The Sophomore Tutorial is a practical introduction to research in the humanities. Enrolled students will develop and complete a project in a research area of possible long-term interest. This list includes the research topics of the IPH spring 2008 sophomores.

Whitney Howland:
Tutor: Marina McKay

Topic: T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets, and littoral culture.

Josh Malina:
Tutor: Matthew Gill

Topic: The political theory of corporations.

Dennis Sweeney:
Tutor: Dan Shea

Topic: Montaigne's legacy to autobiographical practice.

Deva Estin:
Tutor: Anca Parvulescu

Topic: Representations of adolescent sexuality.

Shelby Carpenter:
Tutor: Jami Ake

Topic: Structures of identity in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.

Tom Butcher:
Tutor: Steve Hause

Topic: French nationalism after Napoleon.

Emily Silber:
Tutor: Jill Downen

Topic: Feminist curatorial practice.

Andrew Hiltzik:
Tutor: Michael Sherberg

Topic: Machiavelli's use of Roman history.

Erica Deal:
Tutor: Lynne Tatlock

Topic: German identity and literature during the campaign for German unification.

Evan Kuhn:

Tutor: Anca Parvulescu

Topic: The cultural theory of laughter.