Research and Active Learning

Students

Read about some of the undergraduates who have engaged in research and internships:

	Erica Ciporen '05 researched how economic globalization is contributing to what she calls the "deterritorialization of language;" that is, the way in which many languages are becoming less tied to a particular geographic area.
	Jennifer Clark '04 examined gender stereotyping in advertising.

2005 Senior Honors Theses

Kelly Bixby (class of '05) Cosmopolitan, a Comparison: a comparison of Spanish and English versions of Cosmopolitan from the United States and Spain

Kelli Blank (class of '05) The Rest Will Follow: authority and the early buildings of the Worcester Art Museum

Erica Ciporen (class of '05) Language and Globalization: the deterritorialization of language

Kimberly Dunbar (class of '05) The Color Purple, From Book to Movie: an analysis of Steven Spielberg's sanitizing of Alice Walker's text

Timothy Dzurilla (class of '05) Virtual Community Development: An Urban Reality? Main South, Worcester case study

Erin Martin (class of '05) Marketing, Media and Money: an in-depth qualitative study of nonprofit organizations in Worcester County

Kathryn Spencer (class of '05) The American News Media and the Iraq War

Jared Swerzenski (class of '05) The Relationship Between Race and Society: an examination of the black athlete prior to 1945

Cara Wood (class of '05) Bali Blasts: how newspapers frame terrorism after 9-11

Faculty

Read about the research of some of our faculty:

Dr. Parminder Bhachu examines the interplay between the globalized economy and cultural identity.

Dr. Betsy Huang explores the emotional interactions between dominant and subject cultures, notably the role of laughter, in two works by African-American writer Ralph Ellison.

Dr. Fern Johnson demonstrates how television advertisers use language to reinforce the association of a toy with one or the other gender.

Dr. Timothy Shary knows that as "cultural artifacts," films reveal a lot about the people who view them and the people who make them. In a recent book, he examines in depth how teenagers have been portrayed in youth movies during the years 1980-2001.