Encanto The Musical: An Exploration Of Translating Media From Film To Stage,
2025
Whittier College
Encanto The Musical: An Exploration Of Translating Media From Film To Stage, Isabel Perez-Flores
Whittier Scholars Program
I’m going to be honest: I did not go into this project with the intent of radically changing Encanto. I had some points I wanted to expand upon, some improvements and edits that I felt the film could have utilized, but overall, I was satisfied with the way the story was told. The real change, I’ve come to realize, lies not in the story and the script itself, but in the way the story is told. The obvious change is that this version of Encanto, in an ideal world, would be performed in front of a live audience, in a …
She: The Shadow Self,
2025
Utah State University
She: The Shadow Self, Mya Bethers
All Graduate Reports and Creative Projects, Fall 2023 to Present
This multimodal poetry thesis explores the Female Shadow, an adaptation of Carl Jung’s concept of the Shadow that focuses on women’s experiences, through the themes of silence, abuse, and generational trauma. Incorporating multimodal forms such as video poetry and visual poetry alongside traditional print poetry, the collection mirrors the fragmented nature of trauma and the instability of memory. This collection draws from feminist theorists like Hélène Cixous, bell hooks, and Trinh T. Minh-ha, as well as poets engaging with Jungian concepts such as Sylvia Plath, Robert Bly, and Châtillon Coque. This work examines repression, voice, and the unconscious. Formally, it …
Unclaimed,
2025
DePauw University
Unclaimed, Morgan Tharp
A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University
Morgan is a Junior English Writing and Political Science double major. In her free time, she enjoys running for DePauw’s cross country and track teams, reading, and playing ping pong.
Amwr Spring 2025 Full,
2025
DePauw University
Amwr Spring 2025 Full, _ _
A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University
No abstract provided.
Simply Difficult,
2025
DePauw University
Simply Difficult, Jenna Reynolds
A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University
Jenna Reynolds is a Senior English Writing major. She has written for AMWR in the past and has also written for the DePauw stage (Romeo and Juliet at Bridgerton).
The Ate's Arrivial,
2025
DePauw University
The Ate's Arrivial, Eliana Jolanda Alzate
A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University
Eliana Alzate is a Junior English Writing and Computer Science major at DePauw University. Her works explore the intersections of diasporic identity, political chaos, and artistic discovery. When she isn’t writing stories and poems, you can find Eliana filming vlogs and singing karaoke.
Quantifying Forever,
2025
DePauw University
Quantifying Forever, Raechel Meyers
A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University
Raechel Meyers is a first-year Anthropology major, Honor Scholar, and self-admitted overachiever. She is from Dayton, Ohio, and is guessing you may know someone with ties to there. That happens pretty often. She enjoys the stories of others, spicy food, commas, cats laying in sunny spots, and the color blue.
Sky Temple Of Remebrance,
2025
DePauw University
Sky Temple Of Remebrance, Emily Loera
A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University
Emily Loera is a Junior double majoring in Design Studies and Asian Studies. She is on the Women’s Track and Field team and involved in many other organizations on DePauw’s campus. She loves to share her art with others, read, and hang out with her friends.
It Will (Never) End,
2025
DePauw University
It Will (Never) End, Anne Gregg
A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University
Anne Gregg is a Senior English Writing major, Honor Scholar, and Media Fellow at DePauw. She is also the Editor-In-Chief of A Midwestern Review. If you go looking for Anne Gregg, you will not find her. She has learned how to become incorporeal and spends her time singing in the breeze.
Desire,
2025
University of the Pacific
Face To Face (Reprise),
2025
University of the Pacific
Whisper Of Peace,
2025
University of the Pacific
Art Of Sight,
2025
University of the Pacific
The Ace Of Spades,
2025
University of the Pacific
A Slight Pinch,
2025
Macalester College
A Slight Pinch, Carling Mcquinn
English Honors Projects
This project is a short story collection featuring four independent stories that each explore what it means to embrace the chaotic independence of adulthood and to confront, often for the first time, an inescapable sense of self-awareness. The first story, “Ghost Town,” follows a 19-year-old ghost confined to the Airbnb where she died, forced to face the self-destructive behavior that led to her death. Next, “Camilla” depicts the volatile friendship of college student Lexi and her best friend Camilla as it forms, shifts, and inevitably implodes as the years pass. The third piece, “A Slight Pinch,” explores the complexities of …
“More Than What [They] Made Us To Be”: From Passing To Perception In Victorian And Modern Vampire Media,
2025
Chapman University
“More Than What [They] Made Us To Be”: From Passing To Perception In Victorian And Modern Vampire Media, Lauren Sieberg
English (MA) Theses
Throughout Victorian Gothic horror fiction, vampires function as deviant figures, maneuvering within social confines of passing until their status quo-threatening identity is exposed. Of the popular vampires from this period, most gradually fail to maintain status as social insiders—as demonstrated with Bram Stoker’s Count Dracula or Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla, who possess the temporary capacity to pass until their hidden monstrosity is revealed over time. Even if Gothic monsters are confined to a limited space and time far from society, this is still not enough; in accordance with the Victorian culture of morality policing by dominant groups, the vampiric Other …
I Write For Them And Sundays,
2025
DePauw University
I Write For Them And Sundays, Audrey Ickes
A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University
Audrey Ickes is a Senior English-Writing major and History and Communications double minor. Flip to page 31 to see the rest of her credentials or page 23 to find out why she writes whether she likes to or not.
Imagen De La Guerra E Idea De Nación En El Poemario Unción De La Sombra,
2025
University of Texas at El Paso
Imagen De La Guerra E Idea De Nación En El Poemario Unción De La Sombra, Carla Vanessa Gonzales
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
El presente trabajo analiza los vasos comunicantes entre poesía, historia y memoria, partiendo de la representación de la guerra como expresión del fenómeno del conflicto y sus correlatos del trauma colectivo en el contexto de la violencia histórica. Es a través del poemario Unción de la sombra, que dicha investigación explora la manera en que la poesía escrita puede proyectar el dolor, la pérdida y el sentido de la identidad en relación con eventos de conflicto como uno de los fenómenos más controversiales de la expresión humana, con enfoque en la Guerra del Pacífico (1879-1884) y sus secuelas. Esta tesis …
New Portland: A Novel Exploring The Futility Of Duplicating The American Experience,
2025
University of Texas at El Paso
New Portland: A Novel Exploring The Futility Of Duplicating The American Experience, Aaron Anthony Weiss
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
In the novel NEW PORTLAND, Beau Bergeron is fighting obsolescence at the school where he's taught for thirty years in Portland, Maine. Once an up-and-coming star in the old boys' network of New England prep schools - a future school president - a sustained pattern of problematic behavior has blocked his advancement and leaves him defending his work performance to the newly installed school president (who took the job Beau believes should have been his). With enrollment in Beau's French courses decreasing, he's given the chance to demonstrate his adaptability by teaching a special summer course for visiting Chinese exchange …
Double, Double, Toils And Troubles: Analyzing The “Magical” Relationships Between University Leaders’ Personality Traits And Their Self-Efficacy In Leadership Situations,
2025
University of New Orleans
Double, Double, Toils And Troubles: Analyzing The “Magical” Relationships Between University Leaders’ Personality Traits And Their Self-Efficacy In Leadership Situations, Fay Ludvine Boudreaux
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
This present study investigated the relationship between higher education leaders’ personality traits and their self-efficacy in leadership situations. A total of 151 leaders employed across the nine institutions within the University of Louisiana System completed a survey that prompted them to identify their personal values, traits, and skill sets, as derived from the online Pottermore quiz, the official Harry Potter Hogwarts House sorting instrument. This niche personality metric was chosen to cater to higher education’s evolving landscape, as it welcomes an influx of Millennials into leadership positions. Participants’ responses were eventually recoded to “sort” them into their respective Houses: Gryffindor, …
