Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Author "VanDevere, Mariann J"
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VanDevere, Mariann J; 0000-0002-0204-8564 (2020-07-27)Department: English and Comparative Media Analysis and PracticeI analyze the performances of contemporary African American and Asian American comedians to explore how they create and deploy personae that complement their critiques of structural oppression. I examine how these personae ...
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Views on the Black Megachurch: Du Bois, the Tuskegee Machine and World Changers Church International VanDevere, Mariann J (2015-11-25)Department: EnglishIn his study, The Negro Church, published in 1903, W.E.B. Du Bois prophesized the black church as the driving force behind racial uplift. Subsequently, he posited the Negro preacher as the prominent figure in obtaining ...