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- 1Boyd, Kassi
- 1Brinston, Allyson
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2024-06-01
My socio-cultural research on women and ballet draws from Michel Foucault’s post-structuralist theories about power, identity and the self. I examine the experiences and opportunities that women have to continue dancing past the age of 18, as they navigate the often fraught transition to...
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2024-06-01
This Albertosaurus is in rough shape. Yet it is one of the more complete individuals of its species. Albertosaurus is an animal who is tightly interwoven with the history of the province after which it is named. It was first dinosaur skeleton ever recovered from what is now Alberta by Joseph...
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2024-06-01
Friction Stir Welding is a unique process that joins metal plates in a dance of creation. Through the rotation of the main tool composed of the pin and the shoulder, it stirs two metal pieces together. This technique forges a bond without melting the base materials, making FSW a cold state...
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2024-06-01
Plastic is ubiquitous in water, and these resilient, complex materials increasingly threaten human and environmental health. My research investigates the degradation mechanisms of polyethylene microplastics in the environment. Of the plastics I am studying, three are included in the photo, each...
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2024-06-01
"Mirror of Identity" is a heartfelt portrayal of an elderly woman’s life told through her hands. These hands, with their deep wrinkles and fine jewelry, belong to my grandmother’s dearest friend. She was forced into marriage for the sake of wealth, not love. The creases in her skin narrate her...
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2024-06-01
At a glance, this image is a snapshot of scientific discovery—a researcher holding a lichen. Look closer, and it transforms into a tapestry of petri dishes, each containing unique life forms, living together in a delicate balance, all derived from a single lichen. This piece is my ode to the...
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2024-06-01
This photo represents the vulnerability of the bovine calf at birth. This calf was born moments ago, and its dam stands protectively in the background, even though she has yet to provide immune protection to her calf. Humans are born with immune protection from their mom in the form of maternal...
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2024-06-01
A palimpsest names the way that stories about land can be both absent and present—layers of histories both preserved and forgotten in collective memory yet remain enmeshed with each other. A palimpsest, in simultaneously preserving and erasing that which was there before, can complicate or...
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2024-06-01
This image portrays a new father holding his daughter within the first 24 hours of her life. The father supports the delicate newborn for the first time in an awkward, protective cradle, with mixed emotions of love, fear, hope, and possible uncertainty. This child is helpless and relies on the...
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2024-06-01
This image captures a moment during a qualitative interview of a young man, a user of advanced lower-limb prosthesis, as he shares his narrative sitting in an empty sports arena. He is pensive, perhaps reflecting on the life he lived before or a life he has chosen now. As he narrates, a...