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Sub-Projects | Tier Two

Below is a selection of potential sub-projects. Each listing contains one or more academic field and a board research topic or digital project

Art & Art History

Assess the rich history of Medellin, Colombia's Bus-End Art. 

Art and Art History | Creative Writing

Transform Katharine Van Etten Lyford's Without A Man into a graphic novel.

Art & Art History | English

While travelling, Katharine Van Etten Lyford sketched and wrote about the places and people she encountered. Explore the possibility of using her personal journals to enhance her polished work.

Biography

Explore Katharine Van Etten Lyford's life and work.

Biography

Begin to compile a biographical encyclopedia of the men and women Katharine Van Etten Lyford encountered throughout her journeys. Include her colleagues, companions, friends, and family members.

Biography | Creative Writing | Transportation & Travel History

Research the 1937 Ford Coupe and prepare a biographical essay on Junior.

Communications | Food Studies

Develop a blog or vlog to showcase the Latin American recipes in Katharine Van Etten Lyford's archival collection.

Communications | Transportation & Travel History

Throughout the 1940s, male explorers captured their journeys along the unfinished Pan American Highway on film. The raw footage was transformed into informative and exciting documentaries. Examine the differences and similarities between these films and Without A Man.

Computer Science | Geography

Produce a searchable database of the various locations Katharine Van Etten Lyford wrote about and visited using GIS.

Dance

While traveling throughout South America in the mid 1940s, Katharine Van Etten Lyford and Joan Rothwell were exposed to and taught several traditional Latin American dances. Study, teach, and or perform one of the dances they viewed and learned.

Engineering | Transportation & Travel History

Study and assess the process of constructing the South American portion of the Pan American Highway. 

English

Analyze Katharine Van Etten Lyford's literary works for children. 

English | Publishers & Publishing | Rhetoric & Composition

When Chilton Books rejected Katharine Van Etten Lyford's Without A Man, the editor stated: "Your style reads easily, but the tone of the book is somewhat unsophisticated for this day and age. Take a look at Cornelia Otis Skinner's and Emily Kinbrough's Our Hearts Were Young and Gay and you'll see what I mean." Compare and contrast Without A Man to Our Hearts Were Young and Gay.

English | Rhetoric & Composition

Throughout the entirety of Without A Man, Katharine Van Etten Lyford allows her audience to assume that she and Joan Rothwell are the same age. In reality, Lyford is nearly twenty-five years Rothwell's senior. Assess how Lyford's decision impacts the tone of the memoir and influences readers' perception of Lyford and Rothwell's relationship. 

English | Travel writing | Women's & Gender Studies

Compose a literary analysis of twentieth century female-authored travel writing. 

French

Translate and examine the French phrases and correspondence found in the first box of Katharine Van Etten Lyford's archival collection.

History | Latin American Studies | Women's & Gennder Studies

In 1949, Katharine Van Etten Lyford traveled to Cuba on behalf of the Business and Professional Women's Club. Over the course of her stay, she provided her supervisors with a fascinating up-to-the-minute account of her work. Analyze and contextualize this series of pre-Castro correspondence. 

History | Travel Writing

Produce a historiography of twentieth century travel writing.

Political Science | Transportation & Travel | Women's & Gender Studies

Research the legal status of Latin American women, paying particular attention to laws pertaining to travel.

Spanish

Translate and examine the Spanish phrases and correspondence found throughout Katharine Van Etten Lyford's archival collection.

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