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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:

Nimueh, 2023

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Identifier: vm_2023spring_hendrix_abigail.pdf
Overview "Nimueh is a hybrid 16mm and digital experimental film that explores the local folklore and mythology surrounding the death of Hallie Latham Illingworth, whose body was found floating in Washington state's Lake Crescent in 1937 about four years after her death, partially preserved by the lake's frigid water. The only documentation of Hallie's life is in a slim, self-published, and sensational true crime novel titled The Lady of the Lake; dissatisfied with this reduction of Hallie's life,...
Dates: 2023

Nine / 9, 2018

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Identifier: vm_2018spring_wang_danyu.pdf
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"A 23-minute multi-narrative film that poses a reflection on time and parting. Four independent storylines intersect in a way that knit twelve characters' vignettes together, implying the melancholy truth -- separation is happening on every clock tick." --Abstract.

Dates: 2018

"No Historical Precedent", 2021

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Identifier: vma_2021spring_hoffman_mae.pdf
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"This project is a short documentary about Wendy Carlos, a composer and technical innovator in the field of electronic music. Interviews and monologues detail the difficulties that a group of young transgender people have faced in finding their ancestors' history. The filmmaker recounts her own discovery of Carlos and creates new music in tribute to her influence." -- Abstract

Dates: 2021

No piece of cake, 1999

 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: 1999

No such thing as a free lunch, 2014

 Item — Multiple Containers
Overview

'No Such Thing as a Free Lunch' is a story that emerged from ashes of the financial meltdown. In the form of a satirical animated short, the film simplifies the complexities of the banking crisis and challenges its viewers to reexamine their understandin

Dates: 2014

Noah and the night barker, 2009

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Overview

Noah and the Night Barker is a dark comedy about a recently divorced man's efforts to overcome the thoughts of his past that assail him in the quiet of the night. The target audience for this film is young professionals, aged 25-35, and also members of su

Dates: 2009

Nodnarb Namztruk, 2022

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Identifier: vm_2022fall_manukyan_ani.pdf
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"'Nodnarb Namztruk' is a nonlinear journey of a young women exploring her sexuality through a prism of fantasies and memories she is experiencing while dreaming in sleep. The animation follows a protagonist's dream in a fast edited paise with vivid visuals and symbolic references." -- Abstract

Dates: 2022

Nomads, 2022

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Identifier: vm_2022spring_expose_joshua.pdf
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"Nomads (2021) is a cautionary tale that tackles subject matters such as human trafficking and homelessness. This exploration of the gritty landscape of the city at night highlights the importance of Social Darwinism when a homeless hustler meets traumatized sex worker. I hope this film also highlights the reality that people are still people. We all bleed red and have the same level of emotions; some people are just in extreme circumstances than others." -- Abstract

Dates: 2022

Noodles, 2021

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Identifier: sf_2021spring_leal_allegra.pdf
Overview "Twenty five year old JEANIE has struggled with mental health her entire life. Over the past year, she has tried everything she can to forget that it's her fault someone is dead. She works at an animal shelter and goes to church, but she can't escape the guilt. Flashbacks allude to a terrible tragedy in her life when she struck a jaywalking pedestrian with her car in her hometown. She now bears the responsibility of guilt and taking care of the victim's dog, Noodles. In an attempt to focus...
Dates: 2021

NORO, 2022

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Identifier: vm_2022spring_ivey_brystin.pdf
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"NORO is a short narrative fiction film in the psychological horror genre. The film aims to subvert the stereotypically weak or helpless depictions of characters suffering from mental illness, create metaphysical representations of its symptoms, and emphasize the importance of professional help and speaking up." -- Abstract

Dates: 2022

Not in the face too!, 1999

 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: 1999

Note, 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

Notions of beauty : how images within media affect the self-esteem of black women, 2004

 Item — Item 0113503148323: [Barcode: 0113503148323]
Overview

This study questions the influence of media's representations of beauty on the self-esteem of Black women. --Abstract.

Dates: 2004

Nuclear climate change, 2008

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Overview

Nuclear Climate Change is a documentary video about the debate over nuclear power. There is a strong argument to be made that nuclear power is an increasingly necessary energy source because it does not produce greenhouse gasses. But there are persistent

Dates: 2008

Obesity an American epidemic, 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

Oblivion, 2016

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Identifier: vm_2016fall_darson_ivana.pdf
Overview

"A thirty-minute crime/mystery radio drama revolving around three bandmembers whose upcoming performance in the finals of the 'Battle of the Bands' will determine their futures. When their conflicts escalate and the drummer is found dead in front of the band's rehearsing space, evidence leads the detective to one of the bandmembers as a leading suspect in the murder case. --Abstract.

Dates: 2016

Obverses, 2007

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Overview

Obverses is an experimental 16mm short exploring the human body and the relationship between body and nature using only macro photography. -- abstract.

Dates: 2007

Ode to a Siren, 2021

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Identifier: sf_2021spring_neil_lowry.pdf
Overview "'Ode to a Siren' is a romantic dramedy film about a young Southern woman who loses her virginity to a married man. 'Ode to a Siren' in its purest form, is also a coming of age film that tells the story of a star-crossed and painful affair, from the "other woman's" perspective. As ELLE (21) a young Christian woman finds herself embroiled in a toxic affair that she has less control of than she realizes, Elle must find the strength within herself to reconcile her two internal “identities...
Dates: 2021

Office of Graduate Studies

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Identifier: RG 010.04A
Scope and Content Note The collection is comprised of two series: Publications and Master's Theses, Digital. The Publications series lists publications produced by the Office of Graduate Studies. Master's Theses, Digital, series lists digital master's theses created partially from 2015 to present. There are also a handful of older theses from 2010 and 2015 that were digitized. The remaining theses from 2015 and non-digital theses are searchable through the Iwasaki Library website: ...
Dates: 1986 - 2022

On the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, 2018

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Identifier: vm_2018spring_wojcik_timothy.pdf
Overview "Let the sounds of the river take you up water. As you drift the course that John and Henry David Thoreau charted in 1839, allow the pollutants of mind to layer the surface you see and hear. Submerged in the soundscape of these waters, the individual experiences degrees of distress—as caused by chemical pollution and driven by the individual's own brain wave activity. As alpha waves level off, the present stream overwhelms the past. Along your journey, you are encouraged to listen without...
Dates: 2018