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Bilingüismo politico : afrocaribeñas en el estado blanco y multicultural costarricense (1978-2017)
This dissertation analyzes the political interventions of Black women, West Indian descendants, who have been engaging with State politics in Costa Rica for the past forty years. From a Black feminist approach, I answer ... -
Moderating the aims of wise legislation : on the purpose of Dorian politics in Book III of Plato's Laws
(2020-12-11)This report analyzes Plato’s treatment of Dorian politics in Book III of his Laws. That treatment tests and finds insufficient a premise stated in Book I, that virtue is the necessary and sufficient condition for political ... -
Testing the usefulness of RST and more general representations for discourse analysis across domains and applications
(2018-05-04)Discourse analysis is a task with enormous potential but is often met with lukewarm results. This report explores how well Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST) and more general representations of discourse can generalize ... -
Maya shell trumpets : a musical instrument as ritual implement
(2006-12-23)This thesis examines the ritual use of Precolumbian Maya shell trumpets. It adds to the current understanding of these objects by clearly defining what exactly constitutes a shell trumpet, both in actuality and in ancient ... -
Rights and rupees : a study of opportunities and challenges in Tibetan refugee existence in India
(2020-08-14)Perhaps one of the most “successful” refugee groups in the world, Tibetan existence in India is complicated nonetheless. Organized under the unique government-in-exile of the Central Tibetan Administration, Tibetan refugees ...
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