Creating a Personal History of the War on Terror

During Fall 2017, I participated in a directed study project entitled “Voices from the War on Terror” with Professor Abbas and six other students. Together, we engaged with oral history as a form of analytical research and understanding in order to try and capture the feelings and opinions of the …

Studying the Grey Area: Getting to Grips with Islamic History

When applying to Geneseo as a seventeen year old, the list of majors intimidated me. While deciding which box to check, I crossed out math and science because I despised chemistry and algebra. However, this still left me with a big decision to make. I knew history was a subject …

Facts, Belief, and the “Post Truth” Society: The Value of Majoring in History

There are two different – but equally misinformed – reactions that I get when I tell someone that I am a history major. Either, “wow, that must be so boring,” or, “what could you possibly do with that?” These reactions are indicative of a profound misunderstanding of what the study …

“Hacking the Middle Ages” from the Students’ Perspective

The students in our Spring 2017 research seminar “Hacking the Middle Ages” (HIST 302) collaborated on recreating medieval Paris using digital mapping techniques and drawing on the Description de la ville de Paris (1434). Here they team up again to tell us what they learned about digital history, trial and …

“It’s fascinating to think about how we can change our perceptions of history based on whose voices we listen to” — A Student Q&A

We continue our student Q&A series Isabel Owen (’19), who’s majoring in history and creative writing. We talk about the importance of approaching history from the bottom up, and the links between history and social change. Is there a particular kind of history (field, approach, time period, theme) that you’re …

Learning from the Past, Researching for the Future: Working on the SNCC Digital Gateway

This post was co-written by Tom Garrity ’17 and Jen Galvão ’19, two of four Geneseo students who currently work as interns for the SNCC Digital Gateway Project and enjoy every minute of it! The SNCC Digital Gateway – coordinated by the SNCC Legacy Project, Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies …

“I aim to represent the views of historically marginalized groups, and I am confident that studying history at Geneseo is the best path to help me get there.” — Q&A With History Major Jenna Lawson (’18)

In the first of our series of Q&As with current SUNY Geneseo history majors, we’re chatting with Jenna Lawson (’18), about what she finds fascinating about history, her career goals, and why Richard Pryor would be a great person to have a cup of joe with.    Why were you …

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