University of Oklahoma Historical Journal: Recent submissions
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Night of Broken Glass Remembered: How the New York Times Reported Kristallnacht in a Historical Context Undergraduate
(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 ... -
Bad Neighbors: A Look into the Complex Relations within the Creek Nation through the Acorn Whistler Crisis Undergraduate
(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 ... -
Outrage at Oklahoma: Campus Protests in the Weeks after the Kent State Shootings Undergraduate
(2014-04-01)“Outrage at Oklahoma: Campus Protests in the Weeks after the Kent State Shootings,” by Dominic Granello, uses deep research in memoirs, campus newspapers, and oral history to paint a nuanced portrait of OU in the tumultuous ... -
American Support of the Iran-Iraq War: A Pyrrhic Victory Undergraduate
(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 ... -
A Lengend in the Making: The Evolution of the Conquest Accounts of Al-Andalus Undergraduate
(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 King and I?: An Analysis of Social Class and Loyalty in the Sagas of the Icelanders Undergraduate
(2016-04-01)Caleb Farris’s The King and I?: An Analysis of Social Class and Loyalty in the Sagas of the Icelanders, describes the role of social hierarchies in Viking society. It is not only brilliantly written, but underscores the ... -
The Bases The Story of Norman's Naval Bases during 1942 Undergraduate
(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 ... -
So That Others May Live: The Struggle of Jewish Doctors to Preserve Life in the Holocaust Undergraduate
(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 ... -
Strangers in Their Own Land: How Moorish Occupation Conditioned Spanish Views of the New World Undergraduate
(2014-04-01)The Spaniards watched with bated breath. The dust, having been kicked up by hundreds of natives who had just arrived, had yet to settle making visibility difficult. The cause of all this commotion was the arrival of the ... -
The Liberal Libertine: Gender and Revolution in the Writings of Francisco de Miranda Undergraduate
(2016-04-01)Francisco de Miranda's life embodied the contradiction which was central to the Age of Democratic Revolution: to what extent could the liberal ideologies emerging from the Enlightenment replace the old order? Just as other ... -
Hugo Falcandus, the History of Tyrants, and the Normalization of Norman Sicily Undergraduate
(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 ... -
Heterogeneous Exiliados, Permanent Exilios, and Imagined Patrias: Modern Exile from Argentina and Chile Undergraduate
(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 ... -
Victoria's Real Secret: Male Masculinity Undergraduate
(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 ... -
Mussolini the Revolutionary: The March on Rome Undergraduate
(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 Death Dealer Undergraduate
(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 ... -
Navigating the Revolution Undergraduate
(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 ... -
Continuity in Care: The History of Deinstitutionalization in Oklahoma's Mental Healthcare System Undergraduate
(2016-04-01)Sarah Capps has approached the subject of the deinstitutionalization of Oklahoma’s mental health system with great attention to detail and tenacious research. She has also made connections from the act of deinstitutionalization ... -
The Influence of Indigenous Artistis in the Maps of the Relaciones Geográficas Undergraduate
(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 ... -
The Legacy of Honor in War Undergraduate
(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, ... -
A Satisfying Death: Eighteenth Century Creek Spiritual Traditions Undergraduate
(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 ...