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Cover for "A POPISH ARMY IN OUR MIDST": THE RISE OF ANTI-CATHOLIC CONSPIRACY THEORIES, 1830-1839

"A POPISH ARMY IN OUR MIDST": THE RISE OF ANTI-CATHOLIC CONSPIRACY THEORIES, 1830-1839

Wallender, Andrew (Georgetown University, 2018-04-25)

This thesis investigates why conspiracy theories have been a constant fixture of American society since the founding of the United States, specifically why they come about and what purpose they serve. By isolating a period ...

Cover for FORGETTING FOUNDERS DAY: HOW THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A CAMPUS TRADITION REVEALS THE AMERICANIZATION OF GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY'S CATHOLIC IDENTITY

FORGETTING FOUNDERS DAY: HOW THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A CAMPUS TRADITION REVEALS THE AMERICANIZATION OF GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY'S CATHOLIC IDENTITY

Mullaney, Richie (Georgetown University, 2018-04-25)

When John Carroll founded Georgetown University as the first American Catholic college in 1789, he had conducted a radical experiment. Why? Because the term “American Catholic” was considered an oxymoron. Catholics were ...