Fordham Undergraduate Research Journal

The Fordham Undergraduate Research Journal, or FURJ, is a student-run journal that features high-quality, peer-reviewed, original research conducted by undergraduate students in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences.

List of Papers (Total 22)

The Burgos Tapestry: Medieval Theatre and Visual Experience

In the field of art history, the medium of tapestry has only recently begun to gain attention as its own significant art form. This paper examines the possible relationship between the Burgos Tapestry, recently on view at The Cloisters after a thirty-year conservation, and medieval theatre. The compositional and stylistic forms of the tapestry may have been influenced by...

‘Maybe It Was Too Much to Expect in Those Days’: The Changing Lifestyles of Barnard’s First Female Students

From 1890 to 1920 higher education witnessed a marked increase in female matriculation among select East Coast institutions. This paper explores the personal narratives of these pioneering women to illustrate how societal forces strongly influenced these women’s college experiences. Existing discourse emphasizes the difficulties female university students faced as they tried to...