Browsing University of Oklahoma Historical Journal by Author "Scheller, Austin"
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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 ... -
An Ambivalent Revolution: A Review of Capitalism, God, and a Good Cigar Undergraduate
Rodriguez, Monique (2014-04-01)Any analysis of postrevolutionary Cuba, the first socialist republic to rise in Latin America, is inherently political. The volatile and lively debates surrounding the island nation's successes and failures spark up with ... -
American Support of the Iran-Iraq War: A Pyrrhic Victory Undergraduate
Glickstein, Daniel (2014-04-01)The Iran-Iraq War lasted from 22 September 1980 until 20 July 1988, cost over $1 trillion, and resulted in anywhere from five hundred thousand to one million deaths. This conflict caused irreparable damage to both countries ... -
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 ... -
Bad Neighbors: A Look into the Complex Relations within the Creek Nation through the Acorn Whistler Crisis Undergraduate
Hamilton, Brooke (2014-04-01)In “Bad Neighbors: A Look into the Complex Relations within the Creek Nation through the Acorn Whistler Crisis of 1752,” Brooke Hamilton unveils a gripping mid-eighteenth century tale of intrigue and deception, in which ... -
Benjamin Franklin and George Adams, Jr.: Enlightened Entrepeneurs Undergraduate
Wilson, Connor (2014-04-01)In “Benjamin Franklin and George Adams, Jr.: Enlightenment Entrepreneurs,” Connor Wilson shows us that in the Early Republic, science was used to capture both the public’s imagination and pocketbooks. Making deft use of ... -
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 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 ... -
Hugo Falcandus, the History of Tyrants, and the Normalization of Norman Sicily Undergraduate
Dixon, Arthur (2014-04-01)In “Hugo Falcandus, the History of the Tyrants, and the Normalization of Norman Sicily,” Arthur Dixon tackles a complex period in history with concise analysis and provides unexpected insight. He elucidates the ways in ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The National and International Responses to the Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Undergraduate
Hogan, Mallory (2014-04-01)“The National and International Responses to the Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg,” by Mallory Hogan, analyzes a controversial episode in American history from a global perspective, discussing the reactions of the public ... -
Navigating the Revolution Undergraduate
Carney, Daniel (2014-04-01)“I believe that, regrettable though it is, our defeat in war is imminent and inevitable.” – Prince Konoe. By February 14th, 1945 the Japanese war position had become untenable. The Japanese military had been suffering ...