CONCEPT

CONCEPT is an interdisciplinary journal of graduate studies sponsored by the Graduate Division of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Villanova University. CONCEPT accepts submissions from Villanova graduate students in all fields of the arts and sciences. Submissions from recent Villanova alumni are also accepted. Submissions are reviewed by graduate student editors, faculty editors and peer reviewers, with final decisions made by the editors.


Vol 35 (2012)

Table of Contents

Graduate Research Prize Essay

Duns Scotus at the Intersection of Christology and Consciousness PDF
Michael N.J. Fatigati

Communication

When Silenced Voices Become Wall-Scale Public Discourse: A Social Constructionist Analysis of Two Philadelphia Murals PDF
Silvana Pop

English

The Reconstitution of Sisterhood in Augusta Webster's "A Castaway" PDF
Grace Oh
"Proper for a lady's brush": The Visual Arts in the Work of Louisa May Alcott* PDF
Alexandra Edwards
"His blood is infected": Transmission of Disease and Wealth in Dickens's Bleak House* PDF
Afton Lorraine Woodward

History

English Aristocratic Women's Take on Health: 1450-1630 PDF
Erika M. Grimminger
American Eugenics: A History of its Evolution from Public Health Initiative to Scientific Racism, Historical Memory, and Modern Genetics* PDF
Margaret Rigas

Liberal Studies

The Entheos Diagnosis PDF
Melissa Dugan Rachwal

Public Administration

The Role of Religion (or Not) in the Tea Party Movement: Current Debates & The Anti-Federalists* PDF
Julie Schumacher Cohen
* Exclusive on-line content