Summer 2007 SURF Grant Projects
Last Summer, seven English faculty members collaborated with their students on research projects funded by the College's competitive SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research with Faculty) grant program. They presented their findings and plans for further research and collaboration at the SURF poster session in August. Follow the links below for more information on each project.
See also SURF grant projects from the summer of 2006.
ONE in TWO HUNDRED: The Crazyhorse Journal Project
Faculty Mentor Tony Varallo and Student Emily Sauber
The Posy: Understanding George Herbert’s Poetics Through Material Culture
Faculty Mentor Trish Ward and Student Greg Rockwell
The Civilians’ War: Letters from Charlestonian Women, 1861-1865
Faculty Mentor Scott Peeples and Student Kara Mirmelstein
The Web and the Word
Faculty Mentor Garrett Doherty and Student Bryan Cook
Revolution Grrrl Style: Zines and the Future of Feminism
Faculty Mentor Alison Piepmeier and Student Taylor Livingston
The Power of Narrative: Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials Trilogy and Postmodern Cultural Discourse
Faculty Mentor Doryjane Birrer and Student Melissa Glasscock
Tupelo Press First Book Competition
Faculty Mentor Carol Ann Davis and Student Elizabeth Stephenson