2008 Newberry library undergraduate seminar: <br>islam and the west
To: All Students in the College of Arts and Sciences
From: Lewis Erenberg, Professor, Department of History
Re: 2008 Newberry Library Undergraduate Seminar: Islam and the West European and American Views of the Muslim World, 1450-1900
Applications form for the Newberry Library Undergraduate Seminar are currently being accepted. This year's seminar is entitled " Islam and the West: European and American Views of the Muslim World, 1450-1900," will examine the degree and variety of exchange between Europe and other parts of the world from 1500 to 1900.
Five qualified Loyola undergraduates will be selected to participate in this six-credit, interdisciplinary seminar, which also includes students from DePaul, Roosevelt and the University of Illinois at Chicago. The seminar is highly prestigious; it allows you to combine an intensive classroom experience with independent research carried out in the archives of the Newberry Library, one of the country's richest archives of primary sources for the study of European culture during the period of discovery and exploration. Students explore first-hand the Newberry's unequalled collections of materials on European and American history, cartography, and first-hand accounts written by the explorers. Those students who wish to explore the New World may use the Library's extensive materials on early American history and culture. The six-credit seminar will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-4 p.m. from 22 January 2008 to 1 May 2008.
The seminar is an excellent opportunity for students interested in European, American and Islamic cultures and is open to qualified students in all disciplines. Those interested in applying to graduate school and to many professional schools, whether law school or library science, have found the Newberry Seminar an exhilarating challenge, an opportunity to work with both students and faculty from other universities at a very high level. You can find the course description at the Newberry's website: http://www.newberry.org/research/undergrad/nlus.html.
The application form can be downloaded at application form and further information can be found at the Newberry Seminar. Please email me at lerenbe@luc.edu if you have questions.
Professor Lewis Erenberg
Department of History
Crown Center 533
Loyola University Chicago
6525 N. Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, IL 60626
Applications are due on or before Nov. 20, 2007. Applicants are reminded to register for a full load of Loyola University Chicago courses for the Spring 2008 semester. Selection of seminar participants will be made by Nov. 27, 2007, in time for Spring 2008 registration.
Previous and NLUS Seminars:
1997: "Competing Landscapes in the Struggle for an American National Identity," Robin Grey (English, UIC) and David Sokol (Art History, UIC)
1998: "New Nation/New Culture: American Culture in the Age of the Early Republic," John Burton (History, DePaul) and Lawrence Howe (English, Roosevelt)
1999: "Mapping Identities: Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Configurations in Modernist Representations," Pamela Caughie (English, Loyola) and Ayana Karanja (Black World Studies, Loyola)
2000: "London Town and Bath Spa: Two Concepts of Eighteenth-Century Urbanity," Robert Bucholz (History, Loyola) and Caryn Chaden (English, DePaul)
2001: "Experiencing the Civil War," Robin Grey (English, UIC) and Margaret Storey (History, DePaul)
2002: "The Pan-Hispanic World, 1492-1825," Glen Carrnan (Spanish, DePaul) and Valentina Tikoff (History, DePaul)
2003: "Constructing the Queen," Regina Buccola (English and Women's Studies, Roosevelt) and Robert Bucholz (History, Loyola)
2004: "New Nation/New Culture: American Culture in the Early Republic, 1770-1850," Douglas Bradburn (Roosevelt) and Lawrence Howe (English, Roosevelt)
2005: "Sites of Democracy and Difference: U.S. Popular Culture and Entertainment, 1880-1930," Ann Brigham (English and Women's and Gender Studies, Roosevelt) and Lewis Erenberg (History, Loyola)
2006: “Exchange before Orientalism: Encounters between Asia and Europe, 1500-1800,” Ellen McClure (French, UIC) and Laura Hostetler (History, UIC).
2007: “Constructing the Queen: Elizabeth I in Correspondence, Portraiture, Plays, Poetry, Pulp Fiction, and Motion Pictures.
2008: “Islam and the West: European and American Views of the Muslim World, 1450-1900,” Katrin Schultheiss (University of Illinois at Chicago) and Kim Searcy (History, Loyola)
To: All Students in the College of Arts and Sciences
From: Lewis Erenberg, Professor, Department of History
Re: 2008 Newberry Library Undergraduate Seminar: Islam and the West European and American Views of the Muslim World, 1450-1900
Applications form for the Newberry Library Undergraduate Seminar are currently being accepted. This year's seminar is entitled " Islam and the West: European and American Views of the Muslim World, 1450-1900," will examine the degree and variety of exchange between Europe and other parts of the world from 1500 to 1900.
Five qualified Loyola undergraduates will be selected to participate in this six-credit, interdisciplinary seminar, which also includes students from DePaul, Roosevelt and the University of Illinois at Chicago. The seminar is highly prestigious; it allows you to combine an intensive classroom experience with independent research carried out in the archives of the Newberry Library, one of the country's richest archives of primary sources for the study of European culture during the period of discovery and exploration. Students explore first-hand the Newberry's unequalled collections of materials on European and American history, cartography, and first-hand accounts written by the explorers. Those students who wish to explore the New World may use the Library's extensive materials on early American history and culture. The six-credit seminar will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-4 p.m. from 22 January 2008 to 1 May 2008.
The seminar is an excellent opportunity for students interested in European, American and Islamic cultures and is open to qualified students in all disciplines. Those interested in applying to graduate school and to many professional schools, whether law school or library science, have found the Newberry Seminar an exhilarating challenge, an opportunity to work with both students and faculty from other universities at a very high level. You can find the course description at the Newberry's website: http://www.newberry.org/research/undergrad/nlus.html.
The application form can be downloaded at application form and further information can be found at the Newberry Seminar. Please email me at lerenbe@luc.edu if you have questions.
Professor Lewis Erenberg
Department of History
Crown Center 533
Loyola University Chicago
6525 N. Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, IL 60626
Applications are due on or before Nov. 20, 2007. Applicants are reminded to register for a full load of Loyola University Chicago courses for the Spring 2008 semester. Selection of seminar participants will be made by Nov. 27, 2007, in time for Spring 2008 registration.
Previous and NLUS Seminars:
1997: "Competing Landscapes in the Struggle for an American National Identity," Robin Grey (English, UIC) and David Sokol (Art History, UIC)
1998: "New Nation/New Culture: American Culture in the Age of the Early Republic," John Burton (History, DePaul) and Lawrence Howe (English, Roosevelt)
1999: "Mapping Identities: Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Configurations in Modernist Representations," Pamela Caughie (English, Loyola) and Ayana Karanja (Black World Studies, Loyola)
2000: "London Town and Bath Spa: Two Concepts of Eighteenth-Century Urbanity," Robert Bucholz (History, Loyola) and Caryn Chaden (English, DePaul)
2001: "Experiencing the Civil War," Robin Grey (English, UIC) and Margaret Storey (History, DePaul)
2002: "The Pan-Hispanic World, 1492-1825," Glen Carrnan (Spanish, DePaul) and Valentina Tikoff (History, DePaul)
2003: "Constructing the Queen," Regina Buccola (English and Women's Studies, Roosevelt) and Robert Bucholz (History, Loyola)
2004: "New Nation/New Culture: American Culture in the Early Republic, 1770-1850," Douglas Bradburn (Roosevelt) and Lawrence Howe (English, Roosevelt)
2005: "Sites of Democracy and Difference: U.S. Popular Culture and Entertainment, 1880-1930," Ann Brigham (English and Women's and Gender Studies, Roosevelt) and Lewis Erenberg (History, Loyola)
2006: “Exchange before Orientalism: Encounters between Asia and Europe, 1500-1800,” Ellen McClure (French, UIC) and Laura Hostetler (History, UIC).
2007: “Constructing the Queen: Elizabeth I in Correspondence, Portraiture, Plays, Poetry, Pulp Fiction, and Motion Pictures.
2008: “Islam and the West: European and American Views of the Muslim World, 1450-1900,” Katrin Schultheiss (University of Illinois at Chicago) and Kim Searcy (History, Loyola)