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The Return Of The Dead: Resurrecting Chappell's Family Gathering, Jonathan Moore Dec 2018

The Return Of The Dead: Resurrecting Chappell's Family Gathering, Jonathan Moore

Master's Theses

This thesis examines Fred Chappell’s virtually overlooked collection of poetry Family Gathering (2000), and how the poems operate within the mode of the grotesque. I argue that the poems illuminate both the southern grotesque and Roland Barthes’s theory of photography’s Operator, Spectator, and Spectrum. I address Family Gathering as a family photo album full of still shots, snapshots, and even selfies, which illumines how Chappell’s use of the grotesque in this collection derives more from its original association with visual arts rather than only depicting the grotesque typically associated with characteristics deemed explicitly shocking or terrifying. I argue that …


Hearing Through Walls, Bradley Marshall May 2018

Hearing Through Walls, Bradley Marshall

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The photographer discusses work in “Hearing Through Walls”, a Masters of Fine Arts thesis exhibit held at downtown Tipton Gallery from February 19th through March 2nd, 2018. The exhibition consists of 15 archival inkjet prints and one two-channel video piece, representing the artists three-year exploration into narrative forms in image making. Using non-traditional approaches to photographic portraiture and experimental exhibition layout, the artist forms questions around themes of domesticity, lost youth, and American masculinity. Among these themes is an investigation into photographic issues, including the cultural role that photographs play in perpetuating, miming, and disrupting the facades of everyday life. …


Black Box 2018, Ryan Standley, Jon Haass, Patricia Watkins, Cole Alley, Eileen Landis-Groom, Grady O. Kerst, Devin Hicks, Desmond O'Connor, Tokunbo (Tj) Vandenburg, Trevor Turner, Tariko Duarte, Austin Witthun, Garre11 011mers, Cooper Brethauer, Kelvin Russell Jan 2018

Black Box 2018, Ryan Standley, Jon Haass, Patricia Watkins, Cole Alley, Eileen Landis-Groom, Grady O. Kerst, Devin Hicks, Desmond O'Connor, Tokunbo (Tj) Vandenburg, Trevor Turner, Tariko Duarte, Austin Witthun, Garre11 011mers, Cooper Brethauer, Kelvin Russell

Black Box

The Black Box is a student based creative publication serving the Embry-Riddle Prescott campus. It is our goal to provide a showcase for the creativity and talent of the Embry-Riddle students. Creative works by members of Embry-Riddle's faculty and staff are included.

Cover Art: Ryan Standley; Editor: Kelvin Russell.


The Sunday Night Black & White 1, Sunday Night Bombers Jan 2018

The Sunday Night Black & White 1, Sunday Night Bombers

The Sunday Night Bombers

A compilation zine featuring black and white art and short form narrative.


The Sunday Night Black & White 2, Sunday Night Bombers Jan 2018

The Sunday Night Black & White 2, Sunday Night Bombers

The Sunday Night Bombers

A compilation zine featuring black and white art and short form narrative.


The Sunday Night Black & White 3, Sunday Night Bombers Jan 2018

The Sunday Night Black & White 3, Sunday Night Bombers

The Sunday Night Bombers

A compilation zine featuring black and white art and short form narrative.