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Friends And Foes: Multifaceted Native Representation In Honoratissimi Benefactores, Matthew Macdonald May 2025

Friends And Foes: Multifaceted Native Representation In Honoratissimi Benefactores, Matthew Macdonald

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Titian’S “Rape Of Europa”, Emma Louise Crain May 2025

Titian’S “Rape Of Europa”, Emma Louise Crain

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Bloodlines And Bloodied Lines: Agency And The Violation Of Boundaries In Lucan’S Pharsalia, Lilly Baumfeld May 2025

Bloodlines And Bloodied Lines: Agency And The Violation Of Boundaries In Lucan’S Pharsalia, Lilly Baumfeld

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Sketch Of Venus De Milo, Laura Yap May 2025

Sketch Of Venus De Milo, Laura Yap

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Sappho In Translation And Text, Ilia Kolesnikov May 2025

Sappho In Translation And Text, Ilia Kolesnikov

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Attraction, Aversion, And Aggression: Dynamics Of Violence In Artistic Representations Of Medusa, Caroline Boardman May 2025

Attraction, Aversion, And Aggression: Dynamics Of Violence In Artistic Representations Of Medusa, Caroline Boardman

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


When Pygmalion Heavenward Cast His Sight, Parnassus Classical Journal May 2025

When Pygmalion Heavenward Cast His Sight, Parnassus Classical Journal

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


De Amicitia And Seneca’S Letter 6: Seeking Betterness, Rebekah Powers May 2025

De Amicitia And Seneca’S Letter 6: Seeking Betterness, Rebekah Powers

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Horace’S Romanitas, Griffin Blood May 2025

Horace’S Romanitas, Griffin Blood

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Los Gatos Pompeyanos, Éowyn Bailey May 2025

Los Gatos Pompeyanos, Éowyn Bailey

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Female Power In The Near East, Angela Pham May 2025

Female Power In The Near East, Angela Pham

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


A Seaside Bowl: What The Tide Brought In, Emma Louise Crain May 2025

A Seaside Bowl: What The Tide Brought In, Emma Louise Crain

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Strings Of Fate: The Role Of Prophecy, Prediction, And Suspense In The Iliad, Jango Janigian May 2025

Strings Of Fate: The Role Of Prophecy, Prediction, And Suspense In The Iliad, Jango Janigian

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


A Friend Of Virtue: Cicero And Maimonides On Ideal Friendship, Lilly Baumfeld May 2025

A Friend Of Virtue: Cicero And Maimonides On Ideal Friendship, Lilly Baumfeld

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Letter From The Editors, Alexandra Berardelli, Matthew Macdonald May 2025

Letter From The Editors, Alexandra Berardelli, Matthew Macdonald

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Helios' Wink, Jango Janigian May 2025

Helios' Wink, Jango Janigian

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Parnassus: Classical Journal (Volume 12, 2025), Parnassus Contributors May 2025

Parnassus: Classical Journal (Volume 12, 2025), Parnassus Contributors

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Tetradrachms, Shekels, And Denarii: Cross-Cultural Exchange In Money At The Edges Of Greece And Rome, Miles Thompson May 2025

Tetradrachms, Shekels, And Denarii: Cross-Cultural Exchange In Money At The Edges Of Greece And Rome, Miles Thompson

Honors Theses

This thesis focuses on the coin collection of the University of Mississippi Museum. I cataloged ancient coins in its collection through consulting online databases and reference books, and designed an exhibition to display some of the notable examples. This exhibition was based around the theme of cross-cultural interaction between Greek and Roman cultures and other ones towards the edges. It had both a physical and virtual component, and was displayed in Bryant Hall, and the museum’s website. I provide greater historical depth and research on some of the coins I cataloged that illustrate these cross-cultural interactions well. This exhibition successfully …


C. S. Lewis And The Process Of Sanctification: A Literary Analysis Of Till We Have Faces, Samantha Fullmer May 2025

C. S. Lewis And The Process Of Sanctification: A Literary Analysis Of Till We Have Faces, Samantha Fullmer

Student Research

This article analyzes C. S. Lewis’s Till We Have Faces as a mythical representation of the Christian process of sanctification. Through the main character, Orual, and her transformation, Lewis portrays the Christian journey from pride to love through submission to divine intervention. This tale reveals how pride and self-deception can prevent humanity from recognizing the truth of the Divine. Orual’s story illustrates that the barriers between humanity and the Divine often come placed there by humanity themselves. By examining the process of transforming from hubris to love through sanctification, and by comparing this narrative to other works by Lewis, such …


Archaeology By The Book, But Which Book?: Archaeology And Nation Building In Germany And Israel, Verity C. Wray-Raabolle May 2025

Archaeology By The Book, But Which Book?: Archaeology And Nation Building In Germany And Israel, Verity C. Wray-Raabolle

Classical Mediterranean and Middle East Honors Projects

Archaeology is a powerful tool wielded by nations to tell their own stories. How can two countries in different situations harness archaeology to tell their own national narratives? Through investigation of the archaeological heritage of Israel and Germany, both by their individual archaeologists as well as institutions such as museums, I have discovered the different ways in which nation states can utilize archaeology to their advantage. By choosing to excavate well-known sites, only display certain artifacts, or claim modernity through the science of the discipline, each nation strengthens their national identity via archaeology and related artifacts. Individual archaeologists have more …


Unam Magnum Scutellam De Onichio: The Many Lives Of The Tazza Farnese, Merrick L. Gormley May 2025

Unam Magnum Scutellam De Onichio: The Many Lives Of The Tazza Farnese, Merrick L. Gormley

Classical Mediterranean and Middle East Honors Projects

The Tazza Farnese is a large-scale sardonyx phiale (a shallow bowl) with a diameter of about 22 centimeters. The Tazza has caught the attention of numerous historical figures throughout antiquity, but despite how coveted the object may have been, records of its provenance before the 1400s are dissatisfactory or entirely nonexistent. This project seeks to shape a number of clear, thorough timelines for the object, as a synthesis of the many conflicting scholarly theories for its chronology. Furthermore, it examines the Tazza in the contexts of the cultures it was immersed in and investigates the way it was interpreted by …


Fan Art, Jacob Lay May 2025

Fan Art, Jacob Lay

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines the work of artists like Vincent van Gogh, Donald Baechelor, and Cezanne in their relationship to my work and contemporary painting. Drawing from personal letters, interviews, and essays on these artists, the paper places painting and drawing from the thesis exhibition in a history as well as relates them to current pop culture relics. The paper also includes a process-based analyses of how each painting is made and with what materials.


Know Thyself: A History Of Ancient Neuroscience, Alex Delano May 2025

Know Thyself: A History Of Ancient Neuroscience, Alex Delano

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

Neuroscience is often described as one of the youngest bodies of science, but documented study of the brain begins as early as the Neolithic period. The ancient Mediterranean was a hub for science, mathematics, philosophy, and literature, all disciplines necessary for the study of the brain. Evidence of neurosurgical procedures like trepanation and craniotomy began in the Neolithic period and were practiced and improved upon throughout the ancient Mediterranean. The first detailed studies on brain anatomy were carried out in the 3rd century BCE in Greece which created a necessary structure for future scientists to build on. While many …


The Demise Of Fossil Cycad National Monument As A Consequence Of Paleontological Resource Mismanagement, Nathaniel Valentine, Vincent Santucci, Justin Tweet, Aubrey Bond May 2025

The Demise Of Fossil Cycad National Monument As A Consequence Of Paleontological Resource Mismanagement, Nathaniel Valentine, Vincent Santucci, Justin Tweet, Aubrey Bond

Undergraduate Research Symposium Posters

Located in the Black Hills of South Dakota (Figure 1), Fossil Cycad National Monument boasted well-preserved specimens of cycadeoid fossils from the Cretaceous and concentrations of these fossil plants were greatest at the site’s location (Santucci and Hughes, 1998). I studied historical records to estimate the number of fossils removed by paleontologists at the site between 1890-1957.


Medusa's Metamorphosis: Art, Mythology, And The Changing Perception Of Female Power, Elizabeth Kehr May 2025

Medusa's Metamorphosis: Art, Mythology, And The Changing Perception Of Female Power, Elizabeth Kehr

School of Art, Art History, and Design: Theses and Student Creative Work

The evolution of Medusa’s iconography in ancient Greek art mirrors societal and cultural transformations. As attitudes shifted in relation to gender roles, power relationships, and morality changed, so too did images of the Gorgon. Following the course of development of Medusa’s image allows one to discover details of the thoughts and struggles the ancient Greeks had with concepts of power, womanhood, and monstrosity and otherness. Previous art historical research on Medusa has largely examined her function and evolution of visual depictions from the Archaic monster to Classical ideal. Few, however, have explored how and why these changes may be indicative …


“More Than What [They] Made Us To Be”: From Passing To Perception In Victorian And Modern Vampire Media, Lauren Sieberg May 2025

“More Than What [They] Made Us To Be”: From Passing To Perception In Victorian And Modern Vampire Media, Lauren Sieberg

English (MA) Theses

Throughout Victorian Gothic horror fiction, vampires function as deviant figures, maneuvering within social confines of passing until their status quo-threatening identity is exposed. Of the popular vampires from this period, most gradually fail to maintain status as social insiders—as demonstrated with Bram Stoker’s Count Dracula or Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla, who possess the temporary capacity to pass until their hidden monstrosity is revealed over time. Even if Gothic monsters are confined to a limited space and time far from society, this is still not enough; in accordance with the Victorian culture of morality policing by dominant groups, the vampiric Other …


Medusa: The Monster, Myth, And Feminist Icon, Olivia Joanne Sarjent May 2025

Medusa: The Monster, Myth, And Feminist Icon, Olivia Joanne Sarjent

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

The myth of Medusa is one that has been around since 7c BCE through the writings of authors such as Hesiod and Ovid. While originally a monstrous villain of antiquity in the 21st century Medusa has become an icon of feminism, very different to how she was once portrayed. Through classic art to film and TV, Medusa has integrated herself into the modern pop culture spotlight. Medusa started out in myth as a creature of horror that would bring the demise of men and this theme was carried out in medieval art with pieces like Medusa by Caravaggio, Perseus with …


‘Dark Grandmothers,’ The Art Of The Individual Over The Craft Of The Collectives: A Case Study Of Klaas Rommelaere And His Madams, Rachel L. Burner May 2025

‘Dark Grandmothers,’ The Art Of The Individual Over The Craft Of The Collectives: A Case Study Of Klaas Rommelaere And His Madams, Rachel L. Burner

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

An examination of Belgian artist Klaas Rommelaere with a focus on his internationally renowned embroidered sculpture series, Dark Uncles (2020). Despite his role as the artist and the public face of the craft-based collaborative project, Rommelaere’s physical involvement is minimal when compared to “the madams,” the true executors of Rommelaere’s labor-intensive craftwork. This raises critical questions about authorship and reception in contemporary art, particularly the institutional reliance on the individual artist as a figurehead to promote collective craftsmanship. By analyzing Dark Uncles through a post-structural feminist lens and considering the liminality of craft production under capitalism, the paper highlights the …


The “Deviant” Dead: (De)Constructing Personhood In Mycenaean Mortuary Landscapes, Aidan J. Gregg May 2025

The “Deviant” Dead: (De)Constructing Personhood In Mycenaean Mortuary Landscapes, Aidan J. Gregg

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

Despite increasing standardization in mortuary practice during the Mycenaean palatial period, there remains a significant degree of variation in burials. This project seeks to elucidate the reasons for the wide variability in the Mycenaean mortuary program with theories of anthropological personhood as a guiding framework. I focus on the palatial period, from LHIII A2 - LHIIIB2 (1410-1190) because of the pervasiveness of Mycenaean culture throughout the Aegean, but especially in Greece’s northeastern Peloponnese, during that time. I use mortuary data from 12 cemeteries in the Argolid and Korinthia to trace trends in burial practice, in the hope of establishing a …


Her Hideous Progeny: Frankenstein'S Legacy, Adaptability, And Contemporary Prominence To Critical Story Telling, Ryan Penske May 2025

Her Hideous Progeny: Frankenstein'S Legacy, Adaptability, And Contemporary Prominence To Critical Story Telling, Ryan Penske

English (MA) Theses

This thesis situates the narrative of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley with two contemporary adaptations Get Out (2017) by Jordan Peele and Poor Things (2023) by Yorgos Lanthimos. The original 1818 Frankenstein text is composed of different discourses about race, gender, monstrosity, and what it means to be an abject other. As a text full of critical discourse, it has reached great popular culture legacy and has become adapted numerous times over the past two centuries. This thesis explores and acknowledges instances where the text has been adapted and applied to harmful discourses, such as British Prime Minister George Canning’s use …