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Coup d' Eventail: The Maghreb, the French, and Imperial Pretext: Author: Walker, Timothy John; Date: 2006-05-15; Program: English; Abstract: This thesis examines the experience of the men and women of the Maghreb through an analysis of regionally-based writers, historians, and cultural and geopolitical analysts, as well as alternative sources detailing salient factors involved in this era. The Maghreb, a region of North Africa consisting of three nations, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, experienced well over a century of colonial rule by the French. The colonial era lasted from the early 1800's to the culmination of the French-Algerian War in 1962. France was determined to establish Algeria as an integral component of the French emp...; Download File | View full details

Coloring Science Outside the Lines: The Poetry and Passion of Jean Painleve: Author: Frostic, Maria Tucker; Date: 2007-05-15; Program: Science and Natural History Filmmaking; Abstract: The majority of current science films for popular audiences follow a formula that can best be described as conventional journalism. Artistic science films are rare, and historically they have generated outrage and distrust by the scientific community. In this paper, I explore the possibility that artful science films are a valid method of conveying the wonders of science to an audience. Underwater French filmmaker Jean Painlevé made films that strike a clever balance between art and science, and this unique fusion of divergent parts results in moving vignettes on the astonishing surre...; Download File | View full details