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    • Dec 21, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
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    • 30 EPISODES


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    Fall 2022 1)An Interview with Dr. Pollnitz - The UK in a Period of Transition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 32:17


    Fall 2022 1)An Interview with Dr. Pollnitz - The UK in a Period of Transition by Rice Historical Review

    Spring 2022 - 1) An Interview with Dr. Thompson - Russia and Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 19:42


    In today's episode of cast from the past we will be taking a deeper look at the history of Russia and Ukraine, common misconceptions people have about them, and the long-lasting influence of the Mongol empire on today's current affairs between Russia and Ukraine. Joining us today is Dr. Ewa Thompson, who is a professor of Slavic S=studies here at Rice University.

    Spring 2022 1) An Interview with Dr. Luján Stasevicius: Thoughts on Hispanic Heritage Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 16:41


    Join us as we interview Dr. Luján-Stasevicus about Hispanic Heritage Month. Dr. Luján is a professor at Rice University who teaches Spanish with a specialization in critical thinking and intercultural communication. Her recent work includes developing and leading workshops on diversity and inclusion in foreign language education. We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we did creating it!

    Submissions FAQ with RHR Board Members

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 14:11


    Curious about submitting to the RHR? In this podcast episode, we strive to answer our most frequently asked questions about RHR submissions. As a reminder, our application deadline for the 2021-2022 school year is January 16!! If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out at historicalreview@rice.edu, or check out our website here: http://www.ricehistoricalreview.org/

    Fall 2021 - 1) An Interview with Dr. Yarbrough: Thanksgiving and Indigenous Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 35:00


    Join us in our discussion with Dr. Yarbrough in order to open up the dialogue about Thanksgiving and highlight contemporary issues many native peoples in the United States (and especially women) still face today. Dr. Yarbrough is a Professor of History at Rice whose areas of interest include native populations in the American southeast and African American history. Her first publication is Race in the Cherokee Nation, published in 2008, which examines formation of racial ideation in the Cherokee Nation. Her most recent book, Choctaw Confederates, was published this past month in October and is about the Choctaw Nation's involvement in the Civil War. If you want to educate yourselves more about Native history, here are great places to start: This Land podcast - https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/ Whose Land Am I On? – https://native-land.ca/

    Spring 2021 - 6)An Interview with Joy Wang: A Rice Historical Review Author

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 15:55


    Spring 2021 - 6)An Interview with Joy Wang: A Rice Historical Review Author by Rice Historical Review

    Spring 2021 - 5)An Interview with Michael Katona: A Rice Historical Review Author

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 28:18


    Spring 2021 - 5)An Interview with Michael Katona: A Rice Historical Review Author by Rice Historical Review

    Spring 2021 - 4)An Interview with Olivia Daneker: American Involvement in the Spanish Civil War

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 20:38


    Spring 2021 - 4)An Interview with Olivia Daneker: American Involvement in the Spanish Civil War by Rice Historical Review

    Spring 2021 - 3)An Interview with Allen Sellers: Pressed Between Empires

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 39:56


    Spring 2021 - 3)An Interview with Allen Sellers: Pressed Between Empires by Rice Historical Review

    Spring 2021 - 2)An Interview with Frederick Drummond: Scientists and MAD in the Cold War

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 23:52


    Spring 2021 - 2)An Interview with Frederick Drummond: Scientists and MAD in the Cold War by Rice Historical Review

    Spring 2021 - 1)An Interview with Mikayla Knutson: The Rise of British National Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 27:55


    Spring 2021 - 1)An Interview with Mikayla Knutson: The Rise of British National Identity by Rice Historical Review

    Fall 2020 - 2)Interview with Professor Dr. Soifer Irish about her Scholarship, Teaching and Research

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 30:21


    Fall 2020 - 2)Interview with Professor Dr. Soifer Irish about her Scholarship, Teaching and Research by Rice Historical Review

    Fall 2020- 1)US Voting Throughout History

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 6:55


    Fall 2020- 1)US Voting Throughout History by Rice Historical Review

    Remembering Hurricane Harvey in the Midst of the COVID-19 pandemic with Dr. Lisa Spiro

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 7:21


    Remembering Hurricane Harvey in the Midst of the COVID-19 pandemic with Dr. Lisa Spiro by Rice Historical Review

    Spring 2020 - 2) Out of an Abundance of Caution

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 17:26


    Listen to our hosts discuss the Rice Alerts sent out to the undergraduate students by the Rice Crisis Management Team in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

    Spring 2020 - 1) A History Student's Experience with Victoria Saeki-Serna

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 11:51


    Listen to Victoria Saeki-Serna as she talks about her experiences with pursuing History both in high school and as a Rice History Major!

    Podcast 13 - Erin Baezner with Ordo Procinctus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 55:52


    Rice History Department Coordinator Erin Baezner interviews Josh Furrate and Brent Baudean of Ordo Procinctus, a competitive medieval fighting club based in Louisiana. Listen and learn about fun applications of history, sword fighting technique, and medieval fights in the media. For more on Ordo Procinctus: https://www.facebook.com/OrdoProcinctus/ More on HEMA: https://www.hemaalliance.com/

    Podcast 12 - Dr. Ludmila de Souza Maia and Women Travelers in Nineteenth-century Brazil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 18:24


    In our first podcast of the semester, host Eddie Plaut discusses Dr. Ludmila de Souza Maia's dissertation "Travelers in Skirts: Gender, Literature, and Travel in the Lives and Writings of Nísia Floresta and Adèle Toussaint-Samson." Dr. Souza Maia elaborates on how the women's travel writing reflected nineteenth-century issues of gender, displacement, and abolition. Check out an article summary she wrote on the dissertation here: https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/95591

    Podcast 11 - An Introduction to Deep History with Dr. Martin Wiener

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2018 18:00


    Dr. Martin Wiener discusses the basics of "Deep History" with host Eddie Plaut. Listen and learn about how Homo sapiens have progressed and developed through their triumph and struggle! If you're interested in learning more, take Dr. Wiener's "Deep History: Who We Are And How We Got Here" next semester, History 203!

    Podcast 10 - Hannah Tyler's Honors Thesis: Erich Mielke and the Stasi

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2018 22:34


    After the long break, we're back with Hannah Tyler's Thesis, a look into the life and work of Erich Mielke, the head of the East German Ministry of State Security (the Stasi). Listen to her and Podcast Director Eddie Plaut discuss her exciting study of this seminal figure in Cold War-era intelligence!

    Podcast Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 5:33


    Welcome to the Rice Historical Review Podcast! We hope you enjoy listening to the many stories of Rice history community. Check out our website: http://www.ricehistoricalreview.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RiceHistorical Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ricehistoricalreview

    Podcast 9 - Eddie Plaut's Honors Thesis: Sir Thomas Roe, Mughal India, and Orientalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 26:07


    In this episode of the podcast, Assistant Managing Editor Mikayla Knuston interviews Podcast Director Eddie Plaut on his honors thesis. Eddie is studying the correspondence of the first English Ambassador to Mughal India Sir Thomas Roe and how his writing relates to the study of Edward Said's "Orientalism."

    Podcast 8 - Abigail Panitz's Honors Thesis: The Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba and the Reconquista

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 21:52


    Rice Senior and Historical Review Director of Copy Editing Abigail Panitz discusses her honors thesis on the legacy of the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba in Spain. Learn how the conflict for control of the cultural space fits into a larger legacy of Spanish-Muslim relations from the Reconquista to modern day.

    Podcast 7 - Eliza Martin's Honors Thesis: Mexican Liberalism and Women's Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2018 28:27


    Rice Senior Eliza Martin discusses the research for her honors thesis on the development of women's identity in the scope of an emerging Mexican identity with RHR Podcast Director Eddie Plaut. Martin did extensive archival research in Mexico City, presenting an interesting argument on the role of women in Mexican political thought.

    Podcast 6 - Dr. Alex Byrd on This Is America

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2018 28:07


    Rice Associate Professor of History Dr. Alex Byrd discusses Childish Gambino's hit song and music video "This Is America" with RHR Podcast Director Eddie Plaut. Dr. Byrd elaborates on many of the historical and cultural themes of Donald Glover's work, arguing that the work exemplifies something essential to studying American history: that American history is African American history. Referenced New Yorker Piece: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-carnage-and-chaos-of-childish-gambinos-this-is-america

    Podcast 5 - Kathryn Pickrell's Honors Thesis: The 2nd Viscount Muskerry and the Irish Confederation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2018 17:25


    Brown College Senior Kathryn Pickrell comes on the show and discusses her honors thesis work on the 1642 Irish Confederation and the correspondence of Donough McCarthy, 2nd Viscount Muskerry with RHR Podcast Director Eddie Plaut. Kathryn's work will explore Muskerry's important role in the seven year period of Irish self-governance.

    Podcast 4 - Editors-in-Chief Darren Pomida and Daniel Russell Discuss 2018 Goals

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2018 12:58


    Editors-in-Chief Darren Pomida and Daniel Russell sit down with Eddie Plaut to discuss some of their goals and ideas for this year's Rice Historical Review and the Rice History community at large.

    Podcast 3 - Darren Pomida's Honors Thesis: Chinese Migration and the Opium Trade in the Philippines

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018 25:10


    The first of a series of podcasts with this years Rice Honors History candidates, Rice Senior and Historical Review Co-Editor in chief Darren Pomida discusses the research and work he's done for his History Honors Thesis with RHR Podcast Director Eddie Plaut. Darren is writing on the effects of Chinese migration and the opium trade in the Philippines, having conducted extensive archival and primary source research in Manila and Singapore last semester and summer. To read the Rice Historical Review, check out our website: www.ricehistoricalreview.org/ Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/Ricehistorical Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ricehistoricalreview/

    Podcast 2 - Themes in Mughal Imperial Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2017 20:50


    As part of a new series of discussions with Rice History Department professors, Dr. Lisa Balabanlilar discusses the themes that underpin the reign of the Mughal Empire in South Asia with Rice Junior Eddie Plaut. For more information on the Rice Historical Review, visit our website at http://www.ricehistoricalreview.org. If you want to read more on the the Mughal Empire, check out Dr. Balabanlilar's book: Imperial Identity in the Mughal Empire: Memory and Dynastic Politics in Early Modern South and Central Asia.

    Podcast 1 - Pilot: Discussion on the German SPD and Migrant Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2017 27:26


    In this premier podcast for the Rice Historical Review, Assistant Director of Publishing Darren Pomida discusses the German SPD's evolving stance on the ongoing migrant crisis with Dr. Carl Caldwell and Rice Senior Jungbin Lim. The discussion focuses on attempts to update and clarify many of the points Jungbin made on the topic in an article he submitted to the Rice Historical Review last year. To read Jungbin's article and for more information about the Rice Historical Review, visit http://www.ricehistoricalreview.org/

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