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Submissions from 2016
Rural Emergings, Urban Imaginings: The Effect of Urbanization on Senegalese Ethnic Identity, Arianna Calabrese, Georgetown University
Ñaan baat : Ousmane Sembène et l’adaptation wolof comme discours accessible sur la politique linguistique sénégalaise, Xavier Lee, Swarthmore College
Tapez le Tam-Tam and the People Will Come: A Study of Theater for Social Justice in Kaolack, Senegal, Emily Schwerdtfeger, University of Kansas
“Always a double-edged sword”: How Women and Health Care Providers Navigate Issues of Contraception in Differing Senegalese Communities, Angelina Strohbach, Northwestern University
Submissions from 2015
The Inspired Shes Podcast: The stories of the Female Voice in Hip Hop, Liz Butler, University of Denver
The Dichotomy Between Colonial Heritage and National Identity in the Senegalese Education System, Kyra Ghosh, Pitzer College
A Study on The Multidimensional Effects of Animal Rights and Tourism in Bandia Reserve, Lauren Watwood, Oregon State University
Submissions from 2014
Alhamdoulillah: The Use of the Car Rapide as a Living Symbol of Senegal, Alicia Graziano, Skidmore College
“All Women Talk”- A Study of Beauty and Female Identity in Senegalese Culture, Arden Haselmann, Wheaton College
Once Upon Our Time: The Ancient Art of Storytelling in a Contemporary West Africa, Harlee Keller, Humboldt State University
“Bëggel sa réew :” Negotiating Contestation and Citizenship Through Hip Hop Production in Guédiawaye, Dakar, Dylan McDonnell, Oberlin College
The Ecology of Infancy and Early Childhood in Rural Senegal; A Five Year Old Can Boot but not Foot, an Exploration of Where Biology Meets Culture, Heather Mills, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Writing for A Future Audience Contemporary Children's Literature in Wolof, Mariana Robertson, Barnard College
Cosaan to Tostan: The Evolution of Wolof Women’s Verbal Art As a Means for Social Empowerment, Iana Robitaille, Muhlenberg College
Peacemaking Embodied: Dance as a Connecting Thread Weaving Senegalese Ethnicities, Rachel Ulrich, Manchester University
Métissage Culturelle: Identity, Aesthetics, and the Social Roles of Portraiture in Saint Louis du Sénégal, Shailee Wilson, University of San Francisco
Submissions from 2013
Out of this World: An Ethnographic Study of Mystics, Spirits, and Animist Practices in Senegal, Peter Balonon-Rosen, Tufts University
Adapting & Appropriating Art from Afar: Negotiating a Global Identity Through Popular Culture, A Study of Salsa in the Senegalese Context, Elizabeth Bockenfeld, George Washington University
Singing With Griots in Dakar: How Traditional Vocal Music has Traversed the Ethnicities, Languages, and Generations of Senegal, Bridget Anne Creedon, Gettysburg College
The Modern Opinions Regarding Polygamy of Married Men and Women in Dakar, Hannah Fried-Tanzer, George Washington University
Access to Capital in Dakar: An Analysis of Microfinance, Michael Furlane, Tulane University
Headlines in Rhyme: A Case Study on Le Journal Rappé as an Agent of Senegalese Sociopolitical Change, Jessica Hackel, Boston University
Ndank-Ndank: How Governmental Health Organizations Can Take Their First Step to Help Other’s Take Their First Step: A Case Study of a Prosthetics and Orthotics Rehabilitation Center in Dakar, Senegal, Sarah Jacobi, Oregon State University
Public Perceptions on Family Planning and Birth Spacing in the Cultural and Religious Context of Senegal: A Case Study in Dakar, Senegal, Heidi Kahle, Rice University
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