Student Research Partnership in History: Comparative Analysis of 19th Century Blind Institutions in Europe

2 February 2023

In the summer of 2022 Susannah Ottaway, Professor of History, and Chris Costello ’23 traveled to Ireland to do archival research at the National Library of Ireland and the National…

image of the minute book from Molyniex Asylum 1856

Student Research Partnership in Cinema and Media Studies: The Wandering House

25 January 2023

In summer 2022 Valentina Guerrero Chala ’24 and Cecilia Cornejo worked to develop a digital version of the Lanesboro Community Quilt. This quilt is part of a larger project called…

screenshot of The Wandering House website

Summer Research Partnership in English: Legacies of the Minstrel

23 January 2023

In Summer 2022 Sophia Heidebrecht ’23 worked with George Shuffelton, Professor of English, to conduct bibliographical research on the figure of the minstrel in the Anglo-American tradition. The project’s aim…

Reliques of Ancient English Poetry frontispiece

Summer Research Partnership in Classics: Pompeii I.14 Project

23 January 2023

In summer 2022 Sidra Michaels ’23, Samantha Zimmerman ’24, and Jordan Rogers, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics, did field research with the Pompeii I.14 Project. The overarching goal of the…

students resting on an ancient rune

Summer Research Partnership in Archaeology: PAMA Archaeology Project: El Proyecto Arqueológico Medio Ambiental

23 January 2023

In the summer of 2022, Sarah Kennedy, Robert A. Oden, Jr. Postdoctoral Fellow for Innovation in the Humanities and Archaeology, Sophie Bagget ‘23, Claire Boyle ’25, Collin Kelso ’25, Ezra…

picture of the PAMA team of researchers

Summer Research Partnership in Russian: Swan as a Dinner Dish

17 January 2023

In Summer 2022 Marjorie Mitalski ’24 worked with Laura Goering, Professor of Russian, on the project Swan as a Dinner Dish. Swan was a staple of Medieval and Renaissance banquets,…

Swan Pit, Norwich

Summer Research Partnership in History: Flucker-Urquhart Divorce

24 October 2022

In the summer of 2022 Lorraine Bernhard ’23 and Margaret De Fer ’24 traveled to Scotland and England to do archival research with Serena Zabin, Professor of History. The purpose…

Aberdeen Archive

Contemporary Scholarship and Teaching in German Studies

19 September 2022

This past summer, the German faculty applied for a Humanities Center summer research circle to support each other in projects related to both teaching and research (and the connections between them). In…

Carleton German on frisbee

Student Research Partnership in Music: Marvin Gaye Photo Research

1 November 2021

During the summer of 2021 Anne Beimers ’23 worked with Professor Andy Flory on the Marvin Gaye photo research project. Anne shared her experience as an SRP with the Humanities…

image of Marvin Gaye

Student Research Partnership in Middle Eastern Languages: Convivencia Triumphant in La Catedral del Mar on TV/ Netflix

25 October 2021

During the summer of 2021 Apoorba Misra ’22 worked with Professor Stacy Beckwith on a project investigating the history and the cinematic portrayal of Jewish-Muslim-Christian interactions in 14th century Spain. Apoorba…

Picture of characters from La catedral del mar