History major Daela did her senior seminar project on the Choshu Five, important statesmen in 19th-century Japan, who as students studied illegally abroad. Her advice to others: Make sure early on that you have enough primary and secondary sources in a language that you can read!
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Wyatt Geary spent his first year at Florida State studying in Florence, Italy, and Valencia, Spain. Discover what it is like to spend your freshmen year at one of FSU's study abroad centers.
History major Kieran talks about learning Polish in Krakow, Poland and his travels through the country in search of Polish history.
FSU alumna Laura Escher shares her experience living in Okinawa, Japan. A participant in the JET program, she worked at a local high school, supporting the main language teacher in the classroom.
Talia, a History major with a minor in film studies, decided to combine both her passions when she researched and wrote her senior seminar thesis on depictions of machismo in three movies.
Jeff interned at his local museum over the summer. In this interview, he describes his experiences digitizing content, processing donations and giving tours to visitors!
Follow Leah as she shares her experiences of taking History's senior seminar - from designing her research project to completing the research paper.
In this article, FSU History alumnus Ben Goff describes his postdoctoral experience at the University of Saskatchewan, balancing research, teaching, and travel.
Madeleine Stout, a Ph.D. candidate, mentored Zoe, Kirill, and Kaysyn in a UROP project exploring the experiences of African Americans in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s.
History major Vayeira Moshe worked as a UROP assistant researching and cataloging the Oliver L. Austin Collection of post-war Japan photos under Dr. Annika A. Culver's guidance. The collection, held in the FSU Libraries, will be at the heart of a new illustrated book on Japan during the Allied Occupation era.