American Studies Seminar - 2003
The following American Studies Seminar research papers were written by
students in
the 2003 seminar,
"Imagining the Civil War : Race, Gender and the Popular Culture,
1860-1877," under the supervision of Carolyn J. Lawes.
- "Confederate vs. Union Textbooks : Comparison of Religion, Slavery,
and
Opinions of Each Other," by Tasha Andrade
- "Poetry and Performing Arts :
an Analysis of the Civil War Sheet Music Collection at the American
Antiquarian Society," by Jacob J. Ball
- "'Our Women and the War' : Women and
Gender in Northern Cartoons of the American Civil War, 1860-1865," by
Stefanie Bator
- "Battles and Victories on the Literary Front :
Reaction
to Freedom from Didacticism in Children's Literature in Periodicals of the
Civil War Era," by Jackie Donovan
- "Wounded Healers : How the Horrors of the
Civil War affected its Doctors," by Chris Dowdy
- "The Caricature of Lincoln
: Race and the Lincoln Image in the elections of 1860 & 1864," by David J.
DuBois
- "Bringing War to the West : California's Civil War Contributions
in the San Francisco Bay Area," by Danielle A. Morgan
- "Lincoln and Ridicule
: Turning the Tide of Popular Opinion, 1860-1865," Steven Muscatello
- "American Indians : The Unrecognized Losers of the Civil War," by
Lynne
O'Shea
- "Skewed Participation : Women and the Civil War in Worcester and
the Massachusetts Area," by Malia Willey
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Since 1978, the Society has sponsored the American
Studies Seminar for a select
group of undergraduates from the five four-year colleges and universities
in Worcester: Assumption College, Clark University, the College of the
Holy Cross, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Worcester State College.
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