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LUNCH HOUR 12:00 – 1:20 PM (arranged by departments)
1. Sacred Matters: Material Objects and Religious Agency (CONTINUES INTO
SESSION 3)
LADD 206
Faculty Sponsor: Gregory Spinner, Religious Studies
Presenters: Olivia Anderson ’16, Lauren Booth ’16, Nava Caluori ’16, Rachel Ciancio
’16, Elizabeth Lehmann ’16, Mary Kate Pierson ’16, Alina Williams ’16
We will examine religious agency through a fascinating selection of special objects that
people make, consecrate, and use for religious purposes. Objects under discussion include
children’s Bibles, the fiery cross of the Klan, Mormon anointing oil, and Mormon
undergarments; ritual activities within Wicca, Santeria, and Islam will also be analyzed.
Presentations extend from the lunch hour session into session 3.
2. Sociology Poster Presentations
TISCH 203
Faculty Sponsor: John Brueggemann, Sociology
The Sociology Department invites you to a poster session featuring our students’ best
work.
3. Classics Department Presentations
LADD 207
Faculty Sponsor: Michael Arnush, Classics Department
Presenters are students from a variety of Classics courses from this academic year.
4.
The Pop Culture of Work: How Career Expectations, Sex Work, and the
Meaning of Work in People’s Lives are Depicted in Television and Film
PALAMOUNTAIN 202
Faculty Sponsor: Caroline D’Abate, Management & Business
Presenters: Madison Centenari ’16, Ella Kaplan ’16, May-Lin McEvoy ’16, Rebecca
Stern ’16
Two key questions are at the center of this lunchtime event: “What does work mean to
you?” and “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Through two exploratory
studies, we will examine the power of pop culture media in illustrating the work
experience. We will explain media effects, gender roles, the work of prostitution, and the
susceptibility of children to media’s influences.
5.
"Health and Exercise Sciences Department Senior Research”
SPORTS COMPLEX RM. 201
Faculty Sponsor: Stephen Ives, Health & Exercise Sciences
Presenters: Kevin Brito ’17 , Kevin ’17, Dani Degregory ’16, Daniel Ebenstein ’16,
Julian Egan-Shuttler ’16, Daniela Escudero ’16, James Ferretti ’16, Leah Freundlich ’16,
