Capstone Case Studies

 Entry #6


    These past couple of weeks, we have been tasked to investigate in groups capstone case studies done by previous Fay Jones Students. The capstone that my partners and I chose was done by Sarah Peil Winstead and is called The Work of Living Art, Empathy, and the Creation of an Aesthetics of Perception in the Early 20th Century. As we dove into this research project, we discovered it was about stagecraft and how to dissolve the barrier between the actor and the viewer so that the audience feels more immersed into the production. This was not really what we had imagined this topic being about, however, we did learn some valuable lessons from this project that we can think about moving forward in the development of our own research. 

    For starters, we discovered that having a more clear and concise title to our project would be vital for providing a good preview to the readers of what the research is about. Sarah did a very good job at laying out the writing of her research, making it very clear to follow. The only critique on the format I have is to incorporate the drawings, images, and figures within the text rather than the very end because it allows the reader to follow along easier if the figures are embedded within the writing. And since this research project is based on the writings of Adolphe Appia, Sarah also did a great job at taking his writings and displaying them in a new way that would inform the readers on how that barrier between actor and audience can be dissolved. 

    Because of this capstone study, I have not been able to do a whole lot of investigating other works towards my topic, but it did help being able to dissect previous projects and understand what it takes to make a good capstone project. 

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  1. Jillian MillsMarch 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM

    Ashley,
    That capstone sounds interesting! I agree that the title is very misleading (why doesn't it use the word "stagecraft" at least??). I'm glad that you were still able to get something out of this assignment and I hope that you'll be able to incorporate those lessons in your own work. It sounds like you got some good formatting advice that is helpful for me to consider as well. Keep up the good work!

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