Electronic thesis
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Found in 1013 Collections and/or Records:
Tricentennial, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022fall_yeazel_christopher.pdf
Overview
"Tricentennial is a sci-fi fantasy novel of approximately 50,000 words. Its protagonist, Marisol Rivera, is a cult survivor who leads a team of space-based commandos in a conflict she and many on Earth believe is being fought to ensure American dominance over the solar system's resources. Her greatest mentor, Michael Goff, is a publicly disgraced former military officer branded as a traitor by her government. As Marisol wrestles with distressing memories from her childhood, she is dispatched...
Dates:
2022
Tulip, 2022
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Identifier: vm_2022spring_romein_gregory.pdf
Overview
"The following is a description of the proposed work including narrative summary and major themes of the work. It highlights Romein's project goals, citing the origins of the film and the phenomena that is cryptocurrency while addressing the social, cultural, and personal reasons for undertaking the work." -- Abstract
Dates:
2022
Turkey Town, 2022
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Identifier: vm_2022spring_floyd_aynsley.pdf
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"Turkey Town is a documentary short that examines the recent population explosion of wild turkeys in urban areas in and around Boston. The film covers the history of the wild turkey population in Massachusetts, from extirpation in the mid 19th century through the intentional repopulation effort made by a government agency in the 1970's, to today, as the birds encroach upon urban spaces. Turkey Town addresses deeper philosophical questions about humanity's responsibility towards other species...
Dates:
2022
Turn around, 2018
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Identifier: vm_2018summer_jin_cheng.pdf
Overview
"Turn Around is a comedy about a young man falling in love with a stranger that he finds online. He is addicted to the beautiful bubble the social network creates for him. But the bubble breaks the first time he meets this girl in person." --Abstract.
Dates:
2018
Turn the Siren On, 2021
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Identifier: cw_2021spring_munn_brady.pdf
Overview
"Turn the Siren On is a collection of linked short stories that explores life in a small town and how living in such a place informs the relationships and connections one has with themselves as well as those around them. Each story examines some form of loss and how that changes and shapes the characters. Some of the stories attempt to show the ways in which loss can unravel a person and ripple through generations while others demonstrate how losing someone or something can open our eyes to...
Dates:
2021
Twenty Volume Deathtape, 2019
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Identifier: cw_2019fall_latimer_reid.pdf
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"Twenty Volume Deathtape is a collection of poetry and experimental prose concerning the alienation, paranoia, and loss inherent under contemporary techno-capitalism. In the face of the looming climate disaster and mass extinction events, this collection grasps at the possibility of new modes of symbolic association via contemporary philosophies, psyc hoanalytic theories, technologies, and the great wealth of information concerning both recent history and deep cosmic timescales. Perhaps this...
Dates:
2019
Two Headed Animals, 2023
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Identifier: vm_2023fall_crefeld_jonathan.pdf
Overview
"Two Headed Animals is a 32-minute film about youth, loss, the cruelty of moving on, and the strange shapes we have to make in love with one another, over and over, no matter how painful. A young woman dreams of running away to a perfect future with her girlfriend–when it all goes horribly wrong on a dark highway, she enters the terrifying real world, and the life of another desperate stranger, in one infinite NJ night. It is also an attempt to make and market a space in between features and...
Dates:
2023
ÙBÚNTÚ: An applied theatre Workshop for African immigrant students in United States Higher Education., 2024
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Identifier: te_2024spring_owokotomo_kofoworola.pdf
Overview
"African immigrant students in the US Higher Education system frequently encounter various challenges while trying to navigate their studies such as marginalization, cultural adjustment, and lack of community. Recognizing the need for an opportunity to address these concerns, this capstone project outlines the framework and goals of a proposed applied theatre workshop designed to develop community and promote social justice among African immigrant students in Colleges and Universities." --...
Dates:
2024
Ugly Sweater, 2023
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Identifier: vm_2023spring_musgrove_lauren.pdf
Overview
"The subconcious [sic] mind is an inspiring, exciting, and sometimes haunting place. This project explores the anxieties of an ambitious teenage girl on the cusp of transitioning from high school to college. Stop-motion animation visualizes her inner fears and a dream world where she takes a stand for herself. This thesis documents the film's progress from idea to creation, and the research and inspirations in the realms of dreams, memories, nonlinear dramatic structure, and the element of...
Dates:
2023
Ultramarinus, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023spring_jackens_nolita.pdf
Overview
"A young captain is mutinied for crimes she didn't commit on an island teeming with untamable magic. She soon realizes she's far from alone in this new land and seems to be the only traveler who retained her memory prior to arriving, something that ties her to eccentric Marcel who's been in the same predicament for many years. As our Captain Crostaff navigates the bonds of trust and companionship within a fluid reality she has to learn the value of them both if she ever wants to set sail...
Dates:
2023
Unconventional language in autism spectrum disorder : associations with child characteristics and adult outcomes, 2018
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Identifier: cd_2018spring_maeda_mika.pdf
Overview
"Children with autism spectrum disorder often use unconventional language (e.g., echolalia, stereotyped speech). However, based on the existing literature, it remains unclear whether unconventional language is best understood as a marker of developmental achievement or a problematic behavior. The present investigation is comprised of three smaller studies, each using an existing longitudinal dataset. Study 1 revealed that young children with high levels of clinician-observed unconventional...
Dates:
2018
Undecided/Shimmer, 2021
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Identifier: sf_2021spring_washburn_nicholas.pdf
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"UNDECIDED is an absurd comedy series, set in the world of college admissions, exploring whether outcasts, in an increasing categorized world, can find their own purpose. Through the lens of an admissions counselor, and outcast in his own right, the series contemplates whether the directionless can provide guidance, possibility, and hope to their community while also searching for the same. SHIMMER is a sci-fi drama series set within the toxicity of high school, examining burdgeoning [sic]...
Dates:
2021
Under Every Mountain, A King, 2024
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Identifier: cw_2024spring_robertson_claire.pdf
Overview
"Under Every Mountain, A King is a queer fantasy novel about language. It follows Cleena Clery, a young woman who flees from her home for unknown reasons. She stumbles into the land of the fae, strange people who's words carry power in the most literal sense. The novel follows Cleena as she's wrapped in the ongoing perils of the fae, learns slowly to work through her own trauma, and forms bonds with these new people around her. All while it explores the meaning of language, and the effect...
Dates:
2024
Under maintenance, 2018
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Identifier: vm_2018spring_seifert_matthew.pdf
Overview
"An interactive story that unfolds over the course of a work week. The game is designed as an exercise to explore whistleblower ethics. The user is also challenged to consider their own identity as they discover a world unfamiliar to them." --Abstract.
Dates:
2018
Under the Honey Locusts, 2021
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Identifier: cw_2021spring_pate_katharine.pdf
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"Kakie Pate's Under the Honey Locusts is a collection of poems that largely examines the human experience as it relates to the natural, spiritual and religious world. Topics such as mental and physical health (and the lack thereof) as well as elements of place come into play at times to help explore human to human, human to self, and human to nature relationships. The collection's title stems from Pate's life in Boston living on a hilly street lined with Honey Locust trees, a habitat from...
Dates:
2021
Undercovered, 2019
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Identifier: vm_2019spring_geller_alexandra.pdf
Overview
"Undercovered is a coming-of-age short film that follows two kids who stumble into an uncomfortable confrontation – and a biology lesson – on a hot summer afternoon. While the film's comedic elements and highly stylized aesthetic create a playful tone, at its core the story explores underlying themes of feminism, the construction of sexuality, and the blurred line at which society separates children from adulthood." -- Abstract
Dates:
2019
Underside, 2016
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Identifier: vm_2016spring_murphy_cornelius.pdf
Overview
"Underside is a short narrative film about Oliver, a middle-aged man who lives out of his car. The film follows Oliver as he struggles to maintain his secret from everyone around him and keep his dignity intact. The film explores themes of anger, shame, and identity in contrast with what one person presents to the world and the reality of their life." -- Abstract
Dates:
2016
Ungeheuer, 2018
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Identifier: cw_2018fall_johnson_scott asburry.pdf
Overview
"'Ungeheuer' is a complete, 80,000-word stand-alone novel in the horror genre. The story follows four main characters who find themselves threatened by monsters released from an underground cave by a group of amateur spelunkers. This novel uses real Texas landmarks and towns to blur the line between fact and fiction, and relies heavily on the heritage and folklore of the Texas settlers. It also explores the themes of young love and the hero's journey as the characters fight to survive by...
Dates:
2018
Unity : a novel, 2017
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Identifier: cw_2017spring_giove_thomas.pdf
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"Unity is excerpts of a speculative fiction novel that chronicles the dramatic lives of the people who develop the technology to allow people to unify the human brain with artificial intelligence." --Abstract.
Dates:
2017
Unlike Any Other, 2021
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Identifier: vma_2021spring_johnson_lashea.pdf
Overview
"Much of the world has long exhibited a peculiar infatuation with Black people. From their hair type to their body type, the Western work remains captivated, mesmerized, and influenced by Black culture, so much so that it repeatedly is the subject of culture appropriation. Yet, Black people have faced and still face some of the worst racism, discrimination, and violence inflicted on them because of their Blackness. "Unlike Any Other" explores themes of culture appropriation, pride, loss,...
Dates:
2021