Author: Daniella Canseco

I love how strong and thought out this proposal is, especially with the mapping of the historiography before moving into your own intervention. The explanation describing the shift from nationally bounded studies of second wave feminism to more transnational approaches

In September of 1939, Hitler violated the German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact of 1934 through his invasion of the Polish state and thus began World War II. Hitler’s expansionist ambitions and strong belief in German Nationalism motivated him in his quest to

Crisis often always reveal how nations define belonging and this week’s readings show that policy surrounding immigration in the early 20th century was not just about control but also who counted as part of the nation. Reinecke argues that WWI

For my research project I will be exploring Jewish resilience in London during the Blitzkrieg. Specifically, I will be focusing on the targeted destruction of Jewish communities during the bombings and the persistence of antisemitism in London. While the Blitz

A question that was presented in my mind with both the European Review of History as well as Pierre-Yves Saunier’s chapter 6 was deceptively simple: where does history happen? The default answer was obvious for a while, history happened within

Turning towards transnational and global history emerged from dissatisfaction with the nation-state as a primary unit of explanation for historical events. The readings from the first and second weeks all push the idea that national frameworks obscure the processes that