UCONN RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT SERIES

Date posted: 8/11/2025

In partnership with the UConn Humanities Institute, the Research Spotlight Series features 2025 undergraduates funded to explore overlooked topics that shape our understanding of humanity.

Evan Wolfgang, a senior BFA Acting student at UConn, explores radicalization, spectacle, and political violence in his original play, 'I Am Going to the Lordy.' Through the lens of Charles Guiteau, the assassin of President James Garfield, Evan weaves a story that challenges audiences to reflect on historical and contemporary parallels of extremism and mental health. 

Credits:

Interview Conductor & Editor: Kyle Barton

Interview Staging: Kyle Barton, Joss Robinson

Kathryn Andronowitz, a junior majoring in English and Sociology, investigates how homemaker influencers use social media to brand themselves and monetize a nostalgic housewife identity. Her research uncovers the intersections of choice feminism, conservative politics, and economic self-branding in the digital age—analyzing how gender and culture are performed and commodified. 

Credits:

Interview Conductor & Editor: Bran Sullivan

Interview Staging: Kyle Barton, Joss Robinson

Kathryn Andronowitz, a junior majoring in English and Sociology, investigates how homemaker influencers use social media to brand themselves and monetize a nostalgic housewife identity. Her research uncovers the intersections of choice feminism, conservative politics, and economic self-branding in the digital age—analyzing how gender and culture are performed and commodified. 

Credits:

Interview Conductor & Editor: Thomas Aloise

Interview Staging: Kyle Barton, Joss Robinson

Programs used: Davinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, Photoshop