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The 2019 Minnesota Undergraduate History Symposium April 27 | Bethel University | #MUHS2019

Symposium Schedule See pp. 3-5 for details of concurrent sessions.

8:30am Registration opens | CC 3rd floor lounge

9:00am Plenary Session | CC 313 Welcome Dr. Barrett Fisher, Dean of Arts and Humanities, Bethel University Opening Conversation: The Future of Public History Mr. Kent Whitworth, Executive Director and CEO, Minnesota Historical Society Dr. Christopher Gehrz, Professor of History, Bethel University

10:00am Concurrent Session 1 A. Histories of Latin America and the Middle East | CC 312 B. Race, Politics, and the Civil Rights Movement | CC 331 C. World War II: Origins and Combat | CC 325 D. The Politics and Frontiers of a New Nation | CC 430

11:15am Lunch | Monson Dining Center (BC 3rd floor) or off-campus

12:30pm Concurrent Session 2 A. Histories of the Cold War | CC 312 B. Gender, War, and Empire in the Middle Ages | CC 325 C. Cultural Histories of the 19th and 20th Centuries | CC 331 D. Economic and Political Histories of Modern America | CC 430

1:45pm Snack break | CC 3rd floor lounge

2:00pm Concurrent Session 3 A. The American Civil War and Reconstruction | CC 312 B. The African American Century | CC 325 C. World War I and the Interwar Era | CC 331 D. Histories of the Ancient World | CC 430

2 Directions and Parking Directions to Bethel may be found at www.bethel.edu/about/maps-directions. Conference participants are free to park in any unmarked space in either the West or East lots. All sessions will take place on the 3rd and 4th floors of the Clauson Center.

Food and Coffee Coffee and light refreshments will be available during the morning registration and in between the two afternoon sessions (CC 3rd floor lounge). In addition, Bethel’s coffee shop (BC 2nd floor) typically opens at 10am.

The Monson Dining Center (BC 3rd floor) has several brunch options available ($9) during our lunch break. If you’d rather go off campus, there are numerous restaurants within 5-10 minutes’ drive. Head south on Highway 51 towards Roseville, east on County Road E towards Shoreview, or west on County Road E2 towards New Brighton.

Wifi and Social Media Free guest access to wireless Internet is available. (Connect to “Bethel-Guest.”) If you would like to live-tweet any sessions, please use the hashtag #MUHS2019.

3 Panel Schedule for Concurrent Sessions

1A. Histories of Latin America and the Middle East | CC 312, 10:00am Jacqueline Lofstad, University of Northwestern-St. Paul | “Christian Missions in the Middle East: American Arabian Mission to the Age of ISIS” Bailey Melz, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota | “‘Gringo Home’: Fidel Castro and the Cuban Response to the Vietnam War, 1965-1975” Nelson Menjivar Lopez, Bethel University | “The Civil War in El Salvador: Its Impact on the Lives of Salvadoreños” Zaynab Abdi, St. Catherine University | “An In Depth Investigation of ‘The Forgotten War’ of Yemen” CHAIR: Dr. Nathan Weaver Olson, University of Minnesota

1B. Race, Politics, and the Civil Rights Movement | CC 325, 10:00am Zach Meinerts, Bethel University | “The Red Record: Lynchings and the Dehumanization of Black Americans in the Deep South” David Evans, Bethany Lutheran College | “No Better Ally: The Jurisprudence of the Warren Court and Civil Rights” Jacob Stratton, Bethany Lutheran College | “The Little Rock Crisis: The Nine” Sam Hyberger, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota | “From ‘Federal Force-Cult’ to ‘Drain the Swamp’: Populism and Political Correctness in the Presidential Campaigns of George Wallace and Donald Trump” CHAIR: Dr. Jacqueline deVries, Augsburg University

1C. World War II: Origins and Combat | CC 331, 10:00am Rochfort Kearney, Augsburg University | “The Rise of an Empire: The Creation of Imperial Japan” Jacob Klug, Martin Luther College | “Three Looks at Winston Churchill” Robert Harnagel, Augsburg University | “Appeasement: Hindsight Bias 101” Matthew Arsenault, University of Northwestern-St. Paul | “The Eastern Front in the Second World War” CHAIR: Dr. David Reagles, Bethany Lutheran College

1D. The Politics and Frontiers of a New Nation | CC 430, 10:00am Brett Tidrick, University of Northwestern-St. Paul | “Washington and Hamilton: The Power Duo” Benjamin Mueller, University of Northwestern-St. Paul | “A Foreigner’s View: American Democracy from Jefferson to Lincoln and Tocqueville to Hauranne” Justin Brecheisen, Bethel University | “The Gunnison Massacre and Mormon-Federal Relations in the 1850s” Alixandra Cogan, St. Thomas | “Contrast and Conformity: The Role of Gender in the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862” CHAIR: Dr. Tycho de Boer, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

4 2A. Histories of the Cold War | CC 312, 12:30pm Erin Thompson, Augsburg University | “Unconventional Warfare Development in Korea, 1951-1953” Shelby Reidle, Concordia College | “Volkstrauertag at Fort Custer as a Microcosm for the Relationship between West Germany and the U.S. during the Cold War Era, 1953-1990” Andrew Zwart, Bethel University | “Nikita Khrushchev: The Key to a New Soviet Union” Brady Weber, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota | “‘All Kinds of Vile Crap’: The Emerging Homecoming Narrative of the Vietnam Veteran” CHAIR: Dr. Martin Lorenz-Meyer, Augsburg University

2B. Gender, War, and Empire in the Middle Ages | CC 325, 12:30pm Abby Klug, Wartburg College | “‘ …But the troops were dazzled’: Women’s Roles in the First Three Crusades” Collin Barrett, Bethel University | “Priests and Monks: Defining Masculinity in Light of Clerical Vows and Militarization” Nicholas Blank, Martin Luther College | “The Tatar Yoke: A Historiography of Moscow from 1300-1382” CHAIR: Dr. Lucy Barnhouse, Wartburg College

2C. Cultural Histories of the 19th and 20th Centuries | CC 331, 12:30pm Victoria Dennis, University of Northwestern-St. Paul | “The Art and Philosophy of German Romanticism” Haley Shearer, Bethel University | “Edutainment For The Masses: Dime Museums” Jacob Price, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota | “‘African Bag’: The Development of a Black Aesthetic in the Art of Miles Davis” CHAIR: Dr. Rachel Neiwert, St. Catherine University

2D. Economic and Political Histories of Modern America | CC 430, 12:30pm Cole Birkeland, University of Northwestern-St. Paul | “Bryan, La Follette, and The Lasting Legacy of Midwestern Progressivism” Luke Michael Sherry, Bethel University | “Seeing Life through the Eyes of 19th Century Wisconsin Lumbermen” Robert Sobczak, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota | “The Not-So-Forgotten War: The American Homefront During The Korean War” Rachel Gresock, Martin Luther College | “Barbie: Trendsetter or Follower?” CHAIR: Dr. Jonathan Den Hartog, University of Northwestern-St. Paul

5 3A. The American Civil War and Reconstruction | CC 312, 2:00pm Lily Springer, Bethany Lutheran College | “The Treatment and Experiences of African American Union Soldiers” Logan Olson, Bethel University | “The Five Tribes’ Relationship and Military Service with the Confederate South in the Civil War” Kelly Bosman, University of Northwestern-St. Paul | “The First Minnesota Volunteers” Sophia Tragesser, University of St. Thomas | “The Post-Civil War Legal Climate for African Americans in the South” CHAIR: Dr. Diana Magnuson, Bethel University

3B. The African American Century | CC 325, 2:00pm Matthew Bauman, University of Northwestern-St. Paul | “Black Baseball in Early-20th Century Minnesota” Kyle Kilgore, Bethel University | “Race Relations in the History of the National Football League” Silas Petersen, Bethany Lutheran College | “African Americans and Welfare” CHAIR: Dr. Timothy Grundmeier, Martin Luther College

3C. World War I and the Interwar Era | CC 331, 2:00pm John-Mark Stromberg, Dordt College | “World War I's Influence on the Assimilation of the Christian Reformed Church” Matthew Berning, Augsburg University | “Centennial of the Armistice: Monuments and Memorials to World War I on the Minnesota Homefront” Sophia Carlson, Bethel University | “The Final Reigning Family of the Romanov Empire: Their Story’s Tragic End” Kathleen Henry, St. Catherine University | “Sr. Kennelly at the University of Munich” CHAIR: Dr. Mark McCarthy, Dordt College

3D. Histories of the Ancient World | CC 430, 2:00pm Brendan Veary, Bethel University | “Ancient Greek Pederasty: Pederastic Origin and Fourth Century Athenian Social Life” Catherine Schmidtke, Bethany Lutheran College | “The History of Mental Illness: An Analysis of the Greek Understanding of Mental Health” Caitlan Hart, Bethel University | “Stories of the Roles of Spartan Women in Archaic Greece” John McDaniel, St. Olaf College | “The Power to Transform: Native British Cultural Identity in an Uneven Sphere of Romano-British Multiculturalism” CHAIR: Dr. Charles Goldberg, Bethel University