Journal of Undergraduate Research

Frank E. Kelland and Dr. Roger Mcfarlane Under Dr. Roger Macfarlane’s tutelage, I have established the baseline Latin text that serves as the foundation for Dr. DeBloois’ translation. She used Dr. Otto Zweierlein’s Latin text of Seneca’s Agamemnon found in the Oxford Classic Text for the initial two hundred verses. The remaining verses, approximately eight […]

R. Quinn Mecham and Dr. Arnold H. Green, Humanities, Classics, and Comp. Literature The research for this grant formed the basis for my Honors Thesis, which was completed August 1997. The completed thesis was a total of 133 pages in length and parts of the thesis will be submitted for journal publication. The project took […]

K. Marcus Cardon and Dr. Michael Bush, Humanities Swahili is the most extensively spoken language of the hundreds of Bantu languages in sub-Saharan Africa. It is considered to be the closest language in Africa to a native lingua franca and is essential for effective communication in the East Africa region. As the national language of […]

Shawn Hansen and Dr. Michael Philips, Humanities, Classics and Comparative Literature The purpose of this research was to measure the rise of the individual consciousness in Japan over time as expressed through anime, or Japanese animations. To illustrate this, I compared group dynamics and the role of the individual as expressed through two anime: Space […]

David K Shelley and Professor William Tortorelli, Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature In 23 B.C. Horace published three books of Odes. The longest of these poems, Odes 3.4, has been the object of much scholarly attention, largely because of its complexity. In approaching this closely-studied poem I have sought to examine a facet which has gone […]

Jonathan Rainey In the latter half of the fourth century, a Roman Christian by the name of Pontius Meropius Paulinus established a monastic center at the community of Nola in southern Italy. When Paulinus arrived at Nola in the autumn of 395 AD, the sanctuary consisted of a single basilica that housed the tomb of […]

Kimberly Mays and Dr. Larry Peer, Humanities Alessandro Manzoni, one of the great Italian authors studied worldwide, is best known for his novel, The Betrothed. However, he wrote many other works that deserve careful study as well. While he is studied heavily in Italy, Manzoni often gets pushed aside in traditional American educations. The purpose […]

Friðrik Rafn Guðmundsson and Dr. Christopher Oscarson, Scandinavian Studies When my wife and I began studying at BYU in the spring of 2002, I approached the director of the Scandinavian Studies Program, Dr. Steven Sondrup, about the possibility of teaching Icelandic at BYU. After that and subsequent meetings, I was offered the opportunity to teach […]

Rachel E Dollahite and Dr. Roger Macfarlane, Humanities Olive tree cultivation and olive oil production was a fundamental aspect of life for ancient civilizations surrounding the Mediterranean Sea and the industry continues to form a vital part of life for the people living in those climates that are favorable to olive trees. My project was […]

Eric Bybee and Dr. George Handley, Humanities The primary objective of my project was to explore the relationship between customary law and lynching in a Mayan town in the Guatemalan highlands. Customary or traditional punishments occur with much greater frequency than lynchings, but the latter occurs often enough that it has come to be seen […]