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Browsing by Subject "Department of History"

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    ALL OPPOSED: The Interwar Rhetoric of Peace at the University of Oxford
    (2010-04-22) Wilz, Patrick G.
    What I hope to achieve in the following analysis is a cogent illustration of the peace debate throughout the University of Oxford in the 1930s. The expressions of animosity and ideological dissension in local papers acknowledged the period’s many concerns, namely the possibility of a second world war and the hardship of economic downturn, but also prescribed what was by many thought its only cure—pacifism. The following analysis will, if at all successful, address these issues while also producing a faithful likeness of Oxford in the twentieth century.
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    Body Language in Central America
    (2010-04-21) Svingen, Davis
    Much can be deduced about a culture’s attitude towards the body and persons with disabilities from the language used to describe them. For example, in the United States, language has evolved alongside the manner in which we understand and relate to people with disabilities, from “invalid,” to “disabled person.” Disability and language are so connected that the percentage of persons with disabilities in Honduras, according to a 2002 report of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, varies from 0.2% to 20.9% depending solely upon the language used to describe “disability.” The field of Disabilities Studies is virtually unknown in the international arena and the goal of Dr. Patrick McNamara’s research is to bring this field of study to a wider audience in Mexico.
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    The Collapse of the Soviet Union: An Annotated Bibliography of Select English-Languages Sources
    (2011-10-17) Bradley, Tyler
    A selective, annotated bibliography representing different fields and their contribution to a better understanding of the collapse of the Soviet Union. The ultimate emphasis of this bibliography is memoirs and eyewitness accounts, both by Soviet officials who actively participated – as proponents or opponents – in the changes and events that contributed to and immediately followed the collapse of the USSR, as well as by journalists and foreign diplomats. Also included are a selection of edited collections that contain contributions by scholars and academics, as such sources were deemed to be valuable by virtue of the multiple viewpoints and modes of analysis that they address. Other edited collections include letters from Soviet citizens to Soviet publications and essays written by Soviet officials as a means to promote the reforms of perestroika and glasnost.
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    Effects of Cocaine On the Brain
    (2012-04-18) Halverson, Carrie
    Coca leaves have been in use by native tribes in South America for thousands of years before the sacred plant was transformed into the drug we know today, cocaine. Warriors used it to remain alert on watch. Shamans used it for more spiritual purposes, while others used it as simply a harmless pass time. The alkaloid for cocaine was first separated in 1855. If only they knew what they had truly discovered. Cocaine would soon become a cure-all for any ailment before quickly becoming banished to the underworld of drugs and crime. While many people in society are quick to dismiss it as an addicting party drug, very few have taken the time to truly understand how this drug functions.
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    Enslaved Underwater Divers: Challenging Concepts of Race and Slavery in the Atlantic World (2015-02-05)
    (2015) Dawson, Kevin
    Enslaved Underwater Divers: Challenging Concepts of Race and Slavery in the Atlantic World: A Public Lecture by Kevin Dawson, University of California, Merced
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    The German Language in Minnesota: High German Language Education in Select Minnesotan Hutterite Colonies
    (2011-04-13) Wacholz, Tanya
    The German language has a rich history and cultural significance in Minnesota. Yet, today the number of living native Minnesotans who speak German as a first language has been dwindling since the late twentieth century. The Hutterite colonies in Minnesota, however, continue to speak their German dialect as their mother language, and sometimes Hutterite children do not learn English until they reach kindergarten. Because the Hutterite dialect is not a written language (although there currently exist efforts to change that) the Hutterites’ sermons and songs are composed primarily in High German, thus creating a need for High German education in the colony. To research the current state of the German language, I interviewed the German language teachers of Haven Colony in Dexter, MN, and Heartland Colony in Lake Benton, MN. These interviews provided insight into the colony’s High German language education practices and developments in teaching High German. I learned that each colony has their own way of teaching and using High German, and problems regarding the High Germans’ dwindling usage in the colonies were addressed with different solutions based on the colony as well. This project fits into a wider body of research done by Professor Evelyn Firchow on the changing state of the German language in Minnesota, which includes cultural and dialect research on the Hutterites and other Minnesotans of German descent.
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    Interview with Ann Pflaum
    (University of Minnesota, 1995-08-16) Pflaum, Ann M.; Chambers, Clarke A.
    Clarke A. Chambers interviews Ann Pflaum, former member of the Department of History and associate dean for Continuing Education and Extension.
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    Interview with Clarke A. Chambers
    (University of Minnesota, 1996-03-15) Chambers, Clarke A.; Strauss, Karen
    Karen Strauss interviews Professor Emeritus Clarke A. Chambers.
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    Interview with Edward (Ted) Farmer
    (University of Minnesota, 1994-06-30) Farmer, Edward L.; Chambers, Clarke A.
    Clarke A. Chambers interviews Edward Farmer, professor in the Department of History.
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    Interview with Harold C. Deutsch
    (University of Minnesota, 1983-08-19) Deutsch, Harold C.; Chambers, Clarke A.
    Clarke A. Chambers interviews Harold C. Deutsch, former professor in the Department of History.
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    Interview with Hyman Berman
    (University of Minnesota, 1984-09-22) Berman, Hyman; Chambers, Clarke A.
    Clarke A. Chambers interviews Hyman Berman, member of the Department of History. Berman speaks about his work at the University of Minnesota and his work related to labor history.
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    Interview with John Howe
    (University of Minnesota, 1994-07-25) Howe, John; Chambers, Clarke A.
    Clarke A. Chambers interviews John Howe, professor of History and American Studies.
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    Interview with Sara Evans
    (University of Minnesota, 1999-07-25) Evans, Sara M.; Pflaum, Ann M.
    Ann Pflaum interviews Sara Evans, history professor and chairperson of the Faculty Consultative Committee (FCC).
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    Interview with Stanford Lehmberg
    (University of Minnesota, 1994-09-08) Lehmberg, Stanford E.; Chambers, Clarke A.
    Clarke A. Chambers interviews Stanford Lehmberg, professor in the Department of History.
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    Interview with Theofanis Stavrou
    (University of Minnesota, 1998-06-22) Stavrou, Theofanis; Chambers, Clarke A.
    Clarke A. Chambers interviews Theofanis Stavrou, a professor associated with the Department of History and the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies.
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    Interview with William Wright
    (University of Minnesota, 1994-09-07) Wright, William; Chambers, Clarke A.
    Clarke A. Chambers interviews William Wright, professor for the Department of History and former director of Graduate Studies and International Programs.
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    Local and Global Markets, Class-Cultures, and Imported Fabrics in Southwestern Germany, 1750-1850
    (2022-05) Uphoff, Maxwell
    The southwestern German state of Württemberg in the 18th and 19th centuries presents a unique opportunity for the analysis of the interactions between global fabric markets and local socioeconomic conditions. Combining a history of local protoindustrial fabric production with increasingly important fiber imports from North America and Asia, Württemberg also has the unique advantage of having had a system of governance that placed an emphasis on recording transfers of property. These recordings, in the form of dowry inventories of newly married couples, were detailed down to the level of individual items, allowing for in-depth analysis of the entry of imported fabrics into locally-owned items. For this study, nine inventories, across the mid 18th century, the late 18th century, and the early 19th century, and across low, middle, and high wealth couples in each respective period, were studied, in Gruorn, a village transitioning from an agricultural economy to one based on a combination of farming, handicrafts, and proto-industrial linen production. It was observed that across dowries, the percentage of the dowry’s value represented by clothing items containing some imported fabrics tended to increase over time. This increase is especially noticeable and persistent across time in inventories of goods belonging to couples in the low wealth category. In particular, the count of items that are both inexpensive and highly visible experience some of the most dramatic growth in low wealth inventories. The striking increases in the number of Halstücher (kerchiefs) and Strümpfe (socks) with imported fibers in low wealth inventories may indicate that the rise in imported fabrics provided a means for cheap self-expression, or accessible fashion, among the lower classes of Gruorn.
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    A Minnesota-Mexico Dialogue: Martin County, MN
    (2011-04-13) Bankson, Leah; McNamara, Patrick
    Martin County, Minnesota is located in Southern Minnesota. Due to aging of the general population combined with the need for manual labor in the agriculture and food processing industries, Martin Country has a growing population of younger Mexican/Mexican Americans. During the summer of 2010 I joined with Dr. Patrick J. McNamara to contribute to a broader research project entitled, "Minnesota Mexico Dialogue." Our objective in this project was to better understand the historical and current context of Mexican migration in a local setting. Furthermore, how migration itself is a dialogue between and within communities. To accomplish this, I conducted (1) archival research at the Martin County Historical Society and (2) oral histories with Mexican Americans, Mexican immigrants, migrant workers, and Hispanic business owners in Martin County. While my aim was broad--to uncover any surviving history of Mexican migration to Martin Count--I came across an article in a 1931 Sentinel Newspaper that captured my full attention and became the full focus of my research. A Mexican laborer on a beet farm shot and killed the county sheriff, and in response, was killed by a posse of townspeople, shot by 15 bullets. I examined and analyzed the press coverage of this event as well as editorials written by ordinary citizens. The question that I asked is; How was this event used to shape Anglo perceptions of Mexican people in the 1930s in Martin County, MN?