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"Modern and Contemporary History Symposium"
Tisch Lerning Center 301
Faculty Sponsor: Matthew Hockenos
History Presenters: Amanda Ingram '06, Katie Hallaran '06,
Patrick Casey '06
The Colloquium is the most advanced course in history offered by the history department. It is the capstone course in the history department and an opportunity for students to refine their skills as a historian. The course centers on the papers (approximately 30 pages) which are designed, researched, written, presented, and critiqued by colloquium participants. Our Symposium presentation consists of four students presenting their colloquium papers on modern and contemporary history.
"The Third Crusade and Historical Relativism"
Tisch Learning Center 301
Faculty Sponsor: Erica Bastress-Dukehart
History Presenters: Karden Rabin '06, Eben Miller '06
This is a presentation of two senior theses that examine the dramatic events of the Third Crusade. One focuses on the application of anachronistic concepts to Richard the Lionhart and their historical consequences. The other analyzes how meaning is applied to these events by medieval and modern writers. The purpose of this presentation is to reveal how this narrative has evolved throughout time as a result of historical cultural changes.
