The full text of Senior Independent Study Theses submitted during and after 2012 are available to download only by College of Wooster users. Unless listed as an exemplar, all other theses are restricted.

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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2024

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Mapping Hokkaido: An Accessibility Focused Public Archaeology View of Ainu Space and Japanese Maps, Sean C. Gaston
Department: Archaeology; East Asian Studies

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怖い(kowaii) to 可愛い (kawaii): The Transformation of the Kappa and Tsuchigumo in Japanese Media, Mia Mann
Department: East Asian Studies; History; Sociology and Anthropology

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2023

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Using East Asian Thought to Analyze Depictions of Life and Death in Chinese and Japanese Film and Television, Dingsheng Luo
Department: East Asian Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2021

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《异乡人》“Strangers”: A Visual Ethnography about Expat Teachers in China during Covi-19 Pandemic, Xinyu Pei
Department: Communication Studies; East Asian Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2020

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Scanning and Spending: Examining the Impact of Mobile Payment Penetration on the Saving Rate in Contemporary China, Yuxuan Ke
Department: Business Economics; East Asian Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2019

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Applying Gadamer: An Evaluation of Interpretations of the Confucian Analects by Different Schools Under the Light of Gadamerian Hermeneutics, Yifeng Xu
Department: East Asian Studies; Philosophy

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2018

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“Intercultural Exchange”: Analyzing The Exchange of Femininity and Masculinity Between The African American Community And The Global East Asian Community, Brandi Clarke
Department: East Asian Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2017

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China’s Oil Market Facelift: Examining the Impacts and Implications of China’s Efforts to Liberalize its Oil Market, Kate E. Kremling
Department: East Asian Studies; Economics

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The Cycle of Information: Discussing the Language and Culture of Japan Through Narrative, Haley L. Tolle
Department: East Asian Studies; English

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2016

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The Yushukan: Historical Memory at the Yasukuni Shrine War Memorial, Melissa E. Garcia de la Noceda
Department: East Asian Studies

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The Yushukan: Historical Memory at the Yasukuni Shrine War Memorial, Melissa García de la Noceda
Department: East Asian Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2015

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Performing an Ideal: The Changing Roles of Shamans in Contemporary South Korea, Meaghan Folger
Department: East Asian Studies

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Constructing Blackness: African American Women's Experiences in Japan: Constructing Blackness, Aki'a Damone Lashon Hodges
Department: East Asian Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2014

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A Specifically Korean Beauty: Understanding the Interplay of Modern Korean Cultural Identity and Korean Beauty Ideals, Kelsey M. Williams
Department: East Asian Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2013

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你吃了吗? Have You Eaten?: Using the Westernization of Chinese Food to Explain the Transformation of the Chinese Identity in America, Molly Young
Department: Chinese Studies; East Asian Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2012

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Metaphorical Halo-Halo, Matt Wong
Department: History; East Asian Studies