Browsing MALS Theses by Title
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Alienation in Edward Hopper’s and Jackson Pollock’s paintings: A comparison and contrast
(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, ... -
Bisexuality and the threat of the hybrid
(Wichita State University, 2016-05)Binaries dominate Western classification systems, and those that fall in between binary terms are often subject to discursive erasure. This thesis examines the category bisexual as a hybrid of the binary set heterosexual ... -
Born to serve: Christian attitudes towards women pastors
(Wichita State University, 2018-05)This research attempted to develop a resource for women desiring to move pass negative Christian attitudes toward women pastors and preachers. The two main ideas considered in this research was the Christian church and ... -
Bound by consent: concepts of consent within the leather and bondage, domination, sadomasochism (BDSM) communities
(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
(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
(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
(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 ... -
Darwin's doubt, narrative and theoretical beliefs
(Wichita State University, 2015-05)If we take Darwin’s doubt to its extreme, it might turn out to be the case that our cognitive faculties are wholly unreliable, thus each and every belief they produce is untrustworthy. Some scholars, hereafter known as ... -
The derailment of feminism: a qualitative study of girl empowerment and the popular music artist
(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. ... -
Ethnic humor in literary journalism: a comparison of Robert Louis Burns who used ethnic jokes in his newspaper columns and Finley Peter Dunne who wrote an ethnic newspaper column
(2006-07)Finley Peter Dunn, a reporter and editor, started a syndicated newspaper column in 1893, and Robert Louis Burns, a Presbyterian Minister, started one in 1966. Why were they both remembered a humorists? Was Burns influenced ... -
A formative program evaluation of a disability services office
(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 ... -
The importance of Charles Dickens in Victorian social reform
(2006-05)Of the works of all the great British authors of the 19th century who wrote either consciously, or unconsciously, on the social ills of the time few can reach the same level of eloquence as the novel, Hard Times, by Charles ... -
In her voice: The destruction of the Cathars in Languedoc
(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
(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. ... -
Islam and France: Cooperation, integration and resistance
(Wichita State University, 2015-12)This research examines France's relationship with its Muslim population. It explains some of France's basic guiding principles in order to understand the general expectations of its citizenry. It also looks at France's ... -
The lost childhood of street children in Nepal
(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
(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. ... -
Nationalism and postcolonial feminism: A literary approach to Palestinian women’s resistance
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)In this thesis, I examine Palestinian women writers and their contributions to resistance writing. I argue that contemporary Palestinian women's writings significantly contribute to social justice movements concerned ... -
Phallic presence and phallic absence in characterizations of black gay men
(Wichita State University, 2013-05)This study provides a critical analysis discourses about black gay men, using critical discourse analysis (CDA) as its methodology. First, the white-institutional-phallus is established as the greater discursive structure ... -
Reintegration of victims and survivors of trafficking in Nepal
(Wichita State University, 2014-05)This study attempted to examine complications related to the reintegration process of victims and survivors of trafficking in Nepal. In order to do so, three main goals were set. First, to understand the situation of ...