The ELO2016 is proud to showcase the winners of the 4Humanities‘ “Shout Out for the Humanities” student prize contest. A special thank you to Alan Liu (UC, Santa Barbara), 4Humanities Co-Leader and a former member of the ELO Board of Directors for including us in this important event. A computer station featuring the following works will be located in the Atrium of the MacLaurin Building during the conference.
Graduate Winners & Honorable Mentions
1st Place Winner:
André Lynch
“Facts of Humanities” (video, music, and lyrics)
http://4humanities.org/2016/03/andre-lynch-facts-of-humanities/
M. Ed. Program in Educational Leadership
St. Lawrence University (New York, United States)
2nd Place Winner:
Floris Solleveld
“Was There Ever Not a Crisis in the Humanities?” (essay)
http://4humanities.org/2016/02/floris-solleveld-was-there-ever-not-a-crisis-in-the-humanities/
Ph. D. Program in History
Radboud University (Nijmegen, the Netherlands)
Web Site: https://radboud.academia.edu/FlorisSolleveld
Blogs: http://www.shellsandpebbles.com/byline/floris-solleveld/ (in Dutch and English); http://florisotto.blogspot.com (in Dutch)
3rd Place Winner:
Jesper Skytte Sodemann
“Verbalized Humanities: Should I stay or Should I Go?” (essay)
http://4humanities.org/2016/02/jesper-skytte-sodemann-verbalized-humanities-should-i-stay-or-should-i-go/
M. A. Program in Comparative Literature
University of Southern Denmark
Honorable Mention:
Whitney Laycock
“Chile the Country, Not the Food” (essay)
http://4humanities.org/2016/02/whitney-laycock-chile-the-country-not-the-food/
M. A. Program in English
Weber State University (Ogden, Utah, United States)
Website: http://whitneylaycock.weebly.com
Undergraduate Winners & Honorable Mentions
1st Place Winner:
Undergraduate Student Team of The Gail Project –– B. A. students in History, Anthropology, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Art, Linguistics, Politics, and East Asian Studies at University of California, Santa Cruz
Lead author of submission: Stella Fronius
Other team members: Nick Bass, Beau Dibble, Sarah “Ella” Goldberg, Jack Goldman, Jessie Haupt, Anu Korada, Alexyss McClellan, Sam McRobert, Robert Potmesil, Jaime Quiros, Allison Sharp, Tyler Spencer, Matt Ray, Shanley Sullivan, Jackson Zeman
Contest Submission: “Do You Have a Passport?” (essay and memoir on project by Stella Fronius)
Website: http://4humanities.org/2016/03/stella-fronius-the-gail-project/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGailProject/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegailproject
2nd Place Winner:
CharLynne Cather
“A Letter to Future Generations” (“letter” addressed to future readers)
http://4humanities.org/2016/03/charlynne-cather-a-letter-to-future-generations/
B. A. student in English
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
3rd Place Winner:
Sarah Boyko
“Spoons for Our Soup” (essay)
http://4humanities.org/2016/03/sarah-boyko-spoons-for-our-soup/
B. A. student in English
University of North Florida (Jacksonville, FL, United States)
Honorable Mention:
Amy Bareham
“Your Story and You: A Defense of Storytelling and Humanity” (essay)
http://4humanities.org/2016/02/amy-bareham-your-story-and-you-a-defense-of-storytelling-and-humanity/
B. A. student double majoring in English and Arts Leadership and Administration
Queens University of Charlotte (Charlotte, North Carolina, United States)
Honorable Mention:
Amelia Poole
“Why I Study the Humanities, and Why Finding a Job Doesn’t Scare Me” (essay)
http://4humanities.org/2016/03/amelia-poole-why-i-study-the-humanities-and-why-finding-a-job-doesnt-scare-me/
B. A. student in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing
Colgate University (Hamilton, New York, United States)