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Ace sits down with Emilie Kelly ’25 to discuss Berlin’s war memorial Neue Wache, or New Guardhouse, the centerpiece of Emilie’s anthropology thesis. Following a semester abroad in Berlin, Emilie became fascinated by the cultural rituals surrounding war memorials, and how these memorials—and the administrations that govern them—play an important role in constructing our collective memory.

Tune in to hear Emilie and Ace explore the complex relationship between history and memorialization, from past regimes to the rise of authoritarianism around the world today. In addition, Emilie reflects on how her archival research, ethnographic fieldwork, and cohort-style thesis experience at Reed came together in her thesis—a project which, as she and Ace put it, “doesn’t need to be perfect; it just needs to be done.”

🎧 Hear from Emilie on Spotify (or listen to Burn Your Draft anywhere you find podcasts):
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1A4oKuKp0RYMFbJMI9Gsmr?si=942ad4e135604f2a

Listen to interviews with dozens of Reed alumni and learn about their thesis years on our website:
🔥📜🔥 reed.edu/burnyourdraft 🔥📜🔥

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Ace chats with Lucas Forshee about his thesis on the molecule strychnine, which, despite being poisonous, was used as a stimulant for athletes in the 1904 Olympics. Lucas shares a bit about the chemical composition of strychnine, why it's such a complicated molecule, and why it's so fascinating to researchers.

But Lucas's research didn't just take place in the chemistry lab: a big part of his project was developing a written history of strychnine. Tune in to hear Lucas reflect on synthesizing the humanities and science in his thesis, and how this process gave him a renewed love for writing and a desire to return to graduate school (eventually).

🎧 Hear from Lucas on Spotify (or listen to Burn Your Draft anywhere you find podcasts):
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Hmn7LhPOgO1NY36lYqLHO?si=672a0bb709544c2c

Listen to interviews with dozens of Reed alumni and learn about their thesis years on our website:
🔥📜🔥 reed.edu/burnyourdraft 🔥📜🔥

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Peer Career Advisor applications are OPEN! If you're someone that enjoys helping people, building community, and learning about career, grad school, and fellowships advising, this position is a good fit for you! Applications are live in Handshake and close 4/16. If you have any questions about the application process, please email us at [email protected]!