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Founded in 1991, the Penn History Review is a journal for undergraduate historical research. Published twice a year through the Department of History, the journal is a non-profit publication produced by and primarily for undergraduates. The editorial board of the Review is dedicated to publishing the most original and scholarly research submitted for our consideration.

Editorial Board

Co-Editors-in-Chief:
Emily Kern kern.emily@gmail.com
Gideon Spitzer gspitzer@sas.upenn.edu

Editors:
Alex Zhang tongjia@sas.upenn.edu
Eitan Adler eitanj.adler@gmail.com
Eric Smith ericsm@sas.upenn.edu
Brady Sullivan bradysul@sas.upenn.edu

Call for Submissions

The Review welcomes all essays, term papers, and thesis chapters for consideration for publication. The Review prefers, but isn't limited to, original research and work that relies heavily on the use of primary source material. Papers need not have been written for a history course, they just need to address a topic of historical interest. There are no minimum or maximum lengths for papers. Submissions can be sent to the Editorial Board at any time for consideration. Please be sure to include any footnotes, endnotes, and/or bibliography. We look forward to reading your work!

Latest Issues

Fall 2008

  • Pressed to the Wall, Dying but Fighting Back: Afro-Carribean Migrants in American Radical Politics, 1914-1940
  • The Paradox of Hawaiian National Identity and Resistance to United States Annexation
  • Mahatma Gandhi's Vision for the Future of India: The Role of Enlightened Anarchy

Download the Fall 2008 Issue (PDF)

Spring 2008

  • How One Fourteenth-Century Venetian Remembered the Crusades: The Maps and Memories of Marino Sanuto
  • A Tax on Light and Air: Impact of the Window Duty on Tax Administration and Architecture, 1691-1851
  • The Dual Man: Impersonation and performance in the Hijaz
  • Making the Deserts Bloom: Johnson's Water for Pace Deal in the Middle East

Download the Spring 2008 Issue (PDF)

Fall 2007

  • Germanic Poetry Surround the Third Crusade: The Role of Lyric in Portraying Crusading Attitude
  • John Knox and the Role of the Commonalty
  • Unity in Identity, Disunity in Execution: Expressions of French National Identity at the 1937 Paris World's Fair
  • Rock Subersivo: The Response of Argentina's Youth to El Proceso

Download the Fall 2007 Issue (PDF)

Join the Team

The Review is a journal of undergraduate historical research that aims to provide a forum for the work of undergraduate historians. The Editorial Board is comprised entirely of undergraduates. Editors are responsible for evaluating student submissions and preparing outstanding papers for publication. Each spring the Editorial Board will issue a call for applicants through the Department of History; interested students should email the Review at these times.

Contact Us

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, please feel free to contact the Editor-in-Chiefs at kern.emily@gmail.com or gspitzer@sas.upenn.edu.