Print Edition 2008-2009
Megan Baker
Complex and Contradictory: The Enduring Stardom of Virginia Woolf [Download PDF] [show/hide pdf]
Megan Baker is a senior English and Film, Television, and Theater double major with a concentration in film. In her junior year of high school, she was assigned to dress up as Virginia Woolf for Women in History Day, and she hasn’t been able to get rid of her since. Megan is looking forward to next year and whatever it may bring. She would like to thank Professor Barbara Green for her help and guidance with this paper.
Justin Mack
Crippled Action: Jackie Chan and the Incongruity of Hollywood and Hong Kong [Download PDF] [show/hide pdf]
Justin Mack is a senior Film, Television, and Theatre major, with a concentration in film. His interests and research efforts range from film studies to ancient history, though an especial appreciation of Hong Kong action cinema motivated the writing of this particular paper. In the near future he aims to return to his native and mercifully snow-free Texas and pursue a career in media production or media studies (or both). He would like to thank Professor Magnan-Park, for whose course on Hong Kong action cinema this paper was originally written.
Jaime Amrhein
"It was not as simple as it seems": Collaboration, Petainism, and Resistance in Vichy France [Download PDF] [show/hide pdf]
Jaime Amrhein is a senior History Honors major with minors in French and the Hesburgh Program in Public Service. She first became fascinated with French history while studying abroad in Angers, France her sophomore year. Upon her return to campus, she studied the Holocaust in a class with Father Kevin Spicer. With this course, she had the incredible opportunity to take a research trip to Europe over spring break to experience the tragic history and lasting effects of the Holocaust first hand. She then combined these experiences with her interest in the role of religion in public life to write this paper. In the future, she plans to continue studying the history of religion and politics in graduate school. She would like to thank UROP, the Nanovic Institute, Learning Beyond the Classroom, the Office of International Study, and the History Department for subsidizing her invaluable trip and research for this paper.
Kristen Leist
Sent From Heaven: The Protection of Political Comedy from The Clouds to "Truthiness" [Download PDF] [show/hide pdf]
Kristen Leist, who is a senior Classics major, was captivated by the comic genius of Aristophanes as a sophomore in Professor Baron’s class “Democracy and the Greeks.” At the time, she saw interesting similarities between Aristophanes and Jon Stewart, and wrote a term paper comparing the two. While writing her senior thesis, she came to find that there is an even more relevant parallel between Aristophanes and Stephen Colbert. She will continue doing research on ancient and contemporary political comedy in graduate school. She would like to whole-heartedly thank Professors Baron, Schlegel, and Torrance for all their input, guidance, and encouragement.
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