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Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel
Sponsored by Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company
Friday, October 22
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Marriott Tower 2nd Floor, Basie Ballroom C1
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Potpourri: the Second Amendment, Anglo-Irish Relations, and a Psychoanalytic Reading
of Dalí
Moderator: Hallie Savage, NCHC past president (2008)
Supreme Misinterpretation: How the Supreme Court Got Heller Wrong
Alan R. Gray, Florida Atlantic University *
This paper evaluates the Supreme Court’s ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, namely, that
the Second Amendment confers an individual right to bear arms. It evaluates the circumstances
surrounding the ratification of the Second Amendment and traces relevant case law in deciding
whether the Court ultimately ‘got it right.’
Painting the Unconscious: Dalí, Psychoanalysis and Surrealism
Charis Talcott, Emerson College *
Prompted by an interest in the progression of art history, I explore the connection between
psychoanalytic thought and the artistic movement of Surrealism. I study the historical and
theoretical factors that led up to Surrealism and focus on close readings of Salvador Dalí’s
paintings for reference.
The Effects of the British and Irish Political Leaders on Irish Home Rule
Erin E. Wise, Eastern Illinois University *
Great Britain attempted to pass three different Home Rule bills for Ireland between 1886 and
1912. This presentation examines the political leaders and parties involved in the attempted
implementation of the Third Irish Home Rule Bill and explains why its failure was inevitable
from the beginning.
Forum on International Education
Friday, October 22
9:30 AM – 12:10 PM
Muehlebach Tower Main Level, Truman A
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