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Civil Rights Shakespeares: Race, Nation, and Education in Postwar America

Description:

Drawing upon literary and rhetorical analysis, cultural studies, and critical race theory, "Civil Rights Shakespeares" investigates the poet's presence within American racial discourses during the civil rights/black power era, tracing the poet's protean signification within this contentious phase...

Author:

Demeter, Jason Michael

Keyword:

Civil Rights Movement, Renaissance Literature, Race, Shakespeare, Critical Race Theory, and Drama

GW Unit:

English

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Thompson, Ayanna

Committee Member(s):

Cook, Patrick, Dugan, Holly, Miller, James, and Huang, Alexa

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Translating Persia: Safavid Iran and Early Modern English Writing

Description:

My dissertation examines literary encounters between England and Persia in the early modern period. English narratives about Persia from this time view the culture, the people, and the landscape through the prism of classical and medieval representations of the ancient Persian Empire. By reading...

Author:

Mehdizadeh, Nedda

Keyword:

translate, Persia, travel, encounter, English, and early modern

GW Unit:

English

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Harris, Jonathan G

Committee Member(s):

Cook, Patrick, Hsy, Jonathan, Dugan, Holly, and Schleck, Julia

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation