The American Landscape

American Studies Seminar

1986

John Conron

The following American Studies Seminar research papers were written by students in the 1986 seminar, "The American Landscape," under the supervision of Professor John Conron.

"A picturesque Analysis of WPI and Institute Park," by John Grimm and Paul Halloran
"Edgar Allan Poe as Observer and Analyst," by Deborah Henkel
"The Feminization of the White Mountains," by Deborah A. Nye
"'The Picturesque and "the cult of true womanhood': Conveying Victorian Ideals Through Picturesque Strategy," by Kathleen E. Mahoney
"Elm Park: A Study in the Urban Picturesque," by William Shemeth
"The promulgation of the picturesque in art instruction manuals," by Richard J. Trottier

The theme and leader of each year's American Studies Seminar change, but all provide a rare opportunity for undergraduates enrolled at one of the five participating institutions to do primary, in-person research in a major research library.

Admission to the seminar is coordinated by the following faculty representatives on each of the five participating campuses:

Assumption University: John F. Bell, jf.bell@assumption.edu

Clark University: Meredith Neuman, meneuman@clark.edu

College of the Holy Cross: Gwenn Miller, gmiller@holycross.edu

Worcester Polytechnic Institute: Prof. Steven C. Bullock, HUA, sbullock@wpi.edu

Worcester State University: Charlotte Haller‭, challer1@worcester.edu