The objective – to effectively explain your thesis in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience, and in just 180 seconds! A daunting task but, as part of this year’s 2024 3-Minute Thesis competition, our members did just that, with clear and concise presentations on a number of complex issues ranging from the future of Agroforestry, to cycles of harm and resistance regarding incarcerated women, to the theological disparities that exist between Baptists in Texas.
The grand prize ($400) went to Thomas Long for “’Our Lord is Not Woke’: Fracture, Politicisation and Texas Baptists.” First runner up ($200) went to Yuliya Gluhova for “Learning About “These Days”: Menstruation Education and Communication in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.” The second runner up ($100) went to Aiko Dzikowski for “Japanese American Princess: A Linguistic Anthropological Approach to Cultural Diplomacy and Pageantry Within the Nikkei Community.”
Judges for the Three Minute Thesis competition, sponsored by the National Institute of Social Sciences, hailed from top media outlets including NPR and Science Magazine.