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This thesis studies social protest in colonial Korea (1910-1945). In the first two chapters, I study protest by Koreans against the Japanese colonial authority. In particular, I focus on the March First Movement in 1919, the largest anti-colonial independence movement during the…

I examine the political function of short narratives during the period of nation formation in Latin America (1830-1920). I focus on Argentina, Brazil, and Cuba as case studies to show that the genre was a prominent platform for counter-hegemonic discourse. I define counter-hegem…

I examine the political function of short narratives during the period of nation formation in Latin America (1830-1920). I focus on Argentina, Brazil, and Cuba as case studies to show that the genre was a prominent platform for counter-hegemonic discourse. I define counter-hegem…

The primary question that informs this research inquiry into widespread civil protest in nineteenth-century Iran concerns the processes that contributed to the beginnings of political participation. More broadly, this work is an analysis of the social dynamics that led to the fi…