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Rachel Brekhus

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Rachel Brekhus
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168 Ellis Library

(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 SciencesBlack StudiesHistoryHumanitiesPeace StudiesPhilosophyPolitical SciencePublic PolicySociology

My Guides

Black History and Culture Trivia Night
Last update: Sep 26, 2023 36 views
Black Studies
Last update: Jun 25, 2025 548 views
Black Studies 3703 Guide to Resources the Contemporary African Diaspora
Last update: Apr 24, 2025 29 views
Black Studies 4804 Historical Studies of Black Women--Primary Sources
Last update: Apr 24, 2025 8 views
Book Reviews of Generation Me
Last update: Mar 27, 2025 23 views
Crime and Social Control
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 64 views
Cultural Artifacts in Historical Context
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 28 views
Dialogical Essay
Last update: Oct 8, 2015 36 views
English 1000 - Local Problem-Solving
Last update: Mar 13, 2024 138 views
Gender, Race, and Class in Popular Culture
Last update: Dec 20, 2024 26 views
Harlem Renaissance
Last update: Apr 24, 2025 350 views
HathiTrust Guide
Last update: Apr 13, 2022 51 views
HIST 1200 - Du Plessis
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 20 views
HIST 1861: History of Modern India
Last update: Apr 18, 2024 189 views
HIST 2004 - Epidemics and Society
Last update: Jul 3, 2024 25 views
HIST 2400 - Missouri Suffragists Project
Last update: Jan 17, 2025 31 views
HIST 2440 - History of Missouri
Last update: Jul 7, 2025 39 views
HIST 2700: History of Pirates and Piracy
Last update: Mar 27, 2025 89 views
HIST 2950 - 16th Century Latin America
Last update: Jun 28, 2023 38 views
HIST 2950 - France: The Interwar Years
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 106 views
HIST 2950 - Making of Modern Europe from the French Revolution to WW2
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 21 views
HIST 2950 - Plagues in History
Last update: May 13, 2024 36 views
HIST 2950 - The Global Cold War
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 58 views
HIST 2950: European Migration in the 19th-20th Centuries
Last update: May 13, 2024 31 views
HIST 3550: Science and Medicine in Ancient and Medieval Europe
Last update: Jun 28, 2023 42 views
HIST 3560: The Scientific Revolution: 1550-1800
Last update: Jun 28, 2023 158 views
HIST 4004: History of Spain
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 95 views
HIST 4004/7004: Plagues and Contagion in Pre-Modern Europe
Last update: Jun 27, 2023 24 views
HIST 4270/7270 - African Americans in the 20th Century
Last update: Jul 15, 2024 28 views
HIST 4580 - Modern Europe: Democracy and Dictatorship
Last update: Jun 23, 2025 23 views
HIST 4835 - Race and Politics in South Africa
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 38 views
HIST 4971 - European History Capstone: The Modern City
Last update: Jun 23, 2025 27 views
HIST 4971 - World War I
Last update: Jan 27, 2025 34 views
HIST 4971W - History Capstone: Modern French History
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 24 views
HIST 4972W - 19th Century Social History
Last update: May 13, 2024 685 views
HIST 4972W - War and Society
Last update: May 13, 2024 22 views
History
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 324 views
History 4550: Age of the Vikings
Last update: Apr 17, 2024 422 views
History 4815/7815 - African History Through the Digital Medium
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 88 views
History 4971.1 - Karl Marx: A 19th Century Life
Last update: Oct 18, 2024 37 views
History 4972: Faith Healers, Prosperity Preachers, and Televangelists in American Religion
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 26 views
History 4972: Research Seminar in the Life & Thought of C.S. Lewis
Last update: Jul 11, 2024 59 views
History 8211: (Recent U.S. History)
Last update: May 13, 2024 22 views
History as a Text
Last update: Sep 3, 2015 18 views
History of Ireland
Last update: Jun 19, 2024 216 views
History of M.U. Departments & Programs
Last update: Sep 3, 2015 24 views
History of Professions and Institutions
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 28 views
History of the British Empire
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 46 views
History, 17th-18th Century U.S.
Last update: Apr 25, 2025 152 views
History, 19th Century U.S.
Last update: May 12, 2025 104 views
History, Recent U.S.
Last update: May 8, 2025 155 views
History: Primary Sources
Last update: May 12, 2025 689 views
Immigration
Last update: Sep 3, 2015 19 views
Immigration/The Economy/Ecological Issues
Last update: Sep 3, 2015 21 views
Martin Luther in Early Modern Germany
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 636 views
Medieval Scandinavia and Vikings
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 616 views
MLK Teach-In
Last update: Apr 24, 2025 19 views
MU Columns and Boone County Courthouse
Last update: Aug 15, 2023 27 views
MU History and Local History
Last update: Jun 25, 2025 791 views
Native American/Indigenous Studies
Last update: Jun 10, 2025 2510 views
Parliamentary Papers at MU
Last update: Nov 8, 2024 238 views
PEA_ST 2016 - Democracy and Authoritarianism
Last update: Nov 6, 2024 20 views
PEA_ST 2320, Spanish Literature In Translation: Civil War in Spain
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 21 views
Peace Studies
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 49 views
Perseus, Loebs, Commentaries
Last update: Jul 29, 2022 44 views
Philosophy
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 944 views
Plagues & Peoples
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 31 views
POL_SC 1000H - Political Pamphlet Analysis
Last update: Mar 31, 2025 90 views
Political Science
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 1240 views
Portraying People, Groups, Events, Rituals and Customs in Cultural Context
Last update: Oct 5, 2015 20 views
Primary Sources in African-American History
Last update: Feb 7, 2025 2019 views
Public Opinion Polls
Last update: May 1, 2025 330 views
Public Policy and Administration Research
Last update: Feb 14, 2025 209 views
Race and University Life: Readings for MU Faculty and Staff
Last update: Mar 19, 2025 78 views
Researching Police Reform
Last update: May 23, 2024 134 views
Researching Your Hometown
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 89 views
Rural Sociology
Last update: May 8, 2025 67 views
Selected Resources for Historical Research
Last update: Sep 3, 2015 20 views
SOC 4220 - Race and Ethnic Relations
Last update: Sep 24, 2024 27 views
Social/Cultural Influences on Technology
Last update: Oct 5, 2015 22 views
SOCIOL 3460W: Technology and Society
Last update: Sep 12, 2024 24 views
SOCIOL 4425W - Sociology of Food
Last update: Feb 13, 2024 147 views
Sociology
Last update: May 12, 2025 576 views
Sociology 2950: Social Research
Last update: Sep 3, 2015 20 views
Sociology 4620: Drugs and Society
Last update: Jul 3, 2024 24 views
Sociology 4970: Senior Seminar
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 25 views
Subcultures
Last update: Nov 18, 2024 26 views
Sustainable Development
Last update: May 12, 2025 23 views
SW 2000 - Exploration in Social and Economic Justice
Last update: Nov 2, 2023 30 views
United Nations Papers
Last update: May 13, 2025 32 views
WGST 2050 - Gender and Public Health
Last update: Apr 22, 2024 25 views
WGST 3450 Feminist Methodologies
Last update: Feb 2, 2025 25 views
Zotero
Last update: Oct 24, 2024 2047 views
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