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Duppy and the Dybbuk, 2019

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Identifier: sw_2019spring_brown_aaron.pdf
Overview "Duppy and the Dybbuk is a romantic comedy about a young mixed race couple whose love is tested by the supernatural opposition of the ghosts of the lovers' grandmothers. The story deals with themes of assimilation, xenophobia, and the fraught nature of cultural inheritance in modern day America. As the grandmother ghosts attempt to break up the young couple, the lovers must figure out what is going on and grow into better versions of themselves, learning not to entirely discard the past in...
Dates: 2019

Earthitudes, 2018

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Identifier: cw_2018spring_escobar_jordan.pdf
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"Earthitudes is a portmanteau of two words - 'earth' and 'magnitudes.' These poems have been generated from physical contact with the earth--specific geographies, locations, and the people who inhabit them. From these contact points, three poetic narratives are being woven together: a timely romance, a family drama, and the working-class backdrop that colors it all." --Abstract.

Dates: 2018

Eating Oceans, 2019

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Identifier: cw_2019fall_pham_san.pdf
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"This is a novel about what it means to be a daughter, and how relationships can morph and change with trauma. This novel is told from two points of view: the first is of a mother who is born during the Vietnam War and how she escapes from the country and immigrates to the United States as a refugee. The second is of her daughter, a second generation Asian American who must come to terms with her identity and her mother’s past when her mother passes away." -- Abstract

Dates: 2019

Echoes, 2021

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Identifier: vma_2021spring_hua_yiqian.pdf
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"Echoes is a short narrative film that follows an old man - John who has to downsize from his old house and finds a box of junky things belonging to his old lover - Richard." -- Abstract

Dates: 2021

Education as the practice of freedom : building relationships between campus and community, 2016

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Identifier: te_2016fall_heath_leann.pdf
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"My project explores how a college course has the potential to help to build relationships between a campus and the community in which it is located. Using an autoethnographic style of writing influenced by bell hooks, I explore the intersections of theatre, education, and community development...I discuss how...students as a diverse group of people can affect change by making their voices stronger using Theatre of the Oppressed." --Abstract.

Dates: 2016

Effects of Intonation Training in Transfeminine Voice Therapy, 2019

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Identifier: cd_2019spring_tanner_sarah.pdf
Overview "A societal assumption exists that feminine voices employ more intonation than masculine voices. This belief has led to intonation treatment being incorporated as a commonly used technique in transfeminine voice therapy programs. We explored the role of intonation by investigating the effects of a transfeminine voice program that focused solely on intonation. Two transwomen participated in ten weeks of individual voice treatment consisting exclusively of intonation exercises. Dependent...
Dates: 2019

El Colmadon, 2024

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Identifier: vm_2024spring_bueno_michael.pdf
Overview "EL COLMADON is a short documentary film that explores how vital Dominican bodegas are to their surrounding communities while highlighting the semi-universal Dominican experience. The film serves as a homage to the Dominican colmados by highlighting the pivotal role bodegas play in preserving cultural identity and heritage for those who have made the pilgrimage off the island. Through a series of interviews with bodega owners and customers in Boston, New York City, and The Dominican...
Dates: 2024

El Desaparecido, 2018

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Identifier: vm_2018spring_martinez_margarita.pdf
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"Set in 1950s Puerto Rico, a 16-year-old boy's physical altercation inadvertently leads to the disappearance of his employer and mentor. A ten-minute fictional narrative film, El Desaparecido incorporates music, dance, and documentary elements to pay tribute to actual events and to explore the cultural ramifications of Puerto Rico's relationship with the United States." --Abstract.

Dates: 2018

Encrypted, 2023

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Identifier: pf_2023summer_helmen_emily.pdf
Overview "This thesis explores themes of monstrosity, humanity, trust, and friendship through the life of Jynx. When Jynx kills one bad king only to unknowingly allow a pure tyrant to take his place, she fights to fix her mistake and restore the throne to its rightful ruler. But the only way to save the world is to embrace what the world hates most: her shadow monster half. Intended for New Adult readers and set in the high fantasy genre, this thesis is full of kings, monsters, good, evil, and one...
Dates: 2023

Essential Hands, Invisible Labor: The Lives of Black Migrants in America, 2023

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Identifier: cw_2023spring_kakande_yasin.pdf
Overview "This thesis is my personal story of just how elusive the American Dream can be. I share my struggle as I work long shifts as a caregiver and Uber driver to make ends meet while I apply for legal status, hoping to bring my wife and children. But this is more than just my story. It serves as a clarifying backdrop for the global migrant crisis and a rallying cry for change. Here, I share not only my personal experiences as someone who has to take 3D (dirty, dangerous, and demeaning) jobs to...
Dates: 2023

Este, 2020

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Identifier: pf_2020fall_chalmers_anna.pdf
Overview "Este is a new student at a St. Xavier's Preparatory School, and is just trying to make it out in one piece after her troublemaking past got her expelled from her previous school. After witnessing a mysterious gathering of a secret club, Este's darkest secret is revealed to the entire school. The underground club tries to force St. Xavier's back to its more conservative past. With no help from the principal, Este must identify the group members on her own and stop them from bullying students...
Dates: 2020

Evelyn's room, 2016

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Identifier: vm_2016fall_georgallas_nicole.pdf
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"A film that tells the story of a girl who revisits her grandparents' vacant house five years after their deaths to find it is still filled with thousands of their trinkets. Exploring the house and remembering her past, she attempts to let go. This film is inspired by true events." --Abstract.

Dates: 2016

Everything that is mine, everything that was yours, 2016

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Identifier: cw_2016spring_stulga_michele.pdf
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"A collection of short stories that examines the themes of loss, indecision, and peculiar circumstance."--Abstract.

Dates: 2016

Exact change only, 2017

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Identifier: cw_2017fall_zazzarino_matthew.pdf
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Two short stories and an excerpt from The unbecoming of Ernie Thomson, a novel in progress.

Dates: 2017

Examining caregiver knowledge of shared-book reading practices for children with hearing loss : a pilot study, 2018

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Identifier: cd_2018spring_babeu_carolyn.pdf
Overview "Shared book reading (SBR) is associated with many aspects of language growth for children who are deaf and hard of hearing. Parents of children with hearing loss often report difficulty engaging their children in successful reading experiences. The goal of this research was to examine the extent to which a 4-week SBR training influences caregiver knowledge of important early literacy concepts and results in increased confidence levels. Three caregivers with deaf or hard of hearing infants...
Dates: 2018

Examining Early Intervention: Factors Associated with Family Well-Being, 2023

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Identifier: cd_2023spring_carreras_caroline.pdf
Overview "Early intervention is critical for young children with autism spectrum disorder to provide the child and the family with necessary support and services to increase family well-being. This study uses a mixed methods design to investigate early intervention factors that contribute to family satisfaction and well-being, among a small sample of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder or other related conditions (PDD-NOS, aspergers, etc.). The results revealed that families expressed...
Dates: 2023

Examining Perspectives of Bilingual Latinx Caregivers and Speech-Language Pathologists Through Dyadic Interviews: Implications for Latinx Children on the Autism Spectrum, 2021

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Identifier: cd_2021summer_esquilin_nieves_astrid.pdf
Overview "This qualitative study explored cultural perspectives and needs of bilingual, Latinx caregivers with children on the autism spectrum through conversations, with their children's Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs). The purpose was to examine the perspectives of both of these groups, through dyadic interviews, and how they mutually informed one another. Two dyads (mothers and SLPs) participated, completing background questionnaires, dyadic interviews, and post-interview written reflections....
Dates: 2021

Excarnation, 2021

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Identifier: vma_2021summer_barksdale_aurora.pdf
Overview "Excarnation is an interactive film about horror: the anxieties and comforts it creates, views of it from the outside and inside. Viewers turn on/off layers of audio and video to create varied experiences, and bring attention to film as an active, participatory medium. The first film, Corruption, remixes "social guidance" films from the 50's and 60's, as well as public domain horror films, to contemplate fears around consumption of horror media. Layers include gorier tormenting visions, and...
Dates: 2021

Experiences and Perspectives of Bilingual Adolescents Receiving Speech-Language Therapy: A Photovoice Journey, 2021

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Identifier: csd_2021summer_loewenstein_toby.pdf
Overview "This qualitative study explored the experiences and perspectives related to communication and speech-language therapy of four bilingual adolescents (aged 11-14) using photovoice. In response to prompts, students took photos representing their perspectives on communication and speech-language therapy. Participants met first with the researcher to discuss their photos and create captions, and then, as a group, to share photos, discuss themes, and create a photovoice video exhibit shared with...
Dates: 2021

Experiences of Discrimination: Basic Science Academic Research, 2023

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Identifier: te_2023spring_kelleher_thomas.pdf
Overview "This study identifies discrimination experienced by academic researchers in basic science in order to understand impacts on professionals in this space. Experiences shared by participants exposed experiences varying from microaggressions to discrimination that pertained to their roles within their lab, gender, and race. Methods of data collection consisted of a review of existing research and qualitative interviews with fifteen voluntary participants. This study analyzes shared experiences...
Dates: 2023