May 11, 2021

The spring 2021 edition of the UMass History Journal is now available. Now in its 5th edition, the UMass History Journal showcases original scholarship by undergraduate students. This year's edition was edited by history majors Johanna Geremia, Michael Turner, and Sevil Usmanova, under the guidance of faculty advisor Garrett Washington and includes the following articles:

  • "Battleground: How Rural Resentment Changed the Outcome of the 2016 Election" by Anthony Colace
  • "A Global History of Astrology: Changes in Astrological Trends Through the Centuries" by Johanna Geremia
  • "The Humanism of Dr. Peter Parker" by Michael Holmes
  • "Decolonization: The Impact, or Lack Thereof, of the End of the British Empire on Mainland Britain" by Caroline O'Neill
  • "The 1910 Cholera Outbreak: The Separate Realities of Britain and India" by Ian Rowe
  • "Religiosity and its Role in Academia: Hindrance or Boon?" by Sevil Usmanova
  • "The Political and Environmental Effects of Oil in Nigeria" by Hannah Whalen

Read the 2021 UMass History Journal.

Image of the cover of the 2021 UMass History Journal