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The Godshard's Word, Ari Mackoff

Senior Projects Spring 2022

A kabbalistic, speculative novella that loosely reimagines the biblical Jonah story, set in the mid-1500s in a world with an alternate gender framework. Explores concepts of Jewish textuality and canonizing, and the pushback against the divine call that characterizes certain Tanakhic figures.

The Bloody Truth: A History Of Gynecology, Menstruation, And Menopause In America From The 1950s-1970s, Alexa Haley Steinberg

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

Adderall Abuse Among College Students: Unveiling Underlying Motivations, Giordana Paige Scanni

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Adderall is the most common stimulant prescribed to individuals with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). There is a growing body of evidence revealing how Adderall abuse is most commonly linked to academic enhancement. But there is limited research suggesting why Adderall abuse is still on the rise, and why it is so easily accessible despite its detrimental effects on the body. To assess this growing issue, the current study investigated whether doctors are properly monitoring the side effects of Adderall, while uncovering a potential underlying motivation of Adderall abuse for weight loss. This study identified a large sample of college students …

The Show Must Go On: New York Diy As Cultural Practice In The Changing City, Danni Slawinski

Senior Projects Spring 2022

The New York DIY scene is situated in a long history of social, political, and musical movements across the nation. Coming from this tradition of “do it yourself” politics, this community has adapted over the years to combat the forces of gentrification and capitalism which constantly threaten DIY music scenes. Over the last two years, this community has faced one of the most unexpected challenges to the continuation of the scene; The COVID-19 pandemic. In this ethnographically inflected analysis of the New York City DIY scene, I will be looking at the ways in which this musical community has been …

The Things We Tell Each Other, Aj Lapierre

Senior Projects Spring 2022

The Things We Tell Each Other is a memoir about a young woman trying to figure out what happened to her as a baby and the truth behind all the secrets. There are different perspectives from different family members explaining what happened to her, but every perspective is a different story and the doctors don't have the real answer. Will she be able to find the truth or will she find her own truth?

“A Certain Brauch:” German-Georgian Palatine And Rhenish Immigrant Houses In Columbia County, New York And Their Vernacular Architectural Roots, Andrew J. Roberge

Senior Projects Spring 2022

In this archaeological and architectural survey of 18th Century Palatine and Rhenish immigrant houses in New York's Hudson Valley, specifically in Columbia County, I track the development of three houses from their earliest vernacular forms to those touched by the Georgian influence. The Georgian worldview, stemming from European Enlightenment ideals, began permeating colonial American society in the 18th Century. It's influence first began to touch the wealthy and elite most connected with mother Europe, and then trickled into more common society. I chronicle and analyze Germantown, NY's Reformed Sanctity Church Parsonage, Germantown, NY's Simeon Rockefeller House, and Clermont, NY's "Stone …

A Dazzling Détente: Exploring The Cultural Facets Of The Kennedys’ 1961 Visit To Paris And The Instrumental Role Of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Maxwell Riley Toth

Senior Projects Spring 2022

This project is an exploration into John and Jackie Kennedy’s 1961 trip to Paris, France, only four months after the former was inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States. In discussing this state visit, scholars often analyze it through a political lens—specifically, the gravity of the issues a novice President Kennedy (1917–1963) and an avuncular President de Gaulle (1890–1969) discussed tête-à-tête, and the visit’s role as a stepping stone to Kennedy’s weighty conversation with Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna days later. Yet, outside of the conference room at the Élysée, cultural moments and gestures throughout the sojourn offer insights …

Writing A Play, Creating A World: The Stars Come Out At Night, Emily Helene Kaufman-Bell

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Arts of Bard College.

The Traveling Serialized Adventures Of Kid Quixote: Rehumanizing The Experiences Of Immigrant Children During The Trump Administration, Jesuly M. Rosario

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

Centripetal, Hannah Rugh Nichols

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Born and raised in Seattle Washington in the Pacific Northwest, I have always had a deep appreciation for the outdoors. This love of the natural landscape has been cultivated and encouraged by my family over the years as I have grown up and explored further and further away from home.

My 35mm black and white photographic work explores distance and intimacy, both physical and emotional. I am drawn to the vastness of the Colorado mountains, the light on the back of my sister’s hair, small faraway figures hidden in the Paris landscape, and the tiny hairs on a cactus plant. …

Under(Neath) The Influence: A Study Of Micro-Influencers & Content Creators And The Dynamics Of Digital Labor, Madeleine Reilly

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

After The Curtain Call: Reading Theatricality In Contemporary Fiction, Laila Rose Perlman

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Languages and Literature of Bard College

Increasing Numbers Of Chinese Students At U.S. Higher Education: Theories, Discussions, And Survey Findings In Context Of Chinese Education And Social Stratification, Youren Yu

Senior Projects Spring 2022

The U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement reports that Chinese international students have been increasing continuously for over a decade, and they are also the biggest group of international students in the U.S. Reviewing key theories and literature on social stratification such as the rational choice model, maximally maintained inequality, and effectively maintained inequality, and conducting in-depths surveys with 15 Chinese students studying in U.S. higher education institutions, I discuss micro and macro level reasons why some Chinese students choose U.S higher education. I argue at the micro level, the decision can be explained by individual disagreement with the Chinese education …

An Artist, Now, Laila Rose Perlman

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Arts of Bard College

The Consumption And Saving Habits Of Young Adults During Their Transitional Period To Adulthood, Brianna C. Glover

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

In Defense Of “Cheap Architecture”, Henry Francis Farnum

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Arts of Bard College.

French Bilateral Aid To Mali: Examining The Donor-Recipient Relationship’S Effect On Development, Hazel R. Carson

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

Zoom As A Virtual Conduit: The Possibilities And Limits Of Intimacy In Remote Instruction, Ruby Rachel Harte

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

Give To You/Fill My Cup, Madeline Damon Roisin Moneypenny

Senior Projects Spring 2022

At the core of my project is the assertion that the human voice functions as an instrument. During my time at Bard, my musical practice revolved around an exploration and desire to use singing as texture, as a solo instrument, and as storytelling. I wanted to challenge what it means to be a singer in a band setting, a setting that often illuminates gender in startling ways that limit the creativity and confidence of non-male players. Through this concert series, I wanted to show the singer as a player, an artist, and as integral to the work.

I composed 14 …

The Birth Of The Bicycle: The Development, Aesthetic Form, And Social Attitude Towards The Velocipede Of The 19th Century, Andrew Cleveland Honeycutt

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Arts of Bard College.

Rocket Ships, Emotions, And Disgusting Wealth: The Emotional Significance Of The Billionaire Space Race, Melissa J. Toney

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

8th Grade, Charvez Leon Johnson

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Arts of Bard College.

Taking Jazz Singers Seriously: Gender, Race, And Vocal Improvisation, Lauren Anne Ceres

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Arts of Bard College.

Feminine Monstrosity: Medusa Through The Ages, Meredith Kate Wolkom

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Arts of Bard College.

Sisterhood: : Locating The Photography Of Carrie Mae Weems, Latoya Ruby Frazier, And Deana Lawson Within A Rhizome Of Black Feminist Discourse, Taylor Fama Ndiaye

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Arts of Bard College.

The Barbed Wire Boy, Laurent Alexander Brodie

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Languages and Literature of Bard College

Do Androids Dream Of Improvisation?, Aidan J. Samp

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Arts of Bard College.

Adapting To Drought In The Colorado River Basin: A Case Study Of Indigenous Voices In Water Management, Ross Sounart

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College

Tender Inoculations, Eli Nicolaus Bickford

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Tender Inoculations is an inquiry into the way that radical tenderness is a methodology for decolonization

A Wound, A Residue, Nicole Dolores Schemansky

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Arts of Bard College