On April 23, seven history majors presented honors theses covering a wide range of chronological, geographical and thematic subject matter. These theses represent the culmination of an arduous, year-long process of research, writing and editing. Under the close supervision of Molly Worthen as well as their individual thesis advisors, these students have produced original, cutting-edge scholarship. This year, Max Conley won the Frank Ryan Prize for the best honors thesis in the department. Congratulations to all these outstanding young scholars!
Max Conley: “The World Whole: An Environmental History of Japanese Space Power.” Advised by Morgan Pitelka and Miles Fletcher.
Luke Kessel: “The Russian Bookmen: A Story of Survival and Revival during the Mongol Occupation, 1237-1480.” Advised by Eren Tasar and Louise McReynolds.
Daniel Harrell: “A Man Alone: Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the All-India Muslim League’s Support for the British during World War II.” Advised by Eren Tasar and Cemil Aydin.
Denton Ong: “Emergency Wars.” Advised by Benjamin Waterhouse.
Jackson Parrish: “Spiritual Resistance: The Submission and Defiance of Evangelical Slaves in the Antebellum South.” Advised by Harry Watson.
Kate Warren: “Knights and Knighthood: Perception and Social Change in the Late Twelfth-Century Angevin Empire.” Advised by Wayne Lee and Marcus Bull.
