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Filtering by: Advisor Goodnow, Trischa Remove constraint Advisor: Goodnow, Trischa Decade 2000-2009 Remove constraint Decade: 2000-2009 Degree Name Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (M.A.I.S.) Remove constraint Degree Name: Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (M.A.I.S.)

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Bowling Together: The Making of a Documentary

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Campbell, Casey R.

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In an attempt to better understand documentary theory and production, I created Bowling Together; a documentary recounting the experiences of one bowling team and looking at the relationship between participation in bowling leagues and civil society. This thesis provided me a first-hand experience at producing a documentary, allowing me to...

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Masters Thesis
Fan geeks

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Warnicke, Clair N.

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In the Spring of 2001, the short documentary Fan Geeks was filmed. Fan Geeks explores The X-files fan community, showing the fans in context to the friendships and activities that express television as being part of their lives. Using film to document fans' micro-situations, Fan Geeks allows for audience analysis...

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Weaving Walt : A rhetorical exploration of narrative techniques within Walt: The Man Behind the Myth

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Seuser, Christina N.

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The Disney Company is an inescapable force in American life that is often detached from the stigma of big business and instead viewed as something particularly valuable, the United States’ foremost storyteller. In addition to the stories that the Disney Company produces through its animated and live-action productions, there is...

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Masters Thesis
A Pentadic Analysis of Tropico : Dramatism and Digital Games

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Shields, Matthew J.

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How do digital games convey meaning? Academic studies of video games seem concerned with creating discipline-specific new methodologies for examining the medium. From the standpoint of the rhetorical critic, however, new forms of communication can still be examined with traditional techniques. This paper analyzes the 2001 video game Tropico using...

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From ‘Aints’ to Saints: A Rhetorical Analysis of the New Orleans Saints’ Fan Community

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Vosburg, Matthew D.

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The purpose of this study is to analyze the rhetoric provided by New Orleans Saints fans and residents from 2004 to 2007. During this time frame there are two particularly significant events that influence a rhetorical change within the community and a shift in the perception of the New Orleans...

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Turning Back the Calendar: An Analysis of Main Street USA’s use of Nostalgia

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Cox, Travis L.

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Main Street USA in Southern California’s Disneyland theme park is often described as nostalgic. However, previous research on this subject has failed to identify what elements actually make Main Street USA nostalgic as well as determine why Disney uses this nostalgia to influence park guests. In order to respond to...

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Bowling -- Social aspects1
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Disney, Walt, 1901-19661
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