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Rachel Brekhus

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Rachel Brekhus
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(Mon and Fri only). I work from home by default Tuesdays and Thursdays, but come to campus for in-person classes and meetings as needed.

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About Me
I do research assistance, instruction and collection development in several Humanities and Social Science disciplines (see Subject Specialties).

I am interested in local history, particularly in the area of housing segregation.

Other expertise:

  • Languages: German-advanced; Spanish-intermediate; Italian - beginning

  • Bibliographic management: Zotero

My Subject Specialties

Behavioral & Social SciencesHistoryHumanitiesPeace StudiesPhilosophyPolitical SciencePublic PolicySociology

My Guides

Black Studies
Last update: Sep 19, 2025 720 views
Black Studies 3703 Guide to Resources the Contemporary African Diaspora
Last update: Jul 23, 2025 56 views
Black Studies 4804 Historical Studies of Black Women--Primary Sources
Last update: Apr 24, 2025 18 views
Book Reviews of Generation Me
Last update: Sep 22, 2025 62 views
Crime and Social Control
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 96 views
Cultural Artifacts in Historical Context
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 59 views
Dialogical Essay
Last update: Oct 8, 2015 57 views
English 1000 - Local Problem-Solving
Last update: Mar 13, 2024 177 views
Gender, Race, and Class in Popular Culture
Last update: Dec 20, 2024 51 views
Harlem Renaissance
Last update: Apr 24, 2025 454 views
HathiTrust Guide
Last update: Apr 13, 2022 101 views
HIST 1200 - Du Plessis
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 37 views
HIST 1861: History of Modern India
Last update: Apr 18, 2024 260 views
HIST 2004 - Epidemics and Society
Last update: Jul 3, 2024 44 views
HIST 2400 - Missouri Suffragists Project
Last update: Jan 17, 2025 60 views
HIST 2440 - History of Missouri
Last update: Jul 7, 2025 64 views
HIST 2700: History of Pirates and Piracy
Last update: Mar 27, 2025 154 views
HIST 2950 - 16th Century Latin America
Last update: Jun 28, 2023 65 views
HIST 2950 - France: The Interwar Years
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 153 views
HIST 2950 - Making of Modern Europe from the French Revolution to WW2
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 74 views
HIST 2950 - Plagues in History
Last update: May 13, 2024 65 views
HIST 2950 - The Global Cold War
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 84 views
HIST 2950 Sophomore Seminar in European History: Living in Modern Europe
Last update: Sep 16, 2025 175 views
HIST 2950: European Migration in the 19th-20th Centuries
Last update: May 13, 2024 76 views
HIST 2950.02: Europe & the Wars of the 20th Century
Last update: Sep 4, 2025 403 views
HIST 3550: Science and Medicine in Ancient and Medieval Europe
Last update: Jun 28, 2023 73 views
HIST 3560: The Scientific Revolution: 1550-1800
Last update: Jun 28, 2023 258 views
HIST 4004: History of Spain
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 144 views
HIST 4004/7004: Plagues and Contagion in Pre-Modern Europe
Last update: Jun 27, 2023 44 views
HIST 4270/7270 - African Americans in the 20th Century
Last update: Jul 15, 2024 50 views
HIST 4580 - Modern Europe: Democracy and Dictatorship
Last update: Aug 4, 2025 58 views
HIST 4835 - Race and Politics in South Africa
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 71 views
HIST 4971 - European History Capstone: The Modern City
Last update: Jun 23, 2025 57 views
HIST 4971 - World War I
Last update: Jan 27, 2025 57 views
HIST 4971W - History Capstone: Modern French History
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 43 views
HIST 4972W - 19th Century Social History
Last update: May 13, 2024 946 views
HIST 4972W - War and Society
Last update: May 13, 2024 42 views
History
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 647 views
History 4550: Age of the Vikings
Last update: Apr 17, 2024 547 views
History 4815/7815 - African History Through the Digital Medium
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 154 views
History 4971.1 - Karl Marx: A 19th Century Life
Last update: Oct 18, 2024 81 views
History 4972: Faith Healers, Prosperity Preachers, and Televangelists in American Religion
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 61 views
History 4972: Research Seminar in the Life & Thought of C.S. Lewis
Last update: Jul 11, 2024 92 views
History 8211: (Recent U.S. History)
Last update: May 13, 2024 50 views
History as a Text
Last update: Sep 3, 2015 34 views
History of Ireland
Last update: Jun 19, 2024 327 views
History of M.U. Departments & Programs
Last update: Sep 3, 2015 45 views
History of Professions and Institutions
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 45 views
History of the British Empire
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 80 views
History, 17th-18th Century U.S.
Last update: Apr 25, 2025 234 views
History, 19th Century U.S.
Last update: May 12, 2025 173 views
History, Recent U.S.
Last update: May 8, 2025 187 views
History: Primary Sources
Last update: Sep 12, 2025 1023 views
Immigration
Last update: Sep 3, 2015 39 views
Immigration/The Economy/Ecological Issues
Last update: Sep 3, 2015 39 views
Keenious: AI For the Article Search
Last update: Aug 27, 2025 645 views
Martin Luther in Early Modern Germany
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 940 views
Medieval Scandinavia and Vikings
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 841 views
MLK Teach-In
Last update: Apr 24, 2025 49 views
MU Columns and Boone County Courthouse
Last update: Aug 15, 2023 44 views
MU History and Local History
Last update: Jun 25, 2025 1294 views
Native American/Indigenous Studies
Last update: Sep 11, 2025 4147 views
Parliamentary Papers at MU
Last update: Nov 8, 2024 386 views
PEA_ST 2016 - Democracy and Authoritarianism
Last update: Oct 9, 2025 176 views
PEA_ST 2320, Spanish Literature In Translation: Civil War in Spain
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 38 views
Peace Studies
Last update: Oct 6, 2025 146 views
Perseus, Loebs, Commentaries
Last update: Jul 29, 2022 69 views
Philosophy
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 1409 views
Plagues & Peoples
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 51 views
POL_SC 1000H - Political Pamphlet Analysis
Last update: Mar 31, 2025 107 views
Political Science
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 1572 views
Portraying People, Groups, Events, Rituals and Customs in Cultural Context
Last update: Oct 5, 2015 36 views
Primary Sources in African-American History
Last update: Sep 19, 2025 2502 views
Public Opinion Polls
Last update: May 1, 2025 490 views
Public Policy and Administration Research
Last update: Feb 14, 2025 472 views
Race and University Life: Readings for MU Faculty and Staff
Last update: Mar 19, 2025 175 views
Researching Police Reform
Last update: May 23, 2024 209 views
Researching Your Hometown
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 120 views
Rural Sociology
Last update: May 8, 2025 126 views
Selected Resources for Historical Research
Last update: Sep 3, 2015 38 views
SOC 4220 - Race and Ethnic Relations
Last update: Sep 24, 2024 55 views
Social/Cultural Influences on Technology
Last update: Oct 5, 2015 40 views
SOCIOL 3460W: Technology and Society
Last update: Sep 17, 2025 95 views
SOCIOL 4425W - Sociology of Food
Last update: Feb 13, 2024 188 views
Sociology
Last update: May 12, 2025 861 views
Sociology 2950: Social Research
Last update: Sep 3, 2015 40 views
Sociology 4620: Drugs and Society
Last update: Jul 3, 2024 58 views
Sociology 4970: Senior Seminar
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 43 views
Subcultures
Last update: Sep 23, 2025 48 views
Sustainable Development
Last update: Sep 8, 2025 44 views
SW 2000 - Exploration in Social and Economic Justice
Last update: Nov 2, 2023 64 views
United Nations Papers
Last update: May 13, 2025 60 views
WGST 2050 - Gender and Public Health
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 62 views
WGST 3450 Feminist Methodologies
Last update: Feb 2, 2025 67 views
Zotero
Last update: Oct 1, 2025 3377 views
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