Connecticut Ethnic Studies Symposium

Connecticut Ethnic Studies Symposium group shot
Date(s):
April 5, 2024
Molly Simons, Dansowaa Adu, Tia Wurzrainer
Event type:
Invited presentations

Hosted by the University of Connecticut

Trinity students who worked with Christina Heatherton for the semester traveled to Storrs, CT to present their independent research projects, accompanied by Juliet Nebolon (Trinity), Christina, and Jordan.

Molly Simons (TC ‘24) presented, “‘Like a Frontier Mentality’: The Cop Problem in Rural Alaska Villages and the Proposed Solutions to Fix It.” Tia Wurzrainer (TC ‘24) delivered her talk, “Pill Fairies: Abortion Networks Between the Cracks of U.S. and Mexican Legislation.” Dansowaa Adu (TC MA‘25, TSJI Research Fellow) presented on her digital humanities project, “Birth of a New Union.”