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Creativity Through Arts: Expanding Creativity for a New Fluency in Imaginative Thinking
Get PDFThe Torrance Incubation Model beckons creativity into education. That was in 1961. Like the subconscious automatic and multidimensional act of breathing, and formulating language, creativity is within us, materializing on a Mobius Loop structure continually moving in and out of incubation, creation, and the shaping of outcome. Creativity is unique in that is both a verb and noun adding weight and value to its illusive form and potential. Creativity Through Arts expands the Torrance Incubation Model of Creative Teaching and Learning in an expressed combination of creativity and arts to immerse creativity into curricula, cracking a new code for finding fluency in imaginative thinking today
MUS215
No full textA survey of Caribbean history and current affairs, using music as the specific lens through which to view and explore the multifaceted cultures of this diverse region
MUS262
No full textFourth in a sequence of four group piano classes for music majors only. Expansion of healthy piano technique, general musicianship skills and effective music learning strategies. Sight Reading, Chord Progressions, Melody Harmonization, Open-Score Reading, Scales, Melody and Harmonic Improvisation, Repertoire
A Transatlantic Conversation on Medicine and Literature
No full textMedicine has the power to create cultural norms, as well as the power to reinforce existing prejudices, drive or dispel hysterias, and find its way into the most private moments of life. Driven by the needs of patients and the doctrines of clinicians and surgeons, medicine is positioned precariously in society. It is both savior and executioner, healer and demon. Medicine has its own system of ethics, dating back to the Hippocratic oath, “to do no harm,” yet is often unreliable in its application of these ethics. Medicine inhabits a peculiar and integral space. It deals with that which is purportedly absolute, inarguable, definitive, and objective. A diagnosis from a doctor is seen as truth, a prescription a cure, and each new discovery often represented as objective and factual. Yet an examination of history and literature displays how this objectiveness is a myth, perpetuated by collective medical establishments that are often self-serving and driven by profits and power. In antebellum America and industrial Manchester, conversations surrounding medicine were pervasive and nuanced, reflecting wider concerns about race, class, economics, and politics. These conversations are reflected in the literature of their corresponding times, books rich with commentary on the existing systems of medicine, and societal responses to the institution. My thesis focuses on this disconnect between idealized medicine and what medicine actually was and represents, demonstrating the ways in which this institution participated in racist and classist ideologies. This thesis focuses on two texts, Sheppard Lee by Robert Montgomery Bird, and Mary Barton, by Elizabeth Gaskell
SOC326
No full textIntroduction to Black feminist thought, 19th century – present. Focus on intersectionality from a multidisciplinary perspective
SPA620
No full textStudents learn the basics of copy editing and proofreading and aspects of quality control, including quality assurance and quality management. Case studies allow students to consider concepts, strategies, and skills necessary to edit a translation an assure its quality
ENG356
No full textHistory, aesthetics, and social significance of Speculative Fiction by diverse American authors; multicultural writers and movements of the genre; literary themes and techniques in individual works
Material Analysis and Conservation Treatment of Louise Nevelson’s sculpture Dawn’s Image, Night
Get PDFLouise Nevelson’s large-scale, matte black assemblage sculpture Dawn’s Image, Night, 1969, is owned by and currently on display at SUNY Buffalo State College, in Buffalo, NY. Extensive scientific analysis and archival research were utilized to design an appropriate treatment and long-term preservation plan. The project also investigates the ethics surrounding the removal of original components in regard to safety considerations, as well as the overall obstacles of treating a large uncoated, matte monochrome sculpture outside of a lab/studio space.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/graduate_student_research_artshum/1006/thumbnail.jp
Consciousness is a New Beauty
No full textNi Sung, FTT451: Senior Project in Fashion and Textile TechnologyFaculty Mentor(s): Professor Ali Eagen, Fashion and Textile Technology
If people ask the most important thing I learned from majoring in Fashion and Textile Technology, I will proudly say addressing the negative impacts of the fashion industry on the planet through sustainability practices. I had no idea how much the fashion industry could impact our environment and social lives. I thought fashion only makes us beautiful, but I was wrong. Being mindful and conscious about what we wear is more beautiful. For my senior collection, I created a collection promoting sustainability and eco-friendly designs. I designed simple silhouettes that can be worn multiple times or mix-and-match with other garment silhouettes. I tried to use minimal fabrics to eliminate fabric wastes and have chosen natural fibers for most of my garment pieces in order to avoid synthetic fibers manufactured with chemicals. The fabrics are expensive, but I invested in them because I know that if fashion brands continue to choose cheaper fabrics and labor and avoid sustainability, nothing will really change. I thrifted some fabrics and am excited to use them for my designs. The most challenging part of this project was making design patterns. My pattern-making class was moved online like many others after the pandemic hit. It wasn\u27t easy to learn this skill virtually, and I relied increasingly on textbooks and virtual tutorials for pattern-making guidelines. I plan to include the journey of this collection and the final garments in my presentation.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/srcc-sp21-busfashhosp/1003/thumbnail.jp
You\u27re Already Addicted: Peer Pressure\u27s Effect On Substance Use
No full textAshanti Coleman, Misal Khondker, Nydir Tucker, CWP102: Argumentation and ResearchFaculty Mentor(s): Professor Jane Sullivan, College Writing Program, Professor Susan Mary Paige, Academic Success Program
Peer pressure plays a daily role in our lives, whether we want it to or not. It can affect the way we think, or act in certain situations. One situation often linked to peer pressure is substance abuse. It is very common for drugs and alcohol to have an effect on college students, and that leads to shattered careers, dreams, failed majors, and addiction. It is also frequently believed that teens and young adults feel the need to partake in substance abuse to fit in with the crowd around them. Additionally, drug addiction is not just a one-person phenomenon, but rather it creates a domino effect on multiple lives. In the past twenty years, we have had substance abuse programs such as Just Say No to Drugs and the Red Ribbon Program. These programs are no longer widely used and youth are left to find their own answers. Should campaigns with strategies to overcome peer pressure be brought back? With prior IRB approval we use a sample of convenience of first-year students at a public four-year urban college campus. We will conduct a survey to determine the connection between peer pressure and substance use. We will be replicating an existing study to determine if peer pressure (a) still plays a significant role in first time substance use, and (b) increases scope of substance experimentation.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/srcc-sp21-psychsocsci/1021/thumbnail.jp