Current Fred L. Emerson Collaboration Award Recipients

Spring 2012

Ranu Nath '12 (Politics major, Religious Studies minor) Religion: The Game. In collaboration with Rachel Wagner, associate professor, Religion

Ranu will collaborate with Prof. Wagner on her new book project on the relationship between religion and the gaming culture. Ranu will research topics with a focus on Islam and gaming, and will work on developing an annotated bibliography, contacting scholars in the field, and co-writing a research paper.

Fall 2011

Lucy Gram ’12 (English and Drama double major) Ithaca Dickens Bicentenary Celebration. In collaboration with Elizabeth Bleicher, assistant professor, English

Lucy will collaborate with Prof. Bleicher to develop a spring 2012 series celebrating the 200th anniversary of Dicken’s birth. Lucy will research topics, recruit participants, and develop a rich calendar of interdisciplinary events to take place throughout the spring semester.

Summary of Fred L. Emerson Humanities Collaboration Award winners since 2001