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Student History Research Symposium

Fall 2024's presentation of student independent research projects for history capstone

 

Fall 2024 History Research Symposium 

3310 Student Union 

Monday, December 9th, 3:00-5:30PM* 

The public is invited, with time between each presentation for the audience to come and go as needed. Contact Prof. James Longhurst jlonghurst@uwlax.edu with any questions. 

 

Session I  

3:00 Quaid Morgan, Greed and Gunpowder: Literature, the Enlightenment, and Labor in the Golden Age of Piracy 

3:15 Brooke Dreier, Disjointed Operating Agreement: La Crosse YWCA and its Disassociation from the YMCA, 1970s-1990s 

3:30 Shaylin Crack, Reimagining Wilderness: Wisconsin’s Strategy for Turning Nature into Profit 

3:45 Terra Clark, Binary Bars: Public Perception and Enforcement of Gender Roles in 19th Century America 

4:00 Bret Stelplugh, Division and Reintegration: Oral Histories of Vietnam Veterans 

--10 minute break-- 

 

Session II 

4:25 Joe Piotrowski, Better Living through a Consumerist Dream: 
How DuPont’s “New American” Reforged America 

4:40 Kit Kirsch, Sins of the Father: The Law of Sexual Assault Cases in Jackson County, Wisconsin, 1907-1931 

4:55 David Schoening, An Education System for All: The Significance of the AFT in Education History 

5:10 Braydon Kreibich, The Words of Alex Yannis: How the NASL Helped to Shape Soccer’s Place in American Culture 

* Each 15-minute block includes 10 minutes of presentation, ~4 minutes of Q&A, and 1 minute of transition. 

When

  • 3 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9

Where

3310 Student Union

UWL campus map for building location and nearby parking lots.

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Student Union

Contact

For questions about this event or to request disability accommodations , contact James Longhurst at 608.785.8344 or jlonghurst@uwlax.edu.

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