Elements: The Undergraduate Research Journal of Boston College

Submit your research papers by January 19th to be considered for the Spring 2018 edition of Boston College’s undergraduate research journal, Elements. Elements accepts research papers from all undergraduate students, whether written for class or independent study—

Email all submissions to [email protected] and go to
http://www.bc.edu/research/elements/submission.html
for details on formatting and submission requirements

Only one more day to submit your research papers to Elements!
Email all submissions to [email protected]
Please refer to http://www.bc.edu/research/elements/submission.html for details on formatting and submission requirements

It's time folks! Submit your research papers by May 3 to be considered for the Fall 2017 edition of Elements! Email all submissions to [email protected] and go to
http://www.bc.edu/research/elements/submission.html
for details on formatting and submission requirements

Refer to http://www.bc.edu/research/elements/submission.html for details on submission formatting/requirements!

It's time folks! Submit your research papers by May 3 to be considered for the Fall 2017 edition of Elements! Email all submissions to [email protected]
Please refer to http://www.bc.edu/research/elements/submission.html for details on formatting and submission requirements

It's time folks! Submit your research papers by May 3 to be considered for the Fall 2017 edition of Elements! Email all submissions to [email protected]
Please refer to http://www.bc.edu/research/elements/submission.html for details on formatting and submission requirements

Ben Shapiro, CSOM '16 spent a semester researching cartography from the early modern era. Check out his final paper!
Vol. 11, No. 2 (2015)

Cartographers in the Caribbean: Economics and Mapping in the Colonial New World | Shapiro | Elements Cartographers in the Caribbean: Economics and Mapping in the Colonial New World

Olivia McCaffrey, MCAS '17 explores how a "predominantly independent constituency elects a predominantly single-party legislature"

Vol 11, No. 2 (2015)

Neither Red Nor Blue: The Influence of Independent Voters in Massachusetts | McCaffrey | Elements Neither Red Nor Blue: The Influence of Independent Voters in Massachusetts

From the Fall 2016 Issue: Lindsey Chou, MCAS '17 compares the societal ideals for women in Christianity and Islam

Vol 12, No. 2 (2016)

Our Lady Of Impossibility: Gendered Standards In Islam And Christianity | Chou | Elements Our Lady Of Impossibility: Gendered Standards In Islam And Christianity

From the Spring 2015 issue: Rachel Aldrich, MCAS '16 discusses how the TV show Lost serves as a representation of post-9/11 American society.
Vol 11, No. 1 (2015)

Trauma, Fear, and Paranoia: Lost and the Culture of 9/11 | Aldrich | Elements Trauma, Fear, and Paranoia: Lost and the Culture of 9/11

From the Fall 2016 issue: Sarah Sullivan MCAS '18 calls for a more truthful account of racial terror in the U.S.
"the level of extralegal violence inflicted on African Americans in the Reconstruction era has been severely underestimated"
Vol 12, No. 2 (2016)

Extralegal Violence: The Ku Klux Klan In The Reconstruction Era | Sullivan | Elements Extralegal Violence: The Ku Klux Klan In The Reconstruction Era

From the archives: Rebecca Kraus, A&S '07 extends philosopher Giorgio Agamben's theory of indistinction to understand the trauma of concentration camps.
Vol 3, No. 1 (2007)

Trans-Generational Trauma: The Zone of Indistinction After Auschwitz | Kraus | Elements Trans-Generational Trauma: The Zone of Indistinction After Auschwitz