Don Sebastien, roi de Portugal. Tome 2 / , roman historique de Miss Maria Anna Porter, traduit de l'anglais par le traducteur du "Polonais"

Titre original : Don Sebastian, or The house of Braganza

Don Sebastien, roi de Portugal. Tome 1 / , roman historique de Miss Maria Anna Porter, traduit de l'anglais par le traducteur du "Polonais"

Titre original : Don Sebastian, or The house of Braganza

Don Sebastien, roi de Portugal. Tome 3 / , roman historique de Miss Maria Anna Porter, traduit de l'anglais par le traducteur du "Polonais"

Titre original : Don Sebastian, or The house of Braganza

Les frères hongrois. Tome 1 / , roman, traduit de l'anglais de Miss Anna Maria Porter, sur la 3e édition, par Mlle Aline de L.

Titre original : The Hungarian brothers

Les frères hongrois. Tome 2 / , roman, traduit de l'anglais de Miss Anna Maria Porter, sur la 3e édition, par Mlle Aline de L.

Titre original : The Hungarian brothers

Les frères hongrois. Tome 3 / , roman, traduit de l'anglais de Miss Anna Maria Porter, sur la 3e édition, par Mlle Aline de L.

Titre original : The Hungarian brothers

Righteous sounds and reproductive justice : the influence of Ani DiFranco's music for reproductive rights activists

In this thesis, I explore how the folk-rock music of Ani DiFranco has influenced the activist commitments, sensibilities, and activities of reproductive rights activists. My interest in the relation of popular music to social movements is informed by the work of Simon Frith (1987, 1996a, 1996b), Rob Rosenthal (2001), and Ann Savage (2003). Frith argues that popular music is an important contributor to personal identity and the ways that listeners see the world. Savage (2003) writes that fans develop a unique relationship with feminist/political music, and Rosenthal (2001) argues that popular music can be an important factor in building social movements. I use these arguments to ask what the influence of Ani DiFranco's music has been for reproductive rights activists who are her fans. I conducted in-depth interviews with ten reproductive rights activists who are fans of Ani DiFranco's music. All ten are women in their twenties and thirties living in Ontario or New York. Each has been listening to DiFranco's music for between two and fifteen years, and has considered herself a reproductive rights activist for between eighteen months and twenty years. I examine these women's narratives of their relationships with Ani DiFranco's music and their activist experience through the interconnected lenses of identity, consciousness, and practice. Listening to Ani DiFranco's music affects the fluid ways these women understand their identities as women, as feminists, and in solidarity with others. I draw on Freire's (1970) understanding of conscientization to consider the role that Ani's music has played in heightening women's awareness about reproductive rights issues. The feeling of solidarity with other (both real and perceived) activist fans gives them more confidence that they can make a difference in overcoming social injustice. They believe that Ani's music encourages productive anger, which in turn fuels their passion to take action to make change. Women use Ani's music deliberately for energy and encouragement in their continued activism, and find that it continues to resonate with their evolving identities as women, feminists, and activists. My study builds on those of Rosenthal (2001) and Savage (2003) by focusing on one artist and activists in one social movement. The characteristics of Ani DiFranco, her fan base, and the reproductive rights movement allow new understanding of the ways that female fans who are members of a female-dominated feminist movement interact with the music of a popular independent female artist.

Resilience factors of university and college students with learning disabilities as revealed through retrospective interviews /

This qualitative study examined resilience factors of eight university and college students with learning disabilities as revealed through retrospective interviews. This study has added to the existing literature surrounding resilience especially as it relates to individuals with learning disabilities. This study may provide additional insight into the emotional impacts of repeated and chronic risks on students with learning disabilities. The major themes that emerged using the interpretive phenomenological analysis method (Smith & Osborn, 2003) were organized under these four major headings: Challenges and Obstacles, Surviving Challenges, Supportive Conditions, and A Journey of Discovery and Hope. An adaptation of the listening guide analytical method (Gilligan, Spencer, Weinberg, & Bertsch, 2003) was also utilized and offered a more personal depiction of the participants and an exploration of the unique contributions their stories made to this study. Specifically, a theme of feeling trapped/wanting to escape emerged as a reaction to adversity faced during elementary school years. Furthennore, this study has demonstrated that for several of the participants, the benefits of positive outlets extended beyond nurturing areas of strength and self-esteem to also include the provision of a short respite from their challenges and enhanced feelings of overall well-being. Additionally, this study may add to the existing literature surrounding character traits evident in resilient students, specifically highlighting the significance of optimism and selfacceptance.

Samuel James Chapman, Arthur Chapman, and Anna Chapman, 1905

Portrait of Samuel James Chapman, George Arthur Chapman, and Anna Chapman, about 1905, taken by the Mushet Studio, Los Angeles, California.

Anna E. Stover Chapman, Los Angeles, California

Portrait of Anna E. Stover Chapman, taken in the Witzel Studio, Los Angeles, California, ca. 1919.

Anna E. Stover Chapman and Samuel James Chapman

Anna E. Stover Chapman and Samuel James Chapman, posing outside by a trellis.