History and American Studies Symposium
Fall 2013, 9 am – 3 pm
Friday, December 6, 2013
SESSION ONE. 9 AM. Monroe 210 – Gender, Culture, & Politics in Early US History
Moderator: Dr. Jason Sellers
Marjorie Nunn – “The Social Construction of Rape in 18th Century Colonial America”
Julia Wood – “A Defense of Manhood: Perceptions of Masculinity During the American Revolution”
Melanie Houston – “‘The Republican Queen’: Dolley Madison As A Political Activist in Early America”
SESSION TWO. 9 AM. Monroe 111 – Media and Presidential Frames
Moderator: Dr. Claudine Ferrell
Emily Barry – “Ruthless Opportunist or Martyred Hero: Variations in Robert Kennedy’s Portrayal in the Media”
Stephanie Preston – “A View Within the Framework of Time: The Effects of National Media on the Institution of the First Lady”
SESSION THREE. 10 AM. Monroe 210 – Women, Witchcraft, and Royalty in Early Modern England
Moderator: Dr. Bruce O’Brien
Carolina Wood – “What to Give to the Woman Who has Everything: The New Year’s Gift Exchange at the Court of Elizabeth I”
Laura-Michal Balderson – “Not So Pretty in Print: Representations of Female Killers in Seventeenth Century England”
Samantha Hogue – “Supernatural Threats in the Natural World in James I’s Demonology”
SESSION FOUR. 11 AM. Monroe 210 – History of the U.S. Civil War
Moderator: Dr. Susan Fernsebner
Alex Brudno – “The Machines, the Location, and the President: How Did Virginia’s Eastern Shore Telegraph Line Contribute to Lincoln’s Leadership During the Civil War”
SESSION FIVE. 1 PM. Monroe 210 – The Second World War
Moderator: Dr. Jess Rigelhaupt
Amelia Clark – “A Psychological Analysis of Hitler’s Childhood”
Caroline Bender – “Bonhoeffer in the Big Apple: A Protestant Minister’s Time in New York and Involvement in the Plot to Assassinate Adolf Hitler”
Michelle King – “April 29, 1945: The Day of the Thunderbirds and Rainbowmen”
SESSION SIX. 1 PM. Monroe 211 – Sport & Popular Culture
Moderator: Dr. Jeffrey McClurken
Cameron Figuers – “Brains and Brawn: Soviet Power of the Press and Athletic Might in the Olympic Games”
Heather Marshall – “‘It’s a great time to be a girl!’: The Relationship between Barbie Doll Advertisements and the Women’s Rights Movement of the Late 20th Century”
Donald Phelps – The Kansas City Monarchs
SESSION SEVEN. 1 PM. Monroe 111 – Topics in Global History
Moderator: Dr. Nabil Al-Tikriti
Emile Lewis – “A Tapestry Woven through the ‘Heart of Darkness’: Cultural Integration in the Colonial Congo”
Laura Wiltenmuth – “The People of the International Safety Zone: Who Were They and Why Did They Stay?”
Paul Nicklas – “An Examination of Leadership: Postwar Japanese Diplomacy”
SESSION EIGHT. 2 PM. Monroe 210 – Topics in History and American Studies Moderator: Dr. Steven Harris
Laura Shepko – “From the North Reaching Far: St. Petersburg and RussianLand Gains From Sweden During the Great Northern War”
Peter McGrath – “Norway’s Resistance to the Occupation of the Nazi War Machine”
William Negron – “Domestic Trafficking Media Disparity”
SESSION NINE. 2 PM. Monroe 211 – Topics in United States History
Moderator: Dr. Kimberly Kutz
Matthew Allen – “American Revolutionary Pension Narratives: Veterans, Memory, and Politics”
Scott Campbell – “Instrument of Conspiracy: The Antebellum Penny Press and Sectional Strife”
Victoria Skaggs – “Battle Camels: The Great Experiment”
SESSION TEN. 2 PM MONROE 111 – Medieval History: Imperial Ritual and the Language of Conquerors
Moderator: Dr. Allyson Poska
Robert Snook – “The Imperial Coronation of Charlemagne and its Contemporary Impact”
Laura Spain – “A Literary Melting Pot: The Literature of Anglo-Norman England”
