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- Abstract of ThesisForest of LorienForest of Lorien documentary photography project explores the mid-century modern community, Hollin Hills, located in Alexandria, Virginia, near Washington, D.C. The project is comprised of a book of photographs, an interactive website, essays, and a sensorial...
- Author:
- Space, Caroline
- Keyword:
- Architecture, Nature, Community, Photography, Documentary, and Mid-Century Modernism
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- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan
- Committee Member(s):
- Bulisova, Gabriela
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- This thesis investigates Deaf culture through football at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. It is a multimedia documentary project about Shelby Bean, a Hard of Hearing man with Goldenhar Syndrome who came to Gallaudet as a student athlete in 2009 and became a football coach after he...
- Author:
- D'Autremont, Catherine
- Keyword:
- Sports, Gallaudet, Deaf, Football, Athletics, and Disability
- GW Unit:
- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan
- Committee Member(s):
- Bulisova, Gabriela
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- Thesis or Dissertation
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- "Unnecessary Suffering: new treatment cures hepatitis C" is a New Media Photojournalism thesis by Imran Khan presents educates the public on the global threat of the hepatitis C epidemic and treatment options: interferon vs. sobosfuvir. The thesis is presented as a website that contains a short...
- Author:
- Khan, Imran
- Keyword:
- new media, documentary, film making, and photojournalism
- GW Unit:
- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan
- Committee Member(s):
- Bulisova, Gabriela and Frankfurter, Michelle
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- Thesis or Dissertation
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- In Hops We Trust explores an insider’s perspective into the micro beer community. The project includes all aspects of media including a short documentary, written article, photo story and website. In the film and photo portion of the project we take a look into living with depression and the...
- Author:
- Schilp, David Schilp
- Keyword:
- Women, Depression, Craftbeer, and Passion
- GW Unit:
- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan
- Committee Member(s):
- Bulisova, Gabriela
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- Thesis or Dissertation
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- Through the platforms of film and photography, this documentary project lends perspective on how local Latino musicians in the Washington metropolitan area use their music as a vehicle for establishing community, and empowering both performers and audience. These musicians share their personal...
- Author:
- Martinez Gonzalez, Daniel
- Keyword:
- Washington D.C., Mt. Pleasant, Rock en Español, Latino Immigrants, Music, and Latino Community
- GW Unit:
- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan
- Committee Member(s):
- Bulisova, Gabriela
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- Thesis or Dissertation
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- Balinda is a 62-year old survivor of cancer and HIV. Less than a year ago she was rapidly deteriorating from the side effects of her medications. The legalization of medical marijuana in the District of Columbia saved her life. Today, she struggles to make ends meet while raising her...
- Author:
- Colt, Jasper
- Keyword:
- Film, Multimedia, Photojournalism, Documentary, Video, and Journalism
- GW Unit:
- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan
- Committee Member(s):
- Bulisova, Gabriela, Paperny, Tanya, and Frankfurter, Michelle
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- Thesis or Dissertation
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- "Second to None: The Legend of Stanton Elementary" is a multimedia project and website by Mary Clare "Clary" Estes. The story is an examination of Stanton Elementary in Washington, D.C. Deemed a "turnaround" school in the capital's Anacostia neighborhood, Stanton was the second worst performing...
- Author:
- Estes, Mary Clare
- Keyword:
- education, children, learn, teacher, school, and student
- GW Unit:
- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan
- Committee Member(s):
- Bulisova, Gabriela
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- Thesis or Dissertation
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- In a nation where the indigenous population has been largely removed, corralled, or otherwise exterminated, expressions of cultural identity are increasingly important for Native Americans, as survivors of genocide. As such, rituals and customs become emphatic declarations of ancestral heritage....
- Author:
- Fine, Dakota
- Keyword:
- Native Deal, Performance Art, Photojournalism, Last American Indian on Earth, Native American, and Gregg Deal
- GW Unit:
- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan
- Committee Member(s):
- Bulisova, Gabriela, Paperny, Tanya, and Frankfurter, Michelle
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- Thesis or Dissertation
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- This thesis concerns the multigenerational Jarrell family located in Van, West Virginia, and their relationship with coal mining. I set out to find what life is like living in a monoeconomy of coal, and discovered a family so strongly connected to this disappearing industry. This project adds to...
- Author:
- Schneiderman, Lauren Morgan
- Keyword:
- rural, industry, unemployment, coal, family, and coal mining
- GW Unit:
- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan
- Committee Member(s):
- Elfers, Steve, Beasley, Toren, Turner, Tyrone, Hatch, Josh, and Bulisova, Gabriela
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- Thesis or Dissertation
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- "Dyslexia: the Art of Struggle" is a multimedia photojournalism project told through the experiences of nine dyslexic individuals. Those who have dyslexia struggle with pronouncing (word recall), encoding (writing) and decoding (reading) language. This is poignantly felt in a society organized by...
- Author:
- Brothers, Amy M.
- Keyword:
- Story, Photojournalism, New Media, Website, Dyslexia, and Struggle
- GW Unit:
- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan
- Committee Member(s):
- Sterner, Susan, Bulisova, Michelle, Bulisova, Gabriela, Paperny, Tanya, and Frankfurter, Michelle
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- Thesis or Dissertation
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- "Sounds Iranian" explores the role of Iranian music and poetry for immigrants in Washington, D.C., as a means to connect their homeland and identity. This multimedia project employs photography, digital calligraphy, short documentary videos and a website to portray the intimate feelings and...
- Author:
- Tarighi, Nosratallah
- Keyword:
- documentary, music, Iran, photography, videography, and art
- GW Unit:
- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan
- Committee Member(s):
- Bulisova, Gabriela
- Resource Type:
- Thesis or Dissertation
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- "Inseparable" highlights the healing power of service and companion dogs for war veterans who have suffered emotional and physical injuries on the battlefield. This multimedia project profiles Ryan Major, a U.S. Army infantryman severely injured in 2006, and his German shepherd service dog...
- Author:
- Faw, Caitlin Henning
- Keyword:
- canine, amputee, dog, service, war, and veteran
- GW Unit:
- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan
- Committee Member(s):
- Bulisova, Gabriela and Frankfurter, Michelle
- Resource Type:
- Thesis or Dissertation
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- The story of H Street Northeast in Washington, D.C., and the surrounding neighborhoods is rooted in the history of a prosperous black commercial district transformed to a neglected and drug infested crime zone following the 1968 riots. The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. prompted a...
- Author:
- Corl, Craig Anthony
- Keyword:
- Race, Gentrification, Photojournalism, Civil Rights, Community, and Culture
- GW Unit:
- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan
- Committee Member(s):
- Bulisova, Gabriela, Paperny, Tanya, and Frankfurter, Michelle
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- Thesis or Dissertation
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- This thesis concerns cultural difficulties and conflicts facing native Eskimos in the Bering Strait region of western Alaska. The question addressed was, what is the state and future of traditional native culture? This photojournalism project was filmed in the villages of Brevig Mission, Teller,...
- Author:
- Lincoln, Rachel Dawn
- Keyword:
- molly hootch case, nome, alaskan eskimos, missionaries, bering strait, and subsistence
- GW Unit:
- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan
- Committee Member(s):
- Elfers, Steve, Beasley, Toren, Turner, Tyrone, and Bulisova, Gabriela
- Resource Type:
- Thesis or Dissertation
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- This thesis documents the story of a non-mainstream, community-powered radio station--Radio CPR--which broadcasts from the diverse neighborhood of Mount Pleasant in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1998, Radio CPR is a hyper-local, collectively-run media platform that operates independent of...
- Author:
- Feld, Laurie E.
- Keyword:
- Hyper-local media, Collectively-run, Radio CPR, Low-Power FM, Media Justice, and Community-Powered Radio
- GW Unit:
- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan
- Committee Member(s):
- Bulisova, Gabriela, Paperny, Tanya, and Frankfurter, Michelle
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- Thesis or Dissertation
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- In August 2005, floodwaters driven by Hurricane Katrina breached the London Avenue Canal and caused widespread damage to the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans. In the aftermath, the U.S. Government created and funded Road Home, a program intended to support rebuilding. The program has since...
- Author:
- Scott, Emma
- Keyword:
- Displacement, Katrina, Road Home, Recovery, New Orleans, and Rebuilding
- GW Unit:
- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan and Bulisova, Gabriela
- Committee Member(s):
- Elfers, Steve, Sterner, Susan, Turner, Tyrone, Bulisova, Gabriela, and Beasley, Toren
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- Thesis or Dissertation
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- This thesis concerns suburban immigrant high school students growing up in Gaithersburg, MD that are apart of rising immigrant populations in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area during later part of 2000s. Themes of isolation, assimilation, community, and adolescence are told in three parts -...
- Author:
- Bothwell, Paul
- Keyword:
- Immigrants, Fine Art, Teenager, Photography, and Suburban
- GW Unit:
- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan
- Committee Member(s):
- Elfers, Steve, Turner, Tyrone, and Bulisova, Gabriela
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- Thesis or Dissertation
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- This project concerns Post-Soviet community in Brighton Beach, New York. Little Odessa is as much a state of mind as a location on a map. It is stuck between two worlds; a place of ceaseless nostalgic fantasy of countries left behind. It was in Brighton Beach during the 70's that Soviet...
- Author:
- Bazar, Uliana
- Keyword:
- Immigration, Culture, Brighton Beach, Post-Soviet, Ukraine, and Little Odessa
- GW Unit:
- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan
- Committee Member(s):
- Sterner, Susan, Turner, Tyrone, and Bulisova, Gabriela
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- Thesis or Dissertation
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- The multimedia piece Autonomous documents the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the United States -- more commonly known as drones. As the aircraft have become accessible to the average person a new technology sector has been born, one with enormous potential but little regulation....
- Author:
- Waller, Colby Thor
- Keyword:
- technology, drone, aviation, robotics, FAA, and uav
- GW Unit:
- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan
- Committee Member(s):
- Turner, Tyrone, Bulisova, Gabriela, and Frankfurter, Michelle
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- Thesis or Dissertation
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- This thesis concerns aging, blindness, and deafness in the isolated Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan (UP). I investigated the effect of extreme isolation on Lauri Lappi, a 90-year-old lifelong male resident. This project was photographed and documented in Champion-Humboldt, Michigan after...
- Author:
- Levine, Reyna Abigale
- Keyword:
- Blind, Deaf, Michigan, Dementia, Elder Care, and Economy
- GW Unit:
- New Media Photojournalism
- Degree:
- M.A.
- Advisor:
- Sterner, Susan and Carmody, John
- Committee Member(s):
- Elfers, Steve, Carmody, John, Bulisova, Gabriela, and Beasely, Toren
- Resource Type:
- Thesis or Dissertation