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Senior Theses Directed (1976-Present) |
A senior thesis is original scholarly research undertaken in the student’s senior year, usually over two terms. The research culminates in a formal written dissertation and oral examination by a faculty committee. Outstanding theses are awarded “with distinction” at graduation. |
Gail Diedrich Chapman (1976): "The American Old Age Pension Movement: A Study in Public Policy" |
Holly B. Fujiye (1979): "They All Look the Same: Japanese Americans During World War II" |
Carl Goldman (1979): "The American West Gunfighter: A Study in Mythmaking" |
Felice Entratter (1982): "Suburbs and Highways: A Case Study of Two Chicago North Suburban Communities" |
Frederick Mercer Van Sickle (1983): "A Special Place: Lake Forest and the Great Depression, 1929-1940" |
Earl J. Barnes (1986): "The Chicago Civil Rights Movement: A Portrayal of Struggle" |
Eric R.
von Helms (1988): "'Last Night Approached Anarchy and Today Appeared
to Grow More Serious': Media  |
Mark Christopher
Weaver (1988): "'It is not that I loved Cleveland less but I
love Los Angeles More': An Analysis of the First Professional Sports Franchise Shift to the West Coast" |
Timothy State (1993): "Producing Television: Eugene Hotchkiss Rides the Airwaves" |
Alex K. Case (1994): "Jackie Robinson: Baseball, America, and Memory" |
Kelly J. Gospodarek
(1997): "One Sailor on Board: Mike Gospodarek, the USS Rocky Mount
in the Pacific 1943-45, and the the Power of Memory" |
Corinne C. Frank (1999): "Go Pack Go: The Representation of Fan Support for the Green Bay Packers, 1919-1996" |
Nancy Micksch (2000): "Constructing Eleanor Roosevelt" |
Michael Pond (2000): "Breaking Propper Chains" |
Jennifer E. Woodruff (2000): "Voices of Change: Women's Experiences at Lake Forest College, 1955-1975" |
Joseph W.
Brysiewicz (2001): "Chicago's Metropolitan Fringe: Lake Villa, Illinois.
The Construction of Multiple   Historical Narratives" |
Masimba Chesley
Rusununguko (2001): "'Agressive Collective Action':A Study of The Black
Panther Party's   Distinctive Role" |
Jeffrey S. Svien (2001): "His Internal War: The Changing Character of Richard M. Nixon" |
Destiny Bergeron (2002): "Women in Blue: The Story of Three Women from Illinois Who Fought in the Civil War" |
Rachel Zara Rich (2002): "'A Faith That Cannot be Simply Stated:' Harry S. Truman and Civil Rights" |
Kathryn L. Wegner (2002): "From Race to Poverty: Constructing Chicago's DuSable High School, 1935-2002" |
Kathryn Perry (2004): "The Dakota Conflict of 1862 in Mankato, Minnesota: A Study of History and Memory" |
John Luporini (2006): "Urban Imperialist: The Annexation Policy of Chicago, 1889 to the Present" |
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