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Sound and Story: A recital on piano and harpsichord, with an original composition entitled "fluxing, quivering, transforming"
(2023) Zheng, Margin Tianya; Jacob, Heidi
On April 19, 2023, I performed a solo recital on piano and harpsichord, including works from a wide range of periods of classical music. One of the works was a composition I wrote in the fall semester, fluxing, quivering, transforming, for solo piano with extended techniques. In addition, I created a digital companion to the recital (https://sites.google.com/view/soundandstory/home) that contains program notes that provide historical background for the repertoire and explain the meaning of the works in relation to my musical and personal development.
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"Franny: A Musical" for Two Voices and Piano
(2023) Hsiang, Emily; Arauco, Ingrid
“Franny: A Musical” is a one-act, twenty-minute musical written for two voices and piano, originally performed by Aviana Rivera ("Franny"), Joseph Correale ("Lane"), and Ting Ting Wong (piano). Based on J.D. Sallinger’s short story, “Franny” from his novella Franny and Zooey (1961), this new musical theater composition follows the changing romantic relationship of Franny and Lane over one tumultuous weekend visit.
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A Thesis Violin Recital Featuring Works by Brahms, Coleridge-Taylor, Debussy, Bach, and Saint-Saëns
(2023) Bowen, Margaret Adger; Freedman, Richard
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Género, naturaleza y cine: la búsqueda del límite de la violencia del conflicto armado colombiano en La Sirga y Alias María
(2023) Keating, Ellie; Gómez Unamuno, Aurelia
Abstracto (Español): Los grupos armados y la violencia del conflicto armado interno colombiano está ligada al entorno natural y al papel de la tierra como una manera de ganar y acumular poder. En esta tesis, exploro el conflicto armado a través de una teoría feminista e ambiental para resaltar los desafíos desproporcionados (pasados y actuales) y reflexionar sobre el futuro precario de Colombia. Utilizo como fuentes primarias las películas La Sirga (2012) y Alias María (2015), dirigidas por William Vega y José Luis Rugeles respectivamente. Estas películas examinan el desplazamiento y el reclutamiento forzado de los niños soldados (dos facetas críticas del conflicto) y ejemplifican un cambio en el cine colombiano que enfatiza las comunidades rurales y remotas. Los directores buscan empoderar estas áreas a través de una representación auténtica de la vida cotidiana. Exploro estas dos películas a través de tres enfoques diferentes: el género, el medio ambiente y el uso de los actores no-profesionales. Los efectos del conflicto incluyen la violencia de género y la destrucción ambiental y por lo tanto afectan específicamente a las mujeres así como el medio ambiente. El conflicto también reconstruye la identidad y los valores colectivos de Colombia en las políticas, las conversaciones sociales, las regulaciones económicas o ambientales y las ideologías culturales. Con esto, investigo el uso de actores no-profesionales en las películas como instrumento de cambio y profundizaré en la ética de este método y las formas en que los productores y directores pueden o deben ayudar a que las comunidades con las que interactúan sean más sostenibles, apoyadas y con acceso a recursos o conocimiento. Abstract (English) Armed groups and the violence of Colombia’s internal armed conflict is tied to and influenced by the natural environment, with land being the main prize to gain and accumulate power. In this thesis, I explore the armed conflict utilizing a critical ecofeminist approach to highlight Colombia’s disproportionate challenges (past and current) and reflect on its (precarious) future. I use the films La Sirga (2012) and Alias María (2015) as my primary sources, directed by William Vega and José Luis Rugeles respectively. These films examine displacement and the forced recruitment of child soldiers – two critical components of the conflict – and exemplify a shift in Colombian cinema that emphasizes rural and remote communities. Both directors seek to empower these areas through an authentic representation of everyday life, and they use neoliberal economic incentives to boost their films’ production and attention. I explore La Sirga and Alias María through three different approaches: gender and nature as the first two, since the effects of the conflict include gendered violence and environmental destruction. I also analyze the filming processes themselves and the use of non-professional actors, since Colombia is now working to reconstruct its collective identity and values regarding political power, social conversations, economic or environmental regulations, and cultural ideologies. I will investigate the use of natural actors in films as an instrument of change, pose an ethical viewpoint, and explore the ways in which producers and directors can make involved communities more sustainable, supported, knowledgeable, and resourceful.
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Las distopías críticas y el desarrollo de comunidades de resistencia en las novelas Ink y Lunar Braceros: 2125-2148
(2023) Barber, Natalia; Rodriguez-Rincon, Luis
In order to create freer and more just worlds, we must envision them first. This thesis examines how visionary fiction and critical dystopias could serve as potentially useful tools for activists and organizers to imagine different worlds from the ones we currently we have. I examined how the novels Ink and Lunar Braceros: 2125-2148 discussed oppressive immigration policies, and how they demonstrated and critiqued organizing strategies in response to those policies. I ultimately find that this genre can be a useful imaginative space for organizers, with implications for the sustainability of social justice movements in seemingly hopeless circumstances.