History
Western Illinois Historical Review
The Western Illinois Historical Review is a journal of student research produced by WIU's Omicron Omicron chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national History Honor Society. The journal showcases the best student work produced in History classes at WIU each academic year. WIHR authors have been cited over 100 times according to Google Scholar.
Vol. XIV, Spring 2026
Paolo Gabriel Romero, in "Defiance and Defense of Heritage: Spanish-Language Literature in the Philippines under U.S. Colonial Rule," explains how Spanish-language literature became "an anti-colonial language against the growing influence of English, and writers used this language to express defiance and defense of heritage."
In "Representations of Samurai in Anglophone Popular Music, 1970-2024," Jesse Godbey explores the uses of fictionalized Samurai depictions both in music and the artwork associated with it in the English-speaking world.
WIHR Archives
View previous volumes in the Google Drives linked below.
- View Vol. XIII, 2025
- View Vol. XII, 2022 (Google Drive)
- Vol. XI, Spring 2020
- Volume X: Spring 2019
- Volume IX: Spring 2018
- Volume VIII: Spring 2017
- Volume VII: Spring 2015
- Volume VI: Spring 2014
- Volume V: Spring 2013
- Volume IV: Spring 2012
- Volume III: Spring 2011
- Volume II: Spring 2010
- Volume I: Spring 2009
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