The Global Studies and French-Francophone Studies programs of the Cultural Studies Department are pleased to present their 2024 Spring Capstones

Monday, May 13 – 1:30-5:00 pm

and

Tuesday, May 14 – 1:00-5:00 pm

Karen Hille Phillips Center, Room 201

Click on each student name to see their presentation title.

Monday - May 13, 2024

2:00-2:30 - Sophie Jeter

The Impact of Diaspora Activism on the Authoritarian Regime of Equatorial Guinea

2:30-3:00 - Alina Boorse

Beyond the Brochure: Examining the Impact of Voluntourism Marketing on African Development
3:00-3:15 Break

3:15-3:45 pm - Madelynne Jones

A Review: America's Policy on Nuclear Energy

3:45-4:15 - Kaden Bolton

The ``Chinese Virus``: Political Sinophobia and Its Consequences

4:15-4:30 pm - Sydney Tembo

The Other Language of Women: A Proposal for Translating Léonora Miano's Manifesto for Recovering the Legacy of Subsaharan African Women
4:45-5:00 - Closing Comments
Tuesday - May 14, 2024

1:30-2:00 - Lydia Downs

Literature as Democracy and Authoritarianism in America: The Banning of Marjane Satrapi's ``Persepolis``

2:00-2:30 - Zackayla Rice

Preservation and Exploitation: Prehistoric Art, French Patrimoine, and the Chauvet Cave

2:30-3:00 pm - Olivia Petersen

The Making of a Peace Nation: Likhet, whiteness, and Settler Colonialism in Norway
3:00-3:15 pm - Break

3:15-3:45 pm - Andrés Felix

Towards Reproductive Sovereignty: Decolonizing Menstruation in Chicane Communities

3:45-4:15 pm - Melaina Hayes

Disgusted: Ebola Containment in the North American Imaginary

4:15-4:30 pm - Kirsten Hedlund

Lost in Translation in the PNW: Attending to Health Inequities Faced by Mexican Immigrants
4:45-5:00 pm - Closing Comments