Journal of Undergraduate Research

Jared Loehrmann and Dr. Michelle Stott James, Germanic and Slavic Department Der Schatten, a drama written by Marie Eugenie delle Grazie (1864-1931) premiered in 1901 in the Vienna Burgtheater, the most prestigious stage at the time. Der Schatten is a rich play full of topics that are significant for fin-de-siècle Vienna. These contemporary themes include […]

Vance Johnson and Dr. Rob McFarland, German and Slavic During the last years of the 19th Century German colonialism was reaching a powerful peak. They were conquering nations around the world, most specifically and most concentrated in Africa. In these lands the German Colonizers positioned themselves to be protectors and cultural benefactors to the inhabitants […]

Grant R. Jackson and Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Kelling, Germanic and Slavic Languages After World War II and the end of the Nazi regime in 1945, the countries involved not only had to rebuild cities and homes, but also their lives and outlook on life. Germany’s rebuilding process has naturally received the most attention from historians, leaving smaller […]

Elizabeth Guthrie Guthrie and Dr. Robert McFarland, Germanic and Slavic Languages In my original ORCA proposal I described how I wanted to research a number of different women of the World War I era and describe how their respective art forms defended women and especially the importance and value of motherhood. I wanted to compare […]

Esko Timi Petteri Felin and Dr. Laura Catherine Smith, Germanic and Slavic Languages The research for this project was initially conducted under the assumption that Finnish lexical borrowings from Swedish would considerably differ from its Russian counterparts. However, as more data was collected from various semantic fields, it became evident that the borrowings presented general […]

Tessa Lush and Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Kelling, Department of German Throughout its history, German has been influenced by other languages, most notably Latin and French prior to 1900. However, since the end of World War II, American culture and technology has had a profound impact on both German culture and language, including in the area of […]

Katelyn Gordon and Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Kelling, Germanic Department This study compares pronunciation gains in German consonants over an 11-week period across three different learning environments, namely study abroad (SA), German House and a classroom setting. In particular, we focused on gains students make on 6 German sounds, including the “ch”-sounds ([ç] ich ‘I’ vs. [x] […]

Kari Marie Stolzenburg and Dr. Robert McFarland, German and Slavic Languages Department Ann Tizia Leitich was one of the most widely read Austrian newspaper article authors of the 1920’s and 1930’s. Her articles kept in dialogue with the other leading authors of her time including Stefan Zweig, Siegfried Kracauer, and Antonio Gramsci who are synonymous […]

Rebekah McKnight and Dr. Cindy Brewer, Germanic and Slavic Languages Elisabeth Franke was a female German missionary in Turkey in the early 20th century. Her unique experience as a woman, a Christian, and a humanitarian offers a valuable perspective on religious and racial prejudice between Christian missionaries and Muslims at the time. Studying Franke’s text, […]

Colter Kennedy and Dr. Robert McFarland, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages When I first started at BYU I was approached by Prof. Robert McFarland about studying the relatively unknown text, Die Denkwürdigkeiten der Helene Kottannerin (The Memoirs of Helene Kottanner) to fulfill requirements for his class covering Cultural History of Germany. Eventually this assignment […]