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"It's Not Gay if They Don't Touch": Challenging Heteronormative Empire and Countering the 'Closeting of History' Through Art.
Steel, Isabella, Department of Art
My project revolves around the "closeting of history", which is the phenomenon in which evidence that suggests gay or bisexual behavior is omitted from the narratives of important historical figures, thus allowing them to be imagined as heterosexual by future generations (and depriving young people of gay and bisexual icons). I wanted to create artwork that counters this phenomenon, by placing historical figures and popular characters in situations that complicate their sexuality, removing...
Show moreMy project revolves around the "closeting of history", which is the phenomenon in which evidence that suggests gay or bisexual behavior is omitted from the narratives of important historical figures, thus allowing them to be imagined as heterosexual by future generations (and depriving young people of gay and bisexual icons). I wanted to create artwork that counters this phenomenon, by placing historical figures and popular characters in situations that complicate their sexuality, removing them from the heterosexual narrative that they have been confined to. I first began to explore this concept with a series of drawings of several American presidents as drag queens, complete with drag names, such as Abraham "Babe" Lincoln. I want these and other art pieces of mine to challenge the idea of "normativity" as applied to sexuality by re-appropriating iconic figures such as presidents, who have been symbols of heterosexual masculinity and success, as tools for showing sexuality as a performance—something that is fluid rather than compartmentalized. I want key works to simultaneously tackle the discomfort associated with excessive femininity, particularly when that femininity is applied to powerful individuals, and to negate the idea of the effeminate as weak. My artwork consists primarily of colorful and playful drawings and paintings, inspired by the camp aesthetic and sense of humor. At the end of the day, I just want to confront people with fun images of gay male sexuality, so that they might question what it is about it that makes them uncomfortable, and whether their discomfort is truly warranted.
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The "Mysteries" Behind The Adapted Story.
Wallace, Alexandria, Department of English
This creative thesis project focuses on adapting the short story form to short film. My work examines how a particular short story can be adapted into different film genres for different audiences. The project adapts the short story by Elizabeth Tallent entitled, "No One's A Mystery" into four very different scripts: a "faithful" adaptation, a hand-drawn limited-animation children's narrative, a "loose" adaptation, and a music video treatment. In this text, the reader will find some...
Show moreThis creative thesis project focuses on adapting the short story form to short film. My work examines how a particular short story can be adapted into different film genres for different audiences. The project adapts the short story by Elizabeth Tallent entitled, "No One's A Mystery" into four very different scripts: a "faithful" adaptation, a hand-drawn limited-animation children's narrative, a "loose" adaptation, and a music video treatment. In this text, the reader will find some introductory information on adaptation theory and a brief overview of some scholarly debate; followed by the four scripts and analyses for each short film. The major focus of the analyses are on the adaptation process. They will also include each interpretation's relationship to the short story, theory, and how audience and genre affect the process. Two of the four scripts (the children's narrative and music video adaptations) have been filmed and edited together as well to further understand the adaptive mode.
The "Trafalgar Square Conservation Area": Deconstructing Spatial Narratives with/in a Collective Framework.
Bergholtz, Joel, Department of English
Abstract: (Key Terms: Collective Framework, Rhetorical Theory, Trafalgar Square, Spatial Narratives) This thesis is a rhetorical examination of language as elicited in spatial narratives. In doing so, it examines the various symbols that public spaces employ in order to rhetorically speak to us, move us, and make us act in certain ways. More specifically, it addresses Trafalgar Square as a problem space, deconstructing the various spatial narratives leading into and within the square. In...
Show moreAbstract: (Key Terms: Collective Framework, Rhetorical Theory, Trafalgar Square, Spatial Narratives) This thesis is a rhetorical examination of language as elicited in spatial narratives. In doing so, it examines the various symbols that public spaces employ in order to rhetorically speak to us, move us, and make us act in certain ways. More specifically, it addresses Trafalgar Square as a problem space, deconstructing the various spatial narratives leading into and within the square. In deconstructing these narratives, it attempts to find implicit meaning in what is explicitly inscribed into the land, and to examine this meaning alongside the social narrative that its occupants hold. This constructed narrative is explored through three frameworks: that of the physical framework of the square, those spatially enacted frameworks leading into it, and the larger collective framework of the city to which the square contributes. It finds that the frameworks of public space generally work toward establishing and authorizing a unifying ideological connection between the present society and societies of the past. However, these narratives are dependent on individual agents participating in the space's various frameworks; the meaning of a space is obfuscated by a society's current participant's usage of the space. In addition to this obfuscation, it discovers that the past role of a space can obfuscate the present meaning and role of the space in the overall framework, and that the present meaning can in turn obfuscate how individuals relate to and interpret the past.
100 Cups for a 100 Lives.
Frankenfield, Ivy E., Department of Art
28 January 1980, Blackthorn and Capricorn: Collision with History in Tampa Bay.
Nunez, Judy Kay, Doran, Glen H., Sellers, Robin J., Jones, James P., Program in American and Florida Studies, Florida State University
It was a quiet night as the crew of the Coast Guard cutter Blackthorn headed back to duty. After over three months of receiving new equipment and getting badly needed repairs, it was finally time to return her home to Galveston, Texas and regular duty. At approximately 2021 e.s.t. 28 January 1980, none of her new equipment or upgrades was enough to protect her from what lay ahead. For as fate would have it, unknowingly she had spent over three months preparing for nothing more than twenty...
Show moreIt was a quiet night as the crew of the Coast Guard cutter Blackthorn headed back to duty. After over three months of receiving new equipment and getting badly needed repairs, it was finally time to return her home to Galveston, Texas and regular duty. At approximately 2021 e.s.t. 28 January 1980, none of her new equipment or upgrades was enough to protect her from what lay ahead. For as fate would have it, unknowingly she had spent over three months preparing for nothing more than twenty-three men and her own burial. The dawning of 28 January 1980 was significant inasmuch as it marked the sixty-fifth anniversary of the United States Coast Guard. By nightfall, however, this date would take on an additional, more somber, meaning. For during the evening hours of 28 January 1980, Blackthorn collided with the tanker, Capricorn, resulting in death of twenty-three servicemen, and this date remains the worst peacetime loss of life in Coast Guard history. The accident became the catalyst for the creation of a new school intended to prevent the recurrence of any such events. But before the Command and Operations School at the Coast Guard Academy ever accepted its first student, a lot of soul searching had to happen and some tough questions had to be answered by both the agency that patrolled the sea and the men who navigated it. What happened? Why did it happen? Could it have been avoided? Did any good result from this disaster? For some, these questions still linger.
Actions and Attitudes of Southern Baptists Toward Blacks, 1845-1895.
Richards, Roger Charles, Jones, Maxine D., Montgomery, Maxine L., Johnson, David F., Green, Elna C., Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities, Florida State University
The Southern Baptist Convention began in 1845 as a result of tensions between Baptists in the North and in the South. Several issues were issues in the division, including differing views on organization and denominational structure. Baptists in the North preferred the societal system of operation, while Baptists in the South preferred the associational structure. But these were not the only causes that contributed to the schism among Baptists. One issue that was at the heart of the division...
Show moreThe Southern Baptist Convention began in 1845 as a result of tensions between Baptists in the North and in the South. Several issues were issues in the division, including differing views on organization and denominational structure. Baptists in the North preferred the societal system of operation, while Baptists in the South preferred the associational structure. But these were not the only causes that contributed to the schism among Baptists. One issue that was at the heart of the division was slavery. Baptists in the South shifted in their views over the Peculiar Institution from the late eighteenth century through the first three decades of the nineteenth century. In the South, Baptist first opposed slavery, but later supported and defended it. The appointment of slave-owners as missionaries and the assignment of missionaries to work among slave-owners were major factors when Baptists in the South made the decision to form their own denomination. While slavery was involved in the formation of the denomination, what were the attitudes of Southern Baptists toward blacks in the South? The most effective way to determine with any degree of certainty how Southern Baptists viewed blacks was to examine what the white Baptists wrote and how they acted toward blacks. This dissertation examines church and denominational minutes and records, as well as the writings of Southern Baptists from this era to discover the underlying feelings of the white Baptists toward blacks. The dissertation explores the factors leading up to the formation of the Southern Baptist Convention, examines the writings and records from the slave years, then explores how Southern Baptists treated blacks during the years after the Civil War. The study concludes with the formation of the National Baptist Convention and the role Southern Baptists played in the formation of that denomination.
Addressing Emotions in Education: A Descriptive Analysis of Caring in Middle School Art Classrooms.
Ruggiero, Alyssia, McRorie, Sally E., Anderson, Thomas, Rosal, Marcia L., Department of Art Education, Florida State University
"To what extent and how do selected art teachers and students perceive and define caring behaviors in middle school art classrooms?" was the major research question investigated in this study. The inherent needs of teachers and students to recognize the inextricability of emotions and intellect in education served as the basis for development of the research question and the study itself. Current emphasis on academic and intellectual pursuits in school, particularly those measured by...
Show more"To what extent and how do selected art teachers and students perceive and define caring behaviors in middle school art classrooms?" was the major research question investigated in this study. The inherent needs of teachers and students to recognize the inextricability of emotions and intellect in education served as the basis for development of the research question and the study itself. Current emphasis on academic and intellectual pursuits in school, particularly those measured by standardized tests, has led to an erosion of attention paid to the equally critical area of emotional development, which is of utmost importance to students facing the struggles and transitions of adolescence. Given the emotional content of much of the visual arts and the opportunity for exchange among students and between teacher and student in the middle school art classroom, a study detailing how teachers and students perceive and define caring behaviors in such classrooms is of significance for both preservice and inservice teacher education. All sixth grade Leon County, FL art classrooms were included in the study. All art students and teachers reported their perceptions of caring teacher behaviors through a researcher-designed and administered survey. The Statistical Program for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to calculate and describe how respondents rated the teaching behaviors included in the surveys. Based on those data, a phenomenological study including observations and interviews with selected art students and one art teacher was conducted to help describe a caring classroom and caring teacher behaviors. A content analysis of recorded interviews and observations was conducted to gain a more detailed understanding of the art teacher's and his students' perceptions of caring teacher behaviors. Results from both the quantitative and qualitative studies indicated that a well managed classroom with clear discipline was perceived by both students and teachers as the most important behavior expressing a teacher's care. Students unanimously expressed their desire for teachers to maintain a quiet and orderly classroom in which they can think and learn. There were no significant differences in student responses to this or any other teacher behavior due to gender, race, or socioeconomic status.
Affirmative Action and Diversity: Implications for Arts Management.
Cuyler, Antonio C. (Antonio Christopher)
Affirmative action and diversity can serve as a powerful framework for helping arts management educators address the challenge of diversity in the arts. This article encourages arts management educators to use affirmative action and diversity to proactively recruit diverse students into academic degree programs.
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Alessandro Magnasco and the Painterly Picaresque.
McLane, Charles Preston, Neuman, Robert, Johnson, David F., Bearor, Karen A., Freiberg, Jack, Department of Art History, Florida State University
Over an active career of more than fifty years, Alessandro Magnasco developed a highly original painterly manner which, when combined with picaresque subject matter adapted from Spanish literature, presented viewers with images of literary pícaros in many guises (beggars, gypsies, soldiers, and monks), social and religious deviants cast in fictitious landscapes and interiors. I am not the first to propose that Magnasco's paintings share thematic and iconographic affinities with the picaresque...
Show moreOver an active career of more than fifty years, Alessandro Magnasco developed a highly original painterly manner which, when combined with picaresque subject matter adapted from Spanish literature, presented viewers with images of literary pícaros in many guises (beggars, gypsies, soldiers, and monks), social and religious deviants cast in fictitious landscapes and interiors. I am not the first to propose that Magnasco's paintings share thematic and iconographic affinities with the picaresque literary genre, but this study is the first to confront the conceptual and methodological consequences of proposing such intertextual relationships. From the beginning, this study has sought to expand upon other scholars' limited interpretations of Magnasco's "picaresque" oeuvre. To date, these interpretations have lacked the textual endorsement of primary source materials (the original content of the novels and novellas), and none has made use of the conceptual resources available through contemporary literary scholarship, in which genre typologies, reception theories, and notions of fictitiousness have all been gainfully applied to picaresque texts. This study mitigates these deficits, expanding the operative definition of a picaresque text to include pictorial representations of comparable content, to the end of justifying other scholars' habits of calling Magnasco's paintings "picaresque." I have tested the relataionship of a number of works—by Magnasco and his forebears—to the most paradigmatic picaresque novels: including the anonymous texts "Lazarillo de Tormes" and "Estebanillo González," Alemán's "Guzmán de Alfarache," Quevedo's "La vida del buscón," Cervantes's "Novelas ejemplares," and Lesage's "Gil Blas de Santillane." This study explores the painter's use of genre conventions like stock characters (the beggar boy, lazy soldier, inquisitor, galley slave, disenfranchised nobleman), typological settings (the roadside tavern, bandits' lair, inquisitorial prison, gypsy encampment), and thematic schemas (hunger, servitude, imprisonment, self-aggrandizement through costume and deportment), such that viewers may consider the paintings as dialogically related to the novels. I conclude that audiences might thus perceive the images as representing pictorial fictions analogous to the literary fictions created and conventionalized by the picaresque author.
Alexander Pushkin's Influence on the Development of Russian Ballet.
Cashin, Kathryn Karrh, Young, Tricia, Halpern, Paul, Golden, Leon, Rehder, Ernest, Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities, Florida State University
This dissertation explores and analyzes Alexander Pushkin's contribution to the development of a unique Russian form of classical ballet. Pushkin's gift as a writer and understanding of language, music and ballet converge to directly influence the evolution of ballet in Russia. To establish a link between Pushkin and Russian ballet, the evolution of Pushkin's written word to its presentation musically, in the form of songs, and later on stage as opera is traced. Pushkin's works provide...
Show moreThis dissertation explores and analyzes Alexander Pushkin's contribution to the development of a unique Russian form of classical ballet. Pushkin's gift as a writer and understanding of language, music and ballet converge to directly influence the evolution of ballet in Russia. To establish a link between Pushkin and Russian ballet, the evolution of Pushkin's written word to its presentation musically, in the form of songs, and later on stage as opera is traced. Pushkin's works provide important inspiration for the Russian performing arts because of his use of Russian themes and incorporation of local color, characterizations and settings. His works lend themselves to musical interpretation, which provides additional inspiration. A brief examination of Pushkin's life and a chronological review of his literary career are provided. Similarly, each chapter begins with a brief historical overview of the subject covered (i.e. music, ballet history, ballet in Russia, Socialist Realism) so that a point of reference and background information is provided. In order to illustrate Pushkin's influence on the emergence of a uniquely Russian ballet tradition, selected ballets were examined according to five hallmarks identified as originating with Pushkin's literary legacy and traceable through the development and codification of Russian ballet. Although other Pushkin-based ballets are included in this study, four are given special consideration. These include The Bronze Horseman, The Fountain of Bakhchisarai, The Queen of Spades, and Eugene Onegin. Chapter One provides background on Pushkin while Chapter Two outlines Pushkin's influence on the development of Russian music. Chapter Three reviews the history of ballet in both Western Europe and Russia and Chapter Four is dedicated to ballet in Russia and Pushkin's significance to its development. In Chapter Five The Bronze Horseman and The Fountain of Bakhchisarai are analyzed, while in Chapter Six these two ballets and The Queen of Spades and Eugene Onegin are compared and contrasted. Chapter Six also includes a discussion of Pushkin's interest in the ballet as evidenced by his Eugene Onegin and explores the theme of madness in his works.
All the Devils.
Mink, Chris, Belieu, Erin, Kavka, Martin, Kirby, David, Kimbrell, James, Roberts, Diane, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of English
This manuscript is a collection of poems that relies in part on an unavoidable lineage of Southern poetics, while simultaneously asserting a divergence from that poetic and reimagining how reconciliations with that lineage may be reached. Likewise, the personalities and voices within each poem play a contributing role in the flawed specter of place and event. In exchange for their confession and self-implication of deeds, fantasies, and fears, they seek a kind of pride not found in the simple...
Show moreThis manuscript is a collection of poems that relies in part on an unavoidable lineage of Southern poetics, while simultaneously asserting a divergence from that poetic and reimagining how reconciliations with that lineage may be reached. Likewise, the personalities and voices within each poem play a contributing role in the flawed specter of place and event. In exchange for their confession and self-implication of deeds, fantasies, and fears, they seek a kind of pride not found in the simple narratives of redemption.
American Dance Marathons, 1928-1934 and the Social Drama and Ritual Process.
Dunlop, Chelsea Rae, Sommer, Sally R., Young, Tricia H., Perpener, John O., School of Dance, Florida State University
Americans first experienced and embraced dance marathons in 1923, after which these events quickly gained popularity. But the dance marathon that burst upon the scene as yet another fad in keeping with the ebullient nature of the 1920s was dissimilar in form and intent from the dance marathon as it would evolve during the depression years of the 1930s. Within a decade, dance marathons were quickly transformed into a combination of contest and entertainment, replete with spectacle, humor,...
Show moreAmericans first experienced and embraced dance marathons in 1923, after which these events quickly gained popularity. But the dance marathon that burst upon the scene as yet another fad in keeping with the ebullient nature of the 1920s was dissimilar in form and intent from the dance marathon as it would evolve during the depression years of the 1930s. Within a decade, dance marathons were quickly transformed into a combination of contest and entertainment, replete with spectacle, humor, horror, romance suspense, and drama. By applying Victor Turner's rites of passage and social drama theories to these contests, the dance marathon circuit is revealed to have been a society within, and to a great degree separate from, the larger American society. This viewpoint serves to demonstrate why and how the marathon developed as it did. The specific social drama that developed within the marathon was a smaller reflection of the nation's larger Meta drama – establishing the micro within the macro of society. Viewed from this perspective – as a secondary or alternate society – social drama is confirmed to be the main utility in its development.
The Anatomy of Nietzsche's Transformation of Dionysus.
Philbeck, Thomas Drew, Martinez, Mariarmen, Marincola, John, Kangas, David, Johnson, David, Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities, Florida State University
This dissertation considers the construction and conception of Dionysus in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, especially the components of his thought that present the god to the modern era. The structure of the dissertation provides four 'genealogical moments' in Nietzsche's adoption and transformation of the deity. These moments are intended to distinguish Nietzsche's Dionysus from earlier Romantic and Renaissance treatments of the god, and to demonstrate the interdisciplinary elements...
Show moreThis dissertation considers the construction and conception of Dionysus in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, especially the components of his thought that present the god to the modern era. The structure of the dissertation provides four 'genealogical moments' in Nietzsche's adoption and transformation of the deity. These moments are intended to distinguish Nietzsche's Dionysus from earlier Romantic and Renaissance treatments of the god, and to demonstrate the interdisciplinary elements of his composition. The first two chapters articulate the combination of philosophical and philological influences that seize Nietzsche's attention and become part of the philosophical structure of Dionysus. They argue that Nietzsche's Dionysus is a response to the tradition of German Idealism, especially the problematic of subjectivity. Arthur Schopenhauer's influence is critical, though Nietzsche reaches back to Greek philosophy before Plato in order to find a suitable cosmological perspective in which to ground his figure of Dionysus. Employing and transforming Schopenhauerian notions of subjectivity, I argue that Nietzsche creates an image of Dionysus that he supports with Heraclitean Becoming and Democritean Atomism. The final two chapters argue that Nietzsche's transformation of Dionysus is complete once he reconfigures the purpose of the deity, making him a radical critique of nineteenth-century historical method. Nietzsche's Dionysus also emerges out of a particular matrix of the nineteenth-century Zeitgeist, wherein Nietzsche is influenced by the historical methods of his colleague Jacob Burckhardt and attempts to evince the anthropological mechanisms of philology. Finally, I argue that Nietzsche's reconstitution of history in terms of psychological modalities of being solidifies Dionysus in his modern form and represents Nietzsche's overall response to the Idealist metaphysical problematic of subjectivity.
Architecture Pedagogy: Psychological, Social, and Other Emergent Issues in the Design Studio.
Bhatia, Anubhuti, Anderson, Tom, Hawkes, Lois, Waxman, Lisa, Rosal, Marcia, Villeneuve, Pat, Milton, Sande, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
This study was aimed at understanding the perceptions of students and faculty at two National Architecture Accreditation Board accredited architecture programs regarding the social and psychological considerations in architectural design. A comprehensive review of literature in the field revealed a strong need for integrating these concerns in the architecture curriculum to enhance students' sensitivity toward human issues thereby resulting in design of environments more conducive to the...
Show moreThis study was aimed at understanding the perceptions of students and faculty at two National Architecture Accreditation Board accredited architecture programs regarding the social and psychological considerations in architectural design. A comprehensive review of literature in the field revealed a strong need for integrating these concerns in the architecture curriculum to enhance students' sensitivity toward human issues thereby resulting in design of environments more conducive to the society and people. In that context I attempted to identify the position of two accredited architecture schools on psychological and social concerns in architecture as well as students' and faculty's interpretations of the schools' foci. The study was qualitative in nature and included techniques of observations, individual interviews and focus group interviews. I observed students' presentations of their design projects, and faculty and visiting architects' critiques of these projects. I also interviewed the professor teaching the fourth year design studio at each school. Students from the fourth year design studio also participated in a focus group interview at each school. The data from observations and interviews was coded to identify themes related to the concerns expressed by students and faculty. Fourteen themes emerged and some themes were divided into categories during subsequent stages of data coding. An analysis of the responses toward each theme with reference to the emphasis on psychological and social aspects led to inferences for the four supporting questions and the research question for the study. Both schools selected for the study indicated that their curriculum is structured around creative and technical aspects of architecture while peripheralizing psychological and social concerns. However, faculty and students showed sensitivity toward these issues and various facets associated with them in the discussions of their projects. Additional questions were raised and attempts were made to postulate probable reasons for the attitudes that emerged.
Art as a Mirror and Window on Cultural Diversity in South Korea: A Critical Analysis of Artworks by Three Contemporary Artists with Implications for Art Education.
Kang, Yoonjung, Anderson, Tom, Henne, Carolyn, Gussak, David, Broome, Jeffrey, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
Today's societies are becoming ever more culturally diverse. A traditionally mono-cultural society, South Korea is in the midst of remarkably rapid changes that have made cultural diversity a widely discussed topic in education and many other fields. Though art educators in South Korea have adopted some of the longstanding multicultural approaches developed by other countries, cultural diversity issues in South Korean society must be examined in the context of the country's unique history and...
Show moreToday's societies are becoming ever more culturally diverse. A traditionally mono-cultural society, South Korea is in the midst of remarkably rapid changes that have made cultural diversity a widely discussed topic in education and many other fields. Though art educators in South Korea have adopted some of the longstanding multicultural approaches developed by other countries, cultural diversity issues in South Korean society must be examined in the context of the country's unique history and cultural values. Based on the assumption that art reflects life, this study used a pragmatically grounded contextual art criticism model to examine art dealing with cultural diversity by three South Korean contemporary artists whose work may function as a barometer of our social and cultural climate. For the data collection, the researcher takes a role as the critic and three artworks from each of the selected three artists were chosen as research objects. The works of the three participating artists were carefully and critically analyzed in their authentic context including document examination and personal interview. The critical analysis revealed several themes related to increased cultural diversity in South Korean society today: the influence of media on cultural understanding, a self-centered view of culture, less access to authentic traditional culture, missing the uniqueness and originality of local culture, generalization and prejudice vs. individuality, and multicultural groups in South Korean society. Though the role and the direction of the gaze may differ for each of the artists studied, all share the conviction that art can change society. Because art education is a means to this end, implications for art education are included for those who wish to meaningfully incorporate cultural diversity issues in South Korea classrooms. The findings of the study and their analysis point to the ways art can function as a mirror and window on today's culturally diverse societies in South Korea and many other places in the world.
Art Educators Crossing Borders: The Cross-Cultural Experiences of Asian Art Education Faculty in U.S. Higher Education.
Lee, Oksun, Anderson, Tom, Stewart, Mary, Rosal, Marcia, Broome, Jeffrey, Schrader, Lind, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
This study was phenomenological, qualitative research to examine the cross-cultural experiences of Asian art education faculty in U.S. higher education as well as the meanings they attach to those experiences. The review of literature on cross-cultural art education revealed that historically art education emphasized the idea of border-crossing by comparing art in cross-cultural contexts rather than examining people who are actually having cross-cultural experience through art and education....
Show moreThis study was phenomenological, qualitative research to examine the cross-cultural experiences of Asian art education faculty in U.S. higher education as well as the meanings they attach to those experiences. The review of literature on cross-cultural art education revealed that historically art education emphasized the idea of border-crossing by comparing art in cross-cultural contexts rather than examining people who are actually having cross-cultural experience through art and education. Asian art education faculty members who work in borderland through art and education are appropriate population to examine cross-cultural experience in art education. However, there is little or no research on Asian art education faculty members in the art education literature. It indicated a clear need for demographic data and in-depth investigation of their border-crossing experience in U.S. higher education institutions. The online survey was administrated to Asian art education faculty members who were identified by criterion and snowball sampling strategy to understand their demographic profiles and perceptions on cross-cultural experience. From the online survey, three participants were selected for further in-depth, phenomenological interview to better understand their perceptions on cross-cultural experiences. Participants in survey and interview indicated the greater opportunity to obtain a faculty position in the U.S. than in their home country as the primary motivation for applying for an academic position in U.S higher education. In addition, they perceived their successful higher education experience in U.S. as the qualification that the most helped them achieve a current faculty position. In-depth analysis of survey participants' perceptions of each challenge and interview revealed that teaching students and language barriers were cross-cultural challenges they faced. Further the analysis of the data from interviews with Dr. A and Dr. C revealed that their national culture strongly influenced the cross-cultural challenges they faced in their early career, while Dr. B didn't indicate the presence of this strong influence of natural culture in his professional career. In interview, Dr. A and Dr. C's national cultural values such as long-term orientation, large power distance, and collectivism caused their cross-cultural challenges in teaching students. In terms of language, Dr. A and Dr. B both accepted language barriers, but strongly believed that students should overcome those language barriers. Dr. A acknowledged, however, that his different communication style, that is, the indirectness and politeness typical of Korean culture, caused misunderstandings with others and, eventually, influenced the quality of his relationships with students and colleagues. However, overall participants in this study had positive perceptions of their relationship with colleagues, chairs, and mentors and demonstrated strong sense of belonging at their institutions. A cross-tabulation between tenure status and participants' cross-cultural challenges revealed that tenure track assistant professors were more likely to see their Asian ethnicity as presenting challenges in terms of language, relationship with colleagues, and isolation and rely on others of their same ethnicity in coping with issues on campus than tenured associate professor and a full professor. Finally, participants in this study indicated that their cross-cultural experiences created a new cultural identity as hybridized individuals and international community members. They also perceived that the development of these new identities transformed their experiences into opportunities and advantages in their careers. Further, they believed that Asian art education faculty members bring multiple perspectives to art and education, eventually; they turn art education into more globalized community. The findings of this study provided recommendations for prospective and early-career art education faculty members, non-Asian art education faculty members, art education students, art education Ph.D. offering universities. Further, it has implications for research on art education faculty and foreign-born art education faculty in U.S. higher education, art teacher education, and K-12 art education theory and practice. This research also contributes to mutual understanding, appreciation, and tolerance and potentially empower such individuals as underrepresented groups within the dominant culture in which they work and live.
Art Materials and Anxiety: A Study of Art Materials Used with Adults.
Burns, Elizabeth Ann, Gussak, David, Rosal, Marcia, Anderson, Tom, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
The purpose of this research study was to determine whether or not adults experienced anxiety when given certain art materials in an art therapy session; and if the materials did cause anxiety for the participants, which materials caused more anxiety than the others. The study utilizes qualitative and quantitative data collections to answer the research questions. Past and present literature has been reviewed as well as previous studies to help guide the research process. The researcher...
Show moreThe purpose of this research study was to determine whether or not adults experienced anxiety when given certain art materials in an art therapy session; and if the materials did cause anxiety for the participants, which materials caused more anxiety than the others. The study utilizes qualitative and quantitative data collections to answer the research questions. Past and present literature has been reviewed as well as previous studies to help guide the research process. The researcher conducted the study over the course of one month by conducting group sessions with 15 adult participants. The adults participated in three art sessions and were given a different art material in each session. These art materials were photographic materials, clay materials and drawing materials. At the end of each session the participants were asked to complete a questionnaire that inquired about their levels of anxiety and comfort with the art process. The data from the study found no particular art material to be more anxiety provoking than the others; however, some materials were more comfortable or more difficult to use than the others. The results were found by utilizing the quantitative and qualitative data that was gathered from the materials questionnaires.
The Art of Adaptation through the Analysis of Stanley Kubrick Films.
Sonenreich, Brooke, Department of English
This thesis examines Stanley Kubrick's novel-to-film adaptations and uses the auteur's strategies in the creative portion of the thesis: a full length, adapted screenplay. The study analyzes original texts, screenplays, films, and associating film theory of five Kubrick adaptations (Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut). Since this is a creative project, it is split up into an explanative research preface and a full length, adapted screenplay. The...
Show moreThis thesis examines Stanley Kubrick's novel-to-film adaptations and uses the auteur's strategies in the creative portion of the thesis: a full length, adapted screenplay. The study analyzes original texts, screenplays, films, and associating film theory of five Kubrick adaptations (Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut). Since this is a creative project, it is split up into an explanative research preface and a full length, adapted screenplay. The screenplay is an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's short story "The Split Second." The preface component provides details on what Kubrick strategies were and were not used during the adapting process.
Sonenreich, Brooke Nicole, Department of English
The Art of History: Livy's Ab Urbe Condita and the Visual Arts of the Early Italian Renaissance.
Robbins, Jillian Curry, Freiberg, Jack, De Grummond, Nancy T., Darst, David H., Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities, Florida State University
This study assembles the representations of Livy's Ab urbe condita in the visual arts of the Italian Renaissance, focusing on the fifteenth century and following the imagery as it developed in the early part of the sixteenth century. Analysis of these images, presented as a checklist in the appendix, shows that art based on Livy's text first became prevalent in the domestic painting of Tuscany in the second half of the Quattrocento. As painted furnishings fell out of fashion, the imagery of...
Show moreThis study assembles the representations of Livy's Ab urbe condita in the visual arts of the Italian Renaissance, focusing on the fifteenth century and following the imagery as it developed in the early part of the sixteenth century. Analysis of these images, presented as a checklist in the appendix, shows that art based on Livy's text first became prevalent in the domestic painting of Tuscany in the second half of the Quattrocento. As painted furnishings fell out of fashion, the imagery of the Ab urbe condita was taken up by makers of small metal plaquettes and painted maiolica. These highly portable media and the artistic environment that created them provided a vehicle for the dissemination of these Livian images throughout central and northern Italy in the first half of the sixteenth century. Examination of these images reveals a growing awareness of Livy's literary text in Italy during the period from 1450 to 1550. The development of this Livian art in many ways parallels that of Italian art as a whole. The role of these images in Italian society emphasizes the importance of the Ab urbe condita not only in the scholarly community, but in the political and social spheres of the Italian elite as well. This study further demonstrates that the concept of istoria, or narrative painting, as put forth by Leon Battista Alberti in the years 1435 and 1436, was both influenced by the Ab urbe condita and shaped the artistic interpretations of Livy's history. The distinctive character of Livy's Latin narrative helped to shape its depictions in Tuscan domestic painting of the second half of the fifteenth century, which in turn played an important role in establishing the visual imagery of the Livian plaquettes and maiolica of the first half of the sixteenth century. Alberti's definition of istoria, created with dramatic narratives like Livy's in mind, was influential in establishing a visual vocabulary for the depiction of these Livian stories that could then be adapted for use on a smaller scale in plaquettes and maiolica.
Art Teachers' Professional Development in a Community of Practice.
Kim, Jeonghyo, Villeneuve, Pat, Readdick, Coco, Anderson, Tom, Gussak, Dave, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
This study examined the purposes, contents, and processes of a community of practice (CoP) for art teachers in North Florida, using as a conceptual framework the practical model for CoPs developed by Wenger, McDermott, and Snyder (2002). The CoP chosen for the study was well established, and involved approximately 25 elementary art teachers. Because the study focused on the personal meaning-making by the teachers in the context of the CoP, a qualitative, ethnographic method was used. Data...
Show moreThis study examined the purposes, contents, and processes of a community of practice (CoP) for art teachers in North Florida, using as a conceptual framework the practical model for CoPs developed by Wenger, McDermott, and Snyder (2002). The CoP chosen for the study was well established, and involved approximately 25 elementary art teachers. Because the study focused on the personal meaning-making by the teachers in the context of the CoP, a qualitative, ethnographic method was used. Data were triangulated through the use of participant observation and ethnographic interview. The results illuminate the potential functions of the interrelationships within a CoP, the most basic of which were the effective mentoring of participants and the negotiation of differences through a culture of respect and caring, and an openness to diverse levels of expertise and work environments. Further, the common identity created by the CoP and helped it form effective partnerships with community arts institutions that enabled teachers to engage in community-based art projects that benefited teachers and students, and garnered public support for art education. The study findings suggest that a CoP of art teachers can serve as a cultural, social, and educational resource that effectively fosters art teachers' professional growth in accord with a new conception of professionalism. Further, the evident benefits of providing professional development through engagement in a CoP point to fertile ground for educational policymakers and for researchers who are interested in the paradigm of learning-through-participation and in professional development for art teachers.
Art Therapists' Adoption and Diffusion of Computer and Digital Imagery Technology.
Peterson, Brent Christian, Gussak, Dave, Milton, Sande, Rosal, Marcia, Orr, Penelope, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
This study explored the adoption of computer, Health Information Technology (HIT), and Digital Imagery Technology (DIT) by art therapists for personal, professional, and client-focused tasks. This study used Everett M. Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation model to explore the diffusion of technology as a tool for professional practices and as a new media for art therapy treatment. Much of this research's design was adopted from diffusion research completed in the fields of art education and mental...
Show moreThis study explored the adoption of computer, Health Information Technology (HIT), and Digital Imagery Technology (DIT) by art therapists for personal, professional, and client-focused tasks. This study used Everett M. Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation model to explore the diffusion of technology as a tool for professional practices and as a new media for art therapy treatment. Much of this research's design was adopted from diffusion research completed in the fields of art education and mental health treatment. Data was gathered using a survey questionnaire and interviews. The researcher concluded that the adoption of new media for art therapy treatment is a two stage process, which has been termed the Media Adoption Stage Model (MASM). The MASM consists of Rogers's diffusion model, Stage I adoption, and a secondary circular adoption process, Stage II adoption. The findings have implications for: 1) personal technology use, 2) professional tasks (i.e. record keeping, administrative, and appointments), 3) supervision, 4) teaching, 5) art-therapy treatment, and 6) student use of technology for art therapy education.This study explored the adoption of computer, Health Information Technology (HIT), and Digital Imagery Technology (DIT) by art therapists for personal, professional, and client-focused tasks. This study used Everett M. Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation model to explore the diffusion of technology as a tool for professional practices and as a new media for art therapy treatment. Much of this research's design was adopted from diffusion research completed in the fields of art education and mental health treatment. Data was gathered using a survey questionnaire and interviews. The researcher concluded that the adoption of new media for art therapy treatment is a two stage process, which has been termed the Media Adoption Stage Model (MASM). The MASM consists of Rogers's diffusion model, Stage I adoption, and a secondary circular adoption process, Stage II adoption. The findings have implications for: 1) personal technology use, 2) professional tasks (i.e. record keeping, administrative, and appointments), 3) supervision, 4) teaching, 5) art-therapy treatment, and 6) student use of technology for art therapy education.
Art Therapy as an Agent for Change in Pre-Service Teachers' Attitudes and Perceptions of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities.
Treadon, Carolyn Brown, Rosal, Marcia, Piazza, Carolyn, Gussak, Dave, Orr, Penny, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
Federal legislation mandates that students with disabilities receive their education in the least restrictive environment and with their non-disabled peers whenever possible. Unfortunately, for many students with emotional behavioral disabilities this is not possible. Teachers are often not provided adequate training to meet the needs of students with challenging behaviors. The effects art therapy as a teaching modality on pre-service teachers' attitudes and perceptions toward students with...
Show moreFederal legislation mandates that students with disabilities receive their education in the least restrictive environment and with their non-disabled peers whenever possible. Unfortunately, for many students with emotional behavioral disabilities this is not possible. Teachers are often not provided adequate training to meet the needs of students with challenging behaviors. The effects art therapy as a teaching modality on pre-service teachers' attitudes and perceptions toward students with emotional/behavioral disabilities was studied. Data was gathered using the Interaction with Disabled Persons Scale, the Teacher's Personal Construct Repertory Grid, a demographic questionnaire, drawings, videotape analysis of the inservice sessions and a follow-up questionnaire. Additional data was collected via two case studies. Results of the quantitative data indicated significant changes within both instruments. Qualitative data indicated several changes occurred. Exposure to information on students with emotional and behavioral disabilities, over the course of two class sessions, led to increased awareness and did alter how preservice teachers view students with emotional/behavioral disabilities.
Art Therapy Interventions for Understanding Students' Perceptions of School Bullying.
Crawford, Valerie C., Rosal, Marcia, Gussak, Dave, Anderson, Tom, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
Bullying has become a major problem in U.S. schools. In response to this issue, this research study used art therapy interventions to examine bullying behaviors among four students. Personal construct theory and previous research in art therapy helped inform this study by providing a structure for better understanding students' perceptions about bullying through the process of drawing based on personal understanding and experience. Participants in this study were four students of various ages...
Show moreBullying has become a major problem in U.S. schools. In response to this issue, this research study used art therapy interventions to examine bullying behaviors among four students. Personal construct theory and previous research in art therapy helped inform this study by providing a structure for better understanding students' perceptions about bullying through the process of drawing based on personal understanding and experience. Participants in this study were four students of various ages, sexes, and schools from a small city in the southeastern United States. Each student participated in pretest/posttest personal construct drawing assessments and in three art therapy interventions. Students completed a self-rating with each drawing to depict their relatedness to the person they drew. A comparison was made between their pretest and posttest drawings and self-ratings to determine any changes following the art therapy intervention.
Art Therapy to Improve the Relationship Between Caregivers and Spouses with Alzheimer's Disease.
Freeman, Nola K., Rosal, Marcia, Gussak, David, Anderson, Tom, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
Research investigated the effectiveness of an art therapy intervention based on the conversational model in improving the quality of the relationship in a caregiving dyad. Caregiving dyads were composed of spousal caregivers and spouses with mild to moderate Alzheimer's Disease. The research included two consecutive single-subject case studies. Reports of positive interactions by caregivers throughout the study were used to determine the effectiveness of the art therapy intervention....
Show moreResearch investigated the effectiveness of an art therapy intervention based on the conversational model in improving the quality of the relationship in a caregiving dyad. Caregiving dyads were composed of spousal caregivers and spouses with mild to moderate Alzheimer's Disease. The research included two consecutive single-subject case studies. Reports of positive interactions by caregivers throughout the study were used to determine the effectiveness of the art therapy intervention. Additionally, a pretest and posttest were used to further record changes in the quality of the couple's relationship. Art therapy interventions were conducted in home-based settings and encouraged visual conversation in couples. Art directives involved in intervention included a scribble chase, salt dough, and art card directive. It was found that both couples valued art therapy interventions for providing recreation and socialization. It was also found that couple dynamics influenced how positively each directive was viewed. The couple from the study valuing more equality in their relationship viewed interventions more positively that increased equality in interaction. Overall, art therapy based on the conversational model was found to be an effective intervention tool in two case studies involving spousal caregivers and individuals with Alzheimer's Disease in increasing positive interactions.
Art Therapy with Hospitalized Pediatric Patients.
Wolf Bordonaro, Gaelynn Patricia, Rosal, Marcia L., Mazza, Nick, Troeger, Betty Jo, Anderson, Tom, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
Research in pediatric medical art therapy is comprised largely of case studies. The motivation for this study was to contribute quantitative data to the literature on art therapy with children who experienced hospitalization and medical treatment. The study question focused on the efficacy of art therapy in reducing the anxiety of hospitalized pediatric patients. To address this issue, a subgroup of pediatric patients was selected; a single subject research design was initiated with a...
Show moreResearch in pediatric medical art therapy is comprised largely of case studies. The motivation for this study was to contribute quantitative data to the literature on art therapy with children who experienced hospitalization and medical treatment. The study question focused on the efficacy of art therapy in reducing the anxiety of hospitalized pediatric patients. To address this issue, a subgroup of pediatric patients was selected; a single subject research design was initiated with a homogenous group of 6 to 9 year-old female patients hospitalized for treatment of sickle cell disease. In addition to extensive qualitative narrative, three instruments were utilized: (a) an Anxiety Behavior Schedule, (b) the Children's Health Locus of Control Scale, and (c) the Children's Hope Scale. The intervention phase of the study included art therapy interventions designed to familiarize subjects' with the hospital environment, provide opportunities for control and expression, and respond to subjects' established cognitive structures regarding their medical condition and treatment. The results of the study support the efficacy of art therapy in two very important ways: First, all of the subjects demonstrated reduced externality of locus of control following art therapy intervention. Second, the observable anxiety data on subject 2 definitively confirmed reduction in anxiety due to art therapy intervention, with statistical significance established at the .05 level. Finally, one subject's subsequent hospitalization provided the opportunity to collect follow-up data; this data confirmed that the reduction in anxiety behaviors resulting from the art therapy protocol was sustained over time. Extensive qualitative narratives of the subjects' experiences were provided. Implications for future practice and further research are discussed.
Artistically Serving: A Study of Lake County's Arts-Based Service-Learning Program.
Cho, Min, Villeneuve, Pat, Milton, Sande, Rosal, Marcia, Bruno, John, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
This study explored the usage of service learning with visual art teachers in Lake County, Florida, and used the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) as the conceptual framework. Data were gathered using CBAM's three diagnostic tools: the Stages of Concern, Levels of Use, and Innovation Configuration to understand teachers' concerns of, usage levels with, and curricular configurations of service learning. The findings indicated that visual art teachers in Lake County are at various stages of...
Show moreThis study explored the usage of service learning with visual art teachers in Lake County, Florida, and used the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) as the conceptual framework. Data were gathered using CBAM's three diagnostic tools: the Stages of Concern, Levels of Use, and Innovation Configuration to understand teachers' concerns of, usage levels with, and curricular configurations of service learning. The findings indicated that visual art teachers in Lake County are at various stages of concern and usage levels of service learning. Their project profiles also varied, depending on their participation in the district-wide project or school-specific projects. The District's unique service-learning delivery method, which relied on students in service-learning classes to act as service-learning coordinators, can be seen as one of the underlying reasons for the fluctuation in teacher concerns, usage levels, and project profiles.
Artists Involved in Community Cultural Planning in Chattanooga, Tennessee: Perception and Participation.
Rim, Sung-Ryun, Gussak, David, Miles, Rebecca, Villeneuve, Pat, Anderson, Tom, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
Community cultural planning involves a public-private process intended to promote arts and culture for economic and social development purposes. Today, the increased importance of creative industries and tourism has led many U.S. cities and regions to employ an analytical and cooperative process in creating distinctive cultural development plans. Artists can play a vital role in such cultural planning, from collaboration with non-artist groups, such as policymakers, arts administrators, and...
Show moreCommunity cultural planning involves a public-private process intended to promote arts and culture for economic and social development purposes. Today, the increased importance of creative industries and tourism has led many U.S. cities and regions to employ an analytical and cooperative process in creating distinctive cultural development plans. Artists can play a vital role in such cultural planning, from collaboration with non-artist groups, such as policymakers, arts administrators, and the general public, to implementation. In fact, many scholars have strongly encouraged artists' participation and maturation in the cultural policy community in order to create an effective cultural policy system. However, some important issues related to the participation of artists in the cultural policy arena have been marginalized, ignored, and infrequently studied. Based on interviews, survey and document analysis, this study explored artists' perceptions and experiences in order to evaluate the role they filled in a particular cultural planning process in Chattanooga, Tennessee in the United States. The analysis of the data revealed insights related to the relationship between the artists' perceptions and satisfactions with the plan, changes in the artists' ideas and knowledge base as a result of their participation in planning process, and the artists' ideas about how they benefitted from participating in the process. The purpose of this paper is to give voice to the perspectives of artists involved in cultural planning, particularly in regard to their role and participation in the planning process, and to provide knowledge that may inform the work of stakeholders involved in future cultural planning and cultural policymakers.
Ashley Street Blues: Racial Uplift and the Commodification of Vernacular Performance in Lavilla, Florida, 1896-1916.
Smith, Peter Dunbaugh, Jr., William "Rip" Lhamon, Young, Marilyn, Cloonan, William, Bakan, Michael, Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities, Florida State University
This study is a cultural history. It traces the interconnected narratives of the entertainment communities that flourished during the early years of the twentieth century in LaVilla, one of Jacksonville, Florida's African-American neighborhoods. Vaudeville houses, theatrical stock companies, touring tent shows, and honky-tonk theaters comprised this dynamic local scene, providing important venues for the exchange of newly emergent performance practices and ideologies. Individuals and...
Show moreThis study is a cultural history. It traces the interconnected narratives of the entertainment communities that flourished during the early years of the twentieth century in LaVilla, one of Jacksonville, Florida's African-American neighborhoods. Vaudeville houses, theatrical stock companies, touring tent shows, and honky-tonk theaters comprised this dynamic local scene, providing important venues for the exchange of newly emergent performance practices and ideologies. Individuals and institutions with ties to LaVilla have made significant contributions to African-American vernacular culture. Composers and musicians like John Rosamond Johnson and Eugene Francis Mikell; touring companies such as Patrick Chappelle's Rabbit's Foot Minstrels and Eph Williams' Silas Greene from New Orleans Company; and vaudeville houses, such as Frank Crowd's Globe Theater, are included among them. Nationally recognized figures, including Billy Kersands, "Ma" Rainey, and "Jelly Roll" Morton worked for a significant amount of time on LaVilla's stages. Although this period is characterized by the implementation of legally enforced segregation and progressively encroaching "Jim Crow" laws, it also represents black entertainment's final chapter before innovations in communication technologies necessitated entirely new economic strategies. Performing for segregated black audiences on stages owned by black businessmen, entertainers began to explore new and distinctively African-American styles and themes, including new forms of music, such as jazz and the blues.
Assessing the Assessment: A Pragmatic Analysis of the Public Trust and Accountability Characteristics of Accreditable Museums.
Yoo, Teri Robin, McRorie, Sally, Waxman, Lisa, Anderson, Tom, Rosal, Marcia, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
This study was an exploration of the public trust and accountability characteristics of an accreditable museum as defined by the American Association of Museums (AAM). Museums that are accredited demonstrate their commitment to community engagement, diversity, and accountability. The 161 museums that were re-accredited in 2008-2009 were the intended sample for the study. The obtained sample consisted of 53 museums that responded to some or all of the questions in the survey used to gather...
Show moreThis study was an exploration of the public trust and accountability characteristics of an accreditable museum as defined by the American Association of Museums (AAM). Museums that are accredited demonstrate their commitment to community engagement, diversity, and accountability. The 161 museums that were re-accredited in 2008-2009 were the intended sample for the study. The obtained sample consisted of 53 museums that responded to some or all of the questions in the survey used to gather relevant data. The Web-based survey included both closed- and open-ended questions that provided both qualitative and quantitative data. The survey queried museums for information as to: what museums do to engage with their audience and community; what steps do museums take to ensure diverse staffs, boards, and exhibitions, and to involve all of the stakeholders in planning for museum exhibitions, activities, and programs; how museums communicate with the public regarding the way they operate legally and ethically; what areas of public trust and accountability museums see as in need of further development within their own institutions; and what changes are being implemented to work on those areas of public trust and accountability identified as needing further development. The museums in the study offer a wide range of services to the public and are beginning to perform multiple functions within their communities. Regarding diversity, museums either have diverse staffs and boards or are aware that they are not as diverse as they could be and are actively seeking to further diversity. Diversity of exhibitions is aided by the input of community groups, although a large number of museums still only involve their own departments in planning. Where accountability is concerned, museums are found to have many operational documents available for the public by request, but most information that is communicated more directly to the public is about exhibitions and programs. Museums surveyed are continuing current activities or increasing their programming with communities and special populations. More diverse staffs and boards are being sought as these museums diversify the way they do business and the offerings they present. Web-based information is becoming the more prevalent form of communication and museums are increasing their presence online by using social networking and new media technologies. Through all of these efforts, museums are trying to remain relevant in an ever-changing society.
Attributes of United States Community Chorus' Success and Longevity: A Case Study with the Turtle Creek Chorale of Dallas, Texas.
Gregory, Craig Allen, Villeneuve, Pat, Thomas, André, Hodges, Anne, Rosal, Marcia, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
Business endeavors either for-profit or not-for-profit take product, people, and management skills to obtain profitability and sustainability. Collin's (2001) Good to Great highlights six components for a company to achieve greatness in the market system. Through analysis of financial documents, published timelines, and interviews with key persons within the organization, the same principles applied in recreating that moment of greatness for the Turtle Creek Chorale of Dallas, Texas. This...
Show moreBusiness endeavors either for-profit or not-for-profit take product, people, and management skills to obtain profitability and sustainability. Collin's (2001) Good to Great highlights six components for a company to achieve greatness in the market system. Through analysis of financial documents, published timelines, and interviews with key persons within the organization, the same principles applied in recreating that moment of greatness for the Turtle Creek Chorale of Dallas, Texas. This historical compilation and case study of success and longevity of a community chorus provides detailed analysis and accounts of events which molded the chorus to receive national and international acclaim. Much of the current literature available examines micro components such as finance, marketing, legal issues, and board development of the not-for-profit organization (e. g., Byrnes, 2003; Dreeszen, 2003; Miller, 1997). There is currently a lack of information investigating the macro, which is, auditing the overall organization to determine how the micro components work together in concert to benefit organizational long term success. Theoretical applications are essential for foundational development, yet an emotional component is priceless, incalculable, and necessary for building community and creating a family atmosphere within the organization. Political and social issues of the time may hinder or accentuate growth of the organization depending upon the environment, mission, and membership. Artistic success is based upon three components: 1) artistic vision, 2) quality and diversification of repertoire, and 3) performance venue.
Authority's Advocate: Samuel Parker, Religion, and Politics in Restoration England.
Jewell, Jason, Strait, Paul, Kite-Powell, Jeffrey, Golden, Leon, Darst, David, Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities, Florida State University
Samuel Parker (1640-1688) was one of Restoration England's most significant religious controversialists, the writer of numerous pamphlets and books dealing with subjects on which learned opinion was completely polarized. His works attracted both praise and condemnation from many of England's most prominent figures, and there is little doubt that he helped frame the terms of debate on several religious issues. At the peak of his career, just before his death, he was both bishop of Oxford and...
Show moreSamuel Parker (1640-1688) was one of Restoration England's most significant religious controversialists, the writer of numerous pamphlets and books dealing with subjects on which learned opinion was completely polarized. His works attracted both praise and condemnation from many of England's most prominent figures, and there is little doubt that he helped frame the terms of debate on several religious issues. At the peak of his career, just before his death, he was both bishop of Oxford and president of Magdalen College, Oxford; his appointment to the latter post by King James II occasioned one of the most important episodes in the struggle between that monarch and the Church of England. Parker died about nine months prior to his royal patron's overthrow in the Revolution of 1688. This dissertation offers an interpretation of the career and writings of Samuel Parker. It concludes that Parker placed the concept of legitimate authority at the center of his political and social philosophy. Parker's concern was rooted in the desire, so prevalent among elites in the early modern period and particularly in Britain after the Interregnum, for a practical policy of ensuring social stability. Over a period of nearly twenty years, he developed a well-thought-out yet almost deceptively simple theoretical model of authority based on scripture, natural law, and historical precedent. This dissertation provides a detailed analysis of that model as found in Parker's writings. It also treats subordinate themes in Parker's works, such as the moralist concept of grace and the use of history as a polemical tool. In so doing, it offers a corrective to contemporary scholarship which frequently views Parker as a superficial thinker and timeserver in the Church of England.
Beatrice Wood: Sophisticated Primitive.
Hennessey, Helen Dixon, Lhamon, W. T., Fichter, Nancy Smith, Cloonan, William, Laughlin, Karen L., Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities, Florida State University
Beatrice Wood (1893-1998), at 104, was declared a "Living Treasure" in her native California and "Esteemed American Artist" by the Smithsonian Institution in 1997. She was an internationally recognized ceramicist, known especially for her trademark luster glazes, and was the last surviving member of the New York Dada group of 1915-1923. Featured in "late-bloomer" books, she did not begin pottery until the age of forty, and according to her dealer and art historian Garth Clark, created her ...
Show moreBeatrice Wood (1893-1998), at 104, was declared a "Living Treasure" in her native California and "Esteemed American Artist" by the Smithsonian Institution in 1997. She was an internationally recognized ceramicist, known especially for her trademark luster glazes, and was the last surviving member of the New York Dada group of 1915-1923. Featured in "late-bloomer" books, she did not begin pottery until the age of forty, and according to her dealer and art historian Garth Clark, created her "masterpieces" in her last two decades. Her involvement with the New York Dada group and especially Marcel Duchamp was, in a sense, rediscovered by another art historian, Francis M. Naumann, in the late 1970s who wrote several articles usually concerning her drawings and her association with the Arensberg Circle and curated a bi-coastal retrospective of her work. She was quite celebrated at the end of her life, evidenced by over 600 articles about her work and her life. She also worked in other media beyond the luster pottery: often humorous sculptural forms in clay she named "sophisticated primitives;" professional acting in French in her youth; and writing, including four plays (one published here for the first time), an autobiography, three travel books, among others. But the pieces and the performances were not the whole of Beatrice Wood's appeal: her dramatic persona, wit, and openness to people kept her doors open to hundreds of visitors a month toward the end of her life. Part biography and part analysis, this study considers issues such as her aesthetic approach, choice of media, being a woman and an artist, balancing career and life, spiritual thought and feeling, and politics. I extend a phrase Naumann uses to describe her drawings, "compatible contradictions," to much of her other work and her life as well. Her "Dada state of mind" is joined to the Victorian, Romantic, as well as the vi Pragmatic. While she is not, unlike Picasso or Duchamp, the single most important artist of the twentieth century, she can be seen as a "little artist" (her term) who bridges and is an exemplar for many contemporary concerns.
Beckett in (T)Transition: "Three Dialogues with Georges Duthuit," Aesthetic Evolution, and the Assault on Modernism.
Hatch, David A., Gontarski, S. E., McRorie, Sally, Cloonan, William, Laughlin, Karen, Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities, Florida State University
Nearly every piece of Beckett criticism uses "Three Dialogues with Georges Duthuit," yet many early assumptions about the work remain unexplored and unchallenged. "Beckett in (t)Transition" suggests new interpretive possibilities of Beckett's work at the same time that it interrogates a number of critical trends that have formed within Beckettian criticism. With this,essay Beckett challenges the modernist aesthetic agenda developed by Eugene Jolas in transition magazine. In addition, the work...
Show moreNearly every piece of Beckett criticism uses "Three Dialogues with Georges Duthuit," yet many early assumptions about the work remain unexplored and unchallenged. "Beckett in (t)Transition" suggests new interpretive possibilities of Beckett's work at the same time that it interrogates a number of critical trends that have formed within Beckettian criticism. With this,essay Beckett challenges the modernist aesthetic agenda developed by Eugene Jolas in transition magazine. In addition, the work reflects the dialogical approach to criticism developed by Georges Duthuit in the resurrected Transition 49, and makes a pointed response to Andre du Bouchet's art-critical essay "Three Exhibitions" which precedes the dialogues immediately in that magazine. At the same time, Beckett's use of the dialogue format undermines traditional discursive criticism, makes direct reference to Bishop Berkeley's writings on phenomenalism, and provides a subversive tool by which Beckett can escape the aporia of expressing the impossibility of expression. He accomplishes this through highly oblique references to a number of artists, critics, and philosophers who claim to have negotiated the "void" between the subject and object. Ultimately, this late-modernist work uses modernist techniques to uncouple fundamental epistemological assumptions of modernism at the same time that it heralds Beckett's transition to postmodern practice.
A Bed and Breakfast Design Accomodating the Traveling Preferences of the Retired Baby Boomers.
Pickett, Mandy, Waxman, Lisa, Wiedegreen, Eric, Pable, Jill, Department of Interior Design, Florida State University
This study addressed the traveling preferences possessed by the retired baby boomer generation. This demographic is looking for authenticity, historical richness, and comfort in a lodging space. Many retired baby boomers are also seeking accessible and sustainable lodging accommodations. For the purposes of this study, an existing architecturally significant house located in Apalachicola, Florida was selected to be renovated into a bed and breakfast to accommodate the lodging desires and...
Show moreThis study addressed the traveling preferences possessed by the retired baby boomer generation. This demographic is looking for authenticity, historical richness, and comfort in a lodging space. Many retired baby boomers are also seeking accessible and sustainable lodging accommodations. For the purposes of this study, an existing architecturally significant house located in Apalachicola, Florida was selected to be renovated into a bed and breakfast to accommodate the lodging desires and needs of the retired baby boomers. The bed and breakfast offered a historical rich environment that was made accessible and eco-friendly. Materials selected for the interior of the bed and breakfast were derived from the Art Nouveau time period which honored the particular style of design when the house was built in 1908. Existing hardwood flooring, window treatments, stained glass windows, fireplaces, and chandeliers remained in the house to maintain the historical value of the house. The bed and breakfast has the ability to offer an eco-friendly environment by providing sustainable furniture, lighting, and materials.
Benjamin Britten and Luchino Visconti: Iterations of Thomas Mann's Death in Venice.
Larner, James M., Picart, Caroline, Clendinning, Jane Piper, Cloonan, William, Fleming, Raymond, Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities, Florida State University
This dissertation discusses the novella Death in Venice by Thomas Mann and explores two recreations of the story: Benjamin Britten's 1973 opera Death in Venice, and Luchino Visconti's 1971 film Death in Venice. The primary framework used to analyze all three versions of Death in Venice is Friedrich Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy. My thesis is that in each of their versions of Death in Venice, Mann, Britten, and Visconti were exploring health and decadence in the creative impulse. All three...
Show moreThis dissertation discusses the novella Death in Venice by Thomas Mann and explores two recreations of the story: Benjamin Britten's 1973 opera Death in Venice, and Luchino Visconti's 1971 film Death in Venice. The primary framework used to analyze all three versions of Death in Venice is Friedrich Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy. My thesis is that in each of their versions of Death in Venice, Mann, Britten, and Visconti were exploring health and decadence in the creative impulse. All three men realized the need to find a balance between the rational and the emotional impulses. Borrowing from the ancient Greeks, Nietzsche equates these impulses with the gods Apollo and Dionysus. In Death in Venice Gustav von Aschenbach represents the failure to find the balance between these gods. In their versions of Death in Venice, Mann, Britten, and Visconti each explore the archetypal relationship between Apollo and Dionysus from their own personal perspective and examine the impact of this relationship on the creative impulse.
Blake's and Shelley's Reader Responses to Milton's Satan in Paradise Lost.
Noud, Jennifer, Department of English
This study surveys William Blake's and Percy Bysshe Shelley's reader responses of Satan in John Milton's Paradise Lost. Blake and Shelley were both Romanticists and were highly captivated with the character of Satan. Their critiques of Milton's Satan are evident through their works. Blake's works that are examined are "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell," an eleven-page poem, Milton, an epic poem, and the illuminated printings of Milton's Paradise Lost. Shelley's works that are studied are...
Show moreThis study surveys William Blake's and Percy Bysshe Shelley's reader responses of Satan in John Milton's Paradise Lost. Blake and Shelley were both Romanticists and were highly captivated with the character of Satan. Their critiques of Milton's Satan are evident through their works. Blake's works that are examined are "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell," an eleven-page poem, Milton, an epic poem, and the illuminated printings of Milton's Paradise Lost. Shelley's works that are studied are Prometheus Unbound, a closet lyrical drama, and "A Defense of Poetry" which is an essay. Blake and Shelley believed that Satan was the proper hero of Milton's Paradise Lost. They both critiqued Milton's Satan by finding several imperfections in Paradise Lost. Both tried to surpass Milton by creating their own perfect version of Milton's Satan. Shelley goes a step beyond Blake when designing his Satan by producing a new tragic hero that does not have a hamartia.
Blogging and Identity: An Examination of an Elementary Preservice Art Education Curriculum.
Price, Audra, Anderson, Tom, Wood, Susan, Villeneuve, Pat, Orr, Penny, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
This study focused on the need for an increased understanding of the experiences of preservice elementary educators and their respective abilities to define culture, identity, and the politics of representation in a technologically centered world by responding to culturally challenging and politically laden images and media. The experience under study focused on pre-service elementary educators enrolled in an arts methods class and understanding their abilities to perceive, process, and...
Show moreThis study focused on the need for an increased understanding of the experiences of preservice elementary educators and their respective abilities to define culture, identity, and the politics of representation in a technologically centered world by responding to culturally challenging and politically laden images and media. The experience under study focused on pre-service elementary educators enrolled in an arts methods class and understanding their abilities to perceive, process, and respond to visual media on a blog. Throughout this process, I assessed the individual's understanding of multicultural concerns as it related to the Internet, museum, and online discussions, with implications for teaching and learning in art and museum education. I utilized Anderson and Milbrandt's (2005) analytic critical model with Banks' (1991) value-inquiry model in order to assess students' abilities to critically analyze challenging material while investigating blogging and asynchronous methods of communication as a strategy for addressing these issues. In this study, I reveal how students negotiated, shared, and constructed multiple aspects of their identities in order to understand their roles in addressing diversity in their future classrooms. Students completed a curriculum designed to help them describe, analyze, interpret, and judge material that highlights aspects of their classmates' cultural identities. Students first created a personal blog that revealed their cultural identity, posted and responded to a classroom communal blog that reflected material that challenged an aspect of their cultural identity, and then responded to online surveys that revealed various aspects of their cultural identity while reflecting on the meanings they generated throughout this study. What I found was that students developed a greater awareness of their personal value systems as a student, friend, and/or family member. They focused on the beliefs they thought they needed in order to address culturally challenging material in their future classrooms. This study also helped students understand the process of transformation: where they came from, where they are presently, and how they see their beliefs impacting the type of learning environment they will create for their students in the future.
Boundary Crossings: Understanding the Nature of Women's Experiences within Contemporary Fiber Guilds.
Pendleton, Hilary A. (Hilary Ambrose), Villeneuve, Pat, Milligan, Jeff, Anderson, Tom, Rutledge, Stacey, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
This ethnographic research explores the nature of one contemporary community fiber art guild. My nine-month participation within this distinctive art world guided my major research question: "What is and has been the nature of women's experience within Arts, Etc., as a distinctive arts community?". To answer this question, I relied upon interviews, field experiences, and document review. The personal experiences of the six informants, in life and learning settings, determined the nature of...
Show moreThis ethnographic research explores the nature of one contemporary community fiber art guild. My nine-month participation within this distinctive art world guided my major research question: "What is and has been the nature of women's experience within Arts, Etc., as a distinctive arts community?". To answer this question, I relied upon interviews, field experiences, and document review. The personal experiences of the six informants, in life and learning settings, determined the nature of their interactions within the guild. How they defined community was contingent on the introspection of their own personal narratives and resulting, self- identities. The reviewed literature and methodology emphasizes women's subjective voice, social construction of knowledge, and interpersonal languages. Emergent findings contribute to current research on community-based art education (CBAE), historical trends within feminism, and feminist and existentialist art therapeutic models. The concepts of feminist aesthetic criticism and narratives are also explored in relation to informants' art work and personal histories. The findings suggest that women's artworlds can be based solely on an affinity for the art form, not political or social ideologies. Additionally, informal fiber art activities in family settings comprise significant learning experiences that re-emerge later in adulthood and influence preferred didactic styles.
Bridging Information and Communication Technology and Art: A Grounded Theory Study of A High School Collaborative Portrait of Peace.
Komando, Vivian Moreira, Gussak, David, Mazza, Nick, McRorie, Sally, Anderson, Tom, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
This dissertation focuses on the effectiveness of integrating communication technology, specifically the Internet, to enhance teaching practices. With the foundation of teacher as researcher, the teacher implemented this study under action research utilizing Grounded Theory methods (Glaser, 1992; 1967). The wish was to study and to enhance teaching practice utilizing teaching as inquiry (May, 1997). The foundation of the study used email dialogue and discourse to create Portraits of Peace, an...
Show moreThis dissertation focuses on the effectiveness of integrating communication technology, specifically the Internet, to enhance teaching practices. With the foundation of teacher as researcher, the teacher implemented this study under action research utilizing Grounded Theory methods (Glaser, 1992; 1967). The wish was to study and to enhance teaching practice utilizing teaching as inquiry (May, 1997). The foundation of the study used email dialogue and discourse to create Portraits of Peace, an interactive art project. Seeking insights to enhance students' art making processes, the teacher discovered how collaborative philosophical query could enrich the art making experience and that query need not be contained within the boundaries of the class. This study presents the advantages and challenges found when combining Information Technology / Information and Communication Technology (IT / ICT) in the high school art curricula. It explores students' understanding of the process of creating through collaboration outside of their immediate sphere of culture and social awareness. In answering the research questions posed, it was found that IT / ICT could effectively be integrated into the high school art curricula through email collaboration that enriched classroom dialogue and enhanced authentic art making. By employing IT / ICT, advantages gained included teacher created opportunities that encouraged discourse and creativity, as well as allowing students to discover their own strategies and methods of problem solving. The use of IT / ICT facilitated a broader development of understanding of community and culture through the dialogue that ensued through cyberspace. Technology addressed the individual, as well as the global perspective or multicultural views. Dialogue made IT / ICT a valid and meaningful mode of communication that was more of a human activity and less of a machine-like experience within the artistic realm. The insights gained, specifically how to use education as a bridge between art and technology (Gigliotti, 2000), are also outlined in an effort to educate students and educators who possess IT / ICT about technological methods to enhance their teaching practice.
Brief Cognitive Behavioral Art Therapy for Anxiety Disorders.
Morris, Frances, Rosal, Marcia, Gussak, David, Anderson, Tom, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
Using a single subject research design, two university students, one with Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia (PDA) and one with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), received seven individual, one-hour sessions incorporating art therapy components into a model of brief cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and panic. Sessions in the GAD case were conducted through Internet video chats. Foci of therapy included: psychoeducation, identification and development of support systems, breathing...
Show moreUsing a single subject research design, two university students, one with Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia (PDA) and one with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), received seven individual, one-hour sessions incorporating art therapy components into a model of brief cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and panic. Sessions in the GAD case were conducted through Internet video chats. Foci of therapy included: psychoeducation, identification and development of support systems, breathing retraining, cognitive restructuring, interoceptive exposure, in vivo exposure, and relapse prevention. Outcomes on symptoms of both disorders were measured using daily self-report ratings completed by both participants. Panic frequency and some features of fear of fear (panic expectancy and expected aversiveness) and agoraphobia (amount of avoidance) were significantly reduced in Case 1 with PDA. Reductions in other measures of fear of fear (maximum fear of panic) and agoraphobia (agoraphobic anxiety) were marginally significant in Case 1 as was reduction in general anxiety in Case 2 with GAD. There was no significant change in general anxiety in Case 1 or general feelings of goodness in either case.
Building Worlds: Creating an Affordable and Efficient Virtual Reality.
Kyle, Mari M., Department of Art
The objective of Building Worlds; Creating an Affordable and Efficient Virtual Reality is to explore the phenomena of Virtual Reality (VR) through the marketing of its developing technologies, its future opportunities, and its potential of mass production. I spent the fall of 2014, gathering information on current VR and immersive environment trends. In the spring of 2015 I began analyzing the current market of VR and evaluating its advertising trends to explore the opportunities of VR in...
Show moreThe objective of Building Worlds; Creating an Affordable and Efficient Virtual Reality is to explore the phenomena of Virtual Reality (VR) through the marketing of its developing technologies, its future opportunities, and its potential of mass production. I spent the fall of 2014, gathering information on current VR and immersive environment trends. In the spring of 2015 I began analyzing the current market of VR and evaluating its advertising trends to explore the opportunities of VR in various fields such as education, art, psychology, and entertainment, etc. This thesis will offer a quick introduction to the history of VR and then proceed to analyze the market of VR during the '90s "Fall of VR" and compare it to the market of the present. I interviewed the nations VR pioneers and gathered from their discussions a set of strengths and weaknesses of current technologies. This thesis will combine this inside-industry perspective with an audience perspective (backed by market research) in order to study the present day market. Ultimately, these studies have revealed a change in target demographic and societal interest for VR. Through my industry studies, I can conclude also that VR applications in entertainment are the most influential and renowned in popular media, suggesting a change in current advertising strategy. This is supported by the conducted research that showed that the target demographic is unaware of the industrial uses of VR that have been extant for decades but very aware of the entertainment-based uses of VR.
The Career Decision Making Experiences of College Students in the Visual Arts.
Cooley, Jill A. (Jill Allison), Sampson, James P., Padavic, Irene, Peterson, Gary W., Reardon, Robert C., Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida...
Show moreCooley, Jill A. (Jill Allison), Sampson, James P., Padavic, Irene, Peterson, Gary W., Reardon, Robert C., Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University
Over the past several decades, job opportunities in the arts have decreased, while the number of college students pursuing majors in the arts has increased. In addition to the difficulty artists' face, college students encounter major developmental changes which impact their career decisions. While much research has been dedicated to college student development and career decision making, little is known about these elements as they relate to college students who major in the arts. The...
Show moreOver the past several decades, job opportunities in the arts have decreased, while the number of college students pursuing majors in the arts has increased. In addition to the difficulty artists' face, college students encounter major developmental changes which impact their career decisions. While much research has been dedicated to college student development and career decision making, little is known about these elements as they relate to college students who major in the arts. The discrepancy between the number of jobs in the arts, and the number of college students pursuing the arts, has important implications for career services. The lack of information about college students in the arts can hinder career development professionals' ability to provide the most relevant services to these students. The present study focuses on college students in the visual arts. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore and gain a deeper understanding of the career decision making experiences of college students who pursue a major in the visual arts. The phenomenological perspective provided a framework for data collection and analysis. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight participants who were pursuing college majors in the visual arts. At the time of the interviews four participants were entering the major and four were preparing to graduate. These two groups were selected in order to gain understanding about the perspective of students at different points in their college experience. Through data analysis, nine common themes were identified and grouped according specific experiences, difficulties and challenges, and perceived benefits associated with their career decision making. The nine themes are: 1) Childhood artistic/creative development; 2) Teachers and mentors; 3) Being part of a creative community; 4) Considering a career path without art; 5) Parental influence; 6) Support/resources; 7) Congruence with identity; 8) Motivated by challenges; and 9) Making a contribution. The common experience expressed by participants was that their decision to pursue a major and career in the visual arts was challenging, but also very rewarding. This study provides important information about the career decision making experiences and needs of college students in the visual arts. Additionally, differences between students entering the major and those preparing to graduate provide information about their experience at different stages of their development. The findings of this study have implications for future research, and the design and implementation of career services for college students in the visual arts.
The Career Paths of Non-European-American Executive Opera Administrators in the United States.
Cuyler, Antonio C. (Antonio Christopher), Villeneuve, Pat, Mason, Patrick, Hodges, Anne, Rosal, Marcia, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
The individual and organizational practices that advance and impede careers of people of color are well documented in research (Alfred, 2001; Bell, 1990; Clay, 1998; Chee, 2004; Darden, 2003; Dawkins, 2004; Fagneson, 1993; Green-Powell, 1993; Huang, 1995; King-Toler, 2004; Lester, 1996; Livingston, 2000, 2003; Salleh-Barone, 2004; Scott, 2003; Thomas and Gabarro, 2005). In the arts, however, little is known about the career challenges, choices, and patterns of professional growth of non...
Show moreThe individual and organizational practices that advance and impede careers of people of color are well documented in research (Alfred, 2001; Bell, 1990; Clay, 1998; Chee, 2004; Darden, 2003; Dawkins, 2004; Fagneson, 1993; Green-Powell, 1993; Huang, 1995; King-Toler, 2004; Lester, 1996; Livingston, 2000, 2003; Salleh-Barone, 2004; Scott, 2003; Thomas and Gabarro, 2005). In the arts, however, little is known about the career challenges, choices, and patterns of professional growth of non-European-American executive-level managers. DiMaggio (1987) studied the careers of executive managers in the arts, but excluded opera administrators and ignored the scarcity of non- European-Americans in these positions. Yet, affirmative action, the bi-cultural life structure theory, and Alfred's (2001) internal/external model offer explanations for how non-European-Americans achieved executive careers in major opera companies. Consequently, this exploratory qualitative research study examined the career trajectories of three non-European-American executive opera administrators to identify career advancers, career barriers, career strategies, and beneficial experiences to their career success. Through in-depth-semi-structured interviews, follow-up interviews, content analysis, and document analysis, this study compiled the most comprehensive primary source material on the career paths of non-European-American executive opera administrators. The findings of this study support the development of a paradigm that will assist future arts administrators in their pursuit of vertical mobility in arts administration.
Case Studies of Art Therapy as a Tool to Aide Adjustment to College.
McDonough, Kristy Lynn, Rosal, Marcia, Gussak, David, Orr, Penelope, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
This study investigated how art therapy can be used as a coping tool for the anxiety provoking adjustment process of transitioning from high school to college. This adjustment period is becoming an area of greater concern for more and more universities today (Tinto, 1993). The purpose of this study is twofold, first to find alternative ways to assist in the coping of this adjustment period, and second to add to the research base of the field of art therapy, more specifically art therapy and...
Show moreThis study investigated how art therapy can be used as a coping tool for the anxiety provoking adjustment process of transitioning from high school to college. This adjustment period is becoming an area of greater concern for more and more universities today (Tinto, 1993). The purpose of this study is twofold, first to find alternative ways to assist in the coping of this adjustment period, and second to add to the research base of the field of art therapy, more specifically art therapy and adjustment. A literature review will be completed by examining articles and books on such topics as Adjustment Disorder, college adjustment, art therapy, university counseling centers, characteristics of today's college students and late adolescent and early adulthood development. The sample population will be Florida State University students who sought assistance through the University Counseling Center. The research was conducted as multiple case studies, in order to learn more specific detail of the adjustment process and in what ways art therapy was effective or ineffective. Each participant received five art therapy sessions in which her individual struggle with this adjustment was focused upon in treatment. A pre and post-test of the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire was administered. Four female participants volunteered to take part in this five session group that occurred over a six week time span. The sessions were approximately one hour and 15 minutes in length. Each group had a specific topic that was developed around the five features of the theory of Emerging Adulthood. Different art media were used throughout the program to provide variety for the participants. The results supported the thesis that art therapy was an effective mode of treatment for adjustment issues related to college. This study also found the theory of Emerging Adulthood was a viable theory for this stage of developmen
Cinematic Voices of Maghrebi Migrant Women in France.
Kealhofer, Leslie, Hargreaves, Alec G., Garretson, Peter, Boutin, Aimée, Munro, Martin, Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics, Florida State University
In this dissertation, I compare the ways in which the voices of Maghrebi migrant women in France are represented in over sixty films spanning documentaries, short films, made-for-television films, and feature films. After an introduction setting out the theoretical and methodological framework for my research, addressing aspects of post-colonial studies, gender studies, and film studies, a separate chapter is devoted to each of the four film genres in question. My analysis of documentaries...
Show moreIn this dissertation, I compare the ways in which the voices of Maghrebi migrant women in France are represented in over sixty films spanning documentaries, short films, made-for-television films, and feature films. After an introduction setting out the theoretical and methodological framework for my research, addressing aspects of post-colonial studies, gender studies, and film studies, a separate chapter is devoted to each of the four film genres in question. My analysis of documentaries depicting first-generation women from the Maghreb considers the extent to which different degrees of intervention by the director at each point in the filmmaking process – and particularly during the editing process – influence the ways in which the women's voices are "framed" in the films and/or are manipulated or silenced in the process. My work on short films examines the ways in which the voices of first-generation Maghrebi women are communicated through this particular medium and highlights the particular significance of objects such as letters, photographs, and food, which often serve as short cuts or substitutes for verbal communication and carry multi-layered meanings. In my analysis of French made-for-television films, I consider what it means for Maghrebi migrant women to appear to achieve agency in these films and analyze the means by which they do so (or fail to do so). The final chapter of this study looks at feature-length fiction films and examines the means by which they represent the voices of the first-generation Maghrebi women – often with the intention of bringing viewers into sympathy with them. The techniques used in these films range from those that could be categorized as "verbal" in the traditional sense, to those that are the least verbal (such as body language). My analysis shows that, when the full range of my corpus is considered, representations of first-generation women from the Maghreb in France are far more diverse and often more empowered than has generally been thought on the basis of the relatively narrow range of media and cultural productions that have so far reached mainstream audiences.
Classics and Digital Humanities.
Romano, Allen
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