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See It And Believe It: Imagery For Singers, Brianna Desantis
See It And Believe It: Imagery For Singers, Brianna Desantis
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Detailed semi-structured interviews were conducted with six male and female high-level singers. This pilot study is primarily based on Nordin and Cumming’s Professional Dancers Describe Their Imagery: Where, When, What, Why, and How (2005). Some similarities and some unique differences emerged between the current study and its dance model. Interviews were based on the 4 Ws framework (Munroe, Giacobbi, Jr., Hall, & Weinberg, 2000). This involved Where, What, Why, and When singers image. Singers mainly used imagery for improving vocal technique, performance anxiety, and character development.
The Impact Of Infertility On Female Vocalist Identity, Laura Curtis
The Impact Of Infertility On Female Vocalist Identity, Laura Curtis
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This qualitative research study explores the impact on female singers’ musical and gender identities when confronted with the issue of infertility. Based on interviews with female vocalists (N=2), and reflections of my personal experiences as a singer and voice instructor experiencing infertility, this research explores the physiological, emotional, and social impact that infertility has on female singers' identities. The sensitive nature of infertility impedes open discussion regarding its impact on singers' physiological and emotional health; an issue I wished to address in this research. While each participant’s experience with infertility was unique, analysis of personal interview transcripts revealed a common …
Racialized Youth And The Public Library: A Critical Race Theory Approach To Program Utilization And Effectiveness, Amber Matthews
Racialized Youth And The Public Library: A Critical Race Theory Approach To Program Utilization And Effectiveness, Amber Matthews
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My research aims to reverse racial neutrality in public libraries by demonstrating how ambivalence about race perpetuates systemic inequalities and the disengagement of racialized youth. It draws on interdisciplinary research to show how the race-blind approach is not reflective of the needs of communities being served. Using a Critical Race Theory (CRT) framework, I show that public libraries can implement processes to gather race-specific data under the recently-implemented Anti-Racism Act (2017). This will provide a contextual understanding of the racial make-up of users and provide a valuable frame of reference to support efforts to build stronger and more effective relationships.
Student-Run Journals And Experiential Learning: Introducing Emerging Library & Information Perspectives, Meghan Kirkland
Student-Run Journals And Experiential Learning: Introducing Emerging Library & Information Perspectives, Meghan Kirkland
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Beginning in 2017 the Masters of Library and Information Science program decided to put together a student-run open access academic journal that would be tied together with a scholarly communication and open access course. This journal, Emerging Library & Information Perspectives (ELIP), was developed so that it coincided with course content and allowed students enrolled in the class experiential learning as peer reviewers. ELIP is published digitally and physically by the FIMS Graduate Library using Open Journal Systems, a free and open source software developed by the Public Knowledge Project.
Modernizing Links Between Text And Music: Connecting The Sentiment Properties Of Text With Those Of Spectral Music, Jeff Lupker
Modernizing Links Between Text And Music: Connecting The Sentiment Properties Of Text With Those Of Spectral Music, Jeff Lupker
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My current research is an attempt to investigate and standardize the links between the sentiment of text and music by creating a software program which can connect these sentiment properties with those of spectral music. This is an attempt to modernize the way in which a composer writes music based on any given text by cross-referencing each word with quantitative ranking of words in terms of sentiment properties. The result will be a multimedia experience whereby the observer can listen to the sounds that are intrinsically linked the words viewed in real-time.
Musical Artists As Entrepreneurs: Assessing Popular Artists’ Brand Partnerships, Social Media Usage, And Performance Of Identity Politics, Amara Pope
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Today’s popular music artists have the potential power to shape hegemonic ideologies of identity categories across multiple media and industries. This position of power is unique to modern musical artists due to recent changes in the music industry’s business model and the introduction of social media. Record sales have diminished. Labels and artists have adapted in new and creative ways with a heavier reliance on brand partnerships. I wish to fill a gap in the literature that explores how brand partnerships may affect modern musical artists’ performances of identity politics through three case studies: Drake, Post Malone, and Cardi B.
The Role Of Embodied Information In Becoming Anti-Fragile: Through The Lens Of Ultramarathon Running, Jeremy Thompson
The Role Of Embodied Information In Becoming Anti-Fragile: Through The Lens Of Ultramarathon Running, Jeremy Thompson
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Individuals are capable of putting their bodies and minds through incredible challenges and hardships, accomplishing goals that were thought to be impossible. Through these embodied informationally rich experiences, the potential to become stronger or rather anti-fragile in the face of physical and emotional adversity, may lead to strengthened mental health and the ability to cope well with future adversity. Using an ethnographic methodological approach centering on autoethnography, this proposed research asks ‘using the case of ultramarathon running, how do embodied information experiences in nature support antifragility and mental health and wellness?’
A Green Mindset: A Study Of Nigeria's Electricity Legislative Framework, With A Specific Focus On The Viability Of Grid Connection, Transmission And Offtake Potential For Small Scale Renewable Generation Purposes, Judith Njokuji Ogechi
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My research is a study of the legal framework that governs the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry to determine the viability of generation, grid connection and transmission of electricity small scale renewable electricity generators. I would be making a comparative analysis between the measures adopted by Ontario and Southern Australia to proffer appropriate recommendations to solve the problem of inadequate electricity access in Nigeria. These jurisdictions were chosen bearing in mind their strong fossil fuel background and the various action plans that were adopted to resolve the issue of overdependence on fossil fuels.
Making Sense Of Sense-Making: Uncovering Dervin’S Hermeneutic Intentions, Roger Chabot
Making Sense Of Sense-Making: Uncovering Dervin’S Hermeneutic Intentions, Roger Chabot
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Brenda Dervin’s Sense-Making metatheory is a popular theory within Library and Information for helping to describe the nature of information needs and the seeking of information. However, both Savolainen (1999) and Kari (2001) have noted how Dervin is surprisingly vague about gap-bridging, a fundamental component of her theory and ultimately fails to describe how sense is actually made (Kari, 2001, p. 36). However, Dervin notes that individuals construct “interpretive bridges over a gappy reality” (Dervin, 1999b, p. 730), suggesting that the crux of Sense-Making is a hermeneutic process. Based on a textual analysis (McKee, 2003) of Dervin’s writing on Sense-Making …
Expectations Of Canadian Life, Actual Post-Arrival Experience, And Pre-Arrival Information Seeking: Results From A Study On Bangladeshi Immigrants In Canada, Nafiz Zaman Shuva
Expectations Of Canadian Life, Actual Post-Arrival Experience, And Pre-Arrival Information Seeking: Results From A Study On Bangladeshi Immigrants In Canada, Nafiz Zaman Shuva
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In this poster, I present findings from my doctoral study on the transitional information practices of Bangladeshi immigrants in Ontario, focusing on the tensions between pre-arrival expectations and actual experiences of Canadian life and on pre-arrival information practices. I conducted surveys (n=205) and semi-structured interviews (n=58) to understand my participants’ settlement information practices. It is evident in my study that there is a significant gap in Bangladeshi immigrants’ expectations of Canadian life and actual post-arrival experience that can be analyzed in terms of information experience, especially in terms of employment expectations and mental preparedness for changes in life circumstances.