Senior Independent Study Theses from 2009
The Secret Life of Beef: An Investigation of the American Beef and Cattle Industry, Kathryn A. Dale
Department: History
The Prince of Assassins and Thieves: Struggle and legacy of John Brown, William Garrett Dennett
Department: History
Hibakusha Experience and Its Place in Modern Japan, Stephen Galen Feathers
Department: History
Politics of Equality - Egyptian Feminism in Early Twentieth Century Egypt, Tina Flickinger
Department: History
Nothing's Gonna Change My World: the Beatles, the White Album and the Turmoil of 1968, John Garrison
Department: History
The Numbers: Draft, Youth and Division Within the American Society in 1968, Christopher James Gatsch
Department: History
Corruption in Baseball: Baseball and the Double-Standard, 1919 to the Present, Sean Douglas Glaser
Department: History
Defining the First Amendment: a Language Analysis of the Rhetoric Surrounding the Supreme Court Case Hustler v. Falwell and Its Reflection of American Ideology, Lisa C. Jackson
Department: History
Black and Pink(o): Looking Behind the Commies in Early 20th Century Race Radicalism, John Patrick Kaderbek
Department: History
Macau's Biggest Gamble: An Analysis of Economic, Social, and Political Factors That Influence Macau's Casino Industry and the Future Viability of Macau's Tourist-Economy, Randi J. Keefe
Department: History
"Strike Another Match, Go Start Anew /And It's All Over Now, Baby Blue." An Inside View on Bob Dylan's Musical Switch from Folk to Rock through a Study of the Dialectical (Mutual) Relationship Shared between his Early Folk Career and the Early 1960s Political and Social Atmosphere, Jasmine A. Kolby
Department: History
Ethanol and E85 Fuel: a Pillar For American Energy Independence, Timothy D. Lee
Department: History
Baseball's Effect in the Military and on Soldiers' Morale During World War II, Mark Andrew Miller
Department: History
The Resurrection of Scottish Culture and Identity: the Role of Tourism in Scotland, 1800-2009, Molly Ogrodnik
Department: History
An Analysis of Shifting Trends in the New York Times' Presentation of the Soviet Union Through Periods of Leadership Change, Andrew Christian Olsen
Department: History
"Why How You've Changed, Little Red Riding Hood": Allegorical Representation of Little Red Riding Hood, Victoria M. Peterman
Department: History
The Romani Experience in Hungary and Indications For the Future, Edward A. Pogue
Department: History
Jacob Riis: Preserver of the Past and Herald of the Future, William R. Scarlett
She Was Seen Across the Empire: a Study of Roman Empresses and Their Changing Public Image, Jessica Shira Sender
Department: History
Histories of Paris: A Historical account of Americans in Paris in the twenties and today, Lisa J. Shames
Department: History
Change We Organize: Technology and the Changing Dynamics of the Campaign System, Chad Stonebrook
Department: History
Queens of the Kingdom: Women Redefining the Kingdom of God in the Social Gospel Movement, Sarah Elizabeth Tarbell
Department: History
The Oil Crisis and the Automotive Industry, Theodore W. Terry
Department: History
Images of a Queen: Elizabeth 1533-1603, Paige Tincher
Department: History
Victims, Perpetrators or Both?: Examining Vergangenheitsbewältigung Through Germany's Representation of the Holocaust in History Textbooks From the 1950s, 1970s, and Today, Elysia Tonti
Department: German Studies; History
"To Arms?" : A Historical Examination of Colonial Militias and How Such Information Should Effect Our Interpretation of the Right to Bear Arms, Garrett Toothman
Department: History
The Viability of Nuclear Energy Based on Fear, Anthony Michael Trapuzzano
Department: History
The Political Responsiveness of James K. Polk to Public Opinion Regarding the Mexican-American War or A Test of Carfted Talk in the 19th Century, Bryn H. Tulip
Department: History
"Nothing But a Fiction": Rewriting History to Re-Imagine Identity in Third Generation Nigerian Fiction, Caitlin Tyler-Richards
Department: History
"Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli" : The Godfather, The Sopranos, and the Evolution of the American Family Seen Through the Lens of Mafia Cinema, Michael Waseleski
Department: History
An Alternativefor the Irish - "No" to Nice and Lisbon: Ireland's Path to Europeand Its Perceived Skepticism Towards the European Union, Nicholas M. Watkins
Department: History
A Burdensome Relationship: George Bush's Relationship With China and Its Effect on Sino-American Relations 1989-1992, Andrew C. Wrenn
Department: History
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2008
The Problem of Memory in Post-Franco Spain, Amanda Bailey
Department: History
The Women of the Uso in World War II, Emily G. Bowditch
Department: History
Can the Hopes of "Never Again" Become a Reality? A Comparative Study of How Three of the Nation's Prominent Holocaust Museums Strive to Prevent Another Holocaust, Nicole C. Calderone
Department: History
Earning Their Wings: The Military-Industrial Complex and Defense Procurement, Justin Chapman
Department: History; Political Science
Putting Her in Her Place: Gender, Archaeology, and the Anglo-Norman Castle, Elizabeth Sand Eckel
Department: Archaeology; History
"Onward Christian Soldier" : The Allegorical Relationship Between the Crucified Christ and Great War British Soliders on the Western Front and the Essence of Clerical Revivalism As Expressed in Primary Accounts of the War Experience, and Presented With the Mourning Breed, and Original Devised Performance Piece in One Act, Sarah B. Engdahl
Department: History; Theatre and Dance
Lemonade Lucy and The Debutante: The Changing Images of Two Notable First Ladies, Katherine A. Foulds
Department: History
Ohio Volunteer Infantries: Heroes of Gettysburg and the Union, Devin Fulk
Department: History
A Revealing and Remarkable Transformation: An In-Depth Analysis of the Complex Life and Evolution of Malcolm X, Andrew Paul Garnett
Department: Africana Studies; History
The Evolution of the Military-Industrial Complex and the History of the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Bomber, Steven Allen Hammerschlag
Department: History
The Stolen Generation: A Historical Examination of the Social, Political, and Economic Impact of Colonization on the Aboriginal People and their Culture: 1788-2008, Sarah Jean Hammond
Department: History
Tactical Change: the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, 1954-1981, Peter B. Hill
Department: History
Jamaican Slavery and British Oppression, Margaret Howland
Department: History
To Boldly Go Where No Country Has Gone Before: Star Trek and American Values in the Late Twentieth Century, Fay Hughes
Department: History
From Anglo-Saxons to Anglo-Normans: the Origins of Medieval England, Donald A. Kolich
Department: History
Street Gangs in New York During the 1970s, Brandi McClure
Department: History
Fascist Jewish Policy: Unofficial, Official, and Inconsistent, Abigail Padfield
Department: History
Controversies Surrounding the Jonathan J. Pollard Espionage Case, Eric C. Rossi
Department: History
Postwar Collinwood: the Crisis and Transformation of a Cleveland Neighborhood, Jared J. Sankal
Department: History
"You Say You Want a Revolution": How the 1960s Shaped Today's Culture with Specific Attention to Music and Drugs, Margaret Warfield Shepherd
"You Say You Want a Revolution": How the 1960s Shaped Today's Culture with Specific Attention to Music and Drugs, Margaret Warfield Shepherd
From Chains and Shackles to Bentley Dreams: the Influence of Social Advancement and Change on the Hip Hop Culture, Brian Robert Smith
Department: History
Oversexed, Overpaid, Overfed and Over Here: the American Military Presence in Britain 1942-1944, Megan Thomas
Department: History
Historical Perspective and Modern Realities: An Analysis of Health Insurance in Rural Tanzania, Nicholas A. Weida
Department: History
Slavery and Shari'a: Khartoum's Oppression in Southern Sudan During the 1980s, Heather Williams
Department: History
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2007
Politics, Planning, and Popular Movements in Postwar Detroit: Urban Redevelopment Under the Cavanagh and Young Administrations, Alexander Balloon
Department: History; Urban Studies
Chippewa Lake Park: the Evolution of One Park Through America's Fascination With Amusement, Byron T. Barlow
Department: History
Opportunistic Racism's Role in the Changing International Relationship Between the United States and Iran Since the 1940's, Dante V. Benincasa
Department: History
Jean-Luc Godard Through a '68 Lens, Thomas Bennett
Department: History
The Fairy Tale in History: Wild Swans and Donkey Skin As Sources of the Social History of Early Modern Europe, Marta Best
Department: History
Bill Graham's Influence on the Counterculture Movement: An Analysis of His Business Tactics, Demeanor, and Impact on the Live Concert Industry, Robert Raymond Block
Department: History
Staging a Reality: the Reaffirmations of Mainstream American Identity Through Three Native American Historical Outdoor Dramas, Kristen J. Cooperkline
Department: History; Theatre and Dance
A Picture Can Save a Nation: An Analysis of the Battle of Iwo Jima, Joe Rosenthal's Flag Raising Photograph, and the U.S. Marine Corps, Christopher M. Craig
Department: History
Football Captures the Nation: An Analysis of Professional Football's Growth and It's Reflection of American Culture, Brandon Michael French
Department: History
Excavation of American Reconstruction, James Philip Augustine Furgol
Department: History
Lapse in American Memory: An Examination of Japanese American Internment Camps During World War II, Caitlin A. Gillette
Department: History
The Alamo: From Footnote to Legend, Edward Glick
Department: History
Artisans of the Bedchamber: Concubines and Ji of the Tang Dynasty, Kara Gongaware
Department: History
The Battle For Historic Preservation in America, Brendan Hayes
Department: History
From "Truth, Justice and the American Way" to "The Only Verdict Is Vengeance": An Examination of the Changing Methods of Justice Found in Superhero Comic Books From the Golden Age to the Present, Thomas William Allan Hull
Department: History
Burqas and Levis: Perspectives on the Assimilation of Second and Third Generation Immigrants in Great Britain, Erin Sutton Ingram
Department: History
The English Military Revolution of the Hundred Years War and Its Impact on European Society, Robert P. Kelm
Department: History
Seeking a Text of Her Own: (Con)Textualizing Women's Reputations and Agency in Late Medieval England, Elizabeth Jean Kerr
Department: History; English
"You Know What They Say About a Person With Tattoos?:" A Historical Evaluation of Stereotypes Linked With Tattoos, David T. Loudenslager
Department: History
Continental Union: OAU and the Challenges of Unity, Sarah Mayo
Department: History
Filling the Cup: Voltaire, C.S. Lewis, and the Inclusion of Religion in the Public Sphere, Kara M. Olson
Department: History; Religious Studies
Continental Shift: the Evolution of American Imperialism and Hawaii's Struggle For Sovereignty, Catherine F. Paulson
Department: History
Strangers in a Strange Land: of Jews, Japan and Their Tangled History, Jason N. Portner
Department: History
"Jerome Has Legs": Classical Philology and Sacred Text in the Works of Saint Jerome, Desiderius Erasmus, and Martin Luther, Megan Grace Prichard
Department: Classical Studies; History
Big Business Vs. Public Interest: the 1978 Default of Cleveland, Christina Rokakis
Department: History
George Washington's Character and Religion, Grant M. Simmons
Department: History
Evolution of Poison Gas in Germany From World War I to World War II, Andrew Stebbins
Department: History
Defend Yourself, While Your Hands Are Still Yearning: Norwegian Civilian Resistance to German Occupation and National Socialism, Elisabeth Stove
Department: History; German Studies
"No Place For Children in a War:" the World War II Evacuation of British Children in History and Chidren's Fiction, Julia Stuckman
Department: English; History
Fighting the Blues and Coping With Depression: a Historical Perspective, Linda M. Studer
Department: History
Perceptions of Ethnicity in the Yugoslav Wars, Kristin Triebel
Department: History
Influence of the Ringling Brothers on the Culture of the American Circus: An Analysis of Their Desire, Morality and Triumphs, Michael Robert Vyrostek
Department: History
Johnnie Armstrong's Last Goodnight: the Impact of the Life and Death of a Scottish Border Thief, Amy Wadsworth
Department: History
Six Day War: a Turning Point, Roy Edward Woodring
Department: History
Fields of the English, They Are Buried Here': the Road to Culloden and Beyond, Broede D. Young
Department: History
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2006
Rum-Running, Organized Crime, and Corruption in Detroit Helped Contribute to End Prohibition in 1933., Joe Agler
Department: History
Smile: the Evolution of Orthodontics, Mark Alan Ballinger
Department: History
Zaire and the Ebola Pandemic, Melanie Barkalow
Department: History
Assessing the Assessments: the Continuning Failures of U.S. Strategic Intelligence, Will Behrendt
Department: History
"Other Than That, He Was Completely Normal:" a History of the Tattoo in the United States, Julie S. Blodgett
Department: History
Ramifications of Kloster-Zeven Revisited: As a Cause of British Victory in the Seven Years' War, Jack Boyd
Department: History
Ukurikurakiza: a Journey Into the Heart of Rwandan Conflict, Kelly Brannan
Department: History
Neoconservative Movements: Irving Kristol, Norman Podhoretz, and the Rise of Neoconservatism, Michael D. Broda
Department: History