Modern Languages Students' Papers and Presentations
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This collection contains undergraduate research papers, presentations and projects by students in the Department of Modern Languages. The represented works reflect reviewed quality research in the field of Modern Languages.
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Item Open Access Priestesses and Patriarchy – The Daily Lives of Ancient Greek PriestessesPaczuska, Anna; akp; Paczuska, AnnaThis project examines the lives of Greek priestesses in their prominent roles in the patriarchal society of ancient Greece. I argue that priestesses were distinguished from other contemporary women by their performance of roles in major public temples as rulers or ritual officiators, despite being dominated by authoritarian men. A woman in ancient Greece was typically considered a silent agalmata, a prized possession of her male kin (Llewellyn-Jones 2003). Tragedy and myth even flirt with the appropriateness of the sacrifice of women to further the careers of their male relatives (Euripides). Women were expected to adhere to strict standards of decorum, which embodied Greek male preoccupation with visible aidos. Respect or shame of the woman reflected directly on the status of her man. The common woman was thought of as “Aphrodite’s tortoise” at home and in public, concealed behind her shell. Yet the dichotomy between the female and the male (Strauss Clay 2009) activated these priestesses to win a certain level of public status and respect for themselves. These women, including the Pythia, Theano, Iphigenia, and Charicleia, were given the opportunity to be set apart. It is these women, and the active role they played in male society as officials and masters of their temples, that my project investigates.Item Open Access “Germany for Germans:” Examining the social media use of two major political parties in GermanyCaffera, Catherine; caffera; Caffera, CatherineOverview of findings from an undergraduate research project into the use of social media by the Christliche Demokratische Union (CDU) and Alternativ für Deutschland (AfD) between December 1, 2016 and March 20, 2017. The project focuses on the use of language, content and images of social media posts on Facebook and Twitter by each party.Item Open Access Sandman to Sandman: A Parody Into MadnessIrwin, Rey; Gudenkauf, Eric; rjirwin; eric27; Irwin, Rey; Gudenkauf, EricThis is a parody of the song Mr. Sandman by the Chordettes based on the short story “Der Sandman” written by E.T.A Hoffmann in 1816. We chose to utilize a musical format as music is a language people can understand whether or not they understand the language. The first verse talks about the death of Nathaniel’s father, the second verse talks about his infatuation with Olympia, and the third verse is his final descent into madness ending with the words “Skone Oke.” Parodies are able to accomplish the goals of poking fun at the source material while simultaneously summarizing the story in a concise manner. Creating a song parody managed to explain the major themes of the story and examine Nathaniel’s descent into madness in a comedic way that a paper written on this subject would not have been able to accomplish.
