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Holocaust survivors: how music, memory, and art aided in the survival
No full textThe Holocaust is one of if not the most heinous act committed in general knowledge history. Many Americans are aware that it occurred, but perhaps not always of the details of what occurred. I analyzed the methods of survival used by Jewish people during the Holocaust and how these methods carried on past their liberation to ensure the preservation and continuance of their culture. Through music, art, and memory the Jewish people were not only able to live through the oppression and mass genocide but were able to give their children an opportunity to live freely. However, the importance of remembering what happened during the Holocaust has been lost in recent years, causing a spike in antisemitism and people who believe the Holocaust didn’t happen. In this Thesis, I write on how the Jewish people survived and how their previous methods will likely be the answer to their survival once again.Thesis (B.?)Honors Colleg
She must be quiet: a historical case study of how women created spiritualist education at the Chesterfield Spiritualist college
No full textFull text available to BSU users only until 12/2026.In this historical case study, the Chesterfield Spiritualist College and the women who created and led this organization are examined. Using a feminist theory framework with a poststructuralist paradigm, semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with former students, former and present teachers, the Camp Chesterfield Historian and Archivist, and administrators from Camp Chesterfield and the Chesterfield Spiritualist College. Extensive document analysis fills in the gaps and provides an extensive history on the only Spiritualist Camp in Indiana, as well as its educational institution. The research questions that directed this study are as follows:
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What was the role of women in the creation of Chesterfield Spiritualist College?
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How has the role of women changed at Chesterfield Spiritualist College overtime?
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Who were the founding women leaders of the Chesterfield Spiritualist College?
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How have women contributed to the growth and sustainability of the ChesterfieldSpiritualist College, including its current educational programming?
This study concludes with revealing some of the women of the Chesterfield Spiritualist College and their contributions to adult religious education, as well as answering the research questions, implications of practice, and recommendations for future study. While women did create, lead, and expand the Chesterfield Spiritualist College, Camp Chesterfield is not the utopian matriarchy some believe it to be. Instead, there were some instances of women participating in, what some have concluded as a patriarchal power struggle. Regardless, women have kept Camp Chesterfield and the Chesterfield Spiritualist College afloat. Who those women are/were, and their contributions are documented in the following pages.D. Ed
Transit planning and social (in)justice: an equity and accessibility analysis of IndyGo's BRT system
No full textThe Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system has become a popular sustainable mass transport system globally in recent decades. Its unique features that promote sustainable mobility have made it widely embraced. Additionally, it offers progressive benefits such as improving access to social amenities for everyone, especially households with no car available and people living below the poverty line. Therefore, the aim of this study is to assess the equity of accessibility to social amenities across different socio-economic groups within a 20-minute walking distance of IndyGo's Red Line stations. This study employed a quantitative methodological approach, using spatial and statistical methods, to assess the effects of the Red Line on vertical equity. A GIS-based network analysis (service area analysis and O-D cost matrix analysis) was used to estimate physical accessibility while Lorenz curve and Gini-index were used to measure inequity levels across census block groups within the study area. It was found that the Red Line in Indianapolis has succeeded in promoting equity within the population it was meant to serve in terms of physical accessibility to social amenities with all census block group within the service area having equal access of a 30-minute drive time.M. U. R. P
Exploring individual experiences of classically marginalized college students through voice, vision, and image, and how their stories can influence social inclusion on campus
No full textNow more than ever before in its history, higher education is serving a wider range of students. These students are diverse in cultural background, socioeconomics, gender identity, and age. To achieve the mission and vision of a more equal society, creating space for unity and understanding of all who make up the university community is critical. In 2023, much of the information we consume as a society is expressed through creative activities or applications such as social media and streaming entertainment, including news, movies, and television, and the arts, including music, poetry, dance, and photography. This study explores marginalized students' experiences through voice, vision, and image and how their stories can influence social inclusion on campus. Research participant’s data were collected, and the stories/counter-narratives they expressed are now available to lift as a part of the Predominantly White Midwestern University’s (PWMU) main narrative to contribute to the university's desire to transform from a historically and predominately White institution to one of robust inclusivity and predominant diversity. The conceptual frameworks I use to organize my ideas are structural racism and marginalization within the theoretical frameworks of critical race, feminism, and hope.
This qualitative photovoice research study used elements of sight beyond my sight methodologies, adding a photographed artifact and/or creating artwork from any medium. The photovoice methodological elements were derived from gathering a group of students who self-identify as marginalized and engaged in photovoice as a participatory action research to explore their individual experiences at a PWMU through photography. Sight beyond my sight methodology involves delving into a culture photographically through its members, from within, making decisions about what they will share to convey their culture as self-identified marginalized students currently studying at a PWMU. The participants engaged in individual semi-structured interviews. Then individually spent a week reflecting on their interview and took at least 20 photographs that were most compelling and important to them in relation to themselves, their self-identified marginalization(s), and the ideas and stories that came up in their interview.
Participants were also asked to photograph an artifact that was important to them and/or produce a work of art from any other medium. As an artist with a background in the visual arts and a degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and certification to teach art, I drew on the value and depth of expression that can be attained when asking students to utilize their creative imagination by making art and/or sharing something meaningful to them in some way. After interviews and photography, the participants met to sort, select, theme, title, and write a short narrative about their top three photographs, photographed artifacts, and/or artwork. They also engaged in a focus group in which they shared their stories and images about their experiences as classically marginalized students at the PWMU. The photovoice methodology can be used to spur social change. Hopefully, sharing the participant’ experiences, putting forth issues of concern, and raising awareness of these marginalized students, other marginalized students, and other campus community members’ understanding will increase. This research was a transformative experience for participants and, hopefully, will be those who will attend the public art exhibit. Ideally, this research will become a catalyst and part of a larger conversation that focuses on embracing and celebrating all campus community members
Hungry for love: monstrous female hunger as sapphic desire in "Carmilla" by Joseph Seridan Le Fanu and Jennifer's Body (2009) written by Diablo Cody
No full textThe intense social control of female sexuality that originated during the Victorian period has led to the monstrification of the Sapphic body and its desires in popular culture from Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s short story, “Carmilla,” to the teen horror dramedy film, Jennifer’s Body (2009) written by Diablo Cody. In Jennifer’s Body, Cody reimagines LeFanu’s archetype of the Sapphic monster with an appetite for flesh through the character Jennifer Check, a popular high school girl who “eats boys” after being possessed by a succubus. Though Jennifer’s Body received overwhelmingly negative reviews upon release, the film has since been resurrected as a feminist text of empowerment after the rise of the MeToo movement. In Jennifer’s Body, Cody reimagines LeFanu’s “Carmilla” in a world where the Sapphic monster is freed from patriarchal social control to satiate her appetite as she pleases.M. A
Exploring the experiences of twice exceptional students from marginalized communities
No full textThis study explores the lived experiences of twice exceptional students in a
Midwestern, public, residential high school for gifted students. While there is not a
singular definition, twice exceptional is defined here as being gifted in one or more
domains and being diagnosed with a disability (e.g., anxiety, ADHD, dyslexia)
(Foley-Nicpon & Assouline 2015; Morrison & Rizza, 2007). Students that identify as
twice exceptional are often not having their mental and emotional needs met in public
education, hindering their learning and identity development (Jolly & Hughes, 2015;
Rubenstein et al., 2015). In addition to these specific needs, students with twice
exceptionalities that also come from a marginalized community (e.g., racial minorities,
LGBTQ+, ethnic minorities) might face additional (and different) challenges due to their
multifaceted identities (Mayes, 2016). The results of this mixed-methods study can be
used to make improvements in schools to better meet the needs of twice exceptional
students.M. S
Comparison of physiochemical properties and photodegradation activities among different divalent transitiion metal tungstate nanoparticles at different calcined temperatures
No full textVarious metal oxide, compound oxides and metal tungstate nanoparticles have many
unique physical, chemical and electronic properties which allow them to act as a semiconductor. Many synthetic materials and chemicals are produced and used by human civilization, are left in the environment after serving their purpose and thus remain in nature for a long time. Most of these wastes are not naturally degradable and keep causing environmental pollution. As nanoparticles have semiconductor properties, due to their suitable band energy, stability and optical properties they are widely used in electronics such as IC, LED, solar cells, signaling and molecular switching etc. Metal Tungstates have been of scientific interest among researchers for the last couple of decades to explore its properties and functions in various applications like photocatalysis in water splitting or in organic molecule degradation. Ball State University also has a strong group of researchers who synthesize various semiconductor nanoparticles and study their properties and applications extensively.
In this project we have synthesized four different metal nanoparticles (CoWO4,
NiWO4, CuWO4, and ZnWO4) following coprecipitation method, calcined them at four different temperatures (450°C, 550°C, 650°C and 750°C), different physiochemical properties were studied and compared. Finally, the calcined nanoparticles were deployed in methylene blue, an organic dye degradation under controlled light source to assess their photocatalytic activity.M. S
Partimenti and schemata: seventeenth-century educational tools
No full textThis dissertation provides a pedagogical approach to incorporating Italian partimenti and schemata theory in the modern music theory classroom. Partimenti and schemata aid students in making abstract theory concepts concrete. The structure of a partimento was learned in short segments, or schemas, that a student would organize into the process of music making. Most students enter the university with little experience using chords. The two-voice schemata and harmonic plans of partimenti provide guided compositional experience to better learn harmonic function. These tools are presented here to help students today learn the language of harmony through composition.
Chapter one examines the history of partimenti and investigates how they are being used today by pedagogues and researchers. Most commonly, partimenti are used for teaching improvisation at the keyboard. Less prevalent is the use of partimenti and schemata to reproduce historically informed compositions or to analyze a score for the schemata used. Chapter two provides a description of how schemata may be employed in the music theory classroom and provides a catalogue of the schemata identified by Gjerdingen, Meyer, and Heartz. The schemata are organized by their functions within a musical phrase. Chapter three explores how partimenti can function as guides to written out compositions. This chapter contains instructions for realizing partimenti for the purpose of learning harmonic function and conventional music theory concepts. Partimenti are ordered such that instructors may logically use them throughout the music theory course sequence. Chapter four offers classroom applications for employing partimenti and schemata. These resources give experiential learning and application for students in cadences, periods, sentences, tonicizations, modulations, and using chromaticism. Sample assignments are provided in the Appendix.D. A
Effects of nutrition information nudges on nutrient density and food decisions in university students utilizing on-campus food pantry services: a randomized controlled study
No full textUniversity students often adopt eating habits that could increase their risk for chronic diseases. Further, students that experience food insecurity appear to be at greater risk for undesirable eating pattersn. Research indicates that nutrition interventions may improve health outcomes in university students. However, it is currently unknown if nutrition information nudges can favorable impact health outcomes in university students receiving services from an on-campus food pantry. This novel, parallel arm, randomized controlled study was designed to examine the effects of nutritious recipe cards on nutrient density and food decisions in students receiving services from Cardinal Kitchen, Ball State University's on-campus food pantry. Twenty-nine undergraduate and graduate students participated in this study. Participants completed a screening survey that included demographic questions and the pre-test question. Participants that met eligibility were randomized to the intervention (INV) or control (CON) group. The INV group was presented with nutrition information nudges (i.e., nutritious recipe cards) before answering the post-test question while the CON group did not receive the recipe cards. The INV and CON study surveys also included two validated surveys, the General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire-Revised (GNKQ-R) and the Rapid Eating Assessment for Participants - Shortened Version (REAP-S) to measure baseline nutrition knowledge and diet quality, potential covariates. It was hypothesized that the intervention would improve nutrient density of food decisions. After adjusting for covariates (i.e., GNKQ and REAP-S) the results of this study found that there was no statistically significant difference between means of the pre-intervention nutrient density and post-intervention nutrient density (p =.55). While the results of this study should be considered with caution due to the limited sample size, further research should be conducted to see if college students experiencing food insecurity and utlilizing campus food pantries can be encouraged to shoose more nutritious food items by implementing nutrition nudges.M. S
Between the lands between : a critical video essay series about the 2022 video game Elden ring
No full textThis creative project, a video series being published onto YouTube, presents a critical analysis
of the 2022 video game Elden Ring, developed by the Japanese developer FromSoftware and published
by Bandai-Namco. The series, of which two full-length videos have been published at the time of
submission, specifically dissect the themes of the game’s major characters and their inspirations rooted
in mythological histories. The videos combined comprise a total of 116 minutes and 24 seconds of
content and were published on YouTube on February 25th, March 25th, and May 27th 2023. The fourth
and final video is scheduled to upload on June 24th. Each video took around three to four weeks of
labor to research, record footage, record narrations, and edit together with Adobe Premiere Pro. The
research conducted for the content involved consulting materials from a variety of international
sources; Greece, Rome, Christian tradition, India, China, Japan, Yoruba, and Native American lore are
the examples I consulted for the project. An objective of the project is to present a diverse range of
sources, as despite being aesthetically European, Elden Ring is inspired by a number of international
narrative and cultural elements. As of submitting this abstract, the channel where I upload the videos
have received 91 subscribers, a total view count of 2.6 thousand, and watch time of 390 hours since
starting the channel on February 16th, 2023