Browsing by Author "Zapf, Donna"

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    Patent Pledges: Private Tool For Public Good
    (2016-05-03) Tracy, Nils
    Patent pledges are undertakings by patent owners not to enforce their rights in order to innovate around the intellectual property embodied in their patents. They are a relatively new instrument for promoting open-innovation, and have yet to be utilized widely, but they have the potential to accelerate technological progress: by pledging not to enforce a patent its
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    The Duke Aeolian Organ: The Journey of an American Musical Instrument
    (2015-12-18) Patterson, Gary
    The Aeolian Company built its last and largest church organ for Duke Chapel in 1932. The organ, one of the last examples of the Symphonic style of American organ building, survived three replacement attempts by the ideologues of the Neo-Baroque organ movement that swept the United States in the latter half of the 20th century. This organ reform movement apotheosized the mechanical-action organs of 17th and 18th century Europe, at the expense of early and mid-20th century American organs – many of which were heavily altered or entirely replaced. Fortunately, the Duke Aeolian was largely spared from such atrocities and was fully restored in 2009. This paper examines the rich cultural history of Duke’s Aeolian organ, including the efforts of those who sought to replace it, others who fought to preserve the organ, and the cultural and historical significance of the Aeolian as an American musical instrument. It is a fascinating and important story that needs to be told.
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    Who am I in English? Language as the Face of Identity in Bilingual Individuals
    (2018-08-31) Larson, Andrea J.
    How does switching to a life in a foreign language and culture affect one’s identity? Specifically, I ask: Do I have a true self unaffected by language and culture, or am I merely a construct of my environment? Studies in sociolinguistics overwhelmingly point to our sense of self as being largely informed by our place in the world: language, culture, gender and society weave together the intricate fabric of our being. The social and linguistic constructs available to us at any given time form the margins to who we think we are. For bilinguals like me, life in a foreign culture and language stretches these margins, as new experiences and linguistic concepts gradually alter accessible constructs and impact our sense of self. To many of us immigrants, living in an unfamiliar place and speaking in a foreign tongue can also pose a threat to our identity: the fabric of our being comes apart, forming gaping holes where cultural and linguistic concepts have fallen away and new ones have yet to be discovered. This two-part project examines the connection between language and identity creatively as well as academically. In an extended personal essay, I consider how my immigration experience and linguistic assimilation affected my sense of self. Loosely connected memories and reflections weave together into a cohesive storyline of being and changing and becoming, thus documenting the simultaneous sense of lightness and loss, of reinvention and confusion frequently felt by immigrants. The second part of this project consists of an academic research paper examining the unique qualities and struggles of bilingual individuals’ identities and how they are echoed in literature by immigrant, exiled and translingual writers.