Date of Award
Fall 1-1-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Art
First Advisor
Yve Laris Cohen
Academic Program Adviser
Carrie Moyer
Abstract
This paper discusses the boundary between dreams and reality, and offers some unconventional techniques for discerning the difference. It describes Knauss’s various performance rituals developed around a case study that traces the genealogy of a ringtone. This study attempts (and fails) to use cultish thinking as a means of deprogramming and poisonous distraction as a cure for attentional assault.
Recommended Citation
Knauss, Stevie, "False Awakenings" (2025). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1287
