Category: Student Stories

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Georgetown Students at the American Comparative Literature Association Annual Conference

Two Georgetown students, Saleema Ibrahim and Emma Walsh, were selected from a large applicant pool from various continents to present papers in the Undergraduate Seminar …

July 13, 2021

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The Role of the Humanities in Medical Studies

Much could be said about the daily schedule of a Georgetown medical student: the facts memorized, the exam maneuvers practiced, the notes written. However, in my mind, the day of…

December 18, 2020

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The Objectivity of Writing in the Humanities

Having grown up across three continents, Ali came to the School of Foreign Service to become a career-diplomat. Little he knew that here he would find ways for public service…

December 18, 2020

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Kaitlyn Reynolds (C’21) and Eliza Lafferty (C’20) reflect on Professor Ian Bourland’s “Exiles and Diasporas” Class

One of the most effective projects from “Exiles and Diasporas” was an assignment that encouraged us to trace our own family histories. This project increased buy-in and…

December 18, 2020

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The Social Effects of Medicalizing an Entire Race

Elisa Reverman (PhD Candidate) joins the Medical Humanities Fellowship Program The goal of my project is to look at the social effects of medicalizing an entire race. It’s…

December 18, 2020

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Humanities Matter: Students Discuss What Draws them to the Humanities

The virtual meeting “Humanities Matter” brought together Georgetown students and faculty to discuss what draws undergraduates and graduates to the humanities, what kinds of…

December 18, 2020

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Professor Cicali Helps Student Discover Fellini’s Impact on American Cinema

Olivia Luongo (C’21) Government Major; Italian and History Minor Most of the humanities classes that I have taken at Georgetown have been through the Italian Department, as I…

September 22, 2020

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Becoming More Attuned with the Soul

here was nothing like being swallowed up for hours by worlds that weren’t my own and creating my own. …

June 20, 2020

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Humanities Provide a Sense of Place

Julia Rahimzadeh (C’22) English Major and Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs (REWA) Minor I’ve never known a life without the humanities at its heart— as the daughter…

June 9, 2020

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From a Love of Opera to a Love of Language

Harry Rose (C’20) Double major, Italian and Comparative LiteratureRecipient, Dante Award; Cesarina Horing Award When I applied to Georgetown, I wrote my personal statement…

June 9, 2020