Allen Kendall and Faculty Mentor: Stephen Bay, Comparative Arts and Letters The study of ancient martyrdom literature has typically revolved around early Christian literature. Many scholars view the concept of martyrdom as a Christian construct, which borrowed only minimally from earlier literary traditions.1This assumption exists largely because Christian writers first used the term “martyr”—originally a […]
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Telling The Story of a Forgotten Martyr: Step One
Caleb Deppermann and Faculty Mentor: Stephen Bay, Comparative Arts and Letters The purpose of the our research was to establish the date of the authorship of the ancient martyrdom Passio Sanctorum Adriani et Nataliae. This text is an early Christian martyrdom account that was widely read in antiquity and in the middle ages. The two […]
Exploration of the Feminist and Judaic Components in the Art of Bracha L. Ettinger
Hannah Sandorf and Faculty Mentor: Heather Jensen, Department of Comparative Arts and Letters Bracha L. Ettinger is considered by many contemporary art scholars as one of the most important living artists of our day that addresses cultural trauma transferal. The child of Jewish immigrants who escaped the Lodz Ghetto, Ettinger grew in Israel, becoming interested […]
Photo Reference Library The Creation of a Desperately Needed Figure Drawing Reference Library for Design and Art Students
Gregory Bean and Faculty Mentor: Robert Barrett, Illustration Department The idea for this project arose from the need to provide BYU Design and Art Students with an appropriate photo reference for life drawing. Solid drawing skills have always been the foundation for most visual arts. For hundreds of years, artists have learned those skills by […]
Better Together: Proposing participatory evaluation to NGO’s
James Hodgson and Dr. Daniel Nielson, Political Science Department Rigorous evaluation has become the gold standard in international development. However, evaluations are limited to NGO’s that are willing to potentially be proven wrong and advised to adjust their strategy. Do characteristics of a proposed evaluation make it more or less appealing to an organization? This […]
Does Ideology Trump Party Loyalty? Utah, McMullin, and the 2016 Election
Soren Schmidt and Dr. Michael Barber, Political Science Department Introduction Do voters prioritize party loyalty or personal ideology when casting a ballot? In the contemporary political climate, it is nearly impossible to tell because the two go hand in hand: almost all Democratic candidates are liberal, and almost all Republican candidates are conservative. Consequently, it […]
Teacher’s Use of Technology in a Preschool/Kindergarten Setting
Maudi Mckell Sundrud and Jennifer Wimmer, Teacher Education Teacher’s Use of Technology in a Preschool/Kindergarten Setting Mentor: Jennifer Wimmer, Teacher Education As a response to the increase of technology in society, the education system has pushed for greater technology integration in schools. Schools across the nation have invested in technology intended to help students learn […]
The Critically Annotated Collected Works of Elisa von der Recke and Women’s Articles in Vienna’s “Die neue freie Presse:” A Digital Companion to Red Vienna, White Socialism and the Blues: Ann Tizia Leitich’s America
PI: Michelle James Co-PI: Rob McFarland Without funding there would be no Sophie project, which is why the first item in this report on the Sophie activities during 2015 must be an expression of our gratitude to both the ORCA office and to the College of Humanities, on behalf of the faculty members involved, and […]
Buddhist Artistic and Religious Traditions of Nepal (Tibetan Buddhist Art, Culture, and Schools in Dharamshala India)
Mark Graham Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met Overview This project was designed to take students to New York City, Nepal, and Dharamsala India in the Spring of 2015. This is an ongoing project, which continued in 2016-2017. Three of the graduate students took part in the second round […]
Expanding Influence of CarePartner Program at BYU
Angela Gulisane and Todd Manwaring, Department of Sociology Throughout the process of this project, it has made many changes and developed into something more than it was originally. Even after the submission of the ORCA Grant proposal it changed. The positive and influential outcome, however, was not changed though. The Project Our project found a […]