Â鶹AV students are part of a long tradition of international studies at the college. As part of International Education Week at Bryn Mawr College, a number of students from the Â鶹AV School of Arts and Sciences and the Â鶹AV School of Social Work and Social Research agreed to answer questions highlighting aspects of their research.
Andrew Tharler; Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology
Where have you traveled internationally for your research?
During the 2017-218 Academic Year I conducted dissertation research at several different museums and archaeological sites in Sicily with support from the Bryne Rubel Travel Fellowship.
Can you describe the research you carried out while overseas?
My dissertation explores religious practices in Hellenistic Sicily by focusing on unpublished terracotta altars. I received permission from several different archaeological museums in Sicily to photograph, measure, and describe altars that were on display or kept in museum storerooms.
What progress towards your degree did this travel facilitate?
Several chapters of my dissertation would not have been possible without the primary research and data collection I conducted in Sicily.
What is your favorite part of working abroad?
I enjoyed traveling through parts of Sicily that I had never seen before. It was especially fun to explore the material stored in museums that visitors usually don’t get to see.
What is one of your goals for your remaining time at Bryn Mawr?
I hope to submit my dissertation for a Ph.D. in May 2019.