6th Annual Undergraduate Writers’ Conference
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Conference Director: Kathi Inman Berens
Keynote Speaker: David Daniel
2009 Program
Analytical Essay
Researched Essay
Professional Writing/Moral Reasoning
Creative Work
Photos
Analytical Essay (141 submissions)
Honorable Mention
William Sohigian
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit – An Incomplete Rape Discourse
2nd Prize
Anthony Catalano
The Insufficiency of Tradition: The Plotinian and Irenaean Attempts to Refute the Gnostic Claims
1st Prize
Jason Lipshin
Hollywood Extras: “Seeing” and “Being Seen” in Pre-Stonewall Gay and Lesbian Cinema
Researched Essay (122 submissions)
Honorable Mention
Regina Pritchett
Highly Publicized: The Role of Public Space in the Generation of Social Capital
2nd Prize
Stefanie Demetriades
Parallels and Paradoxes: Western Intervention in Middle Eastern Governance
1st Prize
David (Brandon) Fite
Quis Hoc Vult?: An Exploration of the Role of Pope Urban II and the Causes behind the Commencement of the First Crusade
Professional Writing/Moral Reasoning (127 submissions)
Honorable Mention
Andrew Pouw
Viral Panic: The Paranoid Style in Microbiological Discourse
2nd Prize
Kunal Bambawale
Funny but Futile: Why Racial Humor is a Joke
1st Prize
Nicolette Omoile
The Intersectionality of Sasha Fierce: A Look into Beyonce Knowles, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
Creative Work (146 submissions)
Honorable Mention
Andrew Ramirez
Moving On (short story)
Honorable Mention
Cody Marion
Heat (screenplay)
2nd Prize
Taylor Friedman
Special (short story)
1st Prize
Hannah Kim
Listen (short story)