Sewanee: Biehl International Research Fellowships 2013
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Awarded to students to do independent social science research in countries where the primary language is not English.
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Item Gender Role and Expectations for the Future of Young Russian Women(University of the South, 2013-08) Richter, KathleenItem Kyrgyzstan: Historical Narratives and the Development of a Kyrgyz Historical Memory(University of the South, 2013-08) Corp, ChaneThe collapse of the U.S.S.R in 1990 had a variety of wide-ranging and long-lasting effects throughout Central Asia. Having awoken from more than seventy years of colonial rule, the newly independent States and peoples found themselves in a tenuous position. Economic, Political, and Social upheaval sent reverberations throughout the region and had a direct impact on the citizens of these new republics. This paper focuses on the experiences of the individual-- the ways in which the collapse affected the daily lives and concerns of the population. In order to fully understand the implications of the Soviet dissolution, a focus has been placed on several important and high-risk groups: women, ethnic minorities, and religious adherents. These individual stories complement the history of the collapse and are meant to give a personal context and increased insight into the days leading up to and following the Soviet collapse. In focusing on a wide-ranging and inclusive set of participants, an effort has been made to best capture the collective memory of Central Asia in regards to the U.S.S.R. Specific attention has also been focused on the development of national identities in the wake of regional independence.Item Germany: Naturalization Processes and the Role of Language in German Citizenship among the Turkish German Population in Berlin(University of the South, 2013-08) Manseau, Rebecca K.Item El Salvador: U.S. Influence on Salvadoran Political Identity(University of the South, 2013-08) Dunlap, MaggieEl Salvador, the smallest country in Central America, endured a brutal civil war that lasted from 1979 until the signing of the Peace Accords in 1992. Defined by some as the last real armed conflict of the Cold War, El Salvador’s struggle attracted an unprecedented amount of U.S. aid, marking the beginning of a long and complex relationship between the two nations. This relationship was further developed by the large-scale immigration of displaced civil war refugees to the U.S., the subsequent dependence of the Salvadoran economy on remittances from these emigrated nationals. This study focuses on U.S. influence on current Salvadoran political identity and the current debate surrounding U.S. policies promoting a neoliberal development model in El Salvador. Ultimately, many factors contribute to a fragmented Salvadoran political identity, including: widespread distrust of a corrupt and ineffective political system, slow economic growth, lack of rule of law, and the continued project of social reconstruction post-civil war. All of these factors add up to an ambivalent attitude towards continued exertion of U.S. influence in the region. Through interviews (formal and informal) with Salvadorans from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds, this study reveals the tenuous nature of political identity and the fragility of social unity.