This summer, our panelists engaged with self managed creative projects about writing, words, and identity. Rather than a traditional internship, we were often left to our own devices and forced to self motivate and independently search for answers. Research was an important part of all of our work, from writing novels and poems, to early modern linguistics, to contemporary queer and political theory.

Moderator: Caitlin Mahaffy, Visiting Assistant Professor in English

On language: Early Modern Archival Research
Maia Lin ’25, English major, Chinese minor

A Contemporary Feminist’s Guide to Twentieth Century Lesbian Theories
Julia Burm ’25, Politics and Russian and Eurasian Studies double major

Echoes of the Cape: Environmental Reflections of Cape Cod
Kate Donovan-Maher ’25, English and Environmental Studies double major

The Mystery of Mysteries: Writing a Novel
Bee Edmonds ’26, English major & Religion