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Capstones Spring 2020 https://www.plu.edu/history/capstones-spring-2020/

The Department of History is proud to present our senior capstone presentations. Click on each student name below to see their presentation title and synopsis.

Western Zhou kept their own histories which were later edited, compiled, and commentated on by Confucian scholars, as commentary and history were both vital aspects of Confucian ritual. By examining the similarities and differences between Zhou and Confucian wine rituals in particular, distinguishing becomes difficult between what is Zhou and what is Confucian and the historical record becomes difficult to discern. Jakob Waters“Drinking Together: Sexuality, Gender, and Elite Status at the Greek

Heather Mathews https://www.plu.edu/gender-sexuality-race/staff/heather-mathews/

Associate Professor of Art & Design | Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies | hmathews@plu.edu | 253-535-7574 | Heather joined the Department of Art and Design in 2007.

Heather Mathews Associate Professor of Art & Design Phone: 253-535-7574 Email: hmathews@plu.edu Office Location: Ingram Hall - 110 Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Chair of Communication, Media & Design Arts University Gallery Coordinator Education Ph.D., Art History, University of Texas, Austin, 2006 M.A., University of Texas, Austin, 1997 B.A., Art History and German, Hood College, Frederick, MD, 1994 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise German art of the Cold War period Art History

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253-535-7574

hmathews@plu.edu

Area of Emphasis/Expertise

German art of the Cold War period

Art History

PLU Global Studies Statement Against Racism https://www.plu.edu/global-studies/plu-global-studies-statement-against-racism/

further called attention to the racism that pervades all types of systems, including labor hierarchies, health care, and education. We know that our students and community are impacted, and that we have a role to play in addressing injustice. As Global Studies faculty, we teach the historical origins of global issues and to continue to imagine, in collaboration with our students, possible solutions. We know that we also have work to do, including continuing to acknowledge the often-racist history of

PLU’s own Crystal Aikin to headline on-campus Gospel Experience Concert during Black History Month https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2019/02/05/gospel-experience-concert/

TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 5, 2019) — National recording artist and Pacific Lutheran University alum Crystal Aikin ’97 will be returning to campus on Friday, Feb. 15, when she headlines the Gospel Experience Concert. Aikin, who was born and raised in Tacoma but lives in Texas…

PLU’s own Crystal Aikin to headline on-campus Gospel Experience Concert during Black History Month Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / February 5, 2019 February 5, 2019 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 5, 2019) — National recording artist and Pacific Lutheran University alum Crystal Aikin '97 will be returning to campus on Friday, Feb. 15, when she headlines the Gospel Experience Concert.Aikin, who was born and raised in Tacoma but lives in Texas now, graduated

Neal Sobania https://www.plu.edu/history/staff/neal-sobania/

Professor of History, Emeritus | Department of History | sobania@plu.edu | Dr.

Neal Sobania Professor of History, Emeritus Email: sobania@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies), 1980 M.A., Ohio University, 1973 B.A., Hope College, 1968 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise African History with a particular focus on Ethiopia Eastern and Southern Africa Visual Culture Museum Studies The use of photographs as historical documents Books Painting Ethiopia: The Life and Work of Qes Adamu Tesfaw By Raymond Silverman

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sobania@plu.edu

Area of Emphasis/Expertise

African History with a particular focus on Ethiopia

Eastern and Southern Africa

Visual Culture

Museum Studies

The use of photographs as historical documents