Degree Year
2015
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Environmental Studies
Advisor(s)
Janet Fiskio
Committee Member(s)
Victoria Fortuna
Phyllis Gorfain
Keywords
Performance, Resilience, Digital storytelling, New Orleans, Katrina, Participant observation, Cultural memory
Abstract
"Performance and Resilience: Performance, Storytelling, and Resilience Building in Post-Katrina New Orleans" uses a mixed method approach to investigate the role of digital storytelling and contemporary performing arts in building community and environmental resilience. Through semi-structured interviews, participant observation, and scholarship from the fields of performance studies and environmental studies, this piece focuses on post-disaster landscapes, particularly post-Katrina New Orleans, to investigate the impact of storytelling platforms and performance spaces in retaining social and cultural memory.
Repository Citation
Becker, Sophia Colette, "Performance and Resilience: Performance, Storytelling, and Resilience Building in Post-Katrina New Orleans" (2015). Honors Papers. 252.
https://digitalcommons.oberlin.edu/honors/252
