2017 Afternoon Extended Presentation Session

Future Professors Without Borders: Roundtable Discussions with Mellon Mays Undergraduate Research Fellows  ::  Seelye 101

This pair of roundtable presentations derives from Mellon Mays Undergraduate Research projects under the supervision of Dawn Fulton, professor of French Studies.

Angela Acosta ’17
Beryl Ford ’17
Gaïana Joseph ’17
Jen Calabrese ’17
Shanice Bailey ’17J
Alina Wang ’18
Hee Young Kim ’18
Precious Musa ’18
Suroor Gandhi ’18
Tiara Austin ’18

with Mellon Mays Fellows from Bowdoin College

Secret Histories: Object Biographies of Artifacts from the Ancient Mediterranean  ::  Seelye 106

This series of presentations derives from classwork with Rebecca Worsham, visiting assistant professor of archaeology.

Elizabeth Cole ’19
Renee Klann ’19
Isabella Levy ’17
Katy Rose Sparks ’20

Kahn Liberal Arts Institute Student Fellows: Shaping Perception  ::  Seelye 110

This session of presentations derives from research conducted as part of the Kahn Liberal Arts Institute project “Shaping Perception” with Daphne Lamothe, associate professor of Africana studies and Chris Aiken, associate professor of dance.

Marianna Apostolakis ’18
Queering the Tempest: Exploring Structures of Time and Family in Postcolonial and Feminist Adaptation

Sushmitha Ram ’18
Let’s Slowly Boil Hot Tea: Exploring the Perceptions of Transcontinental South Asian Hindu Arranged Marriages from India to America in Debate, Love, and Oral Histories

Jessica Ryan ’17J
A Sense of Love: How the Sense of Smell Is Connected to Love and Why It Matters

Rahma Haji ’17
What Is The Afro In Afrofuturism?

Maria Wood ’17
Considering the Social, Cultural, and Political Resonances of Hamilton: An American Musical

Poetry Concentration Research Capstone Projects  ::  Seelye 201

This session of poetry readings derives from the work for the Poetry Concentration Research Capstone Project with Ellen Dore Watson, director of the Poetry Center and lecturer in English language and literature.

Dariana Guerrero ’17
Liza Jeswald  Ada ’17
Darwin Pappas-Fernandes  ’17
Kylie Power-Sullivan  ’17
Emily Robidoux  ’17
Emma Cairns Watson  ’17

Diploma Program in American Studies  ::  Seelye 301

Filine Volkmann GS
Nudging as a Path to a More Sustainable Investing Practice
Presentation deriving from thesis with Gerald Epstein, professor of economics and co-director of Political Economy Research Institute and Lane Hall-Witt, lecturer and diploma program director in American studies

Daniel Molina de la Rubia GS
A Contemporary Analysis of Gay Portrayal in the Media
Presentation deriving from thesis with Lane Hall-Witt, lecturer and diploma program director in American studies

Vera Martel GS
Issues in Child Development and Education
Presentation deriving from thesis with Lane Hall-Witt, lecturer and diploma program director in American studies

Dana Madsen GS
The Eco-Civilization Project in China
Presentation deriving from thesis with Gregory White, Mary Huggins Gamble Professor in Government and Lane Hall-Witt, lecturer and diploma program director in American studies

Alice Cozzi GS
Interpreting Italian Fashion: America and the making of Italian style
Presentation deriving from thesis with Kiki Smith, professor of Costume Design and Lane Hall-Witt, lecturer and diploma program director in American studies.

Elsa Kamdem GS
Poor Whites Against Racism
Presentation deriving from thesis with Jennifer Guglielmo, associate professor of history and Lane Hall-Witt, lecturer and diploma program director in American studies

Words and Images in Chinese Culture  ::  Christ Gallery, Smith College Museum of Art

This session of presentations, to be presented in the Christ Gallery of the Smith College Museum of Art, derives from classwork with Sujane Wu, associate professor of East Asian languages & literatures.

Ava Busto Schiff ’18
Diana Chen ’17
Gloria Ningyuan Cheng ’18
Ava Friedlander ’20
Kela Harrington ’19
Francesca Harrison ’19
Beatrice Hesselbart ’20
Yuxiao Meng ’19
Molly Hurd ’18
Lucy Liang ’17
Sidney Lu ’17
Xiaoqing Luo ’18
Erin Sulla ’19