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Trundle On The Ranch, Leola Griffith

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

No abstract provided.

Mother Sun, Greg Pronovost-Carlson

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

No abstract provided.

Too Old For Monsters : A Collection Of Stories, L. A. Hause

Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts

In The Wind's Twelve Quarters, Ursula K. Le Guin writes, “We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark?” In my collection of short stories, Too Old for Monsters, I hold out my hands to every reader—the lonely and suffering person, the uncertain and wavering, the joyous and the brave, the growing and the stalling, and the myriad in-betweens. Writing explores the human experience, but this collection also explores the tangled mess of life beyond the merely human. These stories address the bone-saw sharp ache of loss and …

Tilt-A-Whirl, Sadie Bernard

Senior Projects Spring 2024

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

Hikiganekoroshi (引き金殺し）, Savannah Kayla Pina

Senior Projects Spring 2024

This project is only one of many that I’ve planned to make for some time. Ever since I was young, I have always wanted to publish stories. I would make nonexistent, fantasy worlds with a huge character cast to accompany them. Being influenced by the media around me, especially with the introduction of the world of manga and anime when I was just starting middle school, has further fueled my desire to make narratives of my own. Of course, with all of the stories I want to create, I could only choose one to focus on for my Senior Project. …

What Might We Become, Zach Mattison

Senior Projects Spring 2024

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

He Asks Me Why I Started This, These Paintings, Frankie Mazza Sere

Senior Projects Spring 2024

Historical fiction about Jews in Argentina ~1880, 1910, 1940; exploring queerness, color (& art), and interpersonal relationships & dynamics.

Show Hogs, Anna Nelson

Senior Projects Spring 2024

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

Another Animal, Gabriel John Goering

Senior Projects Spring 2024

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

The Wanderer's Parable, Zeph William Watkins

Senior Projects Spring 2024

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

Stimmfügungen, Johannes Darius Furtwängler

Senior Projects Spring 2024

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

How To Catch The Rush, Justine Florence Denamiel

Senior Projects Spring 2024

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

You Cry Like A Girl: Narratives Of Gender Affirmation, Zoie Aniella Garnsey

Senior Projects Spring 2024

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

Eva,, Ruby Greischar

Senior Projects Spring 2024

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

Ascopaesthesia, William Thaddeus Fink

Senior Projects Spring 2024

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

The Swallow's Daughter, Hannah Vincenza Hemingway

Senior Projects Spring 2024

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

Friends In Fiction: Bonding With Fictional Characters Introduced Through Fictional Narrative Positively Affects And Interplays With The Psychology And Social Behaviors Of Adults To Influence Engagement, Vishnupriya Alavala

AUCTUS: The Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship

Just as people can form relationships with each other, they can befriend and interact with characters. As broadening media outlets continue to introduce fictional characters, it is vital to understand the effects relationships with characters, referred to as parasocial phenomena, have on individuals. In turn, this will offer a new perspective on the effects of engaging with fiction. Bonding with fictional characters introduced through television or print narratives affects and interplays with the psychology and social behaviors of adults. Most studies support the positive effects of parasocial phenomena in terms of personality, mindset, and social skills. Other studies state that …

Dark As Day, Rachel Keady

CMC Senior Theses

“All works, no matter what or by whom painted, are nothing but bagatelles and childish trifles... unless they are made and painted from life, and there can be nothing... better than to follow nature." - Caravaggio

In the fall of 2021, I registered to take “Italian Baroque Art” with Professor Gorse at Pomona College, for the spring of 2022. Professor Faggen, one of my advisors, encouraged this and piqued my interest in the characters of this world. After some casual online research, I was transfixed by one artist in particular: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. How could I not be struck …

Table Top Roleplaying & Communication: Rituals, Rhetoric & Reclamation, Logan Cyrus Sayles

Cal Poly Humboldt Capstone Honor Roll

Broadly the topic is about the effect reclaiming a passionate will to play, act, and tell stories has on our lives and how doing so changes communication practices and the way people communicate. Narrowed further the focus is on the observable effects of Table Top Role Playing Games (linguistically narrowed down to the most popular Table Top Role Playing Game, Dungeons & Dragons) as a kind of social tool, with a further sub-focus on the stimulation and promotion of the following values and activities; acting, creative thinking, critical thinking, public speaking, self-confidence, self-empowerment, risk-taking, experimentation, active listening, teamwork/group work, storytelling, …

From ‘Afrofuturist Comics’ To ‘Zombies In Comics’: Inclusive Comics Cataloging From A To Z, Steven W. Holloway, Allison Bailund, Carole Sussman, Deborah Tomaras

Libraries

No abstract provided.

The River Flowing, Bailey Storm

English Literature | Senior Theses

This piece is set in Kittery Point, ME, where my cousins lived, a place in which I spent many summers growing up. I define these summers as pinpoints in my youth that helped me discover the first touches of independence away from my home in Pennsylvania. All of the time I spent alone was prominent for what I remember of this time. I was incredibly shy and detached from my cousins' friends. Though I loved being a young teenager in Maine, I could never quite grasp the social life similar to Wyatt when he is back home in Kittery from …

All The Animals: Short Fiction About Multispecies Families, Becky Tipper

Animal Studies Journal

The five-part short story ‘All the Animals’ imagines an array of animals who feature in the life of a fictional human family over many years. The story is inspired by qualitative research into human-animal relationships in families with children in Lisbon, Portugal. ‘All the Animals’ aims to offer a fictional ‘thick description’ of multispecies families in a particular time and place, but also to provide a reflection on the role of storytelling in human-animal entanglements.

Genie Duty, Savannah S. Franklin

MSU Graduate Theses

“The Magic in My Writing” follows the writing, inspiration, and brainstorming for an excerpt of the novel Genie Duty. Genie Duty follows the protagonist, who is later renamed Jane, with her newfound genie companion, Gene. She is put on trial after using her final wish to wish for more genies, against the rules. Her sentence to serve as a genie “temporarily.” Together they strive to fight their genie punishment and get to the root of the origins of genie-kind. Scholarly influences of the work include Lubomír Doležel, Franz Kafka, John Gardner and Wolf Schmid, who describe the unique first-person narration …

Green Grass: A Collection Of Short Stories, Julia Wynne

Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts

Within the country club setting, the levels of financial wealth span greatly, from young adults in search of summer employment to businessmen sealing deals on the 18th hole while retired couples vacation in spacious homes situated directly on the course. Often associated with privilege and luxury, golf is much more than just a game, involving defined dress codes, social events, organized leagues, and tournaments. Centered around the lives of staff and members of an Arizona country club, Green Grass is a collection of short stories that uses the game of golf to explore privilege, money, and motivation. Golf is a …

Give Them Bread, Mara E. Kneafsey

Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts

The title, Give Them Bread, is based off a quote by Roman poet, Juvenal: “Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.” The story contains elements of horror, dream-like imagery, and surrealism—a mode of art that, topically, emerged in the early 20^th century. It contains accounts of Italian history, references to commedia dell’arte, and inspired by Italian literary works such as Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy and Curzio Malaparte’s macabre novels, Kaputt and La Pelle. The grander purpose of Give Them Bread is to examine the meaning of truth in a political, moral, philosophical, spiritual, and …

Guns Can't Kill Ghosts, Krista B. Ruffo

Honors Undergraduate Theses

This thesis explores the grieving process of a child, 6-year-old Maple, in a fictional way. As Maple attempts to carry on with daily life, such as attending first grade, after the death of her father, she experiences supernatural visions that cause her to consider what life and, consequently, death is. She also contends with her mother’s unwillingness to tell Maple why her father is dead, since her mother believes that keeping Maple shielded from the full truth is the best course of action. Maple struggles with sleeping issues, reoccurring dreams of her father, depression, lack of interest in formerly exciting …

Hidden Gems, Penn Kerhoulas

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

No abstract provided.

From Lines To Letters, Talia Carmona

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

No abstract provided.

Adventures At Fish Lake, Braedon Simpson

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

No abstract provided.

The Journal Of Dr. Harold Mccourt, Simon W. S. Horan

Senior Projects Spring 2024

This journal details a certain man's mission to understand an odd book.