What They Learned: Lina Marsella ’23
For her thesis, the double major combined her interests in linguistics and Italian studies to conduct her research.
“Reclaiming the Narrative(s)”: MLK Week 2023 at Haverford
A full week of thoughtfully curated events on campus celebrated the impact of Martin Luther King, Jr.
COOL CLASSES: “Blackness in Latin America”
This community-engaged learning course has partnered with the New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia and is creating lesson plans for their future antiracism workshops.
COOL CLASSES: “‘Sociology of Family: Pop Culture, Law, and Public Policy”
This sociology course explores the family as a social institution shaped as much by historical, social, and political conditions as it is by our individual experiences.
COOL CLASSES: “Musical Cultures of the World: An Ethnomusicological Journey”
This music course explores the world’s musical traditions through selected case studies from each of ten regions: Oceania, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, North America, Europe, Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
COOL CLASSES: “Global SF Since 1945”
This English course explores the explosion of SF—science fiction or speculative fiction—since World War II, by reading classics from the ’50s and ’60, as well as newer stories that engage queer identities, Afrofuturism, African futurism, and climate change.
COOL CLASSES: “(Digitally) Narrating Second Language Identities”
This Spanish course explores students’ experience in bicultural/bilingual homes, or abroad, and of the subjectivities they develop through their use of a second/foreign language.
Cool Classes
The Club Life @ Haverford
A series exploring the many varied student clubs on campus.
What They Learned
A series exploring the thesis work of recent graduates.
Where They’re Headed
A blog series detailing the post-Haverford plans of our recent graduates.