Paul earns 3MT title – exclusive video
Emily Paul, a master of arts in History student is Nipissing’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) champion, earned on the strength of her presentation,As for the Fighting, Men Will See to That.
Paul will now square off against other university champions from all over Ontario in the provincial finals at the University of Waterloo on April 12.
Katie Calcaterra, a masters of education student, earned Nipissing’s People’s Choice Award for her presentation,Sex, Dating and Relationships Among Heterosexual Young Adults on Campus.
NU News is pleased to present exclusive video of Paul’s championship presentation, and Calcaterra’s People Choice Award-winning presentation.
Emily Paul, As for the Fighting, Men Will See to That
What role does violence play in shaping gender constructions in ancient Greece? To pursue this question, I will examine instances of male and female violence across a selection of literary genres from Greek antiquity. My analysis will look at the way violence is portrayed in literary texts; how it is given parameters, how it is normalized, even valourized, how it is condemned, how do these factors change depending on the perpetrator’s gender? I have thus far concluded that definitions of masculinity and femininity in extant Greek texts are fundamentally based on the masculine association, and feminine disassociation, with violence.
Katie Calcaterra, Discovering the Student Voice in Matters of Sex, Dating and Relationships
This research is exploring the sexual scripts of heterosexual young adults at university by engaging the student perspective. In doing so, it hopes to better understand the influence that peer networks and reference groups have on those scripts. It will contribute to an already existing body of research seeking to reveal the sexual attitudes and behaviours of young adults in an attempt to create meaningful sex and relationship education for this age group at post-secondary institutions.3MT is an annual competition for masters and doctoral students in which participants present their research and its wider impact in three minutes.
Developed by the University of Queensland in 2008 to promote effective communication of research, over 170 universities from more than 18 countries will compete this year.
The challenge for the speakers is to present complex research material in an engaging, compelling way, and in such a way that the material can be understood by those outside that field.
One of the strengths of the competition is that it benefits both those who speak and those who spectate. In today’s competitive research climate, it is necessary that researchers are able to promote their work. Presenting with a specific set of constraints forces the speakers to focus on the message of their work, distilling their research into a clear form, without over-simplifying or making overly complex arguments, and highlighting the wider implications of this research.