Dr. Lindsay Starkey, a specialist in European history who teaches our French Revolution course, this semester had her students devise special in-class presentations that tied in with the History Department's commemoration of the United States' Semiquincentennial. They were video projects in which students could pick a theme related to the turbulent events of the 1790s in France. Students could choose from concepts like liberty, equality, fraternity, rights, and freedom - all historically inspired by America's own War of Independence just a few years before. As well as touching on the history of these categories, Dr. Starkey had the students reflect on their meanings for our world today.
Check out the presentations below!