MODES

September 2023

A Multimodal Dissertations Exhibition (Series 1)

What can multimodal research look like and how might that shape the forms a dissertation takes? As part of an ongoing effort to archive, showcase, and discuss multimodal dissertations, this exhibition highlights five dissertations from scholars associated with Teachers College. From comic books, to dance, to podcasts, to photographs, to sculpture, each of these examples finds a way to go beyond the written page.

This exhibit explores how scholars are bridging the gap between research, practice, and audience with their creative dissertations. These alternative modes of scholarly expression provide insight into different ways data can be collected and responded to in a mediated, digital, multimodal world.

As the seed of an archive, Modes speaks to the future paths of scholarship.