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1. Alternative Presence: the Cultural Meaning of Heterodox Sciences in Nineteenth-Century Spain

Ferrer, Marta
2021
Theses
LiteratureHistoryNineteenth centuryPhrenologyAnimal magnetismSpiritualismPseudoscience

2. Consuming the Word: Figures of Vernacular Translation in Late Medieval Christian Poetry

Saretto, Gianmarco Ennio
2021
Theses
Literature, MedievalComparative literatureChristian poetry, English (Middle)HistoryMiddle AgesDante Alighieri, 1265-1321Plowman, PiersLibro de buen amor (Ruiz, Juan)Convivio (Dante Alighieri)De vulgari eloquentia (Dante Alighieri)

3. Empire of inequality: the politics of taxation in the French colonial empire, 1900-1950s

Woker, Madeline
2021
Theses
HistoryTaxationTwentieth centuryFrench coloniesEquality

4. Exiled Envoys: Korean Students in New York City, 1907-1937

Park, Jean H.
2021
Theses
HistoryAsian AmericansJapanese Occupation of Korea (1910-1945)College students--Political activityKoreans--Education

5. “For the Prosperity of the Nation”: Education and the US Occupation of the Dominican Republic, 1916-1924

Rodríguez, Alexa
2021
Theses
HistoryEducationPublic schoolsTwentieth centuryMilitary occupationCitizenship

6. Ghost Rations: Empire, Ecology, and Community in the Ottoman East, 1839-94

Ghazarian, Matthew
2021
Theses
HistoryFaminesNineteenth centuryImperialismCapitalismHumanitarian assistanceEthnic conflictViolence--Religious aspects

7. Making Falsafa in Modern Egypt: Towards a History of Islamic Philosophy in the Twentieth Century

Giordani, Angela Marie
2021
Theses
HistoryIslamic philosophyMuslim philosophersJāmiʻ al-Azhar. Madrasa al-GawhariyaAvicenna, 980-1037Averroës, 1126-1198

8. Mobilizing Microbes: The Path to China’s First Renewable Energy Industry, 1892-1946

Revells, Tristan Edward
2021
Theses
HistoryRenewable energy sourcesScience and stateFossil fuels--Government policyBrewing industryMao, Zedong, 1893-1976

9. Parsing Truth in Merovingian Gaul: Evidence and the Early Medieval Critic

Purcell, James
2021
Theses
Middle AgesHistoryTruthfulness and falsehoodMerovingiansChristian saintsLettersDeception

10. Ploughing for the Hereafter: Debt, Time, and Mahdist Resistance in Northern Sudan, 1821-1935

Ziai, Hengameh
2021
Theses
SudaneseHistoryImperialism--British coloniesMahdismDebt

11. The Better Way: Transit Service and Demand in Metropolitan Toronto, 1953-1990

English, Jonathan
2021
Theses
City planningTransportation--PlanningHistoryBus lines--RidershipBus lines--PlanningLocal transit--PlanningLocal transit--Ridership

12. The Hands of Johannes Whisler: a Historical Study of Handwriting and Drawing

Capezzuto, Matthew
2021
Theses
Art--Study and teachingHistoryDevelopmental psychologyCreative abilityWritingDoodles

13. The National Security State That Wasn’t: Liberals, Conservatives, and the Fight to Define the Government’s Responsibilities in the 1930s and 1940s

Roady, Peter
2021
Theses
HistoryPolitical scienceNational securityWelfare stateNineteen thirtiesNineteen fortiesRoosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

14. The Political and Cultural Economy of Sightseeing: Foreign Tourism in the "New China" (1949-1978)

Healy, Gavin
2021
Theses
HistoryTourismTourism--Government policyTourism--Political aspectsCulture--Economic aspectsDeng, Xiaoping, 1904-1997

15. The Small Universe of Social Protection: Labor, Underemployment and Assistance in Mexico’s Welfare State, 1917-1970

Hidalgo Garza, Sara Daniela
2021
Theses
HistoryPublic healthPublic welfareInstituto Mexicano del Seguro SocialMexico. Secretaría de Salubridad y Asistencia

16. The Trials of Pope Formosus

Monroe, William S.
2021
Theses
Middle AgesHistoryTrialsPopesCouncils and synods (Canon law)Formosus, Pope, approximately 816-896Stephen V, Pope, -891

17. A School for Modern Times: Mildred Louise Johnson and the Founding of The Modern School of Harlem

Flowers, Deidre Bennett
2020
Reports
African American women educatorsAfrican American schoolsHistoryEducationProgressive educationModern School (New York, N.Y.)

18. A War of Proper Names: The Politics of Naming, Indigenous Insurrection, and Genocidal Violence During Guatemala’s Civil War.

Mazariegos, Juan Carlos
2020
Theses
EthnologyHistoryLatin AmericansCivil War (Guatemala : 1960-1996)Ixil IndiansGenocide

19. Between hope and hopelessness. Citizenship education and student mobilization in a Chilean public high school.

Mayorga Camus, Luis Rodrigo
2020
Theses
EducationHistoryEducation, SecondaryCitizenship--Study and teaching (Secondary)Social movementsHigh school students

20. Brandeis, Hoover, and the Problem of Fair Trade in Interwar America

John, Richard R.
2020
Reviews
HistoryEconomic historyCapitalismFree trade

21. Breaking Bread: Continuities and Ruptures in Italy's Postwar Filmic Foodscape

Kiviat, Niki
2020
Theses
Motion pictures, ItalianEthnologyHistoryFood habitsGastronomy in artRealism in artTwentieth centuryLoren, Sophia, 1934-Pasolini, Pier Paolo, 1922-1975

22. Broadcasting Faith: Regulating Radio from the New Era to the American Century

Noell, David
2020
Theses
HistoryCommunicationReligionRadio broadcasting

23. Building the Metropolis: Architecture, Building, and Labor in New York City, 1880-1935

Wood, Alexander
2020
Theses
ArchitectureHistoryIndustrial relationsConstruction industry

24. Care for the Polis: Speaking of Covid-19, Now and in the Future (6.25.20)

Crosby-Arnold, Margaret; Charon, Rita A. M.
2020
Presentations (Communicative Events)
EthicsHistoryNarrative medicineEpidemicsCOVID-19 (Disease)--Social aspects

25. Crucibles of Virtue and Vice: The Acculturation of Transatlantic Army Officers, 1815-1945

Morris, John F.
2020
Theses
HistoryArmed Forces--OfficersSociologyNineteenth centuryMilitary educationStudents--Social life and customs

26. Dante and Boccaccio: A Poetics of Textiles

Visco, Julianna Van
2020
Theses
HistoryTextile industry in literatureWeaving in literatureDante Alighieri, 1265-1321Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375Decamerone (Boccaccio, Giovanni)Divina commedia (Dante Alighieri)

27. Edgar Joseph Edmunds (1851 – 1887), Mathematics Teacher at the Center of New Orleans’ Post-Civil War Fight Over School Integration

Zelbo, Sian
2020
Theses
African AmericansHistoryRace relationsMathematics--Study and teaching

28. Empire-Building and Market-Making at the Qin Frontier: Imperial Expansion and Economic Change, 221–207 BCE

Korolkov, Maxim
2020
Theses
HistoryImperialismQin Dynasty (China)Economic history--HistoriographyForced laborImperialism--Economic aspects

29. Evangelists of Education: St. Philip’s Episcopal Church & Educational Activism in Post-World War II Harlem

Boyle, Jennifer
2020
Theses
EducationHistoryReligionBlacks--Education--Social aspectsBlacks--Political activityReligion and politics--U.S. statesSt. Philip's Church (Harlem, New York, N.Y.)King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968X, Malcolm, 1925-1965

30. Farm to Pharmacy: Nutrition, Animals, and Governance in Britain 1870-1945

Igra, Alma
2020
Theses
HistoryNutritionFoodAnimal healthVitamins in human nutrition

31. Five myths about the U.S. Postal Service: It’s not obsolete, and it’s not a business

John, Richard R.
2020
Essays
Postal serviceHistoryPublic administrationUnited States Postal Service

32. Gay Liberation and the Politics of the Self in Postwar America

Serby, Benjamin
2020
Theses
HistoryGay liberation movementNew LeftFeminism

33. Global Communications

Tworek, Heidi J. S.; John, Richard R.
2020
Chapters (Layout Features)
HistoryEconomic historyTechnological innovationsCommunication

34. Greenlining: Segregation and Environmental Policies in Miami from the New Deal to the Climate Crisis

Donald, Rosalind
2020
Theses
Environmental justiceHistoryClimatic changesAfrican Americans--SegregationGentrification--Government policyPoor

35. High in the City: A History of Drug Use in Mexico City, 1960-1980

Beckhart Coppinger, Sarah Elizabeth
2020
Theses
HistoryDrug abuseTwentieth centuryDrugs--Government policySocial statusSocial classesMarijuana

36. Imprinted Identity: A History of Literature and Communal Selfhood in the Nath Sampradāy

Marrewa Karwoski, Christine
2020
Theses
South AsiansReligionHistoryHindu philosophyIslamic philosophy

37. “In the Wider Interests of Nigeria”: Lagos and the Making of Federal Nigeria, 1941-76

Somotan, Titilola
2020
Theses
HistoryCity planningHousingSlumsAnti-imperialist movements

38. Jewish Midwives, Medicine and the Boundaries of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe, 1650-1800

Katz, Jordan Rebekah
2020
Theses
HistoryJewsJewish womenMidwivesMedicine

39. Khorasan X. History in the Safavid and Afsharid Period

Ghereghlou, Kioumars
2020
Chapters (Layout Features)
HistoryṢafavid Dynasty (Iran)Afsharid dynasty

40. Malfunctioning Machinery: The Global Making of Chinese Cotton Mills, 1877-1937

Yi, Yuan
2020
Theses
HistoryCotton textile industryEconomic historyTextile factoriesIndustrialization

41. Manufactories of Virtù: Classicism, Commerce, and Authorship in Georgian Britain, c. 1759-1800

von Preussen, Brigid
2020
Theses
HistoryIntellectual propertyEighteenth centuryArt--HistoriographyClassicism in artCommerceArts--AuthorshipAdam, Robert, 1728-1792Wedgwood, Josiah, 1730-1795Kauffmann, Angelica, 1741-1807

42. Materials, Labor, and Apprehension: Building for the Threat of Fire across the Nineteenth-Century British Atlantic

Rowen, Jonah
2020
Theses
ArchitectureHistoryArchitecture and societyBuilding, FireproofBuildings--EvacuationNineteenth century

43. Medieval Culture and Modern Exile: The Middle Ages in the Russian Religious Émigré Imagination

Pheiffer, Brittany Paige
2020
Theses
HistoryReligionExpatriate philosophersEthnologyIntellectualsBerdi︠a︡ev, Nikolaĭ, 1874-1948Florovsky, Georges, 1893-1979Fedotov, G. P. (Georgiĭ Petrovich), 1886-1951

44. Narratives of Earliest Hindu–Muslim Encounters

Ahmed Asif, Manan
2020
Chapters (Layout Features)
IslamHinduismNational interestCrimePunishmentGender identity--Social aspectsHistory

45. On the Origin and End of Sex: Language, science and social construction in Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Monique Wittig

Burton, William Michael
2020
Theses
HistoryGender identitySex roleSex differencesLesbiansRousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778Wittig, Monique

46. Origins of the Internet (with Charlton McIlwain & Fred Turner)

Galvin, Anne H.; McIlwain, Charlton; Turner, Fred
2020
Podcasts
InternetComputer networksMass mediaTechnological innovationsHistory

47. Particularism and universalism in the work of Reinhart Koselleck and Quentin Skinner: A descriptive and normative approach

Remeseira, Claudio
2020
Essays
HistoricismHistoriographyHistoryPolitical scienceKnowledge, Theory ofKoselleck, ReinhartSkinner, Quentin

48. Pythagoras in Baghdad: Ṣafī al-Dīn al-Urmawī and the Science of Music in the Medieval Islamic World

Ansari, Mohammad Sadegh
2020
Theses
HistoryMiddle AgesIslamic musicIslam and science

49. Quoynt Soffraunce: Patience and Late Medieval English Literature

Roberts, Aled William
2020
Theses
English literatureLiterature, MedievalMiddle AgesHistoryPatience in literaturePlowman, Piers

50. Reimagining the Modern Hindu Self: Caste, Untouchability and Hindu Theology in Colonial South Asia, 1899-1948

Sarwate, Rahul Shirish
2020
Theses
HistorySouth AsiansHinduismHindusCasteDalits

51. Reproductive Labors: Women’s Expertise and Biomedical Authority in Mali, 1935-1999

Golaszewski, Devon
2020
Theses
HistoryPublic healthGender identitySex roleMidwiferyHeterosexuality--Social aspectsTwentieth centuryReproductive health--Social aspects

52. Schooling the Master: Caste Supremacy and American Education in British Ceylon, 1795–1855

Balmforth, Mark Edward
2020
Theses
South AsiansReligionHistoryNineteenth centuryCasteImperialism--British coloniesMissions

53. Searching for Mildred Louise Johnson: Harlem's First Private School Proprietor and Advocate of Progressive Education

Flowers, Deidre Bennett
2020
Essays
African American women educatorsAfrican American schoolsHistoryEducationProgressive educationModern School (New York, N.Y.)

54. Spaces of Servitude: Servant, Master, and the Negotiation of Spatial Economies in the Nineteenth-century Russian novel

Kapilevich, Inna
2020
Theses
Slavic literatureRussian literatureHistoryEconomic historyMaster and servant in literatureHousehold employees in literature

55. The Battles of Algiers: Popular Politics of the Algerian Revolution

Sariahmed-Belhadj, Nadia
2020
Theses
North AfricansHistoryAlgerians--Political activityRevolutionsAnti-imperialist movements

56. The Cantonments of Northern India: Colonialism and the Counter Urban, 1765–1889

Cowell, Christopher
2020
Theses
ArchitectureHistoryArtImperialism and architectureMilitary basesEast India Company

57. The Crisis of Spirit: Pan-Balkan Idealism, Transnational Cultural-Diplomatic Networks and Intellectual Cooperation in Interwar Southeast Europe, 1930-1941

Vuljevic, Suzana
2020
Theses
HistoryHistory, ModernEast EuropeansPolitics and cultureInternational relations and culture

58. The culture of healing in early medieval Japan: a microhistorical study in premodern epistemology

Poletto, Alessandro
2020
Theses
HistoryReligionBuddhismHealingTherapeuticsMiddle AgesAristocracy (Social class)

59. The Founders never intended the U.S. Postal Service to be managed like a business

John, Richard R.
2020
Essays
Postal serviceHistoryPublic administrationUnited States Postal Service

60. The “Groupe d’Information sur les Prisons”: French Intellectuals and Activism Post May ’68

Courtois, Kalinka
2020
Theses
HistoryPolitical activistsSocial movementsNineteen seventiesIntellectuals

61. The Levantine Maqāma Before the Nahḍa and Beyond the Novel

Shmookler, Max
2020
Theses
Middle Eastern literatureHistoryArabic literature

62. The Point of Destruction: Sabotage, Speech, and Progressive-Era Politics

Lossin, Rebecca Hawthorne
2020
Theses
HistoryIndustrial relationsIndustrializationLabor policyStrikes and lockoutsNineteenth century

63. The Politics and Culture of Gender in British Universities, 1860–1935

Rutherford, Emily Margaret
2020
Theses
HistoryGender studiesWomen--Education (Higher)--Social aspectsNineteenth centuryTwentieth centuryDiscrimination in higher educationUniversities and colleges

64. The Professional is Political: The Women’s Movement in American Architecture, 1971–1985

Merrett, Andrea Jeanne
2020
Theses
ArchitectureHistoryGender identitySex roleFeminism and architecture

65. The Stories We Tell: Novellas, News, and the Uses of Casuistry in Early Modern Europe

Burns, Raphaelle J.
2020
Theses
Romance literatureHistoryComparative literatureCurrent eventsStorytellingCasuistry in literatureBoccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, 1492-1549Bandello, Matteo, 1485-1561Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616

66. The Suburban Church: Catholic Parishes and Politics in Metropolitan New York, 1945-1985

Koeth, Stephen M.
2020
Theses
HistoryReligionCatholic ChurchSuburban churchesSuburban life

67. The Thread of Juche: Vinalon and Materially-Embodied Interdependencies in North Korea, 1930-2018

Cho, Eunsung
2020
Theses
Synthetic fabricsNationalismHistory

68. To Pray without Ceasing: A Diachronic History of Cistercian Chant in the Beaupré Antiphoner (Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, W. 759-762)

Glasenapp, Brian
2020
Theses
Middle AgesHistoryCistercian artChantsCisterciansCistercian monasteriesCistercian nuns

69. Transformed Within, Transformed Without: The Enactment of Religious Conversion in Medieval and Early Modern European Saint Plays

Kuntz, Emily Ciavarella
2020
Theses
TheaterHistoryReligionConversionMysteries and miracle-playsChristianity

70. Trial and Error: The Invention of Cancer Chemotherapy 1950-1980

Levy, Moran
2020
Theses
Social sciences--ResearchHistoryOncologyChemotherapyLeukemia--Treatment

71. Under the Paving Stones: Militant Protest and Practices of the State in France and the Federal Republic of Germany, 1968-1977

Provenzano, Luca
2020
Theses
HistoryFrenchGermansProtest movementsMarxism and cultureAnti-imperialist movementsPolice

72. Virulence of Hindutva

Ahmed Asif, Manan
2020
Essays
HindutvaMuslimsCOVID-19 (Disease)--Social aspectsIslamophobiaHistory

73. When Techno-Diplomacy Failed: Walter S. Rogers, the Universal Electrical Communications Union, and the Limitations of the International Telegraph Union as a Global Actor in the 1920s

John, Richard R.
2020
Chapters (Layout Features)
HistoryCommunicationCommunication--International cooperationRogers, Walter S.International Telegraph Union

74. Work and Worship: Inari Shrines in Japan’s Commercial and Industrial Landscape, 1673-1864

Tsuneishi, Norihiko
2020
Theses
ArchitectureHistoryFolkloreShinto shrinesInariReligion--Economic aspects

75. Adopted by the World: China and the Rise of Global Intimacy

Neubauer, Jack Maren
2019
Theses
HistoryWorld historyIntercountry adoptionHumanitarianismInternational relations

76. Alive Enough? A Conflict over Divine Presence and Natural Power in the Reanimation of Dead Infants, 1400-1545

Elmer, Hannah
2019
Theses
Middle AgesHistoryResuscitationBaptism for the deadChristianity

77. A Safavid Bureaucrat in the Ottoman World: Mirza Makhdum Sharifi Shirazi and the Quest for Upward Mobility in the İlmiye Hierarchy

Ghereghlou, Kioumars
2019
Articles
Ṣafavid Dynasty (Iran)Murad III, Sultan of the Turks, 1546-1595BureaucracyCareer developmentHistory

78. A Spatial History of Lesbian Bars in New York City

Stegall, Gwendolyn
2019
Theses
Historic preservationLesbian barsGay and lesbian studiesHistory

79. Beneath the Concrete: Camp, Colony, Palestine

Abourahme, Nasser
2019
Theses
HistoryGeographyPolitical scienceRefugee campsColoniesHumanitarianism

80. Between Empire and Nation: Taiwan Sekimin and the Making of Japanese Empire in South China, 1895–1937

Gerien-Chen, James
2019
Theses
HistoryNation-buildingImperialism--Government policy

81. Between Protest, Compromise, and Education for Radical Change: Black Power Schools in Harlem in the Late 1960s

Huang, Viola Hsiang-Dsin
2019
Theses
Blacks--EducationHistoryEducationBlack powerAfrican Americans--EducationUrban schools

82. Book Award Interview

John, Richard R.
2019
Interviews
TelecommunicationMass mediaHistory

83. Building Narratives: Ireland and the “Colonial Period” in American Architectural History

Herman, Leslie
2019
Theses
ArchitectureHistoryArchitecture, ColonialCivilization--Irish influencesHistoriographyCity planning

84. “Children of Africa, Shall Be Haytians”: Prince Saunders, Revolutionary Transnationalism, and the Foundations of Black Emigration

Alcenat, Westenley
2019
Theses
African AmericansEmigration and immigrationHistoryTransnationalismRevolution (Haiti : 1791-1804)Saunders, Prince, -1839

85. Corporations, Democracy, and the Historian

John, Richard R.
2019
Reviews
HistoryCorporationsCorporations--Government policyCorporation lawDemocracy

86. Corporatizing Defense: Management Expertise and the Transformation of the Cold War U.S. Military

Murphy, A.J.
2019
Theses
HistoryMilitary historyWar, Cost ofManagementCold War (1945-1989)

87. Cultural Consumption and Political Thought in the Age of the American Revolution

Hoffman, Mark Anthony
2019
Theses
SociologyHistorySociolinguisticsPolitical cultureBooks and reading--Sociological aspectsFounding Fathers of the United States--Books and reading

88. Dharma Possession: Daishi Myōjin and the Roles of Gods and Past Masters in the Preservation of Teachings at Premodern Kōyasan

Tinsley, Elizabeth Noelle
2019
Theses
ReligionHistoryBuddhism--Study and teachingBuddhism--Doctrines

89. Empire, Nation, and the Islamic World: Bosnian Muslim Reformists between the Habsburg and Ottoman Empires, 1901-1914

Buljina, Harun
2019
Theses
HistoryPanislamismReligionIslamic modernismČaušević, Džemaluddin, 1870-1938

90. Essays in History and Spatial Economics with Big Data

Lee, Sun Kyoung
2019
Theses
EconomicsCity planningHistoryBig dataSpace in economicsEmigration and immigration--Economic aspects

91. Every Citizen a Statesman: Building a Democracy for Foreign Policy in the American Century

Allen, David John
2019
Theses
HistoryInternational relationsCivics--Study and teachingDemocracyTwentieth centuryForeign Policy Association

92. Fictions of Authorship: Literary Modernity and the Cultural Politics of the Author in Late Qing and Republican China

Sun, Myra
2019
Theses
LiteratureHistoryAuthorshipChinese literature

93. Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age: A Historian’s Perspective

John, Richard R.
2019
Articles
Freedom of expressionSocial mediaCommunication and technologyCivil rightsHistory

94. From Tin to Pewter: Craft and Statecraft in China, 1700-1844

Wang, Yijun
2019
Theses
HistoryCommerceTinTechnological innovationsInternational trade

95. Good Evidence, Bad Evidence: Science, Ethics, and the Politics of Making and Unmaking Public Health Policies

Johns, David Merritt
2019
Theses
Public healthHistoryScience--Moral and ethical aspectsEvidence

96. Haunting Matters: Demonic Infestation in Northern Europe, 1400-1600

Barnes, Rex Delno
2019
Theses
ReligionHistoryDemonologyTheologyFolklore

97. Hipped and Gabled: Similitude and Vicissitude in Kerala's Sacred Art and Architecture

Menon, Arathi
2019
Theses
ArtSouth AsiansHistoryCanonizationReligious architectureArt and religion

98. History as Meta-Theater: Kong Shangren’s (1648-1718) The Peach Blossom Fan

Bernard, Allison Elizabeth
2019
Theses
Chinese literatureTheaterHistoryHistorical dramaChinese dramaHistoriographyTao hua shan (Kong, Shangren)

99. “I Can’t Breathe”: The Rise of Asthma in Black Urban America

Kola, Ijeoma Beatrice
2019
Theses
HistoryPublic healthUrban blacksAsthmaDiscrimination in medical careEnvironmental justice

100. Imitating Matter: Ontologies of Reform in the Literature of the Long Reconstruction

Tsygankova, Valeria
2019
Theses
American literatureHistoryReformersReconstruction (United States : 1865-1877)