My research project is a humanities, literary and cultural analysis of author Don DeLillo’s fiction and how it intersects with the growing academic discourse of risk. My essay examines the development of risk consciousness in Don DeLillo’s literature in the face of major technological advancements that have fundamentally changed our conception of risk and risk […]
B30: Racial Stereotypes and Their Effects on Academic Performance
The general research area for this study was in the field of social work. My work was conducted by sending out a survey for my Research Methods class via Google Forms. Once I got my data in, I analyzed the open-ended questions for common themes. The research question is “To what extent do racial stereotypes […]
B46: An Analysis of the Use of Profanity in Informal Text (and What it Can Tell Us About the Community)
It is understood that, in order to be alive, language must constantly be changing. The social media site Twitter reveals the way words are used in informal language in a public setting online – thus also revealing the way language changes on the internet. This linguistics project observes and records the uses of “huge” and […]
B51: Conservación y Canciones: Agrobiodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge in Peru
A growing population, changing climate, and constantly evolving pest pressures have for many years highlighted the importance of genetic diversity in food and crop systems. This is especially true in the Peruvian Andes, most famously known as the birthplace of the potato. Because of the harsh conditions under which the crop originated, maintaining a diverse […]
CO4: Popes and Public Engagement during Trips Abroad: An Analysis of Vatican II Policies Driving Papal Diplomacy, 1964-2021
This study explores the hybridity of the Vatican’s public diplomacy by contextualizing the papacy as both a political and religious office since Vatican II. It uses a textual analysis of papal foreign speeches spanning 1964 to 2021 to understand the evolving rhetoric and engagement practices during state visits and ecclesiastical missions abroad. 1,307 speeches were […]
C13: Effectiveness of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Bias Modules at Miami University
Our research project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion modules given to students before coming to Miami University. Using qualitative and quantitative methods, we explored the opinions of first-year students based on their experience and thoughts while completing the modules. This study is relevant to all fields because diversity education […]
C21: Ganges River
The general research area was the overall health of the Ganges River in India. While the religious and spiritual significance of the Ganges River holds great value in the community, the industrial pollution, human waste, and sewage is devastating the health of this river. The Ganges River is a lifesource to the society surrounding it, […]
C29: Der Krieg und die Krieger im deutschen Film: authentische Perspektiven und Geschichten War in German Cinema: Authentic Perspectives of the Soldiers’ Stories
The experience of war is transformative. It upheaves, changes, then dispenses with the lives of those who experience it, leaving them to rebuild from the ruins and establish new normality. This understanding of war is strongly echoed in the German cinematic canon of the 1920s through the 1960s. This project views these films as primary […]
C31: The Evolution of True Crime as a Cultural Study of Deviance
The general research area I have been operating in is American studies initially focusing on the cross-section between the birth of true crime and journalism’s role juxtaposed to the racial bias in American culture. As my case study, I used the newest Ted Bundy film, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, which led me to […]
C62: Society’s Use of Language to Otherize Migrants of Color
While discussing with my advisors, I found myself drawn to the use of language when referring to migrants in America. As described in one of my references, “immigrant groups, regardless of their country of origin, were perceived as a threat at the time of their arrival in the United States”(Wei et al., 2019). However, while […]