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Vanderford, Audrey L.
(University of Oregon, 2000-12)
This thesis examines the performance of political pranks by contemporary
radical activists and anarchists. Pranks, used symbolically to subvert authority and
collapse hierarchy, have become important tools for grassroots ...
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McNabb, Caroline Louise, 1983-
(University of Oregon, 2011-06)
This thesis examines casual storytelling among Mexican and Mexican American women in Oaxaca, Mexico and Eugene, Oregon. I focus on narratives involving powerful female protagonists and explore the ways in which storytelling ...
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Johnson, Mira C., 1985-
(University of Oregon, 2011-06)
The Reek Sunday Pilgrimage at Croagh Patrick in County Mayo, Ireland is a syncretic event that incorporates official Catholic religious narratives of Saint Patrick, folk narratives of the site's Celtic pagan significance, ...
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Rabun, Sheila J., 1985-
(University of Oregon, 2011-06)
The Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary (AMWS), located on the Humboldt Bay of northwestern California in the town of Arcata, is an excellent example of reciprocity between humans and the natural environment. The AMWS is ...
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Carpenter, Sarah Gerina
(University of Oregon, 2011-09)
My thesis examines Star Wars fan fiction about Anakin Skywalker posted on the popular blogging platform LiveJournal. I investigate the folkloric qualities of such posts and analyze the ways in which fans through narrative ...
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Sandri, Sarah
(University of Oregon, 2012)
This thesis investigates the representation of African dance in the United States, particularly through African dance classes and public performances. It chronicles the motivations that catalyze participation for students ...
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Rothstein, Megan
(University of Oregon, 2013-07-11)
Dispatchers and calltakers who work at 9-1-1 call centers are confronted with memories of emergencies they must address at work even though they are not physically present at the event. The language they use to talk about ...
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Ferrell, Erin
(University of Oregon, 2014-06-17)
This thesis explores the intersection of folkloric ritual theory and popular culture, expressed in science fiction television. The three-part rite of passage model established by folklorist Arnold van Gennep and later ...
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Grewatz, Abby
(University of Oregon, 2014-06-17)
Since the collapse of the USSR independent Ukraine has used politics and culture to define a separate national identity, in contrast to Russia. Through a performance studies lens I describe Kyiv's largest souvenir market, ...
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Panther, Benjamin
(University of Oregon, 2015-08-18)
This thesis places art heists in the context of their journalistic and online commentaries to examine their implications for subversive anti-capitalist criticism. The 2012 Rotterdam Art Heist functions as a case study that ...
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Seraphin, Bruno
(University of Oregon, 2016-02-23)
This thesis is an ethnography of a grassroots network of nomadic “rewilders” who travel in the Northwest United States’ Great Basin region. They gather and replant wild foods in a seasonal round referred to as the “Sacred ...
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Meyer, Julianne
(University of Oregon, 2016-02-23)
The FisherPoets Gathering is an annual event where expressive art performed exposes the explicit and implicit gender dynamics of the occupation of commercial fishing. Through these performances, women tackle gender issues ...
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Lewis, Mical
(University of Oregon, 2016-02-23)
This thesis examines the expressive culture of urban chicken-keepers in Eugene, Oregon in an attempt to explain why this practice has become so popular in recent years as well as to understand what role it plays in their ...
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Knott, Emily
(University of Oregon, 2016-10-27)
This thesis is the result of my work with the Military Nature-Centered
community. The first thing is does it examine some of the distinctive features of the
population, such as its history, sense of community, ...
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Harris, Sabra
(University of Oregon, 2016-10-27)
Anime Music Videos (AMVs) are transformative works that provide channels of communication between the viewer and the viewed. The editors who make AMVs have distinct communities built on the evolution of anime conventions ...
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Cutz, Vanessa
(University of Oregon, 2016-10-27)
This thesis is an ethnography of how children of Holocaust survivors interacted and connected with the March of the Living and Holocaust sites in Poland. This work explores how considering individual perspectives allows ...
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Thornton, Tracy
(University of Oregon, 2016-10-27)
Astrology is a belief system that has existed for almost 2,500 years. This enduring form of belief has not been effectively studied by scholars and thus we know little about why beliefs commonly stigmatized as superstitions ...
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Nudell, Talia
(University of Oregon, 2016-11-21)
This paper explores the way contemporary American Conservative Jewish communities express ideas of egalitarianism and feminism through active use of specific ritual garments (tallit and tefillin). It addresses the meanings ...
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Helweg-Larsen, Jules
(University of Oregon, 2017-05-01)
Lacing Skates and Unlacing Corsets: Gender Play and Multiple Femininities in Roller Derby and Neo-Burlesque. Contemporary roller derby and neo-burlesque, as an athletic sport and a framed staged performance respectively, ...
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Silvestrini, Nicole
(University of Oregon, 2017-05-01)
Dog adoption is a popular way for people to find pets in the United States. With dog adoption comes dog adoption narratives, ideologically about the dog, told by humans for humans. Dog adoption narratives, a genre of ...
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