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
Category: From the Chief Editor
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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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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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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: A Fulbright Teacher in Bogota, Colombia, A Special Series — How to Teach When Students Won’t Talk to You – The North Star Reports – by Laura Blasena. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal I am tall,…
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Remnants, Relics and Shadows of Empires in the Gibraltar Region Gerry O’Reilly, St. Patrick’s College, Dublin City University, Ireland ABSTRACT This paper focuses on continuing impacts of ‘old’ empires and newer geopolitical players on unfolding histories in the Gibraltar region, especially narratives related to the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar (BOT), and Spain’s presence in…
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The History Department at Utah State University offers a Master’s program in History with strong themes in American West, environmental, religious, and comparative world history. Our program has placed students in major Ph.D. programs throughout the country, and provided access to employment in museums and archives, law, business, education, and many other fields requiring skills…
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Source: A Fulbright Teacher in Bogota, Colombia, A Special Series — Aguadulce and Teaching – The North Star Reports – by Laura Blasena. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal
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Call for Reviewers: The Middle Ground Journal: World History and Global Studies From: Hong-Ming Liang The College of St. Scholastica HLIANG@CSS.EDU The Middle Ground Journal, (http://themiddlegroundjournal.org) an open-access scholarly journal of world history and global studies, is seeking qualified reviewers. For the list of the 25 books, reviews due on January 29, 2016, see: https://middlegroundjournal.wordpress.com/book-review-department-the-middle-ground-journal/…
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The Middle Ground Journal, 2014-2015 Summary Hong-Ming Liang, Ph.D. Chief Editor, The Middle Ground Journal, Associate Professor of History and Politics, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, USA. Overview. The state of the journal is sound. Our 2015-2016 publication schedule is full. We are now scheduling pieces into Fall 2016. Our relationship with our host,…
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The Middle Ground Journal: World History and Global Studies, 2015-2016 The Middle Ground Journal: World History and Global Studies (http://themiddlegroundjournal.org) is an open-access scholarly journal. We do not charge fees of any type to authors, reviewers, or readers. We serve as the interdisciplinary common ground shared by all who are committed to…
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Source: Morocco, Study Abroad — The North Star Reports – by Bao Vang. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Kyle Hellmann, Social Media Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Kyle Hellmann, NSR Social Media Editor. History Major with a Minor of Political Science,…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Samantha Roettger, Social Media Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Samantha Roettger, NSR Social Media Editor. Major: Social Studies Secondary Education and History. Institutional…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — David Miller, Social Media Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal My name is David Miller, and I am entering my senior year at the…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Morgan Young, Social Media Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal My name is Morgan Young. I am currently a senior history major, intended to…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Chris Rehkamp, Social Media Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Chris Rehkamp, NSR Social Media Editor. The College of St. Scholastica, graduated 2009 with…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Bao Vang, Social Media Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal My name is Bao Vang and I’m a sophomore at the College of Saint…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Katherine LaFleur, Social Media Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Katherine LaFleur, NSR Social Media Editor. Three years ago, as a nursing-intended freshman at the…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Hannah Jean Kunde, Assistant Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Hannah Jean Kunde, NSR Assistant Editor. Major: Natural Science. Minor: Biology. Institutional Affiliation: The…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Angel Nomthandazo Sibanda, Social Media Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal My name is Angel Nomthandazo Sibanda and my intended major is Accounting and…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Maria Camila Garcia, Social Media Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Hello Everyone, my name is Maria Camila Garcia and I am a junior…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Mackenzie Sherrill, Social Media Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal My name is Mackenzie Sherrill and I am a Biology major at the College…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Evangelista Chicheko, Social Media Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Evangelista Chicheko, NSR Social Media Editor. Major: Computer Science, Minor: Finance, Institution: The College…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Daniela Rojas Abramo, Social Media Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Daniela Rojas Abramo, NSR Social Media Editor. Major: Psychology, The College of St.…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Marin Ekstrom, Assistant Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Marin Ekstrom, NSR Assistant Editor. Major(s)/ minor(s): Double major in Global, Cultural, and Language Studies…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Rebecca Smith, Social Media Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Greetings! My name is Rebecca Smith, NSR Social Media Editor, and I’m majoring in…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Tayler Boelk, Assistant Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Tayler Boelk, NSR Assistant Editor. I am a junior at the College of Saint Scholastica…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Kendra Johnson, Social Media Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Kendra Johnson, NSR Social Media Editor. My intended major is nursing. I just currently…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Jimmy Lovrien, Assistant Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Jimmy Lovrien, NSR Assistant Editor. Majors: History and English. Minors: Political Science and Communication, The…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors – Karn Pederstuen, Social Media Editor — The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Hello readers of the North Star Reports: my name is Karn Pederstuen . I…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors – Henry Sluka, Social Media Editor — The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Henry Sluka, NSR Social Media Editor. I am a double major Biology and Philosophy.…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors – Amy North, Social Media Editor — The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Amy North, NSR Social Media Editor. Major/Minor: Nursing with a minor in Biology. Institutional…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors – Srijita Kar, Assistant Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Srijita (Ri) Kar, NSR Assistant Editor.Major: Economics and Finance. Graduation Year: May 2016. Student at…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Ada Moreno, Assistant Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Ada Moreno, NSR Assistant Editor. Majors: History and Global, Culture, and Language Studies, Minor: Political…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Ana María Camelo Vega, Assistant Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Ana María Camelo Vega, NSR Assistant Editor. Major/s: Applied Economics-Global, Cultural, and Language…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors – Paul Schulzetenberg, Assistant Editor — The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Paul Schulzetenberg, NSR Assistant Editor. Biology & Philosophy double major, Physical Therapy intended, The College…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors — Stephanie Jenson, Social Media Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Stephanie Jenson, NSR Social Media Editor. History, Social Sciences Secondary Education, Russian, St. Scholastica…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors – Maria Olivares, Assistant Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Maria Olivares, NSR Assistant Editor. Major/minor: Global, Cultural, and Language Studies with a minor in…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors – Ellie Swanson, Assistant Editor – The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Ellie Swanson, NSR Assistant Editor. B.A English Literature from The College of St. Scholastica (2009);…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Meet Our NSR Student Editors – Kathryn Marquis Hirsch, Managing Editor — The North Star Reports – Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Kathryn Marquis Hirsch. NSR Managing Editor. St. Scholastica Class of 2014. History, Russian. J.D.…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Being Blonde in Mexico — The North Star Reports – by Jennifer Battcher. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal Living in the upper Midwest, I have never thought much about the relatively homogenous society in which I…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: When in France, Greet with a Kiss — The North Star Reports – by Rachel Rees. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal In the United States, a common greeting typically consists of a “hello” and a wave.…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Norway – Family Connections — The North Star Reports – by Amy North. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal [By Hayden120 and NuclearVacuum [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons] Almost 200,000 immigrants came…
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The Sixth Annual Conference of the Midwest World History Association 25-26th September 2015, Wabash College (Crawfordsville, Indiana) EXTENDED DEADLINE May 15, 2015 The Midwest World History Association has extended the deadline for paper, poster, panel, roundtable, and workshop proposals for its annual conference, to be held at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, on September 25th…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: A special series. Narvik, Norway – Immeasurable Hospitality — The North Star Reports – by Katherine LaFleur. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal [A shot of the view from Marit’s family cabin, the scenery here was almost…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Review of the Documentary Living on One Dollar. 2013. By Chris Temple, Zach Ingrasci, Sean Leonard, and Ryan Christofferson. [Film poster from: http://uocal.uottawa.ca/en/node/11166 ] Poverty. One dollar a day. Microfinance. Malnutrition. These words are used frequently during conversations about global poverty and international…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Food, Family and World History — The North Star Reports – by Tayler Boelk. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal When I was first seeking a theme for my family project, I struggled. It was not until…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: A special series. Kultura con ‘k’: Discovering a City’s Soul — The North Star Reports – by Katherine LaFleur. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal [This news stand is an example I pass nearly every day, it’s…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Our Elders: Our Links to the Past — The North Star Reports – by Tasha Engesser. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal During the spring semester of 2014 I was privileged to be assigned to write an…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Review of Finding Sayun [不一樣的月光] Directed by Chen Chieh-yao [陳潔瑤] Taiwan, 2011. Good story-tellers from any culture tell stories through appealing to the emotions of others. Whether it is through humor, tragedy, or ever-lasting love, they portray a story through these strong emotions.…
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Originally posted on The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Family and World History – Irish Men On The Move — The North Star Reports – by Kirsten Olsen. Sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal [photo: My ancestor, Dennis E. Mitchell, who was present when President Lincoln…
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