Nishanth Bhargava
My research interests lie in 20th century political and intellectual history, particularly with respect to the radical politics of postwar Europe and Asia. I'm especially interested in how radical thinkers and activists forged networks of solidarity and worked beyond national borders to struggle for a more just and equitable world. With the support of the University Scholars program, I spent last summer working with archival materials from members of the Situationist International at Yale University and writing a paper on the actions of radical student groups during the events of May 1968 in France, with a particular focus on how left wing student groups expressed and acted upon their solidarity with workers and revolutionaries in the postcolonial world. At Penn, I'm also involved with 34th Street Magazine, Penn Mock Trial and the Philomathean Society. In my free time, you can find me reading, playing guitar or walking around without purpose.
- Wolf Humanities Center Undergraduate Fellow
- Research Assistant for Dr. Siarhei Biareishyk
- PMG Group Lead
See also: Finding France at the Beinecke Library
Research Assistant(s) for Primate Video Data Collection
Dr. Jones is looking for 1-2 reliable, collaborative, and organized students to assist with a project examining gorilla tool use. Students will learn to identify individual gorillas housed (or previously housed) at Zoo Atlanta, and use behavioral coding software (Noldus Observer) and will collect data from video footage of gorillas using tools for a few hours a week. In addition, students will attend regular meetings with Dr. Jones, and may be asked to read related articles, and complete related tasks/assignments.
Research Opportunity in Jewish Studies
Work with a professor of Religious Studies/Jewish Studies (and director of Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies) to support research related to Jewish Studies. Exact focus depends on student's interest and background, but possible topics include biblical studies, Jewish Studies, the study of antisemitism, and Israel studies
Growing Up Queer: Coming of Age in Contemporary Literature
This project examines the explosion in contemporary coming-of-age literature, film, and television that depicts the lives of diverse queer people. It's not limited to the German-speaking world.
Europeans, Remembrance of the American Civil War, and Black Art Today
How did nineteenth-century Europeans shape how Americans commemorate the Civil War? Whose story was told in art and performance, whose was excluded from these narratives? How have contemporary Black artists today in America reflected on this moment of transatlantic memory work in their artistic practice?
Architectural History, Historic Preservation, African American Cultural Studies
Wiley's research covers African American and African diasporic cultural heritage, architectural and urban history, museum studies, school design, urban renewal, and preservation policy.
Ancient Chinese Civilization: Bibliography of Materials in Western Languages
Helping to update, maintain, and correct the largest bibliography of materials on ancient Chinese civilization in Western languages.
SAFELab
The SAFELab is a transdisciplinary research lab drawing on qualitative and computational methods and leveraging reflexive social work values. We examine well-being, healthy equity, and social justice with youth of color and marginalized communities.
SAFELab is dedicated to using innovative methods to promote joy and healing in both online and offline spaces. We aim to build equitable partnerships with community members and community-based organizations that are engaged in building cultures of belonging, health, and safety.
We strive to connect the dots between professional knowledge, community engagement, and technology. We listen to and elevate lived realities in order to co-design and reimagine how AI and social media platforms can work for all.
Outcomes in traumatic and oncologic plastic surgery reconstruction
Said Azoury - Academic Plastic Surgery
Philadelphia Zoo Primate Research Assistant(s)
Dr. Caroline Jones is accepting applications for undergraduate research assistants to collect primate behavioral data at the Philadelphia Zoo from January to May 2025. Students will learn to use ZooMonitor software to record behaviors of white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar).