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Description:: Acéptame is a multimedia project about the queer Latinx community of Washington D.C. and how three characters make themselves feel visible in spaces that don’t always accommodate for them. The project follows a DJ (Nahuel Aránguiz), a drag queen (Randy Salmeron), and a drag king (Yadiel...
Author:: Garcia, Andrea
Keyword:: Latino, Photography, Latinx, Queer, LGBTQ, and Documentary
GW Unit:: New Media Photojournalism
Degree:: M.A.
Advisor:: Sterner, Susan
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

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Author:: Ball, Maggie
Keyword:: Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Title IX, Student-Athletes, and College
GW Unit:: Criminology
Degree:: M.A.
Advisor:: Eglitis, Daina
Committee Member(s):: Ishizawa, Hiromi
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: The Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM) was an organization during the 1960’s which adhered to a Pan-African revolutionary nationalist philosophy that blended Mao’s critique of Marxism, the discipline and spiritual nature of the Nation of Islam, W.E.B. Du Bois’ scholarship, the Black Nationalism...
Author:: Jones, John Edward
Keyword:: Self-defense, revolution, pan-African, guerrilla, urban, and RAM
GW Unit:: History
Degree:: M.A.
Advisor:: Blyden, Nemata and Zimmerman, Andrew
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Consumption pervades the American landscape. Mega-churches, shopping malls, casinos, and amusement parks all offer dramatic and self-contained consumer experiences. Each element of spatial design combines to shape the consumer’s perception of these non-places, or pseudo-sites. Crafters of...
Author:: Wellington, Tyler
Keyword:
GW Unit:: Fine Arts
Degree:: M.F.A.
Advisor:: Dumbadze, Alexander and Rigg, Siobhan
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: This thesis studies the development of discipline in the Continental Army during 1775 and 1776. Specifically how it relates to the slow professionalization of the army before the winter encampment at Valley Forge in 1777. The historiography generally considers 1777 as the beginning of the...
Author:: Bowers, Tyler Andrew
Keyword:: Discipline, Continental, Punishment, Colonial, Army, and Professionalism
GW Unit:: History
Degree:: M.A.
Advisor:: Brunsman, Denver A
Committee Member(s):: Long, Charles T
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Since Dragnet first aired in 1950, the police series have been a staple on prime time television in the United States. The police drama offers viewers a wide variety of depictions of police work, most of which have been well researched. However, prior research has largely overlooked the...
Author:: Rogers, Rebecca Lynn
Keyword:: police drama, challenges, and homicide detectives
GW Unit:: Sociology
Degree:: M.A.
Advisor:: Weitzer, Ronald
Committee Member(s):: Kelso, Michelle
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: This thesis serves as a record of the process of designing and building costumes for the production of William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors produced by The George Washington University at the Dorothy Betts Theater in Washington D.C. The production opened February 14, 2019 and closed...
Author:: Thomann, Stacey Glenn
Keyword:: design, theater, and costume
GW Unit:: Theatre and Dance
Degree:: M.F.A.
Advisor:: Christensen, Jeannette
Committee Member(s):: Gudenius, Carl, Traub, John, Kanter, Jodi, and Christenses, Jeannette
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: This thesis serves as a record for the process of designing and delivering the set for the production of Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play, produced by the George Washington University at the Dorothy Betts Theater, 800 21st NW, Washington D.C., opening on November 1st, 2018 and closing on November...
Author:: Lyman-Dobson, Tara
Keyword:: Scenic Design
GW Unit:: Production Design
Degree:: M.F.A.
Advisor:: Gudenius, Carl
Committee Member(s):: Traub, John and Kanter, Jodi
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Abstract of ThesisA Critical Evaluation of Empirical Non-linear Control System and System Dynamics Modeling Theories for Mitigating Risks Arising From Bullwhip EffectBullwhip effect is a dysfunctional phenomenon in supply chains. It occurs primarily because of disruptions and delays in...
Author:: TAYLOR, MAXWELL MACRICHE
Keyword:: inventory optimization, non-linear control system, supply chain, system dynamics, informatoin sharing, and Bullwhip effect
GW Unit:: Systems Engineering
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: MAZZUCHI, THOMAS A and WASEK, JAMES
Committee Member(s):: SARKONI, SHAHRAM, MURPHREE, EDWARD L, MAZZUCHI, THOMAS A, EVELEIGH, TIMOTHY, and WASEK, JAMES
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Artists address the idea of spirituality by questioning commonly held assumptions about faith, meditation, and religious symbols. I want to use my work to redefine the concept of “karma” extending it to the animal world and asking humans to reflect on the way their actions influence the animals’...
Author:: Mei, Mei
Keyword:: animal rights, death, respect, spiritual connection, and karma
GW Unit:: Fine Arts
Degree:: M.F.A.
Advisor:: Shame, James
Committee Member(s):: Montoya, Carmen and Rigg, Siobhan
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

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