Industrial farming that features monoculture and intensive use of resources is an unsustainable practice supported by many large chain grocery stores. Consumers’ shopping decisions and options could indirectly change this unsustainable way of food production. This study investigates the shopping habits of members in the Oxford community and how they relate to sustainability. We asked: […]
A35-P: Battles of Translation: Vergil’s Aeneid in English and German
This project studies translation theory and various translations of Vergil’s Aeneid. It seeks to determine what key factors make for the best translations of classical epic, particularly of the Aeneid. The project begins by examining the supremacy of epic and the fous in European cultures on the Aeneid. Next, the paper establishes the theoretical background […]
A05-T: Communicating Research to Non-Disciplinary Audiences: Student Perspectives
The research being conducted in this study focuses on communication of research to general audiences. Using a qualitative approach, we investigate the skills that student researchers need to effectively communicate ongoing research projects and outcomes with a range of general audiences such as high school students, lawmakers, and non-disciplinary audiences. This study is relevant for […]
C14-P: Engaging Students In Research During the Pandemic
This research project examines engagement of undergraduate students in research during the pandemic. This question has a direct impact on us as a society due to the challenges introduced by the global pandemic. Our research team consists of 4 students [Dillon Horvath, Sydney Fingerhood, Collin Quinn, Connor Powell], a part of a larger group of […]
B11-T: The Gendered Experience of French Women Following the Nazi Occupation, 1944-1945
My historical research aims to achieve an understanding on how U.S. soldiers in France depicted French women in their weekly periodicals, printed during a period in which thousands of women faced shame and hair sheering, following the country’s liberation on August 25th, 1944 from Nazi Germany. My research, therefore, attempts to answer this main question: […]
B08-P: A Morphometric Analysis of Leaf Shape Responses to Abiotic Stress
Soil salinity causes an estimated $27 billion in agricultural losses every year, and these losses are predicted to be exacerbated by climate change. Brassica rapa is an important oil seed and vegetable crop that includes leafy greens such as bok choy. How B. rapa reacts to abiotic stresses such as soil salinity could greatly affect […]
A01-T: The Culture of “Devadasis” in India
My family was always reluctant to answer questions that I had about the stories of Devadasis. Therefore, their reluctance led me to research more on them. With the help of my supervisor, I started reading the book, Given to Goddess by Lucinda Ramberg, who had researched specifically on the culture in the Ashrams (Religious shrines) […]
A02-T: The Gauci Brothers’ Holy Land Model
The research project that I am presenting is part of an independent study course in Anthropology designed by Dr. James Bielo, entitled Materiality and the Circulation of Culture. The project entailed a critical reading of scholarship in anthropology, material religion, and museum studies; an analysis of >100 newspaper stories (1924-62) detailing a traveling Holy Land […]
BRIV-02: Taking the ‘Vir’ Out of ‘Virtus:’ Feminine Demonstrations of Virtus in Shakespeare’s Cymbeline
My project, entitled, “Taking the ‘Vir’ Out of ‘Virtus:’ Feminine Demonstrations of Virtus in Shakespeare’s Cymbeline,” examines the impact of the Queen from Cymbeline participating in the ancient Roman idea of masculinity, virtus, as this idea was received in early modern England. There were a couple questions I wanted to answer through my research: first, […]
A46: St. Catherine’s Letters: a Correspondence on Faith
St. Catherine of Siena was a figure of immense influence in Medieval Europe. The routine nature of her correspondence with both temporal and ecclesiastical authorities provided her political agency unparalleled by the women of her time. In order that we might grasp the extent of St. Catherine’s influence, we set out to catalogue the letters […]
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