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    • From Solemnity to Celebration: The Commercialization of the Day of the Dead (thesis) 

      Valdez, Joshua
      As holidays have evolved over the past century many have changed from their original intention of celebrating military victories or certain individuals to focusing more on commercial practices that imitate a false sense ...
    • The Huichol Shaman: A Study in Cultural Memory 

      O'Donnell, Jillian
      Who are the Huichol shamans, and what is the nature of their healing beliefs, traditions, and rituals? In the context of cultural memory studies, how have these beliefs, traditions, and rituals transcended strong cultural ...
    • If Walls Could Talk: A Case Study at Pompeii (thesis) 

      Braxton, Gabrielle
      Building upon the work of Bettina Bergmann, who shows the critical importance of memory in the creation and reception of Roman domestic painting, I will explore the complexity and multivalence of Roman collective social ...
    • Marianismo as Cultural Memory 

      Torres, Christina Michelle Mata
      In many Hispano-American countries the Virgin mother is revered with social significance, often through the social determinants of religion. When viewed through the concept of cultural memory the ideal of the Virgin mother ...
    • Memory and Art: Remembering the Femicides 

      Ruffin, Lydia
      Femicide -- the targeted murders of women as a form of gender discrimination. Approximately 470 women murdered from 1994-2006 in Ciudad Juàrez, Mexico . . . Mexican government and police force has done little to nothing ...
    • Remembering Franco: Spanish Collective Memory from the Civil War to Today (thesis) 

      Beeson, Rebecca Joanne
      This work will engage four different bodies of literature: that of Franco and his regime, the history of the transition from dictatorship to democracy, the debate over historical memory in Spain, and the broader topic of ...
    • The Trajectory of an Image: Che Guevara's Legacy in the Context of Cultural Memories (poster) 

      Griffin-Churchill, Justine
      The proliferation of murals, posters, monuments, museums and tourist sites dedicated to Che speaks to the lasting cultural relevance of Che as a man, and Che as a symbol. The various permutations of Che -- seen in the ...
    • Understanding a Modern-Day Migrant Crisis 

      Wood, Kingsley, III
      The Venezuelan migrant crisis is one of the worst the world has ever seen. In order to understand the complex issue, the goal of this project is to provide a historical context of the country from a high-level view, and ...