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Paige Wells presents paper on film 300 Research paper presented at WKU meeting of anthropologists and sociologists examines whether Spartan women and place in their society was accurately depicted in the move. By Duane Bonifer, LWC Director of Public Affairs aWtching the 2007 film 300 caused Lindsey Wilson College student Paige Walls to stumble on her first undergraduate research project. While viewing 300 - a film adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name that is a fictionalized retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae - Walls wondered whether Spartan women and their place in society were accurately depicted in the movie. So that led to her first undergraduate research project, a paper titled "Sparta: A Progressively Liberal Hellenic Kingdom with Sexist Motivations." She presented the paper last weekend at the 2008 annual meeting of the Anthropologists and Sociologists of Kentucky, held at Western Kentucky University's Glasgow Campus. "It all started out that I wanted to see how much of 300 was true and how much was fictitious, and it wound up turning into a research project," said Walls, a sophomore from Taylorsville, Ky. During her research, Walls learned that in comparison to women in ancient Athens or China, Spartan women were treated much better. Spartan women received better food and they tended to be better educated than their counterparts in Athens and China. "Because Sparta wanted strong children to grow up into strong men who would supply their infantry, Spartan society took better care of its women," she said. At the Anthropologists and Sociologists of Kentucky's annual meeting, Walls was one of a handful of undergraduates who presented papers at a conference that was dominated by professors and graduate students."It was a little intimidating at first, but everyone was very nice to me and was interested in what I had to say," she said. During her first three semesters in college, Walls has been investigating several majors. She said that her experience at the Anthropologists and Sociologists of Kentucky's annual meeting might affect her decision."What I liked about getting the opportunity to present a research paper at a conference was that it gave me a chance to get my feet wet and see what it's like to participate in this," she said. "It was a very good experience for me." To read Walls' paper, "Sparta: A Progressively Liberal Hellenic Kingdom with Sexist Motivations," go to www.lindsey.edu/academics/Walls300.pdf. This story was posted on 2008-10-26 07:47:26
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