Name: Lindsay McClain

Title of Program: Peace and Reconciliation: Exploring New Perspectives in Post-Colonial Africa

E-mail Address: lmcclai4@utk.edu

Hometown: Franklin, TN

Year: Sophomore

Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2010

Description of Program: I focus on various dimensions of peace studies and conflict resolution. In the past, diplomacy and economic sanctions have been the two most prevalent avenues for peacebuilding, but I would like to explore and then advocate the power of the arts in bridging gaps in sects of humanity.

Departmental Emphases: Sociology, Anthropology, Communications, History, Religious Studies, and Philosophy

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Rosalind I. J. Hackett

Plans after graduation (career, graduate/professional school, etc.): I have aspirations to join the Peace Corps and go to law school for public interest law. I see myself ten years from now working within an NGO abroad, researching a conflict situation in an African nation and working with local community leaders to help them resolve the suffering of their people.

Other Academic Interests: I really enjoy languages, but there just isn’t enough time to do it all!

Prior Enrollment at Other Colleges or Universities: N/A

Study Abroad: I have been accepted to study abroad Spring 2008 at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. The following spring I would like to enroll in the Peace Studies department at Gulu University in Uganda. There I would also conduct research for my senior project involving the arts and healing and also intern at the Janani Luwum Center for Development.

Research Experiences or Internships: I will be traveling with Dr. Hackett this summer to Africa where I will hopefully do research on the role of music in African society.

Part-time employment; Hobbies; Campus Clubs/Activities: Knoxville Jazz for Justice, Amnesty International, Rotaract, Mellow Mushroom (Franklin)

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