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Best Leadership Practices Of Female Film Directors, Sara Carraway Jan 2020

Best Leadership Practices Of Female Film Directors, Sara Carraway

Theses and Dissertations

Female film directors are highly underrepresented within the U.S. film industry, especially within narrative film (S.L. Smith, Pieper, & Choueiti, 2013). In 2019, only 12% of directors in the top 100 grossing films were female (Lauzen, 2020). There are several obstacles female directors face in their careers. Financing is more difficult to obtain for female directors due to stereotypes of women as risky investments (P. Smith et al., 2013). Closely tied to financing, gendered networks and homophily can prevent women from making relationships with gatekeepers and accessing the same opportunities as men (Jones & Pringle, 2015; Wing-Fai et al., 2015). …


Rooting For Everybody Black: Exploring The Need For Mentorship For Black First-Generation Students At Predominantly White Institutions, Layshan Gilliard Jan 2020

Rooting For Everybody Black: Exploring The Need For Mentorship For Black First-Generation Students At Predominantly White Institutions, Layshan Gilliard

West Chester University Master’s Theses

This thesis addresses how mentorship can enhance the experience and success of Black first-generation college students at predominantly white institutions. More specifically, I explore why first-generation Black students need guided support that comes with mentorship, what that support should entail, and how and when it should be delivered to them. I used the methodology of critical action research to analyze the structures of power that affect the education received by these students, while also utilizing my personal experience. I propose a mentoring program that promotes Black excellence. The program, SOUL (Students Overcoming Uniting and Learning), will provide students with the …


Centro Cultural Morab Wera, Deisy Natalia Rojas Corso, Alicia Fernanda Tinjacá Del Castillo Jan 2020

Centro Cultural Morab Wera, Deisy Natalia Rojas Corso, Alicia Fernanda Tinjacá Del Castillo

Arquitectura

Este proyecto de grado busca como ejercicio proponer un centro cultural productivo en el contexto del barrio La Ladera de la comuna 8 en Medellín, la intervención busca generar un espacio para resignificar la cultura de la comunidad Embera Katío que viene desplazada desde el alto de Andágueda en el Choco y actualmente vive en hacinamiento en el casco urbano. La investigación se genera desde el análisis de las comunidades indígenas en Colombia y su contexto habitacional en su territorio, luego nos enfocamos en la problemática de desplazamiento y sus condiciones habitacionales en Medellín para de esta forma proponer un …