Thinking about classes? We asked lecturers to tell us more about their fall HL90s. John Boonstra talks about his class, “France and Its ‘Others’: Race, Nation, and Identity in (Post)Imperial Society” French film, and his feelings about the best way to eat French fries. What inspired you to teach this class? I was trained asContinue reading “HL90 EL: France and Its “Others””
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HL99 EE: Fighting the Climate Crisis
Get your shopping lists ready! We asked our lecturers about their fall HL90s. Patrick Whitmarsh is ready to take on the climate crisis with students this fall! Tell us about your class! I was inspired to teach this course after participating in a team-taught seminar at Boston University called Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Global Challenges: ClimateContinue reading “HL99 EE: Fighting the Climate Crisis”
HL90 EC: A Cultural History of the Internet
Get your shopping lists ready! We asked our lecturers about their fall HL90s. Briana Smith tells us all about the internet, the Smashing Pumpkins, and more. What inspired you to teach this class? The idea for this class came out of my new research project on German cybercultures and the history of the German hackerContinue reading “HL90 EC: A Cultural History of the Internet”
Jeannie Regidor ’20
Tell us about your thesis! My thesis, “Narrative Activism: Interrogating, Subverting, and Reclaiming Stories of U.S. Migrant Detention,” is about the different narratives of U.S. migrants and migrant detention that are propagated by our everyday media and literary forms. The thesis explores how “narrative activism” can be employed to change the way in which migrantsContinue reading “Jeannie Regidor ’20”
Una Corbett ’20
The year 2020 marks 100 years since the passage of the 19th Amendment, which extended women’s suffrage across the country. My thesis, “‘Organize, Agitate, Educate’: Making Political Meaning of the American Women’s Suffrage Centennial,” explores the politicization of this anniversary. Curators, historians, government officials, and activists have dedicated a ton of time and resources toContinue reading “Una Corbett ’20”
Sam Heavner ’20
Tell us about your thesis! My thesis, “‘One of the Laborers’: Girlhood, Work, and Media in the United States 1840-1860,” considers the intersection of idealized girlhood and popular print media in the mid-nineteenth. It draws upon existing scholarship on the history of American childhood by Steven Mintz and Renee Sentilles to consider the common conceptionsContinue reading “Sam Heavner ’20”
Kaylee Kim ’20
Tell us about your thesis!I wrote about the feminist campaign against men-only bars and restaurants in the late 60s and early 70s across America. Sex segregation at these establishments was surprisingly common — in 1970, 25% of liquor licenses in Boston belonged to bars that did not serve women. This fight, however, has often beenContinue reading “Kaylee Kim ’20”
Jamie Halper ’20
I came to my thesis topic in a slightly unorthodox manner — I was absolutely certain of my subject in May of junior year, and spent the summer reading primary sources to prepare. The day after I submitted my proposal to Hist & Lit, however, I realized I was no longer inspired by any ofContinue reading “Jamie Halper ’20”
Lucy Devine ’20
Tell us about your thesis! My thesis is primarily about a woman named Jean Wade Rindlaub who was an important figure in the advertising industry from the thirties through the sixties, but is rarely ever discussed in the literature on the industry or histories of women’s labor. She became a vice president at Batten, Barton, DurstineContinue reading “Lucy Devine ’20”
