A Woman's War: Reassessing Narratives of Women in Conflict Worldwide
Cecilia Mo, Professor
Political Science
Closed. This professor is continuing with Spring 2024 apprentices on this project; no new apprentices needed for Fall 2024.
Throughout history, women have often been omitted from narratives and histories of war. A Woman’s War, an oral history project that includes narratives of over 120 women across six countries---Bangladesh, Egypt, Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Vietnam, and the United States---seeks to examine the intersection of individual and collective experiences of trauma and conflict. This includes testing the impact of having one’s individual experience of collective trauma be either denied or included in official remembrances, and how this shapes identity, behavior, and attitudes of belonging and reconciliation.
Role: Students will be asked to:
- Review and assess relevant literature;
- Conduct analyses comparing official remembrances of conflict to personal narratives as shared by project participants;
- Assist with the creation of an online archive with all the oral histories, to allow for other researchers to access and interact with the data archive;
- Be in regular contact with supervisor, Biz Herman, with any issues, questions, and/or concerns.
Students will develop the following skills:
- conducting quantitative and qualitative social science research and data analysis;
- understanding the process of developing and carrying out research designs;
- completing basic programming in R.
Students will be introduced to Professor Mo at the beginning of the semester and will have the chance to discuss project progress, their own research, and/or professional interests with Professor Mo at the end of the semester.
Qualifications: Qualifications:
- Students should be detail-oriented, organized, and self-motivated; interested in the research areas of the politics of history and/or multi-method research;
- Some experience with social science research, either qualitative and/or quantitative methods, is a plus, but not required;
- Experience with programming is a plus, but not required.
Please mention any experience with social science research methods (e.g., analyzing interviews/texts, methods courses, programming experience) in your application.
Hours: 6-8 hrs
Off-Campus Research Site: All work will be done remotely.
Related website: https://www.bizherman.com
Social Sciences