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In January 2022, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center (MHC<\/span>) welcomed four new undergraduate research fellows for the next two semesters: Benjamin Allen, April Messier, Tom Pinette and Sheralynn Robbins. This new cohort will join existing fellows Luke Miller, Sabrina Paetow, Stephanie Tillotson, and Heather Webb, who are finalizing their research in Spring 2022.<\/p>\n

Incoming fellow\u00a0Benjamin Allen<\/strong>, an English and Philosophy major from Johnston, Rhode Island, will\u00a0spend\u00a0the next academic year exploring, \u201cThe Embodied\u00a0Performance of Tourette\u2019s Syndrome in Communication\u00a0and the Academic Environment.\u201d Allen will draw on his\u00a0own lived experience, as well as contemporary scholarly research in the fields of disability studies, communication\u00a0theory, intersectional theory, and performance theory, to\u00a0examine how tic disorders, and specifically Tourette\u2019s Syndrome (TS), are predominantly performative, and can\u00a0irreversibly impact the phenomenal experience of those\u00a0afflicted, especially as it relates to stressful situations in\u00a0academia and the classroom experience. Allen will be advised by\u00a0Dr. Carla Billitteri\u00a0from the Department of English.<\/p>\n

April Messier<\/strong>, an English major minoring in creative writing from Old Town, Maine, will spend her fellowship analyzing \u201cThe Power of Words: Tracing Poetry’s Roots in Magic.\u201d Messier became interested in researching poetry\u2019s roots in religious ritual and magical practice after learning about practices used during the Medieval period in a class with Dr. Sarah Harlan-Haughey. While Messier plans to gain insight from many disciplines and time periods, she will be doing a deep dive on the poet H.D.\u2019s works. Her end product will be a prosimetrum piece (a poetic piece of writing combining prose and verse) that explores the common threads that surface in her research. She will be advised by Jennifer Moxley.<\/p>\n

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The MHC<\/span>\u2019s inaugural Wiggin fellow is\u00a0Tom Pinette<\/strong> from Limestone, Maine. A history major minoring in religious studies, Pinette will be researching, \u201c\u2018This Land is Your Land and This Land is My Land\u2019: Conflict between the Penobscot and Passamaquoddy Nations and the Portland Diocese of Maine over Land-use as a Remnant of Colonial Attitudes.\u201d His project seeks to compile and analyze instances of conflict between the Penobscot and Passamaquoddy Nations and the Portland Diocese of Maine, with a specific focus on disputes from 1900 to the present day. At the culmination of his research, he hopes to coordinate a roundtable discussion between tribal citizens, faculty members at 91¸£Àû, the Portland Diocese, and himself, to create a better dialogue about the legacy of the Catholic Church\u2019s infringement upon Wabanaki tribes\u2019 rights.\u00a0John Bear Mitchell from the Native American studies program will be advising Pinette\u2019s research fellowship.<\/p>\n
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The final member of the 2022 fellows cohort will be Sherralyn Robbins<\/strong>, an English major minoring in legal studies from Brewer, Maine. Robbins\u2019 research proposal title, \u201cYou Write Like a Girl,\u201d was inspired by a statement her own middle school teacher made after reviewing her writing. Throughout her time at 91¸£Àû, she has become increasingly interested in the gendered and linguistically biased structure of academia. For her fellowship, she hopes to examine the historical perspectives that brought about these standards, do a case study focusing on her own writing, and create dialogues between herself and female scholars of writing and gender studies. Paige Mitchell, lecturer in English and Director of the University of Maine Writing Center, will be advising Sher\u2019s research.<\/div>\n
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The\u00a0MHC<\/span> funds a rotating cohort of undergraduate fellows who are granted awards to complete research or creative projects of their choosing in collaboration with a faculty mentor. In addition to honing their research skills and building their academic networks, fellows serve as humanities ambassadors to their peers, the campus, and beyond. For students interested in becoming a McGillicuddy Humanities Center undergraduate fellow, and faculty who might like to nominate a fellow, the next deadline to apply for a fellowship is October 17, 2022. Research and creative work of all types across the humanities will be considered, from academic papers and art gallery shows, to community workshops or films. More information, including application instructions, proposal guidelines, and a rubric, is available at umaine.edu\/mhc<\/span>\/research\/for-students\/undergraduate-fellowship\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In January 2022, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center (MHC) welcomed four new undergraduate research fellows for the next two semesters: Benjamin Allen, April Messier, Tom Pinette and Sheralynn Robbins. This new cohort will join existing fellows Luke Miller, Sabrina Paetow, Stephanie Tillotson, and Heather Webb, who are finalizing their research in Spring 2022. 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