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Landmarks in American History
Workshops provide the opportunity for community college educators to engage in intensive study and discussion of important topics in American history. Learn More >>
Department of Communication Studies
Northeastern University
204 Lake Hall
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617.373.5040
r.katula@neu.edu
The deadline for applications is
March 1, 2011. All applications must be postmarked by that date.
Please read both the Director's Letter and the NEH Application Instructions before applying.
John Stauffer, Chair of the History of the American Civilizations and Professor of English and African and African-American Studies at Harvard University, has joined the faculty for the 2011 workshops on the American Lyceum and Public Culture. John is the author of the prize-winning book, GIANTS: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. His most recent book, The State of Jones, has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Along with Robert Gross and Wesley Mott, the faculty for the 2011 workshops now includes three of America's most prominent historians of the 19th century.
Richard A. Katula is the author of a new book, The Eloquence of Edward Everett: America's Greatest Orator, published by the Peter Lang Publishers. The book is available by request at r.katula@neu.edu or at Amazon.com.
A National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop for Community College Faculty
May 22-28, 2011 and May 29-June 4, 2011
Summer Scholar Award for Participation: $1,200
There was a time when America was an “oratorical culture,” a nation defined by the great speakers who graced the stages of America’s public speaking lecture circuits. At this Workshop, we return to one of the most successful of these circuits, The American Lyceum. We visit Lyceum sites, hear some of the great orations presented at them, and discuss the way in which key issues of the day were addressed at Lyceum programs, especially “Idealism” and “Abolition.” The workshop will feature prominent historians, rhetoricians, and professional interpreters. It promises to be an unforgettable experience.
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