Essays

During Sarah's educational journey, she has successfully completed many history, art history, and museum studies courses. See below a collection of her work for various classes.

Museum Studies Senior Seminar in Museology Research Paper

In Fall 2023, as part of her museum studies major requirements, Sarah completed a capstone research project focusing on an issue museums are facing. She chose to research and write about collections management policies and how they can help museums grow. See her paper and presentation below.

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Baroque Art History Analysis Paper

In this paper, Sarah examines the painting Portia Wounding Her Thigh by Elisabetta Sirani, which is from the Italian Baroque art period. She also compares it to other works and examines the Baroque period in relation to the painting. To read the essay, click below.

History, Memory, and Commemoration Paper

During Sarah's study abroad semester in Spring 2023, she took a class on history, memory, and commemoration. For this class, she completed a research paper on Juneteenth and how the United States interacts with the memory that is at the root of the holiday. Click below to read.

History of Modern Africa

In this class in Fall 2021, which discussed the history of Modern Africa, Sarah researched apartheid South Africa and various stories from people who lived there and experienced it directly. Read more below.