Browsing History URC Student Scholarship by Issue Date
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The Development of a Feminist Consciousness in Spain
(1998-01-01)A dual legacy of anarchism and traditionalism in Spain has challenged women working throughout the last century to develop a feminist consciousness. The anarchist period opened the eyes of many women and allowed them to ... -
The Impact of Incarceration on African-American Families: A Focus on African-American Women Prisoners.
(1999-01-01)African-American women constitute a highly disproportionate amount of the California female prison population. Other statistics show that within the past twenty years, these numbers have continued to rise, making young ... -
Musical Forces At The Time Of J.S. Bach.
(1999-01-01)Joshua Rifkin, Andrew Parrot, John Butt, and Ton Koopman are just some of the names that stand in the forefront of contemporary thinking on the life and music of the enigmatic and illusory Johann Sebastian Bach. One of the ... -
A Study of the Chinese Jamaican Exodus.
(1999-01-01)Beginning in the early 1970s, the Chinese population of Jamaica began to leave the island in great numbers. In 1970, the Chinese Jamaican community numbered 11,781. By 1980, that figure had dropped to 5,320. The Chinese ... -
The Social Significance of Student Movements in Mexico City During the Last Forty Years.
(2000-01-01)A historical and sociological study about the impact of student-led political movements on Mexican politics and public sentiment. A series of interviews and surveys will evaluate Mexican's opinions about student activism ... -
How Catalan Culture and Identity Survived the Franco Regime.
(2000-01-01)Franco gained power over Spain in 1939 and controlled Spain until his death in 1975. He believed that Castilian culture and language should be central to economic, political, and social institutions in all regions. He ... -
The Protestant Work Ethic and Common Schooling: An Analysis of their Impact on Abolitionism.
(2001-01-01)By the 1830's the American political scene found itself enthralled in a number of life altering issues. Two of the most central to deciding the fate of America dealt with the access to public education and the abolition ... -
Interpreting France: American Perceptions of the French Nation During World War II
(2002-01-01)World War II transformed the United States from a nation dominated by isolationist sentiments to one committed to preserving democracy worldwide. The defeat of France by Nazi Germany in 1940 was one of many factors ... -
A Cultural Approach to Understanding the Influence of Globalization on Venezuelan Art.
(2002-01-01)I propose to study how an increasingly global culture affects Venezuelan art. Because the center of the art world is the United States and Western Europe, Venezuelan art is often dismissed as simplistic folk art. I assert ... -
Un-American History and the First Great American War over Collective Memory
(2003-01-01)Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole in a speech to the national convention of the American Legion in 1995, condemned those who try to ?disparage America? and the nation?s unified ?language, history, and values?. At the core ... -
East Meets West:Strengthening the Traditional Doctor-Patient Relationship with Alternative Medical Techniques
(2004-01-01)As scientists, today?s doctors are trained to cultivate a sense of mental detachment from spirituality and so-called ?alternative medicine.? Yet despite their skepticism, few physicians deny the healing potential encompassed ... -
From Sisterhood to Objectivity:Social Workers, Unmarried Mothers, andthe Professionalization of Charity in the 1920s
(2004-01-01)Tracing the evolution of efforts to aid unmarried mothers in the 1920s exposes characteristics of social workers and evangelicals which simultaneously united and divided them, but which universally distanced them from the ... -
Babies and Blunders: How Socialized Medicine Affects Maternity and Emergency Care in Sweden Anne Davis and Jeremiah Ray
(2004-01-01)As America moves into an election year, the question of how to provide health care to our nation has become a major issue. Caring for the poor, developing medical technology and controlling malpractice insurance costs only ... -
Viewing Francoist Propaganda Through Mass Media in the National Archives of Spain
(2005-01-01)While most historians of Spanish history argue that Francisco Franco only used fascism during the late 30s and early 40s to gain favor with Hitler and Mussolini, the construction of The Valley of the Fallen in 1959 exposes ... -
The Ayatollah Khomeini and the concept of political Islam in the 1979 Iranian Revolution
(2005-01-01)In a study of Islamic political ideology, the Iranian Revolution of 1979 is the nexus of many lines of thought and theory. The revolution, which installed the only modern day theocracy, was not simply a matter of religion ... -
Children of the Revolution: The Red Army Faction and the Rise of Modern Terrorism in the 1970s
(2005-01-01)In the 1970s, the world saw the dramatic ascendancy of modern, international terrorism into the spotlight of global politics - most prominently through the actions of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. However, what ... -
On the Record? The American Press and the Nazi Eugenics Program
(2006-01-01)Eugenics is a social philosophy that advocates the improvement of human hereditary traits through social intervention. The goals have been to create more intelligent people, save society?s resources, lessen human suffering, ... -
From Housing to Home Plate: Chavez Ravine, Cultural Transition, and the Construction of History
(2006-01-01)History is constructed. Like any craft, it is shaped by the views and conceptions of those active in its construction. In modern America, popular media and the press are as active as, and often more influential and ... -
Land, Labor and Freedom: Post-Emancipation Community Formation in Jamaica and the Bahamas
(2007-01-01)When British West Indian colonies achieved full emancipation in 1838, Jamaica occupied the unique position of being the empire?s most important Caribbean colony. At the time, it dominated British and American imaginations ... -
Discussing Hitler: The Rhetoric of Historians and its Implications for our Understanding of the Holocaust
(2007-01-01)Adolf Hitler is one of the most significant figures of the 20th century. Countless biographies have been written about him and will continue to be written about him. These biographies provide both a look into his life and ...