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1. D'Amico, Lisa Nicole. Ecopornography and the Commodification of Extinction: The Rhetoric of Natural History Filmmaking, 1895-Present.

Degree: PhD, English, 2013, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151234

► This dissertation builds upon the relatively young fields of visual and environmental rhetoric and analyzes the rhetoric of natural history filmmaking, focusing on the ways… (more)

▼ This dissertation builds upon the relatively young fields of visual and environmental rhetoric and analyzes the rhetoric of natural history filmmaking, focusing on the ways in which the genre illustrates the complex relationship between contemporary culture and the environment. Each text demonstrates how the constructs of “nature” and “wilderness” perform necessary cultural work by representing particular ideals that change to meet the public’s shifting needs. Nature performs various roles, serving as a source of knowledge, solace, wonder, mystery, anxiety, truth, identity, and affirmation. The dominance and immediacy of visual culture make the natural history film, along with advertising, one of the most significant sources of meaning regarding the natural world. These films employ familiar syntactic and semantic cues such as sentimental parent/offspring interactions, authoritative narration that limits the ability of the audience to interpret freely, and a musical score that influences the viewer’s emotional response to certain scenes. The net result of these rhetorical practices is a distancing of the viewer from the natural world that destabilizes the attempts of many eco-political programs to emphasize the interconnectedness of ecological systems and their components. The emergent genre of big-budget nature films (BBNFs) is a distinctly modern and extremely popular take on natural history filmmaking that has more in common with summer blockbusters and wildlife theme parks than its predecessors with an unprecedented ability to influence public perception of the natural world. Even as environmental concerns become increasingly dire, the BBNF tends to commodify death and extinction, avoid political engagement, reduce engagement with nature to its most sentimental and violent moments, perpetuate the perceived separation between humans and their environment, and provide a soothing escape to a virtual environment that too often seems unaffected by climate change and habitat destruction. The BBNF has the potential to undermine environmental and conservation efforts. It also exemplifies what some ecocritics have termed “ecopornography,” an exploitative representation that objectifies its subjects, encourages viewers to develop identifications with unrealistic images rather than their real-world analogs, and helps enable unethical behavior toward the environment and nonhuman animals. At stake in this dissertation is a deeper understanding of how natural history filmmaking affects the public’s awareness of (and role in) the environment. Advisors/Committee Members: Killingsworth, Jimmie (advisor), Robinson, Sally R (committee member), McCann, Janet (committee member), Shandley, Robert (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: ecocriticism; ecopornography; documentary; film; natural history; visual rhetoric; rhetoric; zoo; nature

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APA (6^th Edition):

D'Amico, L. N. (2013). Ecopornography and the Commodification of Extinction: The Rhetoric of Natural History Filmmaking, 1895-Present. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151234

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

D'Amico, Lisa Nicole. “Ecopornography and the Commodification of Extinction: The Rhetoric of Natural History Filmmaking, 1895-Present.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 04, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151234.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

D'Amico, Lisa Nicole. “Ecopornography and the Commodification of Extinction: The Rhetoric of Natural History Filmmaking, 1895-Present.” 2013. Web. 04 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

D'Amico LN. Ecopornography and the Commodification of Extinction: The Rhetoric of Natural History Filmmaking, 1895-Present. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 04]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151234.

Council of Science Editors:

D'Amico LN. Ecopornography and the Commodification of Extinction: The Rhetoric of Natural History Filmmaking, 1895-Present. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151234

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2. Burgess, Olivia Anne. Utopian Body: Alternative Experiences of Embodiment in 20th Century Utopian Literature.

Degree: PhD, English, 2011, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-05-7881

► Utopian literature has typically viewed the body as a pitfall on the path to social perfectibility, and utopian planners envision societies where the troublesome body… (more)

▼ Utopian literature has typically viewed the body as a pitfall on the path to social perfectibility, and utopian planners envision societies where the troublesome body is distanced as much as possible from utopia's guiding force-Reason. However, after two world wars, the failure of communism, and a century of corrupt "utopian" projects like Hitler's social engineering, dystopian societies justified on the grounds of "rational planning" fail to convince us, and the body has risen as the new locus for identity and agency, a point of stability in a dangerous and unstable environment. In this dissertation, I argue that utopian literature in the late twentieth century has identified the body as key to imagining new alternatives and re-connecting with an increasingly jeopardized sense of immediate, embodied experience. Protagonists in utopian literature looking to escape dehumanizing and bureaucratic worlds find their loophole in the sensual rush of adrenaline and instinct and the jarring rejuvenation of nerve and muscle, experiences which are much more immediately real and trustworthy than the tenuous dictates of institutions that tumble easily into absurdity and terror. Survival necessitates a raw and transformed identity that transgresses the tightly regimented boundaries of civilization and embraces the tumultuous chaos of the fringes and countercultures. Here, utopia thrives. I ground this study in theoretical and sociological texts which recognize the centrality of the body in society and the dynamic potentiality of utopian thinking, and then examine how these developments unfold in utopian literature since the mid twentieth century. The body as utopia surfaces in a variety of ways: as the longing for movement in Kurt Vonnegut's Player Piano; as the creation of alternative spaces defined by embodiment in Angela Carter's Heroes and Villains and Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club; as the exuberant immersion in the modified body in Chuck Palahniuk's Rant; and as the search for perfection in a detached and corporate world in Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake. I conclude with an assessment of utopia in the twenty-first century, referring to Cormac McCarthy's The Road as a barometer of the grim state of utopian possibility as we head into the next century. Advisors/Committee Members: Christensen, Paul (advisor), Eide, Marian (committee member), Killingsworth, Jimmie (committee member), Cooke, Brett (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: utopian literature; dystopian literature; American literature; body in sociology

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Burgess, O. A. (2011). Utopian Body: Alternative Experiences of Embodiment in 20th Century Utopian Literature. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-05-7881

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Burgess, Olivia Anne. “Utopian Body: Alternative Experiences of Embodiment in 20th Century Utopian Literature.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 04, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-05-7881.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Burgess, Olivia Anne. “Utopian Body: Alternative Experiences of Embodiment in 20th Century Utopian Literature.” 2011. Web. 04 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Burgess OA. Utopian Body: Alternative Experiences of Embodiment in 20th Century Utopian Literature. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 04]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-05-7881.

Council of Science Editors:

Burgess OA. Utopian Body: Alternative Experiences of Embodiment in 20th Century Utopian Literature. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-05-7881

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3. Meintanis, Konstantinos A. Combining Metadata, Inferred Similarity of Content, and Human Interpretation for Managing and Listening to Music Collections.

Degree: PhD, Computer Science, 2011, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8185

► Music services, media players and managers provide support for content classification and access based on filtering metadata values, statistics of access and user ratings. This… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: spatial hypertext; media players; media managers; collection management; music attributes

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Meintanis, K. A. (2011). Combining Metadata, Inferred Similarity of Content, and Human Interpretation for Managing and Listening to Music Collections. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8185

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Meintanis, Konstantinos A. “Combining Metadata, Inferred Similarity of Content, and Human Interpretation for Managing and Listening to Music Collections.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 04, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8185.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Meintanis, Konstantinos A. “Combining Metadata, Inferred Similarity of Content, and Human Interpretation for Managing and Listening to Music Collections.” 2011. Web. 04 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Meintanis KA. Combining Metadata, Inferred Similarity of Content, and Human Interpretation for Managing and Listening to Music Collections. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 04]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8185.

Council of Science Editors:

Meintanis KA. Combining Metadata, Inferred Similarity of Content, and Human Interpretation for Managing and Listening to Music Collections. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8185

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4. Larsen, Amy Marie 1984-. Identification in Posthumanist Rhetoric: Trauma and Empathy.

Degree: PhD, English, 2012, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/148204

► Posthumanist rhetoric is informed by developments in the sciences and the humanities which suggest that mind and body are not distinct from each other and,… (more)

▼ Posthumanist rhetoric is informed by developments in the sciences and the humanities which suggest that mind and body are not distinct from each other and, therefore, claims of humans’ superiority over other animals based on cognitive differences may not be justified. Posthumanist rhetoric, then, seeks to re-imagine the human and its relationship to the world. Though “post-” implies after, like other “post-” terms, posthumanism also coexists with humanism. This dissertation develops a concept of posthumanist rhetoric as questioning humanist assumptions about subjectivity while remaining entangled in them. The destabilization of the human subject means that new identifications between humans and nonhumans are possible, and the ethical implications of the rhetorical strategies used to build them have yet to be worked out. Identification, a key aim of rhetoric in the theory of Kenneth Burke and others, can persuade an audience to value others. However, it can also obscure the realities of who does and does not benefit from particular arguments, particularly when animal suffering is framed as human-like trauma with psychological and cultural as well as physical effects. I argue that a posthumanist practice of rhetoric demonstrates ways of circumventing this problem by persuading readers not only to care about others, but also to understand that our ability to comprehend another’s subjectivity is limited and that acknowledging these limitations is a method of caring. his dissertation locates instances of resistance to and/or deployment of posthumanist critique in recent works of literature; identifies language commonly used in appeals that create identifications between humans and animals; and analyzes the implications of these rhetorical strategies. To that end, I have selected texts about human and animal suffering that engage particular themes of identification that recur in posthumanist rhetoric. The chapters pair texts that develop each theme differently. Most undermine human superiority as a species, but many reify the importance of certain qualities of the liberal humanist subject by granting them to nonhumans. The points of identification created between humans and nonhumans will inform how we re-imagine the human subject to account for our connections, and therefore our responsibilities, to other beings. Advisors/Committee Members: Killingsworth, Jimmie (advisor), Griffin, Robert (committee member), Palmer, Clare (committee member), Robinson, Sally (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: Literature; Trauma Studies; Trauma; Identification; Animal Studies; Posthuman; Posthumanism; Rhetoric

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Larsen, A. M. 1. (2012). Identification in Posthumanist Rhetoric: Trauma and Empathy. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/148204

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Larsen, Amy Marie 1984-. “Identification in Posthumanist Rhetoric: Trauma and Empathy.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 04, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/148204.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Larsen, Amy Marie 1984-. “Identification in Posthumanist Rhetoric: Trauma and Empathy.” 2012. Web. 04 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Larsen AM1. Identification in Posthumanist Rhetoric: Trauma and Empathy. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 04]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/148204.

Council of Science Editors:

Larsen AM1. Identification in Posthumanist Rhetoric: Trauma and Empathy. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/148204

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5. Vaughn, Robin. Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) Underwater Bait-Balling Behaviors and Acoustic Signals: A Comparison Between Argentina and New Zealand.

Degree: PhD, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, 2011, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/150948

► I characterized dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) underwater bait-balling behaviors and acoustic signals, and compared data between Argentina and New Zealand (NZ) to investigate the roles… (more)

▼ I characterized dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) underwater bait-balling behaviors and acoustic signals, and compared data between Argentina and New Zealand (NZ) to investigate the roles of ecology versus social learning. I quantified prey herding and capturing behaviors from video footage, and I analyzed acoustic signals from narrowband recordings. In both locations, I related bait-balling behaviors and acoustic signals to group and prey ball sizes. In NZ, I also related dolphin behaviors to prey ball escape behaviors and acoustic signal parameters to examine proximate functions. Observed herding behaviors typically involved dolphins swimming around or under a prey ball using a side body orientation, while dolphins typically captured fish from the side of a prey ball using a ventral orientation. Coordinated prey-capture behaviors may have made it easier for dolphins to capture fish by trapping fish between dolphins. Signals were categorized as click trains, burst pulses, and combinations due to a bimodal inter-click interval distribution. I observed 3 whistle-like chirp-screams, but no whistles. Sequences of burst pulses also occurred that contained 2-14 burst pulses that aurally and visually appeared closely matched. Similarities between locations suggest that ecological context related to broad behavioral and acoustic parameters, while social learning differences may occur on a finer scale. In NZ, prey balls exhibited horizontal and vertical movements, but the only behavior that preceded escape was “funneling”, the brief formation of a ball shape where the height was at least twice the width. Dolphin behaviors that related to prey balls ascending were type of herding pass, location of prey-capture attempts, and body orientation during attempts. These behavioral parameters may also be used to counter vertical prey escape behaviors. In NZ, all signal categories had a direct or indirect role in capturing prey. Click train-burst pulses were likely used for echolocating on prey, burst pulses and sequences appeared to have communication roles, and the role of click trains was ambiguous. No signal categories appeared to have a herding function, but the sheer number of signals emitted may have caused fish to cluster together more tightly and therefore facilitated capture. Advisors/Committee Members: Würsig, Bernd (advisor), Killingsworth, Jimmie (committee member), Marshall, Christopher (committee member), Packard, Jane (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: prey-capture behaviors; predator-prey interactions; Lagenorhynchus obscurus; group foraging; foraging behavior; dusky dolphin; acoustic signal functions; acoustic signal categorization

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Vaughn, R. (2011). Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) Underwater Bait-Balling Behaviors and Acoustic Signals: A Comparison Between Argentina and New Zealand. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/150948

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Vaughn, Robin. “Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) Underwater Bait-Balling Behaviors and Acoustic Signals: A Comparison Between Argentina and New Zealand.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 04, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/150948.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Vaughn, Robin. “Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) Underwater Bait-Balling Behaviors and Acoustic Signals: A Comparison Between Argentina and New Zealand.” 2011. Web. 04 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Vaughn R. Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) Underwater Bait-Balling Behaviors and Acoustic Signals: A Comparison Between Argentina and New Zealand. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 04]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/150948.

Council of Science Editors:

Vaughn R. Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) Underwater Bait-Balling Behaviors and Acoustic Signals: A Comparison Between Argentina and New Zealand. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/150948

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6. Feldpausch-Parker, Andrea Marie. Communicating Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies: Opportunities and Constraints across Media.

Degree: PhD, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, 2011, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8187

► In 2003, the U.S. Department of Energy created regional joint governmentindustry partnerships as part of a larger incentive to develop carbon dioxide capture and storage… (more)

▼ In 2003, the U.S. Department of Energy created regional joint governmentindustry partnerships as part of a larger incentive to develop carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technologies to address the issue of climate change. As part of their missions, DOE and their partners are responsible for creating and distributing public outreach and education materials discussing climate change and CCS technologies. In this dissertation, I sought to evaluate processes for communicating CCS to the public by examining different pathways including direct communication through DOE and regional partnership websites (Chapter I), news media from states with energy projects proposed or underway (Chapter II), and alternative strategies for communication such as an online educational game for youth (Chapter IV). My study also included focus groups in communities where CCS technologies have been piloted to determine public knowledge and acceptance of CCS (Chapter III). In Chapter I, a critique of DOE and partnership websites, I found authority to be a dominant theme throughout DOE and partnership website content, often incorporating technical jargon beyond laymen understanding and, in many cases, targeting industry audiences over the intended public. In Chapter II, I analyzed newspaper articles from the states of Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana and Texas using Luhmann’s social theory and the SPEED framework to determine how CCS has been framed by the media. Findings indicated that political, legal, economic and technical frames dominated, with emphasis on benefits, rather than risks of adoption. I also found that CCS reporting increased dramatically as pilot projects started to come on line. In my study of community acceptance of CCS in the American Southwest, Chapter III, I found that participants focused their conversations on industry and government knowledge, risks and unknowns of CCS and processes for decision-making. These topics also provided an impetus for caution. Skepticism and distrust of government entities and corporations influenced participant willingness to accept storage risks to mitigate for CO2 emissions. After open discussion of pros and cons associated with the technology, however, participants were more willing to consider CCS as an option, indicating a need to talk through the issue and to come to their own conclusions. Finally, in focus groups used to evaluate of an online game titled The Adventures of Carbon Bond, I found that it was difficult for participants to discuss environmental issues with students that are viewed as contentious (i.e. climate change and CCS), but that gaming was a valuable tool for addressing such sensitive subjects. Overall, these four chapters demonstrate that communication of CCS has only reached portions of the public and has not consistently connected with those potentially impacted by the technology. They also show that CCS must overcome numerous barriers to deployment, foremost of which is public acceptance. Advisors/Committee Members: Peterson, Tarla R. (advisor), Lopez, Roel R. (committee member), Higginbotham, Billy (committee member), Killingsworth, Jimmie (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: Carbon Capture and Storage; Climate Change; Communication; Mitigation; U.S. Department of Energy

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Feldpausch-Parker, A. M. (2011). Communicating Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies: Opportunities and Constraints across Media. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8187

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Feldpausch-Parker, Andrea Marie. “Communicating Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies: Opportunities and Constraints across Media.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 04, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8187.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Feldpausch-Parker, Andrea Marie. “Communicating Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies: Opportunities and Constraints across Media.” 2011. Web. 04 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Feldpausch-Parker AM. Communicating Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies: Opportunities and Constraints across Media. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 04]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8187.

Council of Science Editors:

Feldpausch-Parker AM. Communicating Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies: Opportunities and Constraints across Media. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8187

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7. Hall, Damon M. Managing the Yellowstone River System with Place-based Cultural Data.

Degree: PhD, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, 2011, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8176

► This project aims to create new research tools within the human dimensions (HD) of the natural resources field to improve environmental policy decision making. It… (more)

▼ This project aims to create new research tools within the human dimensions (HD) of the natural resources field to improve environmental policy decision making. It addresses problems that arise from the recent trend towards decentralized natural resource management (NRM) and planning (e.g., community-based planning, watershed-based and collaborative management, others). By examining one decentralized riparian management planning effort along the Yellowstone River (Montana), this study finds that decentralization forces new needs such as localized information requirements and a better understanding of the rationales behind local interests. To meet these new scale demands and to ensure that policy best fits the social and biophysical settings, this project argues that local cultural knowledge can serve as an organizing framework for delivering the kinds of understanding needed for decentralized planning. This was tested by interviewing 313 riverfront landowners, recreationalists, and civic managers to understand how residents conceptualize the river’s natural processes, its management, and their desires for the future of the river. Analysis of the transcribed in-depth interview texts—the Yellowstone River Cultural Inventory (YRCI)—found that: (1) altering decision venues places more significance upon interpersonal working relationships between managers and citizens; (2) while local expertise can provide higher quality information to managers, local decision making cultures still retain power dynamics that can inhibit or advance conservation policies; (3) how natural resource places are symbolically communicated has a material impact upon resource uses; (4) how residents conceptualize the ownership of land is complicated along a dynamic river; and (5) this dynamism impacts planning efforts. In sum, this project argues that for social research to provide the data and analysis appropriate, a modification in scale and a commensurate shift in the lenses used for social inquiry is necessary. An in-depth understanding of local cultures—like the YRCI—enables agencies to best manage in decentralized scales of planning by calling attention to site-specific nuances such as power dynamics and place representation which are often missed in traditional large-scale HD methods and lenses. This research also functions as a preemptive way to engage the public in environmental planning helping decision makers’ best fit policy to particular socio-cultural and ecological settings. Advisors/Committee Members: Peterson, Tarla R. (advisor), Peterson, Markus J. (committee member), Killingsworth, Jimmie M. (committee member), Grant, William E. (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: culture; natural resources management; communication; Yellowstone River

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Hall, D. M. (2011). Managing the Yellowstone River System with Place-based Cultural Data. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8176

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Hall, Damon M. “Managing the Yellowstone River System with Place-based Cultural Data.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 04, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8176.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Hall, Damon M. “Managing the Yellowstone River System with Place-based Cultural Data.” 2011. Web. 04 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Hall DM. Managing the Yellowstone River System with Place-based Cultural Data. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 04]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8176.

Council of Science Editors:

Hall DM. Managing the Yellowstone River System with Place-based Cultural Data. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8176

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8. Horton, Cristi Laine Choat. Identifying and Clarifying the Multiple Identities of U.S. Conservationists by Listening to Their Voices.

Degree: PhD, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, 2015, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/161244

► Persons interested in conservation are often involved in negotiating their identities based on cultural values that guide what it means to be conservationists within the… (more)

▼ Persons interested in conservation are often involved in negotiating their identities based on cultural values that guide what it means to be conservationists within the United States. In this dissertation, I focused on how negotiation of multiple identities impacts decisions regarding conservation and interactions with others. I adopted a critical interpretative lens to explore how conservationist identity emerged from roles of conservation scientists as they promote biodiversity conservation and negotiate the scientist-advocate paradox, agriculturalist producers as they talked about Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the Yellowstone River, and local community leaders that explained their governance of the Yellowstone River watershed and negotiated tensions between individual rights and the common good. In my first study, I analyzed professional conservation biology literature to determine how it framed credibility. Findings indicated that when identifying themselves as conservationists, conservation scientists typically discussed credibility as a static entity lacking dimensionality (expertise, trustworthiness, and goodwill). They identified expertise or trustworthiness as important, but rarely mentioned goodwill. For my next study, I selected a cultural inventory research approach to examine voices agriculturalists used to construct their conservation identity. Findings indicated that agriculturalists, when identifying themselves as conservationists, talked about their ecological and social responsibilities and explained how conservation and production are intricately linked to enable them to provide a sustainable resource base for future generations. In my final study, I used informant directed interviews to enable local community leaders to explain their perspectives about democratic governance along the Yellowstone River. Results indicated that when identifying themselves as conservationists, local community leaders talked about negotiating the democratic paradox and the importance of agonistic pluralism to effectively govern the Yellowstone River watershed. Overall, this research demonstrates that negotiation of multiple identities may differ when addressed to professional and lay audiences that perform particular roles associated with natural resource conservation. These findings offer general principles that can be applied to similar groups involved in conservation across the United States and enable an enhanced understanding of how the negotiation of multiple identities impacts decisions regarding conservation and interactions with others. Advisors/Committee Members: Peterson, Tarla R (advisor), Killingsworth, Jimmie (committee member), Peterson, Markus J (committee member), Wilkins, Neal (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: conservation; voice; democratic paradox; identity; credibility; advocacy

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Horton, C. L. C. (2015). Identifying and Clarifying the Multiple Identities of U.S. Conservationists by Listening to Their Voices. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/161244

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Horton, Cristi Laine Choat. “Identifying and Clarifying the Multiple Identities of U.S. Conservationists by Listening to Their Voices.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 04, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/161244.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Horton, Cristi Laine Choat. “Identifying and Clarifying the Multiple Identities of U.S. Conservationists by Listening to Their Voices.” 2015. Web. 04 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Horton CLC. Identifying and Clarifying the Multiple Identities of U.S. Conservationists by Listening to Their Voices. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 04]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/161244.

Council of Science Editors:

Horton CLC. Identifying and Clarifying the Multiple Identities of U.S. Conservationists by Listening to Their Voices. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/161244

9. Song, Ho Rim. Complex Feedback Loops of Technoscience, Literature, and Culture: Dynamics of the Complexity Paradigm in Scientific Fiction.

Degree: PhD, English, 2012, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8551

► This dissertation explores the emergence of the complexity paradigm in our technoscience culture and proposes "scientific fiction" as a genre of cultural studies based on… (more)

▼ This dissertation explores the emergence of the complexity paradigm in our technoscience culture and proposes "scientific fiction" as a genre of cultural studies based on that paradigm. Throughout this dissertation, I use the terms and concepts of complexity theory developed by new science, which revises the reductionism and linearity of classic science. The complexity paradigm signifies a system of all knowledge that conceives the productivity and creativity of the complexity created by interconnective and interactive dynamics among and within systems. As a literary response to the complexity paradigm, scientific fiction emphasizes the productivity and creativity of the complexity, offering the possibility of the human‘s co-evolution with technoscience. These characteristics of scientific fiction help articulate new ontological, ethical, and aesthetic visions for the posthuman. This dissertation ultimately highlights the strong feedback loops of technoscience, literature, and culture, which promote the complexity paradigm. By comparing Pat Cadigan‘s Synners as a scientific fiction novel and William Gibson‘s Neuromancer as a representative postmodern science fiction novel, Chapter II presents the defining characteristics of scientific fiction, reconfiguring humanity in relation to the technoscience environment. Furthermore, analyzing Greg Bear‘s Blood Music, the chapter claims that the human subject is an adaptive, self-organizing, interconnective system. Grounded in such understandings of humanity and subjectivity, the next chapter examines Marge Piercy‘s He, She and It to offer a new ethical perspective, or the complexity ethics, which establishes the interconnective and interactive relationship between the human and the technological as an evolutionary partner. The complexity ethics describes human behaviors and thoughts in our technoscience culture rather than prescribing a moral guideline. Next, in investigating Shelley Jackson‘s Patchwork Girl, a hypertext novel that rewrites Mary Shelley‘s Frankenstein, Chapter IV explores a new aesthetics appreciating the creativity of the complexity produced by interconnective and interactive dynamics. Finally, through the analyses of the scientific fiction novels, this dissertation suggests that scientific fiction is a transdisciplinary field that can offer new cultural visions. Advisors/Committee Members: Robinson, Sally (advisor), Killingsworth, Jimmie (committee member), O'Farrell, Mary Ann (committee member), Hand, Michael (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: scientific fiction; complexity paradigm; technoscience; network culture; Posthumanism; complexity theory

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Song, H. R. (2012). Complex Feedback Loops of Technoscience, Literature, and Culture: Dynamics of the Complexity Paradigm in Scientific Fiction. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8551

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Song, Ho Rim. “Complex Feedback Loops of Technoscience, Literature, and Culture: Dynamics of the Complexity Paradigm in Scientific Fiction.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 04, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8551.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Song, Ho Rim. “Complex Feedback Loops of Technoscience, Literature, and Culture: Dynamics of the Complexity Paradigm in Scientific Fiction.” 2012. Web. 04 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Song HR. Complex Feedback Loops of Technoscience, Literature, and Culture: Dynamics of the Complexity Paradigm in Scientific Fiction. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 04]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8551.

Council of Science Editors:

Song HR. Complex Feedback Loops of Technoscience, Literature, and Culture: Dynamics of the Complexity Paradigm in Scientific Fiction. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8551

Texas A&M University

10. Smith, James Gottlieb. Of fish and swimming swords.

Degree: MA, English, 2009, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2397

► This original novel with a critical introduction is a summary and capstone of my study of creative writing at Texas A&M University. The introduction uses… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: science fiction; creative writing

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Smith, J. G. (2009). Of fish and swimming swords. (Masters Thesis). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2397

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Smith, James Gottlieb. “Of fish and swimming swords.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 04, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2397.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Smith, James Gottlieb. “Of fish and swimming swords.” 2009. Web. 04 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Smith JG. Of fish and swimming swords. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 04]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2397.

Council of Science Editors:

Smith JG. Of fish and swimming swords. [Masters Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2397

Texas A&M University

11. Poff, Terri Lynn. Locust skin: a thesis in creative nonfiction.

Degree: MA, English, 2009, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1295

► This creative thesis includes a critical introduction that discusses a brief history and definition of the creative nonfiction genre, the ethical dilemmas faced by the… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: nonfiction; memoir

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Poff, T. L. (2009). Locust skin: a thesis in creative nonfiction. (Masters Thesis). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1295

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Poff, Terri Lynn. “Locust skin: a thesis in creative nonfiction.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 04, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1295.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Poff, Terri Lynn. “Locust skin: a thesis in creative nonfiction.” 2009. Web. 04 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Poff TL. Locust skin: a thesis in creative nonfiction. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 04]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1295.

Council of Science Editors:

Poff TL. Locust skin: a thesis in creative nonfiction. [Masters Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1295

Texas A&M University

12. Spiegelhauer, Jacob Lyle. Building the conflicted community.

Degree: MA, Philosophy, 2005, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1322

► This thesis will examine the individual and the community. The question will be, what effect does the community have on the individual, and whether or… (more)

▼ This thesis will examine the individual and the community. The question will be, what effect does the community have on the individual, and whether or not this limits individuals development and personal freedom. I will contend that while individuals have limits placed on their freedoms by the community, they are also indebted to it, finding within it a necessary place. As such, I will examine various communal models, questioning the benefits and vices of each, hoping to draw a clearer picture of a community that allows the individual the most personal freedom, while not diminishing from the strength of the community. I will focus first on the model of Hegel and his speculative idealism, examining his method, and overarching goal, as a means to question what an idealistic society would look like, and how it would function, in order to inquire whether such a community is both plausible and preferable. And as this question was taken up by John Dewey, the thesis will also argue from his standpoint that a community such as Hegels was not possible. I will examine why John Dewey drew this conclusion, as it did not take into account individuals, and how they have experience, as personal and ever changing. And finally the thesis will question, was Dewey firm enough in his stance, or was his just a softer version of idealism, leading us to the present state of affairs where the community is still dominated by idealistic sentiments, favoring the community over the individual, and diminishing personal freedom. The conclusion will be drawn that a move should be made to return to individuals choice in their personal lives, as originally proposed by Dewey, both giving, and making them take responsibility for those lives. Consequently, the thesis will show that a community that allows for the most personal development of individual freedoms will also be one that thrives as a community, drawing from those individual developments a richer source of potentials, capable of changing in a more varied and expansive way that is more aptly able to accommodate both the individual and the community. Advisors/Committee Members: McDermott, John (advisor), Killingsworth, Jimmie (committee member), George, Theodore (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: Individual; community; conflict

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Spiegelhauer, J. L. (2005). Building the conflicted community. (Masters Thesis). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1322

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Spiegelhauer, Jacob Lyle. “Building the conflicted community.” 2005. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 04, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1322.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Spiegelhauer, Jacob Lyle. “Building the conflicted community.” 2005. Web. 04 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Spiegelhauer JL. Building the conflicted community. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2005. [cited 2021 Mar 04]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1322.

Council of Science Editors:

Spiegelhauer JL. Building the conflicted community. [Masters Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2005. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1322

Texas A&M University

13. Francis, James. Short fiction creative writing: storytelling with a film perspective.

Degree: MA, English, 2005, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/2427

► The research and material contained in this thesis will examine short story theory from current perspectives in the field and provide a response to questions… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Film; Fiction; Writing; Story; Short; Creative

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Francis, J. (2005). Short fiction creative writing: storytelling with a film perspective. (Masters Thesis). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/2427

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Francis, James. “Short fiction creative writing: storytelling with a film perspective.” 2005. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 04, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/2427.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Francis, James. “Short fiction creative writing: storytelling with a film perspective.” 2005. Web. 04 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Francis J. Short fiction creative writing: storytelling with a film perspective. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2005. [cited 2021 Mar 04]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/2427.

Council of Science Editors:

Francis J. Short fiction creative writing: storytelling with a film perspective. [Masters Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2005. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/2427

Texas A&M University

14. Park, Jungsik. Storytelling and truthtelling: discursive practices of news-storytelling in Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, and John Hersey.

Degree: PhD, English, 2006, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/3738

► Focusing on new-journalistic nonfiction novels by Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, and John Hersey, this dissertation conceptualizes the discursive practices of news-storytelling as a necessary matrix… (more)

▼ Focusing on new-journalistic nonfiction novels by Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, and John Hersey, this dissertation conceptualizes the discursive practices of news-storytelling as a necessary matrix of storytelling and truthtelling activities. Despite the dominant postmodern emphasis on storytelling over truthtelling in such disciplines as literature, historiography, journalism, and legal studies, storytelling-in-the-discipline is also constrained by a set of assumptions and practices about what constitutes professional storytelling. Since news-stories report on events in a public arena where numerous competing stories abound, they are highly aware of other neighboring stories and so relate, compete, and negotiate with other stories to make their stories not merely repetitive but argumentative and re-tellable. As a socially regulated and conditioned discourse, news-storytelling in its enterprise is predicated upon different sets of discursive authorities, material conditions, and audience expectations, where various facts and interpretations are argued, tested, and judged. Chapter I briefly surveys the ways in which news-storiesÂ claim to referentiality is problematized and even stigmatized by the postmodern ethos of storytelling. Chapter II then explores the discursive dynamics of newsstories, which arise from the paradoxical status of being simultaneously news and a story. Particularly, this chapter highlights the discursive practice of Âsource markingÂ and Âcounter-storytellingÂ through which news-storytellers foreground their reliability as able researchers, analysts, and contenders. Chapter III discusses the issue of (inter-) textuality in the vectors of storyteller and the world, and examines how news-storytellers draw on, blend into, and counter competing and neighboring stories to situate their own stories in the web of intertextuality and to reinforce the competency, honesty, and quality of their news-stories. Chapter IV is a historical examination of a ÂtranscriptÂ mode, a particular discursive practice of news-storytellers, through which they try to uphold the empirical status of their news-stories. Chapter V concludes the dissertation by arguing that news-stories provide a clarifying vantage point from which to understand the transactions of historical discourse, where newsstorytelling replaces (story) knowledge with argument, poetics with rhetoric, and a story with a discourse. Advisors/Committee Members: McWhirter, David (advisor), Aune, James (committee member), Kelly, Katherine (committee member), Killingsworth, Jimmie (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: New Journalism; Nonfiction; Rhetoric; Intertextuality; Narrative; Historiography

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Park, J. (2006). Storytelling and truthtelling: discursive practices of news-storytelling in Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, and John Hersey. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/3738

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Park, Jungsik. “Storytelling and truthtelling: discursive practices of news-storytelling in Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, and John Hersey.” 2006. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 04, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/3738.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Park, Jungsik. “Storytelling and truthtelling: discursive practices of news-storytelling in Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, and John Hersey.” 2006. Web. 04 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Park J. Storytelling and truthtelling: discursive practices of news-storytelling in Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, and John Hersey. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2006. [cited 2021 Mar 04]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/3738.

Council of Science Editors:

Park J. Storytelling and truthtelling: discursive practices of news-storytelling in Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, and John Hersey. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2006. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/3738

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