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The Reality Of Bipolar Disorder: A Dance Film To Bring Awareness To The Misconceptions Of Mental Health, Julia Woolums Jan 2023

The Reality Of Bipolar Disorder: A Dance Film To Bring Awareness To The Misconceptions Of Mental Health, Julia Woolums

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

For my project, I researched bipolar disorder to create a dance film highlighting the associated symptoms and emotions of hypomanic and depressive episodes. The purpose of this research is to bring awareness to and educate on the reality of these mental health symptoms to reduce mental health stereotypes and stigma. I researched academic texts and peer-reviewed articles about bipolar disorder written from the perspective of those diagnosed with it and used the symptom criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders to compose, choreograph, film, and edit my dance film. The completed film showcases what daily life could …

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Ridington, Amber Flower, B. 1969 (Fa 599), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2020

Ridington, Amber Flower, B. 1969 (Fa 599), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 599. Folk studies project titled: “At the Crossroads: Commercial Music and Community Experience The Quonset Auditorium – A Roadhouse on the Dixie Highway” which includes interviews with performers about their time at the Quonset Auditorium in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Interviews may include a brief description of their performances and memories of the Quonset. Ridington used this material for her WKU master's thesis of the same title.

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Mccartt-Jackson, Sarah, B. 1982 (Fa 1290), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2019

Mccartt-Jackson, Sarah, B. 1982 (Fa 1290), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1290. Student collection titled “’Clogging’s Just Clogging’: The Richard McHargue Cloggers and Approaches to Vernacular Percussive Dance Study” in which Sarah McCartt-Jackson conducts an interview with Richard McHargue, a clogging instructor from Richmond, Kentucky. The interview contains McHargue’s early dancing memories, clogging terms, and opinions about the contemporary state of clogging. The collection also contains a partial transcript, fieldnotes, interview questions, content index, photographs, and the recorded audio interview on CD.

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Ohio River Survey (Fa 656), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2018

Ohio River Survey (Fa 656), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 656. Kentucky Folklife Program project titled: “Ohio River Survey,” which includes interviews, tape logs, photographs and other documentation of folklife along the Ohio River in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. Interviews may include a description of belief, traditional occupation, practice, craft, or tool, informant’s name, age, birth date, and address.

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Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort, Kentucky, 2007 (Fa 668), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2014

Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort, Kentucky, 2007 (Fa 668), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives projects 668. This collection features information and documentation about the Kentucky Folklife Festival held from September 20-22, 2007 in Frankfort, Kentucky. The festival was sponsored by the Kentucky Folklife Program, an inter-agency program of the Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Arts Council agencies of the Education, Arts and Humanities Cabinet.

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Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort, Kentucky, 2003 (Fa 666), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2014

Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort, Kentucky, 2003 (Fa 666), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 666. This collection features information and documentation about the Kentucky Folklife Festival held from September 25-27, 2003 in Frankfort, Kentucky. The festival was sponsored by the Kentucky Folklife Program, an inter-agency program of the Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Arts Council agencies of the Education, Arts and Humanities Cabinet.

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World Fest - Louisville, Kentucky (Fa 644), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

World Fest - Louisville, Kentucky (Fa 644), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 644. World Fest is a celebration held annually in downtown Louisville that showcases unique cultures from around the world. The festivals documented in this collection were held in 2006 and 2007. The festival features music, food, crafts, and ceremonies celebrating the various cultures represented in the city.

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Latino Dance Project (Fa 627), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Latino Dance Project (Fa 627), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 627. This collection features information about a Latino dance project that was sponsored by the Kentucky Historical Society. Various styles of Latino dance including the salsa and cha-cha were taught at local schools throughout the state as a method of educating students about other cultures. The bulk of the collection consists of essays written by students from the selected communities.

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Ua1c7 Departmental Photos, Wku Archives Jan 2008

Ua1c7 Departmental Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images showing everyday activities of university departments.

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