Browsing OU - Theses by Author "O'Neill, Sean"
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Bible Translation and Language Renewal: A Collaborative Approach
Caudill, Josh (2016-05)Many indigenous languages face attrition globally as the languages of the West continue to grow in influence. As linguists and indigenous speech communities struggle to organize effective language programs, many languages ... -
Community-Based Archives, Museums and Language Revitalization: A Case Study From The Wichita And Affiliated Tribes In Anadarko, Oklahoma
Hodges, Sapphire (2018)The last fluent speaker of the Wichita language passed away in 2016. According to many common language vitality scales in linguistics, the Wichita language would be considered extinct. However, the discourse about this has ... -
Crafting Culture: Tapping into Identity and Place through the Craft Beer Movement in Oklahoma
Ybarra, Lezlie (2019-05-10)In this anthropological study, I take an ethnographic approach to analyzing the constructions of identity in Oklahoma through the craft beer movement. I use the concept of a “sense of place,” where I take a look into the ... -
Decolonizing the Indigenous Language Classroom: A Heteroglossia of Ideological Shift in Indigenous Language Revitalization
Farris, Martyne (2017-05)This thesis examines the language ideologies of three Native American language instructors at the University of Oklahoma, looking specifically at the way these ideologies are seen in their pedagogical methodologies. This ... -
Discourses of Division: An Ethnography of the Oklahoma Proud Boys
Chandler, Zachary (2022-05-13)As a self-described group of "Western chauvinists," the Proud Boys have become lodged within the national consciousness because of their participation in historical and contemporary discourses concerned with fascism, ... -
FROM PHENOMENOLOGY OF LANGUAGE TO A THEORY OF SOCIOLOGICAL PRAXIS: PERCEPTION, IDEOLOGY, AND MEANING IN MULTIMODAL LINGUISTIC DISCOURSE
Hov, Loren (2016-05)Linguistics has prioritized the auditory mode of transmission in language at the expense of written forms and their relevance to the social construction of meaning and identity. Due to the privilege of spoken language as ... -
Grassroots Ethnonationalism: Serbian Ethnonationalism and Heritage (Re)production Through Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Dimitrijevic, Martina (2022-05-13)This essay explores the relationships between ethnic nationalism and folklore and ethnomusicology through a particular case of Serbia. My research is informed by personal experiences and interviews as well as participant ... -
"I Live in Boley, America:Exploring a Contemporary Identity for African American Boley Residents
Chang, Suzette (2016-05-13)Abstract Boley's history for African Americans are stories filled with triumphs and challenges, specifically autonomy, slavery and Jim Crow. In this paper I address their past and consider a contemporary identity that ... -
IRO TŲWAHI WISAHMA NĄHA: THE SEVENTH GENERATION, UNDERSTANDING JIWERE LANGUAGE STATUS AND RECLAMATION THROUGH COMMUNITY INPUT
Goodson, Christina (2019-12)Although several scholars have focused their work on Jiwere (Otoe) and related dialects of Chiwere, no published descriptions have come directly from members of the speech community themselves. This lack of self-determination ... -
Language Ideologies and Practices among University Learners of Native American Languages
Wilson, Michael (2016-05-14)This thesis examines language ideologies among university learners of Native American languages. Given that attitudes and beliefs toward these languages can have a direct impact on the learning process, recognizing ideologies ... -
Perception, visibility, and intervisibility in the late Archaic landscape of the Black Mesa region of Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Colorado
Lestarjette, Daniel (2023-05-12)Phenomenology, as an interpretive framework centered on perception and life experience, aids archaeologists in understanding past human relationships with landscapes and their features. In the Black Mesa region of Cimarron ... -
Red Dirt Resilience: Enduring Narratives of Oklahoma Environmental Activism
Stephenson, Moriah (2016-05-13)This thesis explores the relationship between dominant narratives of Oklahoma identity and counter-narratives of Oklahoma identity. I consider how the dominant narrative of Oklahoma identity is constructed in relationship ... -
Remembrance and Perseverance in History of the Native American Church in Oklahoma
Chudak, Aleksandr (2019-05-10)In this thesis, I examine the concepts of Native sovereignty, authenticity, (invented) tradition, indigeneity, and cultural heritage as these are applied to the context of the Native American Church (NAC, Peyotism, or the ... -
Singing Redface: The Misappropriation of American Indian Culture in Popular Music
Giacona, Christina (2016-12)This project examines the role of cultural appropriation in the creation of Native American stereotypes that are present in Western popular music in post-colonial America through the completion of an in-progress book. ... -
The St. Johns River: An archival project investigating interior occupation of the St. Johns River Region by Native Americans during the Colonial Period
Sutton, James (2021-05-14)Abstract My project focuses on studying burial mounds along the St. Johns middle valley during the Colonial Period, ca. 1500-1845CE. Currently, little is actually known regarding the interior of the St. Johns or which ... -
The Talking Stick Way: An Indigenous research methodology for engaging diverse global conversations
Freeman, Renelda (2017)The Talking Stick Way: An Indigenous research methodology for engaging diverse global conversations This study explores persistent gaps in knowledge concerning the relevance, presence and benefit of Indigenous research ...