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"It could have been me": Empathy, civic engagement, and violence in Mexico

Description:
Why do some citizens pursue civic engagement after exposure to violence while others retreat from civic life? Existing theories point toward the trauma of victimization. …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
Bell-Martin, Rebecca V. (creator)
Snyder, Richard (Advisor)
Andreas, Peter (Reader)
Weitz-Shapiro, Rebecca (Reader)
Blair, Rob (Reader)
Brown University. Department of Political Science (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
Democracy
Violence
Political science
Political violence
Empathy
Political participation (Mass political behavior)
War
Collection:
Political Science
Theses and Dissertations
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From Cavalry to Calvary: Representations of St. Francis of Assisi in Twentieth-Century Italy

Description:
From Cavalry to Calvary: Representations of St. Francis of Assisi in Twentieth-Century Italy, is an interdisciplinary study that examines constructions of Saint Francis of Assisi, …
Year:
2013
Contributor:
Minervini, Amanda (creator)
Stewart-Steinberg, Suzanne (Director)
Kertzer, David (Reader)
Riva, Massimo (Reader)
Brown University. Italian Studies (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
St. Francis of Assisi
War
World-War I
Mussolini
Vatican
Stigmata
Rossellini
Neorealism
Bazin
Indexicality
World War (1914-1918)
World War II
Fascism
Religion
Popes
Stigmatization
Indexicals (Semantics)
Vatican City
Collection:
Italian Studies
Theses and Dissertations
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Performing the Legacy of War in Uganda

Description:
This Dissertation explores the interaction of performance and warfare in the framework of colonial and post-colonial times. The issues in question unfold in relationship with …
Year:
2012
Contributor:
Mulekwa, Charles (creator)
Emigh, John (Director)
Ybarra, Patricia (Reader)
George, Olakunle (Reader)
Bogues, Barrymore (Reader)
Brown University. Theatre Studies (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
Theatre
National Theatre
Stage
State
Song
War
Northern Uganda
Luo
Buganda
Southern Uganda
Colonial Era
Colonialism
Shakespearean
Syncretism
Fate
Uhuru/Independence
Postcolonial
Ruler
Agency
Image
Home
Epistemic
Coup
Crisis
Rebellion
Resistance
Fire
Displacement
Repression
Mirth
Citizen
AK-47
Night Commuters
Point of View
Winds of Change
European
Western World
African
Diaspora
Politics
Culture.
Performance
Drama
Playwriting
Play
Theater
Legacy
World politics
Postcolonialism
Ritual
Time
Bananas
Exile
Violence
Peace
Hope
Children
Revolutions
Hegemony
Jails
Murder
Political persecution
Silence
Child soldiers
AK-47 rifle
Globalization
History
Political science
Culture
Uganda
Uganda--Buganda
Western countries
Collection:
Theatre Arts and Performance Studies
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