What Was Your Thesis Topic?

Alumnae/i share the topic of their undergraduate senior thesis.

Tamar Anolic '03

The Free Trade Area of the Americas, written as a screenplay set during one of George W. Bush’s cabinet meetings.

Beth Curtiss '10

Differences in pedagogy and expected outcomes of pre-professional music education in the 17th- and 18th-century Italian ospedali (Venice, all women) and conservatori (Naples, all men).

Faatimah Jafiq '15

Street Art in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This series of photographs explored issues of environmentalism, politics, and Javanese culture in Jogja.

Chloë Weeks '13

Spectral masking of geothite by ferrihydrite and schwertmannite in acid mine drainage precipitates of eastern Pennsylvania.

Mahri Wrightington '99

The relationship between risky decision-making and confidence.

Bela August Walker '99

Her Skin Was White: Issues of Racial Identity and Consciousness in the Court Case of Susie Guillory Phipps.

Susan Herder '92

A Study of Macroinvertebrate Fauna of the East Branch of the Brandywine Creek, with an Emphasis on the Life History of Two Genera of Caddisfly.

Kristen Parker '11

An exploration of masculine intimacy in the structured, socially sanctioned violence of the boxing film (featuring Rocky, Raging Bull, and Fight Club).