The Capstone research project represents one of the most significant portions of the Cultural Studies curriculum. The annual Graduate Research Conference is an opportunity for graduating students to present their final capstone research.
Friday, May 10, 2013
9:30 am-5:30 pm
University of Washington Bothell
North Creek Events Center
Conference Schedule
Refreshments
9:30 - 10:00 am
Welcome and Introduction
10:00 – 10:15 am
Ron Krabill and Susan Harewood, faculty
Session A
10:15 – 10:30 am
Michelle Zebrowski
Personal Narrative: The Stories That We Tell
Capstone Advisor: Johanna Crane
Portfolio Advisor: Kari Lerum
10:30 – 10:45 am
Amanda Kercmar
Below the Deck: A Critical Mapping of Luxury Cruise Culture
Capstone Advisor: Crispin Thurlow
Portfolio Advisor: Ben Gardner
10:45 – 11:00 am
Tyrell Edwards
Establishing Student Support Services Through Community Based Action Research
Capstone Advisor: Kari Lerum
Portfolio Advisor: Georgia Roberts
Q & A
11:00 – 11:15 am
Ben Gardner, faculty
Session B
11:15 am – 12:00 pm
Everyday Experts: Cultural Studies as ______.
EJ Juárez
Capstone Advisor: Susan Harewood
Portfolio Advisor: Julie Shayne
Jody Rauch
Capstone Advisor: Ben Gardner
Portfolio Advisor: Crispin Thurlow
Erin Sanchez
Capstone Advisor: Ted Hiebert
Portfolio Advisor: Susan Harewood
12:00 – 12:15 pm
Amy Patterson
Visualizing Down syndrome in Ukraine
Capstone Advisor: Johanna Crane
Portfolio Advisor: Crispin Thurlow
Q & A
12:15 – 12:30 pm
Cultural Studies Students
Lunch
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Session C
1:30 – 1:45 pm
Rachel Tomczek
Who's Invited to the Table?: An Exploration of Food Access, Food Spaces and Food Justice
Capstone Advisor: Julie Shayne
Portfolio Advisor: Leslie Ashbaugh
1:45 – 2:00 pm
Leslie Albrecht
Beyond the Aesthetic: An Exploration of Identity and Habitus in the Arts through Oral History
Capstone Advisor: Amoshaun Toft
Portfolio Advisor: Bruce Burgett
2:00 – 2:15 pm
Tonja Lewis
“White Trash”: Classism within White Culture
Capstone Advisor: Bruce Kochis
Portfolio Advisor: S. Charusheela
2:15 – 2:30 pm
Katherine Shaw
Drawing on Memory: An Exercise in Experience and Articulation
Capstone Advisor: Kari Lerum
Portfolio Advisor: Susan Harewood
Q&A
2:30 – 2:45 pm
Crispin Thurlow, Academic Director
Coffee Break
2:45 – 3:00 pm
Session D
3:00 – 3:15 pm
Cora Thomas
Creating Innovative Spaces for Student Success: The Story of a Student Driven Peer Mentorship Pilot Project
Capstone Advisor: Gray Kochhar-Lindgren
Portfolio Advisor: Ron Krabill
3:15 – 3:30 pm
Brandon Yost
The Epistemologies and Reflexive Practices of "Googling"
Capstone Advisor: Crispin Thurlow
Portfolio Advisor: Bruce Burgett
3:30 – 3:45 pm
Kaelyn Caldwell
Feeling, Thinking, and Acting Beyond Liberal White Hope and Complacent Action
Capstone Advisor: Ron Krabill
Portfolio Advisor: Julie Shayne
3:45 – 4:00 pm
Jason Tentor
Artistic Relativity: Performative Activation
Capstone Advisor: Ted Hiebert
Portfolio Advisor: Joe Milutis
Q & A
4:00 – 4:15 pm
Kari Lerum, faculty
Closing
4:15 – 4:30 pm
Kari Lerum, faculty; and Pat Graney, Executive Director of Pat Graney, Co.
Reception
4:30 - 5:30 pm
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