Capstone Presentations

By Patrick Coy-Bjork ’24

This semester, ten English majors undertook the capstone project across both the disciplines of Literature and Creative Writing. There was a wide range of forms and topics explored in the various projects. This included poetry, fantasy, photography, and much more! On April 25th and 26th, the ten students each shared a presentation in which they described the work they completed throughout the semester. The presentations were attended by many loving friends and family as well as the English professors who did so much to help support the students through their work.

The five Literature capstones were as follows:

“Picture This: One Hundred Years of Solitude and the Real Magic of Photography”

Ella Rehman

“The Men Behind the Camera”

Mary McDonnell

“Natalia Ginzburg in Detail”

Lydia Schmelzer

“What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Anti-Semitism”

Gabby Helf

“Turning Blue-Collars Green”

Sydney Jones

The five Creative Writing Capstones were:

“Why We Run”

Amarah Friedman

“Finding Orchids in Snowstorms”

Charlie Kelley-Pegg

“Kairos: Writing at the Right Time”

Josh Groven

“Negotiations: Poems”

Joe Petersdorf

“Heather and The Four Guardians”

Nam Nguyen

The English department would like to celebrate and officially congratulate all of the capstone students on their marvelous accomplishment!