English Department

CLU Festival of Scholars

CLU's 2008 Festival of Scholars, sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, was held March 27- April 3. Students presented their research or creative projects.

The Festival of Scholars provides students in the College of Arts and Sciences with the opportunity to showcase their original research and projects. The weeklong celebration of student scholarship culminates with a reception honoring the students. Students whose work is chosen as the top selection from each of the four divisions (Humanities, Creative Arts, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences) receive an Outstanding Research/Project Award and are asked to present their work.

2008 Festival of Scholars English Department Presentations

Lauren Coss Little Downfalls English Details
David Watterson “The Graduate: Reflections on Film & Life” English Details
Jessica Porter Aging and Duality: A Non-Modernist Interpretation of “Prufrock” English Details
Amy Lever Hollow Imagery and Imperialism in Heart of Darkness English Details
Jaclyne Rodriguez The Effects of War on Iraqi Children English Details
Kristina M. Skiba V, Vengeance, Villains, and Victims: A Butterfly Effect English Details
Mario Piumetti Jr. The Vatraviča English Details
Amanda Setto The Four Humours Throughout Medieval & Renaissance English Literature English Details
Timothy Harker Rising, Falling and Redemption in Fallen Angels English Details
Nicole Walker Check Your Blood English Details
Blake Hunsicker Daniel and Cyrus before the Idol Bel English Details
Elizabeth Fox Peter's Absent Mother English Details
Crystal Lorraine Murguia The Witches’ Manipulation of Macbeth through Foresight English Details
Sylvia Naranjo Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Christian Imagery Expressed through Harry and His Supporting Characters English Details

2007 Festival of Scholars English Presentations

Jake Goodrich              “Faith and Lack Thereof: Spiritual Attitudes in the Wake of the Holocaust”
Matt Johnson                “The Journey Within: Exploring the Natural World in Heart of Darkness
Danielle Martin             “The Outlaw Kid”
Luci Masredjian            “Calvinism Misguided in Faulkner’s Light in August
Emily Moffett                “Parallelism in the Modern Prometheus”
Erin Warrell                  “The Evolution of the Little Red Riding Hood Character as Reflective of Changing Socio- Cultural Perspectives"
Sam Farinacci               EVAN
Amelia Norton              “John Donne as Crypto-Catholic: Religious Imagery in Holy Sonnets XIII – XIX”
Patrick Jennett              “Deuces Wild and Dime Novel
Daniel Thomas              “Reciprocity and Jungian Psychology in Ursula Le Guin’s Earthsea Trilogy
Briana Williams             “A Study of Inner and Outer Beauty in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

To view all student abstracts for the CLU Festival of Scholars 2007, please follow this link: Student Abstracts for 2007 CLU Festival of Scholars

More Information:
Contact: Dr. Mindy Puopolo
Phone: (805) 493-3528
Email: mpuopolo@callutheran.edu