Date Thesis Awarded
4-2008
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
Anthropology
Advisor
Martin D. Gallivan
Committee Members
Tuska Benes
Frederick H. Smith
Abstract
This thesis uses data from various cemeteries in the United States to evaluate the expression of a German collective identity among German-American Catholics in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The importance of specific geographical and historical contexts in the construction and development of this collective identity through time is emphasized. Cemeteries in Baltimore, Maryland; Richmond, Virginia; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; and Orrtanna, Pennsylvania are examined.
Recommended Citation
Cebulski, Lenore, "Constructing an Ethnic Identity: A Study of the Gravestones of Catholic German-Americans" (2008). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 784.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/784
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.