Strategic Initiatives Funding
OIP Doctoral Fellowships for International Research and Writing
2007-08 Recipients
Jesse Bucher, College of Liberal Arts/African History
Bucher's dissertation research will analyze the descriptive and theoretical content of historical claims about the skull of Chief Mkwawa produced in Tanzania since his death. He will describe who constructed and consumed them, evaluate the historical context of their product ion, and link these analyses back to larger concepts of resistances, post-colonial studies, and feminist critiques of the body.
Sara Mack, College of Liberal Arts/Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literature
and Linguistics
Dissertation topic is language and identity in Spanish, with specific
focus on perceptions of sexual orientation and
phonemes, the smallest units of speech. No studies have explored
this question in Spanish, so the results will contribute to a more global
understanding of language and construction identity.
Kim Park Nelson, College of Liberal Arts/American Studies
Park Nelson's dissertation explores the transnational identity of Korean adoptees, as well as the cultural, social, historical, and political significance of over 50 years of Korean adoption to America., It configures Korean adoptees as global citizens of both the united States and South Korea, historically tied to the Korean War and immigration regulation in both nations. At the core of the research are 66 life histories of Korean adopted adults. Its methods are multidisciplinary, drawing from ethnography, primary historical sources, and literature.
Samuel Schueth, College of Liberal Arts/Geography
Project examines
the design of Georgia's revolutionary reform program, its implementation,
and its effects. Georgia is a model
case of eliminating corruption and establishing good governance, which
is thought to encourage greater entrepreneurship and rapid development.
Anja Shepela, College of Liberal Arts/Germanic Studies
Schepela will argue that the Pestalozzi-Froebel House as a female sphere in late nineteenth-century Berlin represents a community that was a catalyst for social change, not only in Germany, but also in Western Europe and the Unites States. Her project will be situated within the broader context of the social and cultural history of late nineteenth-century women in Germany, Europe, and the United States.
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