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Student-Faculty Research

Professor Tim Carmichael and student Harriet Ward at work on the
Saudi Arabian Newspaper Research Project.

Undergraduate Publication Venues:

CONFERENCES:
Phi Alpha Theta Biennial Convention Conference
The Historian

Southeast Conference of the Association of Asian Studies
University of North Carolina Charlotte History Forum
Journal of Social History
George Mason University
JOURNALS:
HISTORY MATTERS: An online journal for undergraduates published by Appalachian State University.
CHRESTOMATHY:
Annual Review of Undergraduate Research in the School of Humanities.

For help with funding research projects or travel to conferences contact your faculty advisor and apply to
Undergraduate Research at the College of Charleston

Faculty - Student Oral History Project
Led byDr. Bryan Ganaway the department trained 30 history majors in the art of interviewing. After taking a course on WWII, the students interviewed local vets. The recordings will be digitized and housed in the College's Addlestone Library for future researchers. read more...

(l to r) WWII veteran Marvin Veronee and Bryan Ganaway

Veterans WWII Speakers Forum

Judy Litoff, Professor of History Bryant College, World War II guest lecturer WWII Oral History Project
"Southern Women in World at War" April 2008
Read Biography...

Examples of Student research topics...
Independent Studies:
Colonial Theory
Interdicting The Slave Trade
Jews in Colonial America
Medieval Iberia
Personalities and Politics
Race in Modern Brazil
Witchcraft and Witch Hunting

Senior Papers: HIST 498
Gendered Violence in Asia
English & Russian Pretenders and Imposters

Bachelor Essays: HIST 499
Challenging The Herrenvolk Dem
Gender, Imperialism, and Islam
Gypsies: Transnational Ethnic Group
History Of International Aid
The Cherokee War

Faculty-Student
Funded RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Papers presented at Conferences:

Southeast Conference of the Association of Asian Studies
Author: Jenny Kaemmerlen
Title of Paper: "A Nation's Embodiment of Honor and Shame"
Project director: Dr. Jeffrey Diamond
Research Presentation Grant

Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society Regional Conference:
Author: Rachel Jones
Title of Paper: "Fra Paolo Sarpi on the Council of Trent"
Project director: Dr. Jason Coy
RPG or Research Presentation Grant

Research/Film Production:
Study of Pine Ridge SD: "History and Social Consequences of Reservation Life for Oglala Sioux"
Students: Joshua Garfinkel and Brad Michael
Project director: Dr. Boucher
SURF-Summer Undergraduate Research fund for Faculty-Student summer projects

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