Brendon K. Barton and Dr. Michael Bush, French and Italian Recent interactions between BYU faculty and leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Paris, including the stake presidencies and the Institute, have uncovered several areas of concern for French members of the Church. Among these concerns is that of employment and […]
The Education System in Tanzania
Amelia Kacher and Dr. Michael Bush, Associate Professor of French and Instructional Psychology and Technology I spent three months living with an African family in a little village of Marangu, Tanzania with hopes to learn about the education system in the area. This research included learning about the logistics of the system i.e., who goes […]
Analysis of Transitional Effects of World War II on French Military and Civilians
Mark Ellis and Dr. Marc Olivier, French and Italian The Second World War has captured the attention of every generation. As historians try to recount exactly what happened during this major turning point in western civilization, the value of primary narratives has become apparent. The voices that experienced World War II have much to say […]
Sites of Memory: The Destruction of Public Buildings During the Paris Commune of 1871
Julie C. Nay and Dr. Daryl Lee, French and Italian In March 1871, in response to the brutal Prussian siege of the city, a humiliating peace treaty with the Germans, and an attempt by the national government to deprive Paris of her cannons, the Central Committee of the National Guard declared Paris independent of the […]
Does Unification of a Language Mean Unification of a Nation? A Look at Education under an Official Language
Meredith Kearsley and Dr. Michael Bush, French and Italian It has long been asserted that language is an integral and inseparable part of culture, and therefore identity. As such, language plays a powerful role in the political, educational, business, and leisure affairs of a nation. Language can aid in unification and it can also cause […]
Dincolo de Cenzura: Romanian Poetry under Communism
Naomi Frandsen and Dr. Anca Mitroi Sprenger, French and Italian In 1971, Nicolae Ceausescu, Romania’s secretary-general of the Communist party, ended almost a decade of relative freedom of expression by issuing the July Theses. Similar to the cultural revolutions initiated in China and North Korea, the July Theses changed the landscape of the literary world […]
The Voice of Giovanni Verga in English Translation
Joel Washburn and Professor Cinzia Noble, Italian The main theme and plot in Cavalleria Rusticana, Jeli, La Lupa, and Rosso Malpelo can both be identified in the English translations that were analyzed; however, the cultural and religious aspects, together with the nuances in meaning seem to have all been affected in at least some way […]
Resignation in Giovanni Verga’s I Malavoglia
Lacie Parker and Professor Cinzia Noble, French and Italian The purpose of my research is to present a clear understanding of the view of life presented in Giovanni Verga’s novel, I Malavoglia. I chose to study this author because I had been exposed to his short stories in my Italian courses and had been intrigued by […]
Shaping Public Space: Examining the Musée d’Orsay and Modern Louvre
Heather Jacques Wood and Dr. Daryl Lee, French and Italian For this project, I wrote an honors thesis examining how museum space—understood as a form of public space—has been shaped by the forces of politics, culture, and public space theories. Two museums in particular, the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée du Louvre, served as case […]
The Flesh and the Word: The Political and Theological Implications of the Bibles Moralisées
Anna C. Siebach and Dr. Jesse Hurlbut, Department of French and Italian At the beginning of the thirteenth century, around 1220-30, Blanche of Castille commissioned a Bible the likes of which had never before been produced. This bible, now known as Vienna 2554, consisted of four verses per page, each one linked with an exegetical […]