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Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

Faculty Directory

Languages and Literature

Cho, Kuiweon
1301 LNCO
Phone: 585-3010
E-Mail: kuiweoncho@hotmail.com

General Research Interest: Cultural studies, Women's literature, Image of Korean women in poetry and translation.

Student Participation: Do research on the specific topics.

Background Needed: 2-3 years of studies in Korean language.

Outside Majors: Asian Studies.

Student generated projects may be considered.


DeRaedt, Therese
1958 LNCO
Phone: 587-7766
E-Mail: therese.de-raedt@m.cc.utah.edu

General Research Interest: 18th & 19th Century literature and culture; visual-textual links; representation of the "other"; Francophony.

Student Participation: Help in research projects.

Background Needed: Interest in the subject! Fluency in French would be helpful.

Outside Majors: Art History, Anthropology, History, International Relations.

Student generated projects may be considered.


Jones, Christine
1400 LNCO
Phone: 585-3002
E-mail:christine.jones@mail.hum.utah.edu

General Research Interest: 17th and 18th century literature, gender, fairytales/the novella, Salon culture, women writers, theater (classical and modern).

Student Participation: Collecting resources, general library & database searches, etc. For theater work: act as an assistant director or dramatuge for an atelier (workshop for production).

. Background Needed: Interest in the subject a must! French (spoken & written) would be helpful with the research, but is not necessarily essential.

Outside Majors: History, English, Women's Studies, and Theater/Film.

Student generated projects may be considered.


Kuhre, Jerilyn
1400 LNCO
Phone: 581-7561
E-Mail: jkuhre@hotmail.com

General Research Interest: Spanish

(Will be doing research at a later date.)

Morrow, Carolyn
1417 LNCO
Phone: 581-6058
E-mail: carolyn.morrow@m.cc.utah.edu

General Research Interest: Hispanic literature; literature of Spain 1500-1700 & late 20th century; also the picaresque novel.

Student Participation: Doing research for professor; reading texts from these periods & becoming involved in their analysis from many different perspectives (cultural, political, feminist).

Background Needed: Good knowledge of Spanish.

Outside Majors: History, Humanities, Social Sciences, Spanish.

Key Words: Spanish Literature, Golden Age Spain, Contemporary Spain.

Student generated projects not possible.


O'Connell, Erin
1400 LNCO
Phone: 585-3012
E-mail:erin.oconnell@mail.hum.utah.edu

General Research Interest: Ancient greek literature, philosophy, art & architecture, and religion. Roman literature & culture, ancient/modern religion.

Student Participation: Research scholarly work on ancient greek topics in French and German.

Background Needed: Fluency in French or German.

Outside Majors: History, English, Comparative Literature, Art History.

Student generated projects may be considered.


Root, Jerry
1954 LNCO
Phone: 581-4936/587-9285
E-Mail: jerry.root@utah.edu

General Research Interest: Medieval Period - art, literature, history, film.

Student Participation: 1) Bibliographical assistance; 2) technological assistance - web page with links to medieval resources; scanning and digitalization of images from manuscripts.

Background Needed: A major in any of the above fields.

Outside Majors: Art History, History, English.

Key Words: Medieval, manuscripts, technology; literature, art.

Student generated projects may be considered.


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