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Title: Affirmative Action and Diversity: Implications for Arts Management.
Creator: Cuyler, Antonio C. (Antonio Christopher)
Abstract/Description: Affirmative action and diversity can serve as a powerful framework for helping arts management educators address the challenge of diversity in the arts. This article encourages arts management educators to use affirmative action and diversity to proactively recruit diverse students into academic degree programs.
Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_arted_faculty_publications-0001, 10.1080/10632921.2013.786009
Format: Citation

Title: Impact of a Creative Arts Journal on a Medical School Community: A Qualitative Study.
Creator: Rodríguez, Jose, Welch, Tana, Edwards, Janine C.
Abstract/Description: The Florida State University College of Medicine (FSUCOM) has created a new creative arts journal called HEAL: Humanism Evolving through Arts and Literature. This study was designed to evaluate the influence creative arts publications may have on students, faculty, and staff of a medical school. The investigators randomly selected 17 participants from 25 volunteers in the HEAL project who agreed to be interviewed. They used consensual qualitative research methods to analyze the data,...
Show moreThe Florida State University College of Medicine (FSUCOM) has created a new creative arts journal called HEAL: Humanism Evolving through Arts and Literature. This study was designed to evaluate the influence creative arts publications may have on students, faculty, and staff of a medical school. The investigators randomly selected 17 participants from 25 volunteers in the HEAL project who agreed to be interviewed. They used consensual qualitative research methods to analyze the data, identifying major areas of impact HEAL had on the faculty, students, and staff. Three major themes were identified: Strengthening Professional Relationships (SPR), Educational Enhancement (EE), and Self-Expression (SE). The following sub-themes were identified: SPR—changed perceptions; SE—artistic self-expression; EE—faculty example, and positive reinforcement of career choice. HEAL is perceived as a valuable part of medical education, and the identified themes can be tested in further research.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_fmr-0048, 10.1080/08893675.2012.736179
Format: Citation

Title: How to Not Read a Victorian Novel.
Creator: Fyfe, Paul
Abstract/Description: This article uses an exercise in distant reading or "not reading" to make a claim for digital pedagogy: that it amplifies the interrogative tradition of humanities study. The exercise uses a set of accessible and freely-available text analysis and visualization tools on the web to encourage students to build their own methods of interpretation. While structured as a paper assignment, it essentially works like a humanities lab report. Students are given a defined set of steps to locate, manage...
Show moreThis article uses an exercise in distant reading or "not reading" to make a claim for digital pedagogy: that it amplifies the interrogative tradition of humanities study. The exercise uses a set of accessible and freely-available text analysis and visualization tools on the web to encourage students to build their own methods of interpretation. While structured as a paper assignment, it essentially works like a humanities lab report. Students are given a defined set of steps to locate, manage, visualize, and analyze a text file of a novel that they have never read before. Setting out to "not read" turns out to be alternately fun and frustrating, causing students to rethink their basic interpretive approaches and to imagine new ones. The end results of their papers are not stable claims about knowledge, but self-conscious reflections about the limits, contingencies, and opportunities of alternative modes of interpretation. In other words, students are invited not only to play with some entry-level tools of the digital humanities, but welcomed into the heady disorientation or productive alienation that several notable digital humanists have claimed as its most distinguishing intellectual characteristic.
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Date Issued: 2011
Identifier: FSU_migr_eng_faculty_publications-0002, 10.1080/13555502.2011.554678
Format: Citation

Title: The Illustrated American and the Lakota Ghost Dance.
Creator: Bearor, Karen
Abstract/Description: The ceremonial dance contemporary reporters dubbed the ghost dance has inspired shelves of books and hundreds of articles, both popular and scholarly. Called the spirit dance by the Lakota, it was part of a revivalist and millennialist movement sweeping through Native American tribes in the West in the late 1880s and early 1890s. As such, it remains cemented in the country's collective consciousness by its association with the Wounded Knee Massacre on December 29, 1890, that inglorious symbol...
Show moreThe ceremonial dance contemporary reporters dubbed the ghost dance has inspired shelves of books and hundreds of articles, both popular and scholarly. Called the spirit dance by the Lakota, it was part of a revivalist and millennialist movement sweeping through Native American tribes in the West in the late 1880s and early 1890s. As such, it remains cemented in the country's collective consciousness by its association with the Wounded Knee Massacre on December 29, 1890, that inglorious symbol for both the end of the Indian wars and the failure of governmental and reformist policies.
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Date Issued: 2011
Identifier: FSU_migr_arh_faculty_publications-0001, 10.1353/amp.2011.0009
Format: Citation

Title: Illustrating the Accident: Railways and the Catastrophic Picturesque in The Illustrated London News.
Creator: Fyfe, Paul
Abstract/Description: Visual representations of railway accidents in Victorian illustrated newspapers were more than sensational attempts to sell copies. Rather, accident scenes opened a discursive opportunity for observers to arrest and examine the railway's conceptual challenges in mid-career. In the wood-engravings of the Illustrated London News, we see a coherent visual strategy emerging for the purpose. This essay proposes the "catastrophic picturesque" as an important turn in the aesthetic strategies of...
Show moreVisual representations of railway accidents in Victorian illustrated newspapers were more than sensational attempts to sell copies. Rather, accident scenes opened a discursive opportunity for observers to arrest and examine the railway's conceptual challenges in mid-career. In the wood-engravings of the Illustrated London News, we see a coherent visual strategy emerging for the purpose. This essay proposes the "catastrophic picturesque" as an important turn in the aesthetic strategies of Victorians coming to terms with modernity. Furthermore, the catastrophic picturesque offers a critical framework for understanding the form and development of illustrated news media, underscoring the mimetic claims of wood engraving and their displacement by photography towards the century's end.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_eng_faculty_publications-0003
Format: Citation

Title: Classics and Digital Humanities.
Creator: Romano, Allen
Date Issued: 2011
Identifier: FSU_migr_clas_faculty_publications-0001
Format: Citation

Title: The Random Selection of Victorian New Media.
Creator: Fyfe, Paul
Abstract/Description: Faced with floods of what was variously called "cheap literature," "popular literature," and "reading for the million," a cohort of Victorian commentators adopted a surprisingly consistent response to examining such printed materials: random selection. This preferred mode of arbitrariness resonates with contemporary concerns about the profusion and access of electronic materials. By noting recent praise for random access and the serendipity of the database, we see in reactions to Victorian...
Show moreFaced with floods of what was variously called "cheap literature," "popular literature," and "reading for the million," a cohort of Victorian commentators adopted a surprisingly consistent response to examining such printed materials: random selection. This preferred mode of arbitrariness resonates with contemporary concerns about the profusion and access of electronic materials. By noting recent praise for random access and the serendipity of the database, we see in reactions to Victorian popular literature a compelling attention to such digital contingencies. This article suggests how Victorian reactions to mass print describe a "new media" that offers critical analogies for media studies and digital humanities today.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: FSU_migr_eng_faculty_publications-0001
Format: Citation

Title: Developing Humanities Collections in the Digital Age: Exploring Humanities Faculty Engagement with Electronic and Print Resources.
Creator: Buck Kachaluba, Sarah A., Evans Brady, Jessica, Critten, Jessica
Abstract/Description: This article is based on quantitative and qualitative research examining humanities scholars' understandings of the advantages and disadvantages of print versus electronic information resources. It explores how humanities' faculty members at Florida State University (FSU) use print and electronic resources, as well as how they perceive these different formats. It was carried out with the goal of assisting the authors and other librarians in choosing between electronic and print formats when...
Show moreThis article is based on quantitative and qualitative research examining humanities scholars' understandings of the advantages and disadvantages of print versus electronic information resources. It explores how humanities' faculty members at Florida State University (FSU) use print and electronic resources, as well as how they perceive these different formats. It was carried out with the goal of assisting the authors and other librarians in choosing between electronic and print formats when performing collection development responsibilities.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_library_faculty_publications-0007
Format: Citation

Title: Students' Perceptions of the Impact a Creative Arts Journal Has on Their Medical Education.
Creator: Rodríguez, Jose, Welch, Tana, Saunders, Charles, Edwards, Janine C.
Abstract/Description: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Student-produced creative arts journals now exist in several medical schools. The Florida State University College of Medicine (FSUCOM) has created HEAL: Humanism Evolving through Arts and Literature. This study sought to determine what influence, if any, HEAL publications may have on medical students. METHODS: A survey utilizing Likert scale questions was sent to Florida State University medical students. Student responses were tabulated and analyzed using SAS 9.2...
Show moreBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Student-produced creative arts journals now exist in several medical schools. The Florida State University College of Medicine (FSUCOM) has created HEAL: Humanism Evolving through Arts and Literature. This study sought to determine what influence, if any, HEAL publications may have on medical students. METHODS: A survey utilizing Likert scale questions was sent to Florida State University medical students. Student responses were tabulated and analyzed using SAS 9.2 and MS Excel. A total of 241 (49.5%) students responded to the survey. RESULTS: About 81% of the respondents enjoyed reading HEAL. Many respondents agreed that HEAL promoted patient-centered care (55.9%) and could prevent burnout (61.8%). Sixty-four percent thought that HEAL helped them to understand their colleagues and classmates. CONCLUSIONS: This survey found that the medical students perceive HEAL as having positive value.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_fmr-0051
Format: Citation

Title: Blogging and Identity: An Examination of an Elementary Preservice Art Education Curriculum.
Creator: Price, Audra, Anderson, Tom, Wood, Susan, Villeneuve, Pat, Orr, Penny, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study focused on the need for an increased understanding of the experiences of preservice elementary educators and their respective abilities to define culture, identity, and the politics of representation in a technologically centered world by responding to culturally challenging and politically laden images and media. The experience under study focused on pre-service elementary educators enrolled in an arts methods class and understanding their abilities to perceive, process, and...
Show moreThis study focused on the need for an increased understanding of the experiences of preservice elementary educators and their respective abilities to define culture, identity, and the politics of representation in a technologically centered world by responding to culturally challenging and politically laden images and media. The experience under study focused on pre-service elementary educators enrolled in an arts methods class and understanding their abilities to perceive, process, and respond to visual media on a blog. Throughout this process, I assessed the individual's understanding of multicultural concerns as it related to the Internet, museum, and online discussions, with implications for teaching and learning in art and museum education. I utilized Anderson and Milbrandt's (2005) analytic critical model with Banks' (1991) value-inquiry model in order to assess students' abilities to critically analyze challenging material while investigating blogging and asynchronous methods of communication as a strategy for addressing these issues. In this study, I reveal how students negotiated, shared, and constructed multiple aspects of their identities in order to understand their roles in addressing diversity in their future classrooms. Students completed a curriculum designed to help them describe, analyze, interpret, and judge material that highlights aspects of their classmates' cultural identities. Students first created a personal blog that revealed their cultural identity, posted and responded to a classroom communal blog that reflected material that challenged an aspect of their cultural identity, and then responded to online surveys that revealed various aspects of their cultural identity while reflecting on the meanings they generated throughout this study. What I found was that students developed a greater awareness of their personal value systems as a student, friend, and/or family member. They focused on the beliefs they thought they needed in order to address culturally challenging material in their future classrooms. This study also helped students understand the process of transformation: where they came from, where they are presently, and how they see their beliefs impacting the type of learning environment they will create for their students in the future.
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Date Issued: 2007
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0449
Format: Thesis

Title: Garden and Museum: History and Paradigm.
Creator: Esposito, Susan F., Weingarden, LaurenS., Wager, Walter W., Martinez, Maricarmen, Thompson-Wylder, Viki, Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Michel Foucault's structures of knowledge define meaning in history. In the museum, meaning is made through the material evidence of people and their environment. This study examines how Foucault's classification paradigm established in The Order of Things: An Archaelogy of Knowledge assigns meaning and order in two historical and one contemporary museum. Foucault's Renaissance episteme is analyzed in the Palazzo Medici, his Classical episteme is examined through the Studio Aldrovandi, and...
Show moreMichel Foucault's structures of knowledge define meaning in history. In the museum, meaning is made through the material evidence of people and their environment. This study examines how Foucault's classification paradigm established in The Order of Things: An Archaelogy of Knowledge assigns meaning and order in two historical and one contemporary museum. Foucault's Renaissance episteme is analyzed in the Palazzo Medici, his Classical episteme is examined through the Studio Aldrovandi, and Foucault's Modern episteme is analyzed in the Walker Art Center. Specific attention is given to the gardens attached to each museum. This study will help individuals interested in museums to more fully realize the shifts and ruptures in the construction of knowledge in the museum from the fifteenth to the modern era.
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Date Issued: 2005
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0514
Format: Thesis

Title: Stamps from Italian Red-Gloss Pottery from San Venanzo (2000-2003): A Catalogue and A Context.
Creator: Preissler, Linnaea A., Grummond, Nancy T. de, Pfaff, Christopher A., Pullen, Daniel J., Department of Classics, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this thesis is to catalogue and analyze the stamps on Italian red-gloss pottery discovered at San Venanzo, Italy (locality Poggio delle Civitelle) during the 2000 to 2003 seasons. When viewed within the greater context of Italian red-gloss pottery as a class of artifact, the pieces allow one to form some initial hypotheses about the site as a whole. The catalogue of pottery stamps contains twenty-two pieces of ceramic. Most pieces are quite small and all comprise only parts of...
Show moreThe purpose of this thesis is to catalogue and analyze the stamps on Italian red-gloss pottery discovered at San Venanzo, Italy (locality Poggio delle Civitelle) during the 2000 to 2003 seasons. When viewed within the greater context of Italian red-gloss pottery as a class of artifact, the pieces allow one to form some initial hypotheses about the site as a whole. The catalogue of pottery stamps contains twenty-two pieces of ceramic. Most pieces are quite small and all comprise only parts of larger vessels. Many of the stamps are partially broken and/or worn. All of the pieces have suffered some degree of surface damage. Discussions of the site and a brief history of Italian red-gloss pottery are presented first, in order to put the San Venanzo finds into their proper context. It is appropriate to include aspects of nomenclature, manufacture, value, classification, and red-gloss pottery outside of Italy in the latter section. The catalogue groups together stamps that originated from the same regions of Italy, as well as those which cannot be identified due to illegibility. Within these groups, stamps from the same workshop are placed next to each other to facilitate comparison. The catalogue also provides a description of the appearance of each piece, a concordance of stamp and form types (when possible), and attribution to a known Italian red-gloss pottery workshop (when possible). The examination of the pieces of stamped Italian red-gloss pottery from San Venanzo suggests several ideas about the site. First, the settlement had enough trade with the outside world to be able to acquire a significant amount (at least twenty-two pieces) of non-local, non-utilitarian pottery, esteemed around the Roman Empire for its aesthetic value. Second, the settlement imported its red-gloss pottery primarily from two identified areas, Arezzo, the most famous Italian red-gloss production center, and Scoppieto, a very small, nearby production center. Third, based on the finds to date, only stamps from the 1st century AD have yet been identified at the site, although Italian and provincial red-gloss continued to be produced into the 4th century AD. Whether this indicates a shift in trade or is the result of changes in manufacturing spheres is difficult to ascertain.
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Date Issued: 2004
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0430
Format: Thesis

Title: A Descriptive Analysis of the Education Department and Educational Programs at the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Creator: Wu, Li-Ying, McRorie, Sally E., Byrnes, William J., Riordan, George T., Rosal, Marcia L., Taylor, Jack A., Department of Art Education, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study investigated the Education Department of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association (LAPA) and its education programs. Document analysis, interviews, site observations, and a "Student Concert Enjoyment" survey were conducted to research the details, design, implementation, and outcome of the programs. Program participants' letters and teacher feedback were analyzed to understand participants' opinions regarding the education programs. Cost-utility analysis for the Symphonies for...
Show moreThis study investigated the Education Department of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association (LAPA) and its education programs. Document analysis, interviews, site observations, and a "Student Concert Enjoyment" survey were conducted to research the details, design, implementation, and outcome of the programs. Program participants' letters and teacher feedback were analyzed to understand participants' opinions regarding the education programs. Cost-utility analysis for the Symphonies for Schools program (SFS) and the School Partners Program was performed to calculate the ratios between program expense and produced utility. Results indicate that, with the support of the various departments at the LAPA, the LAPA's volunteer committees, musicians, partners, and contracted experts, the Education Department attempt to fulfill the objective of the LAPA's mission by offering a wide array of engaging educational opportunities to adults, students, educators, and families. Collaboration with other arts organizations in the Los Angeles area diversifies the program types and reaches new audiences. Through practical experience, the Education Department has learned that adults are less inclined to attend more academic program. This study has also confirmed the importance of pre-concert preparation for students' positive concert experiences. The newest and most extensive program, the highly praised School Partners Program, offers educators and parents practical workshops to encourage shared responsibility in the task of music education; however, participants identified a need for better communication among artist teachers, schools, and the Education Department. The results of cost-utility analysis indicate that the intensive design of the School Partners Program is less cost-effective than the one-time SFS program, which takes place in a much larger setting. Although this result is important, decision makers must also carefully consider other organizational, political, and resource consequences. This study's conclusions indicate that an articulated educational mission will facilitate the Education Department's internal program development, management, and evaluation; inter departmental collaboration; and external communication. The pedagogic effects of the programs will also increase with the adoption of a multi-year curriculum and a long-term programming plan. Concurrently, the LAPA must plan future programs based on the state of arts education in the community.
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Date Issued: 2004
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0713
Format: Thesis

Title: Figural and Discursive Depictions of the Other in the Travels of Sir John Mandeville.
Creator: Andyshak, Sarah Catherine, Emmerson, Richard K., Gerson, Paula, Leitch, Stephanie, Department of Art History, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The "Travels of Sir John Mandeville," a narrative account written by the self-proclaimed knight of St. Albans, was one of the most popular books of the Middle Ages, translated into every major European language by 1400 and surviving in 250 manuscripts today. Originally appearing circa 1356-1366 in French or Anglo-Norman, the Travels records Mandeville's journey from England to the Holy Land, then on to the East. As he moves East, Mandeville encounters various peoples and cultures. He records...
Show moreThe "Travels of Sir John Mandeville," a narrative account written by the self-proclaimed knight of St. Albans, was one of the most popular books of the Middle Ages, translated into every major European language by 1400 and surviving in 250 manuscripts today. Originally appearing circa 1356-1366 in French or Anglo-Norman, the Travels records Mandeville's journey from England to the Holy Land, then on to the East. As he moves East, Mandeville encounters various peoples and cultures. He records his experiences among non-Christian peoples and various "monstrous races," such as the one-legged Sciapods and dog-headed Cynocephales, and makes observations about these peoples and their ways of life. Mandeville's descriptions and observations about these "monstrous races" open a window into the way in which the medieval Englishman thought about himself and the "Other"––Christians who lived in different lands, as well as non-Christian peoples. This thesis examines the interplay of the discursive and figural elements of two illustrated manuscripts in the British Library, Royal 17. C. xxxviii and Harley 3954, that contain Mandeville's Travels. By analyzing how the artists of these manuscripts interpreted Mandeville's text, I show how visual images of the monstrous races contributed to the English conception of the Other.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0214
Format: Thesis

Title: Sacraments, Sacrifice, and Ritual: High Church Mysticism in the Letters of Jane Ellen Harrison and Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion.
Creator: Armstrong, Margaret M., Faulk, Barry, Cairns, Francis, Laughlin, Karen, Warren, Nancy B., Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: A gap exists in the biographical scholarship on Jane Ellen Harrison's own personal religious beliefs that has affected how her work on ancient religion has been interpreted. Front and center in the discussion of Harrison's religious beliefs has been her disdain of the Evangelical upbringing administered by her stepmother; this hatred of Evangelicalism has been interpreted as proof of her antagonism against all Victorian religion with no attention paid to the intricacies of Victorian...
Show moreA gap exists in the biographical scholarship on Jane Ellen Harrison's own personal religious beliefs that has affected how her work on ancient religion has been interpreted. Front and center in the discussion of Harrison's religious beliefs has been her disdain of the Evangelical upbringing administered by her stepmother; this hatred of Evangelicalism has been interpreted as proof of her antagonism against all Victorian religion with no attention paid to the intricacies of Victorian Anglicanism. Harrison herself helped to muddy the waters. For instance, she often paradoxically referred to herself as a "religious atheist" and joined societies with names such as the Heretic Society. For all her bluster, however, allusions to the Anglican Church and it symbols and sacraments appear in her letters throughout her life. This bluster and the emphasis on Evangelicalism have made researching her religious background appear to be a futile undertaking. A close reading of Harrison's letters and work, however, reveals that as a young girl in Yorkshire she discovered her own brand of religion far removed from that of her evangelical stepmother—a religion that made her intensely aware of ritual and the religious impulse. In fact, Hope Mirrlees the companion of her latter years, called Harrison's religion a "very wild brand." In short, around the age of 17 Harrison became a High Church ritualist replete with all the "papist" paraphernalia so feared by evangelicals like her stepmother. Harrison's letters, her autobiography Reminiscences of a Student's Life, and Mirrlees' notes combine to help piece together a puzzle about an undetected aspect of her life–the High Church Movement that swept through Mid-Victorian England, and became synonymous with what was called Anglican "ritualism." There is a simple reason why this aspect of Harrison's life has never been interrogated: Harrison's deliberate silence on her ritualistic roots was part and parcel of her religious dogma and has misdirected the scholarship, which resulted in a misinterpretation of the her work.
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Date Issued: 2007
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0235
Format: Thesis

Title: The Dysphoric Style in Contemporary American Independent Cinema.
Creator: Simmons, David C., Laughlin, Karen L., Cooper, Mark Garrett, Auzenne, Valliere Richard, Cloonan, William J., Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This dissertation argues that contemporary American independent cinema needs to be theorized in a new way. Film criticism has traditionally defined independent film in one of two ways: financing (which, as we see by George Lucas' independently financed _Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith_ [2005], is not an adequate approach) or anti-Hollywood content (which is problematic because it only explains what this cinema is not, rather than what it is). Instead, I argue that contemporary...
Show moreThis dissertation argues that contemporary American independent cinema needs to be theorized in a new way. Film criticism has traditionally defined independent film in one of two ways: financing (which, as we see by George Lucas' independently financed _Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith_ [2005], is not an adequate approach) or anti-Hollywood content (which is problematic because it only explains what this cinema is not, rather than what it is). Instead, I argue that contemporary American independent cinema is best defined in terms of style. This style may best be described as dysphoric (a state of anxiety or restlessness specifically constructed for the spectator). Building from David Bordwell's analysis of film form, I show how the dysphoric style structures the aspects of 1) narrative causality; 2) temporal relations; and 3) spatial relations. Such a style arises from and conveys the nihilistic themes that characterize contemporary American independent cinema. Chapter 1 examines narrative, arguing that the dysphoric style constructs narratives with loose causality, ambiguity, unresolved gaps, an open ending, and passive characters devoid of clear goals. Looking closely at the film Pi (Darren Aronofsky, 1998), I explicate how its narrative is distinct from a film with similar themes, but which arises from a completely different group style, A Beautiful Mind (Ron Howard, 2001). Comparing and contrasting the pair of films in this and subsequent chapters allows for greater illumination of the distinct nature of the dysphoric style. I also provide additional examples of independent films in this and the following chapters to substantiate my argument. Chapter 2 examines the realm of temporality, arguing that Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2001) constructs time in a way that heightens ambiguity and leaves unresolved narrative gaps, something quite different than Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994) which I show to be a mainstream film, despite its reputation. Chapter 3 looks at space, while providing a critique of Bordwell's account using more recent scholarship. I argue that dysphoric space is fragmented, unstable, unclear, metaphoric, and subjective. Here SLC Punk (James Merendino, 1998) is revealed as being spatially dysphoric, while Mallrats (Kevin Smith, 1995), a film often considered independent, is really only performing the same old classical maneuvers. Chapter 4 describes the evolution of the dysphoric style, presenting a case about how it morphed from the existential styles of film noir and European Art Cinema of the 1960s. I also demonstrate how the dysphoric style in turn influences its own neighboring contemporary cinemas. This dissertation provides a new way to conceptualize, theorize, and discuss the phenomenon I am calling contemporary American independent cinema. It enables a more nuanced understanding of its films. It provides an opportunity to notice how contemporary American independent cinema intersects, informs, is distinguished from, and is influenced by other cinemas. Most importantly, it allows us to understand U.S. culture in a more complex manner by seeing how this cinema not only reflects nihilism, but produces it.
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Date Issued: 2005
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0329
Format: Thesis

Title: Ashley Street Blues: Racial Uplift and the Commodification of Vernacular Performance in Lavilla, Florida, 1896-1916.
Creator: Smith, Peter Dunbaugh, Jr., William “Rip" Lhamon, Young, Marilyn, Cloonan, William, Bakan, Michael, Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study is a cultural history. It traces the interconnected narratives of the entertainment communities that flourished during the early years of the twentieth century in LaVilla, one of Jacksonville, Florida's African-American neighborhoods. Vaudeville houses, theatrical stock companies, touring tent shows, and honky-tonk theaters comprised this dynamic local scene, providing important venues for the exchange of newly emergent performance practices and ideologies. Individuals and...
Show moreThis study is a cultural history. It traces the interconnected narratives of the entertainment communities that flourished during the early years of the twentieth century in LaVilla, one of Jacksonville, Florida's African-American neighborhoods. Vaudeville houses, theatrical stock companies, touring tent shows, and honky-tonk theaters comprised this dynamic local scene, providing important venues for the exchange of newly emergent performance practices and ideologies. Individuals and institutions with ties to LaVilla have made significant contributions to African-American vernacular culture. Composers and musicians like John Rosamond Johnson and Eugene Francis Mikell; touring companies such as Patrick Chappelle's Rabbit's Foot Minstrels and Eph Williams' Silas Greene from New Orleans Company; and vaudeville houses, such as Frank Crowd's Globe Theater, are included among them. Nationally recognized figures, including Billy Kersands, "Ma" Rainey, and "Jelly Roll" Morton worked for a significant amount of time on LaVilla's stages. Although this period is characterized by the implementation of legally enforced segregation and progressively encroaching "Jim Crow" laws, it also represents black entertainment's final chapter before innovations in communication technologies necessitated entirely new economic strategies. Performing for segregated black audiences on stages owned by black businessmen, entertainers began to explore new and distinctively African-American styles and themes, including new forms of music, such as jazz and the blues.
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Date Issued: 2006
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0356
Format: Thesis

Title: Educational Facilities: Discipline, Surveillance and Democracy.
Creator: Attia, Mohammed E., Navarro, Ricardo, Ohazama, Tock, Pable, Jill, Department of Interior Design, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Learning is a continuous process of information that occurs in every day life. The school building is not the only environment in which learning takes place, but it is a place of learning, where space is designed to host special learning activities. Historically speaking, school design has been based on a subject specific classroom. A subject specific classroom would accommodate for designated periods during the school day, one teacher, and a group of students. This subject specific classroom...
Show moreLearning is a continuous process of information that occurs in every day life. The school building is not the only environment in which learning takes place, but it is a place of learning, where space is designed to host special learning activities. Historically speaking, school design has been based on a subject specific classroom. A subject specific classroom would accommodate for designated periods during the school day, one teacher, and a group of students. This subject specific classroom planning strategy has been used to develop many existing school facilities. Immediately after the First World War, educational theory picked up on distilling concepts, which emphasize the importance of freedom rather than restraint, stressing the primacy of emotions over and above intellect. The research project aims to reach through an informed decision making process built on the accumulated base of knowledge and research in the fields of education and the science of learning; a design proposal that would be complementary to the educational philosophy practiced within the educational facility. This study is concerned with a research model that would revolve around the needs of the local community, developing a cooperative role between the university and the local community. The study provides an overview on the historical development of the appearance of the modern day classroom, and the educational theories that influenced change throughout that development. Furthermore the study's focus is on project TEAMS (Technology Enhancing Achievement in Middle School) a middle school instructional program founded in 1990 at Florida State University with Dr. Sally Butzin and Dr. Bob Reiser and Fairview middle school, one of the prototypes for the TEAMS educational philosophy. Built in 1970, the school was designed in the open concept model. Finally, in 2005 permanent walls transformed the school in to an enclosed classroom system. This phenomenon, which Fairview middle school went through over a period of three decades, is unique in its nature due to correlation between the changing instructional policies and the spatial morphology of the school. For that reason, the school provides a good study model for the topic of this research. The project explores how the implementation of the TEAMS educational theory could influence the architectural design of Fairview middle school educational facility. Interviews with the school community as well as the founders of the educational program created a dialog that is crucial to the design proposal. Modern theories of learning science, such as Howard Gardner's multiple intelligence theory, brain based learning theory, and adolescents learning science theories are explained and reflected on to derive design recommendations for learning environments and middle school design. This approach creates of smaller learning communities by way of dividing the school to four equal quadrants, each with a courtyard, play ground and utilities. The four sub schools are organized around a central courtyard and connected through a visually continuous corridor in an effort to provide environmental support to adolescents. The design proposes a contrast of open, semi enclosed and enclosed areas in a spatially interesting composition to better support and enhance brain activities according to brain based learning research creating visually interesting environments, providing safe and easy access, and creating patterns that would enhance brain activities and give construct to the content of the subject matter. The design incorporates the TEAMS Philosophy due to the positive effect on the physical interior environment of the school. The design implications derived from the TEAMS philosophy lead to smaller learning environment within the school as subunits or communities within the school environment. Furthermore, the proposed design achieved a better student per classroom ratio, and reduced the required square footage. This new proposal gives appearance to new open areas for congregation and play.
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Date Issued: 2006
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0254
Format: Thesis

Title: Hemingway and Hitchcock: An Examination of the Aesthetic Modernity.
Creator: Austad, Jonathan A., Fenstermaker, John, Jolles, Adam, McElrath, Joseph, Martinez, Maricarmen, Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This dissertation examines the aesthetic vision common to Ernest Hemingway and Alfred Hitchcock as they present the modern world. Both artists explore themes of decadence, moving away from their Victorian upbringings as they experience the twentieth century. Past values associated with religious, social, and political institutions fail to explain the random pain and violence of the modern world. These institutions need to be critically examined to find new values, associating their works to...
Show moreThis dissertation examines the aesthetic vision common to Ernest Hemingway and Alfred Hitchcock as they present the modern world. Both artists explore themes of decadence, moving away from their Victorian upbringings as they experience the twentieth century. Past values associated with religious, social, and political institutions fail to explain the random pain and violence of the modern world. These institutions need to be critically examined to find new values, associating their works to the principles of the avant-garde. This interdisciplinary study of literature and film concludes that Hemingway and Hitchcock, two masters of their respective art forms, shared artistic themes and techniques in their search to define modernity, detailing how traditional ideals clash with contemporary experience to create moods stressing deterioration, decadence, and degradation.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0259
Format: Thesis

Title: Games of Idealized Courtship and Seduction in the Paintings of Antoine Watteau and Jean-Honoré Fragonard and in Laclos' Novel, Dangerous Liaisons.
Creator: Robinson, Barbara C., Cloonan, William, Sapolsky, Barry S., Fleming, Raymond, Gontarski, Stanley E., Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Although courtship is frequently referred to as a game because it is understood to have rules that follow a particular sequence when the individuals in a couple are getting to know each other, no one has argued that it is really two very different games. This dissertation examines two versions of the game of courtship. In the first version, called the game of idealized courtship, the players follow certain pre-determined rules thus ensuring that the game is fair and equal. It is also mutually...
Show moreAlthough courtship is frequently referred to as a game because it is understood to have rules that follow a particular sequence when the individuals in a couple are getting to know each other, no one has argued that it is really two very different games. This dissertation examines two versions of the game of courtship. In the first version, called the game of idealized courtship, the players follow certain pre-determined rules thus ensuring that the game is fair and equal. It is also mutually consensual and each player has the right of refusal to continue the game at any point. The second version is called the game of seduction. This game is one in which one player corrupts the rules of idealized courtship through the use of deceit and secrecy to trick the other player into having a sexual relationship. This game must consist of a seducer and a victim who play using very different rules. As a result, this game cannot be fair or equal. Consent and the right of refusal are subverted because the seducer is willing to lie to win the game. One way in which these games can be seen is through an examination of these themes in paintings and literature. Selected paintings of Antoine Watteau and Jean-Honoré Fragonard along with Choderlos de Laclos' novel, Dangerous Liaisons, were chosen to illustrate these concepts because they successfully show the games of idealized courtship and seduction. As three of the most important examples in painting and literature found in 18th century society, these works reflect the enlightened view of the individual particularly with regard to a psychological emphasis on love and sexual relationships. The works of scholars in the disciplines of verbal and non-verbal communication, art history and the theory of games and play create the theoretical basis for the dissertation. Research for this dissertation focuses on three key rules of idealized courtship. These rules involve a combination of the principles of play and the definition of games, the inclusion of signs and symbols that represent love, and the communication cues that demonstrate consensual courting behavior. Once these rules are identified, it is then shown how the game of seduction breaks all of them.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0295
Format: Thesis

Title: The State of Evidence-Based Design in Healthcare Interior Design Practice: A Study of Perceptions, Use, and Motivation.
Creator: Phares, Emily G., Pable, Jill, Ransdell, Marlo, Butler, David, Department of Interior Design, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study addresses the design strategy known as evidence-based design (EBD), and seeks to discover the current state of EBD use and perceptions of United States and Canadian healthcare interior design practitioners. The study also addresses the motivations of healthcare interior designers to use EBD, as motivations may lead to further understanding of EBD's staying power as a strategy. Several emergent points of this nationwide survey of healthcare interior designers provide support for the...
Show moreThis study addresses the design strategy known as evidence-based design (EBD), and seeks to discover the current state of EBD use and perceptions of United States and Canadian healthcare interior design practitioners. The study also addresses the motivations of healthcare interior designers to use EBD, as motivations may lead to further understanding of EBD's staying power as a strategy. Several emergent points of this nationwide survey of healthcare interior designers provide support for the findings of other EBD surveys administered to other related populations. These points include: â¢ Most responding healthcare interior designers engage with evidence-based design at an elementary level as determined by analysis using Hamilton's levels of EBD use (2009). â¢ Acceptable sources for evidence used to make design decisions vary, and some designers described that previous applied design practice experience (normative theory) is a valid source. â¢ EBD often assists practitioners in reaching a design decision, and most practitioners do not feel that EBD stifles their creativity. This study found that there is generally a high level of interest in EBD. Most practitioners understand the basic underlying principle of EBD (using credible research to reach the best possible design solution). The majority of designers reported that they used EBD for 50% or less of their design decisions on any given healthcare project. Further, designers mostly use EBD within the schematic design and design development stages of the design process. Designers' motivations for EBD use are both extrinsic and intrinsic in nature, and the majority of the participating designers believe that using EBD will improve their projects and also help sell their design solutions. Generally, results seem to confirm that EBD is likely in the early stages of making its mark on healthcare interior design. EBD has yet to reach widespread consensus in meaning and application, yet holds promise to provide enhanced validation to design processes.
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Date Issued: 2011
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0292
Format: Thesis

Title: Dance as a Project of the Early Modern Avant-Garde.
Creator: Drake-Boyt, Elizabeth M., Gonzalez, Anita, Young, Tricia, Fleming, Ray, Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This investigation presents an analysis of three expressive dance works created between 1900 and 1920 as projects of the Early Modern avant-garde. The dances chosen were Incense (1906) by Ruth St. Denis, Gnossienne (1919) by Ted Shawn, and L'Après-Midi d'un Faune by Vaslav Nijinsky. While Shawn and St. Denis were American dance artists at the forefront of modern dance development, Nijinsky presented both a European cultural and ballet tradition response to the avant-garde. These dances were...
Show moreThis investigation presents an analysis of three expressive dance works created between 1900 and 1920 as projects of the Early Modern avant-garde. The dances chosen were Incense (1906) by Ruth St. Denis, Gnossienne (1919) by Ted Shawn, and L'Après-Midi d'un Faune by Vaslav Nijinsky. While Shawn and St. Denis were American dance artists at the forefront of modern dance development, Nijinsky presented both a European cultural and ballet tradition response to the avant-garde. These dances were chosen from the standpoint of their similarities. All three are short, emotionally intense, and referent to internal conditions significant to the artist-creator. Each dance centrally features the artist-creator as the intermediary between the work and the audiences and addresses avant-garde concerns in Early Modernism. And these dances were formed as self-contained modular units capable of packaging and marketing in context with both popular entertainments and serious concert art works. Five issues engaged in the avant-garde response to Modernism are delineated for the purposes of this study. These issues are exoticism, spiritualism, distortions of time and space, naturalism, and responses to technological advances. Each of the three dances is discussed in relation to these issues, bringing them into theoretical discussion with other mediums. This scope of analysis facilitates discussion of dance as a culturally expressive behavior, and the close relationships between European and American developments in decorative design (Art Nouveau and Art Deco). The treatment of the definition of Modernism permits comparison of the similarities and differences among a wide range of avant-garde expressions and clarifies the dynamics of exchange between popular and serious performing art venues.
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Date Issued: 2005
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0677
Format: Thesis

Title: A Critical Examination of Milton Bradley's Contributions to Kindergarten and Art Eduction in the Context of His Time.
Creator: Snyder, Jennifer Lee, Anderson, Tom, Milligan, Jeffrey, Villeneuve, Pat, Orr, Penny, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This historical study examines the life of Milton Bradley in the context of his time. The primary question being asked in this study is: What contributions did Milton Bradley make to education during his lifetime, what, if any, affect did that have on art education, and how was that influenced by the circumstances of his life? Factors that influenced Milton Bradley include: the Victorian era, common schooling, moral education, progressive education, kindergarten, art education and business....
Show moreThis historical study examines the life of Milton Bradley in the context of his time. The primary question being asked in this study is: What contributions did Milton Bradley make to education during his lifetime, what, if any, affect did that have on art education, and how was that influenced by the circumstances of his life? Factors that influenced Milton Bradley include: the Victorian era, common schooling, moral education, progressive education, kindergarten, art education and business. Bradley's connection to both kindergarten and art education are explored in depth, and his contributions to both are examined. The information in this study is presented using the contextual approach to art history advocated by Tom Anderson and Melody Milbrandt (2005). Anderson and Milbrandt's contextual approach incorporates the use of social setting, mood, economic conditions, and other circumstances to interpret and evaluate the work in question. For the purposes of this study, Anderson and Milbrandt's contextual approach has been adapted to historical inquiry. Milton Bradley straddled the Victorian and Progressive era and was a product of his times. Findings indicate that while Milton Bradley held an important role in the kindergarten movement, his role in the field of art education is of a secondary nature. Milton Bradley helped facilitate the entrance of art education into the public schools with his production of art supplies and materials intended for the kindergarten classroom. Bradley's materials were designed for kindergarten first, and art education second, so ultimately, his contributions to art education were secondary in nature to his interest in the kindergarten
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Date Issued: 2005
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0373
Format: Thesis

Title: Identifying the Critical Aspects of the Built Environment for Effective Art Education in Institutions of Higher Education.
Creator: Abdul-Hafeez, Nezar Selah, McRorie, Sally, Moore, Mary Ann, Rosal, Marcia, Ohazama, Tock, Department of Art, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study was designed to use quantitative and qualitative methods for two research purposes. The first purpose was to identify the critical aspects of the built environment in selected art education classrooms at Florida State University. The second purpose was to examine the use of such facilities by teachers and students under the current conditions of the built environment in these selected art education classrooms. Three research questions were established to guide this study. These...
Show moreThis study was designed to use quantitative and qualitative methods for two research purposes. The first purpose was to identify the critical aspects of the built environment in selected art education classrooms at Florida State University. The second purpose was to examine the use of such facilities by teachers and students under the current conditions of the built environment in these selected art education classrooms. Three research questions were established to guide this study. These questions were: (1) What are the critical aspects of the built environment of selected art education classrooms in institutions of higher education? (2) How do students and their teachers perceive the different aspects of the built environment of selected art education classrooms? (3) How do teachers and students use the space under the current conditions of the built environment of selected art education classrooms? Three research methodologies were designed to achieve the defined purposes of this study and to answer the previous questions. A survey questionnaire, which concentrated on the perceptions of students and teachers regarding the aspects of the built environment, was used to answer the first two questions. An observational study was conducted to investigate the teachers. and students. use of space under current conditions of the two selected classrooms. Finally, interviews were conducted with four participants in order to obtain in-depth information regarding the use of students and teachers of the spaces. The target population of this study was all full-time faculty members, graduate students, and undergraduate students in institutions of higher education within the state of Florida. A convenience sample of 112 individuals was used in this study. The sample included eleven teachers, 66 graduate students, and 35 undergraduate students in the department of Art Education at Florida State University. The researcher concluded that the current status of the physical aspects of two selected art education classrooms was fair. Of the sixteen identified aspects, less than half were found to be critical. The lack of adequate technology was found to be a significant factor in both classrooms but was not necessarily a critical aspect according to the study.s findings. The outcome of the study indicated that students perceived the impact of the overall environmental conditions in both classrooms more positively than their teachers. All teachers were dissatisfied with both classrooms under study, although their perceptions of which of the two rooms had the most critical aspects was the reverse of the judgment of the students. The majority of the subjects used various senses to help them make a judgment about their perceptions, as the data were gathered directly in the rooms under question. Additionally, subjects may have relied on their past experiences with the spaces in shaping their responses. However, it was beyond the scope of this study to investigate the latter issue. The researcher also concluded that the role of teachers in planning the physical environment of a classroom cannot be ignored, and concluded that they should be professionally trained to do so. Regardless of the question of funds, improvement of certain aspects of a physical environment cannot be well done without the involvement of teachers. Further, such conditions would remain unchanged unless both teachers and students established a strong cooperation as the two classrooms were shared among many teachers and students of different levels. Accordingly, a further conclusion was that all students preparing to become teachers should be prepared in methods of improving art classroom environments. Finally, this study strongly emphasized the importance of providing accessible facilities for differently disabled students in art education classrooms.
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Date Issued: 2005
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0040
Format: Thesis

Title: A Psycholinguistic Investigation of Grammatical Class in Second Language Lexical Processing.
Creator: Campbell, Alicia, Sunderman, Gretchen, Kaschak, Michael, Leeser, Michael, Reglero, Lara, Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This dissertation examines a previously under-researched factor in second language (L2) lexical processing, namely, grammatical class. Although a wealth of research using monolingual and brain-damaged participants suggests that this variable is active in lexical processing, little research has examined this factor with L2 learners. The goal of this dissertation is to investigate the relative contributions of grammatical class and semantic factors in L2 lexical processing and the nature of the...
Show moreThis dissertation examines a previously under-researched factor in second language (L2) lexical processing, namely, grammatical class. Although a wealth of research using monolingual and brain-damaged participants suggests that this variable is active in lexical processing, little research has examined this factor with L2 learners. The goal of this dissertation is to investigate the relative contributions of grammatical class and semantic factors in L2 lexical processing and the nature of the relationship between these two variables throughout development. Accordingly, a series of psycholinguistic experiments were conducted with native speakers of English at different stages of L2 proficiency in Spanish. The specific goal was to put grammatical class and semantic similarity in direct competition to clarify the relationship between these two variables during comprehension and production. In addition to the two comprehension and one production experimental tasks, the participants performed various proficiency measures, in order to thoroughly examine developmental differences in various domains. The results suggest that L2 learners do utilize grammatical class in L2 lexical processing and that this variable can interact with semantic similarity to affect performance. Implications for models of bilingual lexical processing are presented with respect to the inclusion of grammatical class and developmental differences.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0098
Format: Thesis

Title: Examining Art Education in Boys' Middle Schools in Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.
Creator: Alheezan, Abdullah A., Villeneuve, Pat, Garretson, Peter, Anderson, Tom, Hart, Thomas, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of the study is to examine art education in boys' middle schools in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The study specifically investigated characteristics of art education teachers, teaching methods and guidelines, school attitudes toward art education, evaluation, and the ways to develop teaching art education. Participants in this study were 273 Saudi art education teachers in boys' middle schools in Riyadh. Since population is small, all middle school art education teachers...
Show moreThe purpose of the study is to examine art education in boys' middle schools in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The study specifically investigated characteristics of art education teachers, teaching methods and guidelines, school attitudes toward art education, evaluation, and the ways to develop teaching art education. Participants in this study were 273 Saudi art education teachers in boys' middle schools in Riyadh. Since population is small, all middle school art education teachers were selected instead of a representative sample to ensure the maximum preciseness of the result. The return rate of the questionnaires was more than half of those distributed (74.35%). From the total 273 questionnaires the author received 203 responses. The findings showed the following: (a) more than half of the respondents (54.2%) have been teaching art education for twelve years or more and more than two third of them (80.8%) hold a bachelor's degree. (b) Almost one hundred percent of art educators in Saudi hold some type of degree. (c) The (33.5%) of art education teachers think that the students do not benefit from such major. (d) The study discovered that about one-third of the respondents (31%) planned their teaching syllabus in advance. (e) ) The study discovered that (83.7%) of the respondents never organized a major method of teaching art education, namely visiting art galleries and exhibitions. (f ) More than 92% of their school administrators think art education courses are not important. (g) The majority of art teachers believe that their students (96%) did not appreciate their art courses because of the lack of basic materials, art education supplies, and limited time for art class. For improving and to be implemented successfully in art education in Saudi middle school, a number of changes must occur. These recommendations can be summarized as follows: (a) Art education planners should consider designing a specified curriculum guide to teach art education classes at the middle schools. Textbooks, teachers' guides, and supplementary teaching material must be developed and made available to art teachers. (b) Special attention should be given to the process of training and selecting art education teachers. (c ) The ministry should take into consideration applying the community-based art education theory in Saudi schools. (d) Students of art education should be evaluated by the same grade system applied to other courses. This policy can make students believe in the importance of art education. (e) There is a need for organizing art exhibitions and galleries, which can encourage students and schools to compete among themselves and display the talents of their students in order to enhance the level of teaching art education.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0166
Format: Thesis

Title: Promotion of Visual Perceptual Development Through Therapeutic Art Education.
Creator: Andreas, Cynthia Barbara, Rosal, Marcia, Mazza, Nicholas, Gussak, David, Orr, Penelope, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this research study was to investigate the use of an art therapy intevention program designed to improve perceptual experiencing of children with delays in visual perceptual development Seventy-four children, from first grade classes, were screened in this 56-week study at a public elementary school. Troeger's Art Skill Sheet (TASS) was the pretest instrument used for assessment, and identified 14 children who were experiencing delays in visual perceptual development. These...
Show moreThe purpose of this research study was to investigate the use of an art therapy intevention program designed to improve perceptual experiencing of children with delays in visual perceptual development Seventy-four children, from first grade classes, were screened in this 56-week study at a public elementary school. Troeger's Art Skill Sheet (TASS) was the pretest instrument used for assessment, and identified 14 children who were experiencing delays in visual perceptual development. These children were invited to participate in the Visual Perceptual Therapeutic Art Program (VPTAP), designed to promote age-appropriate visual perceptual development. At the end of the 20-week program, a posttest (TASS) was administered. A comparison of the pretest and posttest results indicated improvement in art skills and visual perceptual experiencing, with statistical significance in all skill areas. Quantitative and qualitative data provided evidence that there was improvement in the art skills for participants of this research study, and might indicate that a therapeutic art program can contribute to age-appropriate perceptual experiencing for children with visual perceptual development delays.
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Date Issued: 2005
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0205
Format: Thesis

Title: Probing Interior Materials: An Examination of Sustainable Specification Procedures in Prototype Dwellings.
Creator: Andras, Pamela, Pable, Jill, Wiedegreen, Eric, Waxman, Lisa, Department of Interior Design, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study addresses sustainable design including its processes, priorities and involvement of interior design students. It is structured in two parts. The first part described, justified and documented the specification of sustainable interior finishes and furnishings for an off-grid, zero-emissions experimental dwelling submitted for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The second part is a descriptive study that gathered data from the designers of similar...
Show moreThis study addresses sustainable design including its processes, priorities and involvement of interior design students. It is structured in two parts. The first part described, justified and documented the specification of sustainable interior finishes and furnishings for an off-grid, zero-emissions experimental dwelling submitted for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The second part is a descriptive study that gathered data from the designers of similar experimental dwellings that were entered in the 2007 Solar Decathlon competition. Responses suggested that interior designers are at times marginalized in the design process of these sustainable prototype dwellings and that LEED certification was not consistently sought by designers of these dwellings for a variety of reasons. Also, there is no definitive consensus on criteria priorities for sustainable materials specifications. Therefore, at present, green designers must determine which set of criteria is most important to them and determine which existing assessment organization best addresses these criteria. The second part is a descriptive study that gathered data from the designers of similar experimental dwellings that were entered in the 2007 Solar Decathlon competition. Responses suggested that interior designers are at times marginalized in the design process of these sustainable prototype dwellings and that LEED certification was not consistently sought by designers of these dwellings for a variety of reasons.Also, there is no definitive consensus on criteria priorities for sustainable materials specifications. Therefore, at present, green designers must determine which set of criteria is most important to them and determine which existing assessment organization best addresses these criteria.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0207
Format: Thesis

Title: Developing and Experiencing Visitor-Centered Exhibitions with the Supported Interpretation (SI) Model: A Double Case Study.
Creator: Viera, Alicia, Villeneuve, Pat, Henne, Carolyn, Broome, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Lynn), Love, Ann Rowson, Schrader, Linda B., Florida State University, College of Fine Arts,...
Show moreViera, Alicia, Villeneuve, Pat, Henne, Carolyn, Broome, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Lynn), Love, Ann Rowson, Schrader, Linda B., Florida State University, College of Fine Arts, Department of Art Education
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Abstract/Description: As museums continue to shift from being object-centered to visitor-centered, they also need to reconsider their exhibition development practices to become more relevant to their communities. In alignment with this premise, this double case study investigates two exhibitions that were curated using the supported interpretation (SI) model for visitor-centered exhibitions. They were the Mixing It Up: Building an Identity exhibition, taking place at the gallery of the Tempe Center for the Arts in...
Show moreAs museums continue to shift from being object-centered to visitor-centered, they also need to reconsider their exhibition development practices to become more relevant to their communities. In alignment with this premise, this double case study investigates two exhibitions that were curated using the supported interpretation (SI) model for visitor-centered exhibitions. They were the Mixing It Up: Building an Identity exhibition, taking place at the gallery of the Tempe Center for the Arts in Arizona, and Contemporary Latino Art: El Corazón de San Antonio, an exhibition that took place at the former Texas A&M University-San Antonio’s Educational & Cultural Arts Center. In this dissertation, I examine how SI was implemented at these two exhibitions and how it can be implemented at future ones in other art centers or similar venues. Supporting questions explore the strategies and processes that were used at Mixing It Up and El Corazón, and insights on how the model worked in these two instances. This study was informed by the constructivist paradigm of inquiry. In it, I used a hermeneutic/dialectic methodology and qualitative methods of data collection. At the Mixing It Up exhibition, I conducted observations and unstructured interviews using a maximum variation sampling strategy, and I also analyzed secondary data gathered through one of the interactive components of the exhibition. At El Corazón, I worked exclusively with secondary data gathered through the visitors’ participatory opportunities embedded in the exhibition interface. Moreover, I used self-reflection and Serrell’s (2006) Framework for Assessing Excellence in Exhibitions from a Visitor-Centered Perspective as a professional development tool to go deeper into an understanding of SI and its implementation at these two exhibitions. The findings of this study reveal that both exhibitions included interpretive elements that encouraged visitor participation and validated a multiplicity of voices. But they also show that those components made the exhibitions more meaningful for visitors allowing them to make personal connections with the art on display by themselves or with others. Additionally, as this study investigates how SI worked at these two exhibitions, it also sheds light into possible ways in which it can be implemented at other institutions in the future, and provides recommendations for future applications of it as well as areas for further research.
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Date Issued: 2017
Identifier: FSU_FALL2017_Viera_fsu_0071E_14156
Format: Thesis

Title: The "Mysteries" Behind The Adapted Story.
Creator: Wallace, Alexandria, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This creative thesis project focuses on adapting the short story form to short film. My work examines how a particular short story can be adapted into different film genres for different audiences. The project adapts the short story by Elizabeth Tallent entitled, "No One's A Mystery" into four very different scripts: a "faithful" adaptation, a hand-drawn limited-animation children's narrative, a "loose" adaptation, and a music video treatment. In this text, the reader will find some...
Show moreThis creative thesis project focuses on adapting the short story form to short film. My work examines how a particular short story can be adapted into different film genres for different audiences. The project adapts the short story by Elizabeth Tallent entitled, "No One's A Mystery" into four very different scripts: a "faithful" adaptation, a hand-drawn limited-animation children's narrative, a "loose" adaptation, and a music video treatment. In this text, the reader will find some introductory information on adaptation theory and a brief overview of some scholarly debate; followed by the four scripts and analyses for each short film. The major focus of the analyses are on the adaptation process. They will also include each interpretation's relationship to the short story, theory, and how audience and genre affect the process. Two of the four scripts (the children's narrative and music video adaptations) have been filmed and edited together as well to further understand the adaptive mode.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0198
Format: Thesis

Title: Reasons for the Dark to Be Afraid.
Creator: Ruiz, Daniel, Department of English
Abstract/Description: The poems and translations in this thesis explore the "three strong voices" that poet Federico García Lorca believes the artist should heed: "the voice of death, with all its foreboding, the voice of love and the voice of art." The sequence of these poems is meant to reflect the poetic speaker's interactions with these voices. Three of the four sections are named after iconic paintings by Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso, and the poems in each of these sections indirectly reflect the concepts...
Show moreThe poems and translations in this thesis explore the "three strong voices" that poet Federico García Lorca believes the artist should heed: "the voice of death, with all its foreboding, the voice of love and the voice of art." The sequence of these poems is meant to reflect the poetic speaker's interactions with these voices. Three of the four sections are named after iconic paintings by Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso, and the poems in each of these sections indirectly reflect the concepts these works present in an attempt to create a dialogue between the written and visual arts. The two works by Dali are The Persistence of Memory and The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory, and the development from the former, which is the second section, to the latter, which is the fourth, is supposed to suggest the interaction between a poet and his or her influences as they work to develop their own unique style, playing at the binary between originality and influence. The title section of the collection is an exploration into the search for truth and originality within this binary—the "irreconcilable feud" between a young artist and a poetic tradition that began thousands of years ago.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0332
Format: Thesis

Title: The Creation of the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra: The Performer’s Field Guide to Music Festival Foundation.
Creator: Sanders, Larkin Elizabeth, Bish, Deborah, Kelly, Steven N., Amsler, Eva, Hodges, Anne R., Florida State University, College of Music, College of Music
Abstract/Description: In July 2011, I began to lay the foundation of the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra (TFO) in Branson, Missouri, and we completed our fourth successful concert season in June 2015. The TFO is a two-week classical music festival in Branson, Missouri that thrives on experimentation—both programmatically and institutionally—and community building through music. I wanted to create something that is satisfying for musicians and accessible to modern audiences. This is its mission: The Taneycomo Festival...
Show moreIn July 2011, I began to lay the foundation of the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra (TFO) in Branson, Missouri, and we completed our fourth successful concert season in June 2015. The TFO is a two-week classical music festival in Branson, Missouri that thrives on experimentation—both programmatically and institutionally—and community building through music. I wanted to create something that is satisfying for musicians and accessible to modern audiences. This is its mission: The Taneycomo Festival Orchestra is a nonprofit organization that provides a free two-week concert series of classical music in Branson, Missouri. We seek to break the 19th century tradition that attending a symphony concert is a formal and elitist event by providing an accessible and casual series of concerts and educational programs while continuing to preserve these great works of art in our destination city. Come as you are and enjoy the beautiful music! I embarked on this adventure with little administrative experience. However, I had a strong background in clarinet performance and music composition, a great network of friends and colleagues, and determination to bring my dream to fruition. In laying the TFO's foundation, I completed almost every administrative task on my own. I filed all of the legal documents (Articles of Incorporation, Employee Identification Number, and 501(c)(3)) successfully and without any legal aid. In the first year, I also recruited thirty-five musicians to perform in the orchestra and programmed eight concerts (two orchestral, six chamber) for the two-week series. In 2015, we had one hundred musicians and gave fourteen concerts (four orchestral, nine chamber, one big band) over the course of our two-week series. Our programming is diverse and includes standard repertoire, contemporary repertoire, commissioned repertoire, children's programming, and jazz. Our venues are eclectic and include schools, hotels, cafés, bars, shops, churches, and homes. We save a lot of money while simultaneously engaging the community by placing each of our traveling musicians with host families and providing the orchestra with nightly dinner parties at various community members' homes. The Festival continues to grow and is immersed deeper into the community each year. After our fourth season, community members have remarked that the TFO is no longer a luxury but a necessity. This paper is a concise guide to music festival creation for performers. It discusses the path that I took to create the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra and reveals the successes and failures of the process. I started the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra to make classical music more accessible, enjoyable, and relevant to a modern, rural community. The events created under these circumstances are often high-quality musical experiences that are fun for audiences. I also aspired to separate music festival creation from traditional institutional structure. If a performer takes a similar path and wishes to create such an organization, he or she will have little to no familiarity with the traditional or nontraditional institutional structures. My unique perspective offers a multidisciplinary approach to music festival foundation. Most of this paper is structured around a narrative about my experiences in running TFO, but also refers to many valuable resources to aid the beginning arts administrator in the creation and management of a music festival.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_2015fall_Sanders_fsu_0071E_12942
Format: Thesis

Title: The Effect of Gender on One Day-Old Infants' Behavior and Heart Rate Responses to Music Decibel Level.
Creator: Dureau, Stephanie J., Gregory, Dianne, Madsen, Clifford, College of Music, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to examine gender differences among full term infants' responses to music played at a range of decibel levels. These responses were measured by physiological data (heart rate) and behavioral data (behavior state score). All subjects (N = 36) were healthy, 24 – 48 hours old, and had passed a hearing screening at the time of testing. Heart rate and behavior state were recorded as male (n = 18) and female (n = 18) subjects listened to alternating 3 minute periods of...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to examine gender differences among full term infants' responses to music played at a range of decibel levels. These responses were measured by physiological data (heart rate) and behavioral data (behavior state score). All subjects (N = 36) were healthy, 24 – 48 hours old, and had passed a hearing screening at the time of testing. Heart rate and behavior state were recorded as male (n = 18) and female (n = 18) subjects listened to alternating 3 minute periods of silence and music for 21 minutes. The music – an excerpt of an instrumental lullaby –was presented via small speakers placed on either side of each subject's head and played at three different loudness levels: 55 – 60 dB, 65 – 70 dB, and 75 – 80 dB. Heart rate was measured using a pulse oximeter with a Y-sensor attached to each subject's great toe, and behavior state was measured using a scale adapted from the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (Brazelton & Nugent, 1995). A two-way analysis of variance with repeated measures computed for both order and gender found no significant difference in heart rate or behavior state during the three loudness levels. Possible reasons for this difference include enjoyment of the music regardless of intensity or physical inability to discriminate between the different levels.
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Date Issued: 2003
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0626
Format: Thesis

Title: American Dance Marathons, 1928-1934 and the Social Drama and Ritual Process.
Creator: Dunlop, Chelsea Rae, Sommer, Sally R., Young, Tricia H., Perpener, John O., School of Dance, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Americans first experienced and embraced dance marathons in 1923, after which these events quickly gained popularity. But the dance marathon that burst upon the scene as yet another fad in keeping with the ebullient nature of the 1920s was dissimilar in form and intent from the dance marathon as it would evolve during the depression years of the 1930s. Within a decade, dance marathons were quickly transformed into a combination of contest and entertainment, replete with spectacle, humor,...
Show moreAmericans first experienced and embraced dance marathons in 1923, after which these events quickly gained popularity. But the dance marathon that burst upon the scene as yet another fad in keeping with the ebullient nature of the 1920s was dissimilar in form and intent from the dance marathon as it would evolve during the depression years of the 1930s. Within a decade, dance marathons were quickly transformed into a combination of contest and entertainment, replete with spectacle, humor, horror, romance suspense, and drama. By applying Victor Turner's rites of passage and social drama theories to these contests, the dance marathon circuit is revealed to have been a society within, and to a great degree separate from, the larger American society. This viewpoint serves to demonstrate why and how the marathon developed as it did. The specific social drama that developed within the marathon was a smaller reflection of the nation's larger Meta drama – establishing the micro within the macro of society. Viewed from this perspective – as a secondary or alternate society – social drama is confirmed to be the main utility in its development.
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Date Issued: 2006
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0629
Format: Thesis

Title: Art Therapy with Hospitalized Pediatric Patients.
Creator: Wolf Bordonaro, Gaelynn Patricia, Rosal, Marcia L., Mazza, Nick, Troeger, Betty Jo, Anderson, Tom, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Research in pediatric medical art therapy is comprised largely of case studies. The motivation for this study was to contribute quantitative data to the literature on art therapy with children who experienced hospitalization and medical treatment. The study question focused on the efficacy of art therapy in reducing the anxiety of hospitalized pediatric patients. To address this issue, a subgroup of pediatric patients was selected; a single subject research design was initiated with a...
Show moreResearch in pediatric medical art therapy is comprised largely of case studies. The motivation for this study was to contribute quantitative data to the literature on art therapy with children who experienced hospitalization and medical treatment. The study question focused on the efficacy of art therapy in reducing the anxiety of hospitalized pediatric patients. To address this issue, a subgroup of pediatric patients was selected; a single subject research design was initiated with a homogenous group of 6 to 9 year-old female patients hospitalized for treatment of sickle cell disease. In addition to extensive qualitative narrative, three instruments were utilized: (a) an Anxiety Behavior Schedule, (b) the Children's Health Locus of Control Scale, and (c) the Children's Hope Scale. The intervention phase of the study included art therapy interventions designed to familiarize subjects' with the hospital environment, provide opportunities for control and expression, and respond to subjects' established cognitive structures regarding their medical condition and treatment. The results of the study support the efficacy of art therapy in two very important ways: First, all of the subjects demonstrated reduced externality of locus of control following art therapy intervention. Second, the observable anxiety data on subject 2 definitively confirmed reduction in anxiety due to art therapy intervention, with statistical significance established at the .05 level. Finally, one subject's subsequent hospitalization provided the opportunity to collect follow-up data; this data confirmed that the reduction in anxiety behaviors resulting from the art therapy protocol was sustained over time. Extensive qualitative narratives of the subjects' experiences were provided. Implications for future practice and further research are discussed.
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Date Issued: 2003
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0849
Format: Thesis

Title: A Bed and Breakfast Design Accomodating the Traveling Preferences of the Retired Baby Boomers.
Creator: Pickett, Mandy, Waxman, Lisa, Wiedegreen, Eric, Pable, Jill, Department of Interior Design, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study addressed the traveling preferences possessed by the retired baby boomer generation. This demographic is looking for authenticity, historical richness, and comfort in a lodging space. Many retired baby boomers are also seeking accessible and sustainable lodging accommodations. For the purposes of this study, an existing architecturally significant house located in Apalachicola, Florida was selected to be renovated into a bed and breakfast to accommodate the lodging desires and...
Show moreThis study addressed the traveling preferences possessed by the retired baby boomer generation. This demographic is looking for authenticity, historical richness, and comfort in a lodging space. Many retired baby boomers are also seeking accessible and sustainable lodging accommodations. For the purposes of this study, an existing architecturally significant house located in Apalachicola, Florida was selected to be renovated into a bed and breakfast to accommodate the lodging desires and needs of the retired baby boomers. The bed and breakfast offered a historical rich environment that was made accessible and eco-friendly. Materials selected for the interior of the bed and breakfast were derived from the Art Nouveau time period which honored the particular style of design when the house was built in 1908. Existing hardwood flooring, window treatments, stained glass windows, fireplaces, and chandeliers remained in the house to maintain the historical value of the house. The bed and breakfast has the ability to offer an eco-friendly environment by providing sustainable furniture, lighting, and materials.
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Date Issued: 2007
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0890
Format: Thesis

Title: In God's Presence: Conquering Addiction Through Dance.
Creator: Delancy, Elizabeth, Perpener, John O., Jumonville, Neil, Cloonan, William, Fichter, Nancy Smith, Young, Tricia Henry, Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities, Florida State...
Show moreDelancy, Elizabeth, Perpener, John O., Jumonville, Neil, Cloonan, William, Fichter, Nancy Smith, Young, Tricia Henry, Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities, Florida State University
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Abstract/Description: The purpose of this paper is to provide an historical examination of founder/director Alexia Jones' use of Christian-based dance as a treatment for substance addiction through the Beracha Dance Institute. This study analyzes how Jones' integrative process intuitively drew on the similar techniques and methodologies of clinical dance therapy and those of faith-based dance ministries. Jones' work combined the transformative and restorative properties of both of these applications of dance. In...
Show moreThe purpose of this paper is to provide an historical examination of founder/director Alexia Jones' use of Christian-based dance as a treatment for substance addiction through the Beracha Dance Institute. This study analyzes how Jones' integrative process intuitively drew on the similar techniques and methodologies of clinical dance therapy and those of faith-based dance ministries. Jones' work combined the transformative and restorative properties of both of these applications of dance. In addition, Jones' work, and the sources it drew on, echo the healing dance rituals that have been used in traditional societies throughout the ages. Consequently, an historical analysis of her work necessitates looking at the foundations of, and analogies between, the clinically therapeutic application of dance and the spiritually therapeutic application of dance, as well as their historical precedents.
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Date Issued: 2007
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0779
Format: Thesis

Title: Community Engagement or Community Outreach?: A Case Study of the Tallahassee Community Chorus and Its Unity Concert.
Creator: Daniels, Tony C., Villeneuve, Pat, Brister, Wanda, Gussak, David, Hodges, Anne R., Cuyler, Antonio C. (Antonio Christopher), Florida State University, College of Fine Arts,...
Show moreDaniels, Tony C., Villeneuve, Pat, Brister, Wanda, Gussak, David, Hodges, Anne R., Cuyler, Antonio C. (Antonio Christopher), Florida State University, College of Fine Arts, Department of Art Education
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Abstract/Description: This dissertation seeks to better understand the concept of community engagement through the application of the arts to address social concerns. This case study focused on The Tallahassee Community Chorus and its performance of “Sing for the Cure: A Proclamation of Hope.” The research questions dealt with aspects related to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the concert, in an attempt to determine if the effort could be considered community engagement based on the applied...
Show moreThis dissertation seeks to better understand the concept of community engagement through the application of the arts to address social concerns. This case study focused on The Tallahassee Community Chorus and its performance of “Sing for the Cure: A Proclamation of Hope.” The research questions dealt with aspects related to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the concert, in an attempt to determine if the effort could be considered community engagement based on the applied methodological framework: Borwick’s (2012) eightfold path of community engagement and Rendón’s (2009) notion of sentipensante. The research study relied on data collected through observations of board meetings, rehearsal sessions, and the concert itself. Additional data came from interviews of board members, executive staff persons, audience members, and a representative of the partnering organization, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital’s Cancer Center. Also, concert ushers distributed survey cards to audience members, who returned the cards upon exiting the concert. I analyzed the collected data through NVivo and Excel software, and determined prominent themes related to the study, which were then applied to the framework and, ultimately, to the research questions. Time constraints, low attendance, organizational role related to input and goal formulation, varied performer support for the topic of breast cancer, aspects of the performance, addressing a social issue, and applying the concert to cancer generally, were the prominent themes of this study. The Tallahassee Community Chorus presented an example of community outreach, but not engagement, as determined by failure to solicit an external partner and build a relationship with them before deciding on the piece to perform.
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Date Issued: 2017
Identifier: FSU_SUMMER2017_Daniels_fsu_0071E_14081
Format: Thesis

Title: "It's Not Gay if They Don't Touch": Challenging Heteronormative Empire and Countering the 'Closeting of History' Through Art.
Creator: Steel, Isabella, Department of Art
Abstract/Description: My project revolves around the "closeting of history", which is the phenomenon in which evidence that suggests gay or bisexual behavior is omitted from the narratives of important historical figures, thus allowing them to be imagined as heterosexual by future generations (and depriving young people of gay and bisexual icons). I wanted to create artwork that counters this phenomenon, by placing historical figures and popular characters in situations that complicate their sexuality, removing...
Show moreMy project revolves around the "closeting of history", which is the phenomenon in which evidence that suggests gay or bisexual behavior is omitted from the narratives of important historical figures, thus allowing them to be imagined as heterosexual by future generations (and depriving young people of gay and bisexual icons). I wanted to create artwork that counters this phenomenon, by placing historical figures and popular characters in situations that complicate their sexuality, removing them from the heterosexual narrative that they have been confined to. I first began to explore this concept with a series of drawings of several American presidents as drag queens, complete with drag names, such as Abraham "Babe" Lincoln. I want these and other art pieces of mine to challenge the idea of "normativity" as applied to sexuality by re-appropriating iconic figures such as presidents, who have been symbols of heterosexual masculinity and success, as tools for showing sexuality as a performance—something that is fluid rather than compartmentalized. I want key works to simultaneously tackle the discomfort associated with excessive femininity, particularly when that femininity is applied to powerful individuals, and to negate the idea of the effeminate as weak. My artwork consists primarily of colorful and playful drawings and paintings, inspired by the camp aesthetic and sense of humor. At the end of the day, I just want to confront people with fun images of gay male sexuality, so that they might question what it is about it that makes them uncomfortable, and whether their discomfort is truly warranted.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_undergradresearch-0003
Format: Citation

Title: The Art on Campus Initiative: Promoting Artists and Educating the Viewer.
Creator: Scandone, Kelly
Abstract/Description: The role of a university goes beyond providing an education for its students; it is also responsible for supporting and promoting the careers of its students, faculty and alumni. However, educating a population about art in their everyday life and promoting the works of artists can be challenging and difficult to achieve with academic institutions. The Art Department at Florida State University tries to accomplish this mission through their Art on Campus Initiative, which aims to promote the...
Show moreThe role of a university goes beyond providing an education for its students; it is also responsible for supporting and promoting the careers of its students, faculty and alumni. However, educating a population about art in their everyday life and promoting the works of artists can be challenging and difficult to achieve with academic institutions. The Art Department at Florida State University tries to accomplish this mission through their Art on Campus Initiative, which aims to promote the work of university students, faculty and alumni through exhibitions around the campus. The Art on Campus Initiative has not only taken a unique approach to displaying these works outside of the museum context but it also has developed the special opportunity to educate the Florida State University population about art and its social and cultural importance.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_undergradsymposium2015-0027
Format: Citation

Title: Maybe She Likes It: A Web Comic Exploring Internet Technology and Gender Equality.
Creator: Weissbrot, Lena, Department of Art
Abstract/Description: "Maybe She Likes It" is a web comic that tells a surreal story of a girl's development, as though she were immersed in a reality where social internet culture occupied a physical space. "Maybe She Likes It" reflects the voice of the Millennial as the first generation to grow up with the internet during adolescence and to experience aberrant content previously unavailable in print and other mass media forms such as child pornography, bestiality, real-rape and snuff. I conclude that such media...
Show more"Maybe She Likes It" is a web comic that tells a surreal story of a girl's development, as though she were immersed in a reality where social internet culture occupied a physical space. "Maybe She Likes It" reflects the voice of the Millennial as the first generation to grow up with the internet during adolescence and to experience aberrant content previously unavailable in print and other mass media forms such as child pornography, bestiality, real-rape and snuff. I conclude that such media is contributing to a shift in socio-cultural perceptions on gender and sexuality. Socializing on the internet is a unique sort of out-of-body experience where one has the ability to be judged by the quality of one's soul, and thus allows users to experiment with identity easily; one can easily pretend to be male or female. It is my hope that this experience enables more people to see gender as mostly a social construct and to stop imposing double standards on both men and women. Many commonly held perceptions about gender and sexuality are outdated because of the way technology has compensated for biological disadvantages which originally influenced these perceptions that have become socially engrained. Though print editions of "Maybe She Likes It" are available, the comic was created to be viewed online, closely relating its content to its form; the web comic is a commentary on the very "space" it occupies. The format of the web comic is inspired by the style of shojo manga (Japanese comics for girls), using emotive layouts and backgrounds to create a tone and atmosphere, while simultaneously referencing shojo manga as a medium through which women were able to manipulate social perspectives on female sexuality. My research includes interviews with the owner of the World Erotic Art Museum, Naomi Wilzig, gallery owner/curator, Catherine Clark, and artist, Masami Teraoka. "Maybe She Likes It" can be read at universehacktress.com/maybe-she-likes-it-project/ .
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_undergradresearch-0008
Format: Citation

Title: Gender and Media Studies.
Creator: Cunningham, Kelley Suzette, English
Abstract/Description: From Dolly Parton to Taylor Swift, country music encompasses a wide range of artists with a variety of unique traits. Public persona plays a large role in the marketing of country music, affecting how audiences respond and relate to artists. Through the citation and analysis of recent news articles, I interpreted the media's response to current country artists relating to their public personas and social media presences. My process consisted of collecting articles from LexisNexis as well as...
Show moreFrom Dolly Parton to Taylor Swift, country music encompasses a wide range of artists with a variety of unique traits. Public persona plays a large role in the marketing of country music, affecting how audiences respond and relate to artists. Through the citation and analysis of recent news articles, I interpreted the media's response to current country artists relating to their public personas and social media presences. My process consisted of collecting articles from LexisNexis as well as the websites of popular online news sources. The articles, ranging from 2013 to early 2015, were centered around Dolly Parton and her over 60-year-long career, as well as newer country artists such as Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, and Florida-Georgia Line. The majority of articles focused on each artist's specific persona, and how these personas manifest on the internet, television, and live performance. However, each recent article in the database featuring the artists was considered, and I was able to identify a variety of contemporary music industry topics, many of which emerged throughout research process. For example, the internet's effect on the music industry was a subject that kept appearing. Not only does the internet offer streaming services that make music more accessible than ever, but it alters the entire artist-audience dynamic by making once-distant stars more relatable. The internet has also encouraged blending with other genres such as pop and hip-hop,creating new sub-genres and transforming artists into completely unique celebrity personalities.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_undergradsymposium2015-0004
Format: Citation

Title: I Grew Up In Someone Else's Living Room.
Creator: Hamilton, Morgan, Department of Art
Abstract/Description: My honors thesis is an exploration of the fleeting aspects of memory, a nomadic childhood, and the relationship families share with TV. I have painted an image of the living room set from Roseanne as a way to express my nostalgia and personal experience with television. There is something fascinating about translating modern technology, like the TV, through something as ancient as oil paint. It removes the practicality and mass-audience of program broadcast, and gives an intimate setting,...
Show moreMy honors thesis is an exploration of the fleeting aspects of memory, a nomadic childhood, and the relationship families share with TV. I have painted an image of the living room set from Roseanne as a way to express my nostalgia and personal experience with television. There is something fascinating about translating modern technology, like the TV, through something as ancient as oil paint. It removes the practicality and mass-audience of program broadcast, and gives an intimate setting, like the living room, an even more intimate environment, like a gallery. The Meta relationship between TV family and my own is an important aspect of growing up in my generation and I have always found it interesting how families will come together and watch someone else's family; he back of our TV is the front of theirs. We watch them, and they'll never know we exist. I will use my experiences growing up in a nuclear family to interpret the role of the TV living room, and how that interaction is truly art.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0280
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Interactive Illustrations of Obscure Animals.
Creator: Grishchenko, Alice, Department of Art
Abstract/Description: am creating a website to display pen illustrations of obscure animals which are either difficult to classify in the taxonomic system or have no relatives among living animals (these are referred to as living fossils). I plan to research each animal's unique features that make them difficult to group with others and catalog them on the website. The highlighted features will be displayed in hidden boxes on the same page as the large illustrations and will be revealed when the user hovers over a...
Show moream creating a website to display pen illustrations of obscure animals which are either difficult to classify in the taxonomic system or have no relatives among living animals (these are referred to as living fossils). I plan to research each animal's unique features that make them difficult to group with others and catalog them on the website. The highlighted features will be displayed in hidden boxes on the same page as the large illustrations and will be revealed when the user hovers over a corresponding portion of the image. Each box will contain some text and a related illustration. Animals will be labeled with basic information including their names, habitat, diet, and current classification.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0266
Format: Set of related objects

Title: The "Endless Space Between": Exploring Film's Architectural Spaces, Places, Gender, and Genre.
Creator: Page, Sarah, Department of English
Abstract/Description: Architectural spaces and places within films often work to represent larger themes of the films' stories. This paper explores how films from three different genres, horror, science fiction, and romance, utilize architectural places and space on screen to represent gender. Films explored include Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Ridley Scott's Alien, and Spike Jonze's Her.
Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0433
Format: Thesis

Title: Weaving, Writing, and Women: A Case Study of Etruscan Sigla on Loom Weights.
Creator: Phelps, Cassidy, Classics - Archaeology
Abstract/Description: No thorough, systematic study of Etruscan sigla, non-verbal marks of communication incised, painted or imprinted on artifacts throughout the Mediterranean, has been conducted to date. This thesis examines sigla found on a particular artifact, loom weights, from four sites in Etruria in an effort to interpret these marks. After establishing the cultural, social, and economic importance of weaving to the women responsible for it, as well as the economy as a whole, it is suggested that the women...
Show moreNo thorough, systematic study of Etruscan sigla, non-verbal marks of communication incised, painted or imprinted on artifacts throughout the Mediterranean, has been conducted to date. This thesis examines sigla found on a particular artifact, loom weights, from four sites in Etruria in an effort to interpret these marks. After establishing the cultural, social, and economic importance of weaving to the women responsible for it, as well as the economy as a whole, it is suggested that the women themselves were responsible for making the loom weights and then marking them with sigla as symbols of ownership. While the sigla themselves have a variety of meanings and likely have multiple functions, they appear to share this usage in the context of textile tools.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0066
Format: Thesis

Title: The Art of Adaptation through the Analysis of Stanley Kubrick Films.
Creator: Sonenreich, Brooke, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This thesis examines Stanley Kubrick's novel-to-film adaptations and uses the auteur's strategies in the creative portion of the thesis: a full length, adapted screenplay. The study analyzes original texts, screenplays, films, and associating film theory of five Kubrick adaptations (Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut). Since this is a creative project, it is split up into an explanative research preface and a full length, adapted screenplay. The...
Show moreThis thesis examines Stanley Kubrick's novel-to-film adaptations and uses the auteur's strategies in the creative portion of the thesis: a full length, adapted screenplay. The study analyzes original texts, screenplays, films, and associating film theory of five Kubrick adaptations (Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut). Since this is a creative project, it is split up into an explanative research preface and a full length, adapted screenplay. The screenplay is an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's short story "The Split Second." The preface component provides details on what Kubrick strategies were and were not used during the adapting process.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0278
Format: Thesis

Title: In the Footsteps of Clara Schumann.
Creator: Falling, Frances, College of Music
Abstract/Description: I first became interested in Clara Schumann when I heard her setting of Friedrich Rückert's beautiful poem "Liebst du um Schönheit" during voice seminar at Florida State a few years ago. When I had the opportunity to choose a research topic in my music history class last year, I chose Clara – focusing on her growth from Wunderkind to mature artist, how she has greatly influenced the customs of concerts, and how she championed composers that we consider "greats" today. Throughout the research...
Show moreI first became interested in Clara Schumann when I heard her setting of Friedrich Rückert's beautiful poem "Liebst du um Schönheit" during voice seminar at Florida State a few years ago. When I had the opportunity to choose a research topic in my music history class last year, I chose Clara – focusing on her growth from Wunderkind to mature artist, how she has greatly influenced the customs of concerts, and how she championed composers that we consider "greats" today. Throughout the research process I became more and more intrigued by Clara. She was not only a female performer and composer, and therefore pioneer in her time, but she also carved out a unique partnership with her husband, Robert Schumann. This paper led to my idea for an Honors Thesis Project. Many of the current scholarly works about Clara Schumann have not been translated into English. I was able to contact four of the living research authors and they were amazingly receptive and supportive of my inquiries. This film not only traces the footsteps of Clara Schumann, it also introduces these German scholars to the Florida State University community. Interviews with them bring the life and times of Clara Schumann to life, while also providing valuable insight into how music scholars work. The enthusiasm of these musicologists who live, breathe, and study their subject, certainly inspired me and I believe their insights will spark curiosity in those who have not yet heard of Clara Schumann. This project encompasses not only a short version of all the footage and interviews I took during my journey, but also full-length documentary film, to be available in the music library before I graduate.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0422
Format: Thesis

Title: Felt Forms.
Creator: Gregory, Kim, Department of Art
Abstract/Description: This thesis documents an interest in the vessel as a container, through the production and research within a visual art studio practice. I look to the vessel to ask bigger questions about containment, materiality, and existence. In order to best reflect my findings, I will discuss my current body of work Felt Forms, and its method of production. I look to other artists' discourse, as well as the holistic approach I take to making, to progress my work into a context that is united with the...
Show moreThis thesis documents an interest in the vessel as a container, through the production and research within a visual art studio practice. I look to the vessel to ask bigger questions about containment, materiality, and existence. In order to best reflect my findings, I will discuss my current body of work Felt Forms, and its method of production. I look to other artists' discourse, as well as the holistic approach I take to making, to progress my work into a context that is united with the contemporary art world.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0405
Format: Thesis

Title: Blake's and Shelley's Reader Responses to Milton's Satan in Paradise Lost.
Creator: Noud, Jennifer, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This study surveys William Blake's and Percy Bysshe Shelley's reader responses of Satan in John Milton's Paradise Lost. Blake and Shelley were both Romanticists and were highly captivated with the character of Satan. Their critiques of Milton's Satan are evident through their works. Blake's works that are examined are "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell," an eleven-page poem, Milton, an epic poem, and the illuminated printings of Milton's Paradise Lost. Shelley's works that are studied are...
Show moreThis study surveys William Blake's and Percy Bysshe Shelley's reader responses of Satan in John Milton's Paradise Lost. Blake and Shelley were both Romanticists and were highly captivated with the character of Satan. Their critiques of Milton's Satan are evident through their works. Blake's works that are examined are "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell," an eleven-page poem, Milton, an epic poem, and the illuminated printings of Milton's Paradise Lost. Shelley's works that are studied are Prometheus Unbound, a closet lyrical drama, and "A Defense of Poetry" which is an essay. Blake and Shelley believed that Satan was the proper hero of Milton's Paradise Lost. They both critiqued Milton's Satan by finding several imperfections in Paradise Lost. Both tried to surpass Milton by creating their own perfect version of Milton's Satan. Shelley goes a step beyond Blake when designing his Satan by producing a new tragic hero that does not have a hamartia.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0234
Format: Thesis

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