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Strange Fruit: Race, Terror, And The War On Terror, Lisa M. Tillmann Ph.D. Jan 2016

Strange Fruit: Race, Terror, And The War On Terror, Lisa M. Tillmann Ph.D.

Faculty Publications

This poem examines drone warfare as a form of lynching. “Strange Fruit” links the deaths of Pakistani children Zeerak and Maria Khan to the murders of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, documented in the most infamous lynching photograph in U.S. history.


Are Historically Black Colleges And Universities Necessary? It's Not That Black And White, Keara Jones Jan 2015

Are Historically Black Colleges And Universities Necessary? It's Not That Black And White, Keara Jones

Master of Liberal Studies Theses

This is a creative thesis about the environment, culture and achievement of HBCUs. This thesis uses spoken word poetry as the creative means to express the past and present issues of HBCUs from a personal perspective. The poetry is supported by contemporary analysis to further add to the conversation about the necessity of HBCUs.


Build A Bridge Out Of Her, Lisa M. Tillmann Ph.D. Jan 2015

Build A Bridge Out Of Her, Lisa M. Tillmann Ph.D.

Faculty Publications

This poem uses the structure, aesthetics, and meanings of bridges to engage contemporary political and ethical challenges, including war and economic injustice.


Selections From "Leafmold", F. Daniel Rzicznek Feb 2013

Selections From "Leafmold", F. Daniel Rzicznek

SPECS journal of art and culture

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What Binghamton Puts On Their Postcards, Scott Fynboe Feb 2013

What Binghamton Puts On Their Postcards, Scott Fynboe

SPECS journal of art and culture

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April 3, 8pm Ct, Scott Fynboe Feb 2013

April 3, 8pm Ct, Scott Fynboe

SPECS journal of art and culture

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Death Comes To Town, Scott Fynboe Feb 2013

Death Comes To Town, Scott Fynboe

SPECS journal of art and culture

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I Will Tell You About The Exhibit Of Porcelain Sunflower Seeds By Ai Wei Wei., Claudia M. Reder Feb 2013

I Will Tell You About The Exhibit Of Porcelain Sunflower Seeds By Ai Wei Wei., Claudia M. Reder

SPECS journal of art and culture

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Gaza, Glenn Shaheen Feb 2013

Gaza, Glenn Shaheen

SPECS journal of art and culture

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Europe, Glenn Shaheen Feb 2013

Europe, Glenn Shaheen

SPECS journal of art and culture

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American Experiment, Glenn Shaheen Feb 2013

American Experiment, Glenn Shaheen

SPECS journal of art and culture

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Something Understood, Michelle Matthees Feb 2013

Something Understood, Michelle Matthees

SPECS journal of art and culture

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Eastern Orphan Subtext, Michelle Matthees Feb 2013

Eastern Orphan Subtext, Michelle Matthees

SPECS journal of art and culture

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Guns In The Basement, Michelle Matthees Feb 2013

Guns In The Basement, Michelle Matthees

SPECS journal of art and culture

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Thug Sonnets, Matt Reeck Feb 2013

Thug Sonnets, Matt Reeck

SPECS journal of art and culture

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Your First Family Portrait, Marissa Schwalm Feb 2013

Your First Family Portrait, Marissa Schwalm

SPECS journal of art and culture

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Daniel Burnham Made Plans, Angela Spoto Feb 2013

Daniel Burnham Made Plans, Angela Spoto

SPECS journal of art and culture

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Interferometric Analysis Of A Composite Structure, Angela Spoto Feb 2013

Interferometric Analysis Of A Composite Structure, Angela Spoto

SPECS journal of art and culture

No abstract provided.


Of Things Tangible, Sandy Olson Hill Feb 2013

Of Things Tangible, Sandy Olson Hill

SPECS journal of art and culture

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Abandon The Vehicular Eye, Jesse Glass Feb 2013

Abandon The Vehicular Eye, Jesse Glass

SPECS journal of art and culture

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My Pearl, Jaylee Alde Feb 2013

My Pearl, Jaylee Alde

SPECS journal of art and culture

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The Lyrica Cantos I-Iii, Michael Filas Feb 2013

The Lyrica Cantos I-Iii, Michael Filas

SPECS journal of art and culture

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Red Cross, Anna Elena Eyre Feb 2013

Red Cross, Anna Elena Eyre

SPECS journal of art and culture

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Y, Changming Yuan Feb 2013

Y, Changming Yuan

SPECS journal of art and culture

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Six Untitled Poems From "Lizard", Sarah Rosenthal Feb 2013

Six Untitled Poems From "Lizard", Sarah Rosenthal

SPECS journal of art and culture

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Asylum Flourish, Molly Bendall Feb 2013

Asylum Flourish, Molly Bendall

SPECS journal of art and culture

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In Motion, Molly Bendall Feb 2013

In Motion, Molly Bendall

SPECS journal of art and culture

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Schooled In Wandering, Molly Bendall Feb 2013

Schooled In Wandering, Molly Bendall

SPECS journal of art and culture

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti And The Romance Of Loss, Jane N. Cooper May 2012

Dante Gabriel Rossetti And The Romance Of Loss, Jane N. Cooper

Master of Liberal Studies Theses

Through paired poems and paintings, Dante Gabriel Rossetti explored the nature of Love—both physical and spiritual—as made evident by distance or absence. Influenced early by his familiarity with Dante Alighieri and a confluence of changing social and artistic attitudes, Rossetti transformed the dialogue around him to a more personal internal conversation, revealed by pen and brush. This paper examines the dynamic of that pervasive thread in Rossetti’s work through a discussion of the influences upon the artist, the artist’s effect upon important figures of mid- to late nineteenth century England, and the important relationships that shaped his discourse. In addition, …


Tongue Dares Verbosity, Liz Henry Feb 2012

Tongue Dares Verbosity, Liz Henry

SPECS journal of art and culture

No abstract provided.