Citizen TALES Commons: The Transformative Power of Collective Voice in Academia, 2019
Scope and Content Note
The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.
The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and changed to digital submissions in 2020. There are also a handful of audiocassette tapes and one USB. The media components are stored onsite at the Archives.
Dates
- 2019
Creator
- Rapti, Vasiliki (Person)
Conditions Governing Use
The thesis is restricted due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis
Extent
121 pages (121 pages)
Language of Materials
From the record group: English
From the record group: Chinese
From the record group: Spanish; Castilian
Overview
"Citizen TALES* Commons is an intersectional research and media project encompassing civic media design, civic dramaturgy, interdisciplinary research, textual criticism, storytelling and curatorial studies. Fueled by institutional critique —especially in today's academia in the United States, characterized by an adjunct underclass and the decline of the humanities— and committed to social justice and the democratic values, Citizen TALES Commons aspires to offer an innovative, holistic platform of production and dissemination of knowledge that practices "full citizenship" and inclusion through collaborative research, cross-pollination and artistic practices, and in which the humanites are valued and celebrated for the sake of the common good. Consisting of an open collective of writers and curious creators —translators, artists, learners who value play, explorers from various disciplines, and storytellers eager to share their narratives of exclusion to build connection—, Citizen TALES Commons empowers its members —who play a role analogous to that of the ancient Greek chorus— through an ouroboros-like** multimodal platform of open communication, both spatial and virtual, that is facilitated by a website and is disseminated through the medium of podcasting. *Translators ·Artists · Ludics Learners ·Explorers · Storytellers. https://citizentales.squarespace.com/ **Ouroboros: the mythic snake that eats its tale as a symbol of perpetual self-renewal." -- Abstract
Physical Location
RG 010.06E Engagement Lab
Physical Description
121 pages
Repository Details
Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository
Walker Building, Room 223
120 Boylston Street
Boston Massachusetts 02116 United States
(617) 824-8301
archives@emerson.edu