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AcknowledgmentsMany have contributed directly or indirectly to the completion of this dissertation. My first acknowledgment needs to be of the students and teachers who tolerated my presence day after day and who thus allowed me a glimpse into their worlds. I would also like to thank Ted Fisher and Georg Burwick of the Digital Studio at the UCR/California Museum of Photography and Nikolaos Apostolakis for helping me acquire the technical skills I needed to edit videos and create the electronic version of this document. Many individuals at the Graduate Center and beyond had an impact I can only begin to acknowledge. Of my fellow students, I would particularly like to thank Eduardo Vianna and Jocelyn Solis for their consistent support and stimulation: Eduardo explored numerous ideas with me as well as helping with some practical matters along the way, and Jocelyn—among other things—read and commented on my first “serious” paragraphs. I regret she was not here to see me finish. Other students I would like to thank include Beiye Gu, Nina Patti-Slota, Dusana Podlucka, Caren Rawlins, and Michaela Rome. Judith Kubran, Maria Helena Reis, and the whole Solis family as well as my own family were instrumental and warrant my gratitude. I would also like to thank all the professors who promoted my development. In particular I am grateful to Michelle Fine, Cindi Katz, and Katherine Nelson from the Graduate Center and Mary Gauvain, Ricki Goldman-Segall, and Jay Lemke from elsewhere for key conversations and assistance at different points in my work. My greatest gratitude goes to my supervisory committee who took the time to work with me. Colette Daiute and Roger Hart contributed substantially at both ends of my work. Anna Stetsenko and David Chapin provided their insights and support throughout this project and truly deserve my gratitude. Last but certainly not least, I would like to thank Joseph Glick who has pushed me since my first days at the Graduate Center to always think a little further than was comfortable and for providing me with frequent opportunities and support to find my way through. |
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