English Department master's essay presentations are Friday
The English Department invites the St. Thomas community to its 2008 master's essay presentations from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 9, in the Koch Commons Fireside Room.
Here are the presenters and the title of their papers:
- Yvonne Asp – "Woman Versus Women: A Dystopian Perspective of Female Division in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale "
- Lissi Danielson – "Resistance and Transcendence: Reading Marguerite Porete and The Mirror of Simple Souls "
- Alissa Denke – "The 'Error' of 'Correctness': Creating a Discourse Between Teaching and Assessing Writing"
- Vienna Folliard – "The Power of a Blonde: A Study of Linguistic Choices and Their Influence in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"
- Sara (Johnson) Vanneste – "Composing Harmony in Literature: Narrative Voice in Cather's Lucy Gayheart "
- Todd Walden – "The Blood of the Lover: How the Humoral Theory Can Enhance the Courtly Love Reading of The Romance of the Rose"
- Cynthia Ward – "Lord Byron: Advocate of Science"
For more information, contact Nicole Mass, (651) 962-5628.
