American Studies Program
The following theses were written by the American Studies class of 2006:
"A Voice for Justice: Monsignor John J. Egan and the Archdiocese of Chicago"
Anthony P. Danielak
"Personifying the Unwanted: Notions of Citizenship Through Monstrosity from Dracula to Norman Bates"
Charles Gerli
"Mark Twain's 'Orient:' Changing Americans' Perspective Through New Representations of the Ottoman Empire in 'The Innocents Abroad'"
Liam Hardy
"Uncovering Catholic Morality and Personified Evil in 'The Exorcist,' from Novel to Film"
Kate House
"Estrada Courts: Redefining Identity in Twentieth Century Los Angeles"
Melissa A. Jara
"'Dear Madam...' The Correspondence Between Mercy Otis Warren and John Adams, 1773-1814"
Katherine M. Kaiser
"The Educational Achievement of Latinos in the United States: An Assessment with Particular Focus on Latinos in the New Settlement States"
Sarah Therese Licandro
"The Cherokee Phoenix: An American Legacy"
Tessa L. Moran
"Preserving the Nation's Vanishing Treasures: The Evolving Methodology of Film Collection, Preservation and Exhibition at the Library of Congress"
Jaclyn Susan Mosher
"To Teach or Not to Teach: Intelligent Design, Evolution and the Freedom of American Education"
Meghan M. O'Neil
"Capitalism v. Democracy: Title IX in Collegiate Athletics"
Elizabeth Nelson
"W*lMart: How the World's Largest Company is Limiting Media Content in its Stores and Thereby Limiting Freedoms at Large"
Sterling Nye Seery
"Playing With the Boys: 'Rolling Stone' and Gender Politics of American Rock Journalism, 1967-1971"
Sarah Ellen Smith
"The 'Weekly Standard' and the Conservative Movement in America"
Nicolas M. Timiraos
"Finding American Music: The Role of Record Producers in Popularizing Local Performers During the 1920s and 1930s"
James Viano
"Cautious Constructions: The Preservation of Historic Houses in Washington, DC"
Erin Zacuto