On the Map, Off the Radar
Theses Around the World
Tyler E. Logigian ’13, concentrating in social studies, was just a country away from me doing thesis research on public health policy in post-apartheid South Africa. “I'm looking into whether the activism that developed around South Africa's HIV/AIDS epidemic has created a political space that other health issues can use to engage with the government and affect policy changes: services, access, research funding.” Though only in South Africa for one month, Logigian was able to get all of his primary research done. “I found that my first interview participants helped tremendously in guiding my project, putting me into touch with useful contacts of theirs.”
Johannesburg in Transit
“Johannesburg has a black cloud hanging over it; it is not a ‘preferred’ destination,” Milady Tshandu, manager of African Eagle Johannesburg Day Tours explains. “The idea of the day tours started during the World Cup because we saw that people wanted to do more in the city. Johannesburg is the economic powerhouse of Africa, and it’s trying to rid itself of the images of the 80s and 90s.”
