UROP Leader Information Submission: Submission #102

First Name: Sean
Last Name: Faletti
Full name as you would like it to appear on the website: Sean Faletti
Preferred Pronouns: he/him
Hometown, State, and Country (ex: Tallahassee, FL, USA): Orlando, FL, USA
FSU email : sdf21@fsu.edu
Please check this box if you are willing to be contacted by students interested in UROP: Yes
LinkedIn URL (optional): https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-faletti-8a4858232
Major(s): Creative Writing and Human Rights and Social Justice
Minor(s): Social Entrepreneurship
Graduation Semester and Year (ex: Fall, 2022): Spring, 2025
What is your current research focus?:
My current research focus examines the intersection between the arts and contemporary social justice. I am examining the historical basis for the use of the arts in social justice movements and exploring how this might have shifted or evolved in contemporary discourse.

Are there any other research related activities you participate(d) in?:
During my freshman year, I researched U.S. and Japanese relations post-World War II as portrayed through film under the supervision of Dr. Christina Owens. I had a specific focus on the portrayal of the American ninja and the archetype’s connections to white saviorism, cultural appropriation, and a variety of other factors that may have influenced the relationship between the aforementioned countries. 

Answer one of the following two questions about being a UROP Leader or your UROP background. : How do you hope to impact your students as a UROP Leader?
Please answer the question you selected above in the area provided.:
I hope to impact my students as a UROP Leader by leaving them with one new curiosity they hadn’t entered class with. Research is all about finding intersections and commonalities between your passions and interests, and if students leave my class with one new question or curiosity they didn’t enter with (just as I left UROP with a newfound interest in film) then I’ll feel fulfilled in my position. 

Please list any other hobbies or interests you would like to share:
In my spare time, I enjoy playing guitar, reading, and going to the gym. I serve on the executive boards for the American Student Union and South Asian Student Association and would highly recommend students get involved in those spaces if they are interested!  

Headshot: https://cre.fsu.edu/system/files/webform/urop_leaders_information/7621/2028A785-B95C-46D1-89CE-68798675C132.jpeg
{Empty}
2025Year2025: 2023
Approved: Yes
Update URL UROP Leaders: https://cre.fsu.edu/urop-leader-information-submission?element_parents=elements/headshot&ajax_form=1&_wrapper_format=drupal_ajax&token=_huDatcVOvhTtf12oActdOI7Tiit8FN0lUw8uwRQbWU
Years as a UROP Leader: 2023-2024