american studies
institute of
the lovett school
Connecting across Disciplines
J u n e 9–11, 2 0 1 0
The American Studies Institute
of The Lovett School was created
to foster interdisciplinary
teaching and learning, and
to enable teachers to engage in
conversation and collaboration.
The American Studies Institute
is made possible by a challenge
grant from the Edward E. Ford
Foundation and several
generous donors, including the
European Union Center of
Excellence at the Georgia
Institute of Technology’s Sam
Nunn School of International
Affairs.
For more information, contact
Bernadette May-Beaver at
bmay@lovett.org, or visit <www.
lovett.org/academics/americanstudies-institute/index.aspx>.
Keynote: David Shi, Furman University
Dr. Shi was named president of South Carolina’s Furman University in
1994. Shi came to Furman from Davidson College, where he taught for
17 years and was the Frontis W. Johnston Professor of History. A native
of Atlanta, Shi graduated magna cum laude from Furman with a degree
in political science, and then earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in history
at the University of Virginia. He is the author of several books, including
The Simple Life: Plain Living and High Thinking in American Culture, which
was a History Book Club selection. Two other books were nominated for
the Pulitzer Prize. He is also the co-author with the late George B. Tindall
of the best-selling textbook, America: a Narrative History. Shi is a prolific
newspaper essayist, writing regular columns for The Greenville News, many
of which have been published in other outlets, such as The Christian Science
Monitor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. His
columns and essays are also heard on South Carolina Educational Radio.
Matthew Bernstein, Emory University
Dr. Bernstein is professor in and chair of the Department of Film Studies
at Emory, where he has taught since 1989. Dr. Bernstein holds a Ph.D. in
communication studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an
M.F.A. in film from Columbia University, and a B.A. in English, also from
Wisconsin. He is the author of Screening a Lynching: The Leo Frank Case on
Film and Television, which was named a 2009 “Outstanding Academic Title”
by CHOICE. Dr. Bernstein is a member of the National Film Preservation
Board and the Programming, Steering, and Selection Committees of the
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, as well as the book review editor for Film
Quarterly. He is also host of Atlanta’s Cinema Club.
Jordan Clark, The Lovett School
Mr. Clark is an art history teacher in the Upper School at Lovett. He holds
a B.A. in English from Davidson College, an M.A. in art history from the
University of Virginia, and an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to joining Lovett in 2004, Mr. Clark was employed
at Gables Residential, a publicly traded real estate company he helped
found in 1994, where he served as chief investment officer. Prior to joining
Gables, Mr. Clark was a partner with Trammell Crow Residential and,
prior to that, was curator of the 3M corporate art collection.
Adam Golub, California State University, Fullerton
Dr. Golub is an assistant professor of American Studies at California State
University, Fullerton. His research and teaching interests focus on popular
culture, childhood and youth studies, and the globalization of American
culture. He holds a B.A. in English from Vassar College, an M.A.T. in
English from Boston College, and a Ph.D. in American Studies from The
University of Texas at Austin. Before joining the CSUF faculty, he was
an assistant professor at Guilford College. Dr. Golub is a former high
school English teacher and the past chair of the American Studies Association K–16 Collaboration Committee. His publications have appeared in
American Quarterly, Film and History, and Education Week. He is a regular
contributor to the American Studies blog, “ . . . And Everyday Life.”
Catherine M. Lewis, Kennesaw State University
Dr. Lewis is an associate professor of history, director of the Holocaust
Education Program, and coordinator of the Public History Program at
Kennesaw State University, just outside of Atlanta. Her teaching and
research focuses on public history, the Holocaust, women’s studies, sports
history, and American Studies. She holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. from the
University of Iowa in American Studies and a B.A. in English and history
from Emory University. She is the author or editor of seven books, including Race, Politics, and Memory: The Desegregation of Little Rock’s Central High
School and Don’t Ask What I Shot: How Eisenhower’s Love of Golf Helped Shape
1950s America. She has curated dozens of exhibits for museums, nonprofits,
and corporations, and has her own historical consulting firm.
While this workshop is geared
toward secondary school
teachers of English, history,
and American Studies, any
school teachers, administrators,
or students are welcome
to participate.
Participants who successfully
complete this workshop will
earn 1 SDU (PLU) credit.
Dwan Simmons, The Lovett School
Dr. Simmons is on the American Studies and English faculty at Lovett and
co-coordinator of the school’s American Studies program. She holds a B.A.
in English from Georgia State University, an M.A. in English from UNCCharlotte, and a Ph.D. in English language and literature from The University of Maryland. Prior to Lovett, Dr. Simmons taught American and
African-American literature at the collegiate level. Her research interests
include critical race studies, (re)formations of American identity, and readings of popular culture; her current work is an exploration of race, gender,
and American identity in the works of Henry James and James Baldwin.
Barbara L. Tischler, Horace Mann School
Dr. Tischler is the director of curriculum and professional development at
the Horace Mann School in New York City. She holds a B.A. in music from
Douglass College (Rutgers University), an M. Mus. from the Manhattan
School of Music, and an M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in history from Columbia
University. She is the author of numerous articles on American Culture,
the 1960s, and aspects of the Anti-Vietnam War Movement, along with
An American Music and Sights on the Sixties, which she edited as part of the
Perspectives on the Sixties series. Dr. Tischler teaches U.S. history and
government at Horace Mann and a course on the U.S. Constitution at
Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a member of the American
Studies Association’s K–16 Coordinating Committee.
Stutz Wimmer, The Lovett School
Mr. Wimmer, Upper School band director at Lovett, holds a bachelor of
music degree from Appalachian State University and a master’s degree in
music from the Eastman School of Music at The University of Rochester.
He was previously the director of jazz at Emory University. He is an active
clinician, and has served as president of the Georgia Association of Jazz
Educators Board. Mr. Wimmer has taken three of his Lovett Ellington Jazz
Ensembles to the national finals of the Essentially Ellington Competition
at Lincoln Center in New York. For 20 years, he has also been a freelance
saxophonist, arranger, and consultant and has recorded locally for hundreds of radio and television commercials and film and record projects.
Darren Rollins, Atlanta International School
Mr. Rollins, a history, humanities, and International Baccalaureate
instructor at the Atlanta International School, holds a bachelor’s degree
from Georgia Tech. He is a past recipient of the European Council of
International Schools Award and has been named a STAR teacher.
David Pittman, Fulton County Schools
Mr. Pittman has taught political science, world history, and U.S. history, all
in Fulton County schools here in Atlanta. He holds a B.A. in anthropology
and an M.Ed. in social studies education. He participated in a Georgia Tech
European Union Center of Excellence study tour to Brussels this past June.
The American Studies Institute’s
summer faculty workshop takes
place on The Lovett School
campus in northwest Atlanta.
All events are on-site, except
for the June 9 reception and
June 10 dinner. Transportation
will be available for the dinner.
5:30–7:30 pm Welcoming Reception
Courtyard Atlanta Vinings
7:45–8:15 am Registration
Continental Breakfast
Hendrix-Chenault Theater Lobby
8:15–9:30 am Welcome and Keynote Address
“A Theater of Contrasts:
America Takes Center Stage, 1893–1919”
David Shi
Woodward Theater
9:30–10:30 am “Building Connections across Disciplines and Regions: Voices from the Classroom”
Bernadette May-Beaver &
Dr. Dwan Simmons
Woodward Theater
10:45–11:45 am
and 1:15–2:15 pm
Sessions; choose two of the following:
“Visions of Liberty, Songs of Sentiment: The Spanish-American War
in Image and Song”
Barbara Tischler
“‘Natives’ and ‘Aliens’: Travel Literature,
Immigration, and American Identity”
Dwan Simmons
Upper School Classrooms
“Facing Facts: The Rise of Realism in the Arts, 1893–1919”
David Shi
11:45 am–1:00 pm Lunch
Loridans House
2:30–3:30 pm and 3:45–4:45 pm
Sessions; choose two of the following:
“American Popular Culture and Empire:
Baseball, Buffalo Bill, and Barnum and
Bailey”
Adam Golub
“Understanding American Culture
through Sport”
Catherine Lewis
Upper School Classrooms
6:30–8:30 pm Dinner
Private Home, Atlanta
7:45–8:15 am Continental Breakfast
Hendrix-Chenault Theater Lobby
8:15–9:30 am “Architecture on the Rise: Cathedrals of
Commerce in an Age of Steel”
Jordan Clark
Woodward Theater
9:30–10:00 am Networking & Coffee Break
10:00–11:30 am
“American Film on the World Stage”
Matthew Bernstein
Woodward Theater
“From the Pontchartrain to Paris:
Jazz Takes Center Stage”
Stutz Wimmer
11:30 am–1:30 pm Lunch
“The American Studies Habit of Mind”
Adam Golub
Upper School Student Lounge
1:30 pm Closing Remarks
For questions about
registration, please call
Carol Cummings at
(404) 262-3032, ext. 1319.
Registration Deadline
May 14, 2010
There is no on-site registration for this conference.
Hotel Reservations
Several hotels are located near Lovett; the ASI recommends
the Courtyard Atlanta Vinings, which is offering ASI
participants a special $99 rate, plus complimentary
breakfast. The Courtyard also offers a complimentary
shuttle to The Lovett School. Please contact the hotel
regarding a for-fee shuttle to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport.
For reservations, please contact the Courtyard Atlanta
Vinings directly at (770) 432-5555 (mention code LOVLOVA), or go to <http://cwp.marriott.com/atlvi/lovett/>.
Rooms must be booked by May 21, 2010, to receive the ASI
discount.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be made in writing by May 14, 2010,
to Carol Cummings at the American Studies Institute,
or by fax to (404) 479-8450. If we receive your cancellation
by May 14, 2010, you will receive a 100 percent refund.
Cancellations made after May 14 will not receive a refund.
Please register early as enrollment is limited and this
workshop may fill to capacity before the deadline.
The American Studies Institute reserves the right to cancel
this workshop and is not responsible for any cancellation or
change fees assessed by airlines, hotels, or travel agents.
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Connecting across Disciplines
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On the cover:
The Ferris Wheel, which made its
debut at the 1893 World’s Columbian
Exposition in Chicago. The exposition
celebrated the 400th anniversary of
Columbus’s discovery of America.
Chicago History Museum