Project for Historical Education

Our first workshop will be taught by Professors Michael Hunt and Jerma Jackson on Saturday, October 7th. It will be held in Toy Lounge in Dey Hall on the University of North Carolina's Chapel Hill campus. Breakfast will be available at 9:30 and the workshop will begin at 10:00 and continue until 3 pm. Lunch will be provided. A steering committee meeting, open to all interested workshop attendees, will be held immediately following the workshop.For directions, parking information, agenda, and optional reading, continue reading.

We are excited to announce our next workshop, "Saxes, Banjos and Fiddles: Using Popular Music to Teach U.S. History," which will be taught by Dr. Fitz Brundage on Saturday, December 12th from 10 am to 3 pm.

Dr. Brundage, the UNC Umstead Professor of History and
Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of History, teaches
History 360, "The Social History of Popular Music in Twentieth Century
America," which studies popular music in order to understand significant
social, economic, and cultural transformations of the past century.

This day-long workshop, which will be held on the UNC-Chapel Hill
campus, is free with parking and lunch provided. Attendees will receive
.5 Continuing Education Units. To register please email phe@unc.edu.

Help Get The Word Out!

As PHE gets up and running again after its five year hiatus, we appreciate any and all help getting the word out about our events. This is the link to a flyer announcing the December 9th workshop which is suitable for giving to colleagues, posting in faculty lounges, passing around at meetings, etc.:

Download Announcement

Thanks and hope to see you there!

Time: Registration will open at 9:30. The workshop will begin promptly at 10:00 and continue until 3:00. Coffee, a light breakfast, and lunch will be provided.

Location: Toy Lounge is located on the top floor of Dey Hall, which is on the west side of the Polk Place quad. (See below for link to campus map.) When you enter the building, immediately turn left and look for the stairwell on the right. Climb two flights to the top floor. When you exit the stairwell, turn right. Toy Lounge will be in front of you. Or, to get to the elevator, go straight when you enter the building. At the end of the hallway, turn left. You will be standing in front of the elevator.

Campus Map (This map takes a few moments to load):
http://www.maps.unc.edu/CampusMaps/PdfMaps/CampusMapIndexed2005_11x17.pdf

Searchable Campus Map:
http://maps.unc.edu/MapBook/Index.asp

Parking:
We recommend that you park either in the Morehead Lot (216 E Franklin) or the Swain Lot (105 E Cameron). The Swain Lot is a bit closer to Dey Hall but the Morehead Lot is easier to find if you are unfamiliar with the Chapel Hill campus. There will be no one in either ticket booth when you arrive in the morning and you may park without a pass or ticket. The booths will be staffed, however, by the time the workshop ends in the afternoon. Make sure to get a pass from Laura Premack before you leave in order to avoid having to pay for your parking. (The pass can also be used at the Ramshead Deck and the Highway 54 Lot.)

Directions to the Morehead Visitors' Center Lot:
http://www.unc.edu/visitors/directions.html

PHE's next workshop, "Re-visioning the U.S. Immigrant Experience: Social Stigmas, Personal Stories and Global Contexts," will take place on Saturday, February 3rd and will be taught by Dr. JoAnna Poblete-Cross, a Carolina Postdoctoral Fellow. The workshop will be held in Dey Hall on the Chapel Hill campus and will begin at 10 am and end at 3 pm. To register please send an email to phe@unc.edu by January 29th.

Here is a link to the flyer announcing the workshop: Download Flyer

PHE's next workshop, "War, Genocide, and History in Vietnam and Cambodia," will take place on Saturday, April 21st and will be taught by Dr. Benedict Kiernan. Dr. Kiernan, currently a Fellow at the National Humanities Center, is Professor of International and Area Studies at Yale where he directs the Yale University Genocide Studies Program. The workshop will be held at the Carolina Center for Educational Excellence in Chapel Hill and will begin at 10 am and end at 3 pm. Continental breakfast and a full lunch will be provided. Each participant will earn .5 Continuing Education Units. There is no cost for this program.

To register please send an email to phe@unc.edu by April 16th.

We encourage you to let your friends and colleagues know about this workshop. Please download a copy of the workshop announcement and share it with others: Download announcement

The Carolina Center for Educational Excellence is located at 9201 Seawell School Road in Chapel Hill. There is ample free parking. Directions to the workshop site can be found at: http://www.unc.edu/ccee/directions.htm

We hope to see you there!