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Cuando Las Islas Tienen Alas: Diversidad E Inclusión Étnico-Racial Y De Sexualidad En La Dramaturgia Femenina Hispano-Caribeña En Los Estados Unidos, Carmen Duarte

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present

The dramaturgy written by Cuban American, Puerto Rican, and Dominican American women propels Hispanic-Caribbean theater beyond the geographical borders of their islands, thus creating and nurturing, transnational cultural enclaves that support it while also transforming the cultural theatrical environment of the United States. This dramaturgy, with its themes and arguments, puts into practice the feminist and LGBTQ critical theories with a focus on minority groups in US society. This work analyzes Hispanic-Caribbean theater traditions from their origins to the transformations they undergo in the United States given the influence of the various Caribbean diasporas. The essential characteristics of this drama, …

9/11 In Selected American Plays: Postmodern & Postcolonial Encounters, Shaimaa M. Saeed

English Language and Literature

History immortalised the date 9/11 as it witnessed the sudden attacks on one of the world’s superpowers, the United States of America. The repercussions of this date boomed in the world’s four corners leaving behind feelings of insecurity and fears of the unknown in all aspects of life to the extent that the literary contexts along with political, economic, and social ones were impacted. This book probes into postmodernism and postcolonialism, as two interrelated literary approaches having many intersecting points, to unravel the psychological, political, and social significance of the 9/11 events as depicted in selected American plays: The Mercy …

Quantification Of Bacterial Shedding From The Respiratory Tract Of Health Care Workers Wearing Paprs And Other Types Of Air-Purifying Respirators On Sterile Conditions In A Simulated Operating Rooms (Ors), Segun Olanrewaju Ajewole

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The role of powered air- purifying respirators (PAPRs) in healthcare settings during infectious diseases outbreaks and highly contagious pathogens (e.g., SARS, HINI, Ebola, COVID etc.) has attracted much interest based on the level of respiratory protection they provide and their many positive user features. A common practice among healthcare workers to minimize airborne contaminant exposure has been to use surgical masks or N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs). Surgical masks have been shown to offer minimal respiratory protection and while N95 FFRs offer better respiratory protection, they are not comfortable to use for a prolonged period. With current PAPR designs, exhaled …

A Selected Analytical Bibliography Of Works For Saxophone By Composers Associated With The Darmstadt International Summer Courses For New Music: 1946-2021, Christopher Mark Delouis

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Although the saxophone is one of the most recently invented concert instruments, countless pieces of music have been written for it. This document aims to contribute to the established scholarship that examines and highlights existing saxophone repertoire, by looking specifically at composers associated with the Darmstadt International Summer Courses. Bruce Ronkin’s Londeix Guide to the Saxophone Repertoire 1844-2012 is a standard resource for the 21st century saxophonist to have. It includes some, but not all, compositions for saxophone written before 2012. By looking at this specific set of composers, with many who are alive today, this document is able to …

Francis Poulenc: The Compositional Influences Of Les Six And Sergei Prokofiev On The Poulenc Oboe Sonata (1962), Evan Klein

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This research document contextualizes the compositional influences found within Francis Poulenc’s oboe sonata. In his lifetime, Poulenc was an extremely well-connected individual, often dedicating his works to his close friends and patrons. The Sonata for Oboe and Piano, in particular, is one of these compositions dedicated to his friend and famous composer Sergei Prokofiev. Written in 1962 toward the end of Poulenc’s life, he glanced back to the start of the twentieth century for inspiration and source material. The oboe sonata is then a collage of sorts—it takes on the shared contextual principles of Les Six in which he was …

The Development And Dissemination Of The Collaborative Piano Program From The United States To China, Xiang Wei

Music

For over 71 years, the collaborative piano major has been one of the most important music performance programs at American universities and conservatories, such as the University of Southern California, the Julliard School of Music, and the New England Conservatory. For over half a century, these collaborative piano programs have been successful in the United States, and they continue to influence the field of music world-wide. Therefore, the development of collaborative piano programs in the United States not only plays a significant role for students who want to have a career in this field, but it has also influenced universities …

Community, Culture, & Compassion: Creating Space For Exchange & Community Building, Thomas Davy

Architecture Theses

Every person has a different background and personal perspective. This background shapes how we perceive and interact with others in our daily lives. Can shared spaces and experiences shift our perspectives and make us more understanding and compassionate to those who share our present, but come with varied pasts? This project proposes that by creating a space focused on interaction, service, and exchange amongst people from a variety of backgrounds; a city and community can become more positively connected. Many people often feel misunderstood and isolated within the places they live. This may be due to recent relocation, marginalization, cultural …

Redefining The Cybernetic Being: Reconstructing The Theatrical Origins Of The Contemporary Metropolis, Samuel Goodman

Architecture Theses

We live in the information age. This means that our collective existence lies within a global society supported by an economy that is almost entirely structured by information technology, the study or use of systems for storing, retrieving, and sending information. This has led to a modernization of global data into a rigid system of, inputs and outputs. We have all unknowingly become an array of transistors in a system based on efficiency and results. The introduction of developments in the field of Artificial Intelligence has resulted in an even more systemic process whose sole purpose is to see the …

Designing Emotion, Mitchell Meier

Architecture Theses

This thesis revolves around the question of how can we push and use certain parts of our designs to influence people’s attitudes and reactions to create a better experience for the people who experience our designs. Through the use and control over multiple characteristics within architecture such as color, shape, material, lighting, and a few others, we can learn to better utilize the subtle effects they have on the human mind to improve our capabilities for creating better spaces for all. By combining the knowledge from multiple studies about each aspect, it will be used to create more positive spaces …

Space Sky Earth: Weather Learning Museum And Research Center, Benjamin Gutowski

Architecture Theses

A rainstorm now and again can be a calming experience. With our climate changing and a focus on more sustainable built projects, we can only wonder if it is enough to help offset the carbon footprint that architects create. Through the creation of a research facility to monitor and observe natural phenomena, researchers and the public can learn and study the weather and climate that surround us in our everyday lives. The building itself will be used as a learning tool by integrating sustainable building practices mixed with interactive spaces to learn about green building. The three areas of focus …

Revolution, Spencer Bumby

Architecture Theses

How can we design stadiums to better serve their communities: visually, physically, and financially? In the last decade, there has been a trend in the United States to design and build soccer-specific stadiums for Major League Soccer (MLS) teams. While most teams now have a soccer-specific stadium, there are few teams who have not yet followed on the trend due to no immediate desire to move to a new venue. Like most stadiums and arenas, the general public does not view the public funding of them in a favorable manner. This is due to their increasing costs and lack of …

The Cathedral Of Consciousness: The Liminal Dimension Of Dreams And Meditative Thinking, Justin Todd

Architecture Theses

This thesis explores how architecture can redefine the human relationship to consciousness and how we experience consciousness itself. Specifically, this project will address different ways to bring participants face to face with our growing disconnect between perceptual experience and what we call reality. In other words, the Cathedral of Consciousness is a place for meditative thinking, showing how our current culture is headed down a destructive path, discounting particular modalities of perceiving a highly externalized and vision dominated world. Our reductive school of thought has changed the way we think and act, especially in terms of dreams. We have become …

But They Purloined My Coat: Walking Through The Actor’S Process Of Entering Into The Role Of Tom Collins In Jonathan Larson’S Rent, Cameron Amir Khoshgam

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

To explore an actor’s process is to explore the foundation of all acting methods. The purpose of this document is to do just that. From character creation to final performance of the role of Tom Collins in West Virginia University’s spring 2021 production of Jonathan Larson’s Rent, this document will share a detailed look at research into the historical framework of the musical, the playwright, and character inspiration in the pursuit of crafting a well-rounded understanding of the show. Additionally, it will provide an account of textual analysis, an in-depth look at the rehearsal process, and various acting techniques …

Identifying Self-Determined Learning Practices Within Social Media For Teacher Professional Development, Leah Mcjilton

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The collective increase of learner-centered teaching and substantial technology use in the classroom has given instructors potential opportunities to support students in developing lifelong learning skills. The ability to manage one’s own learning is an essential skill for lifelong learners in today’s workforce. Heutagogy, or self-determined learning, suggests that individuals have agency with respect to how, what, and when they learn. Heutagogy provides a framework for making the most of these developments, drawing on established learner-centered education theories. The key principles of heutagogy provide a foundation for designing and developing learning environments using social media. In order for teachers to …

A Case Study Investigating Therapy Methods Used By Speech Language Pathologists Working With Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Julia Byers Van Volkenburg

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study was an in-depth examination of the experiences of five speech language pathologists (SLPs) working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) during language therapy sessions. This case study aimed to better understand the various therapy techniques being used by the SLPs through interviews and a reflective journal kept by the researcher. It also sought to examine the ways those therapy techniques may have included creative dramatics. Through thematic analysis, major and minor themes emerged from the interviews. The main theme of the study was the importance of individualizing therapy for students with ASD. Individualizing therapy was supported by …

Vaccine Skeptical Mothers In The Upper Midwest And Their Kitchen-Based Care Practices, Kimberly Allison Haarstick

Sociology and Anthropology

While many Americans view vaccination and medical intervention as benefits to society and for the greater good, vaccine skeptical mothers not only reject vaccinations but most biomedical interventions as well. In place of biomedical interactions vaccine skeptical mothers here focused on daily care practices centered around a healthy diet and eating whole foods. Further, they then create alternative forms of care that are founded in their kitchens and based on their own expertise as mothers, rather than with the expertise of biomedical experts. Based on nineteen months of in-person and virtual ethnographic research in a mid-size Upper Midwestern city in …

A Performance Guide To Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet For Solo Tuba, John Christopher Dicesare

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

As the most recent brass instrument to be added to the standard orchestra, the tuba’s solo repertoire is relatively new compared to other orchestral instruments. Ralph Vaughan Williams composed the first major concerto for tuba in 1954, over 100 years after the tuba’s creation in 1835 by Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht and Johann Gottfried Moritz. Though many composers — including Bruce Broughton, Eric Ewazen, Paul Hindemith, Gunther Schuller, and John Williams — have written solos for the tuba since Vaughan Williams, performers rely on arrangements and transcriptions of existing works to fill gaps in the repertoire. In 2011, Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s …

Post Pandemic Shopping, Karlie Matejcek

Architecture Theses

Shopping malls were originally designed to give people the opportunity to socialize and shop within the same environment. The shopping mall concept is extremely important within the urban spacial system, as it connects both leisure activities and commercial businesses into one environment for pedestrians to enjoy. Retail consumers and visitors are able to fulfill their need for visual stimulation from their surrounding environment as well as the ability to enjoy various relaxing activities in this area. The concept of the retail experience was to bring people together and provide many opportunities for social exchange in one setting. How will this …

Articulation And Transfer In Tennessee Higher Education 2020 Report, Tennessee. Higher Education Commission.

Academic Programs and Workforce Reports

No abstract provided.

Tennessee Student Fees Report 2019-20, Tennessee. Higher Education Commission.

Tennessee Student Fees Report

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents - Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. 39, Iss. 1

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

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The Nana Yaa Asantewaa War: Analysis Of The Political Institutions Of The Asante During The War Of The Golden Stool And The Existing Narratives, Angela Danso Gyane

Senior Independent Study Theses

The War of the Golden Stool was the last in the Anglo-Asante Wars, where the Asante fought against the British colonial agenda. According to the Asante oral history, Nana Yaa Asantewaa was at the forefront of this war. She was the commander, but most of the literature to not reflect this oral history. Therefore, this study seeks to address two essential questions: how did gender dynamics in the Asante Kingdom's political system shape their Resistance against the British in 1900- 01? Moreover, how does the analysis of oral histories from the matrilineal culture of the Asante decenter Western narratives of …

Norfolk Scope Community Plan, Michael D. Nixon-Garrison

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Capstone Projects

The purpose of the Norfolk Scope Community Plan is to provide the client, the City of Norfolk’s Department of City Planning, with a plan for revitalization of the community surrounding the Norfolk Scope Complex. The plan includes three potential redevelopment scenarios, along with general recommendations for areawide enhancements, both of which the client could potentially use to guide small area planning for the community in the future. The Scope is a multi-functioning entertainment complex located in the heart of Downtown Norfolk, Virginia and includes the Scope Arena, an 11,000-seat venue for concert and sporting events, Chrysler Hall, a performing arts …

Communication At The Center: A Modest Proposal For An Oral Communications Center At Virginia Commonwealth University, Bryant E. Pugh

Theses and Dissertations

Abstract

Communication at The Center: A Modest Proposal for an Oral Communications Center at Virginia Commonwealth University

Bryant E. Pugh, BFA

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Virginia Commonwealth University, 2021

Committee Chair: Aaron D. Anderson, PhD, Department of Theatre

This thesis explores the potential for the creation of an oral communication center on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University. It utilizes the author's personal experience in teaching oral communication in higher education and his students' experience. It examines the primary research, both past, and …

Beyond The Social: Artist Project Spaces, 2003 To 2016., Clare L. Van Loenen

Theses and Dissertations

This research examines storefront project spaces in the early 2000s that offered alternative approaches to the programming, organizing, and archiving found in conventional museums. I propose that such sites impacted participatory visual culture by offering a reformulatory role for arts’ practices, one that organized itself across disciplinary boundaries, chose a collaborative rather than competitive approach, and processed the ideological implications of their group work. Focused on three specific sites—Machine Project in Los Angeles, Elsewhere in Greensboro, and Mess Hall in Chicago—this study details the museological, pedagogical, and archival challenges of these artist-convened organizations. My interdisciplinary investigation offers a reference point …

"With The Commodity In The Hand": A Practical Investigation Of The Intersection Of Material Culture With Performance Theory, Katharine M. Given

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines the intersection of performance theory and material culture through the practices of garment reconstruction. In chapter 1, I examine key theorists in the fields of material culture and performance studies and articulate the connections between the two fields. In chapter 2, Using practice as research, I recount the experience of building reproduction garments from the eighteenth century using historically appropriate tools and methods, as well as the experience of wearing those garments. Finally, in Chapter 3, I walk through a possible historical examination of my encounter with these reconstructed garments, and consider the way in which feminine …

Repair In An Economy Of Trauma: How Identifying Traumas As The Basis For Teacher Artmaking Contributes To Resiliency In Managing Traumatic Stress, Danielle R. Houdek

Theses and Dissertations

REPAIR IN AN ECONOMY OF TRAUMA:

HOW IDENTIFYING TRAUMAS AS THE BASIS FOR TEACHER ARTMAKING CONTRIBUTES TO RESILIENCY IN MANAGING TRAUMATIC STRESS

By Danielle Raddin Houdek, BFA, MAE

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Art Education at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Virginia Commonwealth University, 2021.

Major Director: Dr. Sara Wilson-McKay

Associate Professor, Department of Art Education, School of the Arts

Objective: Through this research project, the impact that secondary traumatic stress has on art educators and how artmaking contributes to resiliency in managing secondary traumatic stress was examined. The research question is: …

Ex-Tensions: Material Entanglement And Intensities, Zohreh Galdizadeh Garmeh

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

This thesis is an exploration of the intrinsic capacity of matter and material formations and utilization of art as a mode of inquiry. Ex-tensions: Material Entanglement and Intensities investigates the animism and vibrancy of objects and the hidden interplay between materials and intensities that flow through and around within the spaces that confine us. In this body of work, all forms of material configurations are understood as animated and agential and as different representations of the same substance that are only formally diverse.

บทบาทพยาบาลปริศัลยกรรมในการดูแลผู้ป่วย Covid-19 ที่ได้รับ การใส่เครื่องช่วยพยุงการทำงานของปอดและหัวใจ, ภิญโญ เจริญสุข

Journal of Nursing Research, Innovation, and Health

โรคติดเชื้อโคโรนา 2019 (Coronavirus diseases 2019: COVID-19) เป็นโรคอุบัติใหม่ที่กำลังระบาดไปทั่วโลก ผู้ป่วยส่วนใหญ่จะมีอาการไข้ ปวดเมื่อยตามตัว ไอแห้ง การรับกลิ่น รับรส ผิดปกติ ในรายที่มีอาการรุนแรงจะเกิดอาการปอดอักเสบ หายใจลำบาก และหอบเหนื่อย ทำให้เกิดภาวะหายใจล้มเหลวเฉียบพลัน (Acute respiratory distress syndrome: ARDS) การรักษาด้วยการใช้เครื่องช่วยการพยุงการทำงานของปอดและหัวใจ (Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: ECMO) จะสามารถช่วยรักษาผู้ป่วยได้ เพื่อช่วยพยุงการทำงานของปอดชั่วคราว ระหว่างการรักษาพื้นฟูปอดของผู้ป่วยให้กลับมาเป็นปกติ พยาบาลปริศัลยกรรมต้องมีความรู้ ความเชี่ยวชาญ ความสามารถในการที่จะดูแลผู้ป่วยโรคติดเชื้อโคโรนา 2019 ที่ต้องได้รับการใส่ ECMO ทั้ง 3 ระยะคือ ก่อน ขณะ และหลังผ่าตัด เพื่อให้ผู้ป่วยเกิดความปลอดภัยและไม่เกิดภาวะแทรกซ้อน อีกทั้งยังต้องมีการป้องกันและควบคุมการติดเชื้อ การแพร่กระจายเชื้อโคโรนา 2019 ได้อีกด้วย

"If You Can Afford Me": Reconceptualizing Expert Testimony Offered To Calculate Music Copyright Damages, Amanda Inglesh

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

The note argues that expert testimony in music copyright infringement cases often leads to unreliable damages calculations and undue prejudice, undermining the fairness and balance intended by copyright law. It advocates for stricter evidentiary standards and the use of neutral, court-appointed experts to address these issues and ensure that damages awards align with the purpose of copyright law, which is to compensate creators without stifling artistic creativity.