The Middle Ground Journal
World History and Global Studies
recent posts
- “Politics, Protests, and Popular Culture: The Global Legacy of Akira Toriyama and His Dragon Ball”
- “Underprepared but Overperformed: Explaining the Enigma in Study Abroad”
- Review of Chasing Greatness by Anatoly Reshetnikov
- Review of Black Sun by Julia Kristeva
- The Clash of Trade Ideologies: Revisiting the Battle of Liaoluo Bay through the Lens of Hans Putmans’ Interpretation of Vrijen Handel and the Ming Tributary System
- Pursuing the Global in a Local Setting: Particularistic Silences in the Teaching, Deconstructing, Researching, and Writing of Asian History
- South Asian Migration and Colonial Records: Some Challenges in Reconstructing the Bengali Historical Migration
- The First and Second Taiwan Strait Crises in Cold-War Asia: An Overview
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Memories of Conquest: Becoming Mexicano in Colonial Guatemala. Laura E. Matthew. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2012. ISBN: 9780807835371 CarrilloBecomingReviewsSpring2016themiddlegroundjournal.org Edited by Sarah R. Hamilton (c) 2016 The Middle Ground Journal, Number 12, Spring, 2016. http://TheMiddleGroundJournal.org See Submission Guidelines page for the journal’s not-for-profit educational open-access policy.
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Guatemala – Tourism in Lake Atitlán – by Ada Luz Moreno Gomez. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports Over the summer I had the opportunity to visit the deepest lake in Central America: Lake Atitlán, located…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: “Don’t Cry for Me, Minnesota”: A Farewell to My Home State – by Marin Ekstrom. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports My college graduation coincided with the exciting news that I received a teaching assistantship in…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: A Fulbright Teacher in Bogota, Colombia, A Special Series – Christmas in Bogota – by Laura Blasena. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports While I didn’t spent Christmas or New Years in Colombia, as a teacher…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: New Zealand – Maori Culture & Spirituality – by Delaney Babich. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports [This is a piece of Greenstone, which holds mana, and its mana increases as it is passed down through…
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Can the Child Speak? Childhood in the Age of Nation-States, Children’s Rights, and the Role of Children’s Literature This essay is a part of our series, Literature and the World — for more information, please see HERE. Short Title: Can the Child Speak? Key Words: childhood, children’s rights, children’s literature, children’s books, convention on the…
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The U.S. World War I Centennial Commission has selected the design team of Joe Weishaar & Sabin Howard, and their design concept “The Weight of Sacrifice” for the National WWI Memorial at Pershing Park Commissioner Dr. Libby O’Connell “World War I had a lasting impact on our world, but so many people have forgotten its…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: The Unseen and Unnoticed – by Srijita Kar. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports Nature has enormous amounts of pleasure in store for us. Its beauty and serenity is beyond any beauty human beings can synthetically…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Photo Essay – Reviewing London as a Tourist-Friendly City – by Rebecca Smith. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports This summer, I took the opportunity to travel to London with a London Theatre and Literature group…
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Lessons from an Indian Day School: Negotiating Colonization in Northern New Mexico, 1902-1907. Adrea Lawrence. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2011. ISBN: 9780700618071 GrayLessonsReviewsSpring2016themiddlegroundjournal.org Edited by Jill Gaeta (c) 2016 The Middle Ground Journal, Number 12, Spring, 2016. http://TheMiddleGroundJournal.org See Submission Guidelines page for the journal’s not-for-profit educational open-access policy.
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: A Fulbright Teacher in Bogota, Colombia, A Special Series – Emojis and Culture – by Laura Blasena. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports If anybody pays attention to the Miss Universe Pageant, they’ll know about the…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Minnesota, USA – “Now Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding” – by Jennifer Battcher. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports [Special thanks to Ms. Karen Paczkowski for the photo of the fig pudding.] I had fig pudding…
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The Sea and Civilization: a maritime history of the world. Lincoln Paine. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. ISBN: 9781400044092 NepaSeaReviewsSpring2016themiddlegroundjournal.org Edited by Ashley Dressel (c) 2016 The Middle Ground Journal, Number 12, Spring, 2016. http://TheMiddleGroundJournal.org See Submission Guidelines page for the journal’s not-for-profit educational open-access policy.
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Writing Mexican History. Eric Van Young. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2012. ISBN: 9780804768610 NinomyaMexicoReviewsSpring2016themiddlegroundjournal.org Edited by Ashley Dressel (c) 2016 The Middle Ground Journal, Number 12, Spring, 2016. http://TheMiddleGroundJournal.org See Submission Guidelines page for the journal’s not-for-profit educational open-access policy.
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: A Fulbright Teacher in Bogota, Colombia, A Special Series – Animal Tourism – by Laura Blasena. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports [Photo 1: The majestic oso perezoso.] I didn’t realize this until a friend jokingly…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Shayna Schafter, Social Media Editor. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports Hello, my name is Shayna Schafter. I am a sophomore at the College of St. Scholastica and currently pursuing…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Laura Blasena, Senior Editor. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports Ever since I was a little Kindergartner I’ve always wanted to be a teacher. I graduated from St. Scholastica in…
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Sovereignty and Struggle: Africa and Africans in the Era of the Cold War, 1945-1994. Jonathan T. Reynolds. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. ISBN: 9780199915125 HartSovereigntyReviewsSpring2015themiddlegroundjournal.org (c) 2016 The Middle Ground Journal, Number 12, Spring, 2016. http://TheMiddleGroundJournal.org See Submission Guidelines page for the journal’s not-for-profit educational open-access policy.
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Jenna Algoo, Social Media Editor. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports Hello! My name is Jenna Algoo. Growing up I lived in Shakopee, MN, but I recently moved to Minneapolis,…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Jennifer Battcher, Senior Editor. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports My name is Jennifer Battcher. I graduated Concordia College – Moorhead in December of 2011, but I spent my freshman…
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Colonial Rule and Social Change in Korea, 1910–1945. Hong Yung Lee, Yong-Chool Ha, and Clark W. Sorensen, eds. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2013. ISBN: 9780295992167 GauthierColonialReviewsSpring2016themiddlegroundjournal.org Edited by Karen Rosenflanz (c) 2016 The Middle Ground Journal, Number 12, Spring, 2016. http://TheMiddleGroundJournal.org See Submission Guidelines page for the journal’s not-for-profit educational open-access policy.
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Ngawang Y. Gonsar, Senior Editor. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports Hello everyone, I’m Ngawang Gonsar, serving as a North Star Reports (NSR) senior Editor. I was born to Tibetan…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Pamela Hartley, Senior Editor. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports My name is Pamela Hartley and I am a 2014 CSS graduate. I graduated with a double major in International Relations…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Mariya Taberko, Social Media Editor. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports My name is Mariya Taberko. I am a third-year University of Minnesota – Twin Cities student majoring in Global…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Lindsey Bushnell, Social Media Editor. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports Lindsey Bushnell, NSR Social Media Editor. I am a senior at the College of St. Scholastica pursuing a biology…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Thomas Landgren, Social Media Editor. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports Thomas Landgren, History Major Minor in Political Science, The College of Saint Scholastica. Graduate in 2018 NSR Social Media…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Bryce Gadke, Social Media Editor. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports My name is Bryce Gadke and I am a freshman at The College of St. Scholastica. I am a…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Eleni Birhane, Social Media Editor. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports My name is Eleni Birhane and I am currently a sophomore at the College of St. Scholastica. I am…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Michel Doege, Social Media Editor. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports Hello! My name is Michel Doege. I am attending The College of St. Scholastica for my first year. I…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Brock Erdahl, Senior Editor. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports My name is Brock Erdahl. I graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with majors in History, Political Science, Global,…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Roman Schnobrich, Social Media Editor. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports Hey readers! My name is Roman Schnobrich, and I’m actually a full time PSEO (Post Secondary Enrollment Option) student…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Matthew Breeze, Social Media Editor. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports Hello fellow NSR readers! I am Matt Breeze and I am in my second year at St. Scholastica. I…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Sara Tomlinson, Social Media Editor. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports Hello! My name is Sara Tomlinson, and I am a new member of the North Star Reports. I am…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Carley Nadeau, Social Media Editor. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports My name is Carley Nadeau and I am a freshman at the College of St. Scholastica. I am intending…
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Losing the “Middle Ground”: Conflict, Culture, and Civilization in the Southeastern Borderlands This essay is a part of our series, Borders in the Classroom On March 4, 1817, Andrew Jackson wrote a letter to President James Monroe that proposed a radical shift in the way the Federal government negotiated with Native American groups who still…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Learning a New Language — The North Star Reports – by Kathryn Marquis Hirsch. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal [Photo 1: Russian State Library– largest in the nation and 4th largest in the world. The statue…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Review: The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and its Connection to the Globe — The North Star Reports – by Samantha Roettger. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Compared to other states, I would not consider Minnesota to be…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: A Fulbright Teacher in Bogota, Colombia, A Special Series – Night of the Little Candles The North Star Reports – by Laura Blasena. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal [Photo: Villa de Leyva as viewed from our…
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The Medical War: British Military Medicine in the First World War. Mark Harrison. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN: 9780199575824 EzekwemMedicalReviewsFall2015themiddlegroundjournal.org Edited by Jill Gaeta (c) 2015 The Middle Ground Journal, Number 11, Fall, 2015. http://TheMiddleGroundJournal.org See Submission Guidelines page for the journal’s not-for-profit educational open-access policy.
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: New Zealand – Harbor Care: The Waikato Catchment’s Clean Little Secret — The North Star Reports – by Delaney Babich. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal [All photos courtesy of Whaingaroa Harbour Care.] The Whaingaroa catchment on…
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The University of Minnesota is hosting a summer institute entitled “Grasping Water: Rivers and Human Systems in Africa, China and North America.” The Institute will be held in Minneapolis June 13-17 2016. We have some funding to bring participants from China and Africa. For more information and application forms, see http://ias.umn.edu/ias-projects/grasping-water/
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The Idea of Haiti: Rethinking Crisis and Development. Edited by Millery Polyné. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2013. ISBN: 978081668132 HammondHaitiReviewsFall2015themiddlegroundjournal.org Edited by Jill Gaeta (c) 2015 The Middle Ground Journal, Number 11, Fall, 2015. http://TheMiddleGroundJournal.org See Submission Guidelines page for the journal’s not-for-profit educational open-access policy.
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: We are Hmong Minnesota Exhibit — The North Star Reports – by Bao Vang. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal [Main poster, found on google, used to advertise the Hmong exhibit] Over spring break of 2015, went…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: California and Changes — The North Star Reports – by Joshua Chanin. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal I recently traveled to California as part of my college’s choir trip, and viewed the wonders of the so-called…
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Malcontents, Rebels, & Pronunciados: The Politics of Insurrection in Nineteenth-Century Mexico. Will Fowler. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2012. ISBN: 9780803225428 RotheraMalcontentsReviewsFall2015themiddlegroundjournal.org Edited by Martin Pflug (c) 2015 The Middle Ground Journal, Number 11, Fall, 2015. http://TheMiddleGroundJournal.org See Submission Guidelines page for the journal’s not-for-profit educational open-access policy.
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Sister Cities of Duluth, Minnesota, Home of NSR — The North Star Reports – by Marin Ekstrom. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal [Photo 1: Duluth’s Aerial Lift Bridge, by author] Everyone has a connection to a…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Tanzania – The First Week of a Month Long Experience — The North Star Reports – by Paul Schulzetenberg. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal [Photo 1: The bed I was given on arrival. The pink net…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: A Fulbright Teacher in Bogota, Colombia, A Special Series – Helping and Hurting in a World of Inequities – The North Star Reports – by Laura Blasena. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal When I went to…
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Genocide in the Age of the Nation State, Vol. II: The Rise of the West and the Coming of Genocide. Mark Levene. London: I.B. Tauris, 2005. ISBN: 9781845110574 KalbGenocideReviewsFall2015themiddlegroundjournal.org Edited by Jill Gaeta (c) 2015 The Middle Ground Journal, Number 11, Fall, 2015. http://TheMiddleGroundJournal.org See Submission Guidelines page for the journal’s not-for-profit educational open-access policy.
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: A Fulbright Teacher in Bogota, Colombia, A Special Series – Villa de Leyva – The North Star Reports – by Laura Blasena. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal I have to admit that when I was first…
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