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Bharatanatyam, An Effective Psychotherapeutic Intervention in Dance/Movement Therapy
Get PDFDance/movement therapy is a psychotherapeutic modality that acknowledges the human body as a window to the human mind and spirit. Through creative and dynamic interventions, it fosters a healthy unification of the mind and body to enhance an individual\u27s holistic health. This research focuses on the traditional dance form of India, Bharatanatyam, and its influence on the body and mind of the practitioner. Journeying through the history of the dance form to its relevance in the field of dance/movement therapy, the thesis explores how Bharatanatyam can be useful as an alternate method, in a therapeutic session to facilitate navigation through checking in with our bodies and finding expression of thoughts and emotions. The thesis describes different aspects in the practice of Bharatanatyam that can be useful in structuring interventions in a dance/movement therapy session. Movement being the language of a dance/movement therapist, this paper expands upon the idea to bridge different cultures and provide an opportunity to explore creative alternative interventions that can be used globally
Disconnecting from the Dancer Identity: Dance/Movement Therapy in Support of Maintaining the Sense of Self in Professional Dance
Get PDFThe culture of the professional dance environment perpetuates an ideal image of the dancer identity. In the pursuit of this ideal, dancers struggle with integrating their own personal identity, creating internal conflict that potentially underlies dance related mental health issues. Dance/movement therapy offers a different therapeutic environment that promotes self-awareness, acceptance, and trust within the body to establish a connection with a deeper sense of self. An examination of the research and documentation of the utilization of dance/movement therapy with dancers suggest it could be beneficial to the issues they face, including maintaining their own sense of identity. This discussion is important to destigmatizing mental health issues in the professional dance world and, more importantly, offers therapeutic treatment suited to the language of dancers, dance
A Resurrected Revolution: Riot Grrrl Remembered, Revived, and Redefined
Get PDFHow has the Riot Grrrl movement of the 1990s been remembered and redefined? Riot Grrrl is typically remembered as an organized movement based on universal girl love which made the personal political, when in reality it had multiple leaders, many manifestos, and several identities beyond just the college educated white women commonly associated with the creation of its girl power agenda. Memory formation is a process. This dominant narrative that emerged about Riot Grrrl was constructed overtime by a number of participants, but also contradicts the lived experiences of many grrrls. To make sense of this tension, this thesis relies on the idea of cultural memory to recount the history of Riot Grrrl. Cultural memory is an ongoing relationship between institutional narratives and the memories of individuals; applied to Riot Grrrl, this thesis unravels the dominant narrative by comparing “official” narratives found in books, archives, and scholarly work with the recollections of individuals, found mostly in zines and oral histories.
The author argues that Riot Grrrl never truly ended, but adapted to new technology. In particular, the Riot Grrrl movement has been redefined on the popular social media app TikTok, whose for-profit interests dictate the limits of its users’ self-made content. Exemplifying a trend in media viewing known as nichification, TikTok is built around an algorithm that curates content for each individual in a never-ending stream on a home page, called the For You Page. The algorithm learns what each user likes and dislikes based on their in-app interactions and data provided from third parties, should the user accept that arrangement. This makes it particularly useful for young people seeking to network with others with similar interests, no matter how “niche” they might seem.
Using TikTok posts and comments from the current Riot Grrrl community, the author showcases its similarities to the movement of the 1990s, such as the Do-It-Yourself ethos which remains prominent in the contemporary generation. The digital version of the subculture is also wildly different from the previous iteration, explicitly focused on a form of punk feminism that iii centers intersectionality and embraces multiplicity. Though these were goals of the 1990s movement, they remained unrealized after its supposed demise prior to the turn of the millennium. With new digital tools, the current generation of Riot Grrrl participants can network faster than ever before and embrace a plethora of new identities.
Riot Grrrl’s turn to social media is not without flaw. While there are many inspiring individuals using TikTok to educate others on the subculture, spread information on activist causes, or participate in everyday forms of activism in-app, the revived Riot Grrrl subculture is defined by contradiction. As dictated by the demands of consumer culture, TikTok is an ambivalent space enabling expression of all kinds. Rather than definitively assessing the usefulness of social media for online activism and networking, the author chooses to highlight this ambiguity in several topics related to contemporary Riot Grrrl. Touching upon performative activism, popular feminism, and digital racism, this thesis concludes that the modern Riot Grrrl remains influenced by multiplicity, perhaps even messiness. As a result, the author suggests that future analysts consider spectrums, rather than binaries, to accomplish more thorough, nuanced narratives of both Riot Grrrl and new media
Educating for a Recovering World: Developing Trauma-Sensitive Teaching Models in Response to COVID-19
Get PDFIn recent years, a number of schools and districts across America have begun implementing trauma-sensitive classroom models. However, the current reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the traumatic stress of the 2020 incidents of police violence and domestic terrorism necessitate further exploration of this work. My inquiry explores the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s learning and development. Taking a trauma-sensitive lens, I examine how trauma manifests in the elementary classroom, review the literature on COVID-19 collective trauma, and propose a model for trauma-sensitive teaching in pandemic and post-pandemic times. I make an argument for teachers to structure their classrooms and curricula to be trauma-sensitive through a focus on play, relationship-building, and student agency, given the new reality in which we all reside
The Development of Weekend Warrior
Get PDFWeekend Warrior and the process of creating it was an experience built on memory and inspiration. The research supporting the performance delves into gender identity and gender performance with a focus on the experiences of female warriors, duelists, and stunt performers. The research within this paper comes from my perspective as an able-bodied, white, female bodied, femme presenting individual and by no means is a full spectrum account of the experience of others who occupy this space with me. The research within was done in support of my opinion and desire to learn more about the women who have inspired me as a director, choreographer, performance maker and human
Relationship Between Outcomes of Psychiatric Genetic Counseling and Time Since Onset and Diagnosis of Psychiatric Illness
Get PDFResearch shows that psychiatric genetic counseling (pGC) improves outcomes for patients. We conducted a retrospective chart review study to examine the relationship between outcomes of pGC and time since onset and/or diagnosis of psychiatric illness at a specialist pGC clinic. Specifically, we examined change in empowerment scores (as measured by the Genetic Counseling Outcome Scale (GCOS) prior to (T1) and approximately one month after the pGC appointment (T2)), in relationship to: a) time since symptom onset (TSO) and b) time since psychiatric diagnosis (TSD). Linear regression was used to determine the relationship between TSO and/or TSD and GCOS change, and paired sample T-test was conducted to assess the changes in pre-and post-pGC scores. Charts for 271 patients with personal histories of schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar, depression, obsessive compulsive and eating disorders were included in the study. There was no relationship between TSD and GCOS change (p=0.234, R2=0.015). A weak negative relationship was observed overall between TSO and GCOS change (p=0.032, R2=0.019). When the data were examined by psychiatric diagnosis, this result was significant only for depression (p=0.013, R2=0.037), which was also a weak relationship. Overall, empowerment improved after pGC regardless of TSO/TSD (
How Genetic Findings Associated with Autism are Used: A Study of Parents and Caregivers
No full textGuidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics recommend genetic testing for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as part of their medical workup. While previous studies explored parental and caregiver experiences in the pursuit of genetic testing for the affected individual, to our knowledge, there is limited research in the usefulness of genetic testing for ASD and other neurodevelopmental disorders in terms of cascade testing, reproductive decision-making, medical management and care. In our research, a survey was submitted to parents and caregivers of N = 645 participants selected from the Simons Searchlight database. Quantitative Analysis of the 337 respondents showed an increased uptake of utility and overall satisfaction after a genetic finding, despite the challenges and concerns surrounding genetic testing and the potential implications that a genetic finding for ASD and other neurodevelopmental conditions may have. Notably, respondents overwhelmingly did not regret getting genetic testing done and found an ASD genetic finding to be helpful
Lunch and Learn Series - Getting Access to Materials Not Available Online
No full textThe first in the Library’s Lunch and Learn Series for Spring 2021.
This new online series intends to help students, faculty, and staff better understand and utilize the Library’s resources. Since these are short sessions, they will start promptly at 1:00 pm (Eastern)!
Join a SLC Librarian in our first “Lunch and Learn” to learn what to do when you can’t find something you need digital access to through the library. In this short session, a librarian will show how to verify whether material is available at Sarah Lawrence or as an open access resource; how to choose the best catalog record for an Interlibrary Loan request; how to manage your Library account; and more
Dance/Movement Therapy and a Search for Wholeness Under Capitalism
Get PDFWellness, as it is currently defined in late capitalism, is a luxury good for the ruling class. Capitalism and the commodification of wellness go largely unaddressed in current dance/movement therapy research. In the United States, dance/movement therapists operate within the for-profit healthcare system. The United States is the only industrialized democracy in the world without a national health insurance program. Despite the access to state licensure for the past 20 years, dance/movement therapists still have no guarantee that health insurance companies will pay for their services. Concurrently, there has been a surgency of self-proclaimed wellness coaches. These “experts” claim that through one class, meeting, or session they can help you change your life and help you manifest your desires and goals. These classes look and sound shockingly like therapy while making far grander promises of actualization. Therapists yielding to the pressure of conforming to western culture’s preoccupation with immediate fulfilment will ultimately undermine the genuine potential for wellbeing that therapy can offer. There is a critical issue with the notion that wellbeing is something a therapist can sell. Desire for quick-fix wellness can lead to people seeking therapy as magical solution and to therapists claiming they can offer immediate and desirable results. When dance/movement therapists begin viewing clients as a consumer of a “product” they have lost the therapeutic nature of the work