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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Who is Really to Blame? Examining the Impact of Teacher Accountability on Learning Outcomes in Francophone West Africa, Byera Kashangaki
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Global and International Studies

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Policing the Periphery: Identifying the Colonial Dynamic Between French Police & Banlieues, Quinn Parker
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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« Je cheminerai avec toi » : Le rôle des communautés engagés dans le travail de Service Jésuites aux Refugies, Jennifer Renner
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Divided Government and Decision Units: An Examination of Foreign Policy Deliberations in the French Executive, Abigail Grace Thomson
Department: Global and International Studies; French and Francophone Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2023

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Emboldening the Insolent: How Governmental Treatment of Refugees Affects Far-Right Support, Alexa Carlozzi
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Global and International Studies

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Can The Swiss Have Their Cake And Eat It Too?: An Examination Of Swiss Identity And Public Support For European Integration, Jenna L. Dyroff
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Global and International Studies

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Discerning Through Discourse: Constructions of French Identity Regarding Russia and Ukraine in the 21st Century, Adeline Hennebury
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Global and International Studies

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Understanding Frantz Fanon’s "schéma épidermique racial": The Implications on Post-Colonial Black Consciousness and Identities, Taylor Danea Jackson
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Philosophy

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The CFA Zone: An Assessment of Factors Impacting Human Development, Namara Rwakatare
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Global and International Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2022

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Deux Histoires De Meurtres Et D’Intrigues : L’Étude Et L’Application Pratique Des Techniques Courantes De La Traduction Française, Joseph Kalmar
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Intégrer La Communication Et La Culture Dans Les Cours De Français Intermédiaires, Libby Malone
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Stinette: Women Aesthetic And Decadent Writers In Fin De Siècle England And France, Deena Williams
Department: French and Francophone Studies; History

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2021

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Liberté, Égalité, Paternité: Understanding the French anti-gay and anti-reproductive technology movement, La Manif pour tous, Elizabeth Cotton
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; French and Francophone Studies

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Sinister Cinema: Depictions of Evil in the WWII and Postwar Thrillers of Alfred Hitchcock and Henri-Georges Clouzot, Holly N. Engel
Department: English; French and Francophone Studies

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ANAÏS ET LE JARDIN CACHÉ, Kaylin Hoffman
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Le Tutoiement et le vouvoiement sur les réseaux sociaux : Twitter comme étude de cas, Paul J. Lance
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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"The Bliss of Solitude": In Search of Fulfilled Single Characters in Seventeenth through Twentieth Century Anglophone and Francophone Literature, Annabelle Vosmeier
Department: English; French and Francophone Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2020

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Revisiter le pouvoir de la propagande et les répercussions de l'imagerie haineuse : The Impact of Propaganda Cartoons on the Perpetration of Sexual Violence during the Rwandan Genocide, Nela Aluwihare
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Political Science

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Is it Just a Language Exam? An Analysis of the Test D'Évaluation De Français as a Marker of Republican Integration, Margaret Maeve Simmering
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; French and Francophone Studies

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Understanding Behavioral and Emotional Responses to Frames Used by Animal Rights Organizations in the United States and France, Alysa Tarrant
Department: Communication Studies; French and Francophone Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2019

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Adipokinetic Hormone Receptors in the Reproductive Tract of Ae. aegypti Mosquitoes, coupled with the history of Ae. aegypti in Haiti, Fredi L. Carey
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; French and Francophone Studies

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Étude sur l'inégalité linguistique au Canada et ses répercussions au sein des communautés francophones, Bailey Eckerle
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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L’Image Coloniale: Representations of Sub-Saharan Africans in Primary School Textbooks and Children’s Literature During France’s Third Republic, 1870-1914, Olivia Holland
Department: French and Francophone Studies; History

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Six of One, Une Demi-Douzaine de L’Autre: Detecting Cross-Language Code-Switching in a Continuous Narrative, Melissa Kadish
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Psychology

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2018

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« Il faut que la terre soit honorée » : La division de responsabilité gouvernementale, culturelle, et publique contre le réchauffement climatique, Katie Farr
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Being Sixty: Aging, Agency, and Personal Narrative in Simone de Beauvoir's La Vieillesse and Doris Lessing's The Diary of a Good Neighbour, Ashley R. Ferguson
Department: English; French and Francophone Studies

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Citizens in Name Only: Civil and Human Rights of Algerians in France, 1958–1961, Shelley Grostefon
Department: History; French and Francophone Studies

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The Road Death Traveled: The Representation of Romani Deaths in Nineteenth-Century British and French Literature, Haley Skeens
Department: English; French and Francophone Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2017

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Mediating Religious Tensions in France: An Examination of Discriminatory Laïc Policies in the 21st Century, Theadora E. Kwan
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Religious Studies

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The Individual, Social, and Cultural Perception of Non-native Phonemes: A Neuroscientific and Linguistic Study, Marie Louise Schroder
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Neuroscience

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2016

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La Trahison et la honte : Le rôle du gouvernement de Vichy dans la rafle du Vel’ d’Hiv’ et sa mémoire aux yeux de la société française, Olivia Bolek
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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La France et le plurilinguisme: deux opposés qui s'attirent? Une étude de l'enseignement et de l'apprentissage des langues étrangères en France., Rachel L. Lorch
Department: French and Francophone Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2015

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Soeurs d'Empire: Trois histoires de voyage, de genre et de camaraderie dans des récits de voyage féminins d'Algérie, 1869-1900, Elisabeth Abell
Department: French and Francophone Studies; History

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L’identité malgache hybride : Exprimer l'identité franco-malgache à travers la langue française dans la littérature malgache, Rebecca Andriani
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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L'école pour tous : une étude des inégalités dans le système éducatif français, Victoria P. Brown
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Une Étude De La Traite Des Enfants Entre Le Maroc Et La France, Francesca Kathleen Raffaela Cistone
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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The Semantics of Goodness: A Study of Prudential Value, Zachary S. Diehl
Department: Philosophy; French and Francophone Studies

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Tuteo o Ustedeo: un Estudio de las Formas de Tratamiento en las Publicidades de Escaparates / Tutoiement ou Vouvoiement: une Etude des Formes d'Adresse dans les Publicités des Vitrines, Charlotte M. Klein
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Spanish

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The Role of Political Culture in Understanding Inconsistencies between International and Domestic Privacy Law in France and the United States, Mallory Kruper
Department: French and Francophone Studies; International Relations

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TOMSfoolery: A Neocolonial Deconstruction of the One For One Ideology of Giving, Ainslee Robson
Department: Philosophy; French and Francophone Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2014

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Le Français Québécois et la Lutte pour Graver en Pierre une Variété Linguistique, Katherine G. Baker
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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La manif pour tous: pourquoi s'ppose-t-elle au mariage pour tous?, Chelsea N. Campton
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Could Copper Cure le Cancer?: Research into Potential Antitumor Agents and the Art of Scientific Translation, Kyle A. Koemm
Department: Chemistry; French and Francophone Studies

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Differences in the Ways in Which Vogue Communicates Beauty Standards to American and French Women, Natalie D. Minklei
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Psychology

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Le Marketing et les Maghrébins : Le Ciblage d’un Groupe Minoritaire en France; Marketing and the North Africans: The Targeting of a Minority in France, George Skelly
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Tourist Encounters of the Moroccan Kind: Contrasting Approaches to Tourism in Anthropology and in the Moroccan Tourism Industry, Katherine Vatilla
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Sociology and Anthropology

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2013

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Memories of a Senegalese Boy / Souvenirs D’Un Fils Sénégalais: A Collection of Poems, Baba Badji
Department: English; French and Francophone Studies

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Cracks Between the Cobble: France and the World Out There, Joseph Dziedziak
Department: English; French and Francophone Studies

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La Vie Des Réfugiés Ivoriens Au Libéria : Des Obstacles Sans Solution ?, Samira El-Adawy
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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La Démocratisation De L'Enseignement Secondaire En France : L'Égalité Pour Tous?, Eowyn Groves
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Les Produits De Terroir Dans Le Monde Moderne : Les Tensions Internes Du Systeme Des Appellations D'Origine Contrôlée (Aoce), Claire M. Lash
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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The Process of Policy Formation During the Common Agricultural Policy Macsharry Reform: the Straight and Narrow Path Actors Follow to Escape a Political Rat's Nest, Colin K. McLaren
Department: French and Francophone Studies; International Relations

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Les Dangers De La Biture Parmi Les Jeunes Français : Le Manque De Compréhension Des Conséquences Du Binge Drinking, Andrea Nissenbaum
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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From Renaissance Entertainment to Occult Divinitory Practice: An Iconographic Study of the Sexual Female Image in Tarot, Megan Mary Piemonte
Department: Art and Art History; French and Francophone Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2012

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Culture Et L'Enfance : Les Mysteres De La Litterature De Jeunesse, Frances Flynn
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Ville Du Flaneur: La Transformation De Paris Selon Ses Propres Temoignages, Christopher J. Hanson
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Elements of Understanding: Mathematics, Literature, and Nicolas Bourbaki, Daniel Pierce
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Mathematics

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Nations Under Attack: the Restructuring of Counter-Terrorism Policy in the Aftermath of a Major International Terrorist Incident, Kathrin Reed
Department: French and Francophone Studies; International Relations

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Je Voulais Être Homme, Rien Qu’Homme: An Analysis of the Intersection of Communism and Masculinity InThe Negritude Movement, 1930-1939, Kristen Weischedel
Department: French and Francophone Studies; History

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Mondialisation Du Vin à Cassis Et Du Fromage à Roquefort: An Ethnographic Analysis of the Opinions and Perceptions on Globalization of Producers of Wine and Cheese, Jacqueline Weixel
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Sociology and Anthropology

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2011

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J'Ai Tellement Envie ... Le Mariage Au Service De La Critique Et De La Satire De L’Ancien Régime Et De La Révolution Française, Kelly Lynn Epstein
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Traductrice, Traidora: Confronting Betrayal in Translation, Martina Kinkle
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Spanish

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Le Paris Moderne : Trois Axes Selons Lesquels Paris a Modernisé À La Fin Du 19Ème Siècle, Emily Popovich
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Art and Art History

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Instruments De Polyphonie: Les Festivals De Musiques Comme Politique En Europe, Kaia Smith
Department: Political Science; French and Francophone Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2010

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Renegotiating the Role of Religion in the Public Sphere: Evidence of a New Phase in the Evolution of French Society, Britta Nicole Harman
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Religious Studies

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Local Practice or a Western Imposition?: Case Study of Sustainable Development in Senegal, Alexander Richard Jue
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Political Science

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Qui Est Ivoirien? Question of National Identity in Cote D'Ivoire, Tess M. Morrissey
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Political Science

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From a Worn Suitcase to International Bestseller Lists: Irène Némiovsky's Suite Française Considered in Various Contexts, Sonja Ruppel
Department: History; French and Francophone Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2009

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Les Fifs, Les Québécois, Et Patsy Cline: Une Traduction De C.R.A.Z.Y. de Jean-Marc Vallée, Katherine S. Dayton
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Towards a Liberalization of Laïcité? France's challenge of inclusion in the context of Islam, Anna M. Fleming
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Sociology and Anthropology

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From Women's Mouths: Eating Disorders Are Feminist Issues, Lindsay E. Galan
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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La Memoire Vivante De La Guerre D'Algerie, Andrew Hunt
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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The Love That Dared Not Speak Its Name: Talking About Sexual Minorities in French, German and Russian, Michelle M. Ort
Department: French and Francophone Studies; German Studies; Russian Studies

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Les Témoignages Chocolatés, Erin J. Powell
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Of Paradox and Convergence: Food Culture and Health in France and the United States, Rachel Smedley
Department: French and Francophone Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2007

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Une Affaire De Bûcherons Et De Casse-Tête: La Traduction De Quelques Textes Au Sujet De L'Histoire Des Franco-Canadiens Dans Le Michigan, Elizabeth Caitlin Martens Benett
Department: French and Francophone Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2005

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Passe Recompose: L'Histoire Et L'Histoire Dans Les Trois Mousquetaires, Adrienne K. Brayman
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Entre Deux Espaces: La Femme Africaine a Paris, Noel Grace Hollinger
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Une Fiction: Sirven Et Les Comptes D'Elf, Brian Bartlett Hunt
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Du Plein Emploi Aux 35 Heures: Repenser La Place Du Travail Dans La Societe Francaise Depuis Les Trente Glorieuses, Andrew Michael Le Blanc
Department: French and Francophone Studies; History

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Misere Chez Hugo, Lara Tellis
Department: French and Francophone Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2004

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L'Internationalite De La Culture Hip Hop:Des Battements, Des Rimes, Et La Vie De La Culture Hip Hop Au Pays Francophones, Benjamin R. Wood
Department: French and Francophone Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2003

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Å Travers Les Yeux de la Sainte-Chapelle Une étude De La Mentalité Parisienne au XIII Siécle, Louisa Valien Harbage
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Un Quatuor De Voix: Brossard, Cixous, Wittig Et Moi, Arete Moodey
Department: French and Francophone Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2002

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From the Page to La Peau: Tearing Women's Identities Out of the Advertisements in Elle and Vogue, Elizabeth Farina
Department: French and Francophone Studies; English

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La Privatisation D'Airbus: Élément clé Pour Partir à La Conquête De Ciel, Christopher L. Liao
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Bienvenue à la Technologie: La Pédagogie et le Cinéma Françias, Diana C. Mason
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Anglais, Frances, Spanish: La Possibilite Et La Realite De L'Education Bilingue, Dana Schrum
Department: French and Francophone Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2001

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Une Exploration De Théâtre De L'Absurde Une Autre Vue De Fin De Partie, Elise M. Becchetti
Department: English; French and Francophone Studies

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George Eliot's Realism and George Sand's Idealism: a Comparative Study, Marjorie D. Cooper
Department: French and Francophone Studies; English

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Le Role D'Une Langue Etrangere Au College En Plein Centre-Ville Aux Etats-Unis, Signe Helgeson
Department: French and Francophone Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2000

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Le Pygmalion De Cinema: Le Feminisme Et L'Image De La Femme Dans Les Films D'Agnes Varda, Jessica E. DuPlaga
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Frère Jacques et Jack et Jill Prennent Les Chemins Différents Pour Monter La Meme Colline: L'Enfance En France Comparasion a L'Enfance Aux États-Unis, Erica L. House
Department: French and Francophone Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1999

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"Ange Ou Demon, Qu'Importe?" Napoleon Bonaparte vu a Travers Six Hommes De Lettres Français de XIXe Siecle, John R. Lytle
Department: French and Francophone Studies; History

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1998

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Voyage à Travers La Modernité, Jan M. English
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Inbetween Spaces Le Cas De La Littérature Postcoloniale de l'Afrique Occidentale, Helen Aine Flewelling
Department: English; French and Francophone Studies

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Sur Le Chemîn De La Révolution Tranquille: Bonheur D'Occasion Et Au Pied De La Pente Douce, Julie A. Good
Department: French and Francophone Studies

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1996

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"Allons Au Café!!!" Le Rôle et La Significance du Café et de I'Alcool Dans La Société Française, Ryan Boeding
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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Une Étude sur les Analyses Des Contes de Fées Européens et Ouest-Africains, Heather C. Keeney
Department: French and Francophone Studies

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L'Intergration Du Multiculturalisme Et La Culture Antillaise Au Coeur Du Programme De Français, Kerry Elizabeth Parker
Department: French and Francophone Studies