Browsing Faculty of Arts and Sciences by Keyword "cultural history"
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Skeletons in the American Attic: Curiosity, Science, and the Appropriation of the American Indian Past
(2013-02-15)This dissertation excavates the political economy and cultural politics of the "Vanishing Indian." While much of the scholarship situates this ubiquitous American trope as a rhetorical representation, I consider the ways ... -
The Sound of Persuasion: Vocal Enchantments Between Natural Philosophy and the Gerusalemme liberata
(2021-09-08)Sixteenth-century Italy is rich in considerations on the frightening power of song and women’s voices. Looking back to classical sources on sirens, enchantresses, and the power of the ancient modes; consolidating ideas ...