Index

Index of Senior Capstone Projects

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

1999-2008

(Click on date for project details and photos)

2008	Trey Antley, Hugo Chávez Lauren Bailey, On the Road to Destruction: Amazonian Rainforests at Risk Lindsey Gates, Mayan Strugggles, Mayan Solutions: the Indigenous Quest for Cultural and Economic Stability in Chiapas, Mexico Alice Harvey, The United States Peace Movement and the Nicaraguan Contra War Natalie Hills, Puerto Rico: America' s Colonial Legacy Sarah Hite, Free Trade Zones in the Dominican Republic Leigh Angel Newman, Changing Ideas, Attitudes, and Action for Chilean Women Zach Parmer, Hugo Chávez
2007	Krupa Desai, The Debut of the Modern Woman in Argentine, Cuban, and Spanish Film Melissa Hayes, The Invisible Women of Juárez Loren Hyatt, Drawn Together Out of Desperation: Family Groups Working as Advocacy Organizations in Argentina and Mexico Lianne Moore, The Socioeconomics of Disease in the Domincan Republic Susanna Paul, Community growth: Migration and Remittances in Mexican Towns and Transnational Communities Marc Sutton, Lucha Libre: Mexico's Masked Men
2006	Federico Beltrán, Narcotráfico en Colombia Rebecca Bengel, The Dominican York Sallie Graves, A Case Study: Latinos in South Carolina Amy Lawrence, Merengue in the Dominican Republic Laura Vaughn, Puerto. Poesía. (poetry of Valparaíso, Chile)
2005 html projects	Tiffany Butler, "Hispanidad" in the Era of Trujillo Ellen Diebold, "Assimilation and Integration: the Contemporary Struggle of the Mapuche" Kristen Dzuris, Dominican Folklore: Merengue Chris Findley, The Globalization of Soccer Liz Hodges and Sallie Graves, A Case Study: Latinos in South Carolina Minna Hosseini, Childhoods Lost: A Dedication to Dominican Street Children Lindsay Knox, Las Telenovelas: A Latin American Phenomenon Dustin Major, Estancias of Argentina Katie O'Daniel, The Decline of the Ancient Maya in Southern Mexico Carter Pearson, Music of the Andes Christie Sheiry, Genocide in Guatemala Hilary Smith, Memory and National Identity in Contemporary Argentina Zach Strable, The Cultural and Economic Effects of Globalization in the Argentine Beef Industry
2004 html projects	Erin Bradley, Beautiful Politics Ricardo Lizarribar, Latin Identity and Puerto Rico Ashley Borders Phillips, Latin American Textiles Liz Rhem, Baseball in the Dominican Republic Robert Tibbetts, From the Altiplano to the Andes: Assimilation and Acculturation in the Central Highlands of Peru
2003 html projects	Jeb Carlisle, The Effect of Globalization on the Chilean Fishing Industry (DVD) Chris Elsken, Export Processing Zones in the Domincan Republic: A Cultural and Economic Perspective Jeff Goree, The Argentine Economic Crisis Currie Gossett, Development in the Amazon: Rainforest and the Global Economy Jenny Guthrie, The Cuban Missile Crisis Liz Howell, Peru: the Informal Economy Wilson Kinard, The Tlatelolco Massacre and the Student Movement of 1968 Devon McCafferty, Cuban Culture: Havana and Miami Erin Miller, The Faces of Christopher Columbus Rebecca Paulson, Bailes de Chile
2002 HyperStudio	Jill Case, Juan Manuel de Rosas in Literature and Film Roberto d'Erizans, Panorama of Mexican Music Beth Hawley, The Virgin of Guadalupe Leonard Millsaps, Echoes of the Aztec Empire Ryan Newton, Canto General of Pablo Neruda Adrienne Thornton, A Window into the Religious Ceremonies of Easter in Antigua, Guatemala Matt Warren, Venezuela: Beauty, Controversy, Oil, and Poverty
2001 HyperStudio	Dana Bruce, Puerto Rico and Cuba: a Century's Worth of Struggle Stephanie Grover, Argentina: a Journey through Film Hedda McLendon, Carnivals of the Caribbean Mel Rayner, The Pinochet Trials Clara Shelley, Cuba: Perspectives Matt Slocum, Sounds of Steel: the Steel Drums of Trinidad and Tobago
2000 HyperStudio	Shellie Carter, Hurricane Mitch: Disaster Strikes in Central America Meredith Denton and Kristian Gusmer, Guerillas, Immigration: an Intimate Portrait Robert Gibb, Argentina: las elecciones presidenciales de 1999 Kristen Hite, Flight of the Monarch: Community and Conservation Ryan Holler, Diversity of Ecuador: Andean and Amazonian Cultures Scott Neely, Pays sans chapeau: Living and Not Dying in Haiti Themis Ross, Crossing the Border: an Intimate Portrait
1999 HyperStudio	McKenna Cox, The Evolution of Chilean Music Lindsay Dukes, Visa para un sueño: Dominicans in the U.S. Niki Easterwood, Women in the Caribbean: Cuba and the Dominican Republic Erika Hardee and Sarah McKune, The Mexican Revolution: 1910-1920; The Mexican Revolution: 1920-Present Day Margaret Lyle Jones, From Gutter to Glamor: the Development of the Argentine Tango Rebecca Raulerson and Elizabeth Waters: Creativity from Chaos: Art in Chile during Political Strife Chris Shealy, Women in Argentina Huntley Smith and Erin Williams, Evita: 1919-1952