2024 Honors Thesis

Mimi Schlecht

Beyond the Face that Launched a Thousand Ships: Feminist Adaptations and the Ongoing Liberation of Helen of Troy
Thesis Advisor: Professor Carol Martin

 

Tay Yu Zhe Isaac

Journalism and Theater as Mediums of Storytelling
Thesis Advisor: Professor Carol Martin

 

Bianca Torrente

Neurodiversity and the Arts
Why Implementing the Arts in Neurodivergent Settings is Beneficial for All

Thesis Advisor: Professor Alisa Zhulina

 

Enid Acevedo-Colón

Hablando Spanglish: Language, Politics, and Identity in Puerto Rican Island-Based Performance
Thesis Advisor: Professor Sebastián Calderón

 

Olivia Fergus-Brummer

From Cell to Spectacle: Evolutionary Biology as a Framework for Performance Process
Thesis Advisor: Professor Sebastián Bentin Calderón

 

Anahita Monfared

Woman, Life, Freedom: The Politics of Performance in State (Un)Making in Contemporary Iran
Thesis Advisor: Professor Sebastián Bentin Calderón

 

Audrey Miller

“'Do Not Say ’tis Superstition': Examining Religious Imagery in the Texts and Adaptations of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale and Romeo and Juliet.”
Thesis Advisor: Professor Laura Levine

 

Ariana Montoya

Using Drama to Enhance and Accelerate Language Learning for Adult Latine Students
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Robert Davis

 

Carson Robles

Re-Gendering the Oresteia: A Postmodern Critique of the Classical Male-Female Binary
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Robert Davis

 

Ella Danyluk

Evolution of The Monstrous-Feminine: Catharsis, Democracy, and Gore
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Robert Davis