Browsing OU - Student Journals by Author "Levenson, Alan"
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Ad Fontes: A New Role for the Primary Sources in Anglo-Saxon History Undergraduate
Renner, Scott (2013-10-01)Scott Renner’s extraordinarily sophisticated article, “Ad Fontes, A New Role for the Primary Sources in Anglo-Saxon History,” is the winner of this year’s Griswold Prize for Excellence. Renner displays uncommon command of ... -
The Bases The Story of Norman's Naval Bases during 1942 Undergraduate
Edwards, Breanna (2012-10-01)This paper was selected because it exemplifies good storytelling. The author, Breanna Edwards, traces the establishment of several naval bases in Norman, Oklahoma through reports in the local newspaper in 1942. From the ... -
A Church Divided: American Catholics and the Equal Rights Amendment Undergraduate
Tenney, Lena (2013-10-01)Religion and Equal Rights are topics that have been relevant throughout history up until the present day. Ms. Tenney’s thoughtful look at the divisions caused by the ERA within the Catholic Church is an excellent piece of ... -
The Death Dealer Undergraduate
Carter, Michael Lewis (2012-10-01)The post-war confessions of Rudolf Höss, who, as commandant of Auschwitz, supervised the mass killing of Jews, however, invite readers to re-examine the role of evil as part of the historical commentary on the SS. In Hössʼs ... -
Famine, Genocide, and Memory: Ukrainians and the Commemoration of the 1932-1933 Holodomor Undergraduate
Schmidt, Taylor (2012-10-01)History is political. Never has this been truer than in the former Soviet Union, where the past was subject to incessant ‘revisions.’ Mr. Schmidt takes on the Ukrainian famine, or Holodomor, from an international perspective, ... -
The Impact of Failed Lesbian Feminist Ideology and Rhetoric Undergraduate
Shannahan, Katy (2013-10-01)"The Impact of Failed Lesbian Feminist Ideology and Rhetoric" is a sophisticated analysis of the politics of lesbian feminism. Lesbian feminism, a radical feminist separatist movement that emerged as part of second-wave ... -
The Influence of Indigenous Artistis in the Maps of the Relaciones Geográficas Undergraduate
Brockway, Mark (2012-10-01)In the late sixteenth century the Spanish cosmographer López de Velasco ordered maps of cities and towns in America to be produced and returned to Spain to gain a more accurate understanding of Spanish territory in the New ... -
Intersections of Anarcho-Feminism: Emma Goldman, Mujeras Libres, and the Spanish Civil War Undergraduate
Wright, Alexandra (2013-10-01)In this paper, Alexandra Wright evokes a feminist movement that flared to life in 1930’s Spain, burned brightly amid the political chaos of the Spanish Civil War, and just as quickly burned out. Emma Goldman’s sexually ... -
The Legacy of Honor in War Undergraduate
Blanchard, Tessa J (2012-10-01)From the earliest accounts of warfare, honor has been central to the warrior ethos. But is honor today the same as it was thousands of years ago? From the Iliad to the Peloponnesian War, from the Romans to the Crusaders, ... -
Plague and Population in Early Medieval Europe Undergraduate
Anderson, Skyler (2013-10-01)This meticulous and compelling paper shows that late antiquity and the incipient dark ages glimmered with more prosperity than most scholars have realized. Even as plague decimated the Mediterranean world, certain areas ... -
The Post-Conflict Transformation of Gender Norms in Nicaragua Undergraduate
Kerwin, Helen (2013-10-01)Helen Kerwin’s engaging and informative article elucidates the recent social and political history of Nicaragua. But she accomplishes more than this single task. She also contributes to the history and theory of women and ... -
Stolen Victories, Evaluating the War Cult in Soviet Russia Undergraduate
Riley, Meghan (2012-10-01)Meghan Riley is the inaugural winner of the Griswold Prize. Although the competition for this prize was fierce, the editorial board concurred that Ms. Riley’s essay embodied most clearly the standards of exceptional ... -
The University of Oklahoma Historical Journal Undergraduate
Blanchard, Tessa; Riley, Meghan; Carter, Michael; Geary, Ryan; Renner, Scott; Folsom, Raphael; Holguín, Sandie; Levenson, Alan (2012-10-01)Preface to the Inaugural Issue of the OU Historical Journal by Raphael B. Folsom, Assistant Professor of History -
The University of Oklahoma Historical Journal Undergraduate
Scheller, Austin; Ross, Madeline; Tenney, Lena; Renner, Scott; Conklin, Madison; Long, Madison; Moore, Nathan; Folsom, Raphael; Holguín, Sandie; Levenson, Alan (2013-10-01)Preface to the Second Issue of the OU Historical Journal by Jamie Hart, Chair, University of Oklahoma Department of History -
Who's the Imperialist? American Marxists Respond to the Russo-Finnish War Undergraduate
Moore, Nathan (2012-10-01)In this paper, Nathan Moore explores the complicated question of how American communists responded to the Soviet Union’s 1939-1940 invasion of Finland, and reveals its long-lasting consequences in American political ... -
The Worlds of Monticello Mountain: How Space Reflected Power and Politics on an Eighteenth Century Chesapeake Plantation Undergraduate
Pittman, Kayla (2012-10-01)This distinguished article reminds us that written texts are not the only historical evidence available to us. The author makes creative use of visual and archaeological sources in conjunction with cutting-edge theories ...