Presenting the Honors Senior Research Thesis and Senior Research Projects 2020/21.
Join this academic year鈥檚 last event with the Honors Society at the LAC Conference Room 鈥 in accordance with the current Covid-19 restrictions 鈥 this Friday, April 30, at 5 p.m.
The event will celebrate the achievements of Franklin鈥檚 talented and highly motivated graduating Honors students as they present their final Honors projects in their discipline of choice.
The Honors Program is an academic program dedicated to students seeking to do further research and scholarship, beyond the boundaries of their regular undergraduate curriculum, and ending with a special project, the Honors Senior Research Project or Thesis. Each project is based on original research, developed in close collaboration with thesis advisors over the course of the last year of studies. Attending the event is a great opportunity to explore what is possible to achieve as an undergrad, hopefully sparking curiosity and awareness.
This year鈥檚 Showcase includes ten Honors projects, here below featured in alphabetical order:
- Andrea Briscoe (History) with 鈥淯sing the Amish? An Examination of the National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom and Its Role in the Christian Right Movement鈥;
- Simon Bruns (History, and International Economics with an Emphasis in Political Economy) with 鈥淚nternational Solidarity and the nature of GDR foreign policy: The Interplay of Ideological Rhetoric and Economic Need鈥;
- Mari猫me Ciss茅 (Communication and Media Studies, and International Relations) with 鈥淧olitical Correctness, a Returning American Public Enemy: An Ideographic Analysis of Discourses of <Anti-Political Correctness> during the 2016 American Presidential Campaign鈥;
- Catherine Cravens (History) with "Meanwhile, in Texas: History Education Policy as a Reflection of Civic Identity During the 1990s";
- James Fahey (Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, and History) with 鈥淒ark Knights and American Patriots: US National Mythology and Superhero Cinema, 2008-2016鈥;
- Allison Kalvaitis (History) with 鈥淰anguardism. Sergei Nechaev鈥檚 鈥楶rofessional Revolutionary鈥 and Its Reception Across the Political Spectrum in 20th Century Russia and the United States鈥;
- Pearl Kasirye (Communication and Media Studies) with "The Future of Media Literacy Education in Uganda鈥;
- Moriah Simonds (Art History, and History) with 鈥淭heory of a Holiday State: American Visions of Honolulu in the Jet Age (1950-1970)鈥;
- Luciana Vazquez Arrua (Social Justice and Sustainability) with 鈥淲aste Management Proposal for the City of Pilar with the opportunity of a circular economy鈥;
- Carisa Villela (Literature) with 鈥淎 Comparative Study of Liminal Identities in Select Mexican and Chicano Literary Texts鈥.
Take part in the Showcase at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 30, live via zoom from the LAC Conference Room 鈥 please email Professor Pyka at mpyka@fus.edu for the zoom link.
Following the presentations, participants are also warmly welcomed to a small in-person reception, minding the Covid-19 safety measures.