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Video For All: An Argument Towards Standardization Of Video Production Practices And Research, Kelley Bostian
Video For All: An Argument Towards Standardization Of Video Production Practices And Research, Kelley Bostian
Master of Arts in Professional Writing Capstones
Instructional videos, a subset of video pedagogy, are becoming valuable pedagogical tools for instructors within both higher education and professional writing environments. By researching contemporary academic literature and creating video artifacts that put theory into practice, this capstone project answers three important questions: 1) How could video pedagogy shift student attitudes or engagement with course content in digital learning environments? 2) What benefits and limitations of standardizing and researching video pedagogy are valuable for educators interested in creating video to understand, including educators with limited or no video production experience? 3) In what ways could certain production techniques in video …
"I'M Rich Bitch:" Black Class Performance And The New Nouveau Riche, Nykia Hannah
"I'M Rich Bitch:" Black Class Performance And The New Nouveau Riche, Nykia Hannah
Master of Arts in American Studies Capstones
With its multitude of sub-genres, larger than life personalities, and fifteen minutes of fame offerings, reality television has quickly changed the face and economics of television culture. This research examines the disruption of traditional roles of race and class in reality television. Interdisciplinary in content and methodology, this study uses Real Housewives of Atlanta to identify the ways in which various representations of blackness challenge hegemonic understandings of what it means to be black in the United States. Focusing on the fluidity of identity, "I'm Rich Bitch" highlights the role that popular culture plays in redetermining populist perceptions of blackness.