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A Queer History Timeline Click through the timeline below. Scroll to the bottom of the page to continue through the exhibit. A glimpse into queer history The Mast interviews two queer students anonymously to underscore the anti-queer environment of the university in 1980. The question I came to this project with was, how and why have PLU’s attitude towards queerness changed in recent decades? This project, including this timeline, is an attempt to map out some of the forces (internal and

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complicated familial history on a southern plantation, she becomes frighteningly entangled in the lives of Rufus, a conflicted white slaveholder and one of Dana’s own ancestors, and the many people who are enslaved by him. Frightening, compelling, and richly imagined, Kindred offers an unflinching look at our complicated social history.  This adaptation, by celebrated academics and comics artists Damian Duffy and John Jennings, transforms Kindred into a visually stunning work for a new generation of

History Program at PLUThrough the study of history at Pacific Lutheran University students gain an understanding and appreciation of the historical perspective. Opportunities for developing analytical and interpretative skills are provided through research and writing projects, internships, class presentations, and study tours. The practice of the historical method leads students off campus to their hometowns, to Europe, China or the American West, and to community institutions, both private

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“A Queer History of PLU” follows the experiences of four queer PLU community members and three of their allies.Many of these stories begin in the 1990s, a decade that, for queer Lutes, was symbolically ushered in by the joint decision of two professors—Beth Kraig and Tom Campbell—to come out of the closet in The Mast in 1993. Their coming out, and the student activist groups that were coalescing simultaneously, helped shift the campus climate for queer folks. PLU Pastor Jen Rude also speaks to

The Peter and Lydia Beckman ScholarshipEstablished in 1996 to reward outstanding scholarship and encourage graduate study in history, this $2,000 award is presented annually to one or two senior history majors at PLU who intend to study History or a closely-related field in graduate school. For more information, contact department chair Beth Kraig.Holocaust Summer FellowsEach year, 2-3 student research fellows are awarded for paid summer research in the field of Holocaust and Genocide Studies