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TO BOLDLY GO FROM ZINE TO AO3: A Study of Fanfiction Culture in the Star Trek Fandom
No full textFanfiction, or the practice of writing fiction about characters from a specific movie, TV show, or book is a practice that has existed for decades. Commonly attributed to the fanzines created by Star Trek fans in the 1960s, fanfiction has become an international phenomenon. Fanfiction is largely shared online and as a result, my research was conducted in an online setting. After speaking to eleven Star Trek fans who read or write fanfiction and reading the stories they selected for me to illustrate their interests, I have concluded that fanfiction is larger than its written works. Fanfiction is a community and a vessel for social commentary. My findings show how online communities are just as complicated as in-person communities, as well as how further studies of fanfiction communities may provide insight into how individuals regulate informal communities
XVIII
No full textXVIII is a portfolio of four creative pieces: They Keep You Safe, The Missing Image, Monstrous, and Canary Sky. The pieces are all in different forms, though they can all be interacted with by using a computer. The pieces are presented in a website. I use the Moon tarot card as a framework both to design the website and to thematically drive the pieces. I designed the XVIII website as a stark and minimalist interpretation of the Moon tarot card, emphasizing its symbols. Each creative piece aligns with a symbol present in the Moon tarot card. Each creative piece also aligns with the overall meaning of the Moon tarot card. XVIII is an exercise in exploration. Through reader interaction and engagement, XVIII invites the reader into the concealed inner world of the author-narrator. XVIII creates this space by evoking symbols from the Moon tarot card, as well as by melding its technical implementation with creative considerations
A CALL TO ACTION: USING MINIMAL GROUP PARADIGM TO EXPLORE INTERACTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND DECISION-MAKING OFFLINE
No full textThis study was conducted to investigate group membership on social media and how it can affect interaction on social media and action offline after discussion. Participants first completed a dot estimation task to ostensibly place them in groups; in reality, they were randomly assigned to their groups. They were then asked to interact with a simulated Facebook feed with posts by members from their group (an ingroup member) and the other group (an outgroup member). After the simulation feed, participants answered questions about a discussion post from the simulated Facebook feed. They were asked about the persuasiveness of the discussion post, their likelihood to act offline, whether they supported the cause in the discussion post, and their donation to the cause. In all, there were no statistical differences between reactions toward the ingroup versus the outgroup members for interactions on the discussion post, perceived persuasiveness of the discussion post, and donation to the cause. There was a difference between the ingroup and outgroup conditions for some events, such that participants were more willing to act offline when the poster was an ingroup member than an outgroup member. The findings suggest that the issue can be acknowledged online, but posts by ingroup members can push people to take the extra step and act offline
ANGLED TOWARD HELL Accompanied by Artist Statement Haunting the Space of Erasure
No full textAngled Toward Hell is a collection of erasures that use the pages of Daphne du Maurier’s novel My Cousin Rachel as spaces where readers can piece together fragmented memories to build an innovative experience of poetry. On each page, there are three stories being told: the story in My Cousin Rachel, the story told by Angled Toward Hell’s speaker, and the story the reader is creating while experiencing the poems. The synthesis of these three stories is what defines the experience of Angled Toward Hell. I believe that poetry has the power to act as a prism through which the poet and reader can attempt to see one another without the limits of their personalities or personal biases. The poems in Angled Toward Hell are simultaneously obscuring the “I” and constructing an “I” that is radically confessional
COMMENSALITY IN THE CAFETERIA: HOW EATING WITH OTHERS RELATES TO WELL-BEING, SOCIAL CAPITAL, AND GROUP COHESION
No full textCommensality or the act of eating with others has evolved broadly to better encapsulate the act of eating as a distinctly social phenomenon. Commensality can take on many forms and people can gather around a table for many reasons, but there is always a distinct aspect of spending time with others as a way to form, maintain, and strengthen the bonds between them and as a way to enjoy time with others increasing one’s happiness, gratitude, and overall well-being. Thus, a mixed methods study consisting of a survey and semi-structured interviews was conducted in order to better understand the ways that commensality relates to psychological well-being, social capital, and group cohesion in an oft unused research setting - a college cafeteria. Quantitative findings from the survey suggest that there is a positive relationship between social capital and commensality, social capital and group cohesion as it relates to commensality, and social capital and aspects of psychological well-being. Qualitative findings from the interviews suggest that students very much enjoy eating with others; it makes them feel more engaged, happy, and can lead to healthier food choices. The cafeteria in some cases also offers an interesting setting that allows them to meet people they would not have otherwise. Further, the specific ambience of the cafeteria space can help or hinder their ability to use the space to its full potential as a public space for them to hang out with friends, get work done, and eat in
Poetry for a New Future: Four Black Female Poets During the Black Arts Movement
No full textIn this thesis, I investigated the driving force of Black Female Poets’ voices challenging the state of America during the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements. I evaluated and analyzed the poetic works of Audre Lorde, Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni, and Ntozake Shange. Publications by and about these four female poets who were active during the Black Arts Movement were evaluated and analyzed to identify the poets’ intentions, the audiences they hoped to reach and the aspects of society they sought to change
PEPSI-COLA AND COMMUNION WAFERS: AESTHETICS OF JUXTAPOSITION IN CORITA KENT’S MID-CENTURY PRINTS
No full textOften identified with the Pop art movement during the 1960s, Corita Kent is distinguished for her silkscreen prints that juxtapose contemporary advertising imagery with traditional biblical themes. Less well-known are her prints produced before the Pop decade, which exhibit similar juxtapositional strategies between commercial and spiritual realms. Examining prints from her mid-century oeuvre, as well as the cultural contexts with which contemporary viewers likely would have been familiar, this thesis explores the evolution of Corita’s aesthetics of juxtaposition and the possible implications of its relationship to the modernization efforts of the Catholic Church under the directives of the Second Vatican Council. Further examination of their processes suggests Corita’s aesthetics of juxtaposition are an impulse to demonstrate to her viewer the significance of creative engagement. Revealing the potential of transformative aesthetic experience through juxtaposed pairings, her mid-century prints reference commercial imagery in a way that reveals the humanity behind their construction, affirming the agency of the individual within the oppressive dynamics of authoritarian structures
PULLING AT THE SEAMS OF A LEAKY PIPE AN INSTALLATION OF PHENOMENOLOGY
No full textAs the quarantine of the global pandemic of COVID-19 comes to a close, and the cyber world of the fourth industrial boom takes aim, we are faced with many new ideas of experiences and spaces. In turn, we are faced with questions of how exactly to react to such experiences, yet to face the impact such dynamics might have on our consciousness. This thesis is a study of the essence of this relationship (between experience and consciousness,) also known as phenomenology. Through an interactive installation, my thesis will explore themes of sensation, space, and self in order to convey the relevance of experiences and their impact on our consciousness. In order to facilitate a positive, metaphysical exploration of phenomenology, I will employ motifs of the self and various means of self care through a surreal portrayal of a lavatory. By alluding to the participation of such acts through engagement with the installation, the audience themselves will demonstrate processes of phenomenology
THE SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF SEAGRASS BED PROPELLER SCARRING IN SARASOTA COUNTY
No full textSeagrass is important to marine ecosystems because of its immense oxygen production, protection provided for and from other organisms, and influence on water quality. Humans have the ability to impact the important marine plant seagrass in several ways. One of the damaging ways that have widespread effects is through propeller scars formed by boats. South of Tampa Bay, the smaller Sarasota Bay has experienced several seagrass restoration projects over the past decades as a result of propeller scarring. This study aimed to determine the number of scars, as well as the hot and cold spots of scarring, and visually analyze the resulting data through the use of GIS. Aerial images obtained from Sarasota County showing seagrass beds in Sarasota Bay from December 2020 through March 2021 were utilized within GIS, and field data collected in March 2022 were applied to complete the analyses and determine several sights in Sarasota Bay that are experiencing severe propeller scarring in seagrass beds. The areas of most severe scarring were identified to be south Sarasota Bay and North Lido Key. The maps created for this project are important as they highlight areas of the bay that are experiencing the longest, and highest amount of propeller scars, that may need further restoration work