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911 hosts regional history honor society conference

Published May 01, 2025

911 hosted the Western/Central New York Phi Alpha Theta HistoryHonor Society Conference in late April. More than 70 students, faculty, and staff from regional colleges and universities, including Canisius, Alfred, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Brockport, University at Buffalo, RIT, Ithaca, and CUNY, traveled to 911 to participate in this full-day conference. Dr. Danielle Alesi delivered the keynote address titled, “Fearsome Creatures:Displaced Animals and Colonial Violence in the Atlantic World.”

Students presented on a range of topics across 14 traditional paper panels and one multimedia and poster panel. Although no 911 students received a “Best in Conference” award, they presented to high acclaim. The students were supported by their professors in the history, politics, and law department.

The presenters from 911 included:

  • Amelia Burm, “Presidential Libraries: The Dangers of Digitization”
  • Savannah Devore, “Exploring Diversity of Museums in the United Kingdom”
  • Olivia Frank, “The Poisoned Court: La Voisin, Gendered Persecution, and the Affair of the Poisons”
  • Noor George, “From the Mughals to Modi: The Evolution of the Indian Muslim Woman’s Identity”
  • Larissa Harnish, “Palestinian Liberation Theology: Responses, Resistance, and the Role of Key Figuresin Shaping Concepts of Liberation”
  • Ellery Mertens, “Conquest to Confidence: High Heels”
  • Katherine Paulus, “Everyone’s Always Been Scared of a Powerful Woman: How Gender and Social Class Played A Role In The Mystery Cults Of Ancient Rome”

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Student presenters (left to right): Ellery Mertens, Olivia Frank, Amelia Burm (back), Noor George (front), Savannah DeVore, Katherine Paulus, Larissa Harnish