Browsing University of Oklahoma Historical Journal by Author "Robertson, Terrence"
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At the Intersection of Natural, Theological, and Political Practice in 16th Century Northern Europe: Tycho Brahe's and Philipp Melanchthon's Astrological Adventures Undergraduate
Vieth, Paul (2015-04-01)Perhaps never has someone written so commendable a compliment which could, with as much accuracy, describe him- or herself as Tycho has done here. There is a popular misconception afoot concerning science, namely, that it ... -
The Enduring Persecution of Queerness in Germany from Hilter to Adenauer Undergraduate
Manek, Parker (2015-04-01)In The Enduring Persecution of Queerness in Germany from Hitler to Adenauer, Parker Manek etches a disturbing picture of the 20th-century landscape in which gay Germans lived and died. Manek explains how the disasters and ... -
Federalists, Songs, and the Populist Ratification of the Constitution Undergraduate
McCullough, Morgan (2015-04-01)Despite elitist tendencies of the Federalists they used songs as a way to gain popular support for the Constitution. In order to ensure the ratification of the Constitution, Federalists published and performed songs to ... -
Henry IV: Faith's Power in Politics Undergraduate
Miles, Sarah (2015-04-01)Until the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic faith of the kings and queens of Europe was an assumption, not a debate. As the fragment grenade of the reformation exploded across Europe, however, what was once assumed was ... -
Heterogeneous Exiliados, Permanent Exilios, and Imagined Patrias: Modern Exile from Argentina and Chile Undergraduate
Dixon, Arthur (2015-04-01)Arthur Dixon’s “Heterogeneous Exiliados, Permanent Exilios, and Imagined Patrias: Modern Exile from Argentina and Chile” sheds new light on a subject well known to scholars of Latin America. His detailed analysis demonstrates ... -
A Lengend in the Making: The Evolution of the Conquest Accounts of Al-Andalus Undergraduate
Foster, Kiley (2015-04-01)Kiley Foster’s paper, A Legend in the Making: The Evolution of the Conquest Accounts of Al-Andalus, on the conquest accounts of Al-Andalus is well constructed, consistently interesting, and unique vis-à-vis the other ... -
The Lie in the Teapot: China, China Export Porcelain, and the Construction of Orientalism during the American Republic Undergraduate
Strachan, Kiersten (2015-04-01)The Lie in The Teapot: China, China Export Porcelain, and the Construction of Orientalism during the American Republic, by Kiersten Strachan is an original and provocative contribution to our understanding of early American ... -
Much to Lose by Revolution: Nothing to Dread from Reform: Education Reform as a Means of Class Alliance in Victorian England Undergraduate
Stringer, William (2015-04-01)Many historians agree that the Victorian period was crucial in the development of education in England. In fact Dinah Birch, in her 2008 book Our Victorian Education goes so far as to say that it was the genesis of the ... -
Mussolini the Revolutionary: The March on Rome Undergraduate
Christensen, Brittany (2015-04-01)The English language press appears to have been fascinated by the “March on Rome” – the peaceful Italian revolution – which is highly convenient, as it gives us a day by day account of the event, allowing us to see how the ... -
Night of Broken Glass Remembered: How the New York Times Reported Kristallnacht in a Historical Context Undergraduate
Harkins, Paighten (2015-04-01)It is often said that news organizations write the first draft of history. However, news organizations are not just recording history and filing it away. They distribute this draft to the public, whose world perceptions ... -
Out of the Ashes: African American Responses to the Second Italo-Ethiopian War Undergraduate
Romines, Blake (He has few)Writing in 1938, two years after Fascist Italy conquered Ethiopia, the eminent African American intellectual and columnist George S. Schuyler proclaimed the Rise of the Black Internationale. Having faced the travails of ... -
Religion and Resistance: An Analysis on the Influence of Christianity on the White Rose Resistance Movement Undergraduate
Kincaide, Laura (2015-04-01)Because religion often leads people to do seemingly irrational things, understanding a person’s religion is essential to understand his/her actions. This was especially true in Nazi Germany when religious conviction led ... -
A Satisfying Death: Eighteenth Century Creek Spiritual Traditions Undergraduate
Báez, Margaretta Gabriela (2015-04-01)A Satisfying Death, Eighteenth Century Creek Spiritual Traditions, by Margaretta Gabriela Báez, is above all a fascinating story. I found this paper compelling in part because I am a history major focusing on American and ... -
Sephardi Identity in Greater Syria in the Late Ottoman Period Undergraduate
Ranger, Shelby (2015-04-01)Identity is fluid for any individual or group of people, and depends on changing cultural, political, social, and economic environments as well as histories. Tensions between Sephardim and the Ottoman Empire, Ashkenazim, ... -
Sino-Korean Relations and the Ming-Qing Transition Undergraduate
Otis, Franklin (2015-04-01)China and Korea have long had a close relationship. However, during the early Qing dynasty, the relations between China and Korea were not as warm as usual. Following the Chinese Ming dynasty, one of the more intimate ... -
So That Others May Live: The Struggle of Jewish Doctors to Preserve Life in the Holocaust Undergraduate
Eckenrode, Nicholas A. (2015-04-01)The Holocaust is at once a frequent subject of collegiate study and an infinitely multi-layered moment in history. In this paper, Nicholas Eckenrode succeeds in analyzing an element of Holocaust history whose obscurity has ... -
Stumbling in the Dark: How America Fumbled its Energy Future Undergraduate
Koch, H. Martin (2015-04-01)Throughout recent history, American energy policy has been a misguided “clusterfrack” biased toward fossil fuel interests and dismissive of long-term security. Rather than creating a proactive, sustainable plan for fueling ... -
The University of Oklahoma Historical Journal Undergraduate
Capps, Sarah; Collins, Adriana; Dixon, Arthur; McCullough, Morgan; Miles, Sarah; Robertson, Terrence; Rodríguez, Monique; Romines, Richard; Scheller, Austin; Folsom, Raphael; Griswold, Robert; Olberding, Garret (2015-04-01)Preface to the Fourth Issue of the OU Historical Journal by the Editors -
Victoria's Real Secret: Male Masculinity Undergraduate
Collins, Adriana (2015-04-01)History proves one thing; men will strive against all odds their entire lives to assert their superiority above other men. Whether it involves fighting in an arena or amassing so much wealth you can pay other men to bow ...