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History 586 - Advanced Seminar in History

History 586 - Advanced Seminar in History

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The collection presented here, posted at the end of each semester, reflects exemplary, professional research and writing, a target goal of the history major at Kansas State University. These essays have passed an outside reader review, a rigorous screening with a rubric, but they also reflect best practice standards of the history profession. All 586 seminars include substantial peer review by other students in the classes. The research project is a semester-long exploration of a topic determined by the professor, based on that professor’s personal expertise. In this way, historians in specific fields guide student research. The topics, research avenues, and use of primary source collections vary widely across time and place, a dynamism showcasing the challenge and potential of history scholarship.

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Iroquoian Medicine Women and the Earth Around them in New York State

Moffett, Corrine A. (Kansas State University. Dept. of Hsitory, 2017)

The Iroquois Nation has a long history and valued reputation regarding their reverence for the environment; from traditions passed down orally for years to a 1999 study by the Seneca Nation in an effort to save their land. ...
“’Whose Dog are You?’” Union Army Pets in the American Civil War, 1861-1865

Combes, McKenzie A. (Kansas State University. Dept. of History, )

This is an analysis of the importance and use of Union Army pets during the American Civil War from 1861-1865. Research shows that pets provided psychological advantages, companionship, and a meaningful, necessary relationship ...
Snow, Smoke, and Swamp: Environmental Considerations of Seventeenth-Century Colonial Warfare in Southern New England

Wilson, Jamie G. (Kansas State University. Dept. of History, )

Research finds that environmental factors such as the ecology of the swamp, the terrain, and winter weather had a substantial impact on The Great Swamp Fight of December 19, 1675 during King Philips. Comparison prior battles ...
Scratching the Itch: The role of venereal disease in the settling of the American West

Edgar, Joshua, D. (Kansas State University. Dept. of History, )

For many, the frontier conjures up pictures of cowboys and shootouts. However, for those who lived through the frontier period, the picture was painted with a much bleaker brush. The constant threat of venereal disease ...
"To Save the Innocent, I Demand the Guilty": The Huddy-Asgill Affair

Duke, Claire A . (Kansas State University. Dept. of History, )

The Huddy-Asgill affair, though a supposedly minor event, illustrated important aspects of the American Revolution. It was emblematic of much larger issues of this period. The affair exemplified the volatile, civil war-like ...