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Western Illinois Historical Review

The Western Illinois Historical Review is a journal of student research produced by 51±¬ÁÏÍø's Omicron Omicron chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national History Honor Society. The journal showcases the best student work produced in History classes at 51±¬ÁÏÍø each academic year. WIHR authors have been cited over 100 times according to Google Scholar.


Vol. XIV, Spring 2026

Paolo Gabriel Romero, in "Defiance and Defense of Heritage: Spanish-Language Literature in the Philippines under U.S. Colonial Rule," explains how Spanish-language literature became "an anti-colonial language against the growing influence of English, and writers used this language to express defiance and defense of heritage."

In "Representations of Samurai in Anglophone Popular Music, 1970-2024," Jesse Godbey explores the uses of fictionalized Samurai depictions both in music and the artwork associated with it in the English-speaking world.

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WIHR Archives

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