May 2018,
2018
University of Southern Maine
May 2018, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Café Shalom; From the Rabbi; Presidents Message; Announcements; Book Group; Community Notices; Food,Film and Commentary; Passover Seder Success
Amjambo Africa! (May 2018),
2018
University of Southern Maine
Amjambo Africa! (May 2018), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
Welcome to Amjambo Africa! Welcome to Amjambo Africa! We are Maine’s free newspaper for and about New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Amjambo Africa! is here to help New Mainers thrive and to help Maine welcome and benefit from our new neighbors.
Amjambo Africa! will serve as a conduit of information for newcomers as they navigate life in Maine.
Amjambo Africa! will include background articles about Africa so those from Maine can understand why newcomers have arrived here.
Amjambo Africa! will profile successful New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa in order to give hope to those newly arrived as well as make …
Learning To Fish And Learning My Place: Joy And Power Struggles In Alaska Seasonal Work,
2018
Missouri State University
Learning To Fish And Learning My Place: Joy And Power Struggles In Alaska Seasonal Work, Mary E. Chiles
Graduate Theses/Dissertations
This collection of essays describes the experience of working remote lodges in Alaska. These examine power dynamics among owners, guests, and employees, particularly in situations of sexual harassment. It explores punishments for bringing these cases to light in seasonal, tenuous positions. The collection also includes instances of stark wilderness, including interactions with bears and fish. These moments of beauty found in isolated surroundings contrast with the dangers of remote living.
Narratives Of Loss,
2018
Missouri State University
Narratives Of Loss, Carla R. Stine
Graduate Theses/Dissertations
My research revolves around impermanence, loss, and the grief that accompanies loss. My thesis work consists of digital collages interlaced with short stories, an interactive digital media piece, traditionally-made collages, a picture book, art objects, and an assortment of other supporting work. My ultimate aim is to employ both traditional techniques and digital skills to create visual narratives that supply glimpses into my personal history of loss and that speak to life’s brevity.
The Promethean, Volume 26, Planet Nowhere, 2018,
2018
Concordia University St. Paul
The Promethean, Volume 26, Planet Nowhere, 2018, English Department, Concordia University-Portland
The Promethean
The first week of the semester, our editing staff sat down and tried to come up with a theme for this journal that would encapsulate the Concordia community, with all its beauty, flaws, and in-betweens.
To us, Planet Nowhere means the feeling of hopelessness and the intimidation of the unknown. But it also means endless possibilities and the beauty of the expanse before us. No matter how lost we may be, we can find our way home.
We wanted to build a sense of community within our pages, where people were free to share their dreams, fears, triumphs and losses… …
The Importance Of Word Choice,
2018
Kennesaw State University
The Importance Of Word Choice, Mary Sims
Emerging Writers
Finalist for the Creative nonfiction category of the 2018 Emerging Writers Contest. The essay explores the importance of word choice through a personal narrative.
The Twilight Of The Gods,
2018
Lindenwood University
Deer Diagram,
2018
Lindenwood University
A Dark Room,
2018
Lindenwood University
Some Poison,
2018
Lindenwood University
Rational Structure,
2018
Lindenwood University
A Typical Sunday Afternoon,
2018
Lindenwood University
The Food Nazi,
2018
Kennesaw State University
The Food Nazi, Natalie Dayvault
Emerging Writers
Second-place winner in the Creative non-fiction category of the 2018 Emerging Writers Contest. The essay describes the writer's struggles with a balanced diet through a personal narrative.
The Lost Artist: Biographical Fiction And The Identity Of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald,
2018
Dominican University of California
The Lost Artist: Biographical Fiction And The Identity Of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, Alexandra Fradelizio
Dissertations, Masters Theses, Capstones, and Culminating Projects
Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald (1900-1948) is widely regarded as the first flapper of the Roaring 20s and is often recognized for her tumultuous marriage to acclaimed American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. As a female icon whose life was filled with salacious incidences and mental struggles, the image of Zelda continues to be reinterpreted in various movies, television series, and novels. However, very few center on her artistic pursuits of writing, painting, or dancing and how her desires to contribute to the art world were overshadowed and disrupted by her successful husband. Therese Anne Fowler’s Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald (2013), …
Baking,
2018
Kennesaw State University
Baking, Camilla Stegall
Emerging Writers
Third-place winner in the Creative non-fiction category of the 2018 Emerging Writers Contest. The essay describes the writer's development as a baker through a personal narrative.
The Horror Behind My Love For Reading And Writing,
2018
Kennesaw State University
The Horror Behind My Love For Reading And Writing, Rebecca Filler
Emerging Writers
Finalist in the Creative non-fiction category of the 2018 Emerging Writers Contest. The essay explores love of the horror genre through a personal narrative.
My Mom: Modern Day Superwoman,
2018
Kennesaw State University
My Mom: Modern Day Superwoman, Morgan Widner
Emerging Writers
First place winner in the Creative Non-fiction category of the 2018 Emerging Writers Contest. The essay describes the writer's discovery of sign language through a childhood narrative.
Swipe Right: The Pursuit For Intimacy,
2018
Syracuse University
Swipe Right: The Pursuit For Intimacy, Abigail Welles
Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All
This analytical study of mobile dating applications offers insight into how the gamification of dating shapes the perception and influences the pursuit of intimacy by users. This study explores the rhetorical theory of gamification, utilizing it as a lens through which to look at the construction of user experience (UX) by app developers as well as the navigation of user interface (UI) by ‘players.’ Delving deeper into the three sites of study- Tinder, Bumble, and OkCupid- through gamification provides a clearing understanding of the ways in which turning dating into a game changes how individuals approach intimacy. The project proves …
Experience Bobo Experience,
2018
California State University, Monterey Bay
Experience Bobo Experience, Sara Smith
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Experience Bobo Experience -by Sara Marie Smith (Artist Statements and Images of work)
Spring 2018-CSUMB Undergraduate Capstone Project/ Visual Public Arts Department
My Senior Capstone is about using inspirational wisdom from acknowledged sources to address the quandaries of our human experiences. I have chosen a cognitive clown, named Bobo, to investigate Henry David Thoreau, Jack Kerouac, and Allen Watts. Bobo, my character, goes on a journey of learning. Bobo is a line drawing, rendered in marker, with a circular head, two dot eyes, three puffs of hair with a clown smile and clown clothing. Experience Bobo Experience speaks to …
Stepfamily,
2018
Lesley University
Stepfamily, Rebecca Chappelear
MFA in Photography and Integrated Media Theses
A discussion of the photographic imagery used in artist's work and a first-hand account of the experience which lead to it's creation. The work and writing encapsulate the trauma caused by family dysfunction brought on by a stepfather's struggle with depression and alcoholism.
