Rice Historical Review

01/04/2021

Last chance to submit your historical research papers for a chance to be published in the Spring 2021 Issue of the RHR. The final deadline is January 22nd!!

Papers must be at least 10 pages in length. Go to ricehistoricalreview.org to read more about submission requirements. The RHR Board is hosting a virtual history trivia night on January 15th where we will be answering any questions about paper submissions. More event details to come!

We look forward to reading your submissions! Email [email protected] if you have any questions!!

12/08/2020

Rice Historical Review Podcast

Listen to the RHR’s newest podcast about Dr. Soifer Irish, an amazing professor of History and Medieval Studies at Rice!!

All podcasts can be found on our website and the link below!

https://m.soundcloud.com/user-176468700

Welcome to the podcasting forum of Rice University's own historical undergraduate research journal, the Rice Historical Review. Listen here for unconventional history content, including interviews wi

11/16/2020

Before course registration closes, register for HIST 390!! Curious about how scholarly works are published? Looking to expand your skill set as a historian? Then the Journal Publishing Workshop is the class for you!

You will learn about the world of academic publishing through hands-on-work running the Rice Historical Review. This course is two credit hours, and anyone is eligible to join!!

11/14/2020

Do you have a historically focused essay you’d like to see published, but it wasn’t long enough for the 2020 issue? Consider sending it in to be published in the Rice Historical Review Short Form!

The short form accepts papers from 500 to 1500 words in length, with a historical topic and similar styling to our long form platform. If you’re interested in what kinds of papers we accept, take a look at our publications from last year at ricehistoricalreview.org/short-form

The third and final short form submission deadline of the Fall 2020 semester is this upcoming Friday (*November 20th*)! Send in submissions to [email protected]
Don’t miss your chance to get published in the Rice Historical Review!

11/09/2020

REMINDER!!!!

Submit your historical research papers for a chance to be published in the Spring 2021 Issue of the RHR. Our first deadline is November 11th (THIS WEDNESDAY)!! Papers submitted by this deadline will be given feedback and the opportunity to revise&resubmit their papers at a later deadline!

Papers must be at least 10 pages in length. Go to ricehistoricalreview.org to read more about submissions requirements and entries.

We look forward to reading your submissions! Email [email protected] if you have any questions!!

11/03/2020

Fall 2020- 1)US Voting Throughout History

Happy Election Day!!! If you’re waiting in line at the polls and want to learn a bit of history, then listen to the RHR’s newest podcast!

Our Podcasting Directors, Melissa Carmona and Josue Alvarenga, explore the history of voting in the United States.

All podcasts can be found on our webstie!

https://soundcloud.com/user-176468700/fall-2020-1us-voting-throughout-history

Welcome to the podcasting forum of Rice University's own historical undergraduate research journal, the Rice Historical Review. Listen here for unconventional history content, including interviews wi

11/02/2020

Submit your historical research papers for a chance to be published in the Spring 2021 Issue of the RHR. This is an amazing opportunity for all Rice Undergraduates!!!

Our first deadline is November 11th!! Papers submitted by this deadline will be given feedback and the opportunity to revise&resubmit their papers at a later deadline!

Papers must be at least 10 pages in length. Go to ricehistoricalreview.org to read more about submissions requirements and entries.

The RHR values diverse narratives from history. This year, we want to hear from you untold histories that capture a unique or overlooked aspect of the past!

We look forward to reading your submissions! Email [email protected] if you have any questions!!

10/30/2020

A Conversation with Dr. Maas on Thucydides — Rice Historical Review

"We should respect Thucydides’ objectivity and his relentless effort to record the facts correctly. We also have to respect the fact that he is working with the data he has so painstakingly assembled. He is not simply stating that the facts speak for themselves, and he points the facts in the direction that he thinks can best illuminate his analysis. He seeks objectivity and also seeks honesty. When we follow Thucydides and attempt historical investigation, we must be honest above all other things. Thucydides is one of the most relentlessly self-aware and honest political analysts I have ever read."

The Rice Historical Review just published our interview with Dr. Maas on Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War. Check it out here:

http://www.ricehistoricalreview.org/short-form/2020/10/30/a-conversation-with-dr-maas-on-thucydides

Dr. Maas is the William Gaines Twyman Professor of History at Rice University. His research interests are in ancient Greece and Rome, late antiquity and early Byzantium. Spencer: A political scientist, Graham Allison, used the phrase the “Thucydides Trap” to refer to the idea that war is always

10/16/2020

Do you have a historically focused essay you’d like to see published, but it wasn’t long enough for the 2020 issue? Consider sending it in to be published in the Rice Historical Review Short Form!

The short form accepts papers from 500 to 1500 words in length, with a historical topic and similar styling to our long form platform. If you’re interested in what kinds of papers we accept, take a look at our publications from last year at ricehistoricalreview.org/short-form

The second short form submission deadline of the Fall 2020 semester is one week from tomorrow-October 23rd. Send in submissions to [email protected]
Don’t miss your chance to get published in the Rice Historical Review!

10/09/2020

Contextualizing the COVID-19 Pandemic with Dr. Lan Li — Rice Historical Review

The Rice Historical Review has just published our interview with Dr. Lan Li on contextualizing the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The full interview is available at:

http://www.ricehistoricalreview.org/short-form/2020/10/9/contextualizing-the-covid-19-pandemic-with-dr-lan-li

Dr. Li is an assistant professor in the Rice University History Department. She is a historian of the body and filmmaker focusing on medicine and health in global East Asia. She received her PhD in History, Anthropology, and Science Technology and Society Studies from MIT in 2016 and served as a Pre

10/07/2020

UPDATE: The Rice Historical Review will be accepting board member applications until October 31st. Contact us if you are interested!

Here’s why our lovely co-editor, Victoria Saeki-Serna, joined the RHR:
“I joined the Rice Historical Review because history allows us to understand how we arrived to present events - if we help others understand the past and be aware of how it influences today we will all be better equipped to construct a brighter future”

This year, you may apply to be a new Assistant Director of Copyediting, Podcasting, Short Form, Social Media, or the Racial Injustice Project!

09/28/2020

If you are passionate about history and want to learn more about academic research journals, consider joining the Rice Historical Review Board. Applications are DUE OCT 16TH!!!

As a new board member, you will help us publish our annual issue, develop podcasts, and so much more. Visit the website in our bio to explore our past publications. We can’t wait to hear from you!

09/25/2020

Short Form — Rice Historical Review

Do you have a historically focused essay you’d like to see published, but it wasn’t long enough for the 2020 issue? Consider sending it in to be published in the Rice Historical Review Short Form!

The short form accepts papers from 500 to 1500 words in length, with a historical topic and similar styling to our long form platform. If you’re interested in what kinds of papers we accept, take a look at our publications from last year at ricehistoricalreview.org/short-form

The deadline to submit for the next round of short form publications is October 2nd- next Friday. Send in submissions to [email protected]
Don’t miss your chance to get published in the Rice Historical Review!

The following is a digital rendition of the Rice Historical Review Short Form Edition. This includes short form essays, interviews by RHR Staff, and other pieces. If you are interested in submitting for the Short Form Rice Historical Review, please visit the Submissions page for information on guide...

06/26/2020

Rice Historical Review

In the wake of George Floyd’s death on May 25th, 2020 at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department, people from all walks of life began to look more carefully at a long and bitter history of racial injustice in the United States and across the globe. The Rice Historical Review is committed to encouraging the historical contextualization of our university’s founding. Our website homepage features an article, originally published in our Spring 2019 issue, where former Rice University undergraduate student Andrew Maust addresses “the current remembrance of [William Marsh] Rice, details his connections to slavery, and provides a recommendation to Rice University on how to address the history of its founder” among other important topics.

We hope that providing access to this article illuminates the history of our university’s founding with an authentic remembrance of the contribution of those who are often forgotten in common narratives of William March Rice.

http://www.ricehistoricalreview.org/

Welcome to the Rice Historical Review, a research journal designed to showcase outstanding scholarly works produced by our undergraduate students. Students from all disciplines are welcome to submit historical research papers to the journal. We look forward to reading your submissions!

05/19/2020

Rice Historical Review

Listen to Dr. Lisa Spiro, Executive Director of Digital Scholarship Services for Fondren Library and co-director of the Harvey Memories Project, discuss Rice’s response during the crisis of Hurricane Harvey and offer encouragement through the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you would like to know more about the Harvey Memories Project, you can view it at this link here: harveymemories.org

Listen to the podcast now on our front page: http://www.ricehistoricalreview.org/
While you're at it, take a listen to previous seasons of our podcast, where we feature interviews with faculty, students, and more!
Soundcloud Archive available here: https://soundcloud.com/user-176468700

Welcome to the Rice Historical Review, a research journal designed to showcase outstanding scholarly works produced by our undergraduate students. Students from all disciplines are welcome to submit historical research papers to the journal. We look forward to reading your submissions!

05/11/2020

Current Issue — Rice Historical Review

Take a break from reading the news and read the Spring 2020 edition of the Rice Historical Review! We're very excited to reveal the new journal with a fresh look and hope you enjoy the articles the authors and editorial board have worked hard on. Check out the link below for the online journal! And to everyone who prefers a hard copy, we hope to have the journal in print at the start of the fall semester.
http://www.ricehistoricalreview.org/currentissue

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04/17/2020

Examining the Past and Future of the European Union with Dr. Carl Caldwell — Rice Historical Review

"I think there is more unity than there ever was, even from peripheral countries like Spain and Portugal that had bad experiences with the European Central Bank and European institutions during the financial crisis. While I don’t expect we are going to see massive moves toward political unification, I do expect we are going to see more consolidation of the European project of economic, regulatory, and financial unification--despite distrust and disgruntlement."

The Rice Historical Review has just published our interview with Dr. Carl Caldwell on the European Union!

The full interview is available at http://www.ricehistoricalreview.org/short-form/2020/4/17/examining-the-past-and-future-of-the-european-union-with-dr-carl-caldwell

Dr. Carl Caldwell is the Samuel G. McCann Professor of History at Rice University. He currently serves as the Department Chair of the Rice History Department. Frederick Drummond: What insights would you like to share with Rice students about Europe today and how it has gotten here? Profes

03/28/2020

Rice Historical Review

Looking for something good to listen to this weekend? Check out the RHR podcast!
On this very first episode of the season, hosts Jordan Killinger and Josue Alvarenga dive in with Victoria Saeki-Serna, a Rice History student and member of the RHR Editorial Board, and talk about her interests in US-Mexican History, her experience as a student in the Rice History department, and what history has to offer us today.

Listen now on our front page: http://www.ricehistoricalreview.org/

While you're at it, take a listen to previous seasons of our podcast, where we feature interviews with faculty, students, and more!
Soundcloud Archive available here: https://soundcloud.com/user-176468700

Welcome to the Rice Historical Review, a research journal designed to showcase outstanding scholarly works produced by our undergraduate students. Students from all disciplines are welcome to submit historical research papers to the journal. We look forward to reading your submissions!

03/06/2020

Life in the Peace Corps: Morocco — Rice Historical Review

“And I remember one class, we were studying students who had gone on strike in Virginia. Basically, Black students protesting segregation had gone on strikes from their school for more than a year in either the 1950s or 1960s. He just took a moment and said that must have taken a lot of courage. He asked us “when was the last time you have ever done anything courageous?’”

The Rice Historical Review has just published our interview with Ben Jones, a Rice 2018 alum and member of the Peace Corps in Morocco. Read more about his experiences there and in the Rice History Department!

The full interview is available at ricehistoricalreview.org/short-form/Ben-jones/

Ben Jones graduated from Rice University in 2018, where he majored in history. He currently serves with the Peace Corps in Zaouia Cheikh, Morocco.  Spencer: Could you please describe the current project that you are working on as part of the Peace Corps in Zaouia Cheikh, Morocco?

02/13/2020

The Rice Historical Review is deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Andrew Manias. As a member of our Editorial Board, Andrew contributed to our journal as Director of Distribution. We will miss him deeply. Our sincere condolences go out to his family and loved ones in this time.

02/07/2020

Rice Historical Review's cover photo

02/07/2020

Rice Historical Review's cover photo

02/06/2020

Short Form — Rice Historical Review

Do you have a historically focused essay you’d like to see published, but it wasn’t long enough for the 2020 issue? Consider sending it in to be published in the Rice Historical Review Short Form!

The short form accepts papers from 500 to 1500 words in length, with a historical topic and similar styling to our long form platform. If you’re interested in what kinds of papers we accept, take a look at our publications from last year at ricehistoricalreview.org/short-form

The deadline to submit for the next round of short form publications is February 14th- next Friday. Don’t miss your chance to get published in the Rice Historical Review!

The following is a digital rendition of the Rice Historical Review Short Form Edition. This includes short form essays, interviews by RHR Staff, and other pieces. If you are interested in submitting for the Short Form Rice Historical Review, please visit the Submissions page for information on guide...

01/30/2020

Get Involved — Rice Historical Review

The Rice Historical Review is still looking for copyeditors for the 2020 Edition of the journal! This is an excellent opportunity to hone your editing skills, learn more about publishing standards, and get involved in the RHR.

If you are interested, please pay a visit to ricehistoricalreview.org/get-involved

Email [email protected] or [email protected] if you’d like more information or want to get started!

Feel like you can contribute to the Rice Historical Review decision and design process directly? Do you have a passion for history or the journal publishing process? Email [email protected] to apply to be a member of the RHR's editorial board. We are offering a wide range of positions for di...

01/28/2020

Of Rice and State: An Interview with George P. Bush — Rice Historical Review

Read our latest interview with Rice Alum George P. Bush, Texas Land Commissioner!

Spencer Moffat presents the latest RHR Student Feature with Commissioner Bush. Read about Bush's experience in the Rice History Department, his service in the Navy Reserve, and his current work in the General Land Office's education initiatives.

While you're at it, check out our other interviews with Rice Alumni in our short form section!

Read at: http://www.ricehistoricalreview.org/short-form/2020/1/27/interview-george-p-bush

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush graduated from Rice University, where he majored in history with a minor in political science. After graduating from Rice, Commissioner Bush worked as a public school teacher in Miami, Florida. He then left his teaching job to attend law school at the Universit