Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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    Alien Imaginaries: Tracing the Extraterrestrial in America

    Year: 2019, 2019
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Thursby, Laura, Thesis advisor (ths): Hollinger, Veronica, Degree committee member (dgc): Bordo, Jonathan, Degree committee member (dgc): Dunaway, Finis, Degree committee member (dgc): Lepselter, Susan, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>This dissertation offers a cultural analysis of UFOs and extraterrestrials in the United States. In it I look at what I call real aliens — extraterrestrials believed to be real and interacting with humans on Earth. Beliefs in real aliens are often denigrated and dismissed in official discourse, yet they continue to not only persist, but thrive, in American society. Hence, this… more

    Prepared for the Next War? U.S. Attachés Reports, Military Innovation and the Spanish Civil War

    Year: 2019, 2019
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Arnold, Sabrina Laura, Thesis advisor (ths): Cazorla-Sanchez, Antonio, Degree committee member (dgc): Dunaway, Finis, Degree committee member (dgc): Kay, Carolyn, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>The Spanish Civil War was a theatre of political tension where democracy, communism, and fascism clashed during the interwar period, starting in July 1936 and ending in April 1939. The war defied the traditional concept of a civil war as Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union became involved. All three saw Spain as a testing ground for new military technologies. Meanwhile the United States… more