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COMMEMORATING QUEEN CHARLOTTE: RACE, GENDER, AND THE POLITICS OF MEMORY, 1750 TO 2014
Title
COMMEMORATING QUEEN CHARLOTTE: RACE, GENDER, AND THE POLITICS OF MEMORY, 1750 TO 2014
Author
Gregory, Bethany
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Sex role, History
Description
Despite the vast research by historians on Queen Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz as a person, little research has been conducted on what she meant to the people of regions named in her honor. This thesis seeks to uncover the significance ...
FROM COTTON FIELDS TO COBWEBS: A CASE STUDY OF COMMUNITY AND PRESERVATION IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY OF BELMONT, NORTH CAROLINA
Title
FROM COTTON FIELDS TO COBWEBS: A CASE STUDY OF COMMUNITY AND PRESERVATION IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY OF BELMONT, NORTH CAROLINA
Author
Miller, Allyson
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
History
Description
The oldest mill in Belmont, North Carolina still stands today. Almost one hundred and fifteen years old, the Chronicle Mill has made a legacy for the small town of Belmont, establishing a sense of community and identity for its people. At one time...
Messages from the Heart: Agent Orange and Narrative Conflict in Contemporary Vietnam
Title
Messages from the Heart: Agent Orange and Narrative Conflict in Contemporary Vietnam
Author
Blattenberger, Philip
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Social sciences--Research, Museums--Study and teaching, History
Description
For six months in 2014 the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam hosted a temporary exhibition on Agent Orange. Entitled "Agent Orange: A Message from the Heart," the exhibit’s politically benign narrative tone featured reconciliatory r...
Two days and seventy years: sites of memories and silences from Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the United States
Title
Two days and seventy years: sites of memories and silences from Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the United States
Author
Hawks, Julie
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
History
Description
My primary goal for this thesis was to investigate current American and Japanese practices of remembrance about the atomic bombings and to trace cross-cultural influences on the commemorations and narratives. On the surface, these narratives and p...