Scholars have neglected to study the impact of women of the Gilded Age from 1865 until the outbreak of World War I in 1917 because of their uncritical acceptance of periodization labels that have maintained unintended stereotypes and reputations of th . . .

The 1922 Moscow production of Fernand Crommelynck’s farce The Magnanimous Cuckold, directed by Vsevolod Meyerhold with sets and costumes by the Constructivist artist Liubov Popova, is regarded as a theatrical milestone. Yet critics have largely, and p . . .

Early American architecture was primarily based on imitations of European design. Frank Lloyd Wright ushered in the first era of original American residential architecture based on his understanding that such imitation fell short of meeting the needs . . .

Making use of blood—the ever-alluring plasma coursing through one’s veins—as an aesthetic focal point in the creation of artwork is not a conceptually novel idea. Blood works have existed from the time of the earliest civilizations. For instance, Maya . . .

Wearing a mask is an intriguing phenomenon: it hides the wearer by covering the face, but simultaneously uncovers the nature of the inner self by reducing inhibitions, giving the wearer a sense of freedom from cultural restrictions and civilizational . . .

This research examines the synergistic relationship between popular music and culture. More specifically the research posits soul music produced by various artists during the late 1960s through the early 1970s conveyed lyrics that were viewed as socia . . .

In this thesis for Curriculum B (Literature), I explore common themes and features in the novels The Sorrows of Young Werther (Goethe), Caleb Williams (William Godwin), and Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) and investigate possible reasons for these similar . . .

The small, Middle Eastern, emirate of Qatar is economically advanced and internationally respected. It is ruled by the hereditary Al Thani monarchy who promote modernist goals (nationalism, central authority, moral superiority) within a regional narra . . .

Whether in the past or in the present, any individual who went from being a slave owner to becoming a member of a religious order and an ardent advocate for slaves is anticipated to provide people with ample information from their experiences. In some . . .

After Stalin’s failed negotiations with Britain and the subsequent signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop treaty, the Soviet Union looked to gather the resulting spoils from the west’s war with Nazi Germany. As Hitler’s military continued to gain quick vic . . .