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Transcultural Questions Around Research Quality In Design, Juan Montalván Lume May 2026

Transcultural Questions Around Research Quality In Design, Juan Montalván Lume

DRS Summer Meetings

No abstract provided.


Design Research For Sustainable Worlds, Dan Lockton May 2026

Design Research For Sustainable Worlds, Dan Lockton

DRS Summer Meetings

No abstract provided.


The Transdisciplinary Practice Of Design, Alejandra Poblete Perez May 2026

The Transdisciplinary Practice Of Design, Alejandra Poblete Perez

DRS Summer Meetings

No abstract provided.


Philosophical Perspectives On Design, Fernando Secomandi May 2026

Philosophical Perspectives On Design, Fernando Secomandi

DRS Summer Meetings

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Llms And Generative Ai Within The Drs Research Community, Luca Simeone May 2026

The Impact Of Llms And Generative Ai Within The Drs Research Community, Luca Simeone

DRS Summer Meetings

No abstract provided.


Perspectives On Design Education, Object-Based Learning, And 4e-Cognition, Arlene Oak May 2026

Perspectives On Design Education, Object-Based Learning, And 4e-Cognition, Arlene Oak

DRS Summer Meetings

No abstract provided.


How Can Design Education Support And Contribute To The Advancement Of Doctoral Design Research?, Violeta Clemente, Derek Jones May 2026

How Can Design Education Support And Contribute To The Advancement Of Doctoral Design Research?, Violeta Clemente, Derek Jones

DRS Summer Meetings

No abstract provided.


Education's Role In Design Knowledge And Theory, Derek Jones May 2026

Education's Role In Design Knowledge And Theory, Derek Jones

DRS Summer Meetings

No abstract provided.


Design Education Around The World, Derek Jones, Violeta Clemente May 2026

Design Education Around The World, Derek Jones, Violeta Clemente

DRS Summer Meetings

No abstract provided.


The Moral Imperative Of Public Service Design, Federico Vaz May 2026

The Moral Imperative Of Public Service Design, Federico Vaz

DRS Summer Meetings

No abstract provided.


Fifty Shades Of Service Design, Jung-Joo Lee May 2026

Fifty Shades Of Service Design, Jung-Joo Lee

DRS Summer Meetings

No abstract provided.


Sound-Driven Design, Stefano Delle Monache, Nicolas Misdariis, Elif Özcan May 2026

Sound-Driven Design, Stefano Delle Monache, Nicolas Misdariis, Elif Özcan

DRS Summer Meetings

No abstract provided.


Designing For Sustainability And Transitions: An Organic Convergence For A New Sig, Joanna Boehnert, Emma Dewberry May 2026

Designing For Sustainability And Transitions: An Organic Convergence For A New Sig, Joanna Boehnert, Emma Dewberry

DRS Summer Meetings

No abstract provided.


Pluriversal Perspectives On Design Research, Mariana Braga, Sucharita Beniwal, Juan Guisepe Montalván Lume, Dimeji Onafuwa, Lesley-Ann Noel May 2026

Pluriversal Perspectives On Design Research, Mariana Braga, Sucharita Beniwal, Juan Guisepe Montalván Lume, Dimeji Onafuwa, Lesley-Ann Noel

DRS Summer Meetings

No abstract provided.


Designing The Future Of Brick-And-Mortar Retail: Towards Effective, Experiential, And Responsible Spaces, Katelijn Quartier May 2026

Designing The Future Of Brick-And-Mortar Retail: Towards Effective, Experiential, And Responsible Spaces, Katelijn Quartier

DRS Summer Meetings

No abstract provided.


Visual Development For Descent To Paradise, Rowyn Porterfield May 2026

Visual Development For Descent To Paradise, Rowyn Porterfield

Undergraduate Honors Theses

The focus of this thesis is a study in the process of concept development for video games within the format of a video game pitch. This includes concept designs for important characters, relevant settings, and other supplemental material deemed necessary within my research for a complete pitch. The content shown within this paper includes visual research, creative writing, 3D setting design, and 2D artworks for character, setting, and prop design. All of this is then put into context through two 2D illustrations of key art.


Religious Ramifications: An Analysis Of Ancient Religious Mythologies And Their Effects On Societal Gender Roles, Christina E. Burkhalter May 2026

Religious Ramifications: An Analysis Of Ancient Religious Mythologies And Their Effects On Societal Gender Roles, Christina E. Burkhalter

World Languages, Literatures and Cultures Undergraduate Honors Theses

An analysis of the effect of ancient religious writings in the Mediterranean on local gender culture with a specific focus on the texts deities.


"We Pledge Ourselves To Use Our United Strength": Education, Women's Clubs, And The Woman Suffrage Movement In Tennessee, Michelle P. Harris May 2026

"We Pledge Ourselves To Use Our United Strength": Education, Women's Clubs, And The Woman Suffrage Movement In Tennessee, Michelle P. Harris

Theses

The state of Tennessee played a central part in the battle for ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, which would secure women’s right to vote. While the showdown in Nashville in August 1920 when suffragists and anti-suffragists descended upon the city to lobby for their respective sides gained a lot of attention for the state’s role in woman suffrage, the increasing opportunities of women outside the domestic sphere helped launch the suffrage movement. Educational opportunities, work outside the home, and voluntary societies were just a few of the ways that women stepped out into the public sphere. These endeavors outside the …


Geographic Bias In Ai: How Llm Outputs Vary By Location, Alekya Bongu May 2026

Geographic Bias In Ai: How Llm Outputs Vary By Location, Alekya Bongu

RhetTech

This paper explores the inherent biases present in Large Language Model (LLM) outputs. As AI use becomes more widespread, it is extremely important to examine the implicit biases in these models, as AI will only perpetuate inaccuracies. By understanding the implications of using AI, we can use it in a way that causes the least harm. Using Hofstede’s cultural onion to structure research questions, I tested four LLMs—ChatGPT, Pi.ai, Qwen, and DeepSeek—across three different geographic locations: the United States, India, and Ireland. The findings demonstrate that while LLMs can adjust some content based on a user’s location, they frequently default …


How Astroworld’S “Blame Game” Prevented The Formation Of Institutional Public Memory, Vedant Patil May 2026

How Astroworld’S “Blame Game” Prevented The Formation Of Institutional Public Memory, Vedant Patil

RhetTech

This paper looks at why the 2021 Astroworld tragedy in Houston did not become institutional public memory despite its scale and impact. Institutional public memory refers to the formal recognition of collective trauma through memorials. Drawing on media analysis and Vilanova’s (2025) study, this paper argues that the absence of an official memorial stems largely from racialized media narratives that placed disproportionate blame on the predominantly Black audience and hip-hop culture. This framing took attention away from structural failures such as poor crowd control and event planning, which reduced institutional pressure to memorialize the victims. While spontaneous community memorials demonstrated …


Eugenics Rhetoric In C.S. Lewis’S That Hideous Strength And Essays, Michelle Griffin May 2026

Eugenics Rhetoric In C.S. Lewis’S That Hideous Strength And Essays, Michelle Griffin

RhetTech

In the book That Hideous Strength, C.S. Lewis depicts the National Institute of Co-ordinated Experiments (N.I.C.E.) as an exclusive organization dominated by scientists, academics, and state authorities, mirroring the professional middle class that shaped British eugenics in the 20th century. Throughout the book there is evidence of eugenics discourse relating to human experimentation, feeblemindedness, sterilization of the “unfit,” as well as the role of power dynamics, all of which points to That Hideous Strength being an intentional representation of the eugenics discourse happening in Britian around the same time in which Lewis wrote the book. There is substantial evidence …


Rosemary’S Baby Is Immaculate, Alana L. Lee May 2026

Rosemary’S Baby Is Immaculate, Alana L. Lee

RhetTech

This essay examines the legacy of Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby (1968) and its influence on modern horror media, specifically Michael Mohan’s Immaculate (2024). Cinematography, plot devices, and thematic parallels in both films depict the ritualization of women’s bodily autonomy within religious and patriarchal power structures. While Immaculate effectively draws on its predecessor's inspiration, its reliance on poor-quality horror tropes negates its critical perception and originality. This essay examines the films’ various portrayals of reproductive abuse, such as marital rape in Rosemary’s Baby, and forced in vitro fertilization (IVF) in Immaculate. These abuses are explored as different methods …


I Wrote Myself Awake: A Personal Encounter With A/R/Tography, Michelle Geipel May 2026

I Wrote Myself Awake: A Personal Encounter With A/R/Tography, Michelle Geipel

Theses

This project and its accompanying short story function as visual and narrative representations of a/r/tography, demonstrating how creative practice can be used to explore and construct personal meaning through writing and art-making. The co-written story exists alongside the altered book as evidence of how the creative process not only engages the brain through neuroplasticity, but also supports meaning-making and the formation or discovery of identity. Through the integration of life writing, visual art, and reflective inquiry, this work illustrates how understanding can emerge from within the act of creation itself.


Reclaiming Suppressed Symbols: Yoruba Iconography And Nuyorican Identity In The Art Of Nitza Tufiño, Ariana Williams May 2026

Reclaiming Suppressed Symbols: Yoruba Iconography And Nuyorican Identity In The Art Of Nitza Tufiño, Ariana Williams

Theses

This thesis examines the work of Afro-Puerto Rican artist Nitza Tufiño through Yoruba iconography, diasporic memory, and gendered Nuyorican identity. Grounded within the cultural and political context of the Nuyorican Movement of the 1960s and 1970s and, this study argues that Tufiño’s visual practice reframes suppressed African spiritual symbols through a woman-centered perspective, positioning Black femininity and spiritual labor as sites of resistance to colonial erasure and racial marginalization. Drawing upon Yoruba-derived cosmologies, Santería, and processes of visual syncretism, Tufiño integrates African, Indigenous Taíno, and Caribbean traditions to articulate a gendered visual language rooted in care, ritual, and collective memory. …


User-Centered Design For Public Financial Services: A Federal Student Loan Management App Case Study, Carmen River Christopher May 2026

User-Centered Design For Public Financial Services: A Federal Student Loan Management App Case Study, Carmen River Christopher

Theses

Researchers have studied several facets of federal student loans, such as the impacts it has on borrowers’ finances, mentality, and life goals, plus the history of the federal student system and potential changes. There has been little research conducted on how borrowers make decisions regarding repayment, including choosing plans, navigating the repayment system, and understanding the long term implications of their choices. Since this research largely does not exist, there are few tools and resources to help guide borrowers as they manage the large, complex, and dynamic landscape that is navigating the federal loan system and repaying their debt. I …


Anastasis: Slow Fashion, Barbara Bultman May 2026

Anastasis: Slow Fashion, Barbara Bultman

Theses

This thesis explores how slow fashion principles contribute to the longevity and cultural significance of iconic garments. Using qualitative research methods, including historical analysis, literature review, and practice-based design research, this project analyzes and recreates six iconic garments: the little black dress, trench coat, wrap dress, shift dress, wide-leg trouser, and women’s suit. The research investigates couture-level construction techniques, sustainable materials, and timeless silhouettes, demonstrating how these strategies can extend garment lifespan and foster emotional attachment between consumers and clothing. Ultimately, the research concludes that slow fashion provides a practical framework for creating durable, meaningful garments that support both environmental …


Staging Collapse: Anita Berber’S Cocaine And Morphium As Disability Aesthetic Performance, Blair Summers May 2026

Staging Collapse: Anita Berber’S Cocaine And Morphium As Disability Aesthetic Performance, Blair Summers

Theses

This thesis examines Anita Berber’s performances Cocaine and Morphium within the cultural climate of Weimar Germany, where the body became closely tied to ideals of health, productivity, and national renewal. Through the framework of disability aesthetics as defined by Tobin Siebers, this study argues that Berber transforms addiction, collapse, and bodily decay into a visual and affective language of artistic and political critique. Rather than present the body as disciplined or morally ideal, Berber stages instability, excess, and death through gesture, costume, set design, and music. In doing so, she reimagines the stigmatized female body as a site of agency …


Analyzing Comparisons Of Seascapes By Caspar David Friedrich And Fitz Henry Lane Through A Digital Gallery Show, Adrianna Murphy May 2026

Analyzing Comparisons Of Seascapes By Caspar David Friedrich And Fitz Henry Lane Through A Digital Gallery Show, Adrianna Murphy

Theses

This project focuses on a comparative digital exhibition and analysis between Caspar David Friedrich and Fitz Henry Lane’s seascape artwork. Both artists have not been shown together in a gallery; thus this research into common themes in their works reveals a new perspective on early- to mid-19th-century seascape art. This perspective shows how their different geographies and historical contexts converge through the shared visual language of contemplation, morality, and reflecting in the mystery of life through nature. The project aims to create a digital gallery that showcases an ideal layout and a comparison of the artists, with curated works that …


Historic Churches Of Sheboygan, Erin Brehmer May 2026

Historic Churches Of Sheboygan, Erin Brehmer

Theses

This project focuses on the histories and architecture of six nineteenth- and early twentieth-century churches in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and developing a museum program about them. The aim of the project is to add to the art historical knowledge of Midwest architecture by researching the Greek Revival architecture used by First Baptist Church of Sheboygan; the Gothic Revival styles used by Grace Episcopal Church, St. Luke United Methodist Church, Hope Reformed Church, and St. Clement Catholic Church; and the Byzantine ornamentation used by St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church. Furthermore, this project uses the historical findings to create a museum public program …


An Introduction To World Art History: Course Curriculum, Skyler M. Bancroft May 2026

An Introduction To World Art History: Course Curriculum, Skyler M. Bancroft

Theses

Art history as a field has inherent biases that are primarily rooted in Western traditions. A majority of the content which students are exposed to focuses on regions such as Europe and the Americas, with less focus on Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. The purpose of this thesis project is to develop a secondary school curriculum that approaches art history from a world perspective to foster students’ sense of cultural awareness and empathy, as well as the development of skills such as critical thinking and visual literacy. Students will leave this course with a greater understanding of art from various …