Saint Mary’s students Alex Cyphert, Leanna Haag, and Michael O’Brien-Britton presented at the fifth annual Interdisciplinary Student Research Symposium at The Museum of Russian Art (TMORA) in Minneapolis in February.
Cyphert’s paper was titled “’No Gods or Kings, Only Man’: Ayn Rand’s Experiences in the Soviet Union as Inspiration for Anthem.” Haag presented “What a Piece of Work is Man: Mikhail Bulgakov’s Articulation of Human Nature from the NEP to the Stalinist Regime.” O’Brien-Britton spoke on “Theatre and Theatricality in The Master and Margarita.”
The students were mentored on their projects and accompanied to the symposium by Saint Mary’s faculty Dr. Erich Lippman, history, and Dr. Carolyn Ayers, English.
Caption: From left, Dr. Erich Lippman, Michael O-Brien-Britton, Alex Cyphert, Leanna Haag, and Dr. Carolyn Ayers.