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Eric Fenrich

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Cold War History


Graduate Student
B.A., California State University Fullerton; M.A., California State University Fullerton

Office: HSSB 3217 Fall 2009 Hours: W 400-450 & Th 930-1020
Email: efenrich@umail.ucsb.edu
Advisor: Salim Yaqub

My primary interest falls within the realm of Cold War with my dissertation examining the role of ideology, propaganda, and national prestige on the decision-making process during the Space Race. I am particularly fascinated by what was said, how it was said, and what was left out altogether. (more...)

Dissertation Title

  • “The Color of the Moon: The Space Race and the National Image, 1957-75”

Teaching Assistantships

  • 2C - World History (1700 CE to Present)
    Fall 2009 - Dr. Harold Marcuse; Spring 2009 - Dr. Randy Bergstrom
  • 17C - The American People, World War I to Present
    Winter 2009, Spring 2008 - Dr. Laura Kalman
  • 4C - Western Civilization, 1750 to Present
    Fall 2008 - Dr. John Talbott

Publications

  • “Irony in Indonesia: Promises, Aspirations, and the Japanese Military Presence, 1942-46.”
    Welebaethan (Fullerton: California State University, Fullerton Press, 2007).

Awards

  • Darcy Ruth Ritzau Graduate Student Award
    2008

Papers Presented

  • "Preparation and Responsibility: Judy Chapel and the Cuban Missile Crisis."
    Phi Alpha Theta Southern California Regional Conference, Orange, California, 12 April 2008.
  • “The Constant and Changing Experience of American Military Combat.”
    Phi Alpha Theta Southern California Regional Conference, Fullerton, California, 29 April 2006.