Creative Matter (Skidmore College)

Filmmaker and researcher Callahan Mainzer explores two vastly different religious communities and explores how the ethnographic research method and documentary filmmaking are both useful in generating empathy for the "other." The author explores various theoretical constructions of ethnography, namely Robert Orsi, Elizabeth Pritchard, and Gerhard Van Den Heever, as well as documentary theorist Je…

This study examines whether seasonal mood fluctuations that are driven by reduced daylight exposure in fall and winter months affect how retail investors respond to market risk. The study uses daily stock-level data from the Nasdaq Retail Trading Activity Tracker (RTAT) from 2016–2026. The study tests whether the relationship between market volatility (VIX) and retail investor sentiment (RTAT) di…