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Title: 100 Cups for a 100 Lives.
Creator: Frankenfield, Ivy E., Department of Art
Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0570
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: 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

Title: Building Worlds: Creating an Affordable and Efficient Virtual Reality.
Creator: Kyle, Mari M., Department of Art
Abstract/Description: The objective of Building Worlds; Creating an Affordable and Efficient Virtual Reality is to explore the phenomena of Virtual Reality (VR) through the marketing of its developing technologies, its future opportunities, and its potential of mass production. I spent the fall of 2014, gathering information on current VR and immersive environment trends. In the spring of 2015 I began analyzing the current market of VR and evaluating its advertising trends to explore the opportunities of VR in...
Show moreThe objective of Building Worlds; Creating an Affordable and Efficient Virtual Reality is to explore the phenomena of Virtual Reality (VR) through the marketing of its developing technologies, its future opportunities, and its potential of mass production. I spent the fall of 2014, gathering information on current VR and immersive environment trends. In the spring of 2015 I began analyzing the current market of VR and evaluating its advertising trends to explore the opportunities of VR in various fields such as education, art, psychology, and entertainment, etc. This thesis will offer a quick introduction to the history of VR and then proceed to analyze the market of VR during the '90s "Fall of VR" and compare it to the market of the present. I interviewed the nations VR pioneers and gathered from their discussions a set of strengths and weaknesses of current technologies. This thesis will combine this inside-industry perspective with an audience perspective (backed by market research) in order to study the present day market. Ultimately, these studies have revealed a change in target demographic and societal interest for VR. Through my industry studies, I can conclude also that VR applications in entertainment are the most influential and renowned in popular media, suggesting a change in current advertising strategy. This is supported by the conducted research that showed that the target demographic is unaware of the industrial uses of VR that have been extant for decades but very aware of the entertainment-based uses of VR.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0500
Format: Thesis

Title: Communication: A Modern Illusion.
Creator: Perkins, Landon, Department of Art
Abstract/Description: George Bernard Shaw once wrote, "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." Since the beginning of time, man has been curious about what the future would bring. Since the invention of the telephone in 1876, man has become obsessed with communication and how to constantly improve inventions such as the telephone and other devices that enhance the speed of communication. Over time we have created machine after machine to help us solve this problem. The...
Show moreGeorge Bernard Shaw once wrote, "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." Since the beginning of time, man has been curious about what the future would bring. Since the invention of the telephone in 1876, man has become obsessed with communication and how to constantly improve inventions such as the telephone and other devices that enhance the speed of communication. Over time we have created machine after machine to help us solve this problem. The telephone has evolved from a device that you could only access from the comfort of your home into an accessory that keeps you constantly connected with the outside world. Since the invention of the mobile phone in late 1980's, the amount of mobile phone users has expanded from zero to over five billion in 2012. This is the single largest shift of any commercial appliance being used in society throughout the history of mankind. Many have questioned if machines will ever develop to a level that can work cohesively with the superiority of man. It seems as if this question is becoming increasingly relevant in our society everyday. The most common device a person has on them at any given time is not their wallet or keys, but in fact their mobile telephone. I believe the new question that should be addressed in society is whether humans will ever be able to fully communicate without the dependency of these devices.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0204
Format: Thesis

Title: Dead Elements.
Creator: White, Barrett, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This thesis, an interdisciplinary project entitled DEAD ELEMENTS, seeks to explore the complex relationship between performance and text. Seven common literary elements were selected and then interpreted both in a performative action and a written work. The work engages the traditions of both performance art and conceptual writing, blurring the distinction between physical body and textual body. Ultimately, DEAD ELEMENTS serves as a critique of academic literature, a reification of...
Show moreThis thesis, an interdisciplinary project entitled DEAD ELEMENTS, seeks to explore the complex relationship between performance and text. Seven common literary elements were selected and then interpreted both in a performative action and a written work. The work engages the traditions of both performance art and conceptual writing, blurring the distinction between physical body and textual body. Ultimately, DEAD ELEMENTS serves as a critique of academic literature, a reification of abstractions, a meditation on the body, and an engagement with my own idiosyncratic artistic practice.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0370
Format: Thesis

Title: Dead Elements.
Creator: White, Barrett, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This thesis, an interdisciplinary project entitled DEAD ELEMENTS, seeks to explore the complex relationship between performance and text. Seven common literary elements were selected and then interpreted both in a performative action and a written work. The work engages the traditions of both performance art and conceptual writing, blurring the distinction between physical body and textual body. Ultimately, DEAD ELEMENTS serves as a critique of academic literature, a reification of...
Show moreThis thesis, an interdisciplinary project entitled DEAD ELEMENTS, seeks to explore the complex relationship between performance and text. Seven common literary elements were selected and then interpreted both in a performative action and a written work. The work engages the traditions of both performance art and conceptual writing, blurring the distinction between physical body and textual body. Ultimately, DEAD ELEMENTS serves as a critique of academic literature, a reification of abstractions, a meditation on the body, and an engagement with my own idiosyncratic artistic practice.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0466
Format: Thesis

Title: E42: Architecture and the Visual Culture of Fascist Italy.
Creator: Ciampittiello, Masha, Art History
Abstract/Description: During the reign of Benito Mussolini (1925–1943), Italian architects reevaluated the purpose and direction that modernism had taken in Italy, reorienting its previous focus on progressive, functional architecture for the masses to include political propaganda for the state. From the Novecento, Rationalist, and Futurist movements, the Regime chose designs that referred back to the stark monumentality of Imperial Rome. This thesis argues that despite such constraints, Italian architects managed...
Show moreDuring the reign of Benito Mussolini (1925–1943), Italian architects reevaluated the purpose and direction that modernism had taken in Italy, reorienting its previous focus on progressive, functional architecture for the masses to include political propaganda for the state. From the Novecento, Rationalist, and Futurist movements, the Regime chose designs that referred back to the stark monumentality of Imperial Rome. This thesis argues that despite such constraints, Italian architects managed to find innovative solutions and novel forms for representing Italian fascist rhetoric, producing a great deal of individual variation within the architectural schools with which they were associated. Support for Mussolini's empire rested on popular mythologizing about the former Roman Empire and the belief among Italians that the nation and its people were destined to revisit its glory. The propagandistic forms designed by Italian architects employed by the state, as I argue, reflect this understanding as to the role of classical heritage in the present and the place of individual innovation. The principal evidence for my claim is the architecture and urban planning associated with the aborted Esposizione universale of 1942 (colloquially known as E42). The state used this suburban network of exhibition halls to display the supremacy of contemporary Italian culture by making reference to classical Roman antiquity and to a lesser extent the monumental forms of the Renaissance. My study investigates the ways in which the architects of E42, in seeking to integrate the masses on a personal level with the political ideology of the state, referenced Roman antiquity and the Renaissance, thereby visualizing connections between Mussolini's empire and the successful authoritative governments of Italy's past. I provide a detailed assessment of E42 and the various architectural schools competing for state sponsorship in order to demonstrate that the production of Italian fascist visual culture was contingent to a greater degree than has previously been acknowledged upon the notion that the state fostered some measure of individualism in artistic design.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0095
Format: Thesis

Title: Evidence of Interpersonal Relationship.
Creator: Anduiza, Christina M., Department of Art
Abstract/Description: I have attempted to use the portrait to think about the person- to consider what is uniquely human about relationships, and in return, what about humanity is uniquely relational. I approached this personally by using portraiture to explore my own relationships. I recreated a study that was designed to generate interpersonal closeness. It consisted of 36 questions that were asked and answered by a participant and myself. In participating in the experiment, I became a subject. Immediately...
Show moreI have attempted to use the portrait to think about the person- to consider what is uniquely human about relationships, and in return, what about humanity is uniquely relational. I approached this personally by using portraiture to explore my own relationships. I recreated a study that was designed to generate interpersonal closeness. It consisted of 36 questions that were asked and answered by a participant and myself. In participating in the experiment, I became a subject. Immediately following the conversation, I painted a portrait of the other person and a portrait of myself as a response to the encounter. Seeking to be quick and reactive, they were painted in the time constraint of one hour. Would this connection affect the paintings? Would the relationship between the pair of portraits mirror the relationship that was formed in real life?
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0576
Format: Thesis

Title: Evolving Standards in Ballet Education: Exploring Ethical Communication in the Ballet Classroom.
Creator: Monahan, Sarah E., School of Dance
Abstract/Description: Classical ballet training has evolved from its earliest stages into a well-developed, expansive art form that challenges the body to reach an artistic aesthetic through physical means. With this challenge comes risk. In looking at the educational environment of a young ballet dancer, this project strives to formulate a productive and safe way to establish intelligent dancers through a more broadly conceived classroom approach, considerate of the physical, and especially, mental health of the...
Show moreClassical ballet training has evolved from its earliest stages into a well-developed, expansive art form that challenges the body to reach an artistic aesthetic through physical means. With this challenge comes risk. In looking at the educational environment of a young ballet dancer, this project strives to formulate a productive and safe way to establish intelligent dancers through a more broadly conceived classroom approach, considerate of the physical, and especially, mental health of the dancer. Through this research I have developed a better understanding of how to achieve supportive and ethical practices within the ballet classroom by cultivating a method of student-teacher communication that is ethically sound. This is an important endeavor because a more flexible system will elicit a traditional approach that adapts to a forward thinking culture, thereby creating students who will become the next generation of artists thirsting for expansiveness within a psychologically safe place.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0541
Format: Thesis

Title: Faux Finishes: Water-Based Mediums Compared to Oil-Based Medium.
Creator: Noyes, Rebeccah, School of Theatre
Abstract/Description: An introductory technical manual to faux finishing with an oil medium, Proceed Low-Viscosity Glazing Medium, Adicolor Wetedge Medium, and Nova Color Gloss Medium. It compares the the oil medium to the three water-based mediums in four areas: application technique, aesthetic quality, environmental impact, and personal hazard.
Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0407
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: Fuck Everything: A Digital Game Questioning Gender Identity.
Creator: NW, Lena, Department of Art
Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0411
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Fuck Happiness, Give Me Pain.
Creator: James, Ashley, James, Ashley, School of Theatre
Abstract/Description: Fuck Happiness, Give Me Pain follows a year and a half of a theatre artist's journey to find and explore a new way of creating within the realms of performance and live art. She, along with an ensemble of performers, worked over a nine month period that culminated in weekly events over the last month and a half; during these events they continued to experiment with an audience. They investigated topics dealing with gender, race, sexuality, fear, and vulnerability. This work is documentation...
Show moreFuck Happiness, Give Me Pain follows a year and a half of a theatre artist's journey to find and explore a new way of creating within the realms of performance and live art. She, along with an ensemble of performers, worked over a nine month period that culminated in weekly events over the last month and a half; during these events they continued to experiment with an audience. They investigated topics dealing with gender, race, sexuality, fear, and vulnerability. This work is documentation of the artist's experience as creator and performer.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0325
Format: Thesis

Title: Healthy Interior Environments in Haitian Orphanage Design.
Creator: Krueger, Amanda, Interior Design
Abstract/Description: Haiti's 2008 hurricane season destroyed upwards of 22,702 homes and damaged another 84,625, for a total of 107,327 homes and 800,000 people impacted (DCHA & OFDA, 2009). Because of the intense rain fall, floods wiped out 70% of Haiti's crops, resulting in the deaths of malnourished, newly-homeless children following the storms (DCHA & OFDA, 2009). These factors, combined with a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in 2010, have intensified the need to provide homeless children with a timely solution to...
Show moreHaiti's 2008 hurricane season destroyed upwards of 22,702 homes and damaged another 84,625, for a total of 107,327 homes and 800,000 people impacted (DCHA & OFDA, 2009). Because of the intense rain fall, floods wiped out 70% of Haiti's crops, resulting in the deaths of malnourished, newly-homeless children following the storms (DCHA & OFDA, 2009). These factors, combined with a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in 2010, have intensified the need to provide homeless children with a timely solution to the lack of orphanage facilities. Swedish oncologist Karl-Henrik Robèrt, an internationally recognized leader on sustainable progress, developed an outline called, "The Natural Step Framework" in 1989, which considers the effects of interior finish material selection on human health. Within this framework, Dr. Robèrt suggests that multiple health problems, predominantly those of children, result from interior finish materials that we are exposed to every day (Robèrt, 2002). This framework is relevant as it relates to researching local interior finish materials in Haiti that have positive effects on orphaned children's health, as opposed to products that will result in increased health problems. It is the goal of this thesis to examine Haiti's natural resources and existing labor situation, investigate opportunities for newer, more sustainable interior finish building materials, and together, how they can positively impact Haitian children's health. The findings will add to the body of knowledge concerning interior finish materials that can aid in the healthy recovery of Haitian children and their orphanages from currently untenable conditions.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0048
Format: Thesis

Title: Help! I Can't Stop Becoming A Witch: An Exploration Of The Evolution Of Identity Through Personal Mythologies Involving The Queering Of Icons And The Self.
Creator: Steele, Isabella
Abstract/Description: This thesis contains two parts, one of which deals with personal identity, the other which deals with projected identities. It follows the progression of a personal mythology through multiple forms and medias involving art and poetry—a mythology in which I re-imagine both my individual history and American history as being queer. I invoke the exploration into my own queerness through drag as a witch persona, while also queering famous figures by placing them in situations that complicate...
Show moreThis thesis contains two parts, one of which deals with personal identity, the other which deals with projected identities. It follows the progression of a personal mythology through multiple forms and medias involving art and poetry—a mythology in which I re-imagine both my individual history and American history as being queer. I invoke the exploration into my own queerness through drag as a witch persona, while also queering famous figures by placing them in situations that complicate their sexuality. By provoking the concept of performativity (particularly involving gender and sexuality), I aim to remove select American icons and myself from the confines of a heterosexual narrative. This thesis is an exploration, and the works that have come of it are not meant to be viewed as gallery-ready pieces.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0343
Format: Thesis

Title: A Heretical Visual Journey into the Apocrypha.
Creator: Ondina, Eric, Department of Art
Abstract/Description: This thesis is both a research paper and a personal reflection which explores the connections between several formative apocryphal texts and my most recent series of paintings. It is through the medium of painting that I have analyzed and visually distilled these heretical narratives into a duel-part body of work. Through this I intend to illuminate the mysteries of our ancient spiritual past, demonstrate these apocryphal scriptures significance and influence in later Jewish, Christian, and...
Show moreThis thesis is both a research paper and a personal reflection which explores the connections between several formative apocryphal texts and my most recent series of paintings. It is through the medium of painting that I have analyzed and visually distilled these heretical narratives into a duel-part body of work. Through this I intend to illuminate the mysteries of our ancient spiritual past, demonstrate these apocryphal scriptures significance and influence in later Jewish, Christian, and Islamic theology, illustrate the fallibility in the argument for divinely ordained scripture, and ponder the question of how our worldly civilization's history and culture would appear had these books become canonical.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0214
Format: Thesis

Title: Improving Turnout in University Dancers.
Creator: Pata, Danielle, School of Dance
Abstract/Description: Turnout is external rotation ideally coming from the hips. A high degree of turnout is desired by all dancers because it plays an important role, especially in the classical ballet form. Turnout enables the efficient transfer of weight, it allows for greater extension and control, and it reduces injury risk when used correctly. The purpose of this study was to determine whether participation in a targeted training program outside of technique classes would improve university dancers' ability...
Show moreTurnout is external rotation ideally coming from the hips. A high degree of turnout is desired by all dancers because it plays an important role, especially in the classical ballet form. Turnout enables the efficient transfer of weight, it allows for greater extension and control, and it reduces injury risk when used correctly. The purpose of this study was to determine whether participation in a targeted training program outside of technique classes would improve university dancers' ability to use a greater proportion of the turnout their bodies are constructed to accommodate. The training intervention included a specific set of exercises, various sensation-based cues, images, and brief anatomy lessons. Active turnout, passive turnout, and functional turnout were assessed for six first-year, non-injured, female dancers in Florida State University's Dance Department. A multiple-baseline design was used to demonstrate experimental control. Measurements were taken immediately after technique classes, four days a week over nine weeks, by a trained graduate student or a licensed Physical Therapist. Results showed an increase of 10-20 degrees in active turnout for all six dancers. Future research might be aimed at assessing the ability of dancers to maintain training activities on their own as well as assessing the durability of the effects of such training over time. With individualized training, each dancer might be helped to optimize use and control of the degree of turnout that his/her body can manage safely.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0154
Format: Thesis

Title: In Full Color and Twice Removed: Experiments and Studies in Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black.
Creator: Lucien, Abigail
Abstract/Description: This paper gives a detailed account of the experiments and studies on full color printing that took place within the course of a year by an undergraduate printmaker at the Florida State University.
Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0395
Format: Thesis

Title: In Search of the Sublime.
Creator: Schmahl, Dan, Department of Art
Abstract/Description: This thesis documents a search for a contemporary and relevant sublime, through the means of a visual art studio practice. I have culled a wide variety of sources that follow the historical development of the "sublime", and used them as a basis for my personal investigation into the subject. In order to best portray my findings I will discuss two separate bodies of work concerning my interpretation of the contemporary sublime, one that progresses past historic notions of the idea and into a...
Show moreThis thesis documents a search for a contemporary and relevant sublime, through the means of a visual art studio practice. I have culled a wide variety of sources that follow the historical development of the "sublime", and used them as a basis for my personal investigation into the subject. In order to best portray my findings I will discuss two separate bodies of work concerning my interpretation of the contemporary sublime, one that progresses past historic notions of the idea and into a context that is cohesive with the contemporary art world.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0119
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: Landscape and Identity in the Work of Albert Huie, Edna Manley and Osmond Watson.
Creator: Assam, Alexis, Department of Art History
Abstract/Description: My aim in this paper is to investigate this history of Jamaican through the lens of twentieth-century Jamaican art from the theoretical perspectives of cultural landscape and identity studies, specifically by focusing on the work of Albert Huie and his contemporaries. I examine the formal and stylistic qualities of these artists' works and speculate on how they operated within their cultural milieu, specifically as agents in the production of discourses about Jamaica. My project poses two...
Show moreMy aim in this paper is to investigate this history of Jamaican through the lens of twentieth-century Jamaican art from the theoretical perspectives of cultural landscape and identity studies, specifically by focusing on the work of Albert Huie and his contemporaries. I examine the formal and stylistic qualities of these artists' works and speculate on how they operated within their cultural milieu, specifically as agents in the production of discourses about Jamaica. My project poses two main questions: first, what do these works say about Jamaican art in terms of the representation of race in Jamaican society? Second, what is the state of Jamaican art history and how can a more sophisticated examination of these artists and their work through landscape and identity studies constructively contribute to the historiography? These artists broke through cultural and ideological barriers in an attempt to transcend colonized thought and bring forth ideas that served to decolonize the Jamaican people and promote Black Nationalism. My analysis of Jamaican art from the 1930's through the 1970's has brought Osmond Watson into the discussion of Jamaican art history in relation to two of its most well-known artists Edna Manley and Albert Huie in the discussion of the decolonization of Jamaican art. These artists helped to ideologically rework the island's cultural landscape away from the British perception and control of the colonial landscape; into a national landscape of an independent-minded Jamaica and Manley, Huie, and Watson change the way Afro-Jamaicans are represented in the art of the island.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0573
Format: Thesis

Title: The Performativity of the Creation of Visual Art.
Creator: Jordan, Jasmine, School of Theatre
Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0319
Format: Thesis

Title: Reviving Fantasia's Toccata and Fugue: An Imaginative Journey Thorugh Music, Multimedia and Concert Dance.
Creator: Lalor, Emma C., School of Dance
Abstract/Description: In 1940, Walt Disney and his associates presented their imaginative creation Fantasia, a masterpiece union of symphonic music and animation that employed "a new type of entertainment" -- a hybrid multisensory experience culminating in an abstract, animation motion picture. Although initially a flop, the film's subsequent altered re-releases led to its triumphant declaration American Film Institute in 1998: Fantasia was now considered one of the greatest American animated films. Most...
Show moreIn 1940, Walt Disney and his associates presented their imaginative creation Fantasia, a masterpiece union of symphonic music and animation that employed "a new type of entertainment" -- a hybrid multisensory experience culminating in an abstract, animation motion picture. Although initially a flop, the film's subsequent altered re-releases led to its triumphant declaration American Film Institute in 1998: Fantasia was now considered one of the greatest American animated films. Most significantly, Fantasia's newfound success with contemporary audiences provided revolutionary access to classical music whilst encouraging imaginative thinking through purely fantastic entertainment. In the opening scene, Leopold Stokowski shakes Mickey Mouse's hand before conducting his famous 1927 orchestral arrangement of Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor BWV 565. This opening section of Fantasia captured my attention with beautifully moving vivid colors, dramatically lit musicians, and the painterly abstraction of instruments dancing through clouds. I fondly remember how this captivating spectacle inspired me to move as a young child, and my love for the delightful music and visuals of Fantasia guided my passions towards movement and improvisation, as well as my decision to seek a University degree in dance. Contemplating the shimmering abstract watercolors of the opening section, Toccata and Fugue, has led me to question what Fantasia would look like with the addition of my own imaginative discipline: dance. By studying Stokowski's arrangement of Bach's most recognizable organ piece and performing an "action analysis" of both the physical score and the animation itself, I hope to translate my conclusions into an all-inclusive multimedia reinterpretation that layers live dance performance and stage lighting techniques with the preexisting structure and patterns of the film. I will investigate, as an intelligent thinker and mover, how dance can enter the current stream as an equal part in the artistic work, ultimately adding to and reviving Fantasia for contemporary audiences with use of video projection and concert dance.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0504
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Structured art activities to support communication for children with autism spectrum disorder.
Creator: Randall, Stephanie Anne., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study investigated the use of structured art activities using preferred sensory materials and visual supports to increase communication and decrease challenging behaviors at a three week summer camp. Three boys participated in a single subject design study. Challenging behaviors were identified for each subject and frequency observed before, during and after the intervention. Goals for all subjects to increase initiations and responses to questions and comments were also targeted....
Show moreThis study investigated the use of structured art activities using preferred sensory materials and visual supports to increase communication and decrease challenging behaviors at a three week summer camp. Three boys participated in a single subject design study. Challenging behaviors were identified for each subject and frequency observed before, during and after the intervention. Goals for all subjects to increase initiations and responses to questions and comments were also targeted. Variable results across the subjects indicated that the structured activities did decrease challenging behaviors most days but that the communication targets were impacted by the opportunities provided in the setting. Implications for future research are discussed.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 456453402, 244585, FSDT244585, fsu:19292
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Through the Lens: A Blend of Art and Entertainment.
Creator: Russell, Michelle, School of Dance
Abstract/Description: The world of popular culture has been shaped in many ways by the stereotypes and biases created in music videos and the dance sequences included in those music videos. Dance music videos, by artists such as Michael Jackson and Paula Abdul, continue to vastly influence the trends of our ever-evolving generations as well as push to the forefront what society considers as the norm (such as being a size two or living a life of luxury). Besides the dancing that is involved, what is so attractive...
Show moreThe world of popular culture has been shaped in many ways by the stereotypes and biases created in music videos and the dance sequences included in those music videos. Dance music videos, by artists such as Michael Jackson and Paula Abdul, continue to vastly influence the trends of our ever-evolving generations as well as push to the forefront what society considers as the norm (such as being a size two or living a life of luxury). Besides the dancing that is involved, what is so attractive within this entertainment lies in its incorporation of cutting edge video edits, clever camera framings, and a narrative that allows the audience to make a connection between themselves and the situations that are set up. How does one know whether what they are viewing is entertainment or "high art?" As of late, many artistic dance videographers, producers, and editors of videodance, (Thierry De Mey and David Anderson) have experimented with ways in which to infuse the successful elements of popular dance music videos into their own work. Inspired to delve into a similar process, I will create a short videodance that obscures the line between dance as a form of entertainment (as viewed in dance music videos) and dance as a form of "high art" (as viewed in videodance). I plan to achieve this by blending formal choreographic principles with the editing and framing techniques similar to those used in iconic dance music videos. Dance is known for its performative presence in the artistic world, but in order to breathe new life into this art form I will explore how techniques for framing and editing the body in motion influences the value placed on the dance itself and thereby create a new appreciation and viewing platform.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0153
Format: Thesis

Title: The Traveler's Journey.
Creator: Williams, Mary C., Department of Art
Abstract/Description: The series that I have worked the past three months are a culmination of my attempt to intertwine this Surrealist influence with my interest in story telling and spirituality. I became fascinated with not only using dream like imagery in a purely Surrealist sense, as a way to explore hidden desires and taboo subjects. But also as a way explore my spiritual nature, my interest in non-linear narratives, and the way I relate to the world I live in.
Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0498
Format: Thesis

Title: Visual Aesthetic of Contemporary Communication.
Creator: Carr, Caitlin, Department of Art
Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0171
Format: Thesis

Title: Walking through snow: an exploration of the aesthetic experience of snow through code driven artwork.
Creator: Taylor, Elizabeth., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The individual experience of snow in North American culture is often stereotyped as beautiful, serene, and peaceful. How are these stereotypes interpreted by North American residents who have very little interaction with snow? One who deals with snow often during the course of a winter might view snow differently from one who rarely experiences snow. To the latter, cultural portrayals serve as a substitute for the real experience of snow. Through my research and my art practice, these...
Show moreThe individual experience of snow in North American culture is often stereotyped as beautiful, serene, and peaceful. How are these stereotypes interpreted by North American residents who have very little interaction with snow? One who deals with snow often during the course of a winter might view snow differently from one who rarely experiences snow. To the latter, cultural portrayals serve as a substitute for the real experience of snow. Through my research and my art practice, these relationships can be better understood. In my artwork I used computer programming to create artwork that is based on data visualization to address common feelings and aesthetic associations with snow. The data I used was a combination of recorded snow data as well as personal memories collected from individuals. While North America has differing climates, snow is still a large part of the North American culture. Those with many experiences with snow talked about how snow was just another part of their childhood, and it was hard for them to pinpoint one memory among the blur of other memories. Those that had few experiences recalled them vividly and re-experienced the feelings and situations surrounding the memory. To one unaccustomed with snow, their few actual experiences are held dear, but these stereotypes give them the rest of the snow memories they want but have never truly experienced.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 643097012, 2181908, FSDT2181908, fsu:19197
Format: Document (PDF)

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