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This dissertation centers on la danza Bugabita, a rural Panamanian dance-drama expression of los moros y cristianos. It documents, analyzes, and contextualizes the music, text, choreography, and history of the festival, bringing together...
Within the archives of the Künstlerverein Malkasten (Paintbox Artists' Union) in Düsseldorf, Germany, is a vast corpus of visual art, posters, programs, and books that illuminate the musical life of this artists' club. The materials...
The guqin 古琴 (or qin 琴) is an ancient seven-stringed Chinese zither and it is a quintessential exemplar of traditional Chinese cultural aesthetics and sensibilities. In the guqin tradition, wellbeing emerges from the cultivation and...
This project investigates the explicit jazz idioms in Aaron Copland’s first orchestral composition: Grohg a Ballet in One Act. Composed between 1922-1925, and later revised in 1932, Grohg was never published in Copland’s lifetime but it...
This dissertation investigates the origins and development of a novel communal art form called pasacalle that is associated with the district of Villa El Salvador on the outskirts of Peru's coastal capital city, Lima. The main performers...
Whether the discussion occurs among scholars, video game critics, or everyday gamers, the video games held up as exemplars of the medium’s artistic potential (so-called “art games”) are those that inspire complex emotional responses. A...
In this thesis I posit that sound – including music, the voice, and ambient and environmental noises – is necessary for creating immersive environments in tabletop role-playing games (TRPGs). It is the first ethnomusicological study to...
Steel bands have steadily gained popularity in the United States, particularly in educational institutions like colleges and universities. The dissemination of pan has occurred from teacher to student, and in turn, by these same students...
Aaron Copland's music is commonly identified with experiences and values associated with the United States. This link between the American nation and Copland's music is a component of an enduring legacy that the composer began to...
This dissertation focuses on the sounded activities and public protest rituals of political witchcrafting in the United States from 1848 through 2021. I define political witchcrafting as a practice that combines political activism with...
Although it is one of the most commonly diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders in the United States, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is highly misconstrued and stigmatized. Like other mental health issues, stereotypes and...
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