Matthew G. Ancell and Dr. V. Stanley Benfell, Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature The stated purpose of the Gospel of John is that the reader or hearer “may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name” (20.31) (2). Regardless of […]
Carmen de Bello Actiaco (PHerc 817): The Illumination of a Two Thousand Year-Old Papyrus with a 21st Century Eureka
Stewart Tanner and Dr. Roger Macfarlane, Classics The days when scholars of the Classics refuted the ability of technology to contribute to their discipline are a memory of the past. From archaeology to papyrology the study of the Ancients through the lens of tomorrow advances daily. Such was my experience with the revolutionary breakthrough of […]
The Influence of Dorothea Lange on American Culture
Heather Heyman and Dr. Allen J. Christenson, Humanities When America experienced the Great Depression during the 1930’s, a large number of people struggled to survive each day. Countless men and women were unemployed, and therefore, had no means of providing for their families. The migrant workers of the west were hit the hardest, and their […]
Something Written in the State of Denmark: Contemporary Danish Literature
Kevin C. Brimhall and Dr. Steven Sondrup, Scandinavian Studies The works of such well-known authors as H.C. Andersen and Karen Blixen are relatively accessible in the original Danish, but have the disadvantage of failing to reflect contemporary spellings, syntax, and word usage common in present-day Danish. Like all languages, Danish is constantly changing and the […]
A Downright Dilemma for Danish Ducklings: The Development of Additional Instructional Resources for BYU’s Danish Program
George Bailey and Dr. Steven Sondrup, Scandinavian Studies Danish is an important language for many who wish to make a study of family history and genealogy. Opportunities to learn Danish are very rare, and BYU is one of only several universities in the United States that offers courses in Danish. Due to this scarce availability […]
Liu Yuxi in the Paradox of the Sign
Kyle David Anderson and Dr. Steven P. Sondrup, Humanities, Classics and Comparative Literature Western perspectives on Chinese literature and poetics have generally been overly mystified (or even nonexistent). This fledgling view of the knowledge and literary achievements of China is to be anticipated during the beginnings of a cultural exchange between the East and the […]
Baroque Influence in Tongan Church Music
Sara Black and Dr. Larry Shumway, Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature In Tongan culture, music is very much a part of the natural expression of the people. In the Western tradition, musical experience is often limited to a setting in which an isolated group of performers presents a work to the general public, who observe […]
Henry David Thoreau: Perpetuating the Myth of Paradoxical Environmentalism
Rachelle Koenen and Dr. Kerry Soper, Humanities The knowledge that I have of Thoreau began with an interest early in my life, developed into a Thesis Proposal one year ago, and intensified with research at Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. In addition to the research I did there, I also spent upwards of 40 hours […]
Herculaneum Disegni
Nick and Julie Frederick with Dr. Roger T. Macfarlane Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature Thanks to the BYU multi-spectral images, scholars around the world have been able to access the Herculaneum scrolls without having to travel to Naples. Those images greatly facilitated scholarship by both their readability and availability. Because of the availability of the […]
Digitization of Neapolitan Disegni for the BYU Herculaneum Papyrus
Seth M. Reynolds and Dr. Roger Macfarlane, Humanities, Classics and Comparative Literature In 1999 CPART began working with the Biblioteca Nazionale in Naples to create a database of the unique materials which they possessed. These are the remains of the papyri which were found in the archaeological excavations of Herculaneum. Herculaneum was a town along […]
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