THE HISTORIANVOLUME 10, ISSUE 5 November 19, 2013
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:• TEDMULLINHOUROFPOWER• SAYHELLOTOTHENEWDCC• FACULTYKUDOS• NEWFEATURE:ALUMNISPOTLIGHTS
• OPPORTUNITIES• UPCOMINGEVENTS• THISDAYINHISTORY• JUNIORSPOTLIGHT:CAROLINEBOLSTER
FALL 2013 TED MULLIN HOUR OF POWERThispastweektheCarletonswimteam,alongwithotherCarletonathleticteamsgatheredintheWestGympoolfortheannualHourofPower,tosupportsarcomaresearchandtohonorTedMullin‘06.TedwasanactiveandenthusiasticmemberofboththeHistorydepart-mentandtheCarletonswimteamuntil2006.Allmoneyraisedbytheeventsupportssarcoma
researchattheUniversityofChicago.Ted’sparents,MaryHenryandRickMullin,cameouttosupporttheteamsastheyswamcontinuouslyforanhour.PresidentPozkanzeralsomadeanappearancetoblowtheceremonialairhorn,signifyingwhenthefirsttwentyminuteswerecompleted.
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Please look at the new mini-slideshow on our History newsletter page, with our recent and upcoming events: https://apps.carleton.edu/curricular/history/newsletter/
CLASS OF 2015 HISTORY MAJORS HAVE SPOKEN!
WINTER BREAK INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITYInconjunctionwithHistory216(HistoryBeyondtheWalls),weareofferingapaidinternshipopportunityoverwinterbreak(December3-20).Internswillspendabout20hoursaweekprimarilyattheNorthfieldMiddleSchool.TheywillworkwithsixthgradesocialstudiesteacherstolaunchtheHistoryDayunit,becomingfamiliarwiththeNMSclassroomsandafter-schoolprograms.InternswillmeetregularlywithProfessorZabin;internsMUSTberegisteredforHist216.Internswillreceiveastipendandlivingexpenses.ContactProfessorZabinatszabinformoreinformation.
TheHistoryDepartmentispleasedtoannouncethatLindsay TurchanandRobert Yeaglewererecentlyelectedbytheirfellowclassof2015majorsasthenewDepartmentCurriculumCommittee(DCC)representa-tives.Theirtermisfortwoyears,2013-15.TheseniormembersoftheDCCareDylanHolck‘14andMarinaHerrera-Heintz‘14.FormoreinformationabouttheDCCpleasevisit:
https://apps.carleton.edu/curricular/history/major/dcc/.ProfessorSeungjooYoonisthefacultyadviseroftheDCC.HewillarrangeameetingwiththeDCCaftertheHistoryfacultysubmittheirteachingplansforthefirstdraftofthe2014-15courseschedule.Pleasesubmitanyspecificrequests&suggestionsfornextyear’scoursescheduletoanyofthefourmembersoftheDCC,Prof.Yoon,ortoNikki,sothatallconcernsandimportantcourseneedscanbenotedandreviewedforconsiderationonnextyear’sschedule.
FACULTY KUDOSProfessor Amna Khalid, History:ProfessorAmnaKhalidhasreceivedtheElledge,Smith/NEH,andClassof’49Fel-lowshipstocompleteherbookmanuscriptonthecolonialstate’sattempttocontrolthespreadofcholerafromHindupilgrimagesitesinBritishIndia.
Professor Kathryn Steed, Ancient History:ProfessorSteedhasreceivedtheMellonEndowedFellowshiptoworkontworelatedprojectscenteringontheupheavalsofthe‘90sand‘80sBCinRomanItaly.
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OPPORTUNITIES IN HISTORYTHE GILDER LEHRMAN HISTORY SCHOLAR AWARDS
APPLICATIONS DUE MARCH 1, 2014
TheGilderLehrmanHistoryScholarsAwardhonorsfifteencollegeseniorsmajoringinAmericanhistoryorAmericanstudies.Thisawardallowsstudentstoattendprivateseminarswitheminenthistorians,experiencehistoricdocumentsfirsthandduringprivatearchivevisits,andtocelebratewithfellowwinnersattheexclusiveUniversityClubinNYC,andmore!Formoreinformation,visit:www.gilderlehrman.org/hsaIfyouhavequestions,contact:JoannaByrne,[email protected]
CALL FOR PAPERSVISIONS AND REVISIONS: NEW SCHOLARS AND NEW INTERPRETATIONS
DEADLINE: JANUARY 20, 2014
VisionsandRevisions:NewScholarsandNewInterpretationsisaninter-disciplinaryundergraduatejournalpublishedannuallybytheDepartmentofHistory,Anthropology,andWorldLanguagesatEdinboroUniversityofPennsylvania.SpecialconsiderationwillbegiventosubmissionswhichdealwithAnthropology,Archaeology,History,Sociology,WorldLanguages,LatinAmericanStudies,InternationalStudies,andGenderStudies.Submissionsofoutstandingpapersinotherfieldsarealsostronglyencouragedandwillbeconsidered.Guidelinesarelistedat:http://www.edinboro.edu/departments/history/visions_rev/genl_inf.dot
GOOGLE’S DIVERSITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAMAPPLICATIONS DUE NOVEMBER 24, 11:59PM PST
GoogleisproudtooffertheBuildingOpportunitiesforLeadership&Development(BOLD)InternshipProgramforSummer2014.Thisprogramisdesignedtoprovideexposureintothetechnologyindustryforstudentswhoarehistoricallyunder-representedinthisfield.Googleinvitesyoutocomejoinusforauniquesummerexperience,includingan11-weekpaidinternship,personalandprofessionaldevelopmentprogramming,executivespeakersandmentoring.
Requirementsandlinkstotheapplicationarelistedat:http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/bold/selection-process/
OPPORTUNITIESFORSENIORSWITHMATCHEDUCATIONSeniors–doyou:a)Wanttobeahighlyeffectiveeducatorinurbanschools?b)Wanttovolunteerforayearbeforegradschool,lawschool,ormedicalschool?c)Wanttogetinvolvedineducationreformorpublicpolicy?d)Wanttotransitionintoacareerinthenon-profitoreducationsector?Ifso,considercommittingayeartotheMatchCorps,aone-yearurbaneducationservicefellowship.Corpsmembersservefull-timeinoneofourcharterschoolsinBoston,tutoringandmentoringasmallcaseloadofstudents.WealsooffertheMatchTeacherResidency,sothatinadditiontotutoringfull-time,Corpsmemberscantrainandearncertificationtobecomefull-timeteachersinotherhigh-needurbanschools.Wearecurrentlyacceptingapplicationsforthe2014-2015schoolyearonarollingbasis,whilespotslast.TolearnmoreaboutMatchCorps:BostonandMTRand/ortoapply,visitmatcheducation.org/Questionsorclarifications,pleasee-mailTrishBorrell:[email protected]
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OPPORTUNITIES CONTINUEDCONGRESSIONALINTERNSHIPWITHREP.KEITHELLISON
ApplicationsdueDecember9InternshipsarebeingofferedforindividualsinterestedinlearningtheoperationsofaCongressionaloffice,currenteventsastheyrelatetoCongressionalactivity,federallegislationandlegislativeissues,constituentservices,andeventsresearchandplanning.Internswillhavetheopportunitytoseethedirectconnectionsofpoliciesmadeonthefederallevelandthepeopleaffectedbythemthroughconstituentoutreachandadvocacy.Applicantsmustposessstrongwrittenandverbalcommunica-tionskills,excellentinterpersonalskills,bedetailoriented,organized,abletomulti-task,andmustpossesskeeninterestinthepoliticalprocessandlearningtheoperationsofaCongressionalOffice.ToapplyforaninternshippleasesendthefollowingmaterialstoMustafaJumale:coverletter,resume,tworeferences(notlettersofrecommendation),andtwowritingsamples(limitofthreepagesorlesseach,sixpagestotal)bymailto:2100PlymouthAvenueNorth,Minneapolis,MN55414,[email protected].
BORENSCHOLARSHIPSANDFELLOWSHIPSApplicationsdueforBorenFellowship:January28,2014;BorenScholarship:February5,2014
BorenAwardsprovideuniquefundingopportunitiesforU.S.undergraduateandgraduatestudentstostudyinAfrica,Asia,Central&EasternEurope,Eurasia,LatinAmerica,andtheMiddleEast,wheretheycanaddimportantinternationalandlanguagecomponentstotheireducations.Under-graduatestudentscanreceiveupto$20,000foranacademicyear’sstudyabroadandgraduatestudentsupto$30,000forlanguagestudyandinternationalresearch.Inexchangeforfunding,recipientscommittoworkinginthefederalgovernmentforaminimumofoneyear.Visitwww.borenawards.orgformoreinformation.ContacttheBorenAwardsstaffwithquestionsatboren@iie.orgor1-800-618-NSEP.
GLOBALENGAGEMENTSTUDIESINSTITUTEApplicationsdueDecember15,2013andJanuary15,2014
TheGlobalEngagementStudiesInstitute(GESI)atNorthwesternUniversitywillequipyouto:WorkdirectlywithlocalcommunitiesandcommunityorganizationsinBolivia,theDominicanRepublic,Nicaragua,India,SouthAfrica,orUganda.EarntwoNorthwesterncoursecredits(equivalenttosixsemesterhours).Workinteamsofundergraduatestodesignandimplementadevelopmentprojectinmicrofinance,socialenterprise,education,environmentalsustainability,globalhealth,andmore.Formoreinfogotowww.gesi.northwestern.edu,[email protected]
PRESIDENTIALINTERNSHIPATTHEAMERICANUNIVERSITYINCAIROApplicationsdueJanuary15,2014
ThePresidentialInternshipProgramatTheAmericanUniversityinCairo(AUC)providesrecentuniversitygraduateswiththeopportunitytoworkatthehighestlevelsofaninternationaluniversity,experiencelifeinCairo,andlearnArabic.SelectedindividualsspendoneacademicyearworkingatAUC,studyingArabic,andpartakingintherichintellectualandculturallifeofboththeUniversityandCairo.Eachinternfulfillsafull-timepositioninoneofsevenoffices,alignedwiththeiracademicandprofessionalinterests,wheretheydevelopthesubstantiveskillsandexperienceneededtomaketangiblecontributionstotheAUCcommunity.Formoreinformationcontactinterns@aucegypt.edu,orvisithttp://www.aucegypt.edu/about/interns/Pages/default.aspx
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HISTORY BRACKET!It’s Thanksgiving and you have the power to host a crazy historical feast! Use the brackets to choose one winner in each of the four categories, then compile the answers on the line below. Once you’re done, admire the beautiful historical mess you’ve created and bring it to Ellen McKinstry’s campus mailbox (no. 1103), or send her it in an email, for a prize!
RasputinVladPutinOliverCromwellKateMiddletonGeorgeWashingtonGenghisKhanMichaelCollinsPocahontasMaoZedongJosephStalinOscarWildeMarkTwainGalileoGalileiLeonardodaVinciEleanorofAquitaineEleanorRoosevelt
NapoleonBonapartePepintheShortMartinLutherKing,Jr.MohandasGandhiSt.JeromeEvaPeronGilgameshBeowulfEdmundHillaryZhengHeHerodotusE.H.CarrEmpressWuZetianCatherinetheGreatHowardCarterIndianaJones
LibraryofNinevehLibraryofAlexandriaLincoln’sLogCabin
EuropaHotelTheHangingGardens
MachuPicchuPalaceoftheSovietsTheCrystalPalace
RMSTitanicSpruceGooseTatlin’sTower
ColossusofRhodesTheUndergroundRailroad
CatacombsofParisTheOrientExpressAcoveredwagon
PlayAztecUllamaliztliAttemptIrishhurling
RecitenationalepicpoetrySingseashanties
DotheGhostDanceSquaredance!Burnaneffigy
HaveaweenieroastHostaquiltingbee
PlayRussianrouletteReenacttheInvestitureConflict
FormamilitiaTarandfeathersomething
Demandsatisfaction!Fakeamoonlanding
SpotBigfoot
GUESTS OF HONOR LOCATION FOR THE FEAST
PARTY GAME!
Congratulations! You’ll be be having Thanksgiving with your best friends, ________________ and ___________________, in your favorite dining room, at ____________________. After dinner, you will all retire for some rousing party games, culiminating in ________________________, which will likely get y’all arrested... Happy Thanksgiving!
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JENNIFER NORRIS ‘92DirectorofMajorGifts,UCS,Cambridge,MASince2002,JenniferhasworkedtofosterstrongrelationshipswithmembersandsupporterswhoprovidegenerousfinancialsupporttotheUnionofConcernedScientists.Sheleadseffortstoattractmajorgiftsandtoensurethattheybeusedeffectivelytosupporttheorganization’sstrategicgoalstousescienceforahealthierplanetandasaferworld.Priortothat,she
assistedinmajorcapitalcampaignsforHarvardUniversity,theUCBerkeley,andHostellingInternational’ssuccessfulcampaigntoestablishthefirstnot-for-profityouthhostelanduniversalstudentcenterinChicago.InadditiontoherB.A.inHistoryfromCarleton,sheholdsanEd.M.fromHarvardUniversity.MostofthepeoplesheworkswithinthedevelopmentofficeatUCSwerealsoHistorymajors.HerprimaryfieldwasmedievalhistoryandshestudiedmainlywithHistoryProfessorsEmeritiPhilipNiles(Medieval)andCarlWeiner(EarlyModernEurope).Shecreditsthemwithteachingherhowtothinkaboutlargeconceptsandpatterns,andhowtopro-cess,writeandrelayinformationquickly,skillsshehasfoundtobeinvaluableinherwork.Shecanbecontactedbyheremail:[email protected]
WILL CAVERT ‘01JuniorResearchFellow,FacultyofHistoryClareCollege,UniversityofCambridge,EnglandDr.Cavert,’01,becameaJuniorResearchFellowatClareCollegeinCambridgein2011aftercompletinghisdoctorateatNorthwesternUniversity.HisresearchconcernscoalsmokeandairpollutioninearlymodernLondon(c.1550-1750),exploringconnectionsbetween
urbangrowth,energyconsumption,andenvironmentalchange.Hisfocusisearlymodernhistory,withresearchinterestsinEarlyModernBritain,particularlyurbanandenvironmentalhistory.BeforemovingtoEngland,hetaughtcoursesonearlymodernLondon,RenaissanceUtopias,&thehistoryofenvironmentalpollutionatNorthwesternUniversity.In2013-14,hewilllectureandprovidesupervisionsforPaper9(BritishEconomicandSocialHistory,1500-1750),&willlectureonEnvironmentalHistoryfortheHistoricalArgumentandPracticepaper.Ifyouareinterestedinhispath,youcancon-tacthimviaemail:[email protected]
THEALUMNISPOTLIGHTS!
TUES. JAN. 7, LEIGHTON 202, 3:10PM - Get ready seniors, you must have 10-12 pages of comps ready for class today... It’s really here. COMPS COMPS COMPS!
TUES. JAN. 14, GOULD LIBRARY ATHENAEUM, 4PM - “Censorship and Cultural Sensibility,” the Winter 2014 Schuster Lecture given by Debora Shuger, Professor of English, UCLA. ProfessorShugerwillspeakonmaterialrelatedtoherbook,Censorship&CulturalSensibility:TheRegulationofLanguageinTudor-StuartEngland,whichfocusesondifferencesbetweenEnglishandEuropeanconceptsofcensorship,tracingthesebacktoreadingsofRomancivillaw.
MON. JAN. 27, LEIGHTON 305, 6:00PM - Winter 2014 Lefler Lecture, “Eldridge Cleaver Goes to Pyongyang, Hanoi, and Peking: Afro-Asian Internationalism and Radical Oriental-ism”, will be given by Professor Judy Tzu-Chun Wu. ShecompletedherPh.D.,A.M.andB.A.atStanfordUniversityandjoinedthefacultyofOhioStatein1998andhasajointappointmentwiththeDepartmentofWomen’s,Gender,andSexualityStudies.HercurrentbookprojectistentativelytitledRadicals on the Road: Internationalism, Orientalism, and Feminism during the Viet Nam Era.ThisworkfocusesontheinternationaltravelsofAmericanantiwaractivistsdur-ingtheU.S.WarinVietNam.ItspecificallyexploreshowtheseencounterswithAsianculture,politics,andpeopleshapedtheradicalimaginaryofU.S.activistsofvaryingracial,gender,andsexualidentifications.
UPCOMINGEVENTS
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http://www.facebook.com/CarletonHistoryDept
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OPPORTUNITIES PART IIIGRADUATE PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
TheM.A.andPh.D.programsinHistoryattheUniversityofSouthFloridainTampaarecurrentlyacceptingapplicationsforadmission,withadeadlineofJanuary15th2014!TheDepartmentofHistoryatUSFoffersbothaM.A.andPh.D.program,withspecializationscoveringanumberoffields,includingColonialthroughModernU.S.,U.S.intheWorld,theAncientWorld,MedievalWorlds,EarlyModernWorlds,ModernEurope,andLatinAmerica.Thefacultyalsosupportsconcentrationsinthematicfieldsofresearchsuchasgender&sexuality,raceðnicity,regionalhistory,publichistory,science&medicine,andcomparativeempires.ApplicationforAdmissionDeadline:January15th
November 19• 1493–ChristopherColumbus goes ashoreon an islandhefirst saw thedaybefore.He
nameditSanJuanBautista(laterrenamedPuertoRico).• 1798–WolfeTone,Irishgeneraldied(b.1763)• 1831–JamesA.Garfield,Americanpolitician,20thPresidentoftheUnitedStates• 1863–U.S.PresidentAbrahamLincolndeliverstheGettysburgAddressatthededication
ceremonyforthemilitarycemeteryatGettysburg,Pennsylvania.• 1959–AllisonJanney,Americanactresswasborn(C.J.Cregg!)
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
JUNIOR MAJOR SPOTLIGHT: CELIA MATTISONWhathasbeenyourfavoritehistorycourseatCarleton?AnnetteIgra’sU.S.ConsumerCulture,becausethereadingsanddiscussionwerecontinuouslyfantastic.Ihighlyrecom-mendregisteringforitwhenit’staughtagain,evenifyou’renotparticularlyinterestedinpursuingAmericanhistory.
Howdidyouspendyoursummer?IinternedatFarmSanctuaryinupstateNewYork,whichisthelargestfarmanimalrescueandadvocacynon-profit,andisanabsolutelyincredibleplacetovisitorvolunteer.
Whoisyourhistoricalcrush,andwhy?InhighschoolIwasreallyintoAncientRomeandGreecesoIhaveasoftspotforSappho,thoughnotmuchisactuallyknownabouther.I’dalsohavetosayCatullusbecausehewrotereallyfunnyandinsanelydirtypoetry.
DoyouhaveplansforafterCarleton?I’dlovetoworkinpublishingorineducation.Thissummermademeprettyanimal-crazysoI’malsointerestedinpursuingfarmanimalcareoradvocacy.
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