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Full-Text Articles in History
Historical Trauma: Literary And Testimonial Responses To Hiroshima, Mariam Ghonim
Historical Trauma: Literary And Testimonial Responses To Hiroshima, Mariam Ghonim
Theses and Dissertations
The concept of trauma is controversial in literature. While one may be able to come up with ways to describe trauma in fiction, representing historical trauma is a hard task for writers. Some argue that trauma can not be described through those who did not experience it, while others claim that, provided some elements are added, one can represent trauma to the reader. This thesis focuses on twentieth-century historical traumas related to a nuclear catastrophe and explores the different literary and testimonial responses to the catastrophic man-made event of Hiroshima (1945). In this thesis, Kathleen Burkinshaw’s historical fiction The Last …
Chaos In Congress: Masculinity And Violence In The Congressional Struggle Over Kansas, Ian L. Baumer
Chaos In Congress: Masculinity And Violence In The Congressional Struggle Over Kansas, Ian L. Baumer
The Gettysburg College Journal of the Civil War Era
According to Joanne Freeman's recent book on congressional violence, in the years between 1830 and 1860, members of Congress engaged in 'manly' violence against one another more than seventy times. However, no issue caused more violent personal disputes in the legislature than slavery. In particular, the debate over the legal status of slavery in the Kansas Territory caused a panoply of incidents in Congress, including near-duel between John C. Breckinridge and Francis Cutting in 1854, Preston Brooks' caning of Charles Sumner in 1856, and a brawl in the House of Representatives in 1858. This article examines how these lawmakers' views …
Little Rock’S Unique Political Opportunities For Black Arkansans, 1865-1905, Isaac J. Cross
Little Rock’S Unique Political Opportunities For Black Arkansans, 1865-1905, Isaac J. Cross
ATU Theses and Dissertations 2021 - Present
Little Rock, Arkansas offered unique political opportunities in the late nineteenth century. Unlike the rest of the state, Little Rock housed a prominent middle-class black community that earned political office positions in local and state government. The current historical scholarship on the state’s African American political power in these years lacks detailed treatment of the political power of black Arkansans in Little Rock. Using newspapers, census data, and local and state government documents, this thesis argues for the unique position of the state’s capital for black Arkansans. In the late nineteenth century, the black middle class was especially strong in …
The Americans Progress Forgot? An Interdisciplinary Study Of The Role Of Media In Opiate Politics, Rachael M. Erickson
The Americans Progress Forgot? An Interdisciplinary Study Of The Role Of Media In Opiate Politics, Rachael M. Erickson
Senior Theses
The most recent opioid crisis in the United States was largely described, by politicians, the media, and subsequently members of the voting public, as being an issue primarily affecting rural White communities. This phenomenon is shaped by the fact that the rate at which White Americans use opiates is outpaced by the frequency with which White American use of opiates is described as an issue of human interest in opinion or editorial articles in news media. In this thesis I aim to understand how the racialized public and political perception of opiate use is shaped by local media.
The following …
Spurlock, John Howard, 1939-2023 (Sc 3680), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Spurlock, John Howard, 1939-2023 (Sc 3680), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3680. Notes of an interview, 6 December 1986, by WKU professor John H. Spurlock with James Stuart, the brother of author Jesse Stuart. They discuss Jesse Stuart’s columns for the Greenup (Ky.) News and his editorship of the Greenup County Citizen; local and school board politics; and a physical attack on Jesse Stuart following his criticism of the local member of Congress.
An Ill-Suited Memorial? Nazi Atrocities In Publications On The American Right, 1930-1985, Sandor Farkas
An Ill-Suited Memorial? Nazi Atrocities In Publications On The American Right, 1930-1985, Sandor Farkas
Graduate College Dissertations and Theses
From 1930 to 1985, reactions to Nazi atrocities in the Saturday Evening Post, Wall Street Journal, and National Review represent a sampling of the American political right’s understanding, memory, and use of the Holocaust. A touchstone for evil in American culture and politics, few scholarly works have explored the origins of the Holocaust’s outsized role in American political discourse, and fewer have seriously considered the American right’s role in this evolution. Nazi atrocities assumed their role in American politics because the novelty of Nazi crimes against Jews and their post-war consequences received persistent media attention. On the American political right, …
Merino Wool In America: Migration, Economic Desire And Patriotism, Una R. Winn
Merino Wool In America: Migration, Economic Desire And Patriotism, Una R. Winn
Senior Projects Spring 2023
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Arts and The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.
Amjambo Africa! (January 2023), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (January 2023), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
War in eastern DRC ............2-3
Updates from Africa ................4
Depression/refugee camps...... 5
Editorial .....................................6
Amjambo Arts: Phuc Tran ......7
Advice: Someone to trust .....8-9
In 7 languages
Notable inaugurations .....10-11
Coastal resilience ...................11
All about the Workforce ........12
Financial literacy/New Year ..12
Legislative Update ..................13
MCA Giraffe awards ..............14
Tips & Info ..............................15
Year in Review .................. 16-17
Health & Wellness.......18-23, 25
Protecting vision
Health in winter
In 7 languages
Portland Adult Ed. .................27
Abolitionist movement ..........27
Languages are similar ............27
Ukrainian perspective ...........28
Is Faith The Ultimate Divider?: The Intersections Between Religion And Political Behavior In The United States, Ryan Supple
Is Faith The Ultimate Divider?: The Intersections Between Religion And Political Behavior In The United States, Ryan Supple
Honors Projects
This thesis examines the complex relationship between religiosity and voting behavior in the United States. In a country where religion has diminished in importance over time, it seems rather fascinating that it still plays such a large role in the inner-workings of American politics. Chapter One analyzes the varying ways in which scholars have approached emergent political trends between religious groups, particularly with regards to political parties, voting behavior, and government representation. Chapter Two extends this analysis to the American National Election Studies (ANES), a national survey distributed to random samples of Americans during election seasons. The information from the …
La Casita Center: An Accompaniment Based Approach To Social Justice And Social Service., Ben Harlan
La Casita Center: An Accompaniment Based Approach To Social Justice And Social Service., Ben Harlan
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
La Casita Center is a Louisville based nonprofit organization that accompanies Latinx immigrants in the Louisville Metro area. and that is led and staffed by Latina immigrants. In this thesis, I investigate how employees of this Latinx-immigrant led nonprofit organization, navigate challenges to both administer service and build community using the model of accompaniment. Organizations like La Casita are critically important for Latinx newcomer communities in the United States and as neoliberal and nativist-inspired policiescontinue to oppress and marginalize, La Casita provides a model for what it means to center inclusion, belonging, community, and solidarity. In a global landscape of …
Amjambo Africa! (November 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (November 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Nigerian Community .............. 2
Amjambo Arts.......................... 3
Moonglade .............................4-5
Education ..................................6
Publisher’s editorial ..................7
Financial literacy ..........8-13, 19
In 7 languages
World Market Basket ......14-15
Election special .................16-17
All about the Workforce ........18
Community Happenings ...... 20
News from Africa. .............22-23
Health&Wellness. ..............24-31
Topic: Loneliness
In 7 languages
Community columns .......32-33
New Voices ........................34-35
Tips & Info ........................36-37
Afghan Adjustment Act ........ 38
Logan, Leland Hallowell, 1905-1980 (Mss 744), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Logan, Leland Hallowell, 1905-1980 (Mss 744), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 744. Correspondence and papers of Bowling Green, Kentucky attorney Leland H. Logan. Includes some personal material regarding his law practice and draft status, diaries for 1944 and 1945, and a small group of files representing his legal work, especially for the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation.
Amjambo Africa! (October 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (October 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Election special .....................2-3
Moonglade .............................4-5
Amjambo Arts.......................... 6
Credential equivalencies ....8-10
In 7 languages
Ask the doctor ........................11
In 7 languages
Housing update ......................12
Editorial ...................................13
Market Basket ................... 14-15
Beautiful Blackbird .......... 16-17
All about the Workforce ........18
Community Happenings..20-21
News from Africa ..............22-23
Health & Wellness .............24-31
In 7 languages
Community columns .............32
Financial literacy ....................33
New Voices columns ........34-35
Tips & Info ........................36-37
Amjambo Africa! (July 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (July 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Amjambo Arts ......................2/3
Adama Delphine Fawundu Arisa White • Genius Black
Education ..................................4
Youth Fellowship Moonglade ................................ 5
4th of July • Hanji Chang
APIDA books for kids
Editorial & Letters.................... 6
Tips & info ...........................8-15
Fully translated
Useful info: Stimulus checks,
Resources, Marijuana, scams World Market Basket .............16
Farm market in Wales All about the workforce... 18/19
Licensing • Networking Community Happenings..20/21
News from Africa .......22/23/36
Congo Basin • Rwanda Ethiopia • DRC
Health & Wellness ............24-30
Lead poisoning - Fully Translated
Ask the Doctor • COVID Monkeypox • Suicide prevention
Community org. columns ....32
Financial …
Ms-290: Wwii Diary Of Leslie Wright Jr., U.S. Signal Corps, Danielle S. Russell
Ms-290: Wwii Diary Of Leslie Wright Jr., U.S. Signal Corps, Danielle S. Russell
All Finding Aids
Leslie Wright Jr. enlisted in the United States Signal Corps on September 15, 1941, serving as a 2nd Lieutenant, until he was honorably discharged on January 9, 1946. He was first stationed in Richmond-Upon-Thames in Southwest London, before being transferred to Grimsby, in North East Lincolnshire.
This diary details a wide array of subjects relevant to Wright’s personal life and his service with the United States Signal Corps. References are made to politics and pop culture in the early 1940s.
Special Collections and College Archives Finding Aids are discovery tools used to describe and provide access to our holdings. Finding …
Amjambo Africa! (June 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (June 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue Education ..................................3
Moonglade .............................4/5
Publisher’s editorial ..................7
Financial literacy: what is Credit .................8-13
In 7 languages Market Basket ..................14/15
Tips&Info ................................16
Lead in soil ..............................17
All about the Workforce ..18/19
Community Happenings .20/21
photos from community events
News from Africa .............22/36
Health&Wellness ...............24-31
Bridging the healthcare gap
In 7 languages
Columns .......................32/33/39
Nonprofit Organizations
Ask the D.A.
Let’s Talk/ELL
New Voices columns ........34/35
0875: Mike Jones President Barack Obama Media Collection, 2008-2013, Marshall University Special Collections
0875: Mike Jones President Barack Obama Media Collection, 2008-2013, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
This collection is predominantly newspapers from 2008-2011 and magazines from the same time period. Other items include campaign paraphernalia such as a t-shirt, campaign signs (one covered in anti-Obama graffiti), campaign buttons, bumper stickers, and an advertisement for the coverage of the 2008 election by Arizona Daily Star, and VHS recordings of the election, inauguration of President Obama, and President Obama’s first 100 days in office
The 1980 Moscow Olympic Boycott: Politics And The Public, Jonathan White
The 1980 Moscow Olympic Boycott: Politics And The Public, Jonathan White
Global Tides
The paper examines the role President Carter played in forcing a boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games by drawing support from a politically charged public. The Cold War altered not only American perceptions of the U.S.S.R. but also the Olympic Games. While the games were meant to serve as an apolitical arena meant only to celebrate athletic achievement, both sides of the Cold War used the games for political statements in favor of their own systems. President Carter was able to use the belief many Americans held that the U.S.S.R. was to be defeated and delegeitimized at every step …
Interview With Hugh Gillis, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
Interview With Hugh Gillis, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection
Senator Hugh Gillis (G) interviewed by Esther Mallard (M), July 29, 1992. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!
Interview With Jay Fraser, Malcolm Maclean, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
Interview With Jay Fraser, Malcolm Maclean, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection
Jay Fraser and Malcolm MacLean were interviewed by Esther Mallard, May 12, 1990. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!
Interview With Phil Landrum, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
Interview With Phil Landrum, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection
Phil Landrum was interviewed by an unknown interviewer ("UK"), October 17, 1978. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!
Interview With Harry Chapman, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
Interview With Harry Chapman, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection
Harry Chapman interviewed by Esther Mallard and Dr. Frank Saunders, March, 14, 1991. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!
The Epic Journey Of Pepe The Frog: A Study In Post-Truth, Jaq Webb
The Epic Journey Of Pepe The Frog: A Study In Post-Truth, Jaq Webb
Belmont University Research Symposium (BURS)
Abstract
The internet meme Pepe the Frog is an excellent avenue for exploring the relationship between post-truth politics, new media, and viral ideas. While memes as conceptualized by Richard Dawkins are essentially timeless components of human society, internet memes as exemplified by the hijacking of Pepe the Frog by the Alt-Right and the Trump campaign are a novel force with uniquely dark implications for liberal democracy. In this study, I attempt a leftist analysis of the best thinking about Post-Truth Trump-era politics and the communication tactics of the Alt-Right, which suggests that some of the same cultural and material forces …
Progress In The Bluegrass: An Analysis Of Grassroots Organizing In Kentucky Post 1970, Brooklyn Lile
Progress In The Bluegrass: An Analysis Of Grassroots Organizing In Kentucky Post 1970, Brooklyn Lile
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
While historians and other scholars have explored grassroots organizing in Kentucky, most historiography on this topic is limited to the 1930s through 1970s and focused on coal, labor, and the Civil Rights Movement. This paper fills a gap within the historiography by extending the discussion of grassroots organizing in Kentucky past the 1970s. Through the examination of organizational documents, membership newsletters, and oral histories, this paper explores the transformation of Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC) from 1981 to 2020. KFTC began as a small Eastern Kentucky organization focused predominantly on fair taxing practices in coal companies. Through efforts to diversify …
Slavery To Liberation: The African American Experience (Second Edition), Ogechi E. Anyanwu, Lisa Day, Joshua Farrington, Gwendolyn Graham, Norman Powell
Slavery To Liberation: The African American Experience (Second Edition), Ogechi E. Anyanwu, Lisa Day, Joshua Farrington, Gwendolyn Graham, Norman Powell
EKUOPEN: Open Textbooks
Slavery to Liberation: The African American Experience (Second Edition) gives instructors, students, and general readers a comprehensive and up-to-date account of African Americans’ cultural and political history, economic development, artistic expressiveness, and religious and philosophical worldviews in a critical framework. It offers sound interdisciplinary analysis of selected historical and contemporary issues surrounding the origins and manifestations of White supremacy in the United States. By placing race at the center of the work, the book offers significant lessons for understanding the institutional marginalization of Blacks in contemporary America and their historical resistance and perseverance.
From The End Of Politics To Legitimate Opposition: Political Perceptions Of The 37th Congress Of The United States In The North 1860-1862, Lauren Dubas
Honors Theses
This paper intends to explore the political landscape of the Union during the first two years of the Civil War, specifically how the people in the North perceived what remained of the Congress from 1860-1862. I will be using a combination of primary and secondary sources to cover the 37th Congress of the United States, whose members were elected in 1860 and legislated until the next Congressional election in 1862. My research shows several significant stages in the political landscape during this period and uses these stages of partisan politics as the foundation for understanding how the federal government, …
A Nude Horse Is A Rude Horse: The Society For Indecency To Naked Animals, Thomas Aiello
A Nude Horse Is A Rude Horse: The Society For Indecency To Naked Animals, Thomas Aiello
Animal Studies Journal
In 1959, Alan Abel began sending out a series of press releases to American media outlets credited to a new organization, The Society for Indecency to Naked Animals. Using the language of conservative moralists opposed to the changes in postwar society, he argued that ‘naked’ animals were scandalous and needed to be clothed. Pets, farm animals, and wildlife were all included, as the organization hued to slogans like ‘a nude horse is a rude horse’ and ‘decency today means morality tomorrow’. Abel employed comedian Buck Henry to play the organization’s president, G. Clifford Prout, who gave interviews and speeches covered …
The Little Man With The Big Mouth Stands Up For Wisconsin: George Wallace And The Political And Constitutional Struggles Between Federalism And Equal Protection In Wisconsin Elections From 1964 To 1976, Ben Hubing
Theses and Dissertations
Alabama Governor George Wallace ran for the presidency four times between 1964 and 1976, bringing his candidacy north of the Mason-Dixon Line to Wisconsin. Wallace’s campaign in the Badger State fostered a debate among residents regarding constitutional principles and values. Wallace weaponized federalism and states’ rights, arguing that the federal government should stay out of school segregation, promote law and order, restrict forced busing, and reduce burdensome taxation. White working-class Wisconsinites armed themselves with Wallace’s rhetoric, pushing back on social and political changes that threatened the status quo. Civil rights activists and the black community in Wisconsin armed themselves with …
A Comparative Analysis Of Political Climates In Lithuania, Poland, And Ireland In The Early 1900s Related To Us Immigration And Media Culture, Annelise Silkaitis
A Comparative Analysis Of Political Climates In Lithuania, Poland, And Ireland In The Early 1900s Related To Us Immigration And Media Culture, Annelise Silkaitis
Senior Theses
This thesis explores the process and experience of Lithuanian, Irish, and Polish immigrants during the late 1800s and early 1900s, as well as the role of media, specifically newspapers and books, in creating the representation and portrayal of these immigrant groups. These different ethnic groups left Europe for a variety of reasons, mainly economic and political, and sought a better life in the United States. Upon arrival, each group struggled with the Americanization process, learning English, building connections, and forming a new society. Although some immigrant groups formed stronger networks and communities upon arrival, each group faced poverty and discrimination. …
U.S. Government And Politics In Principle And Practice: Democracy, Rights, Freedoms And Empire, Samuel Finesurrey, Gary Greaves
U.S. Government And Politics In Principle And Practice: Democracy, Rights, Freedoms And Empire, Samuel Finesurrey, Gary Greaves
Open Educational Resources
This book is written for students early in college to provide a guide to the founding documents and structures of governance that form the United States political system. This book is called American Government and Politics in Principle and Practice because you will notice that what has been inscribed in law has not always been applied in practice-particularly for indigenous peoples, enslaved peoples, people of color, women, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, those formerly incarcerated, immigrants and the working class within U.S. society. In designing this book, we have two goals. First, we want you to know what the founding documents …