Alternate dissertation ideas:

"The Gravity of Color: Suspenders and the American Man in the Early 20th Century"

"Hair: How Madame de Pompadour Inspired American Taste, 1940-1970"

"Turdplay: Poop and German Art, 1400-1600"

"Bad Colour: The Urine Wheel and the Medieval Imagination"

"Sexy Saints: Theresa and Sebastian in Contemporary Art and Queer Theory"