Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, 2014, Popular Culture

In this thesis, I explore the ways in which several characters in the anime Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood play with gender, and what impact that gender play has on larger social structures within the narrative. I use a close reading of the text, and of four characters in particular (Lust the Lascivious, Envy the Jealous, and the Armstrong siblings), to deduce how hegemonic patriarchal powers influence and control gender performance for those characters closely related to them, and spur on gender play in characters defying said powers. These characters occupy a liminal space between generations that is vital to their gender play. I argue that views on gender in this particular series are a symptom of shifts in generational understandings of the world overall, not just in relation to gender performance.

Committee: Kristen Rudisill (Committee Chair); Satomi Saito (Committee Member); Becca Cragin (Committee Member) Subjects: Gender; Gender Studies; Mass Media

Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 2005, Graduate School

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Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1967, Graduate School

Committee: Not Provided (Other) Subjects: History

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Ohio University, 2015, English

In this thesis, I will examine questions of storytelling in two works of contemporary American literature: Toni Morrison's Paradise and Karen Russell's Swamplandia! I will look not only at the power that stories hold over the individual, but also at their ability to transform or restrict a community. Both of these novels focus on isolated communities as microcosms for the politics of the larger country. How do narratives the characters tell about the past shape a community's present? Issues of identity—of race, class, gender, age, and other forms of marginality—necessarily come into play in the ways that these narratives actively shape the dynamics of belonging. How do those on the margins interact with their communities's self-narrative, the story of the group? Are they forever limited by the story their elders offer up, or are they able to create new stories for themselves? And in creating those new stories, should they (or can they) mine and revise old stories, or is it better to begin anew? My thesis suggests that these are pressing questions and that the answers depend on each individual case; however, I hope to show that paying attention to these issues of community construction through narrative forces us to confront our understanding of the work that myths do.

Committee: Thom Dancer (Advisor) Subjects: Literature

MARCH, University of Cincinnati, 2004, Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning: Architecture (Master of)

Industry, formerly defining the identity of Pittsburgh, has mostly moved away from the city. The resultant post-industrial landscape is littered with abandoned industrial buildings. These buildings facing disuse or demolition are the urban artifacts that once contributed to the sense of place. The loss of these artifacts has negative effects not only on the particular place but also on the broader urban environment. The reuse of these buildings is important to make them a valued piece of architecture once again. Place is immersed in layers of history. The destruction of the post-industrial landscape separates and tears those layers of history. While maintaining a connection to the industrial past is important, it is necessary not to overlook all the layers of pre- and post-industrial history. These are elements of the place. The conversion of unused industrial buildings can start to maintain the sense of place. The fuller sense of place may be realized in an architecture of palimpsest. Metaphorically, the term palimpsest refers to the ability of architecture to contain many partial “texts” thru time layered over each other. The richness of the architecture takes advantage of this and is derived from the layers that define place. The aspects used to create this architectural palimpsest are the validity of fragments, the existing architectural character, and the design of new interventions. Design exploration will take place through the Armstrong Cork Building in the Strip District of Pittsburgh. This striking hundred year-old cork factory has been abandoned for twenty-five years. The project derives its program not only from the needs of the area as well as from the layers of history.

Committee: David Saile (Advisor) Subjects: Architecture

Master of Science, The Ohio State University, 2011, Materials Science and Engineering

The high cost of titanium currently limits its use to value-added application, primarily in the aerospace and defense industries. Due to the excellent strength-to-weight ratio and corrosion properties of titanium, there is significant interest in lowering the cost of titanium to make it accessible to other markets such as the automotive, transportation and chemical processing industries. The recently developed Armstrong process has created a low cost source of commercially pure and alloyed titanium powders, but current production techniques are inadequate for utilizing these powders to create components at an industrial scale. In many applications, HSR forming techniques have been used to achieve formability beyond that which can be done by Quasistatic forming techniques. This study was performed to explore the use HSR forming techniques in the consolidation of titanium powders and the production of titanium PM components, in an effort to lower the cost of titanium components and open their availability to other industries. The primary methods utilized in this study were Electromagnetic forming techniques, involving the discharge of a capacitor bank through a driving coil to induce current in a closely coupled workpiece resulting in a strong opposing Lorentz force between them. For the consolidation of titanium powders, copper tubes were filled with titanium powder and compacted by both solid and disposable coils. Roll compacted sheets were compacted utilizing a Uniform Pressure Actuator, Electromagnetic Press and an Electronically Driven Expanding Plasma. The UPA uses a driving coil to launch a copper sheet in a planar manner to push a titanium sheet sample on to a flat die. The EM Press involves repeatedly striking a sample with an electromagnetically repelled aluminum flyer with a flat tool steel impactor attached. EDEP involves discharging a capacitor bank through an aluminum foil, causing it to burst into a plasma that expands and compacts the sheet. The U (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Glenn Daehn (Advisor); Katharine Flores (Committee Member) Subjects: Engineering; Materials Science