• Farm in ancient China: a video game concept 

  Hu, Yuntao; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Department of New MediaFine ArtsDepartment of New Media, 2019)

  My thesis project is a video game concept which depicts Calendar Valley, a game that simulates ancient China and allows the player to farm like a traditional Chinese farmer. Modern farming is highly industrialized and ...
• This apparent magnitude 

  Muzzin, Tyler M.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Department of ArtFine ArtsDepartment of Art, 2019)

  This support paper expands on ideas, research, and observations that have driven the production of my MFA Thesis Exhibition, This Apparent Magnitude. The exhibition consists of four new projects that represent the culmination ...
• Landscape is my Sir: performing a confluence of perversity, nature and kitsch 

  Solis, Migueltzinta C.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Department of ArtFine ArtsDepartment of Art, 2019)

  This body of work and research aims to construct a cosmology of desire and perversity, which functions to unsettle existing narratives of power and landscape. A composite immersive experience built of performances, ...
• It's worth repeating (so I did) 

  MacDougall, Tara Lynn; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Fine Arts.Fine ArtsDepartment of Art, 2018)

  My thesis exhibition, It’s worth repeating (so I did), consists of a selection of works in audio, prints, painting and sculpture. This paper addresses the making of each piece with a focus on such themes as class, gender, ...
• Is my joke protected by copyright? : an analysis of joke theft and copyright in stand-up comedy 

  Brown, David Lawrence; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Department of New MediaFine ArtsDepartment of New Media, 2018)

  Often, existing artistic works are used in part by other creators as a means to create new artistic work. Copyright law attempts to strike a balance between the rights of the user and the protections of the copyright owner. ...
• How can I miss you if I don't know you're there? 

  Stringam, Sarah Lisbeth; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : Universtiy of Lethbridge, Department of ArtFine ArtsDepartment of Art, 2017)

  How Can I Miss You if I Don’t Know You’re There? is an MFA thesis project that addresses the inevitable contradictions and tensions inherent in human/animal relationships. This work is a series of sculptural pieces installed ...
• Open doors and parallel windows : timbre, gesture, and affective response in electroacoustic music 

  Martin, Jonathan; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of MusicFaculty of Fine ArtsDepartment of Music, 2017)

  The ability to evoke meaning and emotion through sound is a powerful feature of electroacoustic music. Research in the areas of music psychology and cognition suggest that timbre, the elicitation of physical gestures, and ...
• Seamless sonic scenery with an open source audio engine 

  Hills, Jacob; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of New MediaFine ArtsDepartment of New Media, 2017)

  This support document contains my research into adaptive music using the horizontal resequencing technique. It outlines the music composing process I used to create three main musical themes, and the transitions that ...
• Tenalach : two stories 

  Laing, Shona Fitz-Gerald; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of ArtFine ArtsDepartment of Art, 2017)

  This body of work is comprised of two parts. The first being my thesis exhibition, Tenalach, comprised of work completed as research through studio practice. The second component is this essay in which I will further ...
• Assume the position : play's mediation of institutional anxiety 

  Morman, Megan Mae Marie; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of ArtFine ArtsDepartment of Art, 2016)

  Assume the Position uses visual art’s flexible methodologies to consider the complex structural, affective, socioeconomic, and spatial relations between visual artists and the cultural institutions with which they are ...
• Mars ain't the kinda place to raise your kids : a performance installation 

  MacArthur, David Gregory; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Theatre and Dramatic ArtsFine ArtsDepartment of Theatre and Dramatic Arts, 2016)

  This paper is in support of my MFA thesis Mars ain’t the kinda place to raise your kids, a performance installation that explores the intersection of installation art and postdramatic theatre practice. Taking place in a ...
• Collaboration and the creation of a new piece of music : an analysis of the roles played by composer, poet, and singer in William Bolcom's Briefly it enters for soprano and piano 

  Sinnott, Rachel; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Fine ArtsFine ArtsDepartment of Music, 2012)

  This document looks at American composer William Bolcom’s song cycle Briefly It Enters, from a collaborative standpoint. The cycle was written with soprano Benita Valente in mind and the poetry is taken from the work of ...
• Erratic : a personal look at studio practice as research 

  Caussy, Roy; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of ArtFaculty of Fine ArtsDepartment of Art, 2015)

  My thesis work is comprised of two components. The first component is my thesis exhibition, which will showcase the bulk of my research as an MFA candidate in studio art. The second component is this essay in which I ...
• Optimum height for surround recordings with height channels 

  Li, Yangke; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of MusicFine ArtsDepartment of Music, 2015)

  This research investigates the perceptional qualities of various microphone distances between the low channel microphones and height channel microphones in order to decide optimum height for height microphones in ...
• A comprehensive performance project in horn literature, with an essay : selected Handel vocal arias repurposed as horn repertoire 

  Viejou, Sarah D.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of MusicFine ArtsDepartment of Music, 2015)

  At present there is a lack of music for the horn player who wishes to advance from beginning study to more difficult repertoire. This collection of fourteen pieces has been created to fit into this gap and to provide the ...
• The Past, present, and future in John Greer's The Red red heart 

  Wittig, Megan L; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of MusicFine ArtsDepartment of Music, 2015)

  A psychological narrative from nostalgia to optimism binds the songs in John Greer’s cycle The Red Red Heart together. In the first two songs, images of the present are viewed with fear, discomfort, and confusion while ...
• From our sex to our souls : directing Michel Marc Bouchard’s The Madonna painter 

  Guist, Sean; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge. Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Department of Theatre and Dramatic ArtsFine ArtsDepartment of Theatre and Dramatic Arts, 2012)

  Michel Marc Bouchard calls his play, . a parable of lies disguised as a fable; writ in scarlet pigment, in holy wine and hemoglobin, all the shades of red that flow through us from our sex to our souls (9).” Using these ...
• Imagining fantastica : the direction and puppet design of The Neverending Story 

  Legg, Andrew Steven; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Theaatre and Dramatic Arts, 2013Fine ArtsDepartment of Theatre and Dramatic Arts, 2013)

  In the The Neverending Story, a novel by Michael Ende adapted for the stage by David S. Craig, the child protagonist reads a fantastical world into existence. When directing and puppet designing a theatre production of The ...
• Mobile : painting as a practice of peregrination 

  Djaballah, Anne-Laure (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of ArtFine ArtsDepartment of Art, 2014)

  Walking is a practice which parallels and criss-crosses my painting practice. Each mutually informs the other, creating a mobile with which I think about and experience the world. Before seeking to elucidate the knowledge ...
• Digital imperfections : analog processes in 21st century cinema 

  Evernden, Christopher Blake (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of New MediaFine ArtsDepartment of New Media, 2014)

  Present day cinema’s singular pursuit of digital visual effects has resulted in a perceptual alienation of the audience due to missing constructive collaboration between artist and audience resulting from the imperfect mix ...

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