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Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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The Perception of Holiness: Spiritual Idealism in Late Medieval & Reformation England, 1350-1539
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This dissertation examines the formation of spiritual idealism in England during the late medieval era and into the early Reformation period. It highlights how English observers and writers discerned holiness among monastics. ... -
Wandering Imperialism: Nationalism, Hybridity, and Identity in the Matter of Britain
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This dissertation examines how the cultural and political effects of colonial subjugation and conquest shape ideological constructions of nation and empire within the Matter of Britain. Combining the theories of ethno-symbolism ... -
“Can I Talk To You?” An Access-Centered Case Study on In the Blood
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Considering the historical development of Western theatre audience spaces, this paper examines the barriers that stand in the way of mounting a university theatre production which utilizes a Disability Justice framework, ... -
The role of Polo-like kinase 1 interacting checkpoint helicase (PICH) interaction with SUMOylated proteins on genome stability
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)SUMOylation is a post-translational modification that is important for mitosis, specifically chromosome segregation. SUMOylation occurs when a SUMO paralog (SUMO-1, SUMO-2, or SUMO-3) is transferred to a substrate at a ... -
Reimagining National Community through Truth and Reconciliation: A Rhetorical Analysis of Truth Commissions in South Africa, Kenya, and the United States
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This dissertation studies the rhetoric of truth commissions to reimagine configurations of national community and modes of belonging. Following the international attention and acclaim received by South Africa’s Truth and ... -
Essays on Bank Prudential Regulations
(University of Kansas, 2020-01-01)This paper theoretically and empirically analyzes the relationship between deposit competition, model-based capital requirements (BaselAccords) and bank risk-taking. I first build a model where banks are subject to capital ... -
Borders: Separation, Detention, and Dehumanization
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Borders: Separation, Detention, and Dehumanization is an exhibition that calls attention to the worsening situation at the southern border. The show is composed of large paintings and drawings, depicting scenes of either ... -
Understanding Risk and Symptoms: Parenting Styles, Symptoms of Depression, and Their Relationship to Automatic Thoughts
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)The aim of this study was to examine possible pathways through which parental bonding may relate to risk for depression. To examine perceptions of parenting style, current mood and levels of depressive symptoms, and the ... -
Data, Dependence, Democracy: Influence in the Secondary Use of Government Information
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This study examines private sector use of information generated from government operations by focusing on how either or both parties come to mutually depend on such “secondary use” and the resulting impacts on government ... -
The influences of elevated carbon dioxide on trichome densities and trichome molecular pathways
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Leaf hairs (trichomes; Fig. 1) are small and rigid epidermal structures that serve in herbivore defense, temperature regulation, boundary layer fortification, and UV-B protection, and can even act as mechanosensory switches ... -
Identity, Memory of the Civil War and Support for Reparations in Guatemala
(University of Kansas, 2020--5-31)The mutually constitutive relationship between constructions of social identity and collective memory is mediated by cultural tools. Across four studies, I explored the relationship between ethnic and national identity and ... -
Constructing Threat and Vulnerability in Climate Change Geopolitical Narratives: A View from Critical Geopolitics
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This research examines the dominant representation of climate change as a dystopian serial narrative. Defined by no present length or ending, a serial narrative requires continuity so that a body of knowledge becomes linked ... -
In Partisan Media We Trust: Does Incivility Exacerbate Levels of Programmatic and Institutional Media Trust in Partisan Viewers?
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Using oppositional media hostility, an extension of hostile media effect (HME), this study explores how perceptions of bias influence individuals’ trust in the media when viewing political cable news programming, particularly ... -
Projecting Spanishness: The Golden Age Comedia and Film in Spain
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)At a time in which nations are actively debating the politics of belonging in the face of increasingly porous physical and social borders, a process accelerated by globalization, we increasingly see resistance to the ... -
Indicators of Suicidal Outcomes Among 6 to 12-Year-Old Treatment Seeking Youth
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Suicide among elementary school-age youth is vastly understudied, partially because of a misconception about children’s capacity to understand the gravity of death, and partially because of the relatively low base rates ... -
Performing Death: A Performance Studies Analysis of Contemporary American Funerals
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)When faced with the death of a loved one, bodies serve as both the site of mourning and the vehicle through which individuals can embody grief. Using a Performance Studies lens this thesis examines the performance of bodies ... -
“The World Should Not Forsake You”: Young Queer People of Faith in Contemporary Musical Theatre
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Queerness and faith are configured in the American public imaginary as both mutually exclusive and inextricably intertwined. It is no surprise, then, that as recent years have seen an increase in LGBTQ representation in ... -
The Role of Moist Entropy on Termination of Madden-Julian Oscillation Events
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)The Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) is the leading mode of intraseasonal variability in the tropics. Although many studies have examined the MJO, few have considered its termination. Multiple indices exist to track and ... -
Long-term records of Antarctic outlet glacier dynamics from historical data and novel remote sensing techniques
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Quantifying how the cryosphere responds to various climate forcings is essential in accurate forecasting of ice sheet stability as well as sea level rise. In order to better predict how future climates will impact ice sheet ... -
The Development of a,b Unsaturated Sultam Probes for use in Chemical Biology
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)The field of chemical biology has become a powerful driving force among the continuing effort to elucidate medicinally relevant biological hot spots. These so called hot spots consist of reactive nucleophiles and electrophiles ...