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”