Confederate Memorial Hall

In 2007 the Senior Project examined the controversy
over the renaming of (Confederate) Memorial Hall.

The Senior Project


Every year, American Studies seniors do a collaborative capstone project for the major. This project is not simply a senior thesis. The final product may take the form of a written document but it also may be a website, an on-line museum exhibit, a grant proposal, a documentary film etc. Students are required to go public with their research by presenting it to other students and faculty and the wider community.

Recent Projects:

2009  Down But Not Out . . . Stories of the Economic Crisis
Students (in groups) created digital stories that were combined to form this video project.

2007  What’s in a Name? The Controversy over (Confederate) Memorial Hall
A short documentary film detailing the history and issues concerning the University’s decision to remove “Confederate” from the name of Confederate Memorial Hall.

2006   Hurricane Katrina: Before and After, Inside and Out
A collaborative thesis that examines the racialization of the disaster, the rhetoric of religion and social change after Katrina, post-Katrina tourism, urban renewal, and educational issues in a post-Katrina New Orleans.