History Honors Conference

Join us for the first annual History Honors Conference, the culmination of the undergraduate Distinguished Scholars Program in History. On Saturday, April 25th, the Department of History will host a one-day celebration of students who completed a two-semester senior thesis project. Each student has developed an independent project of original historical research and will share their findings in brief panel presentations, followed by questions from the audience.

Schedule

9:15 - 9:30 AM - Welcome and Remarks

Prof. Andrea Sterk & CLA Dean GerShun Avilez

9:30 - 10:30 AM - "Policing and Crime: London, Los Angeles, Minneapolis" with Prof. Tracey Deutsch

Talia Magnuson, Dori Catz, and Nat Goodwin

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM - "From the Roman Empire to Early Islam: Emperors, Religion, and the Place of Women" with Prof. Andrea Sterk

Carole Eteye, Hailey Pavelka, Emma Sparks, and Ainsley Pauna

12:00 - 1:00 PM - Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 PM - "Literary Visions of Europe and the Wider World: Medieval to Modern" with Prof. Howard Louthan

Alexa Haack, Colby Miller, and Nathan White

2:00 - 3:20 PM - "Race & Gender in North American History: From the Outskirts to the Heartland" with Prof. Aaron Hall

Alex Nelson, Nadia Woolner, and Dyllon Lohmann

Jim Vlcek with Prof. Dave Hacker

3:30 - 4:30 PM - "War and Its Aftermath in the 20th Century: Forgetting, Remembering, and Negotiating the Past" with Prof. Sheer Ganor

Hannah Kiresuk, Matthew Smeaton, and Ryken Farr

4:30 - 4:45 PM - Closing Remarks

Prof. Howard Louthan (Director of Undergraduate Studies) and Prof. Sarah Chambers (Department Chair)