Splash Biography
ERIK EPPIG, Senior studying Eastern European History
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Major: History College/Employer: BC Year of Graduation: 2017 |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
Born and raised in Dallas, TX Moved to United Kingdom for 2 1/2 years as a child Attended Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas Eagle Scout Intern at the Edward M Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate Peer Career Advisor at Boston College Career Center Game Day Staff with Boston College Athletics Member of Phi Beta Kappa (historical honors society) and Dean's List Spent Spring 2016 semester abroad at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland Currently writing a senior honors thesis on historical memory of Soviet atrocities committed against Poles during the Katyn Forest Massacre and its lasting impact on Polish national identity Beginner-level proficiency in Polish and Russian languages Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)R1523: The Great Terror: A Brief History of Soviet Atrocities in the Former Socialist Republics in Splash Fall 2016 (Nov. 13, 2016)
The history of the Soviet Union is one littered with brutal acts of terror, mass oppression, and war. Joseph Stalin's rise to power ushered in a dark period of collectivization, deportations, purges, assassinations, and war crimes almost inconceivable today. This class will attempt to not only describe the events themselves, but the motivations behind them, and the ramifications that they continue to have on particular areas of Eastern Europe today.
R1338: The Coldest War: Modern Authoritarianism and Russia's Relations with the West in Splash Fall 2015 (Nov. 15, 2015)
We will be exploring modern Russia's stable authoritarianism under Vladimir Putin as well as the country's rapidly-deteriorating relations with the West. More specifically, we will look closely at current events in Eastern Ukraine, Syria, and Russia itself to unpack a complex relationship between the U.S. and Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Topics to be covered will include Russian militarization, media censorship, diplomatic relations, etc.
R1252: We Didn't Start the Fire...Or Did We? A Look into the Global Consequences of U.S. Action During the Cold War in Splash Spring 2015 (Mar. 29, 2015)
This course will provide a context to understanding the historical fallout of the Cold War in a global context. We will briefly discuss the Cold War from America's perspective, then delve into the immediate effects of the spread of Soviet influence throughout Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Finally, we will discuss how the United States' response to Soviet influence in these areas helped spark many of the international conflicts we see today. The development of Islamic extremist groups (ISIS, Boko Haram, and Al Qaeda) provide us with modern day parallels to the fear of Communism generated during the Cold War.
X1138: Wilderness Survival 101 in Splash Fall 2014 (Nov. 16, 2014)
This class is a beginners course to the basic essentials of outdoor living. Topics included in instruction are camp fire building, tent set-up, wilderness first aid, emergency preparedness, among other key skills. The course will include powerpoint presentations followed by hands-on student interactions with the newly learned material. The course will take place both indoors and outdoors. Closed toed shoes are recommended.
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