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Reflections

Reflections

May 7, 2015
davidatkins
Thesis

First and foremost, I have grown considerably as a scholar and historian this past year. The fact that I used the word historian to describe…

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Lisa Lindsay - Atlantic Bonds

Lisa Lindsay – Atlantic Bonds

May 2, 2015
davidatkins
Uncategorized

In February I attended Lisa Lindsay’s talk, Atlantic Bonds: 19th Century odyssey from America to Africa. According to a 1975 Ebony magazine article, James Churchill…

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Proposal Thoughts

Proposal Thoughts

April 5, 2015
davidatkins
Thesis

I should begin by saying that every time I write about my project it forces me to think more critically about what I would like…

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What Kind of Historian Am I?

What Kind of Historian Am I?

March 23, 2015
davidatkins
Thesis

I have always thought of myself as more of a social historian with a bit of a cultural side. The re-inclusion of underrepresented groups in…

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The Anti-slavery Project

The Anti-slavery Project

February 9, 2015
davidatkins
Thesis

Quirk, Joel. The anti-slavery project: From the slave trade to human trafficking. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011.   Joel Quirk’s, The Anti-slavery Project, is concerned…

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Research Question - First Attempt

Research Question – First Attempt

February 8, 2015
davidatkins
Thesis

I am writing about images of “white slaves” in the fight against slavery in both the historical abolition movement and the contemporary anti-slavery movement. I…

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Interactive Reading and Notes

Interactive Reading and Notes

February 1, 2015
davidatkins
Uncategorized

When I read the assignments for the week I was worried about having to try something new during my weekly readings. I was skeptical, much…

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Thesis Advisor

Thesis Advisor

February 1, 2015
davidatkins
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I met with Dr. Quigley again this past week and asked him if he would be willing to be my thesis advisor. He agreed, but…

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Thesis Topic and Faculty Interviews

Thesis Topic and Faculty Interviews

January 25, 2015
davidatkins
Uncategorized

Recently I became interested in a group of historians who created an organization to fight modern day slavery called Historians Against Slavery. Their motto is…

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Human Exceptionalism

Human Exceptionalism

November 30, 2014
davidatkins
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Brett Walker argues that humans should rejoin the animal kingdom, or at least admit that they could never leave a group with which they belong,…

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