolving into a respected member of Blackfeet society. The story culminates with the Marias Massacre of 1870 in which the U.S. Cavalry knowingly slaughtered innocent Blackfeet. While many find this book tragic with depressing implications, Welch's...
Show moreJames Welch's historical novel Fools Crow brings readers to the eve of the destruction of Plains Indians' culture. Through Fools Crow, a member of the Pikuni band in the Blackfeet tribe, readers witness the rites of passage of a young man evolving into a respected member of Blackfeet society. The story culminates with the Marias Massacre of 1870 in which the U.S. Cavalry knowingly slaughtered innocent Blackfeet. While many find this book tragic with depressing implications, Welch's development of the hero offers contemporary readers a sense of hope. Welch offers a new hero, one who brings new knowledge to the people, in the character Fools Crow. While most American Indian culture heroes are mythic, Welch offers a man who learns to live with mortal limitations and weaknesses. Because of who he becomes while remaining a man, not a myth, Fools Crow stands as a symbol of hope, not loss, for today.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15352
Subject Headings: Folklore, Literature, American
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Title: Beginning a novel.
Creator: Daniels, Hal Eric., Florida Atlantic University, Childrey, John, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: Writing a novel is a formidable task. The average 300-page novel must contain a beginning, middle and end and is comparable to the structure of the movie screenplay. The latter comprises a first act in which characters and their situation are "set up;" a second act, which reveals the conflicts of the characters; and a third act, in which the situation and conflicts are resolved. The author, a community college writing teacher, recommends that his students create vivid characters and then...
Show moreWriting a novel is a formidable task. The average 300-page novel must contain a beginning, middle and end and is comparable to the structure of the movie screenplay. The latter comprises a first act in which characters and their situation are "set up;" a second act, which reveals the conflicts of the characters; and a third act, in which the situation and conflicts are resolved. The author, a community college writing teacher, recommends that his students create vivid characters and then write an outline. The outline will serve as a roadmap, guiding the students from the beginning of their novels (the set up) to the end. Several famous authors, including Stephen King and Elmore Leonard, insist they do not use outlines. Rather, they create their characters and project the novel to its logical conclusion, according to the parameters of character. However, screenwriting guru Syd Field disagrees. Field believes an outline, written on a paradigm diagram, will keep the storyline on course and result in a more satisfying ending. The author agrees with Field.
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Date Issued: 2002
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12906
Subject Headings: Fiction--Technique, Creative writing, Fiction--Authorship, Fiction--Outlines, syllabi, etc
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: BITTERSWEET BLEND: A STUDY OF FAMILY STRIFE AND COMIC RELIEF IN SELECTEDSTORIES OF FRANK O'CONNOR.
Creator: BIAYS, JOHN SHERIDAN, JR., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: Frank O'Connor's stories of family strife effectively incorporate comic relief to underscore the essential tragedy and frustration in his protagonists' lives. Through a myriad of Irish idiosyncracies and traditions, O'Connor examines the conflicts that emerge when attempts are made to reconcile impulsive instincts with the bittersweet bonds of family heritage. The first chapter, "The Marriage Trap," explores the dilemma facing couples who seek to escape stagnation; the second chapter, "Role...
Show moreFrank O'Connor's stories of family strife effectively incorporate comic relief to underscore the essential tragedy and frustration in his protagonists' lives. Through a myriad of Irish idiosyncracies and traditions, O'Connor examines the conflicts that emerge when attempts are made to reconcile impulsive instincts with the bittersweet bonds of family heritage. The first chapter, "The Marriage Trap," explores the dilemma facing couples who seek to escape stagnation; the second chapter, "Role Confusian," deals with the tragicomic aspects of assuming different identities; the final chapter, "The Substitute Family," depicts lonely characters' desperate search for warmth in a family of their own invention. For O'Connor's families, seeking fulfillment becomes an anguished search. The author's use of comic relief temporarily offsets, occasionally balances, and ultimately underscores their strife.
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Date Issued: 1984
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14217
Subject Headings: Literature, English
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: PRINCIPLES AND PRISMS: SYMBOLIC STRUCTURE IN THE POETRY OF WALLACE STEVENS.
Creator: PAU-LLOSA, RICARDO MANUEL., Florida Atlantic University, Pearce, Howard D., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: A detailed analysis of Wallace Stevens' rock and statue symbols, as they recur throughout the poet's career, reveals an intricate chronological pattern. Such a pattern is based on Stevens' philosophical commitment to a world of constant change and elusive perceptual assertions. Stevens' symbols operate through a system of meaning which is controlled and variable at the same time. Two concepts of symbolic structure are defined: the prismatic principle, or focal point through which all meanings...
Show moreA detailed analysis of Wallace Stevens' rock and statue symbols, as they recur throughout the poet's career, reveals an intricate chronological pattern. Such a pattern is based on Stevens' philosophical commitment to a world of constant change and elusive perceptual assertions. Stevens' symbols operate through a system of meaning which is controlled and variable at the same time. Two concepts of symbolic structure are defined: the prismatic principle, or focal point through which all meanings are projected, and the spectrum of import, the expansive pattern which shapes and modulates symbolic meaning. Symbols zig-zag from abstract to concrete levels of meaning development. Four major stages are analyzed: The Icon, Stage 1 (1921-1935), The Statue, Stage 2 (1935-1938), The Transitional Levels, Stage 3 (1938-1946), and The Rock, Stage 4 (1946-1950). The paradox of co-existing pattern and flux in Stevens' symbols emerges from his overriding dualistic uncertainties.
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Date Issued: 1976
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13830
Subject Headings: Literature, American
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Title: Would Lord Running Clam wear Wubfur slippers? The ethical imperative of empathy in the alternate ecologies of Philip K. Dick.
Creator: Aaronson, Russell S., Florida Atlantic University, Collins, Robert A., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: Although critics have observed Philip K. Dick's references to empathy throughout his novels, short stories, and essays, no analysis has attempted to examine the role of empathy in his writings. In contrast to the element of ratiocination (or logical extrapolation) widely considered to be the hallmark of science fiction, Dick's fictions are held together by the value they primarily place not on reason, but on an empathic understanding of our actions and their effects upon the lives of other...
Show moreAlthough critics have observed Philip K. Dick's references to empathy throughout his novels, short stories, and essays, no analysis has attempted to examine the role of empathy in his writings. In contrast to the element of ratiocination (or logical extrapolation) widely considered to be the hallmark of science fiction, Dick's fictions are held together by the value they primarily place not on reason, but on an empathic understanding of our actions and their effects upon the lives of other entities. Using two early short stories ("Beyond Lies the Wub" and "Roog"), two non-Earth ecologies (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and Dr. Bloodmoney). I will demonstrate that Dick's works are united by an ethical imperative to understand the thoughts and emotions of others, human and nonhuman alike.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15339
Subject Headings: Dick, Philip K--Criticism and interpretation, Dick, Philip K--Ethics, Empathy in literature, Science fiction--History and criticism
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Influences of the Book of Esther on Judaism and Christianity.
Creator: Babb, Laura Sue Mason, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: The Book of Esther is written in Hebrew in the Old Testament and in Greek in the Apocrypha. Although the Book of Esther is written as an historical account, no evidence has surfaced to prove its historical authenticity. An analysis of the story indicates that it is modeled after ancient paganistic rites. Esther herself appears to be modeled after a Great Goddess who reigned supreme over a matriarchal society more than 10,000 years ago. The value of the Book of Esther lies in the reshaping of...
Show moreThe Book of Esther is written in Hebrew in the Old Testament and in Greek in the Apocrypha. Although the Book of Esther is written as an historical account, no evidence has surfaced to prove its historical authenticity. An analysis of the story indicates that it is modeled after ancient paganistic rites. Esther herself appears to be modeled after a Great Goddess who reigned supreme over a matriarchal society more than 10,000 years ago. The value of the Book of Esther lies in the reshaping of gender roles for the survival of a rising group of patriarchal people, the Jews. Esther is venerated today by Jews during the holiday of Purim. Traces of her story, however, are evident in the Christian celebration of Easter, suggesting that she continues to be transformed to suit the needs of diverging groups of people.
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Date Issued: 1998
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15540
Subject Headings: Religion, History of, Religion, Biblical Studies, Religion, Philosophy of
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Title: Merging from the distance.
Creator: Rice, Ian, Scroggins, Mark, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: Merging from the Distance offers a place to display the poems I have created during my tenure as a graduate student. The four sections found within represent different personal aesthetics. My thesis is also representational of a personal chronology, for it was my intention to demonstrate my efforts of contemporary poetry. Many of the poems seek to engage symbiosis by combining different languages, forms, and levels of diction.
Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004323, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004323
Subject Headings: Rice, Ian--Personal narratives., American poetry--21st century.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Meaning of sound.
Creator: Mohi, Negean, McKay, Becka, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This collection of poetry is a hybrid in language and sound. Each poem pulls from the ghazal, a traditional Persian form of poetry, and incorporates an American English sound that creates the essence of meaning in a new species of poetry. The makeup of each poem has gone through redefining steps as outlined in the sectioning of the manuscript. Section one explores and examines the Persian roots of this new poetry’s origins by discussing the author’s experiences through the works of Hafez, a...
Show moreThis collection of poetry is a hybrid in language and sound. Each poem pulls from the ghazal, a traditional Persian form of poetry, and incorporates an American English sound that creates the essence of meaning in a new species of poetry. The makeup of each poem has gone through redefining steps as outlined in the sectioning of the manuscript. Section one explores and examines the Persian roots of this new poetry’s origins by discussing the author’s experiences through the works of Hafez, a national poet of Iran. Section two creates a contemporary view of the composite poetry from experiences within the department of English’s Masters of Fine Arts program at Florida Atlantic University. Section three concludes the creation of the new form of poetry with a modern influence on the author’s background and educational experiences by incorporating experimental styles and popular culture references.
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Date Issued: 2013
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0004039
Format: Document (PDF)

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