Floaters, 2006

Item — Multiple Containers

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

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

2006

Creator

Conforti, Joseph A. (19450201) (Author, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

System requirements: Videodisc drive.

Conditions Governing Use

The thesis is restricted due to FERPA, permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis.

Extent

1 videodisc (1 videodisc (20 minutes)) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

83 pages (1 production book (83 pages)) ; 29 cm

Language of Materials

From the record group: English

From the record group: Chinese

From the record group: Spanish; Castilian

Additional Description

Overview

Floaters is an approximately twenty-minute documentary film focusing on the darker side of the Boston Common. Motivated by the filmmaker's violent intervention with a homeless drug-addict who was assaulting a woman in the Common, and which left the filmm

Physical Location

Theses Media Binder 2; Thesis Offsite Storage

General

LC Call Number(s): ECL-REMOTE[THESIS]HV5833.B67C66 2006, ECL-ARCV[ARCHIVES]TH-DVD097; Thesis / Dissertation Note: Thesis (M.A.)--Emerson College, 2006.