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Le Poème | La Danseuse, Karen Fleming
Le Poème | La Danseuse, Karen Fleming
Arts & Sciences Student Symposium
le poème | La Danseuse is a piece that explores the relationship between historical, often male-created representations of the female dancer and the possibilities that exist for female dancers to claim their own identities in the twenty-first century. Drawing on modernist poetry and early modern dance, the film component of the piece emphasizes the ways in which the poetic image of the female dancer as an ideal, ethereal figure is a mere projection, or something unreal. Once the dancer on stage emerges, she begins to push back against the trappings of the historic gaze and ultimately breaks out of its …
Fala: Through The Lens Of Zarefsky’S Fourth Distinction, Oliver Vettoretti
Fala: Through The Lens Of Zarefsky’S Fourth Distinction, Oliver Vettoretti
Arts & Sciences Student Symposium
Attention to public image is an ongoing responsibility for a President in a free society, by virtue of the fact that public opinion and favorability influence voting inclinations. Power influences, legislatively and symbolically, and the way it is wielded defines each President. Fala served as a figurative sponge that absorbed criticism against Roosevelt and wiped it away. Although public opinion regarding Roosevelt’s politics was often very divided, Fala provided a positive distraction that shifted the public’s focus away from Roosevelt’s disability and served as a humanizing figure for adults and children alike to adore.
Impact Of Online Learning On International Students’ English Language Concerns, Jiayi Du, Yiwei (Scarlett) Sun
Impact Of Online Learning On International Students’ English Language Concerns, Jiayi Du, Yiwei (Scarlett) Sun
Arts & Sciences Student Symposium
With the onset of COVID-19, U.S. universities have been forced to move many, even all, courses online. At the University of Richmond, many of our international students faced visa restrictions due to COVID and were required to stay in their countries. As a result, the majority of our international students must attend their classes remotely. International students may find language to be a challenge during online learning. The purpose of our study is to learn more about how, if at all, online classes have an impact on international students’ English language concerns.
The Annotated Translation Of The Diary Of Lidia Makarovna Androsova, Rosa Lovo
The Annotated Translation Of The Diary Of Lidia Makarovna Androsova, Rosa Lovo
Arts & Sciences Student Symposium
This play is based on the true story and focuses on a sector of the Young Guard i Eastern Ukraine during WWII. The Germans took control of Eastern Ukraine in July 1942. By the end of September, the smaller rebel groups in the city of Krasnodon united to form the Young Guard. The Young Guard sought to sabotage any German activity in the city and surrounding villages while also covertly sharing accurate news about the war. All actions portrayed here were described in the diary of Lidia Makarovna Androsova which the researcher translated over the course of 10 weeks. This …
Vinegar Tom Costume Designs: Examining Mass Murder And Oppression Through Fabric And Form, Niomi Kaiser
Vinegar Tom Costume Designs: Examining Mass Murder And Oppression Through Fabric And Form, Niomi Kaiser
Arts & Sciences Student Symposium
A single read through of Vinegar Tom by Caryl Churchill might impress with brevity a story of tragedy. Two women, Ellen and Joan, are hung for their statuses as witches; however, their arcs are meant as more than a means of storytelling. They represent injustice against those persecuted during the English witch hunts of the 16th and 17thcenturies. As a member of the all female student design team of Production Studies III, I was interested in conveying the struggle and circumstances of these characters through their attire. My research examined the ways I could physically represent the …
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson's My Memoir: A First Lady's Defense Of Herself, Her Husband, And His Legacy, Alexandra Harter
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson's My Memoir: A First Lady's Defense Of Herself, Her Husband, And His Legacy, Alexandra Harter
Arts & Sciences Student Symposium
An exploration of First Lady Edith Wilson's personhood as revealed in her defensive memoir, My Memoir, which was published in 1938.
Eulogy For The Republic: Virgil's Anti-Augustan Longing For The Roman Republic In The Aeneid, Dylan Mcauley
Eulogy For The Republic: Virgil's Anti-Augustan Longing For The Roman Republic In The Aeneid, Dylan Mcauley
Arts & Sciences Student Symposium
For centuries many scholars have identified the Aeneid as a piece of propaganda designed to help legitimize the regime of Augustus Caesar. However, this analysis finds that there is an important subtext in the piece through which Virgil criticizes the Emperor. By analyzing the direct and indirect references to Augustus and potential commentary behind those references, it becomes clear the Virgil opposed many of Augustus' actions, longing for a return to the principles and governance of the Roman Republic and seeking to remind the readers of the glory of the Republic through his commentary in the piece.