Martijn Icks is a professor at the University of Amsterdam. Most of his research is focused on the time of the Roman Empire, although his interests are not confined to the ancient world but extend to later periods as well. Dr. Icks obtained his PhD cum laude from the University of Nijmegen in 2008. He …
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By: Zayd Hamid, CARP Intern After World War I, the German state transformed from an illiberal constitutional monarchy to a semi-liberal republic. That republic decayed into a fascist dictatorship approximately a decade later. That latter transformation also gave rise to one of history’s most brutal dictators: Adolf Hitler. Hitler established a hegemonic cult of personality …
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Matthew Kovacev was born in Pasadena, CA, but moved to the DC area at a very young age. He has spent much of his life in Virginia, so had always figured he was going to do something at least tangentially related to politics. Sure enough, he has since found himself attending George Mason University as …
Ninya Khabush is currently studying at George Mason University. She is majoring in Government and International Politics with an interest in minoring Chinese. Ninya was born and grew up in Bangkok, Thailand and decided to study abroad in the United States to experience a multicultural environment. Ninya learned about CARP through International Relations class with …
By Henri van Nispen Please allow me to begin with a question: Do you, dear reader, think that allowing music from Jewish composers in the Bayreuth opera house in Germany can compensate for Richard Wagner’s character assassination of the Jewish composer Giacomo Meyerbeer? The Bayreuth opera house was built under strict guidance by Wagner and …
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Lesley Chen is a current undergraduate student at George Mason University pursuing a Major in Government and International Politics and a Minor in Legal Studies. Lesley was born in Brooklyn, New York, but currently resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She is a first-generation college student and also a first-generation Chinese-American. Lesley was previously a student …
By Zayd Hamid Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin is the youngest female head of state in the world. With that distinction comes attention to her private life. Marin gained national attention in mid-August after a risqué photo of Finnish model Sabina Särkkä was leaked after a party at Marin’s official residence, Kesäranta, after the Ruisrock music festival …
We at CARP lab are excited to welcome new and returning interns to our team this fall, and we're handing over the blog reins to them to introduce themselves. First up, Zayd Hamid! Zayd writes: My name is Zayd Hamid, and I am a first-generation student from Manassas Park, Virginia. I am pursuing a B.A …
Character Assassination and Reputation Politics Research Lab 