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Tolstoy And Mormonism, Gary L. Browning, Dr. Melvin K. Richardson
Tolstoy And Mormonism, Gary L. Browning, Dr. Melvin K. Richardson
Journal of Undergraduate Research
When Leo Tolstoy was a young boy, his older brother told him that the secret of life was written on a green stick, buried under an oak tree in the woods of Yasnaya Polyana, the Tolstoy family estate in the beautiful rolling hills of tsarist Russia. All his life, Tolstoy, the great Russian author and humanist, searched for the green stick and its contents. He sought answers to the perplexing puzzles of life that ultimate truth, contained upon the green stick, would provide. In his works and in his spiritual strivings, Tolstoy always remained committed to this ideal, that ultimate …
The Underlying Cause Of Willehalm’S Sinful Behavior, David O'Dell Neville
The Underlying Cause Of Willehalm’S Sinful Behavior, David O'Dell Neville
Journal of Undergraduate Research
According to the stipulations required of recipients of the Research and Creative Work scholarships, a two page report is to be turned in to your office by August 31, 1994. The report should detail what was accomplished with these funds, as well as descriptions of the successes, failures, and processes encountered. Although my project has not yet been completed, the majority of the work has been finished. I would like to share with you now some of the experiences and challenges that I faced up to the present moment.
Finding Poland In Stanis³Aw Wyspianski’S Wesele, Nicholas G. Newton, Walter Whipple
Finding Poland In Stanis³Aw Wyspianski’S Wesele, Nicholas G. Newton, Walter Whipple
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Towards the end of Stanis³aw Wyspianski’s Wesele (The Wedding), “the Poet”, speaking to the newly married bride describes Poland as something that you can only find in your heart. “A to Polska w³asnie”. The turn of the 19th century in Poland, when this wedding took place, was a very turbulent time in Poland’s history. In 1795, only four years after Poland wrote Europe’s first constitution, the final division of Poland was made by Russia, Prussia and Austria leaving nothing of the former Polish republic. Cracow, part of the Austrian province of Galicia, created a unique place where the ideas of …
Mariia: The Chronicle Of A Life, Spencer Scoville, Walter Whipple
Mariia: The Chronicle Of A Life, Spencer Scoville, Walter Whipple
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Last year, I proposed to complete a translation of Ukrainian author Ulas Samchuk’s novella Mariia. The process of translating and researching has been both more challenging and more rewarding than I anticipated. I completed the translation of the first section of Mariia, along with a research paper discussing the symbolism of the first section.
The Samara Mormons Of Russia: An Accident Of History, James W. Scott, Dr. Gary Browning
The Samara Mormons Of Russia: An Accident Of History, James W. Scott, Dr. Gary Browning
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The discovery of Russian sectarians popularly known as Mormons has generated great interest among missionaries and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in recent years, and several informative articles have appeared on the subject.1 This article summarizes my findings from three weeks of archival and village research on the Russian Mormons in May 2001, and sheds new light on hitherto unresolved historical questions regarding the origin of the title Mormon in Russia, the geography of the movement, and its eventual fate.2
German Jewish Female Scientists: Untold Stories, Justin Peacock, Dr. Robert B. Mcfarland
German Jewish Female Scientists: Untold Stories, Justin Peacock, Dr. Robert B. Mcfarland
Journal of Undergraduate Research
When one hears about the Jewish scholars who fled the German Third Reich during the Nazi’s reign of terror, one often hears of Einstein, Freud and others; however, a little known fact is that many scholars in pre-Nazi Germany were Jewish women. These Jewish women were at the forefront of their gender, struggling to be among the first women to gain a secondary education and doctorates to teach at the universities. Many of these scholars’ stories have gone untold through the years because of their gender and because of their race, which the Nazis sought to destroy. Many of their …
Sophie: A Digital Library Of Early German Women’S Writing, Megan S. Morris, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Sophie: A Digital Library Of Early German Women’S Writing, Megan S. Morris, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The purpose of my research was to help with the development of the Sophie Project. It was conceived by members of the Germanic and Slavic Languages Department who had been confronted by the difficulties of the lack of usable German-language texts written by early women authors. Finding the texts of eighteenth and nineteenth century writing by Germanlanguage women authors seemed to be difficult enough, but finding texts in modern print that could be used in the classroom was even more difficult. The Sophie Project aims to ease this difficulty. As self described by its home page, it is a “digital …
Louise Gottsched: Digital Library Research From 1771 German- Language Women’S Texts., Samuel C. Lindsey, Michelle Scott, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Louise Gottsched: Digital Library Research From 1771 German- Language Women’S Texts., Samuel C. Lindsey, Michelle Scott, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Scholars have failed to systematically observe and record old German facsimiles of German women’s literature for a variety of reasons. First, many of the records have remained unpublished. Second, it is expensive to get hold of these texts due to their rare and fragile condition. Third, it is difficult to read the Old German type and handwriting. Johann Christoph Gottsched was one of the most important dramatic theorists of Enlightenment-era Germany. One of his greatest students and influences was his very gifted and intelligent wife, Louise Adelgunde Victorie Kulmus. While some of her dramatic and theoretical works have been published, …
The Voice Behind The Crown: Gender And Power In The Literary Legacy Of Maria Theresia, Elizabeth Mcfarland, Dr. Michelle Scott James
The Voice Behind The Crown: Gender And Power In The Literary Legacy Of Maria Theresia, Elizabeth Mcfarland, Dr. Michelle Scott James
Journal of Undergraduate Research
As one of the most powerful and charismatic leaders of Enlightenment-era Europe, Maria Theresia von Habsburg is well-known for her widespread political and social reforms and for her skillful political maneuvering which centralized the disintegrating Austrian Empire and led to a golden age of education, commerce, art, and science. Despite Maria Theresia’s influential position vis-à-vis European philosophy, political theory and aesthetics, this amazing woman is known only through second-hand histories of the Habsburgs.
The Effects Of Soviet And Post-Soviet Political Climates On The Transposition Of A.S. Pushkin’S Belkin Stories From Literature To Film, Geoffrey Griffard, Dr. Raisa Solovyova
The Effects Of Soviet And Post-Soviet Political Climates On The Transposition Of A.S. Pushkin’S Belkin Stories From Literature To Film, Geoffrey Griffard, Dr. Raisa Solovyova
Journal of Undergraduate Research
First of all, I must say that it was a great honor and privilege to receive the ORCA award and the opportunity to set off on my own academic journey. I was able to work with two of my greatest loves—film and Russia. In the journey, however, I also had to deal with the darker sides of their characters—those of bureaucracy and escapist entertainment.
Computer-Animated Agent In The Virtual Room As A Learning And Teaching Tool, Fabian Fulda, Dr. Randall Lund
Computer-Animated Agent In The Virtual Room As A Learning And Teaching Tool, Fabian Fulda, Dr. Randall Lund
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Many people have difficulty learning foreign languages, especially when it comes to pronouncing words and phrases exactly.1 A 3-dimesional animated agent, in this case a computer animation which models the motions of important instruments of speech, can be an effective tool for teaching and learning how to pronounce desired words and phrases exactly.
Polish Folk Art Since The Fall Of Communism, William Badger, Walter Whipple
Polish Folk Art Since The Fall Of Communism, William Badger, Walter Whipple
Journal of Undergraduate Research
During the Second World War, Poland’s occupiers ravaged whole collections of her folk art, alternatively destroying them or carting them off as wartime spoils. Then, in Communist times, the folk arts experienced an unexpected renaissance. The state fostered folk art through numerous incentive programs including pensions for the artists and periodic nationwide folk carving contests, which boasted cash prizes as well as prestige.
Dorothea Schlegel (1764-1839): Uncovering An Unheard Voice In The German Romantic Literary World, Amanda Rose Bingham, Dr. Cindy Brewer
Dorothea Schlegel (1764-1839): Uncovering An Unheard Voice In The German Romantic Literary World, Amanda Rose Bingham, Dr. Cindy Brewer
Journal of Undergraduate Research
While women have received focused attention in the recent decades, the early romantic German writer, Dorothea Mendelssohn Veit Schlegel, has not had proportionate consideration from literary critics. Modern readers of German literature are likely to be most familiar with the canonical texts such as Goethe, Schiller, Lessing, primarily written by men, whereas these texts may have received less attention when published. Texts by many women writers of that same time period are considered by many scholars today to be trivial literature although they had much wider readership. The texts resonated with the general public and can provide greater cultural insights.
Luise Adelgunde Victorie Gottsched, Jesse C. Wood, Dr. Michelle Scott James
Luise Adelgunde Victorie Gottsched, Jesse C. Wood, Dr. Michelle Scott James
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Johann Christoph Gottsched is an extremely well-known figure in German literary history. He was a prominent author of the enlightenment, and scholars and casual readers of German drama and literature recognize him as one of eighteenth century Germany’s most read authurs. Unfortunately, the light on Johann Gottsched has cast a shadow on his wife, an equally talented author and playwright. Luise Adelgunde Victorie Gottsched wrote many plays in her life and translated many more. Once her husband began compiling the Dictionary of the German Language & Model Grammar, however, she devoted her time to helping him with this monumental task. …
Viennese Feuilleton During The Early 1920s: Description And Analysis Of Bertha Pauli’S Biographical Sketches As Contributions To A Literary Genre1, Ruth Kirsten Seppi, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Viennese Feuilleton During The Early 1920s: Description And Analysis Of Bertha Pauli’S Biographical Sketches As Contributions To A Literary Genre1, Ruth Kirsten Seppi, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Journal of Undergraduate Research
I spent the summer of 2002 scrolling through microfilm, cataloguing everything written by women between 1921 and 1926 in the Neue Freie Presse, one of the most influential Viennese newspapers then. On the front page of the morning edition, a line divided the column titled “Feuilleton” from the rest of the paper. Various writers wrote feuilletons, and the name “Bertha Pauli” appeared regularly. Her sketches of women were intriguing because the subject matter was unique. However, when I looked for more information about her, I could not find much.
Fundamentals Of Modern Belarusian, Christian Marchant, Dr. Michael Kelly
Fundamentals Of Modern Belarusian, Christian Marchant, Dr. Michael Kelly
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The Republic of Belarus, located in the very heart of Europe, is a relatively unknown country to many westerners. Belarus has an important role in the political future of Europe. Belarus is located in the geographic center of Europe and is a major corridor for energy transport. The country is the only dictatorship remaining in Europe, and with the recent expansion of the European Union, it will now lie directly on its eastern border. Any traveler visiting Belarus would benefit greatly from a knowledge of Belarusian, yet there is a striking absence of any material in English about the Belarusian …
The Sophie Digital Library Of Early Women’S Research: A Blueprint For Mentored Undergraduate Online Research, Blaine Evanson, Dr. Michelle Stott James
The Sophie Digital Library Of Early Women’S Research: A Blueprint For Mentored Undergraduate Online Research, Blaine Evanson, Dr. Michelle Stott James
Journal of Undergraduate Research
I was first introduced to Sophie in September 2001 in my German Cultural History class. Dr. McFarland announced that there was some grant money left over and that some students who were interested in the research would be invited to work a few hours each week helping prepare texts to be published on the website. I immediately recognized the opportunity to get research experience and knew both how important and beneficial such an opportunity would be, as I was planning on applying the following year for graduate school.
Celtic And Slavic Contact On The Balkan Peninsula: A Linguistic Analysis Of Modern Celtic And Slavic Languages, Daniel Josef Gashler, Walter Whipple
Celtic And Slavic Contact On The Balkan Peninsula: A Linguistic Analysis Of Modern Celtic And Slavic Languages, Daniel Josef Gashler, Walter Whipple
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The Celts and Slavs were widespread and important cultural phenomena in Iron-Age Europe. Their influence is still felt in contemporary Europe and the Americas. Many states and peoples speak modern languages derived from proto-Celtic and proto-Slavonic. The purpose of my research is to show that these ancient cultures were once in contact on the Balkan Peninsula. The ultimate goal is to discover the time period, duration, and social nature of this contact through examining linguistic evidence of contact present in modern South Slavic (those Slavic languages spoken on the Balkan Peninsula) and Celtic languages.
Maria Theresia Ledochowska, Jacob Jarvis, Dr. Michelle James
Maria Theresia Ledochowska, Jacob Jarvis, Dr. Michelle James
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The purpose of my project was to obtain original texts written by a woman named Maria Theresia Ledochowska. She was an Austrian woman, living at the turn of the nineteen century to the twentieth century. She was the foundress of an organization under the sanction of the Catholic church, which embrace the cause of missionary work in Africa, as well as the abolishment of slavery. Like the texts of many early woman authors, her work has largely been ‘left on the self to gather dust.’
Digitizing And Analyzing The Works Of Hermine Cloeter: Increasing Accessibility Of Writings And Exploring A New Version Of Vienna, Kelli D. Barbour, Dr. Robert B. Mcfarland
Digitizing And Analyzing The Works Of Hermine Cloeter: Increasing Accessibility Of Writings And Exploring A New Version Of Vienna, Kelli D. Barbour, Dr. Robert B. Mcfarland
Journal of Undergraduate Research
While there are many well-known German-speaking/writing male authors and high availability to their texts, the same does not follow for German-speaking/writing women. Scholarships access to texts by women, especially at the beginning of and before the twentieth century, is minimal. Seeing the need in the scholarly community to make texts available for reading and analyzing, I proposed to digitalize and analyze texts by the Viennese Journalist, Hermine Cloeter, who began writing in 1907.
“Men Can And Women Cannot”?1 Revealing The Secrets Behind The Private Woman In The Public Sphere, Matthew D. Embley, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
“Men Can And Women Cannot”?1 Revealing The Secrets Behind The Private Woman In The Public Sphere, Matthew D. Embley, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Flanerie is the art of taking a walk, observing the movements and spaces of the city. By writing about cityscapes, urban realms, and the condition of society, flaneurs are able to describe the uniqueness of the metropolis and give life to the modern city—they create for the reader, a “photograph of an urban setting” in which the flaneur promenades.2 In the early nineteenth century, and even today, flaneur literature has been ultimately dominated by men who have documented their cultural and aesthetic interactions with the city. During these past centuries unwritten rules have often excluded the female from participating in …
The Consumption And Adoption Of A Glamorized Version Of American “Pop Culture” Via The Television By Adolescents In Ukraine, Tyler D. Thompson, Dr. David Hart
The Consumption And Adoption Of A Glamorized Version Of American “Pop Culture” Via The Television By Adolescents In Ukraine, Tyler D. Thompson, Dr. David Hart
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The jumping off point for my research was in Kiev, Ukraine, where I had served a two year LDS mission two years previous. As I deplaned in Borispol (15 minutes outside of Kiev) I found myself almost giddy in anticipation of savoring a bowl of red Ukrainian borcshe, watching the gipsy children run around the center of the city harassing all those who were unlucky enough to be in their path, and just plain basking in the ambiance of the post-Soviet culture that I had learned to love while living in Ukraine two years previous. I did, however, prepare myself …
Ann Tizia Leitich: New Voice, New Woman Packaging America For Vienna, Brooke M. Wright, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Ann Tizia Leitich: New Voice, New Woman Packaging America For Vienna, Brooke M. Wright, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Throughout history, the literary works of female authors have been marginalized and many such works have been lost. The German and Slavic Languages department at Brigham Young University has devoted a great amount of time and energy to rediscovering and studying the art and significance of such texts. The 1920s works of Austrian journalist and novelist Ann Tizia Leitich are an important addition to this field of study.
Peace In Unity: Irenic Motivations In European Integration, Robert Keele, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Peace In Unity: Irenic Motivations In European Integration, Robert Keele, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Journal of Undergraduate Research
On May 29, 2005, French voters shocked Europe and the rest of the world by rejecting the new EU Constitution after nine other European countries (including Germany) had already ratified it. A few days later, Holland followed suit and voted “Nee” by an even greater margin. Panic and disbelief settled upon EU politicians, and the Euro dipped as markets reacted to the news. Europeans on other parts of the continent grumbled about the temperamental French, while political analysts and the media exploited this new challenge as The EU Crisis.
Second Language Acquisition In Utah English Speakers With Utah Vowel Mergers, Janae Lynn Madsen Sharp, Dr. Laura Smith
Second Language Acquisition In Utah English Speakers With Utah Vowel Mergers, Janae Lynn Madsen Sharp, Dr. Laura Smith
Journal of Undergraduate Research
For our project we asked how vowel mergers and vowel perception in native language would influence second language acquisition. We dealt specifically with native English speakers from parts of Utah and acquisition of German. Our prediction is that speakers of Utah English who don’t differentiate between certain vowel pairs will not be able to differentiate between those vowels in German.
Analyzing Children’S Literature: Byu Sophie Project, Brittney Lemons, Dr. Cindy Brewer
Analyzing Children’S Literature: Byu Sophie Project, Brittney Lemons, Dr. Cindy Brewer
Journal of Undergraduate Research
I spent the Spring and Summer terms of 2006 doing the Brigham Young University study abroad program in Vienna, Austria. One of the purposes of me being there was so that I could do research for the Sophie Project headed by the BYU German Department. The purpose of the Sophie Project is stated on the website:
Frieda Zieschank: Through The Eyes Of A Colonizer, Nathan C. Priddis, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Frieda Zieschank: Through The Eyes Of A Colonizer, Nathan C. Priddis, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Colonialism and imperialism are important topics in the study of modern history. Germany as a nation joined the colonial race relatively late, in the late 1800’s. It had a relatively short history of colonialism ending with the end of World War I, in 1916. Because of this short history, the discussion of colonialism often focuses very little attention on Germany’s colonies and on Germany’s role in colonialism. One area that receives very little attention is the German colony of Samoa, which Germany held as a colony for nearly twenty years.
English Translations Of German Women Writers, Tammi Olsen, Dr. Cindy Brewer
English Translations Of German Women Writers, Tammi Olsen, Dr. Cindy Brewer
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Until recently, the body of work represented by German women writers has been sadly neglected. The Sophie Project is an ongoing research project involving both professionals and students that makes these works readily available. It is, however, difficult to come by English translations, which limits the usefulness of the website. My project was intended to expand the translation section of the Sophie site, making this literature equally available to non-German speakers, and allow literature classes beyond the German department will then be able to study these works.
Reclamation Of Elsa Bernstein’S Königskinder For Scholastic Evaluation, Krista Landon, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Reclamation Of Elsa Bernstein’S Königskinder For Scholastic Evaluation, Krista Landon, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The Sophie Digital Resource and Research Center project was created to recover the works of previously marginalized authors, specifically focusing on female German artists. Run by “Women in German,” the project is designed to facilitate mentored research by students. The Sophie project fills a scholarly need for access to basic materials and information on artists, who because of their gender were excluded from the canon. Marginalized works are not currently widely available for academic consideration, having had limited publication and circulation, and many texts are not even available outside of Europe. The BYU students who work with the Sophie project …
Portrait Of Elsa Bienenfeld A Jewish Music Critic In Turn-Of-The Twentieth Century Vienna, Kelsey Draper, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Portrait Of Elsa Bienenfeld A Jewish Music Critic In Turn-Of-The Twentieth Century Vienna, Kelsey Draper, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Journal of Undergraduate Research
For my project, I researched the life and written works of Elsa Bienenfeld (1877–1942), a Viennese-born Jewish music critic who worked for the Neues Wiener Journal (daily newspaper) in Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century. I studied her life and her music reviews and wrote about her influence on the budding modern music movement that originated in Vienna during her lifetime. Because my project required original research from almost exclusively primary texts, I traveled to Vienna in the fall for a two-week research trip. This trip generated about 90% of my research and subsequently my thesis. I used …