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History and American Studies Symposium–April 26, 2024

April 18, 2024 by

History and American Studies Symposium 

University of Mary Washington – Department of History and American Studies
Cedric Rucker University Center, Friday, April 26, 2024

 

SESSION ONE. Colonnade Room. 9 AM—Religion and Sports in US History and Culture

Moderator: Dr. Erin Devlin

Margaret Jones, “Norman Vincent Peale and His Capitalistic Venture”

Joey Welch, “Bill Russell, Sports, Race, and Media: Examination of the Media Narratives Surrounding One of Basketball’s Legends”

Darian James, “The Recovery of New Orleans and The New Orleans Saints Post Katrina”

Anna McCandless, “The Media Portrayal of NCAA Transgender Student-Athlete Participation”

 

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Fall 2023 Symposium – 12/8 – All Welcome!

December 1, 2023 by

History and American Studies Symposium

University of Mary Washington – December 8, 2023

Monroe 111 and 210

 

SESSION ONE. Monroe 210. 9 AM—Hot & Cold Wars: Experience, Opinion, Critiques
Moderator: Dr. Susan Fernsebner

Gavin Leonard, “Alfred Duff Cooper, Anti-interventionism, and Interventionism: American Public Opinion from 1939 to 1941”

Thomas Knight, “Letters and Diary Writing of the Pacific War”

Morgan Kelley, “Secrets, Soviets, and Sverdlovsk: Critiques of the Biological Weapons Program and Biosecurity in the 1970s and 1980s”

 

SESSION TWO. Monroe 111. 9 AM—Colonialism, Identity, and Conflict: Historical Perspectives Moderator – Dr. Will Mackintosh

Ryan Llufrio – “An Analysis on the Armeno Tatar War in Baku and The Origins Behind Today’s Armenian-Azerbaijan Conflict”

Justin Henle – “Colonial Conundrum: France’s Authoritarianism and the Algerian War”

 

SESSION THREE. Monroe 210. 10 AM– Papers in US and Global History: Newspapers, Literature, and Song

Moderator: Dr. Erin Krutko Devlin

Lilia Vanderhoof – “The Image of Andrew Jackson: The Role of Newspapers in the Representation of Andrew Jackson”

Brandon Rojas – “Revolution Rejuvenated: The Song of Youth and its Uniqueness and Continuations”

Karla Perez – “The Emergence and Evolution of Contemporary Christian Music in the United States”

 

SESSION FOUR. Monroe 111. 10 AM—Constructions of Power: Three Studies

Moderator: Dr. Claudine Ferrell

Garrett Welch – “Connecting Inquisition: The Missing Step needed in the Study of Ecclesiastical Inquisition”

Lance Hungar – “From Goths to Romans? Changing Conceptions of Visigothic Kingship in the Reigns of Leovigild and Reccared”

Kyle Khan – “Centers of the Court: Water Gardens of Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur”

 

SESSION FIVE. Monroe 210. 11 AM–-Selected Papers in American Studies and History.

Moderator: Dr. Krystyn Moon

Jacob Martin – “The Establishment of Fort A.P. Hill and its Effects on Residents in a Rural Community”

Taymar Gorelick – “Unveiling Her Legacy: Examining the Contributions of Female Activists in Birmingham, 1963”

Christian Zapatero – “Army Regulations No. 600-45 & The Medal of Honor: From Theory to Practice”

 

SESSION SIX. Monroe 111. 11 AM—Topics: ‘Moral Treatment’, The American Indian Movement, and Another Look at Standards of Learning

Moderator: Dr. Nabil Al-Tikriti

RJ Davis – “John M. Galt’s ‘Moral Treatment’ at America’s First Mental Institution”

Kendell Jenkins – “The American Indian Movement and Their Role in Crafting the Future of Freedom”

Teresa Felipe – “Teaching the Vietnam War: A ‘Band-Aid’ to Assist Teachers”

 

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History and American Studies Symposium–April 21, 2023

April 17, 2023 by

University of Mary Washington – Department of History and American Studies
Friday, April 21, 2023

 

SESSION ONE. Monroe 111. 9 AM—Foreign Wars, Imperial Entanglements, and US Foreign Relations in Historical Perspective

Moderator: Dr. Will Mackintosh

Jordan Leahey, “Ferdinand Marcos and the U.S. Congress: Power vs. Ideals”

Ricky Muñoz, “An Empire to Be: American-Dominican Relations and the Spectre of Imperialism”

Daniel Walker, “One Percent Ideology and the War in Iraq”

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Fall ’22 HISA Research Symposium Schedule – All Welcome!

November 28, 2022 by

Department of History and American Studies Symposium – Fall 2022
University of Mary Washington
Friday, December 2, 2022.

All sessions will be held in Monroe Hall.

 

SESSION ONE. 9 AM. Monroe 210. New Perspectives on Local History
Moderator: Professor Erin Devlin

Olivia Foster. “Singapore, Michigan: The Life and Legacy of Michigan’s Most Famous Ghost Town”

Ashleigh Fritcher. “Rebuilding Idaho: A Case Study in Religion and Disaster Relief”

Caperton Beirne. “Significance of Historical Imagery in Civil Rights Protest in Richmond, Virginia”

 

SESSION TWO. 10 AM. Monroe 210. Native Americans, Land Management, and Political Legacies
Moderator: Professor Will Mackintosh

Delaney Dunnigan. “James Monroe’s Forgotten Legacy”

Katrina Smith. “The Taking of Indigenous Land for the Creation of Yellowstone National Park “

Lukas Trick. “Wanton Destruction and Unmitigated Evils: How Fire Suppression Policies Marginalized Native Americans in the Early Twentieth Century”

 

SESSION THREE. 10 AM. Monroe 111. Cultural Productions: 18th c. Japanese Puppet Theater and World War Two Propaganda
Moderator: Professor Susan Fernsebner

Kayla Savoie. “Gender and Passion in 1700s Japanese Puppet Theater”

Audrey Schroeder. “For the War: Propaganda and Public Opinion in World War II Era Films” [JM]

 

SESSION FOUR. 11 AM. Monroe 210. Culture, Race, and Politics in U.S. History
Moderator: Professor Steven Harris

Anthony Adams. “Northern Teachers, Northern Biases”

Sam Weinstein. “Equality in Sports: How Business Brought Integration”

Bryan Rivas. “Johnson’s Road to Victory in the 1964 Presidential Election”

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History and American Studies Symposium, April 22

April 12, 2022 by

History and American Studies Symposium 

University of Mary Washington – Department of History and American Studies
Friday, April 22, 2022.

 

SESSION ONE. Monroe 210. 9 AM—Art, Politics, and Cinema in American Life

Moderator: Dr. Will Mackintosh

Bonnie L. Akkerman, “Courage and Cowardice as Depicted in WWI Films”

Carson Berrier, “How the AfriCOBRA Movement Art Helped Redefine the ‘Black Aesthetic’”

Antonio Hicks, “The Commodification of Black Power”

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History and American Studies Symposium – Friday, December 3rd

November 19, 2021 by


History and American Studies Symposium

University of Mary Washington — Department of History and American Studies
Friday, December 3, 2021. All sessions will be held in Monroe Hall.

Seating will be limited and all audience members will be required to wear face masks for the event in keeping with campus safety policies.

 

SESSION ONE. 9 AM. Monroe 210 – Early Modern Perspectives: The Grim Sultan, 16th c. Kitchens, and Gift Giving at the Queen’s Court
Moderator: Professor Allyson Poska

Jarod Markle. “Yavuz Selim: Rise of the Grim Sultan”

Nancy Couturier. “Sixteenth Century Kitchens and Dining at Topkapı Palace and Hampton Court Palace: A Comparison”

Shannon Kehoe. “Gift Giving at the Court of Elizabeth I”


SESSION TWO. 9 AM. Monroe 111 – Education: Then and Now
Moderator:  Professor Erin Devlin

Morgan Gilbert. “The Pupil Placement Board Records and Desegregation of Chesterfield County Public Schools”

Haylie Stevenson. “The Best Practices to Effectively Teach African American History in Virginia Public Schools with the Standards of Learning”


SESSION THREE. 9 AM. Monroe 110 – Giving the Middle Kingdom the Middle Finger?: ‘New Women’s’ Memoirs and Activist Blogs in China
Moderator: Professor Bruce O’Brien

Erica Banks. “New Women in 20th Century China”

Chris O’Neill. “Seeking Justice in Ai Weiwei’s Citizen Investigation”

 

SESSION FOUR. 10 AM. Monroe 210 – Civil Rights
Moderator: Professor Claudine Ferrell

Ashleigh Eileen Liang Foster. “The Fearsome Power of Love: Interracial Love as a Weapon Against White Supremacy”

Samuel Hartz. “’Under Color of Law’: Housing Segregation and Perpetual Poverty in Norfolk’s St. Paul’s Quadrant”

Sophia Hobbs. “Gum Springs, Then and Now: The Fight for a Hidden Treasure in Fairfax County”

 

SESSION FIVE. 10 AM. Monroe 111 – Witch Trials and Inoculation Controversies
Moderator: Professor Jason Sellers

Allison Love. “Diabolical Witches and Wizards: How the Devil Reinforced the Patriarchy in the Salem Witch Trials”

Emma Whitaker. “The 1721 Boston Inoculation Controversy”

 

SESSION SIX. 11 am. Monroe 210 – Selected Papers in U.S. History
Moderator: Professor Will Mackintosh

Hunter Dykhuis. “Perspectives on the Battle of Hampton Roads”

Janis Shurtleff. “A Sign of the Times: An Analysis of the Creation and Significance of the 1946 Film The Best Years of Our Lives”

Ashley Dimino. “History, Culture, and the Contributions of Animated Film with an Exploration of Indigenous Cultures Represented in Disney Animated Films”

 

SESSION SEVEN. 11 am. Monroe 111 – Cultural History and Global Perspectives
Moderator: Professor Nabil Al-Tikriti

Sydney Morrison. “Making Russian Music: Uncovering Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Musical Ideas through His Letters”

Patrick Mackay. “Blokadniki Experiences and American Media Coverage on the Siege of Leningrad”

Antonio DeGeorge. “International Perspectives on the Soviet War in Afghanistan”

 

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History and American Studies Symposium–Friday, April 30

April 26, 2021 by

History and American Studies Symposium

University of Mary Washington – Department of History and American Studies
Friday, April 30, 2021. All sessions will be on zoom.

 

SESSION ONE. 9 AM—Court Politics and Education in Medieval Europe and the Ottoman Empire

Moderator: Dr. Erin Devlin

Nic Ford, “Education in Medieval Europe: Influences, People, and Institutions”

Dalton Harley Coffey, “Capitularies of the Carolingian Period and their Impact on Carolingian Governance”

Jean-Pierre Maldonado, “The Spanish Monarchy: Campanella’s Blueprint for World Empire laid out by the Ottoman Sultanate”

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