{"id":11804,"date":"2025-04-23T20:28:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T20:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/?p=11804"},"modified":"2025-04-28T19:17:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T19:17:03","slug":"spring-2025-grant-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/spring-2025-grant-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2025 Grant Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Congratulations to the recipients of the Center for the Humanities Spring 2025 grants. <\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/risk-in-the-anglo-atlantic-world-the-american-ship-john-jay-hms-driver-and-the-napoleonic-wars\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Cover-St.-Georges-Harbour-1806-TNA-WO-78_804_ZOOM-01-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Cover-St.-Georges-Harbour-1806-TNA-WO-78_804_ZOOM-01-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Cover-St.-Georges-Harbour-1806-TNA-WO-78_804_ZOOM-01-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/risk-in-the-anglo-atlantic-world-the-american-ship-john-jay-hms-driver-and-the-napoleonic-wars\/\">&#8220;Risk in the Anglo-Atlantic World: The American Ship John Jay, HMS Driver and the Napoleonic Wars&#8221;<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Humanities Subvention Grant<\/strong><br> <strong>Catherine DeCesare (History)<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/segregation-games-boston-busing-and-the-making-of-red-sox-nation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Picture1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/segregation-games-boston-busing-and-the-making-of-red-sox-nation\/\">&#8220;Segregation Games: Boston, Busing, and the Making of Red Sox Nation&#8221;<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Humanities Subvention Grant<\/strong><br> <strong>David Faflik (English)<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/afroindigenization-marasa-consciousness-in-the-afrospora\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/CJohnPhoto-e1745868006455-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/CJohnPhoto-e1745868006455-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/CJohnPhoto-e1745868006455-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/afroindigenization-marasa-consciousness-in-the-afrospora\/\">&#8220;Afroindigenization: Submerged Indigeneities in the Afrospora&#8221;<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Humanities Subvention Grant<\/strong><br> <strong>Catherine John-Camara (Africana Studies)<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/inventing-ecosystems-the-rhetoric-of-science-in-an-ecological-age-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Odum-B76-Radiation-photo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Odum-B76-Radiation-photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Odum-B76-Radiation-photo-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/inventing-ecosystems-the-rhetoric-of-science-in-an-ecological-age-2\/\">&#8220;Inventing Ecosystems: The Rhetoric of Science in an Ecological Age&#8221;<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Humanities Subvention Grant<\/strong><br> <strong>Madison Jones (Professional &amp; Public Writing\/Natural Resources Science)<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/sheltered-the-italians-who-saved-the-escaped-prisoners-of-war-during-wwii\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/unnamed-4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/unnamed-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/unnamed-4-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/sheltered-the-italians-who-saved-the-escaped-prisoners-of-war-during-wwii\/\">&#8220;SHELTERED: The Italians Who Saved the Escaped Indian Prisoners of War during WWII&#8221;<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Humanities Subvention Grant<\/strong><br> <strong>Annu Palakunnathu Matthew (Art &amp; Art History)<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/the-money-pit-renovations-of-pamplonas-theater-in-1664\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/image003-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/image003-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/image003-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/the-money-pit-renovations-of-pamplonas-theater-in-1664\/\">&#8220;The Money Pit: Renovations of Pamplona&#8217;s Theater in 1664&#8221;<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Faculty Research Grant<\/strong><br> <strong>I\u00f1aki P\u00e9rez-Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez (Spanish\/Teacher Education)<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/plays-in-place\/\">&#8220;Plays in Place&#8221;<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Faculty Research Grant<\/strong><br> <strong>Rachel Walshe (Theater)<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/looking-back-learning-forward\/\">&#8220;Looking Back, Learning Forward&#8221;<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Faculty Research Grant<\/strong><br> <strong>Rob Widell (History)<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/beyond-vocab-and-grammar-how-emotions-affect-success-and-retention-in-language-learning\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/image-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/image-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/image-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/image-1-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/image-1.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/beyond-vocab-and-grammar-how-emotions-affect-success-and-retention-in-language-learning\/\">&#8220;Beyond Vocab and Grammar: How Emotions Affect Success and Retention in Language Learning&#8221;<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Faculty Research Grant<\/strong><br> <strong>Yiping Zhang (Chinese)<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/phantom-of-the-black-earth\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/IMG_2573-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/IMG_2573-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/IMG_2573-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/phantom-of-the-black-earth\/\">&#8220;Phantom of the Black Earth&#8221;<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Graduate Conference Travel Grant<\/strong><br> <strong>Soph Green (English)<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/psychosocial-tensions-in-virginia-woolfs-work\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Amy-Helminen-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Amy-Helminen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Amy-Helminen-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/psychosocial-tensions-in-virginia-woolfs-work\/\">&#8220;Psychosocial Tensions in Virginia Woolf&#8217;s Work&#8221;<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Graduate Conference Travel Grant<\/strong><br> <strong>Amy Helminen (English)<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/converging-dys-utopias-in-octavia-butlers-parable-of-the-sower\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/headshot-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/headshot-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/headshot-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/converging-dys-utopias-in-octavia-butlers-parable-of-the-sower\/\">&#8220;Converging Dys\/Utopias in Octavia Butler&#8217;s Parable of the Sower<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Graduate Conference Travel Grant<\/strong><br> <strong>Nina Sannes (English)<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/poetry-and-blindness-empathetic-reading-through-russell-brakefield\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Olivia-Headshot-2025-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Olivia-Headshot-2025-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Olivia-Headshot-2025-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/poetry-and-blindness-empathetic-reading-through-russell-brakefield\/\">&#8220;Poetry and Blindness: Empathetic Reading Through Russell Brakefield&#8221;<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Graduate Conference Travel Grant<\/strong><br> <strong>Olivia Thomakos (English)<\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Center for the Humanities<\/strong><br \/>\nSpring 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