Art Curriculum Development: Maori Themes In The Contemporary Classroom,
2013
Brigham Young University
Art Curriculum Development: Maori Themes In The Contemporary Classroom, Jethro Gillespie, Sharon Gray
Journal of Undergraduate Research
One of the most significant problems that I observed during my time completing the student teaching requirement of my degree was the general approach to the visual arts in public education. American schools almost exclusively treat the subject of visual arts lightly, with an almost purely technical approach.
The Accuracy Of Descriptive Norms: Body Image Perception Of Fellow Female Students,
2013
Brigham Young University
The Accuracy Of Descriptive Norms: Body Image Perception Of Fellow Female Students, Cari Breckenridge-Brown, Dr. Steve Thomsen
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Eating disorders have long been a major concern for college-aged women. It is no secret that peer pressure (also known as peer “descriptive norms”) has a strong effect on women’s self-perception. More specifically, a descriptive norm is the perception a person holds about the prevalence of a behavior or idea in the social group around them.
An Off-Court Story: The Life Of Kresimir Cosic,
2013
Brigham Young University
An Off-Court Story: The Life Of Kresimir Cosic, Lindsey Blumell, Robert Walz
Journal of Undergraduate Research
This was a great undertaking and a great project and I feel so blessed to have been apart of making a documentary about the great life of Kresimir Cosic. It was a process that took almost a year to complete and hundreds and hundreds of hours, but it was all worth it. I was able to meet a lot of great people and learned a lot from them and from the business. In this process I met and interviewed 23 different people. It seems like a lot, but it was just a few interviews here and a few interviews there …
A Crisis In Loyalty: Reconciling Public And Private Loyalties In Public Relations,
2013
Brigham Young University
A Crisis In Loyalty: Reconciling Public And Private Loyalties In Public Relations, Megan Stoker, Dr. Kevin Stoker
Journal of Undergraduate Research
For my ORCA project I was attempting to determine how conflicts of loyalty were addressed in modern public relations practices. From previous research I had determined that there were no clear cut guidelines for public relations practitioners to use when evaluating and deciding between two conflicting loyalties. This lack of clear guidance is particularly problematic when a practitioner is trying to decide between loyalty to the company and loyalty to the public. My research topic, therefore, was to try and create public relations practitioners could use when trying to address conflicting loyalties. I theorized that currently loyalty was more often …
Peer Modern: A Contemporary, Movement-Based Abstraction Of Henrik Ibsen’S Poetic-Drama/Adventure Epic Peer Gynt,
2013
Brigham Young University
Peer Modern: A Contemporary, Movement-Based Abstraction Of Henrik Ibsen’S Poetic-Drama/Adventure Epic Peer Gynt, Anthony Aiu, Catherine Black
Journal of Undergraduate Research
As stated by the National Dance Association, dance is basic education that intensifies and clarifies the human experience. It reinforces all learning relating to and enhancing other academic areas, promotes self and social awareness, and also influences one’s understanding of their own culture and the culture of other people. Dance can influence people in a way that no other medium can. The story of Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen is a multiple-layered, poetic-drama/adventure-epic that explores many facets of the person. It was said that in the writing of Peer Gynt, Ibsen himself could see many characteristics of Peer in himself. …
Multiculturalism And Dance Fusion,
2013
Brigham Young University
Multiculturalism And Dance Fusion, Aurora Goncalves, Catherine Black
Journal of Undergraduate Research
My project, entitled, “Multiculturalism and Dance Fusion” was a choreographic work of art that included different dance genres with a variety of rhythms to portray the culture of Brazil through the language of movement.
Art Education Curriculum Improvement,
2013
Brigham Young University
Art Education Curriculum Improvement, Erin Knutson, Donna Kay Beattie
Journal of Undergraduate Research
While in London, I visited Aimee Mills at the Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls. Aimee is the area head and after observing her classroom, she allowed me to observe Paul Allison’s classroom. This interested me as Paul also had a student teacher. I was able then to observe not only Aimee, but Paul and the student teacher. This gave me greater insight, because I observed various teaching styles. Students in Great Britain if similar to these classes, also seem to be better behaved. I was able to view classroom management techniques, lesson plan ideas, and past projects. Unfortunately, I was …
The Mastermind Of Sinan: The Tekkiya Suleymaniye In Damascus Syria,
2013
Brigham Young University
The Mastermind Of Sinan: The Tekkiya Suleymaniye In Damascus Syria, Atanacia Nicole Franco, Dr. Cynthia Finlayson
Journal of Undergraduate Research
One of the most mysterious architects of the Islamic Middle East was Mimar Sinan, the Ottoman architect who designed some of the most famous Ottoman buildings during the 16th century CE. He grew up as a Christian youth in the central part of Anatolia (modern day Turkey) but was co-opted into the Ottoman Janissary army where he eventually rose to become the Chief Architect of the Ottoman Empire. His buildings represent the glory of the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent. My ORCA research focused on one of the buildings attributed to Sinan, the Tekkiya …
Old Masters Technique In Oil Painting,
2013
Brigham Young University
Old Masters Technique In Oil Painting, Zhenhui Qian
Journal of Undergraduate Research
With the changing of the style, oil painting techniques have been invented differently. My research is focused on three great periods: Renaissance, Baroque and modernism. In term of techniques, it includes two things: the painting process and painting materials. Painting materials determine the painting process, and the painting process had to avoid the shortcomings of the materials. Using the same painting materials, artists are able to create very different images by using different processes.
German Automobile Manufacturers’ Perspective Regarding Globalization Of The World Automobile Industry,
2013
Brigham Young University
German Automobile Manufacturers’ Perspective Regarding Globalization Of The World Automobile Industry, Taylor Syphus, Dr. Allen W. Palmer
Journal of Undergraduate Research
From Beethoven to BMW, Oppenheimer to Audi, Mendelssohn to Mercedes-Benz the highly traditional German culture that bred some of the world’s most notable musical, intellectual and philosophical geniuses has also produced some of the most technologically-advanced and best-engineered cars in the world. However, globalization and increasing competition from American, British, Japanese and Swedish car makers are forcing German automobile manufacturers to reevaluate their position in the world market.
Playing House: Staging Experiments About Women In Domestic Space,
2013
Loyola University Chicago
Playing House: Staging Experiments About Women In Domestic Space, Ann M. Shanahan
Department of Fine & Performing Arts: Faculty Publications and Other Works
The relationship between women and the houses they inhabit has been repeatedly explored in literature and drama, where the house operates as a complex, often contradictory referent for women’s social position. The principal location of women’s lives through history, a house represents, on the one hand, a space of restrictions and limitation; and on the other, a creative domain. In drama, playwrights have used the setting of a house to inform conflicts surrounding women’s freedom, and have manipulated spatial dramaturgy to enrich these subjects. As ongoing experiments in the performance of gender, I am staging a series of workshops in …
The Art Of Character Design,
2013
Brigham Young University
The Art Of Character Design, Matthew Wilson, Bethanne Andersen
Journal of Undergraduate Research
How many people do you know have physical characteristics that match their personality? The idea that a personality and the way a person looks are connected is not new. Illustrators and animators have been capitalizing on it in their work for decades. However, it has just been since the last half of this century that this concept has really taken hold. This idea intrigued me so much that I spent two semesters of my educational experience at Brigham Young University researching, interviewing and learning about the subject.
Musical Instruments Of The Ottomans,
2013
Brigham Young University
Musical Instruments Of The Ottomans, Jane Brown, Dr. Cynthia Finlayson
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The money I received for this grant was originally to go towards a trip to Syria in which I would research the instruments in the Azeem palace complex. Due to political conflicts during the time I was to leave, my research was conducted instead in United States. Because of the change in plans, my topic shifted to specific instruments of the Ottomans and their depiction in their art.
Forgotten Music From The 18th And 19th Centuries: Rediscovering Neglected Works Through The Creation Of A Modern Performance Edition,
2013
Brigham Young University
Forgotten Music From The 18th And 19th Centuries: Rediscovering Neglected Works Through The Creation Of A Modern Performance Edition, Fidel Perez, David Day
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The written violin repertoire is vast, yet the amount of published material is relatively limited to performers. Available viola repertoire is even narrower. A person can easily find pieces by the most famous composers, such as Beethoven, Mozart and Bach, in a music library. These pieces, however, represent only a mere fraction of actual written material. There are many lesser-known composers whose works have been virtually ignored. The number of pieces available to us in modern day editions is probably only half of what has actually been written; many of those still unpublished pieces have gone totally unknown, with only …
Museum Research Russian Education Programs,
2013
Brigham Young University
Museum Research Russian Education Programs, Emily Kruszynski, Sharon Gray
Journal of Undergraduate Research
After having traveled to Russia and met with directors, educators, and curators at some of the most prominent art museums in St. Petersburg (the Hermitage and the State Russian Museums) and Moscow (the Pushkin, Tretyakov, and New Tretyakov Museums), I have come back with valuable research that may contribute to the art education field in North America. While I was in Russia, I conducted interviews with museum personnel and observed the different educational programs of the museums. I also took note of their teaching strategies and art philosophies, in order to learn what might be adapted to strengthen our own …
Great Salt Lake: Form And Beauty From The Air,
2013
Brigham Young University
Great Salt Lake: Form And Beauty From The Air, Mark Weinberg, Paul Adams
Journal of Undergraduate Research
A change of viewpoint can dramatically alter the way we interact with out surroundings. Photographing the Great Salt Lake from the air enabled us to show the beauty of our everyday landscape that often goes unnoticed due to our perspective from the ground. This project also allowed me to challenge the fixed notion of what natural beauty is.
Sou Da Bahia,
2013
Brigham Young University
Sou Da Bahia, Houston Trueblood, Robert Barrett
Journal of Undergraduate Research
One of the most well-known and admired areas of Brazil, the state of Bahia has come to be regarded as the “Second Africa” of the world. It’s people, culture, and heritage, have a unique and fascinating history. The title of the project, Sou da Bahia (translated, I’m from Bahia), carries a profound meaning. It is a statement that communicates immense cultural pride. It’s a badge of honor and homage to the strong creative spirit that thrives there.
The Influence Of The Egyptian Goddess Hathor On Minoan Religion,
2013
Brigham Young University
The Influence Of The Egyptian Goddess Hathor On Minoan Religion, Vanessa Barney, Dr. Cynthia Finlayson
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The religion of Minoan Crete remains intriguing and mysterious due to the fact that no written information or reliable literary traditions can be used to interpret the original civilization and its beliefs. Well before the first millennium BC, this unique island population seems to have been completely absorbed into the Mycenaean milieu, a culture quite different from their own, leaving very little trace of original religious practices besides those depicted in art.
Their Lives: Ghanaian Orphans,
2013
Brigham Young University
Their Lives: Ghanaian Orphans, Kelli Saunders, Paul Adams
Journal of Undergraduate Research
On January 19th, 2008 I left for Ghana, Africa. I spent three weeks at the Hands of Mercy orphanage. During my time there I played, taught, loved, and photographed the children. There were around 20 kids ranging from the age of 2 to about 14. They are wonderful. They’re just like any other child I’ve ever known. They can be happy, sad, playful, goofy, thoughtful, curious, mean. The best part of my day was when I got to be with them. Despite the circumstances they came from they were happy. Most came from the street and had been abused and …
The Right To Know: The Indian Journalist’S Right To Information Since 2005,
2013
Brigham Young University
The Right To Know: The Indian Journalist’S Right To Information Since 2005, Marie Magleby, Edward Carter
Journal of Undergraduate Research
When governments keep secrets from citizens, corruption prevails and democracy remains a far-fetched ideal at best. However, government transparency – an antidote to corruption – is an inconceivable idea to much of the global population. In a high-pressure effort to approach this ideal, India enacted the Right to Information Act in October, 2005. Citizens now enjoy increased access to the inner-workings of government, and public servants are held to a higher standard of accountability. Through my research, I explored how journalists have used their newfound right to information to enhance their reporting practices and propagate public information through the media.
