Institutional Change & Identity: Unexpected Impact of the Arab Spring
byDecember of 2010 saw what would become a massive wave of demands for change throughout the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) area. Governments…
International Relations
Sticks & Stones May Break My Bones, But My Words Will Build an Army Against Apartheid
byWinner of the Spring 2019 StMU History Media Award for Article with the Best Title “I have fought against white domination, and I have…
Colonialism: Dead or Rebranded? Re-Emerging Patterns of Destruction in the DRC
byAt every level, the conflict within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains very complex. With over one hundred estimated rebel groups working both…
“Doctor Miracle”: Denis Mukwege, Healing Women, Children, and Communities
byIn what has been called the “rape capital of the world” by a top UN official, Dr. Denis Mukwege offers hope to women whose…
Brought on a Boat, Sent out on a Steamer: Ah Sou’s Round Trip to Sexual Servitude
byIn 1899, Ah Sou, a Chinese orphan, was sold to a man named Moy Sam with the belief that she would accompany him to…
Cabeza de Vaca: Getting Lost and Captured in Spanish America
byThe stories of the Spanish conquistadors, of men that believed themselves to be conquerors fighting and exploring for God and gold, are well known….
Perseverance and Brilliance: Albert Einstein’s Extraordinary Theory
byObtaining a quality education is essential to success towards a desired career. With this quality comes the opportunity for people to express themselves and…
From Grassroots Activism to Founding South African Democracy: Rolihlahla Mandela
byFive years ago, on December 6, 2013, the world lost a remarkable man who helped change so many lives. This man was given the…
Pat Tillman: From the NFL to the U.S. Army
byPatrick (Pat) Tillman, a former NFL football player with the Arizona Cardinals, left his career in football to join the military. Enlisting in the…
Bosnia: Inhumane Genocide or Devastating War?
byWhen determining the nature of a war, we often look at the events leading up to it. Whether it be economic instability, political inaptness,…
Autodefensas: Mexico’s Self-Defense Forces
byIt is estimated that, by the 1980s, Mexico’s drug cartels were slowly forming and beginning to operate. By the early 2000s, their presence was…
HemisFair 1968: A Confluence of Civilizations in the Americas
byThe Space Needle in downtown Seattle,1 the Unisphere in the heart of New York City,2 the Eiffel Tower in bustling Paris, France3 — these…
The Burns of Freedom: The Courageous Journey of Asma Yaqoob
byRejection is not something people deal with easily. When people are turned down because the other wants to preserve her own freedom, it is…
The Communist Question: Antisemitism in early Soviet Union
by“Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions; fed with the same food, hurt with the same…
Metal in Soviet Russia: Monsters of Rock 1991
byWhat if I told you that one of the largest crowds to ever attend a concert—1.5 million people—happened in Russia?1 What if I told…
The United States turns its back on Human Rights.
byIt was between the hours of 8:30 and 10:30 am on the morning of September 11, 2001 that the unthinkable happened in the United…
China’s Plan to Shanghai Tibet
byImagine at the age of twenty-three having to walk at night across the Himalayan mountains, to survive and avoid imprisonment, torture, and certain death….
Che Guevara: Road to Radical
byHis face is known all over the world. With his long thick hair and charismatic stare, Che Guevara is globally recognized as a symbol…
Coining Genocide: The Legacy of Raphael Lemkin
byAt a quiet New York cemetery in 1959, a handful of people stand around a fresh grave as a casket is lowered. Any passerby…
The Picture That Ended the Vietnam War
byWinner of the Fall 2018 StMU History Media Award for Article with the Best Use of Images Article with the Best Introduction The year…