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101. Precepts and Performances: Overseas Monks and the Emergence of Cosmopolitan Japan

: MacBain, Abigail Ironside
: 2021
: Theses
: ReligionHistoryTang Dynasty (China)BuddhismBuddhism--DisciplineBuddhist monksGreat Buddha (Tōdaiji, Nara-shi, Japan)

102. Presumption and Despair: The figure of Bernard in Middle English imaginative literature

: Horn, Adam
: 2021
: Theses
: English literature--Middle EnglishLiterature, MedievalMiddle AgesHistoryCanterbury tales (Chaucer, Geoffrey)Imagination in literatureBernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 1091-1153Plowman, PiersMalory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th centuryParson's tale (Chaucer, Geoffrey)Prick of conscience

103. Reading and Judging: Russian Literature on Trial

: Drennan, Erica Stone
: 2021
: Theses
: Slavic literatureRussian literatureMock trialsHistoryTwentieth centuryRevolution (Soviet Union : 1917-1921)Expatriate authors

104. Shortchanged: Racism, School Finance and Educational Inequality in North Carolina, 1964-1997

: Cyna, Esther
: 2021
: Theses
: HistoryRacism in educationRace discrimination--Law and legislationDiscrimination in education

105. Slavery Is Slavery: Early American Mythmaking and the Invention of the Free State

: Heniford, Kellen
: 2021
: Theses
: HistorySlaverySlavery--Legal status of slaves in free statesAntislavery movementsLabor economics

106. Slavery, Pollution, and Politics on Texas' Trinity River

: McFarlane, Wallace Scot
: 2021
: Theses
: HistoryEnvironmental justiceRacismSlaveryWater--Pollution

107. Stripped: Ruination, Liminality, and the Making of the Gaza Strip

: Halevy, Dotan
: 2021
: Theses
: HistoryImperialismArab-Israeli conflictWorld War (1914-1918)Barley industryBrewing industryRuined buildingsRuins, Modern

108. The Better Way: Transit Service and Demand in Metropolitan Toronto, 1953-1990

: English, Jonathan
: 2021
: Theses
: City planningTransportation--PlanningHistoryBus lines--RidershipBus lines--PlanningLocal transit--PlanningLocal transit--Ridership

109. The Discovery of the “Free World”: A History of U.S. Foreign Policy

: Slezkine, Peter
: 2021
: Theses
: HistoryCold War (1945-1989)International relationsFreedomTwentieth centuryTruman, Harry S., 1884-1972Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

110. The Disruption of Philanthropy in the San Francisco Bay Area

: McElroy, Micah David
: 2021
: Theses
: HistoryPhilanthropistsCorporations--Charitable contributionsSocial serviceBenefactors

111. The Great Convergence: Information Circulation, International Trade, and Knowledge Transmission Between Early Modern China, Inner Asia, and Eurasia

: Kung, Ling-Wei
: 2021
: Theses
: HistoryImperialismInternational relationsChinese languageQing Dynasty (China)

112. The Hands of Johannes Whisler: a Historical Study of Handwriting and Drawing

: Capezzuto, Matthew
: 2021
: Theses
: Art--Study and teachingHistoryDevelopmental psychologyCreative abilityWritingDoodles

113. The Life of Pictures: Charles Dana Gibson, John Sloan, and the Making of the Middle-Class Imagination, 1883-1913

: Schwartz, Joshua Simon
: 2021
: Theses
: HistoryIllustration of booksMiddle class--Social life and customsSocial changeArt, AmericanGibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944Sloan, John, 1871-1951

114. The Musical Heritage of Incarceration: The Curation, Dissemination, and Management of the Lomax Collection Prison Songs

: Ivanova, Velia
: 2021
: Theses
: FolkloreHistoryPrisoners' songsMusic in prisons

115. The National Security State That Wasn’t: Liberals, Conservatives, and the Fight to Define the Government’s Responsibilities in the 1930s and 1940s

: Roady, Peter
: 2021
: Theses
: HistoryPolitical scienceNational securityWelfare stateNineteen thirtiesNineteen fortiesRoosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

116. The Patient as Consumer: In Whose Interest? The Role of Health Consumer Rhetoric in Shaping the U.S. Health Care System, 1969-1991

: McMahon, Caitlin Elizabeth
: 2021
: Theses
: HistoryPublic healthHealth insuranceHealth insurance--Government policyNational health insuranceMedicareMedicaidConsumer-driven health careNixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

117. The Political and Cultural Economy of Sightseeing: Foreign Tourism in the "New China" (1949-1978)

: Healy, Gavin
: 2021
: Theses
: HistoryTourismTourism--Government policyTourism--Political aspectsCulture--Economic aspectsDeng, Xiaoping, 1904-1997

118. The Questioni d’Amore Reconsidered: Contextualizing Boccaccio’s Amatory Manual

: Lopez, Christina
: 2021
: Theses
: Middle AgesHistoryBoccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375

119. The 'Silver Sea' and the Nation-State: The Multifaceted Geopolitics of the Early Modern English Channel

: Marris, Caroline Foster
: 2021
: Theses
: HistoryMapsGeographyInternational tradeCartographyCartographers

120. The Small Universe of Social Protection: Labor, Underemployment and Assistance in Mexico’s Welfare State, 1917-1970

: Hidalgo Garza, Sara Daniela
: 2021
: Theses
: HistoryPublic healthPublic welfareInstituto Mexicano del Seguro SocialMexico. Secretaría de Salubridad y Asistencia

121. The Trials of Pope Formosus

: Monroe, William S.
: 2021
: Theses
: Middle AgesHistoryTrialsPopesCouncils and synods (Canon law)Formosus, Pope, approximately 816-896Stephen V, Pope, -891

122. Undocumented Youth: The Labor, Education, and Rights of Migrant Children in Twentieth Century America

: Padilla-Rodriguez, Ivon
: 2021
: Theses
: HistoryNoncitizen childrenNoncitizensNoncitizens--Civil rightsBorder crossingEmigration and immigration--Government policy

123. Urban Ecology and the Early Modern English Stage

: Myers, Bernadette
: 2021
: Theses
: English literatureTheaterHistoryEcologyAir--PollutionOverpopulation in literatureEcology in literatureShakespeare, William, 1564-1616

124. A War of Proper Names: The Politics of Naming, Indigenous Insurrection, and Genocidal Violence During Guatemala’s Civil War.

: Mazariegos, Juan Carlos
: 2020
: Theses
: EthnologyHistoryLatin AmericansCivil War (Guatemala : 1960-1996)Ixil IndiansGenocide

125. Between hope and hopelessness. Citizenship education and student mobilization in a Chilean public high school.

: Mayorga Camus, Luis Rodrigo
: 2020
: Theses
: EducationHistoryEducation, SecondaryCitizenship--Study and teaching (Secondary)Social movementsHigh school students

126. Breaking Bread: Continuities and Ruptures in Italy's Postwar Filmic Foodscape

: Kiviat, Niki
: 2020
: Theses
: Motion pictures, ItalianEthnologyHistoryFood habitsGastronomy in artRealism in artTwentieth centuryLoren, Sophia, 1934-Pasolini, Pier Paolo, 1922-1975

127. Broadcasting Faith: Regulating Radio from the New Era to the American Century

: Noell, David
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryCommunicationReligionRadio broadcastingUnited States. Federal Communications CommissionFairness doctrine (Broadcasting)

128. Building the Metropolis: Architecture, Building, and Labor in New York City, 1880-1935

: Wood, Alexander
: 2020
: Theses
: ArchitectureHistoryIndustrial relationsConstruction industry

129. Crucibles of Virtue and Vice: The Acculturation of Transatlantic Army Officers, 1815-1945

: Morris, John F.
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryArmed Forces--OfficersSociologyNineteenth centuryMilitary educationStudents--Social life and customs

130. Dante and Boccaccio: A Poetics of Textiles

: Visco, Julianna Van
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryTextile craftsTextile industry in literatureWeaving in literatureDante Alighieri, 1265-1321Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375Decamerone (Boccaccio, Giovanni)Divina commedia (Dante Alighieri)

131. Edgar Joseph Edmunds (1851 – 1887), Mathematics Teacher at the Center of New Orleans’ Post-Civil War Fight Over School Integration

: Zelbo, Sian
: 2020
: Theses
: African AmericansHistoryRace relationsMathematics--Study and teaching

132. Empire-Building and Market-Making at the Qin Frontier: Imperial Expansion and Economic Change, 221–207 BCE

: Korolkov, Maxim
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryImperialismQin Dynasty (China)Economic history--HistoriographyForced laborImperialism--Economic aspects

133. Evangelists of Education: St. Philip’s Episcopal Church & Educational Activism in Post-World War II Harlem

: Boyle, Jennifer
: 2020
: Theses
: EducationHistoryReligionAfrican Americans--Education--Social aspectsBlack people--Political activityReligion and politics--U.S. statesSt. Philip's Church (Harlem, New York, N.Y.)King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968X, Malcolm, 1925-1965

134. Farm to Pharmacy: Nutrition, Animals, and Governance in Britain 1870-1945

: Igra, Alma
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryNutritionFoodAnimal healthVitamins in human nutrition

135. Gay Liberation and the Politics of the Self in Postwar America

: Serby, Benjamin
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryGay liberation movementNew LeftFeminism

136. Greenlining: Segregation and Environmental Policies in Miami from the New Deal to the Climate Crisis

: Donald, Rosalind
: 2020
: Theses
: Environmental justiceHistoryClimatic changesAfrican Americans--SegregationGentrification--Government policyPoor

137. High in the City: A History of Drug Use in Mexico City, 1960-1980

: Beckhart Coppinger, Sarah Elizabeth
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryDrug abuseTwentieth centuryDrugs--Government policySocial statusSocial classesMarijuana

138. Imprinted Identity: A History of Literature and Communal Selfhood in the Nath Sampradāy

: Marrewa Karwoski, Christine
: 2020
: Theses
: South AsiansReligionHistoryHindu philosophyIslamic philosophy

139. “In the Wider Interests of Nigeria”: Lagos and the Making of Federal Nigeria, 1941-76

: Somotan, Titilola
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryCity planningHousingSlumsAnti-imperialist movements

140. Jewish Midwives, Medicine and the Boundaries of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe, 1650-1800

: Katz, Jordan Rebekah
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryJewsJewish womenMidwivesMedicine

141. Malfunctioning Machinery: The Global Making of Chinese Cotton Mills, 1877-1937

: Yi, Yuan
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryCotton textile industryEconomic historyTextile factoriesIndustrialization

142. Manufactories of Virtù: Classicism, Commerce, and Authorship in Georgian Britain, c. 1759-1800

: von Preussen, Brigid
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryIntellectual propertyEighteenth centuryArt--HistoriographyClassicism in artCommerceArts--AuthorshipAdam, Robert, 1728-1792Wedgwood, Josiah, 1730-1795Kauffmann, Angelica, 1741-1807

143. Materials, Labor, and Apprehension: Building for the Threat of Fire across the Nineteenth-Century British Atlantic

: Rowen, Jonah
: 2020
: Theses
: ArchitectureHistoryArchitecture and societyBuilding, FireproofBuildings--EvacuationNineteenth century

144. Medieval Culture and Modern Exile: The Middle Ages in the Russian Religious Émigré Imagination

: Pheiffer, Brittany Paige
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryReligionExpatriate philosophersEthnologyIntellectualsBerdi︠a︡ev, Nikolaĭ, 1874-1948Florovsky, Georges, 1893-1979Fedotov, G. P. (Georgiĭ Petrovich), 1886-1951

145. On the Origin and End of Sex: Language, science and social construction in Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Monique Wittig

: Burton, William Michael
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryGender identitySex roleSex differencesLesbiansRousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778Wittig, Monique

146. Pythagoras in Baghdad: Ṣafī al-Dīn al-Urmawī and the Science of Music in the Medieval Islamic World

: Ansari, Mohammad Sadegh
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryMiddle AgesIslamic musicIslam and science

147. Quoynt Soffraunce: Patience and Late Medieval English Literature

: Roberts, Aled William
: 2020
: Theses
: English literatureLiterature, MedievalMiddle AgesHistoryPatience in literaturePlowman, Piers

148. Reimagining the Modern Hindu Self: Caste, Untouchability and Hindu Theology in Colonial South Asia, 1899-1948

: Sarwate, Rahul Shirish
: 2020
: Theses
: HistorySouth AsiansHinduismHindusCasteDalits

149. Reproductive Labors: Women’s Expertise and Biomedical Authority in Mali, 1935-1999

: Golaszewski, Devon
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryPublic healthGender identitySex roleMidwiferyHeterosexuality--Social aspectsTwentieth centuryReproductive health--Social aspects

150. Schooling the Master: Caste Supremacy and American Education in British Ceylon, 1795–1855

: Balmforth, Mark Edward
: 2020
: Theses
: South AsiansReligionHistoryNineteenth centuryCasteImperialism--British coloniesMissions

151. Spaces of Servitude: Servant, Master, and the Negotiation of Spatial Economies in the Nineteenth-century Russian novel

: Kapilevich, Inna
: 2020
: Theses
: Slavic literatureRussian literatureHistoryEconomic historyMaster and servant in literatureHousehold employees in literature

152. The Battles of Algiers: Popular Politics of the Algerian Revolution

: Sariahmed-Belhadj, Nadia
: 2020
: Theses
: North AfricansHistoryAlgerians--Political activityRevolutionsAnti-imperialist movements

153. The Cantonments of Northern India: Colonialism and the Counter Urban, 1765–1889

: Cowell, Christopher
: 2020
: Theses
: ArchitectureHistoryArtImperialism and architectureMilitary basesEast India Company

154. The Crisis of Spirit: Pan-Balkan Idealism, Transnational Cultural-Diplomatic Networks and Intellectual Cooperation in Interwar Southeast Europe, 1930-1941

: Vuljevic, Suzana
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryHistory, ModernEast EuropeansPolitics and cultureInternational relations and culture

155. The culture of healing in early medieval Japan: a microhistorical study in premodern epistemology

: Poletto, Alessandro
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryReligionBuddhismHealingTherapeuticsMiddle AgesAristocracy (Social class)

156. The “Groupe d’Information sur les Prisons”: French Intellectuals and Activism Post May ’68

: Courtois, Kalinka
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryPolitical activistsSocial movementsNineteen seventiesIntellectuals

157. The Levantine Maqāma Before the Nahḍa and Beyond the Novel

: Shmookler, Max
: 2020
: Theses
: Middle Eastern literatureHistoryArabic literature

158. The Point of Destruction: Sabotage, Speech, and Progressive-Era Politics

: Lossin, Rebecca Hawthorne
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryIndustrial relationsIndustrializationLabor policyStrikes and lockoutsNineteenth century

159. The Politics and Culture of Gender in British Universities, 1860–1935

: Rutherford, Emily Margaret
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryGender studiesWomen--Education (Higher)--Social aspectsEducation, Higher--Social aspectsNineteenth centuryTwentieth centuryGender identity in educationDiscrimination in higher educationUniversities and colleges

160. The Professional is Political: The Women’s Movement in American Architecture, 1971–1985

: Merrett, Andrea Jeanne
: 2020
: Theses
: ArchitectureHistoryGender identitySex roleFeminism and architecture

161. The Stories We Tell: Novellas, News, and the Uses of Casuistry in Early Modern Europe

: Burns, Raphaelle J.
: 2020
: Theses
: Romance literatureHistoryComparative literatureCurrent eventsStorytellingCasuistry in literatureBoccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, 1492-1549Bandello, Matteo, 1485-1561Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616

162. The Suburban Church: Catholic Parishes and Politics in Metropolitan New York, 1945-1985

: Koeth, Stephen M.
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryReligionCatholic ChurchSuburban churchesSuburban life

163. The Thread of Juche: Vinalon and Materially-Embodied Interdependencies in North Korea, 1930-2018

: Cho, Eunsung
: 2020
: Theses
: Synthetic fabricsNationalismHistory

164. To Pray without Ceasing: A Diachronic History of Cistercian Chant in the Beaupré Antiphoner (Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, W. 759-762)

: Glasenapp, Brian
: 2020
: Theses
: Middle AgesHistoryCistercian artChantsCisterciansCistercian monasteriesCistercian nuns

165. Transformed Within, Transformed Without: The Enactment of Religious Conversion in Medieval and Early Modern European Saint Plays

: Kuntz, Emily Ciavarella
: 2020
: Theses
: TheaterHistoryReligionConversionMysteries and miracle-playsChristianity

166. Trial and Error: The Invention of Cancer Chemotherapy 1950-1980

: Levy, Moran
: 2020
: Theses
: Social sciences--ResearchHistoryOncologyChemotherapyLeukemia--Treatment

167. Under the Paving Stones: Militant Protest and Practices of the State in France and the Federal Republic of Germany, 1968-1977

: Provenzano, Luca
: 2020
: Theses
: HistoryFrenchGermansProtest movementsMarxism and cultureAnti-imperialist movementsPolice

168. Work and Worship: Inari Shrines in Japan’s Commercial and Industrial Landscape, 1673-1864

: Tsuneishi, Norihiko
: 2020
: Theses
: ArchitectureHistoryFolkloreShinto shrinesInariReligion--Economic aspects

169. Adopted by the World: China and the Rise of Global Intimacy

: Neubauer, Jack Maren
: 2019
: Theses
: HistoryWorld historyIntercountry adoptionHumanitarianismInternational relations

170. Alive Enough? A Conflict over Divine Presence and Natural Power in the Reanimation of Dead Infants, 1400-1545

: Elmer, Hannah
: 2019
: Theses
: Middle AgesHistoryResuscitationBaptism for the deadChristianity

171. A Spatial History of Lesbian Bars in New York City

: Stegall, Gwendolyn
: 2019
: Theses
: Historic preservationLesbian barsGay and lesbian studiesHistory

172. Beneath the Concrete: Camp, Colony, Palestine

: Abourahme, Nasser
: 2019
: Theses
: HistoryGeographyPolitical scienceRefugee campsColoniesHumanitarianism

173. Between Empire and Nation: Taiwan Sekimin and the Making of Japanese Empire in South China, 1895–1937

: Gerien-Chen, James
: 2019
: Theses
: HistoryNation-buildingImperialism--Government policy

174. Between Protest, Compromise, and Education for Radical Change: Black Power Schools in Harlem in the Late 1960s

: Huang, Viola Hsiang-Dsin
: 2019
: Theses
: Blacks--EducationHistoryEducationBlack powerAfrican Americans--EducationUrban schools

175. Building Narratives: Ireland and the “Colonial Period” in American Architectural History

: Herman, Leslie
: 2019
: Theses
: ArchitectureHistoryArchitecture, ColonialCivilization--Irish influencesHistoriographyCity planning

176. “Children of Africa, Shall Be Haytians”: Prince Saunders, Revolutionary Transnationalism, and the Foundations of Black Emigration

: Alcenat, Westenley
: 2019
: Theses
: African AmericansEmigration and immigrationHistoryTransnationalismRevolution (Haiti : 1791-1804)Saunders, Prince, -1839

177. Corporatizing Defense: Management Expertise and the Transformation of the Cold War U.S. Military

: Murphy, A.J.
: 2019
: Theses
: HistoryMilitary historyWar, Cost ofManagementCold War (1945-1989)

178. Cultural Consumption and Political Thought in the Age of the American Revolution

: Hoffman, Mark Anthony
: 2019
: Theses
: SociologyHistorySociolinguisticsPolitical cultureBooks and reading--Sociological aspectsFounding Fathers of the United States--Books and reading

179. Dharma Possession: Daishi Myōjin and the Roles of Gods and Past Masters in the Preservation of Teachings at Premodern Kōyasan

: Tinsley, Elizabeth Noelle
: 2019
: Theses
: ReligionHistoryBuddhism--Study and teachingBuddhism--Doctrines

180. Empire, Nation, and the Islamic World: Bosnian Muslim Reformists between the Habsburg and Ottoman Empires, 1901-1914

: Buljina, Harun
: 2019
: Theses
: HistoryPanislamismReligionIslamic modernismČaušević, Džemaluddin, 1870-1938

181. Essays in History and Spatial Economics with Big Data

: Lee, Sun Kyoung
: 2019
: Theses
: EconomicsCity planningHistoryBig dataSpace in economicsEmigration and immigration--Economic aspects

182. Every Citizen a Statesman: Building a Democracy for Foreign Policy in the American Century

: Allen, David John
: 2019
: Theses
: HistoryInternational relationsCivics--Study and teachingDemocracyTwentieth centuryForeign Policy Association

183. Fictions of Authorship: Literary Modernity and the Cultural Politics of the Author in Late Qing and Republican China

: Sun, Myra
: 2019
: Theses
: LiteratureHistoryAuthorshipChinese literature

184. From Tin to Pewter: Craft and Statecraft in China, 1700-1844

: Wang, Yijun
: 2019
: Theses
: HistoryCommerceTinTechnological innovationsInternational trade

185. Good Evidence, Bad Evidence: Science, Ethics, and the Politics of Making and Unmaking Public Health Policies

: Johns, David Merritt
: 2019
: Theses
: Public healthHistoryScience--Moral and ethical aspectsMedical policyEvidence

186. Haunting Matters: Demonic Infestation in Northern Europe, 1400-1600

: Barnes, Rex Delno
: 2019
: Theses
: ReligionHistoryDemonologyTheologyFolklore

187. Hipped and Gabled: Similitude and Vicissitude in Kerala's Sacred Art and Architecture

: Menon, Arathi
: 2019
: Theses
: ArtSouth AsiansHistoryCanonizationReligious architectureArt and religion

188. History as Meta-Theater: Kong Shangren’s (1648-1718) The Peach Blossom Fan

: Bernard, Allison Elizabeth
: 2019
: Theses
: Chinese literatureTheaterHistoryHistorical dramaChinese dramaHistoriographyTao hua shan (Kong, Shangren)

189. “I Can’t Breathe”: The Rise of Asthma in Black Urban America

: Kola, Ijeoma Beatrice
: 2019
: Theses
: HistoryPublic healthUrban Black peopleAsthmaDiscrimination in medical careEnvironmental justice

190. Imitating Matter: Ontologies of Reform in the Literature of the Long Reconstruction

: Tsygankova, Valeria
: 2019
: Theses
: American literatureHistoryReformersReconstruction (United States : 1865-1877)

191. In Pursuit of a Softer Path: Countercultural Vision, Energy Politics, and the American Appropriate Technology Movement

: Gaglio, Meredith J.
: 2019
: Theses
: ArchitectureHistoryCity planningAppropriate technologyCountercultureEnergy policy

192. In Socialism's Twilight: Michael Walzer and the politics of the long New Left

: Marcus, David
: 2019
: Theses
: HistorySocialismPolitical scienceWalzer, Michael

193. “It’s Like a Puzzle With a Million Pieces”: The Productive Possibilities of Conflict in a Teacher Inquiry Group

: Gustafson, Carmela
: 2019
: Theses
: Teachers--Training ofEducation, SecondaryHistoryLiteracyLiteracy--Study and teaching

194. Liberation, Learning, and Love: The Story of Harlem Preparatory School, 1967-1974

: Goldenberg, Barry M.
: 2019
: Theses
: HistoryAfrican Americans--EducationMulticultural educationEducational equalizationPreparatory schoolsEducationHarlem Preparatory School