College of Liberal Arts Theses and Dissertations
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“It cam wi’ a lass and it will gang wi’ a lass!”, or Mary Stuart, the Woman of Scotland
(2019-12)This manuscript explores the controversial life of Mary Stuart, a sixteenth century Scottish Queen through the lens of intimate household staff and the Edinburgh citizenry. Traditionally, Mary Stuart has been portrayed ... -
The pulse of the Blucher archive: the making and life of a Texan institutional archive, 1980-2019
(2019-12)The aim of this thesis is to reconstruct the history of the Blucher Archive. Rather than taking the life of the Blucher Archive to be a self-evident background, institution, and repository, this thesis will explore its ... -
Positive Disintegration: Memories, Morals, and Other Combustibles
(2019-12)This practice-lead research and the resulting exhibition of paintings are the product of an investigation into personal experiences of cognitive dissonance caused by emotional conflict and traumatic events. Expressing these ... -
"Fifty Years After Cisneros v. CCISD: a History of Racism, Segregation, and Continued Inequality for Minority Students"
(2018-12)Throughout the history of Corpus Christi, racism has played a central role within many aspects of life including within the role of education. For many decades, students attended particular schools based upon the color of ... -
Re-defining medical empathy: Du Boisian double consciousness in memoirs written by doctors of color
(2018-12)Through ongoing technological and scientific advancements, the science of American medicine progresses every day. Comparatively, however, the culture and cultural approaches of the field fall short with the problem of ... -
"A Brave New Woman:" Print Media's Portrayal of Women in the American Civil War
(2018-12)The American Civil War transformed the roles of women in the United States. Their domestic lifestyle was uprooted as many women vacated their domestic duties and joined different public causes to support the war in either ... -
How and when: the development and strategic maintenance of supervisor-subordinate blended relationships in the workplace
(2018-08)This study explores the development and maintenance strategies of blended supervisor subordinate relationships in the workplace, or those friendships that develop in and outside of work. The motives that drove ... -
Feminist identity and the personal epistemologies of Latina college students
(2018-08)The current study examines the relationships between women’s ways of knowing, ethnicity, and feminist identity, making use of Belenky et al’s (1986) research paradigm published in Women’s Ways of Knowing (WWK). The focus ... -
Social status influence on implicit bias
(2018-08)Stereotypes help us quickly make sense of the world by categorizing people into groups and making assumptions about them based off this group membership. According to Social Role Theory, stereotypes form by observing gender ... -
Social anxiety interventions: reappraisal versus acceptance and values
(2018-08)Social anxiety is a prevalent psychological difficulty, and even individuals who do not meet criteria for the diagnosis can demonstrate functional impairment. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has been the most established ... -
Social Exclusion: ego depletion and self-awareness
(2018-05)Previous research investigating ego depletion has found that self-control actions yield a state of ego depletion. Ego depletion occurs after the reserve of limited resources necessary for self-regulation are depleted ... -
Overlooking misogyny: a critical examination of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s music, lifestyle and legacy
(2018-05)This study examines the ways in which misogyny is projected through the media and how patriarchal norms and expectations have contributed to misogyny being overlooked in society. This is achieved by looking at the extent ... -
Pretty Color Time
(2017-12)“Pretty Color Time” is the language that underscores my intertwined practices of painting, printmaking, collage, and theoretical study over the past year and several months. It is a culmination of three years of work ... -
"I can't do this anymore. What do I need to write on my two-weeks' notice?": investigating communication in decision about work-life conflict
(2017-12)This study investigates the experience of individuals who strongly considered or decided to quit their jobs due to work-life conflict from a communication perspective, how they communicated with social network members, and ... -
Little worlds
(2017-12)I have always been immersed in stories of fantasy, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings which were some of the first novels I read. I embraced them and they led me to become ... -
Loose lips sink relationships: applying communication privacy management theory in military family support organizations
(2017-12)The purpose of this study was to understand the phenomenon of how military spouses who are part of Military Family Support Organizations (MFSO) reveal and conceal Operational Security (OPSEC) between other MFSO members. ... -
Micro to macro
(2017-08)Color, texture, form and time. All of these elements of design are found throughout nature. We’re surrounded by them as they appear in all things. My thesis seeks out perfection, but also recognizes and appreciates and ... -
Motivation and self disclosure in social media use among Nigerian women
(2017-08)Self-disclosure on social media around the world, including in developing countries like Nigeria, has become an important way to create enduring relationships. Past research has shown that females are more open to sharing ... -
The Cabinet of Renwick Ambrose Matheton
(2017-08)This display represents all items archived (to date) in the collection of the late Renwick Ambrose Matheton. A known eccentric and occult enthusiast, Matheton spent his lifetime procuring and cataloging artifacts pertaining ... -
Policing knowledge in the war on drugs: a Foucauldian analysis of the marijuana discourse in the late 1960s and early 1970s
(2017-05)Many histories of marijuana prohibition see the 1960s and 1970s as a time of relatively lax attitudes towards marijuana use. Scholars have argued that higher rates of usage and the fact that marijuana was being used by an ...
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