Communicating with current students is another great way to learn about the Master of Arts Program in the Humanities (MAPH) and the larger University of Chicago community. You are welcome to contact any of the current students profiled below.
Megan Beckerich | mbeckerich@uchicago.edu
Megan graduated from Northern Kentucky University (NKU) in 2016 with a B.A. in International Studies, and minors in Japanese, Chinese, and Ancient Civilization Studies. At NKU, Megan did her senior thesis on Japanese ghosts and monsters in folklore, and she also completed two additional independent study projects: one on Chinese women in folklore, and the other a historiography of Afro-Chinese trade in the pre-modern and ancient world. At the University of Chicago, Megan is focusing on East Asian Civilization Studies through the MAPH program. For her master’s thesis, she pursued her studies of the depiction of ghosts in Edo-period Japanese visual culture in relation to popular storytelling and folklore. Megan's hobbies are playing board games, trying new baked goods, and sharing her numerous cat pictures with anyone who will look.
Weronika Malek | wmalek@uchicago.edu
Weronika graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2017, with Bachelor of Fine Arts with an Emphasis in Art History, Theory, and Criticism. Her undergraduate thesis focused on paintings of Jacek Malczewski and how his self-portraits as religious figures fitted in the Polish historical context of 1910s. Weronika continues her studies in Art History during the MAPH program. In the free time, she loves going to opera and theatre, taking advantage of Chicago's cultural scene. She will be happy to answer any question about Art History at MAPH and about living in Chicago.