The Historical Review at the University of Washington
An Undergraduate Historical Journal
We are the Historical Review at the University of Washington, a student-run undergraduate journal showcasing writing and research in the field of history. The Historical Review was founded in 2019 by Wendi Zhou, Meredith Weinstock, Lillian Williamson, and Pattie Unakul as a place for students to showcase research and writing in the field of history. The journal is published once a year every Spring quarter. We believe that the study of history is critical to understanding present-day issues, patterns, and events. Our journal seeks to make history more accessible for students and foster conversation on the role of history in the present.
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We take submissions from all undergraduate students and recent graduates from two-year and four-year institutions, with preference given to students from the University of Washington (all campuses) and two-year colleges in Washington state. The Historical Review accepts papers written for a course, independent research, and book and film reviews. Research papers must be at least 10 double-spaced pages in length. Book and film reviews should be no longer than eight double-spaced pages. If you are interested in submitting a paper, see more requirements and the submission process here.
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Check out the most recent issue of The Historical Review, our Spring 2023 edition: Volume 3! We are delighted to return with another issue highlighting the historical work being done on campus. We have received a wonderful and expansive group of submissions that we narrowed down to what you are about to read. Throughout these pages, we will showcase the amazing work that has been done this year by UW students. Marshall Bender analyzes how activism following the police killings of several Black men in Seattle from 1960-1970 forced changes in the newspaper coverage of police violence in The Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Next, Briar Bertolin’s paper focuses on the disproportionate effects of the HIV/AIDS crisis on AFAB people and how medical misogyny has increased the harm that AFAB people diagnosed with HIV experience by making testing and clinical trials more difficult to access. Finally, Davis Massey examines the 1915 Plan de San Diego through the lens of a history of racial formation in the Texas borderlands. Through a historical overview and the method of close reading, the author reveals the development of the "Mexican race" category invoked by the 1915 rebels. (Read here!)
Perhaps one of the most intriguing and important aspects of modern geographic disciplines involves the usage of remote sensing. Drones, satellites, and other forms of technology are utilized for the study of our Earth and the people who inhabit it. Quite literally, remote sensing is acquiring information about objects and areas without physical interference. Although we often view remote sensing as being a contemporary subject and being collected via the aforementioned technologies, remote sensing has been around for millennia. The Indigenous Iñupiaq people of Alaska are a whaling community and have been for thousands of years... (Read more!)
I work as a monitor for the Bird Friendly Campus research project. This is an initiative led by Ph.D. student Judy Bowes that aims to protect birds around the University of Washington campus by assessing bird collisions with buildings. The project is closely related to the Seattle Bird Collision Monitoring Project sponsored by Birds Connect Seattle, formerly the Seattle Audubon Society. Birds Connect Seattle is one of several chapters of the National Audubon Society which have vowed to change their name. In March of 2023, however, the National Audubon Society announced its decision to keep its name despite the troubled history of its namesake, John James Audubon... (Read more!)