Yesterday morning I presented a poster on my research as part of the Charles Center’s Summer Research Symposium. The experience was valuable for two reasons. First, it was fascinating and encouraging to swap research stories and lessons learned with the other student presenters. William and Mary students have done some truly interesting work this summer,…
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Yesterday afternoon I had the intensely satisfying experience of conducting a research interview in Arabic. I asked my acquaintance from Batinah, the region to the Northwest of Muscat, a list of questions in order to get a sense of how he perceives Omani identity and how he explains it to outsiders. I had intended to…
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For nearly every one of the sixteen days I have been in Oman, I have been confused about the day of the week. Because of initial jet lag and the weekend falling on Thursday and Friday here, I am constantly checking my calendar to get my temporal bearings. Despite my confusion, these sixteen days have…
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Hi! My name is Gretchen Nutz and I am excited about studying the story of Oman as it is expressed through Omani tourism. Six of my ten weeks of research will be spent in Oman as I immerse myself in the culture, study the Omani dialect of Arabic, and engage the tourism industry. Prior to…
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