Tag: Louise Bishop

Chivalric Devotion and Feminized Power in Elizabethan Portraiture

Presenter: Maggie Witt (English, Art History)

Mentor: Louise Bishop

Oral Presentation

Panel B: “Character Creation” Oak Room

Concurrent Session 1: 9:00-10:15am

Facilitator: Matt Nelson

Art historians often write off Elizabethan art as a less advanced technical school that suffered from its severed contact with continental Europe after the 1530s. What so few of them stop to examine is the purposeful archaism embedded in the Elizabethan stylistic mode. Rather than attempting to emulate Italian Renaissance naturalism and dramatic shadows, Elizabeth I promoted during her reign an artistic style that reminded the viewer of England’s glorious chivalric past. By presenting herself as both a native English version of the Virgin Queen and the medieval mistress to whom all Elizabethan knights owed allegiance and devotion, Elizabeth reversed the active masculine iconography developed by her father, demonstrating visually the symbiosis of her position as woman and monarch. In this way, she not only reinforced her political might, but also recreated England medieval iconography in a secular rather than Catholic medium–reinforcing England’s independence from European religious influence while simultaneously stressing its artistic singularity. This study examines the commemorative and miniature portraits of Elizabeth I in their historical and artistic contexts in order to demonstrate their use of chivalric modes as visual legitimizations of female royal power.

The Censorship of German Video Games: The Effects of National Sensitivity to Violence on Entertainment Content

Presenter: Hannah Mueller

Mentors: Rick Silva, Digital Arts; Louise Bishop, Honors College

Oral Presentation

Major: Digital Arts

Germany is one of the strictest censors of violence among the world’s video game consumers. Due to its history and a cohesive national opinion, the legislature limits content severely, much more severely than the surrounding European nations. This results in international developers choosing not to market to Germany, creating censored titles specifically for the German market, or finding themselves on a list of banned titles. With the proliferation of online shopping and availability of international products, the banning of violent content is somewhat ineffective. The anti- violence measures tailored to video games become demonstrative, essentially a stance of the German government to not endorse graphic gore in gaming without taking preventative action that may violate personal rights. This research provides a survey of the German video game community as well as an examination of games imported to and exported from Germany in order to demonstrate the current state of the industry and to illustrate how national sensitivity to violence effects entertainment content. This thesis research is not intended to be a critique of the German system, but an objective study of legal legislature, systematic censorship, and the German market through the lenses of interviews, impartial research, and case studies of specific game titles.

The Effect of a Patent Foramen Ovale on Thermoregulatory and Ventilatory Responses During Passive Heating and Cooling

Presenter: Madeline Hay

Faculty Mentor: Andrew Lovering, Louise Bishop

Presentation Type: Poster 68

Primary Research Area: Science

Major: Human Physiology

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is an intracardiac shunt present in ~1/3 of the population that allows blood flow to bypass pulmonary circulation which may reduce respiratory cooling. During passive heating, ventilation increases to dissipate heat from the lungs. Because individuals with a PFO (PFO+) have a higher core temperature (Tcore), it was hypothesized that PFO+ subjects would increase ventilation at a higher Tcore than subjects without a PFO (PFO-) during passive heating and would shiver at a higher Tcore during passive cooling. 22 males (11 PFO+, 11 PFO-) completed a passive heating and passive cooling trial. For passive heating, individuals were immersed in a 40°C water bath until 1) 30 minutes elapsed, 2) Tcore reached 39.5°C, 3) they felt lightheaded or 4) they requested to exit. For passive cooling, individuals were immersed in a 20°C water bath until 1) 60 minutes elapsed, 2) Tcore reached 35.5°C, 3) sustained shivering occurred or 4) they requested to exit. In both trials, PFO+ had a higher Tcore. During passive heating, PFO+ had a lower ventilation than PFO-. Additionally, PFO+ shivered at a higher Tcore than the PFO-subjects during passive cooling. The results suggest that PFO+ have a higher Tcore and that this greater temperature is defended in both hot and cold environments. A PFO may be beneficial by preventing hypothermia but detrimental by facilitating heat stroke.