UROP Project
Pop Culture Movements: Swan Lake
Popular Culture, dance, website, podcast
Research Mentor: Jen Atkins, she/hers
Department, College, Affiliation: Dance, Fine Arts
Contact Email: jatkins@fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor): Madeline Aldana-Gray
Research Assistant Supervisor Email: mla24a@fsu.edu
Faculty Collaborators:
Faculty Collaborators Email:
Department, College, Affiliation: Dance, Fine Arts
Contact Email: jatkins@fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor): Madeline Aldana-Gray
Research Assistant Supervisor Email: mla24a@fsu.edu
Faculty Collaborators:
Faculty Collaborators Email:
Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: Open to ALL majors
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required: No, the project is remote Remote or In-person: Fully Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 7, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link:
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: Open to ALL majors
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required: No, the project is remote Remote or In-person: Fully Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 7, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link:
- Day: Tuesday, September 2
Start Time: 12:30
End Time: 1:00
Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/92511391955?pwd=dkJMZG14VmZET01MT2IxRXNHVXQ4Zz09 - Day: Friday, September 5
Start Time: 12:30
End Time: 1:00
Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/92511391955?pwd=dkJMZG14VmZET01MT2IxRXNHVXQ4Zz09
Project Description
This project is a website that merges a podcast series exploring Swan Lake references in streaming tv shows (Ted Lasso, Bridgerton, and the Handmaid's Tale) with examples in popular culture that build on podcast themes: sports, community, love, etc. We'll select engaging examples from popular culture to highlight core ideas, design the look of the website (using Wix--really fun and easy!), and create visual materials--infographics, social media posts, flyers, and more--to accompany the project. Part of the project also dives into archival research about personal ballet histories, and we will consider how best to present that material: layered, interactive maps? Pictures, sounds, and other sensory elements? Historical tidbits? This is a playground.Research Tasks: Infographic creation, website resource curation, social media campaign strategizing, promotional material organization, podcast analysis, and creative collaboration around innovative project development.
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Required Skills
-Willingness to collaborate
-Creative problem solving
-Ability to stay focused in independent tasks
Recommended Skills
-Experience with Wix or similar website building platform
-Able to create graphics and infographics on Canva
-Internet research and resource gathering