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A Nation That Wasn't: The Whiskey Rebellion And A Fractured Early Republic, Kevin P. Whitaker

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Scholars often present nationalism as a cohesive social construction, modeled on Benedict Anderson's theory of imagined communities.1 The strength and popularity of Anderson's immensely useful paradigm of nationalism, however, perhaps leads to excited scholars over-extending his theory or seeing imagined communities that are little more than imaginary. The early Republic forms one such historical time period where, evidence suggests, historians have conjured nationalism where only a fractured nation existed. The various riots and rebellions during the early Republic strikingly expose a severely fractured nation. This paper will examine and critique some theoretical frameworks of nationalism and mobs in order to …

Of Form And Fire, Louis R. Reilly

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

I will design and create a body of functional ceramic vessels for soda firing. These ceramic vessels will have clean silhouettes, undulating rims, stretched proportions, and smooth surfaces. I intend for these characteristics to best display the wide-ranging texture, sheen, and hue possible with the soda firing process.

Vitalogy: The Study Of Life, Zachary D. Proctor

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

A selection of artwork conveying Vitalogy: The Study of Life

I Am What I Think You Think I Am, Richard Landvatter

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

“I am not what I think I am. I am not what you think I am. I am what I think you think I am.” - Charles Horton Cooley

I’m interested in how, as social creatures, we see and present ourselves to others. My recent work explores image and identity, how they form, and how we tailor them to meet social standards and expectations. I look at the inaccuracies that arise from seeing ourselves through the lens of other people, and the consequential manipulated presentation of the self to these very same people - “The Looking-Glass-Self”.

My imagery is inspired …

My Foot Is A Desert, Abraham J. Mccowan

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

My work is inspired by experiences I have had while hiking in the deserts of the American West and northern Mexico. While these desert regions are sparse, they are surprisingly rich in biodiversity. This arid abundance creates beautifully stark wilderness. It is the wild plant forms in these landscapes – the chalky yet silky saguaro rib, the fine fibers that feather and spin off a yucca blade – that inspire this body of prints. These are plants that I touch, taste, admire, and am fascinated with.

Selected Projects: Lighting Design And Technical Direction, Joshua K. Wilson

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

The Three Musketeers was directed by Professor Colin Johnson and produced on the Morgan Stage at Utah State University in April of 2011. The earliest meetings for The Three Musketeers occurred in January 2011. The first big concern was the cinematic nature of the script by Ken Ludwig. This script required twenty different physical locations with very little space textually to transition between these locations. The best way to contend with this challenge was to create a world representative of the culture and feel of France during the 1620s. The iconographies created by the images are very distinct, but are …