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2004-2005 Brad Watson
No full textBrad Watson is the author of two collections of stories and two novels, The Heaven of Mercury, which was a finalist for the 2002 National Book Award, and Miss Jane, longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award. His fiction has been published in The New Yorker, Granta, Ecotone, Electric Literature, and the Idaho Review, among other publications. He teaches at the University of Wyoming, Laramie.https://egrove.olemiss.edu/grisham_res/1015/thumbnail.jp
Uncovering the multifaceted-self in the domain of negative traits: On the muted expression of negative self-knowledge
No full textThe multifaceted-self effect is the ascription of more traits to self than others. Consensus is that this effect occurs for positive, but not negative, traits. We propose that the effect also occurs for negative traits when they can be endorsed with low intensity ("I am a little bit lazy"), thereby circumventing self-protection concerns. In Experiment 1, the multifaceted-self effect occurred for positive, but not negative, traits on a high-intensity trait-endorsement measure. However, it occurred irrespective of trait valence on a low-intensity trait-endorsement measure. In Experiment 2, the multifaceted-self effect occurred for positive, but not negative, traits on a strong trait-endorsement measure. However, it occurred irrespective of trait valence on a diminuted trait-endorsement measure-a finding conceptually replicated in Experiment 3. In Experiment 4, participants spontaneously adopted diminutive terms ("a little bit") when describing their negative traits. Individuals reconcile negative self-knowledge with self-protection concerns by expressing it in muted term
Mnemic neglect and self-threat: trait modifiability moderates self-protection
No full textThe mnemic neglect effect is the phenomenon of disproportionately poor recall for threatening (rather than non-threatening) feedback that refers to the self (rather than another person). Does trait modifiability moderate mnemic neglect? We hypothesized that mnemic neglect will be present for feedback on unmodifiable traits, but absent for feedback on modifiable traits. In the latter case, the feedback would be lower in threat potential because its consequences are fleeting and steps to prevent its reoccurrence are possible. Participants received mixed (threatening and non-threatening) feedback that referred either to the self or another person. The feedback pertained to (central and peripheral) self-conceptions that were either unmodifiable or modifiable. In support of the hypothesis, mnemic neglect emerged for feedback on unmodifiable, but not modifiable, traits. The findings illustrate the selective and strategic nature of self-protection
Oral history interview with Brad McLelland
No full textBrad McLelland, author of historical fiction and fantasy novels and co-author of the 'Legends of the Lost Causes' series, talks about his early childhood interest in writing growing up in southern Arkansas. He discusses starting his writing career as a journalist before returning to graduate school to pursue his MFA in fiction at Oklahoma State University. He describes his experience publishing his work and working with a notable New York City publisher and emphasizes how his writing has changed throughout the revising process. He also provides some insight into his upcoming work and advice for now authors.The Deep Roots: Oklahoma Authors Collection is a series of interviews with authors who discuss their lives, work, and creative processes
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Copy Write: The Author Survival Guide
No full textThis is a transcript of the 29th Annual Horace S. Manges Lecture, given by best-selling author Brad Meltzer on March 24, 2016, about his time at Columbia Law School and the importance of doing what you love
Copy Write: The Author Survival Guide
No full textThis is a transcript of the 29th Annual Horace S. Manges Lecture, given by best-selling author Brad Meltzer on March 24, 2016, about his time at Columbia Law School and the importance of doing what you love
Introduction: Rethinking the Disciplinary Confluence of Anthropology and Literary Studies
No full textPeer reviewedThe published version of this article is found at http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/criticism/v049/49.4.evans.pdf. Copyright 2008 Wayne State University Pres
Book Discussion of Super Boys: The Amazing Adventures of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster by Brad Ricca
No full textIn time for the 75th anniversary of the Man of Steel, comes the first comprehensive literary biography of Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, creators of the DC Comics superhero Superman—Amazon.com
Discussion leader: Brad Ricca, Cleveland author
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Dr. Margaret Aymer, ITC, January 2012
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Margaret Aymer. Dr. Aymer talks about her book, "Confessing the Beatitudes". Brad Ost, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
Self-protective memory: separation/integration as a mechanism for mnemic neglect
No full textNegative self-referent information about central traits is recalled relatively poorly. Such mnemic neglect—a form of self-protective memory—entails the selective processing of threatening information. Here, we hypothesize a specific mechanism whereby it occurs: non-threatening information gets integrated with stored self-knowledge, whereas threatening information gets separated from it. In two experiments participants read behavioral information in tandem with a processing instruction designed to either separate it from, or integrate it with, stored self-knowledge. As hypothesized, information recall (but not recognition) was reduced following separation as opposed to integration instructions. Moreover, although concurrent mnemic neglect effects emerged in Experiment 2, the recall of central negative information was less boosted by integration instructions than the recall of central positive information was impaired by separation instructions, consistent with greater striving to self-protect than to self-enhance. Overall, the results implicate the separation of self-threatening information from stored self-knowledge as a mechanism underlying mnemic neglect
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