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Over the course of two terms at Hertford College, Oxford, and the UMass Oxford Summer Seminar at Trinity College, I developed my research skills with primary sources and first-hand experiences. I now better understand the medieval and early modern social contexts of the works I study. My project on medieval gardens, started at the Botanic Garden of Smith College, brought me to medieval gardens in England and Wales. I saw how landscape and architecture influenced the structure of gardens and, as a result, their purposes in everyday life. Research for a tutorial on Shakespeare’s history plays, including experiences at Shakespeare’s Globe, made me consider how the practical elements of early modern theatre change the way the plays tell history. Finally, a study of the text and manuscript of a medieval romance challenged me to think of how the structure of poetry and its political context result in a commentary on borders and national identities. I plan to return to this poem in graduate studies, using these research skills from my time abroad.
I will present my experiences working for Architerra Inc. on a proposal document for a citywide planning effort to respond to the challenge of climate change in the City of Boston. Over the summer, I worked alongside a team of interns to refine and develop Architerra’s concept into a 60-page draft vision plan that endeavored to both comprehensively and concisely describe a project that would span an entire city over more than a decade. The broad scope of this intervention forced me to think outside my comfort zone and apply my experience as a student of design to a broad-scale urban planning effort comprising of not only architecture, but also civic regulations, economics and financing, public/private partnership, and marketing. Encountering, learning from, and working through the challenges of this project has left me with a deeper understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of urban planning and a greater appreciation of the broad applications of design.
I will review my experience as a market research intern of a Paris-based consultancy, MindSpark Research International, LLC. I will reflect on the importance of successfully communicating innovations to those who will be impacted by these innovations, specifically in my major areas, theatre and environmental policy. While the content of my research at MindSpark is proprietary, I can say that I engaged in a great deal of conversation with and active listening to a wide variety of consumers in diverse countries with widely differing views. Market research is one of the key factors that brands, products, and services use to maintain competitiveness and when launching goods and services to consumers. While marketing focuses the majority of its effort in promoting consumerism, I believe successful communication is understanding how to make the desired market, whether it be a product, service, cultural experience, or sustainable incentive realize such innovations are not just attractive, but critical. Many of the challenges we confront today are due to the lack of connecting with our target and not connecting the different ideologies of key players to frame a cohesive plan. Being culturally knowledgeable and responsive is essential.
This past summer, I researched Applied Theatre techniques at work in Ireland, the UK, and Germany. A burgeoning field rich in potential, Applied Theatre serves as a bridge to creative expression and as an instrument of personal growth and cross-cultural exchange. To fulfill my Praxis, I served on the faculty of an international youth exchange in Kildare County, one of Southern Ireland’s poorest rural regions. Funded by the European Union, the exchange brought together 40 Irish, Norwegian, and French teenagers in an exploration of their identity as the “post-economic-crisis generation.” This experience allowed me to examine Applied Theatre techniques as they contribute to international dialogue. My own interest and study in this area were expanded by observing ESL students in the UK with learning and behavioral challenges. To examine the relationship between performance and sociocultural arts techniques, I completed a playwriting residency at the North Wall Arts Centre in Oxford, which investigated the meeting point between methodology and text. Working with themes of riot and revolution, the process involved interviews, news research, and devised techniques to write script. I attended a Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) course in Berlin led by Barbara Santos, an associate of Augusto Boal and founder of the international Madalena Network, a TO organization serving women communities. My presentation details these experiences individually and holistically, examining how this project relates to my undergraduate studies at Smith and how these experiences furthered my desire to pursue the development of global Applied Theatre techniques with communities of youth and women.
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