Growing up, Dr. Julia Troche loved watching the History Channel. Documentaries on ancient history particularly fascinated her. So, it was only natural that Troche, an Egyptologist, chose to study history in college. She delved deep into the realm of ancient Egypt and Assyria in graduate school. Over the years, she has visited the region several times to conduct research … [Read more...] about Relating stories of the ancient world
Historian Dr. Djene Bajalan offers insights into the Middle East by exploring the region’s history. He focuses on issues related to nationalism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. An assistant professor of history at Missouri State University, Bajalan’s main research area is on the region’s Kurdish community. In particular, he studies how Kurdish political activism … [Read more...] about Examining the Kurdish question from a historical lens
That’s the reality today. But in the 19th and early 20th centuries, public houses (nicknamed pubs) didn’t offer food. You may think it changed in order to turn greater profits. Instead, Dr. David Gutzke argues that pubs evolved in Great Britain as a ripple from the Progressive movement. He believes his greatest scholarly contribution is that he established the Progressive … [Read more...] about Blending history, pubs and politics
But Dr. Brooks Blevins, the Noel Boyd professor of Ozarks studies, works to change these misconceptions through his research. He pores over countless materials about the Ozarks and conducts oral histories to provide a truer picture of the area and the people who live here. A lifelong Ozarker, Blevins grew up on his family farm in rural Arkansas. He always loved history. When … [Read more...] about Ozarks history through a realistic lens
"Post-millennial generations are going to be incredibly visually oriented," he said. "If we don’t captivate their interest with this type of a digital humanities project, the humanities are going to fade away into being insignificant in the public’s mindset." That’s why Chuchiak, professor of history and director of the Honors College, and Missouri State alumnus Justin … [Read more...] about Developing cultural competence in tomorrow’s leaders
Throughout the better part of the next three decades, Protestants engaged in iconoclasm, or the destruction of religious images and relics, as they believed their reverence was a form of idolatry. In the process, they demolished a multitude of sites and artifacts sacred to Catholics. But what happens after the dust settles? "My real interest isn’t in the smashing of the … [Read more...] about History and memory: Making peace after religious conflict
Oyeniyi has spent the last 10 years researching the roots of terrorism in West Africa. Looking at the Latin root "terrorem," which means to instill great fear or dread, and "terrere," which means to fill with fear or to frighten, he defined terrorism to include individual, group and state activities. "The definition is always what others do to us. It’s always going to be a … [Read more...] about Eye to eye or eye for an eye
Dr. Jamaine Abidogun, professor of history at Missouri State University, has been interested in Nigeria and indigenous knowledge for a number of years. She won her first Fulbright award to conduct research in Nigeria in 2004-05 and completed her second research trip in 2014. She learned that many Nigerian girls and women have a great deal of indigenous knowledge related to … [Read more...] about Nigerian women can treat malaria, but few study hard sciences