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Category: DASR 2014

Blog posts from the DASR class of 2014

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DASR Update: Preserving the Histories of Young Chinese-Vietnamese Americans

Posted on December 2, 2015December 2, 2015 by Rae Georges-Navarro

  Francesca Huynh participated in the Dean’s Award for Summer Research in 2014 and her research was profiled on NBC…

Posted in DASR 2014
coloring book cover overlayed with the words "The Zine Scene: The Riot Grrrl Collection"

Summer Scanning!

Posted on September 1, 2014September 2, 2014 by Sinead D Macleod
Posted in DASR 2014
night view of Bangkok from boat on water

JULY/August Update Bangkok to NYC

Posted on August 29, 2014September 2, 2014 by Zachary Edan Meher

Sorry Everyone for the late post! I’ve been waiting on my camera back from immigration- little did I know that…

Posted in DASR 2014
painting of diverse group of people sitting in train

Summer in China and Change in Direction

Posted on August 28, 2014August 28, 2014 by Samantha M Seid

by Samantha Seid For the past two months, I was studying abroad at NYU Shanghai through the Gallatin China Summer…

Posted in DASR 20141 Comment on Summer in China and Change in Direction
intricate rooftop detailing at Hsi Lai Temple

The Power of Place

Posted on August 22, 2014August 25, 2014 by Francesca Huynh

The relationship between visual imagery, historical memory, and the public sphere reveals just how a place can function as the…

Posted in DASR 2014
person dancing on wood floor in front of mirror wall

Recycled Icons

Posted on August 21, 2014August 21, 2014 by Vanessa Castro

Dear all, A lot has developed since I last posted here. I am in the works of creating the structure…

Posted in DASR 2014
room with sculture hanging from ceiling and rocks on ground

More Thoughts Towards Anselm Kiefer’s Visual Critical Theory (Gabrielle Jensen)

Posted on August 20, 2014August 20, 2014 by Gabrielle Jensen

Throughout July and August, I have been doing a lot of reading and thinking about Anselm Kiefer and ghostlinesses of…

Posted in DASR 2014
crowd of protesters in Times Square supporting Gaza

Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza (Carly Krakow)

Posted on August 20, 2014August 20, 2014 by Carly Krakow

My research project examines the intersection of environmental issues and human rights violations in Palestine and Israel with a focus…

Posted in DASR 2014
boy walking on outdoor bleachers

The Anaconda Project: Post-Trip

Posted on August 18, 2014August 20, 2014 by Annabelle Attanasio

Hi Everyone! I just got back from my five day trip to Anaconda, MT yesterday! I have not fully begun…

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book open to Chapter 1, entiled "What is Punk?"

Defining DIY After the Millenium

Posted on August 13, 2014August 13, 2014 by Gabriela Tully Claymore

Hello Everyone! It has been the most hectic summer of my life – I began this project trying to define…

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Brazilian Concrete Poetry-Week 1

Posted on August 12, 2014August 13, 2014 by Giovanna Catharina Sundqvist-Olmos

My interest in Brazilian poetry started with Concrete poetry. In general my poetry interest is in digital poetry. The Concrete…

Posted in DASR 2014
clouds above Manhattan skyline, including World Trade Center

Visual Literacy and Critique

Posted on August 12, 2014August 12, 2014 by Zachary Fine

Since my last post, I have made a great deal of progress on a number of my projects. I spent…

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Indian dancers performing onstage

NYC Worships: Religion in Art and Art in Religion

Posted on August 9, 2014August 11, 2014 by Angelina DeSocio

The best type of research is the kind that produces not only answers, but more questions. My more recent explorations…

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artistic representation of a crowd of people

Mannheim vs. Strauss-Howe: Finding a Medium Between the Trees and the Forest

Posted on August 8, 2014August 11, 2014 by Adam Sperry

As I have continued with my project, I have begun to develop a framework through which to understand the context…

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courtyard in Chinese house with lanterns and plants

China: Past and Present

Posted on August 5, 2014August 5, 2014 by Elyse Frenchman

For the past month since I have returned from China I have begun on the postproduction phase of my project….

Posted in DASR 2014
group of people with Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker

At a Crossroads: Civil Society & Development

Posted on August 3, 2014August 5, 2014 by Julie-Ann Hutchinson

This summer has been most challenging and yet, invaluable. I must admit, I completely overestimated my ability to balance my…

Posted in DASR 2014
house and palm trees

Diversity in Oral Histories

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Francesca Huynh

Having just arrived back from Dallas, Texas, I found that this was the perfect time to reflect on my summer…

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End of this Dance

Posted on July 26, 2014July 28, 2014 by Phil Colgan

And, just like that, it’s the final stretch of the Summer Professional Semester at Broadway Dance Center. The past seven…

Posted in DASR 2014
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Literature and “Anti-Literature” in Jewish Diaspora Writing

Posted on July 24, 2014July 24, 2014 by Jonah I Walters

In my last blog post, I briefly discussed the exile-writing of Spanish Republican expatriates in the first half of the…

Posted in DASR 2014
furniture and art

Temporal Musical Landmarks: Considering sentimentality and WHAT did I get myself into?!

Posted on July 19, 2014July 19, 2014 by Gabriela Tully Claymore

The Fales Library (It looks really boring in this photo but I promise that it harbors some incredible resources!!!) Hello…

Posted in DASR 2014
exhibit of machine and equipment at Cleveland Museum of Art

Pedagogy and Visual Literacy

Posted on July 16, 2014August 11, 2014 by Zachary Fine

Thus far this summer, I have been doing a great deal of reading on pedagogy and visual culture in conjunction…

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Hare Krishnas in Union Square, New York

NYC Worships: My experiences thus far

Posted on July 16, 2014July 16, 2014 by Angelina DeSocio

Although I’m only a few weeks into my project, I’ve already been quite surprised and inspired by the direction it…

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aerial view of roofs on main street in the ancient city of Pingyao

Elyse Frenchman: Sustainable Design in China

Posted on July 11, 2014July 14, 2014 by Elyse Frenchman

Hi everyone! I recently arrived back from my month in June filming my documentary. I have yet to delve into…

Posted in DASR 2014
cover of Millennials Rising by Neil Howe and William Strauss

Initial Research With Millennial Political Identity

Posted on July 11, 2014July 11, 2014 by Adam Sperry

In my first few weeks of research I’ve largely been laying out how I’m going to organize my topic, the…

Posted in DASR 2014
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Stories and Movement in Vieques, Puerto Rico

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Helen Hazelwood Isaac

I’ve been in New York for 24 hours now, finally home after five weeks of travel—first to Vieques, Puerto Rico…

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ceiling of Prague's Spaish Synagogue

Gabrielle Jensen: Anselm Kiefer and a Haunted Europe

Posted on July 8, 2014July 8, 2014 by Gabrielle Jensen

Hi all! After four weeks of nonstop travel throughout Europe looking at postwar art, Holocaust memorials, concentration camps, and other…

Posted in DASR 2014
exterior of Andalusian homes

Jonah Walters: Exilic Role-Reversal

Posted on July 8, 2014July 8, 2014 by Jonah I Walters

In the beginning stages of this project, I’ve found myself performing an exilic role-reversal. At the end of May, I travelled…

Posted in DASR 2014
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Anaconda Project: Prep Stage

Posted on July 7, 2014July 8, 2014 by Annabelle Attanasio

Hi everyone! For my research project, I plan to conduct ethnographic and visual research in Anaconda, Montana. This research will…

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sign outside Broadway Dance Center

Philip Colgan

Posted on June 28, 2014June 30, 2014 by Phil Colgan

For the past three weeks, I have been fortunate enough to be studying dance intensely, surrounded by some of the…

Posted in DASR 2014
people standing in alleyway with red lanterns and open windows

Greetings!

Posted on June 27, 2014June 30, 2014 by Julie-Ann Hutchinson

HI ALL! I look forward to reading about everyone’s projects and will share a little bit about what I will…

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Vanessa Castro

Posted on June 26, 2014July 2, 2014 by Vanessa Castro

Hello everyone! So the purpose for my blog posts will be keeping everyone up with my curatorial process up until…

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Zack Meher in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Posted on June 24, 2014July 8, 2014 by Zachary Edan Meher

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Albert Gallatin statue outside of US Treasury Building

Welcome to the DASR Blog!

Posted on June 18, 2014August 1, 2018 by Rae Georges-Navarro

Welcome to the blog for the 2014 winners of the Dean’s Award for Summer Research (DASR). This award was created…

Posted in DASR 2014, Uncategorized

Recent Posts

  • Ama Sarpomaa: Political Ecology and the Environmental Distress scale
  • Karina Gamez: Authority is not an imposition, it is a gift.
  • Naomi Thompkins: Community Education and Collaboration
  • Joseph Redmond: Thoughts on the Explorers of the Internet
  • Ben Cresto: Reflections, and Moving Forward
  • Conny Zhao: More Naadam festivals, meeting Mongolian celebrities, and the hardest hike of my life
  • Sarika Doppalapudi: Embroidery, Quilting, and Binding
  • Fion Fong: Drawing as Research
  • Jun Zhou: Avatars, Extended Reality, and Neo-Public Space: Forming the New Identity- Update 2
  • Ellington B.: Final Reflections
  • Abney Turner: Ceta-Ethics: The Symbol of the Whale and Its Ethical History
  • Alex Smythe: Seneca Village August 15th post
  • Kira Williams: Final Steps and Reflections
  • Sammy Tavassoli: How Movement Shapes Our Perception of Ourselves and the World Around Us
  • Valeria Cuervo: The Fight Over the Viking Legacy

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  • Alex Smythe on Fion Fong: Food Courts and the Other In-Between Places of Flushing, Queens
  • Alex Smythe on Sammy Tavassoli: The Importance of Human Interactions for Meaningful Thought
  • Joel Lee on Zoe Vongtau: Lightbulbs and Webs

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