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Canvas Creations Hub, Mengting Yan

MA Projects

This is a business plan about CCH that has not been implemented. With the
rapid development of the Internet in China, e-commerce market has come into the
period of explosive growth after more than ten years of market cultivation. Recently, the amount of APP online shopping in one year has exceeded 40 trillion yuan. In this situation, traditional enterprises are getting involved into e-commerce. This paper studies the situation of the e-commerce market and the art derivatives industry, elaborates the market opportunities, and makes an economic analysis of the operation of art derivatives APPs, which can be used as a …

Bunzi, Non-Profit Contemporary Art Center For Archive And Craftmanship In Abidjan, Ivory Coast., Kinda Ghandour

MA Projects

Growing up in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, I discovered my passion for arts through my fine art teacher. Every two months, she would arrange visits to the Cecile Fakhoury gallery or the Donwhahi foundation. As I walked through these spaces, my imagination and mind expanded. These contemporary art platforms opened doors to me, giving me the opportunity to work in the arts. Cecile Fakhoury has proved that west African art offers great promise and growth since 2013. According to artsy, Aboudia was one of the top 20 selling artists in 2022. The 1-54 art fair, which has existed for 10 years, …

Formed By Fire: A Global Story Of Women And Clay, Denise Tepe

MA Projects

In 1971, art historian Linda Nochlin implored the art world to be introspective of its long-held, male-centered narratives when she published the profound essay ‘Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?’ Nochlin articulated the individual and societal factors that have disadvantaged women collectively and have historically kept them from receiving the same level of recognition as male artists for the same quality of work. This essay, compounded with growing feminist sentiments of the late 20th century, insighted art world institutions to highlight and recontextualize the art of women. These institutional efforts have culminated in female artists having a renaissance …

Heart Neighbors Art Café Business Plan, Wei Hsuan Chen

MA Projects

Heart Neighbors Art Café is a unique establishment that combines a coffee shop with an art gallery, aimed at creating a vibrant cultural hub in the Wenshan District of Taipei City. Our mission extends beyond serving delicious coffee and providing a comfortable environment; we aspire to foster community cohesion and cultural exchange through the power of art. The philosophy of Heart Neighbors Café is to use coffee to open the heart doors between strangers and art as a means of self-expression. Through respect, inclusivity, and attentive listening, individuals accompany each other, bringing warmth to every lonely soul. The fusion of …

A Metaverse Of Chinese Traditional Folk Villages And Houses With Great Aesthetic Pleasure: A Virtual World Dedicated To The Enthusiasts Of Life With Art, Culture, History And Architectures, Xiaobin Lin

MA Projects

Rapid growth of 3D visualisation technology has led to the maturation of metaverse, bringing innovative and immersive experiences to travellers and representing tremendous potential for revolutionising the tourism industry. Advantages of metaverse, plummeting cost of technology and emerging supportive policies are jointly building up a very promising future of metaverse in tourism. Big companies worldwide are heavily investing in metaverse. In China, Tencent SSV Digital Culture Lab has initiated the annual project “Explore Metaverse Plan”, providing a communication platform and exhibition opportunity for the small and midsize players working on the digitalisation of cultural and artistic heritage. Google Art & …

The Spirit Of Female Modernity, Yuan Yuan

MA Projects

"The Spirit of Female Modernity" rejoices in the empowering synergy of women and art modernist aesthetics. It focuses mainly on the work of female artists, designers, musicians, and fashion brands that break several epochs and media. The goal is to motivate by illustrating how women in diverse artistic and design fields embraced and, in some cases, reinterpreted the language of modernist art to reflect their period's concept of modernity. This carefully curated exhibition highlights the new and thought-through role that women artists embarked on in helping to shape the history of art through the modernism lens of feminist practice. It …

Understanding Barriers To Participation In Digital And Hybrid Education: A Grounded Meta-Analysis Of Higher Education And The Covid-19 Pandemic, Jarett Dello Buono

West Chester University Master’s Theses

This thesis project overlaps rhetorical approaches to digital communication with emerging data on higher education pedagogies in order to identify barriers to participation and engagement. A grounded theory meta-analysis is utilized to interpret data presented from literature published after the shift to emergency remote learning (ERL) as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The data is presented thematically to deconstruct the infrastructural and pedagogical relationships that emerged from the literature on hybrid and remote pedagogies. This project identifies core categories and principles that aid in identifying future areas of inquiry for research on engagement as it relates to broader questions …

Confronting The Conflation: The Use Of Christian Nationalist Rhetoric At The Insurrection On January 6th, 2021, Sophia Barnes

West Chester University Master’s Theses

This project considers the rhetoric of Christian nationalism on display before, during, and after the insurrection at the United States Capitol on January 6^th, 2021. I will show how Christian nationalism on Jan 6^th can be framed using Jenny Edbauer’s ideas of rhetorical ecologies and Thomas Rickert’s ideas of rhetorical ambiance by considering the speakers at the insurrection and a pastor who has been publicly vocal about his motives. Next, I will consider the images used by major media outlets covering the insurrection and how they chose to frame the events visually by considering Kellie Sharp-Hoskins’s ideas …

Sure Imagination: Distinguishing Mnemotechnics From Spatial Mnemonics, Ian Goodrich

West Chester University Master’s Theses

The term “mnemotechnics” has been misinterpreted by scholars due to a lack of a clear and concise definition available for reference. Though there are contemporary scholarship references to mnemotechnics, these references avoid a definition and are often in a context that does not consider how ancient rhetoricians utilized the practice. Without a concise and unified definition, the term mnemotechnics takes on a variety of divergent meanings through different scholarship, preventing a similarity in terms to ideas and obscuring the practice of the rhetoricians who utilized mnemotechnics. In this thesis, the writings of Quintilian, Augustine of Hippo, and the anonymous author …

A Uses And Gratifications Analysis Of Traditional Radio Strategies To Engage Listeners, Lauren Beachy

West Chester University Master’s Theses

Using the framework of the Uses and Gratifications theory, this study explores strategies that radio hosts use to engage traditional radio listeners. The analysis aims to understand the intent of radio jocks' words, categorizing what they say into different uses and gratifications: positive mood management, diversion, negative mood management, interpersonal relationships, personal identity, and surveillance. Through a content analysis of leading Philadelphia radio stations across a range of genres and time slots, 15 hours of radio were coded, five different genres within different time frames of the day. The analysis provides insight into the relationship between broadcasters and their audience …

Social Media Comments Of Top Athletes: A Gender Analysis, Madigan Mcgrath

West Chester University Master’s Theses

Sports are fraught with gender inequality and sexism. This research focuses on differences in public opinion regarding top athletes' personal social media. The study investigates gender differences in topic, gender differences in tone, gender differences in platform, and differences in sports. Additionally, it aims to explore the tone and topics of comments on Instagram and X. Using the methodology of content analysis, this study will examine comment tone (e.g. negative, positive, or neutral), as well as whether the topic of comments is sports-related or gender-related. Findings provide insight into gender differences in the treatment of athletes in the digital sphere.

Identifying Youth Appeals In Alcohol Alternative Social Media Content Through Framing, Melina Oneal

West Chester University Master’s Theses

Proposed regulations for alcohol advertising prevent beverage companies from targeting people under the legal drinking age. However, similar regulations for alcohol alternative beverages are less explored, which could allow alcohol alternative products to create awareness for alcoholic beverages among youth. Alcohol alternatives beverages, including no-alcohol and low-alcohol products, are increasing in popularity and can function as compliments to alcoholic products to decrease the total alcohol volume consumed or as substitutes for alcoholic products. Framing theory can be operationalized through the Content Appealing to Youth Index, an index of content elements found in research literature to be appealing to youth, to …

The Evolution Of Stoicism: An Overview Of Prominent Features And Discussions In Modern Stoicism, Christopher Sanchez

West Chester University Master’s Theses

This thesis project is an overview of the philosophy of Stoicism and its history, including research on prominent features and discussions in contemporary Stoicism. Stoicism today, known as “Modern Stoicism” or “contemporary Stoicism,” has undergone a recent revival in interest, leading to a new wave of academic and popular study. One purpose of this project is to investigate why and how this resurgence of Stoicism took place; I argue that one primary cause of the resurgence and manifestation of Modern Stoicism is a characteristic of accessibility in Stoic philosophy. This accessibility allows for an exponential growth of interaction with Stoic …

Discordium: Existentialism And The Metapsychology Of Reality, Schyler Richards

West Chester University Master’s Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to introduce a phenomenological theory wherein the problem of disharmony, or what can also be viewed as the problem of reality, can be understood and, insofar as it is possible, resolved. I will attempt here to develop my theory of the phenomenon in terms of its relation to nine other concepts: reality, appearance, experience, the idea, essence, nature, existence, the will, and the psyche or “mind.” In the process, I will provide a general explanation of how my theory of the phenomenon is informed …

George Rochberg At Theodore Presser Company: How His Musical Aesthetic Shaped His Publishing Actions, Kyle Herman

West Chester University Master’s Theses

This thesis explores the significant influence of George Rochberg's musical aesthetic on the publishing activities of Theodore Presser Company during his tenure as editor. Rochberg's role transformed Theodore Presser into a leading publisher of serious music in America. The study begins with a historical overview of Theodore Presser Company and the landscape of music publishing in the early 20th century. It then examines the historiography of Rochberg, noting that his serial era (during the 1950s) is often overlooked by scholars.

Central to the analysis are Rochberg's own writings on musical aesthetics, which illuminate his motivations and decision-making as editor. The …

Vital Status, Thomas Ginnona

West Chester University Master’s Theses

“Vital Status” is a term used to describe the state of being alive or not and is typically used in a medical and/or biological context. The project explores duality and balance in the universe and ultimately questions the nature of what it means to be a truly living creature or entity. This occurs through four distinct pieces, each focusing on a different duality or aspect of life: “A Nameless Evil” addresses internal struggle/anxiety (individual/internal strife), “Resonances of the Earth” depicts the resonance of the planet and the natural balance therein, “V404 Cygni” portrays relationships both here and in the universe, …

New Hampshire, Liam Thomas

West Chester University Master’s Theses

New Hampshire is a concept album: a recording project inspired by Robert Frost’s (1874-1963) large poetic work of the same title. After reading Frost’s lengthy first poem (also titled “New Hampshire”) I felt an immediate connection between his texts and my musical style. Frost’s “New Hampshire” features many depictions of nature and creates mystery through its colorful, sometimes vague imagery that leaves interpretive space for the imaginative reader, which, in my opinion, is the mark of a great poet. As a reflection of Frost’s text, my album contains atmospheric, ambient music drawing influence from folk, Americana, rock, jazz, with the …

The Impact Of Art Therapy On Empathy Development In Thai Adolescents, Baitoey Charoenpitaya

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This qualitative research aimed to explore how the embodied mandala method, grounded in the Embodiment–Projection–Role (EPR) framework and the concept of the mandala as a dramatic structure of the mind, can support the development of empathy in Thai adolescents. The study involved ten participants aged 13–15 who engaged in expressive arts activities across six sessions. Data were collected through structured written interviews, reflection notes, and artwork, and analyzed thematically. Two key themes emerged: (1) Emotional Echoes: Knowing Through Feeling (affective empathy), and (2) Beyond Distance: Bridging Self and Other (cognitive and affective empathy). Findings indicated that the embodied mandala method …

Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration In Digital History: Impact Of Classification On The Evaluation Of Publications, Papatsara Arsa

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The interdisciplinary nature of digital history presents challenges in retrieving and evaluating publications within scholarly communities. This research investigates the impact of classification on the evaluation of digital history research, collaboration patterns, and barriers to interdisciplinary collaboration. The study employs a scoping review of 109 publications from academic online databases and interviews with fifteen experts from eleven countries. Findings reveal that digital history can be identified within the academic landscape through distinct characteristics of scholarly communication, including publication venues, researcher affiliations, natural and controlled vocabularies, information-seeking behaviors, and publication practices. The study employs a pragmatist perspective, analyzing metadata to conceptualize …

การใช้ประโยชน์จากเศษกากกาแฟเพื่อเพิ่มความพรุนตัวในดินเผา : แนวทางสู่ประโยชน์ทางเศรษฐกิจและสิ่งแวดล้อม, ณัฐณิชา จิตต์ต่างวงศ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การพัฒนาที่ยั่งยืน Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) เป็นความท้าทายในระดับโลกพร้อมกับการประยุกต์แนวคิดเศรษฐกิจหมุนเวียนอย่างมีประสิทธิภาพจะเป็นการช่วยสร้างความยั่งยืนให้แก่ทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและสิ่งแวดล้อม การเติบโตขึ้นของธุรกิจร้านกาแฟอย่างรวดเร็ว ทำให้ปัญหาเศษกากกาแฟเหลือใช้ในแต่ละวันมีจำนวนมากขึ้นตามไปด้วย นำมาซึ่งความจำเป็นในการแก้ปัญหาและจัดการเศษกากกาแฟ Self dripper cone เป็นอีกหนึ่งนวัตกรรมผลิตภัณฑ์ชงกาแฟดริปที่ได้รับความสนใจเป็นอย่างมาก เพราะมีลักษณะการใช้งานที่เป็นมิตรต่อสิ่งแวดล้อมเนื่องจากไม่มีการใช้กระดาษกรองในการดริปกาแฟ โดยใช้ลักษณะความพรุนตัวของเซรามิกในการชงกาแฟ อย่างไรก็ตามในขั้นตอนการผลิตนั้นยังไม่เป็นที่เปิดเผย จึงเป็นที่มาของจุดประสงค์ในงานวิจัยครั้งนี้คือ 1. เพื่อศึกษาและทดสอบความพรุนตัวของดินเผาจากการผสมอินทรีย์ในดิน เพื่อให้ความเหมาะสมกับการดริปกาแฟ 2. เพื่อสร้างแนวทางการจัดการกากกาแฟในธุรกิจร้านกาแฟได้อย่างสร้างสรรค์ โดยการประยุกต์ใช้แนวคิดเศรษฐกิจหมุนเวียน และนำข้อสงสัยดังกล่าวมาตั้งสมมติฐานในการหาความพรุนตัวของดินเผาที่มีส่วนผสมจากสารอินทรีย์ที่มีลักษณะเป็นผงที่เมื่อผ่านการผสมกับดินและผ่านการเผาแล้วกากกาแฟที่มีลักษณะเป็นผงจะหายไปจนเกิดเป็นความพรุนตัวของดินเผาและออกมาเป็นวัสดุที่เหมาะสำหรับการออกแบบและนำมาใช้เป็น Self dripper cone ในการศึกษาในช่วงต้นเลือกใช้ 1.กากกาแฟจากเครื่องชงเอสเพรสโซ่ขนาดกากกาแฟ 200-700 ไมครอน 2. กากกาแฟจากเครื่องชงเอสเพรสโซ่ขนาดกากกาแฟ 1100-1300 ไมครอน มาทดสอบเพื่อหาความพรุนตัว โดยใช้ดินเผาทั้ง 4 ชนิด ได้แก่ ดินแม่ริม ดินเหมืองกุง ดินอุดรธานี และดินสโตนแวร์สีดำ (ดินของบริษัทคอมพาวด์เคลย์) มาเป็นวัสดุในการทดสอบกับกากกาแฟ เพื่อให้ได้คุณสมบัติที่เหมาะกับการทำ Self dripper cone และสามารถนำไปเป็นแนวทางในการพัฒนาและใช้ประโยชน์ทางธุรกิจร้านกาแฟได้อย่างดี

รวมเรื่องสั้น "ชุดเฒ่า" ของมนัส จรรยงค์ : อารมณ์ขันกับการวิพากษ์สังคม, ชุติภา สุวิมล

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

วิทยานิพนธ์ฉบับนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาการวิพากษ์สังคมและกลวิธีสร้างอารมณ์ขันเพื่อวิพากษ์สังคมในเรื่อง “ชุดเฒ่า” ของมนัส จรรยงค์ จำนวน 59 เรื่อง ซึ่งตีพิมพ์ระหว่างพุทธทศวรรษ 2490-2500 ผลการศึกษาพบว่ารวมเรื่องสั้น “ชุดเฒ่า” ของมนัส จรรยงค์นำเสนอแนวคิดวิพากษ์สังคมที่โดดเด่น 4 แนวคิด ได้แก่ แนวคิดวิพากษ์การรับวัฒนธรรมอเมริกัน แนวคิดวิพากษ์การกลายเป็นสังคมทุนนิยม แนวคิดวิพากษ์ความวุ่นวายทางการเมือง และแนวคิดวิพากษ์นโยบายรัฐและเจ้าหน้าที่รัฐ ผู้เขียนใช้อารมณ์ขันเป็นเครื่องมือหลักในการนำเสนอแนวคิดดังกล่าวและมีกลวิธีสร้างอารมณ์ขันที่โดดเด่น 3 ประการ ได้แก่ การสร้างอารมณ์ขันผ่านโครงเรื่องและเนื้อเรื่อง การสร้างอารมณ์ขันผ่านตัวละคร และการสร้างอารมณ์ขันผ่านกลวิธีทางภาษา ผลการศึกษาทำให้เห็นว่าเรื่องชุดนี้ชี้ให้เห็นความเปลี่ยนแปลงทางการเมือง เศรษฐกิจ และสังคมในยุคสงครามเย็น โดยเฉพาะผลกระทบของความเปลี่ยนแปลงดังกล่าวต่อคนชนบท อารมณ์ขันในเรื่องสั้นเหล่านี้นอกจากจะสร้างความสำเริงอารมณ์แล้วยังช่วยเอื้ออำนวยให้ผู้ประพันธ์สามารถแสดงความคิดเห็นเชิงวิพากษ์วิจารณ์ต่อประเด็นที่ละเอียดอ่อนในช่วงที่สังคมอยู่ภายใต้การปกครองของรัฐบาลเผด็จการ

Mouralherwaqh Coastal Wetland Road Crossing Da'luk, Natalie Mendez

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

The integration of Indigenous and Western science plays an essential role in Tribally led collaborations for land management. This process of woven sciences is rooted in reciprocal relations and partnerships guided by Tribal Nations. Our cohort was invited by Wiyot Tribal Representatives to investigate a culvert located within the wetlands of Mouralherwaqh— a parcel of land reacquired by the Wiyot Tribe in 2022. This document seeks to share our experience and analysis as part of the Wiyot Tribe’s broader journey in navigating ecocultural restoration projects within Mouralherwaqh. The four community interests we investigated for the wetland crossing included a resized …

Bridging Cultural Disconnects: Implementing Social And Emotional Learning Through The Use Of Action Research And Community Responsive Pedagogy Through The Art-Making Process, Rajeev Colleen Haymond

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

This thesis project will explore the intentional implementation of social and emotional learning strategies while being grounded in a community responsive pedagogy in an art classroom. The big idea was to be intentional when incorporating social and emotional learning teaching strategies to offer a safe space that will aide in bridging the cultural disconnect that I have observed in the classroom. Through building on the five SEL competencies such as self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision-making students were able to build up their sense of pride and self. Through the use of action research, I was able …

Disney Adult Or Disney Cult?: Observing The Effects And Perceptions Of Transmedia Storytelling Onto Fandom, Sara Spradley

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

Transmedia storytelling is the vehicle for narratives to become immersive to their audience through different modalities. The Walt Disney Company employs this form of storytelling by placing any one of its films in the context of attractions and live-action performances, or vice-versa, creating a convergent culture that will follow these products through every medium. This project views transmedia storytelling used by the Walt Disney Company as the reasoning for the Disney Adults' fandom interest in interacting with Disney products. Through the use of discourse analysis, and digital ethnography I will observe this relationship between the use of transmedia storytelling, fandom …

The Semiotics Of Smell: Gender, Materiality, And The Language Of Fragrances, Kathryn Copeland

Theses and Dissertations--Linguistics

Fragrances have long been used in a variety of cultures to communicate or articulate perceptions of different types of people or personae (Classen, Howes, & Synnott; 1994); however, the meanings “articulated” by fragrances have rarely been studied through the analytical frameworks of indexicality, enregisterment, and materiality (Eckert, 2008; Johnstone, 2016; Miller, 2005; Silverstein, 2003).

To do this, I first conducted a quantitative corpus analysis of user-generated reviews of popular perfumes on the fragrance database Fragrantica to identify differences in how reviewers of “men’s” fragrances and “women’s” fragrances describe their experience with the fragrances, and what these patterns indicate about how …

De Historia Linguae Latinae In Columbia, Esteban Arango Casas

Theses and Dissertations--Modern and Classical Languages, Literature and Cultures

Abstract: Latin was the official language of ancient Rome, and consequently it saw its rise and fall. Nevertheless, it did not disappear after the Roman Empire fell. Latin continued thriving during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, but it did not stay only in Europe. It went overseas and reached other continents like Asia, Africa, and finally America. Unfortunately, there were opinions that Latin in the Americas was of a lesser quality. For that reason, we thought important to show some of the most skillful Latin writers in Colombia. We selected three authors who were born in Colombia or who …

Terra Et Intus, Mark Freeman

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

I use nature as my escape from the daily grind. I seek out wilderness to recharge my creative batteries. Just as the forest has unseen and unappreciated levels of life, so does the entire planet. When I am trapped in the daily business of life and long for an escape to nature, I have found that I can locate that beauty almost anywhere. When evaluating the structure and design of an organism on a microscopic level, especially through electron microscopy, there exist amazing and untold levels of beauty that humanity takes for granted every day. All life forms provide some …

Making Freedom A Place: Geographies Of Social Movement Activism And Repression In Oakland, California, Sophie Mcclain

Pitzer Senior Theses

This senior thesis explores the ways in which people in Oakland, California make place and spaces through their activism and subsequently how these places and spaces are policed by the state. Building off of the works of Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Robin D.G. Kelley, David Harvey, and Henri Lefebvre, McClain examines the ways in which activists create abolition geographies while engaging in their right to the city through social movement activism with a particular focus on the Black Panther Party and Occupy Wall Street Movement in Oakland. Through these examples, McClain shows how abolition geographies often exist in a dialectical relationship …

"Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be:" Ambiguity In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet And A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hannah Murphy

Scripps Senior Theses

My thesis is focused on how and why ambiguity/double meanings within the language of Shakespeare plays occurs, and how this can be adapted into a ballet format as there is no verbal component. As well as why this aspect of the plays is so vital to the portrayal of the characters that to remove it would be to severely reduce the impact of the story. It focuses specifically on the plays and ballets of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Romeo and Juliet, with the NYC Ballet versions of both as a reference.

The Standing Of Anger: Insights From The Debate(S) On Constructed Emotion, Andrew Holzer

CMC Senior Theses

In her book, Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, Justice, Martha Nussbaum argues that anger is inherently flawed because it fundamentally contains the desire for payback. To support her argument, she posits specific metaphysical claims about the nature of emotions like anger. This thesis is an extended critique of her metaphysical foundation from the perspective of empirical research in the neuroscience of emotion. The first reason to dispute this picture is descriptive; this view of anger is based on an outdated version of cognitive appraisal theory, which sees emotions as triggered directly by static moments of cognitive appraisal. The second …