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From Flourishing Industrial Slavocracy to Restrictive Tenancy and Re-Enslavement: The Southern Labor Force Before and After the Civil War

Mang Lu - Some scholars of American history suggest the institution of slavery was dying out on the eve of the Civil War, implying the Civil War was fought over more generic, philosophical states' rights principles rather than slavery itself. Economic evidence shows this conclusion... Keep Reading »

Propaganda, Idealism, and Subculture: The Evolution of Che Guevara's Image in Chinese Cultural Memory

Lingxiao (Linda) . Gao - Being a worldwide popular icon, the Argentine Marxist revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara has been differently re-appropriated by a variety of movements across the globe; but his reception and symbolization in contemporary China has been less discussed... Keep Reading »

The Lingering Influence of Revolutionary Political Discourse From the Civil War and Reconstruction Era

Bhadrajee S. Hewage - The Civil War was a seminal moment in the historical development in the United States. The American Revolution may have created the U.S. as a sovereign nation, but the Civil War helped to determine what kind of nation America would become. The Reconstruction era, from... Keep Reading »

Genocide Memorialization in the Modern Era: Communal Mourning Through Institutions and Culture

Emily Bennett - Genocide Memorialization focuses on the community after a genocide in what they choose to remember and how they achieve that goal of memorialization. Memorialization efforts are museums, institutions, policy, law, education, documentaries and first person accounts... Keep Reading »

Molding the Peasantry on the Road to Modernity: State and Peasant Relations in Russia and the Soviet Union

Sophia Hernandez Tragesser - This paper examines the peasantry's response to modernization measures taken by Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the pursuit of modernity, the Tsarist Russian and early Soviet regimes altered the nature of the peasantry... Keep Reading »
 
 

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American Slavery
2021, Vol. 13 No. 05
From Flourishing Industrial Slavocracy to Restrictive Tenancy and Re-Enslavement: The Southern Labor Force Before and After the Civil War
By Mang Lu
Some scholars of American history suggest the institution of slavery was dying out on the eve of the Civil War, implying the Civil War was fought over more generic, philosophical states' rights principles rather than slavery itself. Economic evidence... Read Article »
Slavery Economics American Civil War Labor Economics Capitalism Agriculture Industrial Agriculture
Philosophy Of History
2021, Vol. 13 No. 03
The Self-Cognizant Idea and the Methodological Transformation of Hegel, Marx, and Ditlthey's Historiography
By Youngdahl Kaylee
The transformation of the philosophy of history reveals how and why methodological systems change over time. Methodological systems engage in contemplative action, and strive to assemble a distinguishable pattern of historical study. Though structure... Read Article »
History Materialism Idealism Relativism Philosophy Of History
African-american Literature
2021, Vol. 13 No. 02
The Graphic Novel as Argument: Visual Representation Strategy In Kyle Baker's Nat Turner
By Jacqueline Rodriguez
Traditional slave narratives follow a set of conventions that helped abolitionists recognize them as factual and trustworthy stories. Previously enslaved authors subverted those conventions to take control of their narratives and expose white abolitionists... Read Article »
Nat Turner Slave Narrative Graphic Novels African-American Literature American Literature
Modern Chinese History
2021, Vol. 13 No. 02
Propaganda, Idealism, and Subculture: The Evolution of Che Guevara's Image in Chinese Cultural Memory
By Lingxiao (Linda) Gao
Being a worldwide popular icon, the Argentine Marxist revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara has been differently re-appropriated by a variety of movements across the globe; but his reception and symbolization in contemporary China has... Read Article »
Modern Chinese History Popular Culture Socialist Revolution Idealism Iconography Che Guevara
American History
2021, Vol. 13 No. 01
The Lingering Influence of Revolutionary Political Discourse From the Civil War and Reconstruction Era
By Bhadrajee S. Hewage
The Civil War was a seminal moment in the historical development in the United States. The American Revolution may have created the U.S. as a sovereign nation, but the Civil War helped to determine what kind of nation America would become. The Reconstruction... Read Article »
American History American Civil War Reconstruction Confederacy American Slavery Political Discourse
Film Criticism
2020, Vol. 12 No. 12
Examining the Complex, Subjective Filmography of Oliver Stone: A Comparison and Critique of JFK to Nixon and Platoon to Heaven & Earth
By Mang Lu
Oliver Stone's filmography has levied an unprecedented effect on the popular understanding of American history, especially of the turmoil surrounding the Vietnam War and the assassination of John F. Kennedy. His style has been described as highly... Read Article »
Oliver Stone Film History Film Studies American History Vietnam War Richard Nixon John F. Kennedy
Genocide
2020, Vol. 12 No. 12
Genocide Memorialization in the Modern Era: Communal Mourning Through Institutions and Culture
By Emily Bennett
Genocide Memorialization focuses on the community after a genocide in what they choose to remember and how they achieve that goal of memorialization. Memorialization efforts are museums, institutions, policy, law, education, documentaries and first... Read Article »
Genocide Rwandan Genocide Holocaust Indonesia Khmer Rouge Human Rights Memorialization Museums
American History
2020, Vol. 12 No. 11
Bonds of Slavery and Bonds of Love: Investigating the Role of African-American Families and Marital Unions in the Struggle Against Slavery
By Xavier G. Reader
Resistance to oppression is often found in the most unlikely of places. This article investigates the significance that families and partnerships played in fostering the emotional support necessary to sustain enslaved peoples throughout the onslaught... Read Article »
American Slavery Antebellum South Slave Rebellion Marriage Family American History
Russian History
2020, Vol. 12 No. 11
Molding the Peasantry on the Road to Modernity: State and Peasant Relations in Russia and the Soviet Union
By Sophia Hernandez Tragesser
This paper examines the peasantry's response to modernization measures taken by Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the pursuit of modernity, the Tsarist Russian and early Soviet regimes altered... Read Article »
Russia Soviet Union Peasantry Modernity Russian History
Ancient History
2020, Vol. 12 No. 11
Goddess in the Sheets, Prostitute in the Streets: Examining Public & Private Divisions of Gender in Mesopotamian Cities
By Georgia H. Vance
This paper explores the spatial expression of the female gender in early Mesopotamian cities from c. 2334-1595 B.C.E. Gender in Mesopotamia has been widely studied socially but not spatially, and here I aim to provide a consideration of gender through... Read Article »
Archaeology Gender Mesopotamia Ancient History Ancient Near East Sensory Anthropology
Social Movements
2020, Vol. 12 No. 11
Complementary Spheres of Resistance in the Anti-Apartheid Struggle: The Relationship Between Formal and Informal Arenas of Protest
By Faith A. Fisher
The African National Congress is widely credited as the institutional body that effectuated the fall of Apartheid in South Africa. While the formal actions of the ANC enfeebled the National Party, the political party only represents one source of... Read Article »
South Africa Anti-apartheid Movement Social Movements Political Parties Apartheid Protest
Museology
2020, Vol. 12 No. 11
Challenging the Dichotomy Between "Natural" and "Cultural" in Museums: A Case Study of Bird Symbolism and Human Origins
By David Lichty
Many natural history museums use the categories of “cultural” and “natural” as a means of separating exhibition content. This article challenges this practice and the inherent paradigm that supports it. By dismissing the... Read Article »
Museums Museology Culture Symbolism Animal Symbolism Archaeology Human History
Public Health
2020, Vol. 2020 No. 1
Poor Cultural Communication as an Obstacle to Adequate Medical Care: A Case Study of the Manchurian Plague Epidemics
By Jingkai Hou
Published by Inquiries Journal: Special Editions
This study analyzes the publications of Dr. Wu Lien-teh, health commissioner during the Manchurian plague epidemics, to demonstrate how poor cultural communication can adversely affect medical care and health policies. Combined with a case study... Read Article »
Public Health Epidemics Cultural Communication China
English History
2020, Vol. 2020 No. 1
Solving Poverty by Reforming Moral Character: How the New Poor Law Failed 19th Century British Society
By Fiona D. Xu
Published by Inquiries Journal: Special Editions
The 19th century, a tumultuous period which saw a momentous change to a way of life, also saw the implementation of the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, a decisive change in England’s relationship with its poor. The local parish based poor... Read Article »
English History English Law Poor Laws Poverty
Medieval Literature
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
Racialized Discourse and Economies of Female Saracen Bodies in The Sultan of Babylon
By Claire Crow
The fifteenth-century Middle English romance "The Sultan of Babylon" partakes in the Orientalist literary tradition through the poet's linguistic economy of the Other. The paradoxical shortages and surpluses of ethnic descriptors of East female... Read Article »
Saracen Medieval History Middle Ages Islamic Middle Ages Charlemagne Women in Literature Medieval Literature
 
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