 |
 |
|
|
Graduate students, faculty, independent researchers, and all other Early Americanists who will be in the Philadelphia area during the summer are invited to share scholarship, conversation, and a light meal on alternate Thursday evenings from June through August 2005. Sessions convene in the Center's air-conditioned seminar room with refreshments at 5:15 p.m. An informal talk and discussion begins at 5:45, followed by a buffet supper ($5 for graduate students, $10 for others) and friendly conversation (no charge).
| 2 June: | Susan Klepp, Temple University
“A Louse Rampant”: The Radicalization of William Moraley, Returned from the Colonies to Newcastle upon Tyne For this session only, attendees are encouraged to consult in advance a copy of the pamphlet on which this presentation is based. Please click here |
| 16 June: | Michael Zuckerman, University of Pennsylvania
Quo Vadimus? The State of Early American History in 2005 |
| 30 June | Kathleen Brown, University of Pennsylvania
Foul Bodies and Infected Worlds: Cleanliness in Early America |
| 14 July: | Carla Mulford, The Pennsylvania State University
Benjamin Franklin and the Ends of Empire |
| 28 July: | Andrew Shockett, Bowling Green State University
The Birth of Corporate Power in Early National Philadelphia |
| 11 August: | Brett Rushforth, Omohundro Institute of
Early American History and Culture
The Trials of Marie-Marguerite: A Journey through the Indian Slave Trade |
| 25 August: | Jane Landers, Vanderbilt University
Juan Bautista Witten, Formerly Known as Big Prince: An African in the Age of Atlantic Revolutions |
All sessions will be held at 3619 Locust Walk on the University of
Pennsylvania campus (map
| building
view).
Supper reservations are appreciated. Phone 215-898-9251 or e-mail
zelini@sas.upenn.edu
by noon on Tuesday.