From Italy to Mississippi: MSU grad student scholars present a humanities institute showcase
Contact: Sarah Nicholas
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擣rom the language of diplomacy to the history of environmental conservation and the fight against disease, 亚洲色吧视频鈥檚 2025 Humanities Summer Scholars have been exploring what it means to be human across cultures and centuries. Their research will be shared Wednesday [Oct. 22] during presentations hosted by the Institute for the Humanities, part of MSU鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences.
The free event, open to the public, takes place at 4 p.m. in the Templeton Room of Mitchell Memorial Library, followed by light refreshments. The presentations promise lively discussion, fresh ideas and a chance to see innovative humanities research in action.
鈥淚鈥檓 particularly excited about this event because it will be a chance to celebrate the cutting-edge work being done by MSU鈥檚 graduate students within the humanities,鈥 said Morgan Robinson, institute director and associate professor of history.
鈥淭he Summer Scholars fellowship is a competitive award that supports three students with summer funding. This year鈥檚 projects ranged from an environmental history of Trentino to a sociolinguistic analysis of diplomatic communication, to historical and biological examinations of tuberculosis at the former site of the 亚洲色吧视频 Asylum. During the panel discussion, each student will describe the work they completed over the summer and situate it within their larger project. Audience members will be treated to a taste of three very different methodological approaches that all contribute to our understanding of humans and their place in the world,鈥 said Robinson, author of 鈥淎 Language for the World: The Standardization of Swahili.鈥
This year鈥檚 three recipients each received a $1,000 award, jointly supported by the College of Arts and Sciences and their respective home departments.
Presenting their work are:
鈥Giovanni Bisi, a Ph.D. student in history from Platteville, Wisconsin, 鈥淗istory of Conservation in Austrian and Italian Trentino.鈥
鈥Nana Yaa Gyamfi, a master鈥檚 student in foreign language from Ghana, 鈥淭he Role of Language in Political Discourse: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Political Rhetoric in International Relations.鈥
鈥Alexis Cutshall, a master鈥檚 student in applied anthropology from Narberth, Pennsylvania, 鈥淐ontagion and Control: Tuberculosis, Public Health, and the 亚洲色吧视频 Asylum.鈥
Part of MSU鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, the Institute for the Humanities promotes research, scholarship and creative performances in the humanistic disciplines while raising their visibility within MSU and the wider community.
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