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Okay, let me be honest with you for a hot minute... Sitting back and watching these guest speakers discuss their research journey throughout this semester has felt a little daunting to me. I have found myself thinking throughout this process, “how the heck am I ever...
The research of Erin Griffey and Victoria Munn was intensely interesting, illuminating an area of the public imagination surrounding beauty culture and makeup. It begged the question, how far back does this go? Do humans have an innate inclination to temporarily alter...
Reflecting upon the lecture from Dr. Jennifer Frost brings up gratitude for my own placement in history. Voting is something I place a lot of importance on, and finally being able to participate in democracy has made me excited and motivated to make a difference. To...
Erin Griffey and Victoria Munn’s research exposed an unjustified, unconscious, lousy attitude I have held towards Art History, especially people’s fascination with it. Their research investigated the beauty ideals of the past, examining art from early modern Europe;...
Patrick Thomsen’s story, and ultimately his research, was personal to him. His exposure to multiple cultural perceptions as a gay man led to his investigation of a Korean gay man’s navigation of race, culture, religion, and sexual invisibility. Although not Korean...
Has the definition of beauty changed due to new technologies and resources? During early modern Europe, “Recipe books” were used as a step by step guide to reach beauty ideals. Dr Erin Griffey sourced over 400 recipes that focused on complexion alone. The extensive...
Although simple and unassuming, cuneiform tablets, originating from the rich society of Mesopotamia, are the earliest known examples of writing. The earliest tablets were used for accounting and record-keeping, but as the society progressed cuneiform tablets...
Almost every day of this lockdown I would take long walks around my neighbourhood, wandering aimlessly around the shuttered shops near my house. I would peer into the windows and read the coronavirus closure signs on the doors. Sometimes I got caught in the rain and...
Many researchers may aim to keep a neutral political stance when conducting their investigations in order to prevent ‘bias’. Tracey McIntosh argues strongly against this goal. Within her research, McIntosh maintains that this is only another way in which unequal power...
In reflection on the Youth Voting Rights and the 26th Amendment in the USA lecture, I appreciated that Dr. Jennifer Frost refused to accept the supposition that youth in the late 60's - early 70's America were disinterested in electoral voting. At their first...
Dr. Stephen Winters' lecture on monetary redress was very thought-provoking, and in particular, the strains monetary redress programs face in protecting their applicants' privacy. Dr. Winters highlighted the difficulty of contacting applicants, let alone obtaining...
Sometimes before you can start a conversation with someone you have to knock before entering, and man is one of the most nerve-wracking things to do. Nicole’s words of reflexivity resonated with me, acknowledging that when you start your research you can either be...