BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_434_ec9fb1a0edf553bd7b9aa10aad605a76@www.gilderlehrman.org SUMMARY:Slave Narratives in American Literature\, June 23â €“29 DESCRIPTION:\n Director\n \n David Blight\, Class of 1954 Pr ofessor of American History\, Director\, Gilder Le hrman Center for the Study of Slavery\, Resistance &\; Abolition\, Yale University\n \n Overview \n \n The genre of slave narratives is usually di vided into three categories: biographies\, fiction \, and autobiographies\, with the third category b y far the largest. Autobiographies by former slave s were first published in the late eighteenth cent ury and early nineteenth century and grew in scale as new texts were promoted and printed by the ear ly abolition movement in Britain and the United St ates. This seminar for teachers will examine in de pth both antebellum and postbellum narratives. Bef ore the Civil War approximately sixty-five narrati ves were published in English\, many of them now c lassics by such authors as Harriet Jacobs\, Solomo n Northup\, and William Wells Brown. The pre-emanc ipation narratives were often serious works of lit erature as well as works that fit into certain con ventions and formulas. They tended to focus square ly on the oppression of slavery\, on a former slav e&rsquo\;s indictment of the institution of bondag e as a means of advancing the anti-slavery argumen t. The post-emancipation narratives\, of which the re are approximately fifty-five in existence\, ten ded to be more success stories&mdash\;triumphs ove r the past and visions of a more prosperous future . The most famous pre-war narrative is that of Fre derick Douglass\, and the most famous post-war nar rative is that of Booker T. Washington. The semina r will cover both of these and several more\, incl uding A Slave No More\, which reveals two unique p ostbellum narratives as a means of understanding t he experience of emancipation itself. Moreover\, t he seminar will use the slave narratives\, as well as some other assigned secondary reading\, to com prehend the lived experience of slaves themselves in the transition from bondage to freedom.\n \n \ n Readings\n \n Readings are sent by the Inst itute to seminar participants. Please check back s oon for a list of readings.\n \n \n \n Travel & amp\; Accommodations\n \n Yale University is lo cated in New Haven\, Connecticut. The Tweed-New Ha ven Airport is located about fifteen minutes from the Yale Campus. Taxis from Tweed cost about $15.0 0 one way. Additionally\, Bradley Airport is locat ed an hour north of New Haven and is served by man y major airlines. Connecticut Limo shuttles leave once an hour and cost $84 round trip. Amtrak provi des service directly into New Haven&rsquo\;s Union Station\, about a ten-minute cab ride from downto wn New Haven and the Yale campus. MetroNorth provi des commuter service on a regular basis from New Y ork City into New Haven.\n \n Workshop particip ants will be housed in a university residence hall . Rooms are arranged in suites of two single bedro oms\, with a furnished living room\, shared bath\, and a kitchenette. The building is air-conditione d with Internet service provided. Several computer clusters and lounges are available in the complex . Some participants choose to bring laptops. Pleas e bring your own ethernet cable.\n \n Yale prov ides sheets and towels only. Please note that part icipants should plan to bring alarm clocks\, hange rs\, irons\, and hair dryers. Kitchenettes are loc ated in each suite. However\, participants should bring their own utensils. Housekeeping services ar e provided throughout the week.\n \n \n \n Meal s\n \n Meals will be served in a university caf eteria in space shared by other programs. All on-c ampus meals will be paid for by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.\n \n \n \n Trav el Reimbursement\n \n Each summer seminar parti cipant will receive reimbursement of travel expens es up to $400. \;Participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements to and fr om the seminar.\n \n Participants traveling int ernationally or from Alaska and Hawaii receive a $ 500 stipend in lieu of reimbursement upon completi on of the seminar. \;Applicants to seminars sh ould note that supplements will not be given in ca ses where the $400 allowance is insufficient to co ver all travel expenses. Our reimbursement policy has changed from previous years. For more informat ion on our policy click here.\n \n \n \n Gradua te Credit\n \n The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is proud to announce its agreemen t with \;Adams State University \;to offer three hours of graduate credit in American histor y to participating seminar teachers. For more info rmation click here.\n \n \n \n Questions?\n \n Email the Teacher Seminars department or call 6 46-366-9666.\n CATEGORIES:GL Summer Seminars CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130623T000000 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130623T000000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130629T090000 LOCATION:Yale University\n New Haven\, CT\n United States\n URL:http://www.gilderlehrman.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=434 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR