Month: April 2022

A huge congratulations to everyone on some fantastic presentations. I watched quite a few of them, and I loved hearing about everyone’s different ideas. Everyone was so engaging and knowledgeable about her individual projects. I also want to say a

I have never been one for deep-diving into primary sources such as letters and diaries much to my previous history professors’ lament. I have tended towards secondary sources or other forms of empirical data. It was therefore interesting to read

The Presentations deal with many of the aspects of transnational which we have discussed over the course of the semester. Transnational history is to a large extent revisionist, and this can be seen in presentations such as Will’s which focus

Hi Laura C. really excellent presentation, I love your structure and the way you utilized and organized sources to present a coherent and effective argument. The specificity too, in which you are placing your argument, I believe will serve you

I really enjoyed going through everyone’s presentations, I am so impressed in how everyone came up with such unique and interesting topics! I also really loved this class, it not only challenged me academically, but also enlightened me about the

 I mistakenly commented on people’s presentations on their previous posts so I am now compiling them here in my final blog post! I have thoroughly enjoyed reading about everyone’s project progression and wish everyone the best of luck.  George: Hi!

I really enjoyed looking through everyone’s presentations this week, they are all incredibly well done and reflected a super interesting mix of methods, styles and interests. Every project looks fascinating, and I have no doubt they are going to lead

I can’t believe this is the last blog post of the semester! I loved watching everyone’s presentations. It’s been so wonderful to see how projects have grown from our initial brainstorming sessions. Making presentations and having discussions with classmates have

I was really impressed by the quality of all the presentations, which have given me a lot to think about to refine my own work. Here are my comments on three of them. Georges – Why and how did similar

It seems strange that this is the last blog post for this module! I have really enjoyed forming, adjusting, and applying my ideas and research towards my final essay. I found that creating my presentation was really helpful to start

Marion: I am so excited to see you’re talking about the Anthropocene. I discussed it in my short essay and found it so interesting, but I couldn’t really encompass it into my essay, so I am very happy you found

Looking back over this past semester, it’s crazy (and quite scary) to think about how my ideas and conceptions of transnational and global history have grown and how influenced I’ve been by the readings we have done and the conversations/discussions

Going through the Teams, I really enjoyed watching my classmate’s virtual presentations. With our individual backgrounds, I found the presentations super interesting and diverse. Here are my thoughts on three:  George: Why and how did similar Environmental Movements Develop in

Personal reflections Thank you Laura for your kind words about my presentation, you have helped me re-frame my thoughts on Glos Polek! I loved your insights related to the Cold War. This question you posed: for women in Poland, to

As I progress with research for my project and prepare for the presentation next week, I’ve been deliberating with deciding between a research proposal and a traditional long essay. Much of this decision making is dictated by how many sources