Rice Historical Review Podcast

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

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.

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!

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/

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 by Rice Historical Review

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 by Rice Historical Review

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 by Rice Historical Review

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 by Rice Historical Review

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 by Rice Historical Review

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

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

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/

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

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!

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!

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

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."

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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/

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.

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/