Tolkien, Tabletop, And Orcs: The Impact Of Participatory Neomedievalisms On Authority,
2025
Arkansas Tech University
Tolkien, Tabletop, And Orcs: The Impact Of Participatory Neomedievalisms On Authority, Tyler Bell
ATU Theses and Dissertations 2021 - Present
Different medieval and fantasy works have utilized race in different ways. Medieval Europe used race as a structural relationship to morally and religiously other certain people groups. J.R.R. Tolkien used race in a similar way, othering the fantasy races like orcs as a way to give the audiences clear antagonists. Direct film and video game adaptations of Tolkien uphold him as the authority on fantasy race, using orcs as antagonists and glorifying violence against them. The table-top role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons initially held up the antagonistic portrayal of orcs, but through different editions, the restrictions placed on orcs have …
The Social Life Of Plants: Botanical Representations In Moche Art,
2025
University of New Mexico
The Social Life Of Plants: Botanical Representations In Moche Art, Breanna Fae Reiss
Art & Art History ETDs
The Moche were semi-autonomous communities who thrived in the ten fertile riverine valleys of Peru’s northern coast between the late fourth and ninth centuries CE. Phase IV (c. 590–700 CE) Southern Moche ceramics feature intricate fine line visual narrative scenes with many multivalent symbols and motifs. This dissertation intends to understand why plants begin to play a more significant role in the Moche iconographic corpus in this period. I explore the interests of elites, the ecological web interweaving image and environment, and species identification. The local flora was affected on one hand by naturally occurring changes in weather and environment …
Contributors,
2025
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
'2 Friends In A Laundromat' & 'Bubba',
2025
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
'2 Friends In A Laundromat' & 'Bubba', Andrea Aruino, Jacob Crock
.RAW Journal of Art and Design
No abstract provided.
'Fingered' & 'Visual Control',
2025
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
'Fingered' & 'Visual Control', Olivia Pye, Nick Degeorge
.RAW Journal of Art and Design
No abstract provided.
'Percy Jackson Book Cover Redesigns' & 'Quirks Of An Anxious Girl',
2025
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
'Percy Jackson Book Cover Redesigns' & 'Quirks Of An Anxious Girl', Elizabeth Ridley, Lorelei Samuel
.RAW Journal of Art and Design
No abstract provided.
'Can't Feel Me',
2025
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
'Eva' & 'Esencia',
2025
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
'Eva' & 'Esencia', Frankie Grosser, Itzel Camarillo-Gonzalez
.RAW Journal of Art and Design
No abstract provided.
'Lucky Flix' & 'Heart Of The Country',
2025
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
'Lucky Flix' & 'Heart Of The Country', Dan Lee, Jane O'Neil
.RAW Journal of Art and Design
No abstract provided.
'Decapitated Darling' & 'Informal Hand-Drawn Letter To My Hometown',
2025
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
'Decapitated Darling' & 'Informal Hand-Drawn Letter To My Hometown', Maneli Mianji, Cezar Gomez
.RAW Journal of Art and Design
No abstract provided.
'Holy' & 'Far Gone',
2025
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
'Holy' & 'Far Gone', Christianna Gatti, Tyler Deal
.RAW Journal of Art and Design
No abstract provided.
'Picking Up The Pieces' & 'Supernova',
2025
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
'Picking Up The Pieces' & 'Supernova', Liliana Monge, Zach Kanter
.RAW Journal of Art and Design
No abstract provided.
'Walking On Clouds' & 'Tuned To The Moment',
2025
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
'Walking On Clouds' & 'Tuned To The Moment', Frank Cooke, Michaela Velleno
.RAW Journal of Art and Design
No abstract provided.
'Scatter',
2025
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
'Surface Tension (Part 3 Of The Forces Of Nature Series For Fits At Slo)' & 'Koi Pond',
2025
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
'Surface Tension (Part 3 Of The Forces Of Nature Series For Fits At Slo)' & 'Koi Pond', Jordan Marozik, Jenni Martinez
.RAW Journal of Art and Design
No abstract provided.
'Fashion At Mdo',
2025
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
'Bodies In Nature' & 'Sf Moma',
2025
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
'Bodies In Nature' & 'Sf Moma', Joie Rahn, Dena Gabriel
.RAW Journal of Art and Design
No abstract provided.
'West',
2025
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
'Is This All You See?' & 'The Deception Of Elegance',
2025
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
'Is This All You See?' & 'The Deception Of Elegance', Luiza Rufeisen, Maya Benham
.RAW Journal of Art and Design
No abstract provided.
'Pink Party',
2025
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
