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The House Of Seminar Needs Overhaul: The General Education Seminar In Theory And Practice, Matthew J. Park

Early College Folio

Matthew Park's intellectual and institutional history of the General Education Seminars at Bard College at Simon’s Rock. This historical analysis, which the author revolves around a discussion of the genealogy and philosophy of Seminar more broadly, serves as a multidisciplinary lens through which teachers and students of Seminar across the Bard Early Colleges may center current and future discussions of the course(s).

Aug2022, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

No abstract provided.

Jul2022, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

No abstract provided.

Jun2022, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

No abstract provided.

“Digital By Necessity”: An Interview With Dr. Jane Wanninger, Julia Carey Arendell, Jane Wanninger

Early College Folio

In the summer of 2020, Dr. Jane Wanninger participated in a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute hosted by Agnes Scott College to learn about implementing digital storytelling in the classroom, which ironically, had to be completed digitally due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Her experience was the inspiration for this issue of Early College Folio as she pitched her ideas using the phrase “digital by necessity.” Issue Editor Julia Carey Arendell interviewed Jane, captured here, on all that she learned to think more deeply about using the virtual tool of digital storytelling as a teacher, a student, and …

Review: The Scarlet Ibis By Stefan Weisman And David Cote, Larry Wallach

Early College Folio

Opera Review: The Scarlet Ibis (Bill Holab Music, 2015) by Stefan Weisman and David Cote (libretto). Weisman, faculty at Bard High School Early College in Queens, based the opera on James Hurst’s 1960 short story of the same name.

Scaffolding A Collaborative Humanities Classroom Online: Pedagogical Tools And Techniques, Jennifer Browdy

Early College Folio

With basic digital tools and adaptations of time-tested assignments to the digital landscape, faculty in the humanities can successfully create lively, discussion-based humanities classes online. The author, who has been teaching early college humanities classes for nearly 30 years, shares specific tools, assignments, and pedagogical approaches tested with Bard/OSUN online courses that enhance student engagement and productive collaborative learning.

Apr2022, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

No abstract provided.

Mar2022, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

No abstract provided.

Daughters Of The Commandment And Their Mothers: An Ethnographic Exploration Of Bat Mitzvahs In Metro Atlanta, Maya E. Lavender

Senior Projects Fall 2022

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

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 …

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.

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.

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.

Gender Inequalities In The Allocation Of Time To Household Production In Nepal, Nischal Dhungel

Theses - Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy

The thesis examines factors that may explain gender (working age group, married men and women, 15-60 years) inequalities in the allocation of time to household production in Nepal. Gender disparities in the allocation of unpaid care and domestic labor (home production) are a major and prevalent element of inequalities between men and women. I presume that each spouse's time spent is influenced by personal and household factors. Furthermore, I argue that state can play substantial role in pursuing province level employment program (Karnali Province) in line with federal level employment program, namely Job Guarantee to uplift women's economic empowerment by …

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.

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.

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

Eleguá Exits, Laughing: Revolution, Play, And Trickster Worship, Zoe Elizabeth Oro-Hahn

Senior Projects Spring 2022

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

Eleguá, the trickster god of Santería, shows up across religious divides, throughout communities of minorities in the Southern United States and the Caribbean– this project attempts to chase him through myth and literature, to find where he shows up, and look at how he inspires those in his religions into revolutions and revolts.

Persistence, Sacrifice, And Resistance: Life In Occupied Palestine In Three Films By Hany Abu-Assad, Hudson Hart Hooton

Senior Projects Spring 2022

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

Black Athletes And White Authority Figures: An Exploration Of Race In Sports, Lucian Tseckares

Senior Projects Spring 2022

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

Nipples Are Magic, Ogechi V. Egonu

Senior Projects Spring 2022

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