2018

Indian-Americans in Corvallis, Oregon

Presenter(s): Sravya Tadepalli − Political Science, Journalism Faculty Mentor(s): Natalia Fernandez Oral Session 2M Research Area: Social Science This series of interviews is the one of the first collections of oral histories of the Indian-American community in...

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Nanoparticles! 

Presenter(s): Makenna Pennel − Chemistry Faculty Mentor(s): Jim Hutchison, Kenyon Plummer Oral Session 2S Research Area: Materials Science Funding: Hutchison Lab, Alden Research Award Whether we realize it or not, the emerging field of nanoengineering is continually...

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Spitting Bars and Subverting Heteronormativity: An Analysis of Frank Ocean and Tyler, the Creator’s Departures From Heteronormativity, Traditional Concepts Of Masculinity, And The Gender Binary

Presenter(s): Lizzy Elkins − International Studies, Women’s And Gender Studies Oral Session 3C Research Area: Gender/Sexuality studies This paper seeks to investigate an emerging musical movement of rap and pop artists who actively subvert structures of the gender...

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Prostitution in the Frontier West

Presenter(s): Mira Cohen − History Faculty Mentor(s): Jamie Bufalino, Marsha Weisiger Oral Session 3SW Research Area: History The popular history of the American Frontier West is replete with stereotypical characters: miners, farmers, ranchers, railroad workers, and...

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La Mulata: In Her Own Words

Presenter(s): Elisa Carvallo − Spanish Faculty Mentor(s): Lanie Millar Oral Session 3O Research Area: Latin American Studies La mulata has been a topic of fascination in the Afro-Latin American Literature for more than two centuries. In the Caribbean poetry of the...

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Controversies around Al Jazeera 

Presenter(s): Arunima Bhattacharjee – Public Relations Faculty Mentor(s): HyeRyoung Ok Oral Session 2C Research Area: Media and Human Rights Al Jazeera, the pan-Arab 24-hour satellite news channel located in Doha, Qatar, has faced major discontent due to its...

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