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Item Clear-cutting the American Mind: Wilderness, Survival, and the Desolation of the Axe(2019-01-01) O'Neill, Bryan Joseph; Cazabon, Lynn; Visual Arts; Imaging and Digital ArtsIn researching the history of wilderness in America I explored the idea that as Americans, our cultural attitude towards our natural environment has been shaped and influenced by the mindsets and actions of the pioneers and frontiersmen who came before us. I argue that their fearful and destructive stance towards uncultivated land is still imbued in the minds of many Americans who claim to be outdoors enthusiasts and yet deny climate change and support politicians who are actively campaigning against the protection and preservation of our environment. Through the creation of several sculptural works, as well as personal forays into "wilderness,” I attempt to understand and overcome the destructive masculine tendencies of my country’s frontier forefathers. Only through a changing of mindsets and an acceptance of co-existence can we accept and understand our place within the interconnected mesh of all living things.Item Gendered Discourse In The Confessionalists And The New Journalists(2010) Butler, Brett Howard; White, Judy A.; English and Languages; Doctor of PhilosophyThis study compares the discourse of male female American authors who produced works between 1960 to 1975 in order to challenge existing theories of gender and discourse. It focuses on identifying the similarities and differences in the way male and female authors describe male and female characters and in the way they narrate selective events in their works. This study also identifies how the male and female authors from this time period assign or remove power to or from the characters about whom they write. The primary writers evaluated in this study are Hunter S. Thompson, Tom Wolfe, Ken Kesey, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, and Joan Didion.