CHR announces Summer Funding 2023 Awardees

CHR announces Summer Funding 2023 Awardees

Congratulations to the following Mason faculty members, who were selected by the Center for Humanities Research Steering Committee to receive summer funding to support ongoing projects related to the humanities. 

Samira Alkassim (Term Assistant Professor of Film Theory) will finish work on her forthcoming book, A Journey of Screens in 21st Century Arab Film and Media. 

Jennifer Ashley (Term Associate Professor of Global Affairs) will travel to Chile to conduct further research to create a digital exhibit on the participation of the Mapuche, Chile’s largest Indigenous group, in the country’s democratization processes. 

Michael Gilmore (Associate Professor, School of Integrative Studies) will travel to Peru to research travel for his co-authored book, River of Resistance: Fighting for Indigenous Rights and Environmental Justice in the Peruvian Amazon

Davis Kuykendall (Term Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy) will delve into research for his project that explores the philosophy of biology alongside the 17th century German philosopher, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. 

Jessica Terman (Associate Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government) will further her research into the history and processes Title IX complaints and investigations.