Mary W. George Research Conference Friday, September 29, 2023 1:00 - 4:00pmNew South, 3rd Floor Session 1: 1:00 - 2:15pm Punctuated Humor: The Missing Dissentive Edge of African American Standup ComedyKelih B Henyo The Digitalization of Tuvalu and the Environment's Impact on Culture and NationalityFelipe de Bolle “Lucky pawns”: The deception of educational gift economies in Never Let Me GoAnnie Eun Jun Kim Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a Pirate's Life for Me: Captain Jack Sparrow the Byronic HeroDaniella Caldarella The Environmental Martyrdom of Walden PondBrooke Jurgenson “At Least I'm at Princeton”: Unraveling the Tension Between Princeton University's Public and Private InterestsJulian Ibarra “The Torch of Liberty”: Theological Foundations of the Episcopal Church in AmericaAnna Ferris Oppy, the Beloved, Fictional and Unsocial Robot: the Anthropomorphization of the Mars Rover's Death Through Detached GriefIsha Wagle We Reap What We Sow: Exposing Environmental Colonialism in the Reemergence of Tulare LakeLauren Malek Means of Colonization as significance of historical identityZhangir Murat Playing a Forgotten Melody: Sounds of Hazel and the Work of Memorial as RevivalHelena Richardson Session 2: 2:30 - 3:45pm “Making a Mark”: How Fiona Foley Disrupts Frameworks of Authenticity Surrounding Aboriginal Australian ArtLaura Zhang Revolution of Our Times: Postcolonial Identity and Protest in Hong KongMichelle Miao “Pots, Pans and Multiplicitous Meanings”: Domestic Objects in Julia Child's Kitchen as a Site of Personal and Collective MemorySally Menaker When Perception of Agency Undermines Agency Itself: How Overconfidence Bias Undermines the Agency of Retail InvestorsJay Kang Détente through the Deconstruction of “The Other”: Evaluating the Possibility of Peace in the Korean PeninsulaHannah Jo “She's so many things”: The Plenum-of-Possibilities in Spike Jonze's HerGrace Wang AcadeMEDIA: How Racist Anthropology Trickles down into Media Representations of Ancient EgyptMariam Elawady ‘Taking Matters Into Her Own Hands’: Restoring Female Agency Through Revenge in Promising Young WomanSam Yamashita Veganism as Resistance: An Examination of Agency Within the African American Vegan CommunityRegina Roberts “Gym Goes Up, Columbia Goes Down”: Black Students' Race, Class, and Structural Location in the Columbia Student Protest of 1968Janah Richardson The Radical Globalization of Whistleblowing: WikiLeaks' Ethical Foundations and Tensions Between the Media and U.S. GovernmentAmrita Sahu Finding Hope in Re-story-ation: Environmental Wisdom from the Skywoman NationRaphaela Gold “Without Apology”: Princeton's Western Humanities Sequence and the Intellectual Foundations of EmpireDaniel J.M. Yu Named in honor and celebration of librarian Mary W. George and her devotion to undergraduate research at Princeton, the conference showcases the exceptional, diverse scholarly works of students from the Writing Seminars. Many thanks to the students, faculty, and librarians for their dedication to the continued work and research Mary inspired in us all.
