In my first blog entry, I acknowledged that I might have to change my argument around to better encapsulate the new information I encountered in my research. Now, I can say with certainty that was true! In fact, I ended up changing my whole project during the program and had to get on the right…
Author: ehrkeki
Update on Research Experience
In the last few weeks, I have learned a lot about the process of doing research and learning to pivot if things are not going according to plan. I have had to change direction on my project and drastically reassess the work I had completed and planned on continuing. I think that taught me a…
My Research Project
My research centers on the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and, specifically, her ability to remain unmarried and childless as the queen regnant of England in the 16th century. I originally came to this program with a formed argument, but since then, have revised my work and decided to move in a different direction. Moving…
A Letter To My Future Self
My name is Kia Ehrke, and I am a rising senior at the University of Michigan, majoring in history and dual minoring in writing and religion. As a history major, I was drawn to this program because I wanted to combine my historical research with certain elements of gender theory to explore my interests from…