The Mirror is an undergraduate history journal based out of Western University in London, ON. It was founded in 1981.

Published annually, each issue features 12 high-quality history essays written by undergraduate students across Canada. The Mirror seeks to publish essays with original, innovative research; essays that take an old topic and spin it on it's head in new and interesting ways. 

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Vol. 45 No. 1 (2025): The Mirror

Published: 2025-05-01

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Restoring 'Zhongguo' and Traditional Chinese Culture

The Role of Ma Huan during the Zheng He Voyages

Ashley Smith
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“How can I celebrate with you this Centenary?”

Analyzing the Indians of Canada Pavilion at Expo 67

Jadyn Smith
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A Tall Order: The Stubby Bottle as a Barrier to Entry

A Canadian Economic Story

Heather Thompson
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Nationalism and Social Development in the Late Colonial Period

Perspectives on Education and Anti-Colonial Resistance in Nigeria

Kendra Lancaster
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Simples to Salves

The Feminine Monarchie and the Use of Honey in Pre-Modern Medicinal Recipes

Morielle Rubineau
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"Ambitions to make everything turn good"

The Women of Sointula

Raegan Kloschinsky
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Lines in the Sand

The Right Against Segregation on Chicago's Beaches

Alexandre Hinton
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From Dunking to Dead Ball

The Rise and Fall of the Edmonton Grads Through Social Change and World Events

Vivian Lamoureux
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Shipbuilding Innovations and the Atlantic Slave Trade

Brendan Fox
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Pan-Turkism, Pan-Islam, and Soviet Strategy

The Creation of Tajikistan

Elham Azarm
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The King's Demise

What Killed Alexander the Great

Umar Abdullah
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