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Student research in Classical Studies takes many shapes. It may be a
traditional research paper, but it may also involve the development of
on-line web pages for Greek gods, the creation of virtual living spaces
for Roman women, or the performance of a Roman comedy. In addition, the
Classical Studies Program encourages students to develop research projects
in an area of interest during their senior year that may be presented
at the Cornell College Student Symposium.
On-line Latin Commentaries (2000)
Epitaph
for Claudia | The
Trojan Horse
Projects for Classical Mythology (1997)
Achilles | Apollo
| Athena | Demeter
| Helen
Projects for Women in Antiquity (1997)
Julio-Claudian Matron | Young
Girl | Antonine Woman as Venus | Syrian
Woman
Recent Senior Research Projects
In April 2003, students Abigail Ozanne and Kim Jones presented
papers at the seventh annual Cornell College Student Symposium. Abigail's
paper, "Why Narcissus? D.H. Lawrence's Reflections on Ovid's Narcissus
Myth," critiqued D.H. Lawrence's reinterpretation of Ovid's Narcissus
myth as a search for knowledge. Kim's paper, "How Jewish is Herod
the Great? Evidence for Ritual Bathing (Mikva'ot) in Ancient Judea,"
presented evidence for early mikva'ot in Herod's fortifications at Masada,
the town and palace at Herodium, and palace at Caesarea.
In winter 2002, Melanie Dedecker researched and wrote "Defining
Mystery Cults: An Examination of Greco-Roman Mystery Cults and the Kachina
Cult." Melanie sought to define mystery cults as a cultural occurrence
across time and space. Her definition examined three areas of commonality--structure
and organization, ceremonies and beliefs, and social functions-to establish
a definition that took into account research in ancient religions, cultural
anthropology, and archaeology.
In April 2000, seniors Jared Ervine and Michele Monson read papers
at Cornell's fourth annual Student Symposium. Jared's paper, "The
Dynamics of Relationships: The Comites Cycle in Catullus,"
showed how Catullus defines his relationships with two sets of friends,
Furius and Aurelius and Veranius and Fabullus. Michele, in "The Origins
and Uses of the Palladian Temple Facade in Ecclesiastical Renaissance
Architecture," explained how the architect Andrea Palladio adapted
the facade of Roman temples and triumphal arches to create a composite
facade for Renaissance churches.
Senior Ed Roe presented the results of his senior research project,
"Constructing Augustus: Architecture, Culture, and the Image of the Princeps,"
at the third annual Cornell College Student Symposium, April 1999.
Re-Creation of a Young Roman Girl, senior
research project by Carrie Boyles ('99)
Previous Senior Research Projects
- a paper on Vergil's Aeneid presented at the Classical Association
of the Middle West and South (Andy Blumreich);
- a senior honors thesis exploring love relationships in Homer, Propertius
(a Roman love poet), and the Bible (Mira Green);
- a summer research project on women's lives in Pompeii (Ilene Crawford);
- Ovid's Ars Amatoria (Amy Stahl)
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