Browsing by Subject "Tradition"

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  • Beyond Their Control : The Disempowerment of Women in Middle Eastern and African Literature 

    Sinclair, Tara Jernigan (East Carolina University, 2012)
    The disempowerment of women involves factors that influence every aspect of their lives, birthing deep oppression, victimization, and sometimes violence. Fadia Faqir's Pillars of Salt explores two Muslim women whose ...

  • The Mimicking of Oral Traditions in African American Literature 

    Johnson, Lauren (East Carolina University, 2012)
    The authors Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, and Randall Kenan create a authentic listener experience through the use of literary features that mimic oral tradition in African American culture. The "authentic listener ...

  • Seeking Comfort 

    Bailey, Alison (East Carolina University, 2015)
    I believe that objects once possessed by a loved one can vividly revive one's memories  and have the power to evoke comfort and nostalgia. The contrast, color, repetition, and tactile  qualities of my pieces preserve these ...