Theses and dissertations

This collection includes both ASU Theses and Dissertations, submitted by graduate students, and the Barrett, Honors College theses submitted by undergraduate students. 

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Familial Narratives & Personal Heritage: A collection of short biographies about growing up in the 1970s and the personal significance of ancestry.

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Familial Narratives & Personal Heritage is a collection of four short biographies featuring my and my husband’s parents’ growing up in the 1970s and emphasizing the importance of personal ancestry. The project was completed in three phases. First, I interviewed each primary source and secondary sources to collect the necessary…

Familial Narratives & Personal Heritage is a collection of four short biographies featuring my and my husband’s parents’ growing up in the 1970s and emphasizing the importance of personal ancestry. The project was completed in three phases. First, I interviewed each primary source and secondary sources to collect the necessary data. Second, I created outlines and wrote initial drafts for each parent. Third, I edited, polished, and added photographs to the individual stories and tied together the overall product with an introduction and conclusion that discusses the personal heritage aspect of the project. The overall message relates to the importance that our ancestry has to our own existence.
ContributorsSedlak, Lilly (Author) / Hope, Jonathan (Thesis director) / Bate, Jonathan (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of English (Contributor)
Created2024-05
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“I Thought I Should Have Seen Some Hercules”: Rethinking Henry and the Destabilization of Masculinity in Shakespeare’s Henry VI Cycle

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In my thesis, I examine the character of Henry VI in Shakespeare's Henry VI cycle (1, 2, and 3 Henry VI) - who has been critically thought of as a feminine figure - in light of the Herculean Hero model and against other male characters in the Henry VI plays.…

In my thesis, I examine the character of Henry VI in Shakespeare's Henry VI cycle (1, 2, and 3 Henry VI) - who has been critically thought of as a feminine figure - in light of the Herculean Hero model and against other male characters in the Henry VI plays. By comparing Henry to the Herculean model, there are points of similarity regarding character inaction - a feminine attribute - allowing Henry to become a more masculine figure than he has otherwise been criticized as.
ContributorsSpielvogel, Lauren (Author) / Hope, Jonathan (Thesis director) / Bate, Jonathan (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Music, Dance and Theatre (Contributor) / Department of English (Contributor)
Created2022-05