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Misfortune Factory, 2021

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Identifier: cw_2021spring_dubois_audrey.pdf
Overview "'Misfortune Factory' emphasizes the mutation inherent to evolution. Dubois borrows elements of formal tradition from the past millennium of English poetry and recombines them in unexpected shapes. Through this patchwork verse, Dubois shines a spotlight on universal patterns: first zeroing in on the microscopic, then zooming out to the cosmic. These 40 original poems paint invisible connections between algae, animalia, Applebee's, and outer space with a defamiliarized and ironic eye. The...
Dates: 2021
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2021 Spring

Miss February, 2023

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Identifier: cw_2023spring_timco_kirsten.pdf
Overview "'Miss February' consists of several chapters from a potential memoir with the same title. The memoir follows a young girl's journey through the tribulations of grief and early-onset mental health issues. The project is divided into three central parts, "Past," "Present," and "Future," and this thesis contains a majority of the content for both the "Past" and "Future" sections. In "Past," we see the protagonist grow up around their similarly affected mother and in the wake of many...
Dates: 2023
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2023 Spring

Missing in Midtown, 2021

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Identifier: cw_2021spring_mambo_gabriel.pdf
Overview "'Missing in Midtown' is a collection of stories exploring the heart of every man and woman. The arguments, battles, estrangements, thefts, and moments of brutality within the narratives reflect the burden of humanity. In the collection's shared setting, a select few represent the wounded whole. Everyone has lost a part of themselves in Middleton, a worn-out city of rust. Conflicts sit unresolved, pain is hidden from the naked eye, hearts are broken with no chance of mending and separations...
Dates: 2021
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2021 Spring

Missing With Privilege, 2024

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Identifier: vm_2024spring_fitzgerald_katherine.pdf
Overview "Missing with Privilege is a documentary film about news disparities between missing white people and missing BIPOC. In 2021, Gabby Petito's name was everywhere. After Gabby was found, I had the opportunity to interview her mom. After that interview, I wanted to understand why some missing person cases become international news while others have no coverage. I interview David Robinson. David is Daniel Robinson's father. Daniel disappeared within weeks of Gabby yet had no news coverage for 3...
Dates: 2024
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2024 Spring

Modern Mafia and New Game+, 2023

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Identifier: sf_2023spring_kruskal_adina.pdf
Overview "MODERN MAFIA is a half-hour single-camera television comedy pilot which follows an innocent programmer who must prove his loyalty to a very un-conventional Mafia in order for them to spare his life after witnessing a hit. NEW GAME+ is an hour-long television drama pilot which follows a die-hard gamer sucked inside his favorite video game who must use in-depth knowledge of the game's world and mechanics, as well as alliances with with non-player characters, to seek the game's creator and...
Dates: 2023
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Writing for Film and Television (MFA) Program / 2023 Spring

Money Talks: A Curriculum for Financial Wellbeing and Economic Advocacy Through Applied Theatre, 2023

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Identifier: te_2023spring_smolinsky_carol.pdf
Overview "This MFA thesis project is a pilot qualitative research study on the impact of Applied Theatre techniques on self-confidence in learning and discussing personal finance topics. The project includes a suggested curriculum for personal finance and devised theatre for teenagers and young adults. Data was collected during three workshops and subsequent participant interviews with Emerson College undergraduate students and high school students in the EmersonTHEATRE program. While no definitive...
Dates: 2023
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Theatre Education and Applied Theatre (MA/MFA) Program / 2023 Spring

Monster of a Man, 2019

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Identifier: cw_2019spring_derosa_paige.pdf
Overview "This thesis is a memoir about my encounter with domestic violence. I was a teenager when I started dating a man who slowly ruined my life with manipulation, aggression, and both, physical and mental abuse. I chose to make this my thesis because I want people to understand that going through such trauma does not mean life itself is over. My abuser made me feel worthless, and there were often times when I considered taking my own life because of him. However, after seeking help, both from my...
Dates: 2019
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2019 Spring

Monsters Never Came, 2023

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Identifier: vm_2023summer_shen_jiandong.pdf
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"Monsters Never Came is a 15-minute short film mockumentary sci-fi. In a slow and peaceful pace, the camera becomes an objective spectator to observe the life of the protagonist, Wang Yi. By capturing the process of the disappearance of Wang Yi's superpower and his attempts to keep the last bit of his powers, the short film reflects the various kind of gains and losses in the process of a person's growing up." -- Abstract

Dates: 2023
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2023 Summer

Moon princess, Kaguya : a multicultural theatre collaboration by Makiko Shibuya., 2015

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Identifier: te_2015spring_shibuya_makiko.pdf
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"This project is about the collaborative work of adapting an ancient Japanese folk tale, "The Moon Princess, Kaguya" into a theatrical production." --Abstract.

Dates: 2015
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Theatre Education and Applied Theatre (MA/MFA) Program / 2015 Spring

Moonshot, 2023

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Identifier: vm_2023spring_iyer_richa.pdf
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"Moonshot is a short narrative fiction film that operates in the world of a child's logic, with the primary driving force being a seemingly insignificant object going missing. The film studies the process of a child discovering their autonomy and decision-making, and the ways in which that can conflict with the rules of the world around them. It was made with the intent to demonstrate that even small stories can be significant, and deserve to be told." -- Abstract

Dates: 2023
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2023 Spring

More Harm Than That, 2021

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Identifier: cw_2021spring_macdonald_eliza.pdf
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"More Harm Than That' is an exploration of the lives of women. Women who have made desperate choices and unraveling mistakes. Women who are not perfect, but wiser through their own experiences. Women who beat their fists upon their breasts to show up just a little bit louder in their lives, to leave their mark. But at what cost? Because to be a woman in this world is a beautifully ensnaring trick. May we continue our work until we all break free." -- Abstract

Dates: 2021
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2021 Spring

More Than a Soldier's Wife, 2018

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Identifier: cw_2018fall_vitone_chelsea.pdf
Overview "This is a story of identity. While the primary narrative arc follows my relationship with my husband, which will chronicle sixteen years of being married into the military, it will also explore the other aspects of what makes me who I am. As an agnostic, politically-liberal feminist, I do not fit the traditional mold of "military wife" and "mother," which complicates how I fulfill those roles. I share stories of how my expectations of maternal bliss were toppled by the reality of...
Dates: 2018
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2018 Fall

More Than Just Song and Dance: Radically Reimagining the Musical Theatre Classroom, 2022

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Identifier: te_2022spring_nadal_zoe.pdf
Overview "This MFA research study explores the essential pedagogical and methodological components of a critically engaged musical theatre class. The racist roots of musical theatre, coupled with ongoing issues of representation in the industry, present a multitude of challenges for K-12 educators seeking to teach this art form in a more inclusive and relevant way. Critical pedagogy, antiracist educational frameworks and critically oriented approaches to drama education offer educators support in...
Dates: 2022
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Theatre Education and Applied Theatre (MA/MFA) Program / 2022 Spring

Morel Season, 2022

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Identifier: cw_2022spring_lepley_coltt.pdf
Overview "Morel Season is a collection of gritty short stories by Coltt Winter Lepley that depict struggles new and old based around characters all subtly connected to the fictional area of Laurel County existing in the Appalachia region of the United States. Stories in this collection focus around the relationships and hard times of characters who are trying to navigate their way through the ash pile of the mythical American Dream, or at least what's offered to them from a region often overlooked,...
Dates: 2022
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2022 Spring

Mortality, 2023

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Identifier: cw_2023spring_matthews_kathleen.pdf
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"These pages are the start to a novel that I have been working on for over a year now. The characters in this story deal with the many varying hardships that come from being human. Through the eyes of our narrator, we see a journey of trauma and healing. This novel will unravel the deeply interwoven the threads of humanity as it attempts to see what happens when you mix love and codependecy." -- Abstract

Dates: 2023
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2023 Spring

Mother May I?, 2021

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Identifier: sf_2021spring_blankenship_damon.pdf
Overview "With the current social climate of our society becoming so polarizing, I've looked at the struggles I have faced in my own family and considered how they may affect future generations. How do we handle seeing two sides to those that we love? In this story, I'm interested in exploring the themes of duality, denial of guilt, and how repressed trauma can manifest itself and spill over into our children's lives for them to be forced to ultimately resolve. Edgar is an eight-year-old boy who...
Dates: 2021
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Writing for Film and Television (MFA) Program / 2021 Spring

Mother May I, 2018

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Identifier: cw_2018fall_wrobel_stephanie.pdf
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"Mother May I depicts the cat-and-mouse game between a young woman who believed she was sick for the first eighteen years of her life and the mother who caused her illness. The mother's timeline takes place in the present while the daughter's timeline begins five years earlier. This second timeline slowly fills in the missing pieces of the present-day puzzle. By the end of the story, the two narratives converge. Mother May I is a finished novel of 85,000 words." -- Abstract

Dates: 2018
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2018 Fall

Mother Tongue, 2022

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Identifier: sw_2022spring_saavedra_stephanie.pdf
Overview "MOTHER TONGUE is a feature-length family drama made for streaming platforms that explores the difficulties of forgiveness as the death of a loved one looms over the heads of a broken immigrant family. It features a young, first-generation Filipino-American girl struggling to find her own identity in the culture she feels pushed away from while simultaneously trying to find her own unique voice as a painter in her young adult life. The film encapsulates the grey nature of love given by...
Dates: 2022
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Writing for Film and Television (MFA) Program / 2022 Spring

Motivation to Participate in Accent Training Services Among Bilingual and Multilingual Individuals in the US, 2024

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Identifier: csd_2024spring_grader_lior.pdf
Overview "Accent training services, facilitated by Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), aim to help individuals who speak English with an accent to work on their communication and pronunciation skills. This practice has sparked debates within the field, questioning whether it perpetuates bias against culturally diverse individuals or serves as a beneficial tool for career advancement and social integration. Using a mixed method approach of quantitative and qualitative data collection, we elicited...
Dates: 2024
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Communication Disorders (MS) Program / 2024 Spring

Multitudes, 2023

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Identifier: pf_2023spring_barclay_hannah.pdf
Overview "June, an artist living in New York City, vetures [sic] to Austin, Texas, with her musician boyfriend and her best friend as a part of her boyfriend's national tour. The more time the group spends in Texas, the more June's psyche and relationships begin to unravel. June has the uncanny feeling she's been to this city before and when people begin calling her by a different name, she knows there's something her friends are not relling [sic] her. With the help of a local austinite, Priya, June...
Dates: 2023
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing (MFA) Program / 2023 Spring

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