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Food Habits and Racial Thinking
Date: October 24, 2012
Creator: Wallach, Jennifer Jensen, 1974-
Description: This presentation is part of the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on The Food We Eat. In this presentation, the author discusses race and food habits.
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The Court of the Captain of the People
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Hamilton, Desirae & Stern, Laura Ikins
Description: This presentation discusses research on the Court of the Captain of the People, part of the judicial system of Florence, Italy, in the 14th century. Through reading and translating court documents from this period, the author will attempt to illustrate what the jurisdiction of the Captain was.
Contributing Partner: UNT Honors College
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The Court of the Captain of the People
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Hamilton, Desirae & Stern, Laura Ikins
Description: This paper discusses research on the Court of the Captain of the People. Abstract: The Court of the Captain of the People was part of the judicial system in Florence, Italy, in the 14th century. It was created to defend the common man from the political infighting between the Papacy and the Holy Roman Emperor as well as the noble families who fought for power. There were two other courts that, in the beginning, had their own jurisdiction, the Podesta and the Executor. Later, toward the middle of the 14th century, their jurisdiction began to overlap. All three rectors were foreign and brought their own officials to help them run the judicial system. With the overlapping of jurisdiction it is unclear what kinds of cases the captain and the other rectors oversaw. Through reading and translating court documents from this period, the author will attempt to illustrate what the jurisdiction of the Captain was.
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GLBT History at UNT
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Roberts, Amanda; Pomerleau, Clark A. & Wisely, Karen
Description: This poster presentation discusses research on the history of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender at the University of North Texas (UNT). The historical development of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) organizations at UNT reveals how local dynamics worked in relation to national and regional politics.
Contributing Partner: UNT Honors College
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The Lives and Policies of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson and Their Views on Machiavelli
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Pierce, Emily & Verrill, Diane
Description: This poster discusses research on the lives and policies of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson and their views on Machiavelli. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were unique men who played vital roles in the formation of our country. These two men had an interesting relationship, starting out as close colleagues, evolving into political enemies, and finally ending as pen pals. Though they disagreed in politics, they were still very present in each other's lives, almost in a comedic way. The two of them even bet to see who would outlive the other. To fully understand their views on politics, the author compared them to Machiavelli and what they thought of his works, specifically "The Prince." John Adams was a supporter of Machiavelli and even considered himself one of Machiavelli's students. Jefferson, on the other hand, was not in favor of his political teachings. The author will use documented analysis to try to understand the mindset of Adams and Jefferson.
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History 4263: Palestinian History
Date: March 28, 2012
Creator: Stockdale, Nancy L.
Description: This poster discusses a project for a UNT history course, History 4263, on Palestinian history. In the course, students explore historical foundations and interpretations of modern Palestinian history.
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Mock Trial on Stalin and Stalinism
Date: March 28, 2012
Creator: Velikanova, Olga V.
Description: This poster describes an experiential learning activity for the UNT course History 5040, Historiography of Stalinism. The goal is to apply critical reasoning to Stalin's politics in a courtroom environment.
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Topic Modeling on Historical Newspapers
Date: June 2011
Creator: Yang, Tze-I; Torget, Andrew J. & Mihalcea, Rada
Description: In this paper, the authors explore the task of automatic text processing applied to collections of historical newspapers, with the aim of assisting historical research. In particular, in this first stage of the project, the authors experiment with the use of topical models as a means to identify potential issues of interest for historians.
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The Development of U.S. Destroyers in Relation to Naval Limitation Treaties between 1920-1940
Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: Wicks, Harrison & Mitchener, Donald K.
Description: This poster discusses research on the development of U.S. destroyers in relation to naval limitation treaties between 1920-1940. The research focuses specifically on the development of U.S. destroyers in respect to the naval limitations placed on them.
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Re-creating Mankind: The Philosophy and Actualization of the "New Soviet Man"
Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: Savage, Jon & Velikanova, Olga V.
Description: This paper reports on the author's research, which is fundamentally an exploration into the dynamics of what has been conceptualized as the "New Soviet Man." The author's intention is to examine not only the Soviet regime's actual implementation of this idea into society, but also to investigate other factors surrounding this idea such as the philosophical foundations of the New Man, the response of the New Man in the public and private sectors of the Soviet Union, and whether or not the Soviet Government's idea of creating a New Soviet Man could be interpreted as a success or failure on the level of real-world application and the theoretical level. The sources from which the author's research and conclusions are drawn stem from numerous disciplines that range from historical interpretations to philosophical treatises and even to Soviet literature that focuses on the New Man concept. The author hopes that the research clearly conveys the amalgamation of all these different sources and factors surrounding the idea of the New Soviet Man into a refined analysis that reveals a larger idea behind this social experiment of essentially re-creating humanity.
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