BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_436_ec9fb1a0edf553bd7b9aa10aad605a76@www.gilderlehrman.org SUMMARY:Reconstruction\, July 21–27 DESCRIPTION:\n Director\n \n \n Eric Foner\, DeWitt Clinto n Professor of History\, \;Columbia University \n \n Overview\n \n Reconstruction remains a pivotal but much misunderstood era of American hi story\, 125 years after it came to a close. This s eminar will examine the history of Reconstruction\ , understood both as a specific period of the Amer ican past\, which began during the Civil War\, and as a prolonged and difficult process by which Ame ricans sought to reunite the nation and come to te rms with the destruction of slavery. In political terms\, Reconstruction ended in 1877\, when the fe deral government abandoned the idea of intervening in the South to protect the rights of black citiz ens. As a historical process\, it lasted to the tu rn of the century\, when new systems of labor and race relations and a new political order were entr enched in the South. In debates about racial equal ity\, the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendme nt\, affirmative action\, and the responsibility o f the federal government for defining and protecti ng the rights of citizens\, issues central to Reco nstruction\, remain part of our lives today. Recon struction also offers an opportunity to consider t he politics of history: how changing interpretatio ns of the past are shaped by the world in which th e historian lives and the assumptions he or she br ings to the materials of history. \;\n \n \ n Readings\n \n Readings are sent by the I nstitute to seminar participants. Readings may inc lude:\n \n Foner\, Eric. Reconstruction\, Ame rica&rsquo\;s Unfinished Revolution\, 1863&ndash\; 1877. New York: HarperCollins\, 2002.\n \n Fo ner\, Eric. Nothing But Freedom: Emancipation and Its Legacy. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State Universit y Press\, 2007.\n \n Jones\, Martha S. All Bo und Up Together: The Woman Question in African Ame rican Public Culture\, 1830&ndash\;1900. Chapel Hi ll: University of North Carolina Press\, 2007.\n \n \n \n Travel &\; Accommodations\n \n There are several options for traveling to and from Columbia University. LaGuardia Airport is th e closest to the campus\; a taxicab ride is about $30.00 (including a 15% tip)\, and the M60 city bu s goes directly from LaGuardia to the campus every half hour for $2.25 (change only). For visitors a rriving at any area airport (including Newark Inte rnational Airport)\, shuttle bus service is availa ble to the Port Authority Bus Terminal or to Grand Central Station. The Columbia University website also provides detailed driving directions. As park ing is not available on campus\, participants who drive will need to park in public parking lots.\n \n Workshop participants will be housed in an on-campus dormitory. Participants will be placed in private rooms\, but will share bathroom facilit ies. The university provides bedding and towels on ly. Please note that participants should plan to b ring fans\, alarm clocks\, shampoo\, hangers\, iro ns\, hair dryers\, etc. There are telephones in ea ch room\, but they require a calling card to make outside calls. Every room is equipped with an Inte rnet connection\, but ethernet cables are not prov ided. Participants will have access to computer cl usters\, but many choose to bring laptops. Every f loor has a lounge and a full kitchen.\n \n \n \n Meals\n \n Meals will be served in a un iversity cafeteria in space shared by other progra ms. All on-campus meals will be paid for by the Gi lder Lehrman Institute of American History.\n \n \n \n Travel Reimbursement\n \n Each su mmer seminar participant will receive reimbursemen t of travel expenses up to $400. Participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangemen ts to and from the seminar.\n \n Participants traveling internationally or from Alaska and Hawa ii receive a $500 stipend in lieu of reimbursement upon completion of the seminar. Applicants to sem inars should note that supplements will not be giv en in cases where the $400 allowance is insufficie nt to cover all travel expenses.\n \n Our rei mbursement policy has changed from previous years.  \;For more information on our policy click he re.\n \n \n \n Graduate Credit\n \n Th e Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is proud to announce its agreement with Adams State U niversity to offer three hours of graduate credit in American history to participating seminar teach ers. For more information click here.\n \n \n \n Questions?\n \n Email the Teacher Semin ars department or call 646-366-9666. CATEGORIES:GL Summer Seminars CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130721T170000 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130721T170000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130727T090000 LOCATION:Columbia University\n New York\, NY\n United State s\n URL:http://www.gilderlehrman.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=436 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR