The depth and breadth of MAAAP thesis research topics reflects the diverse interests of students in the program and the complexity of the arts and culture sector in the 21st Century. The online archive below includes a sample of recent student thesis work organized around the program's core values and key frameworks of inquiry.
Creative/Visionary Leadership
Creative/Visionary Leadership
A Love Letter to Community - A Manifesto in Five Suggestions | Pate, Israel (2018 Spring) |
After/Lifecycles | Skaggs, Sarah Kathryn (2018 Spring) |
Three Opera Companies: The Impact of Systemic Thinking & Funding | Shiel, Gail (2016 Fall) |
Racing Culture: Exploring Race, Inclusion and Equity in Arts Institutions | Blocker, Ryan; Iglesias, Raquel (2016 Spring) |
Diversity, Access, and Participation in Contemporary Arts Philanthropy | Junell, Olivia (2016 Spring) |
"Not Unique, Powerful, Competitive": Advocacy and Obstacles in Feminist Arts Administration | Breitenbach, Kristen (2015 Summer) |
Mergers and Alliances as Adaptive Strategies in the Nonprofit Arts and Cultural Sector | Burrage, Gabrielle (2015 Summer) |
Adaptive Capacity: Necessary Components & Strategies for Contemporary Non-Profit Arts and Cultural Organizations | Reynolds, Samantha (2015 Spring) |
Collaboration: Theory and Models
Collaboration: Theory and Models
Systems Thinking
Systems Thinking
Cultural Equity: Intersectionality, Diversity and Inclusion
Cultural Equity: Intersectionality, Diversity and Inclusion
Public Sphere, Publics
Public Sphere, Publics
Art Economies, Art Market
Art Economies, Art Market
Cultural Policy, Culture & Policy
Cultural Policy, Culture & Policy
Urbanism
Urbanism
After Displacement and Demolition: Cultural Planning for Artist Communities in Beijing | Pang, Yidan (2018 Spring) |
Community Land Trusts and Cultural Policy: Assessing "Culture in Place" to Support Community Agency | Osbourne, Kathryn (2018 Spring) |
Exploring the Effects of Trail Revitalization Projects in Western Chicago Neighborhoods | Monasterio, Emily (2017 Spring) |
The Division Street Project | Swinney, Brett (2014 Fall) |
Transferability of East Asian Arts Festivals in Rural Areas: Community Revitalization Through Creative Placemaking in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Japan | Ma, Jue (2014 Spring) |
Casa Familiar: Mi Pueblo Through the Lens of Socially Engaged Art | Trejo, Laura P. (2013 Spring) |