Dear Research Diary,

Today Professor Dohna gave a lecture in class. She is always really interesting to listen to, but I am definitely nowhere near her level, so sometimes I can get lost. She talked about some of the research she does, which is basically applying a lot of modern theory to older works, for example, works from the Renaissance. Although this may seem like a strange thing to do, since none of these theories were floating around in the time of Michelangelo, it is important that these theories can be applied to all art. She somehow made sense of it all. This was inspiring because even though something may seem whacky and nonsensical, with excellent research and adequate evidence, an innovative and thoroughly interesting project can be produced.