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School of the Arts Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions

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    • A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT CONDITION OF NICHE MARKET, INDEPENDENT MOTION PICTURE PRODUCERS 

      Cole, Samuel Jason (University of Kansas, 2013-12-31)
      This dissertation provides researchers with a window into the field of motion picture production from an inside-looking-out viewpoint filmmakers actively working in the field of motion picture production. Through a series ...

    • The Dance of the Vampires: A Gothic Ballad With a Hint of Garlic. Adaptation by Tatyana Wilds from Dance of the Vampires, a Musical by Jim Steinman 

      Wilds, Tatyana (University of Kansas, 2013-12-31)
      This Thesis explores scenography for Dance of the Vampires (Tanz der Vampire, in German), a two act modern musical. This musical is by an American rock composer Jim Steinman, a German book by Michael Kunze, and an English ...

    • Survival/Zhaabwiiwin 

      Adams, Gina M. (University of Kansas, 2013-08-31)
      There is a connection to what the ancient ones taught my ancestors, as this information was passed down generation to generation. I consider my work and its process to be a spiritual endeavor, and the process of making to ...

    • In Flux 

      Burmood, Jacob Benton (University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)
      Abstract "In Flux" was an exploration of how energy affects and harmonizes with matter. These works were influenced by the unification of many elements into a whole, as seen in the flow of nature, dance, religion, and ...

    • Waiting For The Barbarians 

      Esfandiary, Rana (University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)
      Waiting for the Barbarians is one of the philip Glass's political opera, telling the story of conflict between oppressor and opressed. The theme of the opera is oppression, repression, torture, and unjustifiable restriction ...

    • Passe-Partout 

      Flaming, Jared (University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)
      This paper conducts a critical examination in a deconstructive manner of a series of paintings by the author. It closely mirrors a post-structuralist style of questioning. It utilizes deconstructive tactics and notions ...

    • Building a Foundation 

      Metzger, Jonathan David (University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)
      Building a Foundation examines my personal history growing up in a Midwestern, conservative, farming community, within a family of boys. This exhibition of drawings and prints explores ideas of identity and the American ...

    • BOY 

      Miller, David Kyle (University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)
      The conception and production of BOY as a thesis exhibition is a personal genesis. "Who am I" "Why have I become what I am? ", are the questions I asked myself upon embarking in the creation of BOY. By projecting once ...

    • projection...identification...empathy 

      Smith, Damia Victoria (University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)
      Projection...identification...empathy consists of an installation of body-size, wearable objects and videos of performers wearing the objects. Two live performances add another layer of substance to the pieces already ...

    • Hidden Hands 

      Wegren, Allison Felice (University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)
      Abstract The large-scale installation, Hidden Hands, is constructed of thousands of fabric loops in various colors that cover the exhibition walls. Next to this growth of fabric is a domestic workspace, along with pins, ...

    • Body Theology 

      Titterington, David Ford (University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)
      Body Theology investigates the human body as a place where landscape, myth and bacteria intersect to create numerous imaginary realms. Horizon lines shift or disappear completely, and the overall dark palette sets a tone ...

    • Makeshift Mendings 

      Mahoney, Whitney (University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)
      The following is a written thesis of the concepts and visual aspects of Whitney Mahoney's MFA thesis exhibition, installed at the University of Kansas Art and Design Gallery from February 17-22, 2013. The exhibition, ...

    • Death Circles 

      Gomez, Randolph (University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)
      Death Circles is comprised of five panels of cotton fabric, stretched by heavy rods on the top and the bottom of the piece, these fabrics are imprinted with circles of ants, there is also a circle of metal ants that are ...

    • Part and Parcel: An Essential Component of Experience 

      Cheville, Jori Louise (University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)
      In order to give voice to the understanding of my individuality, I create work as a memoir through visual symbolism. My hope is that as I revisit these parts of my life I am able to reflect on and release negative fragments. ...

    • Frankenstein on Stage: Galvanizing the Myth and Evolving the Creature 

      Tiehen, Jeanne Peggy (University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)
      In 2011 the National Theatre produced Frankenstein, a new adaptation written by Nick Dear and directed by Danny Boyle. The production was a huge success, despite that the story of Frankenstein is nearly two hundred years ...

    • The Federal Theatre Project, Kansas City, Missouri, 1936 

      Tinker, Heather Ann (University of Kansas, 2012-12-31)
      The Federal Theatre Project (FTP), a sub-program of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), created in 1935, included large and small cities all over the United States. In 1936, from January 8 to October 15, the little-known ...

    • Arbitrary Reality: The Global Art Cinema of Jim Jarmusch 

      Lackey, Eric (University of Kansas, 2012-12-31)
      The cinema of American filmmaker Jim Jarmusch resists many attempts at categorization. This thesis examines Jarmusch's cinema within the context of both American independent cinema studies and global art cinema studies. ...

    • From Cap to Cloak: The Evolution of "Little Red Riding Hood" from Oral Tale to Film 

      Reid, Tina-Louise (University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)
      As co-written with scholar and storyteller Angela Carter, Neil Jordan's The Company of Wolves (1984) represents a unique case of adaptation as it radically revises the figure of “ Little Red Riding Hood.” The Company of ...

    • 100 Questions About Sturgis 

      Sebelius, John (University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)
      Exploring my own identity and voice within diverse subcultures has become essential in my current artistic practice and process. My aim is to visually explore lived experience amongst culturally rich communities, without ...

    • Textus 

      Stella Salisbury, Carol Anne (University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)
      Abstract Textus, my Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition, is a body of work in diverse media. Within it, Spiral, a sculptural piece, reflects my background in metalsmithing and jewelry design. There are also seven digital ...