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The next William R. Coe Summer Workshop in American History will be offered in 2010.
Summer 2010: The William Robertson Coe Workshop in American History
"Revolutions in American Life"
July 12-23, 2010, Stanford University
Taught by Professors Caroline Winterer and James Campbell
Workshop Description
Since the 1950s, Stanford University has offered the Coe Fellowship for secondary school teachers in American history. Financial support for the program comes from an endowment bequeathed by William Robertson Coe, an English-born American businessman and philanthropist who during his career became deeply interested in the history of the United States. The workshop brings together a select group of teachers for intensive study of a major theme of topic in American history. The core of the program is a series of morning seminars conducted by a senior professor in the Department of History; these focus on readings and group discussion. The seminar may be supplemented at the discretion of the faculty member by other activities such as guest lectures and field trips.
Theme of the 2010 Workshop
Details forthcoming.
Fellowship Support
Fellowships will be awarded to people now teaching U.S. history at the 11th and 12th grade levels in public or private secondary schools, and who have at least two to three years of experience teaching in that field. The awards will be based on intellectual interests, professional accomplishment, and dedication to the art of teaching. The fellowship stipend covers room and board in a University residence for the two-week period of the workshop. Books and other assigned reading materials will be provided for participants. Fellows who wish to receive credit for participation in the workshop may request a certificate of completion (an equivalent of 3 units of graduate credit, or 2 semester units).
Faculty Directors of the 2010 Workshop
Professor Caroline Winterer: Her area of interest and expertise is the cultural and intellectual history of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century America. She is the author of two books, The Mirror of Antiquity: American Women and the Classical Tradition, 1750-1900 (2007), and the prize-winning The Culture of Classicism: Ancient Greece and Rome in American Intellectual Life, 1780-1910 (2002; pb 2004). She has also published articles in the Journal of American History, American Quarterly, the Journal of the Early Republic, and Modern Intellectual History. She is the recipient of fellowships from the National Humanities Center, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, among others. She lectures frequently in programs for high school history and social science teachers, most recently at Mount Vernon, Virginia, and in Oakland, California.
Professor James Campbell: His research focuses on African American history and the wider history of the black Atlantic. He is particularly interested in the long history of interconnections and exchange between Africa and America, a history that began in the earliest days of the transatlantic slave trade and continues into our own time. In recent years, his research has also moved in the direction of so-called “public history.” He is intrigued by the ways in which societies tell stories about their pasts, not only in textbooks and academic monographs but also in historic sites, museums, memorials, movies, and political movements.
Application Process
Applications are available as a PDF file on line via the Department of History’s website.
Mail completed applications to:
Coe Summer Workshop
c/o Department of History
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-2024
(Any questions should be directed to spillman@stanford.edu)
Applications are due March 26, 2010 and notification of awards will be made by early April.
Last updated Nov 17, 2009