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Employing cultural landscapes in community preservation
Title
Employing cultural landscapes in community preservation: the case of Druid Hills, Atlanta.
Creator
Blythe, Rachel, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
Druid Hills is a historic suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, that was initially designed by landscape architech Frederick Law Olmsted in 1893. As one of Atlanta's first suburbs, Druid Hills has faced the consequences of sprawl, particularly in the 1980s when the Georgia Department of Transportation proposed construction of the Presidential Parkway, an expressway that would have cut through the middle of the neighborhood. In opposition to the expressway, members of the surrounding communities...
Show moreDruid Hills is a historic suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, that was initially designed by landscape architech Frederick Law Olmsted in 1893. As one of Atlanta's first suburbs, Druid Hills has faced the consequences of sprawl, particularly in the 1980s when the Georgia Department of Transportation proposed construction of the Presidential Parkway, an expressway that would have cut through the middle of the neighborhood. In opposition to the expressway, members of the surrounding communities organized Citizens Against Unnecessary Thoroughfares In Older Neighborhoods (CAUTION). The strategic rhetoric of CAUTION's campaign emphasized Druid Hills' significance as "Olmsted's Vision of Atlanta," yet their use of this iconic figure did not capture the complete cultural landscape of Druid Hills. Although Olmsted designed the initial layout of the suburb, the suburb's form departed from his design during its development. I argue that preserving the community requires a comprehensive portrait of its varied history.
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Date Issued
2012
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3359291
Subject Headings
Criticism and interpretation, Ethnic neighborhoods, History, Historic preservation, Social life and customs, History and criticism
Format
Document (PDF)
North American Free Trade Agreement as a two-level game and implications for the free trade area of the Americas
Title
The North American Free Trade Agreement as a two-level game and implications for the free trade area of the Americas.
Creator
Neubauer, Nicole E., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
The purpose of this paper is to break through the complexity of the NAFTA negotiations in order to reveal some of the contentious issues from three stages of the NAFTA bargaining process: the fast track agreement, the negotiations under President Bush, Sr., and the side payments under President Clinton. Putnam's two-level game theory will help describe how the interests of business, environmental groups, and labor unions influenced the outcome of the NAFTA through their respective win-sets,...
Show moreThe purpose of this paper is to break through the complexity of the NAFTA negotiations in order to reveal some of the contentious issues from three stages of the NAFTA bargaining process: the fast track agreement, the negotiations under President Bush, Sr., and the side payments under President Clinton. Putnam's two-level game theory will help describe how the interests of business, environmental groups, and labor unions influenced the outcome of the NAFTA through their respective win-sets, domestic and international power relations, and side agreements. Extrapolating from Putnam's model and the success in NAFTA bargaining, we can predict that the ongoing Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) negotiations are more likely to succeed if international representatives strategize to create favorable conditions for domestic ratification through understanding the domestic constituencies and win-sets of the players.
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Date Issued
2005
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/15869
Subject Headings
Free trade, Free trade, Economic development, Social aspects, Foreign economic relations
Format
Document (PDF)
Olympic legacy
Title
Olympic legacy: a comparison of Barcelona 1992 and Athens 2004.
Creator
Nunan, Emma, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
Hosting an Olympic Games has a major impact on the city and its people. I compared the Barcelona 1992 and Athens 2004 approaches to "legacy," the lasting impacts of a Games. I grouped my comparison into three categories : Economic, Urban and Environmental Impacts, and Global and Social Identity. In Olympic circles, few cities live up to the long-term planning standard set by Barcelona, especially in urban regeneration. However, most scholars agree that Athens did not plan for the post-Games...
Show moreHosting an Olympic Games has a major impact on the city and its people. I compared the Barcelona 1992 and Athens 2004 approaches to "legacy," the lasting impacts of a Games. I grouped my comparison into three categories : Economic, Urban and Environmental Impacts, and Global and Social Identity. In Olympic circles, few cities live up to the long-term planning standard set by Barcelona, especially in urban regeneration. However, most scholars agree that Athens did not plan for the post-Games period as effectively as they could have. Barcelona had better organization and cooperation, while the Athens organizers and the government disagreed on various issues. Though Athens wanted to leave a positive legacy and did in many ways, they were not as focused on that aspect. Athens shined in the concept of "heritage," which encompasses bringing the past into the present as a "legacy." Because of their h istory, they were able to bring historical meaning to their Games.
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Date Issued
2012
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3359312
Subject Headings
Olympics, History, Olympics, Political aspects, Olympics, Social aspects, Olympics, Economic aspects, Sports and tourism
Format
Document (PDF)
Inviting but frustrating over-simplification
Title
Inviting but frustrating over-simplification: (re)reading Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
Creator
Smith, Kathryn M., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
Many critics and readers assume that Tess of the d'Urbervilles is simply the tragedy of a ruined country maiden and that the sexually-driven scenes are the most important aspects of the novel. In my thesis, however, I argue that Thomas Hardy created a novel centered on his complex heroine, Tess, not on simplistic notions of sexual ruination and sensational plot developments. In other words, Tess is an autonomous, detailed character who cannot be relegated to the usual stereotypes of Virgin,...
Show moreMany critics and readers assume that Tess of the d'Urbervilles is simply the tragedy of a ruined country maiden and that the sexually-driven scenes are the most important aspects of the novel. In my thesis, however, I argue that Thomas Hardy created a novel centered on his complex heroine, Tess, not on simplistic notions of sexual ruination and sensational plot developments. In other words, Tess is an autonomous, detailed character who cannot be relegated to the usual stereotypes of Virgin, Whore, Mother, etc. Through my reading, we gain a greater understanding of the novel as a whole, instead of as a fractured, deterministic, and plot-driven tragedy. I begin my argument by examining Hardy's subtitle, "A Pure Woman," asserting that our focus should be on the word "Woman" and Tess's subjectivity, not reductive concepts of "purity" or chastity. In Chapter Two, I examine two significant scenes that occur in Alec's carriage, showing how many critics' readings underestimate Tess as helpless, and arguing that she fights against her oppressor in covert ways. My third chapter continues this defense of Tess by critiquing the critical debate surrounding the sexual encounter in "The Chase". I posit that the entire debate is flawed and that Tess should be defined based upon her actions and not simply her sexuality. Lastly, in my conclusion I present a broader defense of Tess of the d'Urbervilles, in which I assert that the ambiguous plot scenes in Tess are conscious attempts by Hardy to subvert traditional assumptions about what is important in a novel. My goal in this thesis is to critique popular but simplistic interpretations of Tess of the d'Urbervilles which diminish Tess's role; instead, I emphasize the way her character, in the words of critic Kathleen Blake, "invites but frustrates oversimplification."
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Date Issued
2007
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/11601
Subject Headings
Criticism and interpretation, Social change in literature, Literature and society
Format
Document (PDF)
Scriptural temperance : a sermon delivered in the Hollis Street Meeting-house, Boston, on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 1846 by David Fosdick, Jr. Minster of Hollis Street Society.
Title
Scriptural temperance : a sermon delivered in the Hollis Street Meeting-house, Boston, on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 1846 by David Fosdick, Jr. Minster of Hollis Street Society.
Creator
Fosdick, David 1813-1892, Clapp, William Warland 1783-1866
Abstract/Description
Cover title: Mr. Fosdick's Thanksgiving sermon on temperance. Hollis Street Church (Boston, Mass.). Notes: "Published by request of the Society." Issued in printed wrappers with cover title within double-rule frame.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb13f28
Subject Headings
Thanksgiving sermons -- 1846 Nov. 26, Thanksgiving Day addresses -- Massachusetts -- 1846, Slavery -- United States -- Sermons, Bible -- Corinthians, 1st, IX, 25 -- Sermons, Temperance -- Sermons, Thanksgiving Day addresses -- Sermons, United States -- Politics and government -- 1845-1849 -- Sermons, United States -- Social conditions -- To 1865 -- Sermons
Format
E-book
The politico-social foundations of our republic : a sermon preached by the Rev. Samuel T. Spear, pastor of the South Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, N.Y. On Thanksgiving Day, December 12, 1844
Title
The politico-social foundations of our republic : a sermon preached by the Rev. Samuel T. Spear, pastor of the South Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, N.Y. On Thanksgiving Day, December 12, 1844.
Creator
Spear, Samuel T. (Samuel Thayer) 1812-1891, Saxton & Miles
Abstract/Description
And published at the request of his congregation, South Presbyterian Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.).
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb13f25
Subject Headings
Slavery -- United States -- Sermons, Thanksgiving Day addresses -- New York (N.Y.) -- 1844, Bible -- Psalms, XI, 3 -- Sermons, Presbyterian Church -- Sermons, Thanksgiving sermons -- New York (N.Y.) -- 1844, United States -- Politics and government -- 1841-1845 -- Sermons, United States -- Social conditions -- To 1865 -- Sermons
Format
E-book
A discourse delivered on Thanksgiving Day, December 12th, 1850 : in the Congregational Church, at Clinton
Title
A discourse delivered on Thanksgiving Day, December 12th, 1850 : in the Congregational Church, at Clinton.
Creator
Vermilye, Robert G. (Robert George) 1813-1875, Payne, Lewis W.
Abstract/Description
By Robert G. Vermilye, minister of said church. Congregational Church (Clinton, N.Y.) Cover title: Mr. Vermilye's Thanksgiving discourse. "Note."--page [32].
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb14f27
Subject Headings
Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources, Thanksgiving Day addresses -- New York -- 1850, Thanksgiving Day sermons -- 1850 Dec. 12, United States -- Fugitive slave law (1850) -- Sermons, Bible -- Psalms, CXLVII, 20 -- Sermons, United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1853 -- Sermons, United States -- Social conditions -- To 1865 -- Sermons
Format
E-book
Motives to effort in America : an address before the Young Men's Association for mutual improvement in the village of West Troy, delivered February 13, 1840
Title
Motives to effort in America : an address before the Young Men's Association for mutual improvement in the village of West Troy, delivered February 13, 1840.
Creator
Litchfield, Edwin Clark 1815-1885, Tuttle, Norman 1787-1858
Abstract/Description
By Edwin C. Litchfield to the Young Men's Association (West Troy, N.Y.). FAU copy edges trimmed to 20 cm.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb13f4
Subject Headings
Representative government and representation -- History -- 19th century, Young Men's Association (West Troy, N.Y.), Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 19th century, Self help groups -- New York (State) -- West Troy, Struggle -- Social aspects, United States -- Civilization -- European influences, United States -- Civilization -- Philosophy
Format
E-book
The social and intellectual state of the colony of Pennsylvania prior to the year 1743
Title
The social and intellectual state of the colony of Pennsylvania prior to the year 1743.
Creator
Tyson, Job R. (Job Roberts) 1803-1858, Clark, John C
Abstract/Description
By Job R. Tyson. Cover title: Mr. Tyson on the colony of Pennsylvania. "Read before the American Philosophical Society, at one of the special meetings, held on the 29th day of May, 1843, in comemmoration of its hundredth anniversary." Appendix, pages 21-23. FAU copy imperfect: front cover missing; side stitched with brown cord.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb13f18
Subject Headings
American Philosophical Society, Pennsylvania -- Intellectual life -- 18th century, Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources, Pennsylvania -- Centennial celebrations, etc, Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- 18th century, Pennsylvania -- Social conditions -- 18th century, Slavery -- Pennsylvania, Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 19th century
Format
E-book
The throne of iniquity, or, Sustaining evil by law : a discourse in behalf of a law prohibiting the traffic in intoxicating drinks delivered in the First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Feb. 1, 1852, and in the Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg, Feb. 29,
Title
The throne of iniquity, or, Sustaining evil by law : a discourse in behalf of a law prohibiting the traffic in intoxicating drinks delivered in the First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Feb. 1, 1852, and in the Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg, Feb. 29, 1852.
Creator
Barnes, Albert 1798-1870, Theo. Fenn & Co.
Abstract/Description
Sustaining evil by law. First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.). Presbyterian Church (Harrisburg, Pa.) "Published by request." Printed in two columns. FAU copy imperfect: pages trimmed rough and too closely along fore edge with some loss of text; trimmed to 22 cm.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb16f13
Subject Headings
Alcoholic beverages -- Sermons, Liquor laws -- United States -- States -- Sermons, Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social conditions -- Sermons, Sermons, American -- 19th century, Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Sermons, Maine -- Laws, etc, Bible -- Psalms, XCIV, 20 -- Sermons, Prohibition -- United States -- Sermons, American Temperance Union, Temperance -- United States -- Sermons
Format
E-book
Republican loyalty : a discourse delivered on Thanksgiving day, November 29, 1860, in Trinity Church, Washington
Title
Republican loyalty : a discourse delivered on Thanksgiving day, November 29, 1860, in Trinity Church, Washington.
Creator
Butler, C. M. (Clement Moore) 1810-1890, Polkinhorn, Henry 1813-1890
Abstract/Description
By Rev. C.M. Butler, D.D., Rector of Trinity Church. Includes correspondence and verse. "Errata": p. [1] at end. FAU Libraries' copy has original printed wrappers, side stitched with cord.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb18f33
Subject Headings
Thanksgiving day addresses -- 1860 Nov. 29, Thanksgiving sermons -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1860, Bible -- Zechariah I, 15-16 -- Sermons, Sermons, American -- 19th century, Social institutions -- United States -- Sermons, Thanksgiving Day addresses -- Sermons, United States -- Politics and government -- Religious aspects -- Sermons, Trinity Church (Washington, D.C.), Episcopal Church -- Sermons -- 19th century, Loyalty -- Religious aspects -- Sermons
Format
E-book
Ennvis des paysans champestres, addressez à la Royne Regente.
Title
Ennvis des paysans champestres, addressez à la Royne Regente.
Abstract/Description
Protesting against the civil war led by the Prince de Condé, and assuring the Queen of their loyalty to the crown.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwflb15f4
Subject Headings
Condé, Henri II de Bourbon -- prince de -- 1588-1646, France -- History -- Louis XIII, 1610-1643 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800, France -- Politics and government -- 1610-1643 -- Early works to 1800, France -- Social conditions -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800, Marie de Médicis -- Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France -- 1573-1642
Format
E-book
Lettre de Iacqves Bon-Homme Paysan de Beauuoisis à messeigneurs les Princes retirez de la Cour.
Title
Lettre de Iacqves Bon-Homme Paysan de Beauuoisis à messeigneurs les Princes retirez de la Cour.
Creator
Bonhomme, Jacques paysan de Beauvoisis, Brunet, Jean active 1614-1660
Abstract/Description
A political satire. Plea to the Princes to bring peace to the country.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwflb14f34
Subject Headings
Condé, Henri II de Bourbon -- prince de -- 1588-1646, France -- Court and courtiers -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800, France -- History -- Louis XIII, 1610-1643 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800, France -- Politics and government -- 1610-1643 -- Early works to 1800, France -- Social conditions -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800, Political satire, French -- 17th century
Format
E-book
Lettre de Iacqves Bon-Homme Paysan de Beauuoisis à messeigneurs les Princes retirez de la Cour.
Title
Lettre de Iacqves Bon-Homme Paysan de Beauuoisis à messeigneurs les Princes retirez de la Cour.
Creator
Bonhomme, Jacques paysan de Beauvoisis, Brunet, Jean active 1614-1660
Abstract/Description
A political satire. Plea to the Princes to bring peace to the country. Duplicate see Box 14 folder 34.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwflb15f1
Subject Headings
Condé, Henri II de Bourbon -- prince de -- 1588-1646, France -- Court and courtiers -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800, France -- History -- Louis XIII, 1610-1643 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800, France -- Politics and government -- 1610-1643 -- Early works to 1800, France -- Social conditions -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800, Political satire, French -- 17th century
Format
E-book
Lettre aux auteurs juifs d'un mémoire adressé à Mr. Teller, conseiller du consistoire supérieur, et prévôt à Berlin par J.A. de Luc.
Title
Lettre aux auteurs juifs d'un mémoire adressé à Mr. Teller, conseiller du consistoire supérieur, et prévôt à Berlin par J.A. de Luc.
Creator
Luc, J. A. de (Jean André) 1727-1817, Teller, Wilhelm Abraham 1734-1804
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwflb18f26
Subject Headings
Christianity and other religions -- Judaism -- Early works to 1800, Friedländer, David -- 1750-1834 -- Sendschreiben an seine Hochwürden Herrn Oberconsistorialrath und Probst Teller zu Berlin, von einigen Hausvätern Jüdischer Religion, Jews -- Conversion to Christianity -- Early works to 1800, Jews -- Cultural assimilation -- Germany -- Prussia -- Early works to 1800, Jews -- Germany -- Prussia -- Social conditions -- Early works to 1800, Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity -- Early works to 1800
Format
E-book
Consideration svr l'estat de la France.
Title
Consideration svr l'estat de la France.
Abstract/Description
Concerns the revolt of the Prince de Condé, and suggests that the Queen should make concessions. Consideration sur l'esSigned: Tres-humble tres-obeissant & tres fidele suject & seruiteur S.B.S. Woodcut head-piece; initial.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwflb15f26
Subject Headings
Condé, Henri II de Bourbon -- prince de -- 1588-1646, France -- History -- Louis XIII, 1610-1643 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800, France -- Politics and government -- 1610-1643 -- Early works to 1800, France -- Social conditions -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800, Marie de Médicis -- Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France -- 1573-1642
Format
E-book
Fritz Kuhn, the American Fuehrer and the rise and fall of the German-American Bund
Title
Fritz Kuhn, the American Fuehrer and the rise and fall of the German-American Bund.
Creator
Kopp, Eliot A., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of History
Abstract/Description
It is not generally known that a pro-Nazi organization, the German-American Bund, held sway among certain segments of American society during the 1920s and 1930s. The organization achieved its greatest successes after the self-proclaimed "American Fuehrer," Fritz Julius Kuhn, took up the reigns of leadership in 1936. Under Kuhn's leadership, the Bund saw a dramatic increase in its membership rolls; it is estimated that over 25,000 dues-paying members belonged to this first-ever National...
Show moreIt is not generally known that a pro-Nazi organization, the German-American Bund, held sway among certain segments of American society during the 1920s and 1930s. The organization achieved its greatest successes after the self-proclaimed "American Fuehrer," Fritz Julius Kuhn, took up the reigns of leadership in 1936. Under Kuhn's leadership, the Bund saw a dramatic increase in its membership rolls; it is estimated that over 25,000 dues-paying members belonged to this first-ever National Socialist organization created outside the environs of Nazi Germany. This thesis explores reasons why this blatantly pro-Nazi organization thrived in the bastion of democracy. While most historians attribute other reasons for the Bund's success, this thesis argues that it was the outstanding organizational skills of Kuhn that kept the movement alive in the years prior to World War II.
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Date Issued
2010
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/1927303
Subject Headings
Influence, History, National socialism, White supremacy movements, History
Format
Document (PDF)
Florida Migrant Education Program
Title
The Florida Migrant Education Program: an analysis of programmatic and expenditure practices.
Creator
Murray, Robert W., College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description
The Migrant Education Program was enacted by Congress in 1966 as an amendment to the Elementary and Second Education Act of 1965. Today Title 1, Part C, of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 provides funding to states and subsequently to local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide educational programs and services to children of migratory farm workers. These funds are intended to enable these unique children to have access to state standards-based curriculum and to find success on...
Show moreThe Migrant Education Program was enacted by Congress in 1966 as an amendment to the Elementary and Second Education Act of 1965. Today Title 1, Part C, of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 provides funding to states and subsequently to local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide educational programs and services to children of migratory farm workers. These funds are intended to enable these unique children to have access to state standards-based curriculum and to find success on standards-based assessments. This study examined the LEA utilization of funds awarded to the State of Florida under Title 1, Part C, from AY2007-09, identified the specific activities implemented by LEAs to meet the unique educational needs of the migrant students, and analyzed the impact of total student membership, total migrant entitlement, and concentration of migrant students relative to the total LEA student membership on the utilization of the funding. The study demonstrated that the Federal Office of Migrant Education policies and rules promulgated by the State of Florida channel funding away from educational activities for the students to non-academic expenditures.
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Date Issued
2010
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2683135
Subject Headings
Immigrants, Education, Economic aspects, Children of migrant laborers, Education, Economic aspects, Children of migrant laborere, Education, Social aspects, Migrant labor, Education, Economic aspects, Educational accountability
Format
Document (PDF)
Food, fantasy, and the spectacle: the role of food and illusion at the wizarding world of harry potter
Title
Food, fantasy, and the spectacle: the role of food and illusion at the wizarding world of harry potter.
Creator
Broemel, Erin T., Brown, Susan Love, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
Each year over 300 million people visit theme parks, making them the major vacation destination worldwide. Theme parks are known for their elaborate spectacle, the creation of artificial realities through intricate immersive experiences including costumed characters, stage shows, and extravagant decor. Though many aspects of the theme park experience have been reviewed, little focus has been given to the role of food in the overall immersion, particularly how food extends the spectacle into a...
Show moreEach year over 300 million people visit theme parks, making them the major vacation destination worldwide. Theme parks are known for their elaborate spectacle, the creation of artificial realities through intricate immersive experiences including costumed characters, stage shows, and extravagant decor. Though many aspects of the theme park experience have been reviewed, little focus has been given to the role of food in the overall immersion, particularly how food extends the spectacle into a fantastical created reality. This study examined the function of food within a highly immersive theme park setting, and how it contributed to the overall illusion and immersion of the fantasy environment. Research was conducted from December 2014 to March 2015 at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Universal Orlando Resort themed food served three overarching functions: (1) it operated as an experience, (2) it functioned as a conduit to authenticity, and, (3) it extended sensory perceptions. Food immersed tourists in the themed experience, though visual cues remained the primary sensory stimulus. However, guests considered the location to be more authentic when coupled with a themed food item, as opposed to the generic food choices found in other parks. Themed food functions as an extension of the spectacle by maintaining the illusion and contributes to the overall exhibition of the themed space.
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Date Issued
2015
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004430, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004430
Subject Headings
Consumer behavior, Food -- Psychological aspects, Food -- Social aspects, Food tourism, Harry Potter (Fictitious character) -- Influence, Rowling, J.K -- Characters -- Harry Potter -- Influence, Themed environments -- Influence, Universal Studios Florida (Orlando, Fla.) : Amusement Park -- Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Format
Document (PDF)
Fearing the youth
Title
Fearing the youth: economic turmoil, adult anxiety and the Japanese Battle Royale controversy.
Creator
Pagel, Caren., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
Abstract/Description
In December 2000, Japanese lawmakers took unprecedented steps to ban Fukasaku Kinji's Battle Royale from theaters prior to its scheduled release. The film was deemed "crude and tasteless" for its portrayal of teen violence in a state run game of kill or be-killed and attempts to ban the film were pursued through the film certification process all the way to the floor of Japanese parliament. This thesis investigates the controversy surrounding the release of Battle Royale and the socioeconomic...
Show moreIn December 2000, Japanese lawmakers took unprecedented steps to ban Fukasaku Kinji's Battle Royale from theaters prior to its scheduled release. The film was deemed "crude and tasteless" for its portrayal of teen violence in a state run game of kill or be-killed and attempts to ban the film were pursued through the film certification process all the way to the floor of Japanese parliament. This thesis investigates the controversy surrounding the release of Battle Royale and the socioeconomic and cultural factors - in particular, the Japanese recession and widening generation gap of the 1990s - that influenced both the film's message and the extraordinary political reaction in Japan. This thesis argues that the objections to the film were not based solely on the violent content as is often reported, but rather were the combination of adult economic and cultural anxiety regarding themselves and the youth, the anti-authority message of the film that encouraged the youth to reject adult systems, and a political campaign that exploited the adult fears by using Battle Royale as a scapegoat for youth problems.
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Date Issued
2011
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3172429
Subject Headings
Criticism and interpretation, Influence, Motion pictures, Censorship, Violence in motion pictures, Sensationalism in motion pictures, Politics and government, Social life and customs
Format
Document (PDF)

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