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Emerson thesis -- Visual and media arts

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 848 Collections and/or Records:

2 inches tall, 2007

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Overview

2 Inches Tall is a documentary short which examines the hobby of miniature wargaming to ask the question: Why play with war? Through their motivations and practices, the film's four profiled wargamers construct a response to that question, expressing both

Dates: 2007

6 minutes, 2003

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This 40-minute documentary follows four wrestlers and two coaches as their schools prepare to and ultimately wrestle each other -- abstract.

Dates: 2003

7th Night, 2023

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Identifier: vm_2023summer_ou_wen.pdf
Overview "7th Night is an experimental short film that tells the story of a young Chinese woman's encounter with her dead grandfather's spirit on the 7th Night after his death. As a queer woman, and a granddaughter, she fights to break free from her conventional Asian household and at the same time, stumbles on her self-exploration journey, seeking acceptance from her family and herself. This film tries to uncover the patriarchal powers over Asian women that have long been excused under the cultural...
Dates: 2023

18 Years: A Letter to Zora A Proof Concept Film for Onyx and the Chronicle of the Seers, 2022

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Identifier: vm_2022spring_cox_brianna.pdf
Overview "18 Years: A Letter to Zora is a proof-of-concept episode for a series, Onyx and the Chronicle of the Seers. This film is a piece of speculative fiction within the tradition of Afrofuturism. The story revolves around a line of women who have the ability to commune across space and time with the aid of their special meditation jewelry and their extrasensory Empathic abilities to show each other memories and visions through ritual. We follow Quasheba Blackstone, our protagonist on earth in the...
Dates: 2022

28 Haskell, 2003

 Item — Multiple Containers
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...
Dates: 2003

93 miles, 2017

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Identifier: vm_2017fall_canavan_noah.pdf
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"The story of Miguel, a fictional baseball prodigy, whose journey is inspired by the many Cuban players who defected from Cuba prior to 2014. These young men made the difficult choice to leave the island, believing they could never return to see their loved ones." --Abstract.

Dates: 2017

2+2=5, 2004

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2+2=5 is a documentary about cross-cultural couples.

Dates: 2004

1028, 2012

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1028 is a feature length narrative film, portraying the life of three male residents of 1028, who are all Chinese graduate students studying in Boston area and have been living here for two years. Being different in background, personality, and life philo

Dates: 2012

1438 touches, 2017

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Identifier: vm_2017spring_foreroarnias_kimberly.pdf
Overview "1438 Touches seeks to mobilize the female body by exposing its ability to transform and reconfigure itself through drawn animation. The film explores the tension between the representation of the female body and itsactive, expressive potential. The structure of the film follows a woman touching herself as the artist touches the medium, leading to a masturbatory act on a representational and material level. The film is constantly moving between the body of the drawn figure, the body of the...
Dates: 2017

A 4-part approximately 60-minute audio production of the Superman radio scripts entitled Superman vs. the Atom Man episodes L820-L823, 2002

 Item — Multiple Containers
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...
Dates: 2002

A 25 minute demo for a CHR morning radio show in an urban market, 2005

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This project is an audio demo of a new morning radio show. It is intended for urban markets, specifically based upon Boston. -- abstract.

Dates: 2005

A Caregiver's Journey, 2022

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Identifier: vm_2022spring_smith_steven.pdf
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"A short documentary film chronicles the challenges of a full-time dementia caregiver. Leandra Manos is 45 years old, single, unemployed, and a full-time caregiver to her 84-year-old father, who has dementia. According to the Alzheimer's Association, one in three U.S. seniors will die while suffering from Alzheimer's or some other form of dementia. This short film looks at the challenges of caring for a loved one with dementia." -- Abstract

Dates: 2022

A comparative analysis of coverage of Louis Farrakhan and the Million Man March by selected African-American and white publications, 1997

 Item — Item 0113501746573: [Barcode: 0113501746573]
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...
Dates: 1997

A conversation about Nella a story of Nella Larsen, 1998

 Item — Multiple Containers
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...
Dates: 1998

A different tack race for the '95 cup, 2010

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In 1995, the first all-female crew competed for the shot at defending the United States in the America's Cup. From more than 600 applicants, a team of 32 women was hand-picked, women who gave up careers and left families and friends to train exhaustively

Dates: 2010

A gift like no other, 2002

 Item — Multiple Containers
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...
Dates: 2002

A hierarchy in The Lord of the Rings internet fandom, 2005

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Following a cultural studies framework, this thesis examines The Lord of the Rings Internet fan culture. -- abstract.

Dates: 2005

A Matter of Time, 2020

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Identifier: vma_2020spring_liu_yang.pdf
Overview "'A Matter of Time' is a 15-minute short film written, directed, and edited by Yang Liu. The story describes an independent grandma YING(70s) is in the early stage of Alzheimer's disease living in a small town in China by herself. She insists on working, making a modest living by owning a small tailor shop, while her daughter XIAO YU(late 30s) is married to a laborer working and living in a big city. Xiao Yu travels back to Ying's hometown with her son WEI WEI(7) in order to persuade Ying to...
Dates: 2020

A night in question, 1999

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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...
Dates: 1999

A path in time, 2004

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This animated new media project is based on a short story written by Ray Bradbury in 1952 titled 'A Sound of Thunder.' -- abstract.

Dates: 2004