Senior Thesis Presentations

As the end of the semester approaches, so do senior thesis presentations. There are quite a range of different types of theses this semester from the American-focused research seminar, all of which should be interesting. Anyone interested in hearing one or more of these presentations is more than welcome to attend. For majors who have yet to write their thesis, this should be an especially valuable opportunity to see classmates in action with their own research.

All of the thesis presentations will be held at 11 AM in Wyatt 204.

Monday, November 30
Panel I: Wars Across American History: Remembering the Civil War and Recreating the Consumer in Wartimes
Jason Schumacher: Education and Historical Interpretation: American Viewpoints on Antebellum Slavery through Fifty Years of American History Textbooks, 1890-1940
Hannah Nicholes: Save Your Money to Save Your Country: A Look at the Consumer Cultures in the Revolutionary War and World War II

Wednesday, December 2
Panel II: Quarantine, Exile, and Race in Tacoma
Glynnis Kirchmeier: Authority, Race, and Outbreaks: A Case Study of Disease and Ethnicity in Tacoma, 1885-1918
Alex Leavitt: Prisoners at the Fair: The Effects of the Japanese-American Internment on the Tacoma Area

Friday, December 4
Panel III: Pursuing and Representing the "Other" across the Pacific Rim
Joan Ilacqua: Northwest Regionalism: Investigating Salmon and Sasquatch Symbolism
Brad Untereker: Japan Demonizes the West: Perceptions During the Nineteenth Century

Monday, December 7
Panel IV: Nature and Activism: Environmental Education and Food Politics
Kristin Steedman: A Walk in the Woods: A Study of Community Driven Environmental Education
Elizabeth Mintz: Narratives as a Method of Activism

Wednesday, December 9
Panel V: Turning Points in American Political Economy: Transportation and the New Deal
Matt Beman: The End of Railroad Predominance in the Early Twentieth Century
Daniel Burge: The Keynes Effect: The Roosevelt Administration and the New Deal