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Theatre and the Pandemic - Directing Fully Committed by Becky Mode
Get PDFThe following thesis will provide a detailed account of the University of New Orleans’ School of the Arts production of the play Fully Committed by Becky Mode. I will explain our process as we slowly began to surface from the Coronavirus pandemic that shuttered theatres in March of 2020, and discuss the social climate and attitudes toward theater just before, during and as we come out of pandemic. Fully Committed was performed on September 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 28th, 29th, 30th, and October 1st in the Nims Laboratory Theater on the University of New Orleans campus in New Orleans, Louisiana
Political Religion: An Intellectual History of Eric Voegelin and Defense of His Thesis on Political Religion and Nazism
Get PDFThis thesis is an intellectual history of Eric Voegelin and the concept of “political religion”. Eric Voegelin was a German-Austrian political scientist whose work surrounding the field of political science has made him one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. Voegelin saw the rise of Nazi Germany in 1932 and fled Austria during Anschluss in 1938 to escape Nazi persecution, coming to the United States. During this time, Voegelin published, The Political Religions (Die Politischen Religionen) in which he describes National Socialism as a “political religion”. This thesis will delve into the conceptualization of the term, how other scholars viewed Nazism as a political religion, and why Nazism is a political religion
A Pelican\u27s Journey to Flight: A Louisiana National Guardsman, The Development of the United States Army Air Service, and The Human Cost of Military Innovation
Get PDFGeorge E. Dicks deployed to the Mexican Punitive Expedition and World War I with the Louisiana National Guard. He recorded his experience in writing and photography, which reside in the Jackson Barracks Military Museum in Chalmette, Louisiana. His memorabilia reflect an officer’s perspective on early military aviation and parallel to the United States military’s experimentation with aviation. Through experimentation, Dicks became an aerial observer in World War I.
This thesis explores George E. Dicks’ memorabilia and how it both represents the development of the American Air Service and the human cost of military aviation with photographic evidence. By representing aviation’s development, he illuminates the human nature of military experimentation. A comparison between Dicks and the emerging American aviator appears before an in-depth interpretation. Each photo album receives a content analysis to understand his changing perspective throughout his military career. His transition to aviation mirrors the United States’ strategy during World War I, emphasizing observational roles. Examining Dicks photo albums and journals present a unique perspective on the United States Army Air Service and the human cost of military experimentation
“The East:” A History of New Orleans East and the Retail Redlining of Black Middle-Class Suburbs
Get PDFThis dissertation is a case study of New Orleans East, a collection of diverse suburban neighborhoods that comprise the easternmost part of New Orleans. This interdisciplinary research study chronicles the growth and decline of “The East” to more generally understand the challenges facing Black middle-class suburbs. Decades-long mischaracterizations and overstated negative perceptions of The East persist, unjustly and unceasingly detracting from economic development and prosperity and exacerbating the inequities that have long plagued the city’s Black residents. Findings from this dissertation uncover how, in metropolitan New Orleans, residents, city officials, and local news media have effectively stigmatized and written off the entirety of New Orleans East as a figurative and literal microcosmic dumping ground of all the city’s social ills, from poverty and blight to battles over section-8 housing and economic decline.
First, with the 1980s oil crash and then Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New Orleans East has maintained an exaggerated narrative of suburban decline that masks and overshadows Black wealth, economic potential, and plentiful natural resources. According to the middle- and upper-income Black residents who reside in New Orleans East, the area’s disinvestment and decline are due to their race, despite the spending power they possess. They decry how The East’s economic suffocation disproportionately distresses their communities, contributing to blight, low property values, a lack of job creation, an absence of shopping and restaurants, areas of concentrated poverty, and crime (or perceptions of it). Residents have become frustrated that they are forced to shop even for their most basic needs in neighboring parishes, which causes the city to lose millions of dollars in tax revenue annually. Decades-long political neglect and economic disinvestment of The East exacerbate the city’s racial wealth gap and further decrease access to the economic stability and mobility of the “American dream” for the city’s Black middle class. This dissertation seeks a paradigm shift in how New Orleans residents, realtors, private developers, and city and state leaders conceptualize “The East.” New Orleans East has become the forgotten neighborhood in “the city that care forgot,” but it deserves much more
Synthesis of rilmenidine analogues as potential therapeutic agents for the treatment of breast cancer
No full textBelow The Veil
Get PDFThis thesis reflects the creation and evolution of my thesis short film, Below The Veil. I detail the production process from the film’s conception, script development, pre-production, production, and post-production. I reflect on the impact UNO and Below The Veil has had on me as a filmmaker and creator. From my first short film to my thesis, I have acquired an immense amount of knowledge, skill, and technique in an educational and filmmaking capacity from the University of New Orleans. This will be discussed in my reflection