The Undergraduate Program in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford

Honors Program

�My honors research experience was a turning point in my undergraduate education. Prior to the year-long project, I primarily envisioned myself as a consumer of knowledge. But the project helped me to re-position my thinking to also contribute to the field as well.� -- CSRE Alumna

See below to read past honors theses.

How to pursue honors
Majors in each of the study areas who meet academic qualifications (at least a grade point average of �B+� in the major) may apply for admission to the Honors Program. Majors are expected to participate in a Spring Quarter junior workshop in preparation for their honors thesis research and then spend the three quarters of senior year in an Honors Seminar designed to provide support and mentorship to students pursuing thesis research. More than 50% of CSRE-related majors choose to write an Honors Thesis each year.

Students must select a faculty advisor and a secondary reader who agree to provide support and review the students final project for assessment. Thesis students also present their work in an Honors Colloquium towards the end of Spring quarter.

The Senior Honors Seminar is coordinated by the Director of the Undergraduate Program and the Senior Seminar Coordinator (an advanced graduate student selected who leads the seminar for two years).

Thesis Repository
Beginning with the Class of 2009, CSRE Honors Theses are available on this site. The list of theses titles demonstrates the range of topics and interests supported by the Honors program and the ethnic studies majors. Further review of the abstracts show the interdisciplinary nature of these programs through the diverse methodologies utilized to conduct student research.

For a complete listing of past honors theses, please visit the archive.

2011 Honors Thesis Repository
Click on the thesis title to read the thesis.

Student Name	Major	Thesis Title
Donovan Ervin	CSRE	We Shall Overcome: The Anti-Apartheid Movement and its Effects on the Stanford Community
A-lan Holt	CSRE	8BALL \| Towards a Politic of Impossibility
Kelsey King	CSRE	Ways of Being White: Examining White Identity Formation and Social and Academic Integration of Low-Income White Students at Elite Universities
Jennifer Price	CSRE	Crime and Cinema: Latin American Film Portrayals of Afro-Latinos in the Favelas and Barrios of Brazil and Venezuela
Stephanie Otani-Sunamoto	CSRE	Living Out Loud: (De)Constructing the Multiracial Individual
Luke Wigren	CSRE	iViva Turismo!: Overcoming Racial Borders through a Trans-American, Transnational Social Movement of Travel, Art, Language, Community Organizing, and Youth Activism
Pilar Wong	CSRE	The Power of the Uniform: The Transition from Native to Civilian

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