In this moment of unknowns and uncertainty, let the humanities, art, writing, scholarship, and debate lead you to compassion, solace, activism, creativity, and understanding.
– Alexis Boylan, Director of Academic Affairs, UConn Humanities Institute and Keynote Speaker at HURS 2021
“The Humanities” are a diverse set of academic disciplines that concern themselves with what it means to be human. Focusing on cultures, histories, structures, languages, and ideas, the humanities fields analyze and pose answers to major questions encountered in the human experience. Facing the inequities and crises of our time, delving into the humanities is increasingly important in order to understand the self, the community, the world, and how to impact change within each sphere.
The fourth-annual Humanities Undergraduate Research Symposium will take place on April 4th, 2025 from 9:00am–5:30pm in the Humanities Institute Conference Room (Homer Babbidge Library, 4th floor).
Breakfast and lunch will be provided for all attendees and participants, and the event will be followed by a reception with refreshments.
HURS 2025 Schedule
9:00am
Breakfast and Welcome
9:15am–10:30am
Environment, Place, and Legacy
Chelsea Betts, “Mulling Over Mule Deer: Body Size and Harvest Pressure in the Central Mesa Verde Region”
Mya Seara, “Maize presence in Stable Isotopic analysis of Grannis Island- White-Tailed Deer Remains”
10:45am–12:00pm
Art, Media, and Attention
Kathryn Andronowitz, “Happiest at Home: Homemaker Influencer Content on Instagram and the Business of Female Domesticity”
Krista Mitchell, “Joker Stardust”
Samantha Hass, “Kel Unshelled”
12:00pm–1:15pm
Lunch
1:15pm–2:15pm
Roundtable Discussion
2:30–3:45pm
Literature and Storytelling
Hope Chokshi, “The Co-Evolution Theory of the Origin of Language”
Hailey Burton, “Humans of Education- Old School vs. New School: The Evolution of Education”
4:00pm–5:15pm
Memory, Social Movements, and the Political Landscape
Alessandro Portolano, “State of Fear: The Divided Memory of Piazza Fontana”
Gabriella Butler, “Reconstruction was not a White Man’s Battle”
Evan Wolfgang, “Resurrecting Frances: Creating Going to the Lordy”
5:15
Reception with refreshments