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Collaborative Research (continued)
Skidmore students and their professors have worked together
on numerous research projects. This kind of high-level scholarship
does more than enhances a student's understanding in a given
disipline; the practical, hands-on experience and "real-world"
accomplishment also instill a sense of confidence that will
benefit a graduate in any career. Projects from recent years
appear below, arranged by academic area.
Project: Images of Native Americans:
Research and Exhibit Design Participants: Professor Jill Sweet and Tim Karis '01 Plan: This project will conduct research for designing
an exhibition of the Curtis collection alongside contemporary
works of art by professional Native American artists. The exhibit
will be designed to communicate that although Native Americans
have a fascinating past, they also have an equally intriguing
present, and contrary to Curtis' predictions, Native Americans
have not vanished, but rather are creating their own images
in their own ways. [More
about the exhibit]
Project: An Examination of Bone and Shell Objects from
Ceremonial Contexts in New York State Participants: Professor Renee B. Walker and Susana M.
Columna '02 Plan: This project will assess over 3,000 bone and shell
artifacts recovered archaeologically from ceremonial contexts
in New York. The collection is currently in the possession of
the New York State Museum, pending repatriation to appropriate
Native American groups. This evaluation will entail basic identification
and description of the objects, interpretation of ceremonial
implications, determination of material used for manufacture
(where possible), and recording images of each object. The description
and interpretation will require an extensive search for comparative
materials and research on other bone object collections of its
kind. Determination of material used for manufacture will necessitate
microscopic examination to look for traces of the tools used
to make the objects. Finally, a digital camera will create a
permanent, photographic record of each object.
Creative Thought Matters.
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