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| Title | Funding Opportunity: Newberry Library Summer Seminar |
| Body | From http://www.newberry.org/research/revolutions.html Revolution and the Making of Identities: France and Haiti, 1787-1804 June 19-July 21, 2006 The Newberry Library invites college and university teachers nationwide to apply for the Engraving depicting free blacks of Santo-Domingo (Haiti) wearing European dress, circa 17912006 summer seminar, Revolution and the Making of Identities: France and Haiti, 1787-1804. This 5-week seminar led by Jeremy Popkin (University of Kentucky) will use the concept of identity as a focus for the study of these two revolutionary processes. This comparative approach will bring new perspectives to our understanding of these movements on the two sides of the Atlantic, and to processes of social and cultural change more generally. Through discussion of common readings taken from primary sources, modern scholarly studies, and works of fiction about of these revolutions (almost all of them in English), we will explore the ways in which this notion of revolution as a process of change in individual identities opens new perspectives for understanding these dramatic upheavals that marked the beginning of the modern era in the western world. We will look at how those involved in these revolutions came to think of themselves as citizens, and what this meant in their lives; we will also examine how old identities were stigmatized and dissolved, and how opponents of the revolutionary movements were singled out. Readings will address changes in racial identification, gender roles, and religious identities. Successful applicants will receive a stipend of $3,600 to help defray travel and housing expenses. Completed applications must be postmarked no later than Wednesday, 1 March 2006. For more information, visit http://www.newberry.org/research/revolutions.html . |
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