Browsing Liberal Studies Program by Title

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Acid attacks on women in Bangladesh

Khurshid, Roksana Noor (Wichita State University. Graduate School., 2005-04-22)
Alienation in Edward Hopper’s and Jackson Pollock’s paintings: A comparison and contrast

Dalirian, Zohreh (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

In this thesis I study alienation in Edward Hopper’s and Jackson Pollack’s paintings. Each of these American painters expressed alienation in his art in a distinctive way. The source of their alienation is different, ...
Bound by consent: concepts of consent within the leather and bondage, domination, sadomasochism (BDSM) communities

Fulkerson, Anita (Wichita State University, 2010-12)

This study is a qualitative examination of the definitions, beliefs, practices and the importance of consent within the Leather and Bondage, Domination, Sadomasochism (BDSM) communities using the experiences of those who ...
Conflicts and misconceptions of the repatriation process

Ables, Michael Jason (Wichita State University, 2012-05)

The National Museum of American Indians Act of 1989 (NMAI) and the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA) are two viable pieces of legislation that give tribal communities an opportunity to ...
The construction of poetic identity in three women poets: Pozzi, Mistral, and Akhmatova

Strems-Tregear, Ineta (Wichita State University, 2012-05)

This paper explores the construction of poetic identity in three women-poets: Catherine Pozzi, Gabriela Mistral, and Anna Akhmatova by studying relationships between the poets’ life and their poetry. It is focused on tragic ...
Conversion to Islam and veiling among American Muslim women in Kansas

Chavoshpour, Mansoureh (Wichita State University, 2012-12)

Over the past decade, Islam has come of age in America. Despite Islam being a controversial subject, its presence in America is obvious, becoming the fastest growing religion in the United States. While Americans are ...
The derailment of feminism: a qualitative study of girl empowerment and the popular music artist

Simon, Jodie Christine (Wichita State University, 2012-07)

“Girl Power!” is a message that parents raising young women in today’s media-saturated society should be able to turn to with a modicum of relief from the relentlessly harmful messages normally found within popular music. ...
A formative program evaluation of a disability services office

Page, Thomas O’Hara (Wichita State University, 2008-08)

A qualitative investigation of the Wichita State University (WSU) Office of disability services produced a program model with one proximate outcome (providing quality services to disabled students). This paper reports the ...
In her voice: The destruction of the Cathars in Languedoc

Morton, Diana Jane (Wichita State University, 2009-12)

The following thesis is a narrative history of the persecution and ultimate elimination of a Christian heresy called Catharism. Their destruction was brought about by the Roman Catholic Church which saw the Cathar's ...
The interplay of politics and piety: Christian pilgrimage to Rome and the basilica of San Paolo fuori le mura

Cotter, Alisa S. (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

This thesis delves into three different fields of study: religion, history, and art history. The purpose is to highlight the impact that religious pilgrimage had on Rome and on the city’s church dedicated to St. Paul. ...
The lost childhood of street children in Nepal

Basnet, Preeti (Wichita State University, 2010-08)

In the present situation of armed and political conflict in Nepal, protection of children is at stake. There is a pressing need in such an environment to address all aspects of children‟s rights in order to be able to reach ...
Millenium development goals: Kenyan perspective

Nyangau, Boniface (Wichita State University, 2012-07)

In this paper all the eight Millennium development goals will be evaluated and then mapped to the success they have achieved in Kenya. Our evaluation will be based on each goal and the impact each goal has had in Kenya. ...
Vignettes of Bollywood 1990-present: a scholarly approach to Indian cinema

Williams, Jennifer Ashley (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

This project highlights the importance of the Indian film industry as a legitimate field of scholarly and academic research. Through interdisciplinary eyes, the Indian film industry and its byproducts are examined through ...