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  • Virtual Reality Art As a Pathway to Social Justice and Humanity

    Creator:
    Egan, Haley
    Abstract:
    This paper contains a review of the literature that inspired and informed my final Master’s art project for Applied Ethics, as well as an explanation and analysis of the art project itself. The review of literature begins with a lens into modern development, and how a history of colonization and...
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    Capstone Project
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    Humanity_2017Submission !1 Virtual Reality Art As a Pathway to Social Justice and Humanity Haley Egan Presented

  • Translating the Animal

    Creator:
    Owen, Melody
    Abstract:
    My thesis in Environmental Arts and Humanities concerned the idea of animal language, as well as other posthuman ideas around animality and indistinction. I also explored virtual space as it relates to human identity, our notions of reality and perception, and the way contemporary digital artists approach animal subjectivity in...
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    Capstone Project
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    the Animal Melody Owen Environmental Arts and Humanities Thesis Show East Greenhouse Oregon State

  • The Space Between: How We Understood, Valued, and Governed the Ocean Through the Process of Marine Science and Emerging Technologies

    Creator:
    Newton, Samantha
    Abstract:
    Ian Angell, in the New Barbarian Manifesto, said “A ‘brave new world’ is being forced upon unsuspecting societies by advances in information technology.” It would seem then, that technological advances happen automatically and have a life of their own. There is a logic to technological advancements that is outside human...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Humanities presented on December 11, 2018. Title: The Space Between: How We Understood, Valued, and

  • Radicalizing Food: Navigating the Radical Fault Lines of our Local Food Systems—on Farm, at Market, & Online

    Creator:
    Bennett, Laura E.
    Abstract:
    Mainstream local food systems focus on environmental and individual health, but labor is out of sight and out of mind. We begin with a story that introduces the immigrant in the room, the locavore’s blind spots, and the need to move beyond mainstream environmentalism and embrace social justice. In the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Environmental Arts and Humanities presented on May 29, 2019. Title: Radicalizing Food: Navigating the

  • Solidarity’s Last Stand: Rudi Nussbaum and the Hanford Downwinders

    Creator:
    Vitale, Anthony
    Abstract:
    The Hanford Nuclear Reservation drew public ire during the 1980s and 1990s when activist groups forced the declassification of 19,000 documents and discovered proof of accidental and intentional releases of radioactive materials into the environment. These releases had been kept from the public. Although many locals had for decades wondered...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Arts and Humanities presented on March 24, 2023. Title: Solidarity’s Last Stand: Rudi Nussbaum and

  • Analyzing National Geographic as a Case Study for Identifying and Utilizing Narrative Strategies in Environmental Communication

    Creator:
    Chang, Kei Lin N.
    Abstract:
    National Geographic’s June 2018 magazine titled “Planet or Plastic?” drew attention to a growing problem throughout the world: ocean plastic. The eight plastic-related articles in the magazine are an example of science communication as a critical method of not only disseminating information but also raising awareness of the marine debris...
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    Masters Thesis
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    for the degree of Master of Arts in Environmental Arts and Humanities presented on September 10

  • Seeing the Ocean For the Whales: How Whales Get Lost in the Sea of Human Perceptions

    Creator:
    McKinnon, Haley
    Abstract:
    Humans have always been fascinated with whales; from prominent features in mythology, to stories of terrifying monsters on the high seas, to globalized utility, to symbolic wildness and radical environmentalism, to figures and statistics, how have human relationships with whales been understood throughout time? Because humans have a need to...
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    Masters Thesis
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    degree of Master of Arts in Environmental Arts and Humanities presented on December 8, 2023. Title

  • Responsible Generation: How Care Ethics Can Activate a Just Energy Transition

    Creator:
    Grubby, Emily C.
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    At the urging of international scientists, large industrialized nations like the United States must transition away from fossil fuel energy and toward renewable energy by 2030 in order to stay the tide of climate change. To complete this energy transition citizens must take up responsibilities to change the known paradigms...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Humanities presented on May 15, 2019. Title: Responsible Generation: How Care Ethics Can Activate a

  • Beyond Borders: Understanding the Interplay of Factors in Migration at the U.S.-Mexico Border

    Creator:
    De La Rosa, Sarah
    Abstract:
    This thesis explores the intricate issues surrounding migration at the U.S.-Mexico border, offering diverse perspectives and insights into its drivers, consequences, and ethical dimensions. Through three comprehensive papers, this research offers a nuanced analysis of the complex dynamics influencing the migration crisis. The first examines the historical and theoretical factors...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Sarah De La Rosa for the degree of Master of Arts in Environmental Arts and Humanities presented on

  • Queering Science Writing: Bringing Marginalized Perspectives to the Mainstream

    Creator:
    Goodfriend, Olivia F.
    Abstract:
    Within the field of science communication, the voices, perspectives, and experiences of the LGBTQ+ community have long been kept at the margins. This has led to a gap in material that recognizes queer individuals and communities as audiences, communicators, and stakeholders in STEM. I address this gap by generating a...
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    Masters Thesis
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    and Humanities presented on May 31, 2023. Title: Queering Science Writing: Bringing Marginalized