UMass Amherst

Dean's Readers Research : Fall 2008 - Spring 2009


Dean's Readers 2007-8

Each year a group of senior honors students work with the director of the Dean's Book Course to select the texts for the coming year. As part of this Capstone Experience course, known as the Dean's Readers Seminar, the students research various aspects of the selected texts. Their research produces original papers of the students' own, along with annotated bibliographies of print and on-line resources. We in turn make those papers and bibliographies available to current Dean's Book Course instructors and students who are conducting similar research.
     Some documents presented by the Dean's Readers are in PDF format. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you may download it for free here.


Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Why We Chose This Book
The Author and His Critics
The Power of Place: New York City's Iconic Sites
Dresden, Hiroshima, and the World Trade Center
Public Transportation Safety in New York City
Coping Mechanisms in Children Post Bereavement
Laughter as a Coping Mechanism in Individuals
Humor as a Means of Coping with National Tragedy

Monique and the Mango Rains

Monique and the Mango Rains Why We Chose This Book
Economic Development in Mali
Post-Colonial Development in Mali & West Africa
Influence of Education on West African Society
Midwifery: History and Development
Women's Health in Mali
Health and Sex Education in Mali & West Africa
Feminism & the Rituals of Womanhood in Africa
Culture, Cultural Immersion & Culture Shock
The History and Effectiveness of the Peace Corps

 

A Primate's Memoir - Spring 2008

Spring 2008

Terror in the Name of God - Fall 2007

Fall 2007

Persepolis and Persepolis 2 - Spring 2007

Spring 2007

Aquariums of Pyongyang - Fall 2006

Fall 2006

The Working Poor - Spring 2006

Spring 2006

Remaking Eden - Fall 2005

Fall 2005