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Founded in [[1997]], the review is named for Giuseppe Moretti's statue of [[Vulcan]], which has symbolized Birmingham since 1904. Articles for the review are by UAB students and alumni and may be on any historical topic. Many issues contain original research on the history of Birmingham and Jefferson County. | Founded in [[1997]], the review is named for Giuseppe Moretti's statue of [[Vulcan]], which has symbolized Birmingham since 1904. Articles for the review are by UAB students and alumni and may be on any historical topic. Many issues contain original research on the history of Birmingham and Jefferson County. | ||
The ''Vulcan'' | The ''Vulcan'' has won several Gerald Nash History Journal Prizes, awarded by the Phi Alpha Theta honor society to the best student history journals in the United States. The ''Vulcan'' won first place in 1999 and tied for first in 2001. The journal placed second or third in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, and 2012. | ||
Copies of the review were given away in the UAB History Department office in [[Ullman Hall]]. In 2007 the ''Vulcan'' was also offered for sale at [[Blazer Bookstore]] at UAB and at [[Little Professor Book Center]] in [[Homewood]]. | Copies of the review were given away in the UAB History Department office in [[Ullman Hall]]. In 2007 the ''Vulcan'' was also offered for sale at [[Blazer Bookstore]] at UAB and at [[Little Professor Book Center]] in [[Homewood]]. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.sbs.uab.edu/Depts/History/FacPages/VanSant/PAT/pat.html Phi Alpha Theta at UAB] | *[http://www.sbs.uab.edu/Depts/History/FacPages/VanSant/PAT/pat.html Phi Alpha Theta at UAB] | ||
==References== | |||
*UAB, "[http://www.uab.edu/newsarchive/43960-uab-historical-journal-ties-for-first-place-in-competition UAB historical journal ties for first place in competition]," press release, Nov. 27, 2001. | |||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070211135823/http://www.phialphatheta.org/2006winners.htm Phi Alpha Theta awards for 2006] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20070211135823/http://www.phialphatheta.org/2006winners.htm Phi Alpha Theta awards for 2006] | ||
*DS Art, "[http://www.dsart.com/vulcanhistrev Vulcan Historical Review]" | |||
[[Category:UAB]] | [[Category:UAB]] | ||
[[Category:Academic publications]] | [[Category:Academic publications]] | ||
Revision as of 00:24, 23 September 2013
The Vulcan Historical Review is an annual history journal produced by students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. It is sponsored by the Chi Omicron chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society, and the UAB School of Behavioral and Social Sciences.
Founded in 1997, the review is named for Giuseppe Moretti's statue of Vulcan, which has symbolized Birmingham since 1904. Articles for the review are by UAB students and alumni and may be on any historical topic. Many issues contain original research on the history of Birmingham and Jefferson County.
The Vulcan has won several Gerald Nash History Journal Prizes, awarded by the Phi Alpha Theta honor society to the best student history journals in the United States. The Vulcan won first place in 1999 and tied for first in 2001. The journal placed second or third in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, and 2012.
Copies of the review were given away in the UAB History Department office in Ullman Hall. In 2007 the Vulcan was also offered for sale at Blazer Bookstore at UAB and at Little Professor Book Center in Homewood.
External links
References
- UAB, "UAB historical journal ties for first place in competition," press release, Nov. 27, 2001.
- Phi Alpha Theta awards for 2006
- DS Art, "Vulcan Historical Review"