NEH 2009 Summer Institute
Nature and History at the Nation’s Edge
We invite applications for “Nature and History at the Nation’s Edge: A
Field Institute in Environmental and Borderlands History,” a National Endowment
for the Humanities Summer Institute that will take place June 14 to July 11,
2009 at the University of Arizona.
We've designed the institute to provide college and university faculty with a
deeper understanding of environmental and borderlands history through a
distinctive, hands-on seminar that will include an extended 15-day field study
tour through the arid lands and historical landscapes of Arizona,
New Mexico and Sonora, Mexico.
Both in the classroom and in the field, scholars will offer participants
insights and methods for reading the historical landscape in a variety of
rural, urban, "wild" and industrial settings, and for thinking about
both cultural and environmental history in a broader bi-national context.
Principal Faculty: Katherine Morrissey (University of Arizona), Paul Hirt (Arizona State University), Samuel Truett (University of New Mexico), Marsha Weisiger (New Mexico State University)
Faculty: Diane Austin, Dan Flores, Jesus Garcia, Diana Hadley, Mark Klett, Oscar Martinez, Dale C. Miles, J.C. Mutchler, Barnet Pavao-Zuckerman, Stephen Pyne, Cynthia Radding, Jupiter Martinez Ramirez, Cecilia Rosales, Harley Shaw, Thomas Sheridan, Joe Truett, Raymond Turner, Robert Varady, Scott Whiteford
Institute Locations: University of Arizona, Tucson; Armendaris Ranch, New Mexico; American Museum of Natural History’s Southwestern Research Station, Arizona; San Bernardino Ranch, Sonora, Mexico; Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico; and Douglas, Arizona.
We encourage applicants from Environmental History, Geography, Anthropology,
American Studies, U.S. History, Latin American Studies, Mexican American
Studies, English, and other related fields. Although designed primarily for
teachers of American undergraduate students, qualified independent scholars and
those employed by museums, libraries, historical societies, and other
organizations may be eligible. An applicant need not have an advanced degree in
order to qualify. Adjunct and part-time lecturers are eligible to apply.
The 25 selected participants will be awarded a $3,200 stipend to help cover
travel costs, books and living expenses. Applications
are due by March 2, 2009.
For more information check out the website-- http://www.u.arizona.edu/~kmorriss/nature
Or contact
Katherine Morrissey, Project Director
Associate Professor
Department of History
University of Arizona
215 Social Sciences Bldg.
Tucson, AZ 85721
kmorriss@u.arizona.edu
(520) 626-8429