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Submissions from 2012
The Current Education System in Senegal: A Closer Look at the Advantages and Disadvantages of Attending a Private Catholic Institution in Dakar, Erin Clasby , Boston College
Capitalizing Art: The Marketing of Senegalese Bronze Sculpture, Julia Mears Embry , Williams College
The Role of Mothers in Muslim Families in Ouakam, Dakar: Navigating Traditional Gender Roles in a Modern Context, Emily Goodhue , St. Olaf College
The Constructs of Coexistence: Visualizing Contemporary Saint-Louisien Identity Among the Architectures of a Colonial Past, Isaac Lindy , Vassar College
Treating the Spirit: An Ethnographic Portrait of Senegalese Animist Mental Health Practices and Practitioners in Dakar and the Surrounding Area, Caitlin McKinley , DePauw University
Art as a Cure: Analyzing Healthcare Treatment for the Mentally Ill through the Lens of Art Therapy Programs in Dakar, Senegal, Sofia Porter-Castro , Northwestern University
The Interaction of Wolof and French in Dakarois Families: A Specific Look at Ouakam Households, Ashlee Sang , Washington University in St. Louis
“It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop” : A Case Study of Africulturban Association as a Site of Social (Ex)change, Renee Slajda , Barnard College
Submissions from 2011
Soul Medicine: The Role of Traditional Senegalese Music in a Therapeutic Context, Alexa K. Dorris , Denison University
A Foreigner’s Gaze on the Micro-Culture of the Car-Rapide—Senegalese Values vs. Monetary Lust, Merrill Pierce , University of Denver
A National Symbol or a National Frustration: Academic, Artistic, and Political Perspectives of the African Renaissance Monument, Justin Wayne Ritter , University of Denver
Batik: A Process and a Means of Progress, Emily Swietlik , Tulane University
Submissions from 2010
Education as a Detour on the path to Inevitable Motherhood: the acquired values and collective ambitions of the students at La Maison D’Education Mariama Ba, Hannah DeAngelis , Colby College
Did You Make That? : Wood Carving, Apprenticeships, and Collective Art in Senegal, Christina Schueler , University of Oregon
Submissions from 2009
Lost Wax: An Exploration of Bronze Sculpture in Senegal, Kevin Bell , University of Denver
Ceeb ak Jën: Deconstructing Senegal’s National Plate in Search of Cultural Values, Megan Duffy , Kenyon College
The Traditional Wolof Voice: Lessons from a Griot in Pout, Senegal, Lucy French , Washington University in St. Louis
L’Abandon de l’Excision au Sénégal d’ici 2015: Une Analyse de la Collaboration Entre l’ONG Tostan et le Ministère de la Famille, Karen Kirk , Davidson College
Learning the Kora in Two Senegalese Contexts: As a Tradition vs. As a Religion, Emily Merkert , Alfred University
Environmental Conscience and Comportment of Youth in Dakar, Elizabeth Van Brocklin , Duke University
Submissions from 2008
On Est Ensemble: A Participatory Study of the Jembe Tradition as Preserved by the Griots of West Africa, Joel Rowe , Fordham University
Submissions from 2007
Senegalese Family Values and SOS Village d’ Enfants, Shauna Davidson , Southwestern University
The Music of Senegal: A Way of Life in West Africa, Lucien DeLaBruere , Ithaca College
A Qualitative Study of Pregnancy and Maternal Mortality in Rural Senegal: An Examination of the Pregnant Woman’s Experience, Megan Frances Harlow , Amherst College
Unemployment, Women, and Taxis: A Study of the Taxi-Sister Program in its Test Phase, Mackenzie Israel-Trummel , Occidental College
Mame Coumba Bang: A Living Myth and Evolving Legend, Michelle Margoles , Carleton College
“Tout Travail Doit Nourrir Son Homme” The Dakar-Niger Railroad and the 1947-1948 Strike in the Political and Labor History of Senegal, Julia Coyner Robinson , Columbia University
The Musician Is the Messenger: Islam and Jaliya in Mandinka Music, Blake Walker , Northwestern University
Submissions from 2005
Concientious Cinema: Senegalese Cineastes as Preservers of Cultural Identity and Promoters of Social Change, Paula Fortner , Tufts University