#58: Snowbirds in South Beach with Isaac Walton ’24, Anthropology

Isaac graduated in fall 2023 as a spring/fall grad in the anthropology department. His thesis was titled “Aging in The Sun: An exploration of the Jewish Retirement Community in South Beach, Florida,” and his work focused on how this community in Florida appeared and disappeared. He also talks about how he found anthropology, found his topic, and found Reed (he’s from Australia).

Reed community members can read Isaac’s thesis, “Aging in The Sun: An exploration of the Jewish Retirement Community in South Beach, Florida,” online in the Electronic Theses Archive.

#35: Community in Hum 110 with Max Teaford ’22, Linguistics

Nearly all Reedies take Hum 110, the year-long humanities conference that serves as an introduction to the Reed education. Max decided to go back to Hum 110 to study how students engage with social justice for their linguistics thesis.

Reed community members can read Max’s thesis, “Just Saying(s): Discursive Practices and Social Justice in a Humanities 110 Conference,” online in the Electronic Theses Archive.