English Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: This dissertation argues that many instances of nineteenth-century British fiction rely on exoticism to narrate the collective experience of mass media as an unfamiliar dynamic …
Year:: 2011
Contributor:: Shepherd, Bethany Snow (creator); McLaughlin, Kevin (Director); Keach, William (Reader); Ryan, Vanessa (Reader); Brown University. English (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: British fiction; Exoticism; mass culture; popular nineteenth-century culture; Popular culture
Language:: English
Collection:: English; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: Taking as my point of departure the work of early social scientist and dramatist Henry Mayhew, I examine how early social research appropriates sentimental themes …
Year:: 2012
Contributor:: Baumgarthuber, Christine M (creator); McLaughlin, Kevin (Director); Reichman, Ravit (Reader); Ryan, Vanessa (Reader); Brown University. English (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: social science; Literature; British literature; Science
Language:: English
Collection:: English; Theses and Dissertations

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