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Intersections Of Glass Art & Digital Art: What Classic Tech Can Teach Us Today, Kayla Helman
Intersections Of Glass Art & Digital Art: What Classic Tech Can Teach Us Today, Kayla Helman
Honors Projects
This research documents techniques past and present revolving around the theatre projection technique Pepper's Ghost and how digitally produced artwork can be intertwined with glass art. Documentation consists of review of existing literature and artists in the field developing this intersection.
Chambers Of Reflection: Rousseau, Tocqueville, And Self-Government In The Digital Age, John Sweeney
Chambers Of Reflection: Rousseau, Tocqueville, And Self-Government In The Digital Age, John Sweeney
Honors Projects
Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Alexis de Tocqueville each warn that the dominant cultures of their days may hinder the project of self-government. Against the backdrop of advancing Enlightenment philosophy, Rousseau writes that as social visibility increases relative to intimate connection, the drive for recognition corrupts self-love. Following the American and French revolutions, Tocqueville explores the democratic erosion of social hierarchies. He writes that a rise in individualism may obscure “self-interest well-understood”—the perspective gained through collaboration with others, thoughtful reflection, and reverence for truths that lie beyond the dictates of cursory instincts.
In this project, I apply these political theories to the …