The Program in International and Comparative Studies invites you to attend the 2023 International Studies Honors thesis defense week. PICS students spent the last year in the Honors Plan working on a Senior Honors thesis in International Studies and starting on April 19, 2023, they will be presenting their work. Writing an Honors thesis is a huge commitment, and we congratulate all students in the 2023 cohort on their achievements. All sessions are open to the public and are held in Room 355 Weiser Hall - 500 Church Street. Students who are considering the International Studies Honors Plan are strongly encouraged to attend a thesis defense.
Program in International and Comparative Studies
2023 Student Honors Thesis Defense Schedule
Elizabeth Tower
12:00-2:00pm | Wednesday, April 19
Existing and Creatively Resisting in Al-Khalil: A Journalistic Study of Art, Humanity, and Resistance from Palestine to Kashmir
Mekulash Baron-Galbavi
10:00am-12:00pm | Friday, April 21
Defending the Human Right to Water: Grassroots Activist Methods in Detroit's Fight for Liveability, Dignity, and Recognition
Lauren Doyle
12:00-2:00pm | Friday, April 21
Intersections of Gender and Rurality: Case Studies in Canada and Uganda
Isabella Preissle
10:00am-12:00pm | Wednesday, April 26
The creation of a new state: Secession and International Intervention in Kosovo and South Sudan
Edha Shirodkar
2:00-4:00pm | Wednesday, April 26
Legitimacy and Political Instability: Case Studies on US Military Intervention
Rojin Shirwan
1:00-3:00pm | Thursday, April 27
Defeating the 10 Percent: the HDP's rise and fall in the 2015 Turkish general elections
