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How We Got Started
How We Got Started
Oracle first started during the Spring semester of 2019 and our first edition was printed that Fall. Under the advisory of the Boston College History Department, Oracle has been built around an editorial team of History majors and minors dedicated to showcasing fellow scholars' work. The works in each edition of Oracle meet our staff's highest expectations for quality publications that add meaningful conversations to historical research. It is our hope and desire that Oracle thrives under such leadership each year and provides a voice to those interested in the ever-changing subject of history.
How Can You Submit Work to Oracle?
How Can You Submit Work to Oracle?
Issue IV of Oracle will be underway soon! Check back for our next deadline, but if you want to be featured, please email us your historical research paper. We are looking for research papers between 10-30 double-spaced pages that highlight the original work of fellow students. Our guidelines for submission are:
Original historical research with primary and secondary sources
Double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt. font, one-inch margins
Submitted in .doc or .docx format with "Last name, First name"
Between 10-30 pages
Include footnotes or a bibliography, preferably in Chicago Manual of Style Format
Email work to: bchistoryjournal@gmail.com
Who We Are
Who We Are
The Oracle editorial team works in collaboration with the Journal Consulting Committee of the History Club of Boston College, but operates under the advisory of the History Department.
Each Spring semester, editors collectively decide whose papers to accept and publish and in turn, work with each submission author throughout the editing process before final publication. Our team strives to have articulate, motivated editors with the ability to work in a collaborative environment. Featured below is the editorial team for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Sadie Blanco
Sadie Blanco
Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief
Sadie is a senior in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences majoring in History with a minor in International Studies (concentration in Global Cultures). She enjoys learning about gender history, social movements, and material culture in the U.S. and Latin America. When she is not reading books, watching movies, or listening to music she spends her time in various clubs and organizations: as co-president of the Cuban-American Student Association, facilitator in Courageous Conversations, and on the editorial staff of Yearbook.
Molly Bankert
Molly Bankert
Junior Editor-in-Chief
Junior Editor-in-Chief
Molly is a senior studying History and Art History in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences. She enjoys studying all areas of history, and particularly focuses her studies on American cultural history and how various intersections of identity including race, gender, and class impact historical analysis. Besides editing Oracle, Molly is also a staff photographer for The Heights. In her free time, she enjoys listening to music, exploring museums, and scouring Boston for the best coffee spot.
Matthew Benedict
Matthew Benedict
Editor
Editor
Matthew is currently a junior in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences. He is majoring in History with a minor in Economics. He mostly enjoys studying European history, specifically the 19th and 20th century. Outside the classroom, he is a certified Master/Rescue Scuba Diver with specializations in Deep, Wreck, and Night diving.
Thomas Bertron
Thomas Bertron
Editor
Editor
Thomas is a junior in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in History and minoring in Irish Studies. He is interested in medieval European History, specifically English and French royal, and genealogical, history. He also enjoys reading historical novels, hiking, playing basketball, and watching the New York Mets.
Emily Browder
Emily Browder
Editor
Editor
Emily Browder is a junior in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences. She is a History Major with a double Minor in Management & Leadership and Faith, Peace & Justice. Her academic interests include history of American politics, political science, and women’s history. She is a writer for The Heights and an e-board member of Fuego del Corazon, as well as a Lean On Me text supporter. She plans to go to Law School after college and pursue a career in Appellate Litigation.
Vikrum Singh
Vikrum Singh
Editor
Editor
Vikrum Singh is a freshman from Newton, MA. Currently undecided, his main interests are in history, biology, and political science. In addition to Oracle, he also is an associate photography editor for BC’s newspaper, The Heights. Within history, Vikrum primarily enjoys the Roman, Medieval, and Early Modern periods. A fun fact about him is that he has visited more foreign countries than states in the U.S.
Olivia Strong
Olivia Strong
Editor
Editor
Olivia Strong is a freshman from Windham, New Hampshire. She is studying History and Communications and is excited for her first semester with Oracle! She has a passion for European History and can be found reading up on the first English monarchs in her free time. Also, her favorite movie is The Princess Bride!
Sean Sugrue
Sean Sugrue
Editor
Editor
Sean Sugrue is a junior from Rockland, Massachusetts. He is studying Philosophy and History at BC. Following undergrad, he intends to pursue a degree in law, and later to practice in the field of civil rights and immigration. A fun fact about Sean is that he loves poetry, particularly as it relates to the natural world.
Dennis Wieboldt
Dennis Wieboldt
Editor
Editor
Dennis Wieboldt is a junior at Boston College studying History and Theology. His academic interests lie at the intersection of America's historiographical construction and the U.S. legal system, remaining mindful of America's rich religious landscape. He is the 2020 recipient of the Nicholas H. Woods Award for Student Leadership and a Junior Fellow at the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy.
Mckayla Yoo
Mckayla Yoo
Editor
Editor
Mckayla Yoo is a junior in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences majoring in History and English and minoring in Classics. She enjoys studying anything involving gender, intersections of identity, and archaeological anthropology. Outside of Oracle, she’s the president of Rallying Efforts Against Contemporary Trafficking and an intern at the Dressember Foundation. After graduation, she plans to gain some hands on experience working closely with trafficking survivors before pursuing a career as a human rights attorney.
About Cover Photo: Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program.
Camillo Miola (Biacca) (Italian (Neapolitan), 1840 - 1919)
The Oracle, 1880, Oil on canvas
108 × 142.9 cm (42 1/2 × 56 1/4 in.), 72.PA.32
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
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