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On The Hallelujah Efect: Priming Consumers, Recording Music, And The Spirit Of Tragedy, Babette Babich

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An overview of The Hallelujah Effect concentrating on priming or sonic branding, media, online porn as well as marketing and media programming, with a special excursus on the space of music --and radio in Adorno's Current of Music, and a detailed discussion on Nietzsche and music in antiquity as he explores this with reference ot Beethoven in The Birth of Tragedy.

V.1 2015-2016, Center For Arts & Language, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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v.1 is a publishing platform for the ongoing work, ideas, discussions, debates, and aspirations of students at the Rhode Island School of Design. The 2015-2016 issue contains articles on addressing the complexities surrounding today's institutions, pedagogies, technologies, and professional expectations. This issue was not themed intentionally, yet the articles signal the problems of higher education and the precarity of the students who occupy it.

The Art Of The Commonplace: Found Sounds In Compositional Practice, Jennifer Stock

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This dissertation contains a historical analysis of the emergence of found sounds or everyday noises as a compositional strategy in Western art music through the first half of the 20th century. Pioneering works are examined to determine the motives and aesthetic goals that first led composers to bring noise to the musical surface, including the avant-garde collaboration Parade, Futurist noise experiments, and Pierre Schaeffer's early work with musique concrète. These early works are used to create two analytical spectra with which to analyze contemporary pieces that incorporate founds sounds with instrumental music: one spectrum that considers the level of integration …

The Effect Of Laser Therapy On Baseball Pitchers, Connor Barnes

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All-Nighter 2013, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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All-Nighter was a digital student publication that began in 2011 as all-nighter.com. The Spring 2013 issue is the only known print issue. It contains writing previously published online as well as new content. Highlights include photographs from Senior Open Studios; articles on the Quad mosaics, community gathering spaces, the timing of Thanksgiving break, Saturday night dinner parties in Ewing House, dining employees around campus, how Mike Fink saved Carr House, and the trouble with summer subletting; as well as comics by Maddy Trower, Jackie Ferrentino, and Casey Roonan.

Romantic Exoticism: The Music Of Elsewhere In The Nineteenth Century, Josiah Raiche

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Western art music has drawn on many sources. One of these is non-western music, which can be integrated into European classical music tradition in the form of exoticism. This paper will highlight musical elements used by composers seeking to create exoticism, examine selected works, and note common elements of western music that have exotic roots. In the nineteenth century, there were three general trends in exoticism. The first, non-musical exoticism, utilizes conventional western music alongside extra-musical exotic elements. Romantic exoticism portrays distant lands using musical elements, drawing these from the audience’s perceptions of the music represented. Realistic exoticism attempts to …

Sound As Artifact, Jeff Benjamin

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A distinguishing feature of the discipline of archaeology is its reliance upon sensory dependant investigation. As perceived by all of the senses, the felt environment is a unique area of archaeological knowledge.

It is generally accepted that the emergence of industrial processes in the recent past has been accompanied by unprecedented sonic extremes. The work of environmental historians has provided ample evidence that the introduction of much of this unwanted sound, or "noise" was an area of contestation. More recent research in the history of sound has called for more nuanced distinctions than the noisy/quiet dichotomy. Acoustic archaeology tends to …

A Survey Of Christian Cross-Over Songwriting: Core Principles And Potential For Impact, Paul Malhotra

Senior Honors Theses

A cross-over song has been defined as a song written by a Christian artist aimed at a mainstream audience. An understanding of the core principles of cross-over songs and their relevance in contemporary culture is essential for Christian songwriters. Six albums marked by spiritual overtones or undertones, representing a broad spectrum of contemporary cross-over music, were examined. Selected songs were critiqued by analyzing the album of origin, lyrical content, author’s expressed worldview, and level of commercial success. Renaissance art also provided a historical parallel to modern day songwriting. Recommendations were developed for Christian songwriters to craft songs with greater effectiveness …

The Development Of Attentional Skill In A Rapid Serial Visual Presentation Task: Effects Of Extended Practice On The ‘Attentional Blink’, Greg Simmons

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Der Zauber Der Musik: E.T.A. Hoffmann Und Das Erleben Des Sublimen, Katelin M. Richter

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Die Werke von E.T.A. Hoffmann konzentrieren sich auf ein bestimmtes romantisches Konzept: auf die Sehnsucht nach dem Unendlichen und auf das Erlebnis dieses sublimen romantischen Reiches. Um Hoffmanns romantische Ästhetik besser zu begreifen, lohnt es sich seine Werke (Novellen, musikalische Schriften, Aufsätze und Kompositionen) heranzuziehen, um festzustellen, wie seine Figuren vor allem durch die Musik das romantische Reich erleben und wie und aus welcher Perspektive der Zuschauer auf dieses Reich reagieren kann. Diese Arbeit wird untersuchen, wie sich Hoffmanns romantische Ästhetik in den Erzählungen, den theoretischen Schriften und in der Oper Undine offenbart, wie seine Charaktere durch die Musik danach …

Pink Jacket 2011, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Pink Jacket was a single issue student publication published in 2011 in both print and online formats. It features MFA student musings, artwork, and creative writing.

The Logic Of Objects, David B. Eichelberger

School of Art, Art History, and Design: Theses and Student Creative Work

The human mind assimilates information and experiences quickly and constantly, and is aided by mental systems that we rely on to function. We classify the input of our lives with extreme efficiency. Our notions about the things we encounter in the world are learned from past experiences, and these expectations help us file the data of our lives. My work is composed to create pause. I am interested in slowing down the processes of assimilation by manipulating our expectations, and extending events measured in microseconds into saturated and engaging experiences. Functional qualities, visual rhythms, and exaggerated proportions are some of …

Muffin Fall 2008, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Muffin was a newsletter produced in the early aughts by RISD’s Queer Student Union as a student guide to queer culture. The 2008 issue features creative writing, a book review of "The Gay Girl's Guide to Dating, Sex, and Romance," an "Ask Madame Muffin" column, a gay celebrity gossip column, screenshots of a thread on homosexuality from Yahoo! Answers, an article on sexual morality and autonomy, and a page of queer resources.

Muffin 2007, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Muffin was a newsletter produced in the early aughts by RISD’s Queer Student Union as a student guide to queer culture. The 2007 issue features articles on the Translating Identity Conference (TIC), sexual consent, the integration of rival lesbian groups on campus, lesbian films, and Brokeback Mountain, along with creative writing, a list of gay bars, and a list of queer resources.

On February 2006, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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On was an interdisciplinary graduate periodical established by RISD graduate students in 2006. The February 2006 issue is the publication's first issue and features essays on the theme of space. Essays are on a variety of topics within this theme, including commentaries on RISD and explorations of student work.

Muffin January 2006, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Muffin was a newsletter produced in the early aughts by RISD’s Queer Student Union as a student guide to queer culture. The January 2006 issue is the first since the February-March issue from 2004. It was revived by the Straight and Gay Alliance and features a "gay timeline," articles on freshman lesbians, female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary "Mark" Read, lesbians who look straight, why straight people are needed in RISD's Straight and Gay Alliance, a Jewish student's struggle to reconcile his homosexuality with his faith, and cheap and corny date ideas, along with a book review of "Women's Barracks" …

Mixed Media November 30, 2005, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The November 30, 2005 issue includes articles on issues with Portfolio Cafe, whether the "RISD Bubble" still exists, an increased number of Asian students at RISD, future goals for the Illustration department, career advice from a recent RISD graduate, a faculty member's favorite things at the RISD Museum, and the Cable Car Cinema, along with the comics "Campfire Building" by Steve Weed, "My Experience with Health Services" by Melissa Meyer, "I Get These Great Ideas" by Melissa Meyer, "Damn Animation" by Ian Topple, student creative work, event notices, and other …

Mixed Media March 30, 2005, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The March 30, 2005 issue includes articles on a dispute between South Korea and Japan over the island Dokdo/Takeshima, a faculty member's steamer trunk and experience traveling, RISD's approach to solar energy, the Korean War, all-nighters at RISD, a Mixed Media tour of the RISD President's house, The Silk Road Project residency at RISD, film reviews, and senior shows, along with the comic "Scorpio" by Andrew Kaiko, student creative work, event notices, and other announcements.

Mixed Media January 30, 2005, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The January 30, 2005 issue includes articles on a class on the art of the music video, a student trip to Boston, a manifesto of "badism," a student's accident while swimming, a student accident while sledding, restaurant reviews, film reviews, and an inerview with comic writer and illustrator Dan Clowes, along with the comic "Scorpio" by Andrew Kaiko, student creative work, event notices, and other announcements.

Workflow 2004, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Workflow was a student publication on photography. This 2004 issue was the first and possibly only issue, and featured online photography resources, news from the RISD Photography department, responses to the First International Photography and Video Triennial, graduate and undergraduate work, alumni profiles, and a brief interview with Gary Metz.

Muffin February-March 2004, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Muffin was a newsletter produced in the early aughts by RISD’s Queer Student Union as a student guide to queer culture. The February/March 2004 issue was the first and features highlights from a lecture on 17th century "romantic friends" the Ladies of Langollen, Brown Queer Student Alliance updates, gay bar reviews, queer social groups and websites, and a short story by Nikki Ripple "Portrait of Lover #27."

Mixed Media November 22, 2003, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The November 22, 2003 issue includes articles on Student Alliance updates, negative opinions of the RISD Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the perspective of a recent RISD graduate who is unemployed, RISD's laptop program, art supply stores in Providence, performances at AS220, and film reviews, along with the comics "Traumatizing Event" by Cathy Sherwod and "Untitled" by Andrew Kaiko, student creative work, an advice column, event notices, and other announcements.

Blend Fall 2003, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blend-ACombinationofElements was a student magazine started by RISD student Dusty Brickman in 2003. The Fall 2003 issue is "The Passion Issue," and features articles on an exhibition with a custom installation by Sol LeWitt at the RISD Museum, the history of various buildings on the RISD campus, street graphics and urban art in Providence, luxury knitwear brand Lutz & Patmos, photographer Timothy White, deceased alum Jeffrey Michael Weiss, and the RISD Artist Ball.

Mixed Media October 2, 2003, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The October 2, 2003 issue includes articles on the new editorial team at Mixed Media, RISD news updates, RISD Works, musician Richard Thompson, a Digtial Media lecture series, RISD Laptop Initiative Programs and other technology matters, a girl's perspective on sex at RISD, Jean Cocteau, a proposed list of speakers for graduation, student involvement at RISD, roommate differences, Comic Sans font, Public Safety, a Mission of Burma concert review, film reviews, and Providence eateries, along with the comic "Untitled" by Andrew Kaiko, student art and creative writing, event notices, and …

Mixed Media May 2, 2003, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The May 2, 2003 issue includes articles on the City of Providence wanting to tax RISD property, automated paper towel machines on campus, RISD Task Forces, and film and music reviews, along with the comics "Attack of the Paper Towel Mummy" by Adam Sacks, "Mixed Media" by Joe Tesauro, "Punt," "bird" by Erin, "Marvin's Monkey Moments" by Wessy, "Atlas and the Beast from Time Forgotten," "When Fish Spawn" by Adam Sacks, "Smack Down" by Joe Quinones, "Swimming" by Maris Wicks, "Stuff of Dreams" by Andrew Kaiko, and other comics, event …

Blackletter Spring 2003, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blackletter was a literary journal established by RISD students in Wintersession of 2003 as a forum for artistic expression through writing. The Spring 2003 issue features poetry, creative writing, and visual art.

Mixed Media March 2, 2003, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The March 2, 2003 issue includes articles on the lack of underclassmen working on Mixed Media, RISD's ignorance of the Black community, water consumption at RISD, abortion, a student visit to Cappadocia in Turkey, RISD-Brown Hillel activities, the passing of RISD janitor Mel Bruins, student opinions on life at RISD, film and music reviews, and the Chace Center construction project, along with the comics "Juan Two Three" by Juan Diaz, "Atlas and the Beast from Time Forgotten," "The Incredible Tales of Roger: Deep Space Janitor" by Browne, [David Bowie comic] …

Blend Spring 2003, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blend-ACombinationofElements was a student magazine started by RISD student Dusty Brickman in 2003. The Spring 2003 issue is Blend's first and features articles on RISD's 125th anniversary, fashion designer Nicole Miller, complaints about the Graphic Design department, the redevelopment of Carr House, a graffitti show at the Red Eye Gallery, the RISD Balls, and the sorry state of contemporary music.

Chalkboard 2001, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Chalkboard was a student creative journal established in 2001. The March 2001 issue features poetry from RISD students, staff, and faculty, along with interviews of RISD poetry instructors Rick Benjamin and Michael Magee.

Blackletter Wintersession 2003, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blackletter was a literary journal established by RISD students in Wintersession of 2003 as a forum for artistic expression through writing. The Wintersession 2003 issue is the debut issue and features poetry, creative writing, and visual art.