From: William T Mountz <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: SHAFR 2011 Freedom and Free Markets Summer Institute
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 04:41:45 +0000
From the desk of Carol Anderson, Emory University [[log in to unmask]]
Dear Colleagues,
You might be interested to know that we are still seeking applicants for the
SHAFR 2011 Graduate Student Summer Institute. Please see below for more
information.
Freedom and Free Markets: The Histories of Globalization and Human Rights
Summer 2011 Institute
Sponsored by:
The Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR)
To be held at:
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, June 17-22
The fourth annual SHAFR Summer Institute will explore the rich history of human
rights within the context of American-led globalization. This Institute will
investigate the effort to elevate individual dignity over the state, family,
and, especially, the marketplace. Our study will investigate the contact points
of U.S. foreign relations and human rights, and how rights have touched on free
enterprise, the Open Door doctrine, decolonization, and a host of economic
exchanges (trade, aid, finance, and investment) that stimulated, hindered, and
rewarded global market capitalism. Real-world situations, such as violence
(genocide and torture) and historical figures (indigenous people, women, ethnic
and religious groups), will reflect on the broad trend of globalization from the
age of imperialism to the present, with a focus particularly on the influence of
United States foreign policies in the post-World War II era.
Professors Carol Anderson (Emory University) and Tom Zeiler (University of
Colorado at Boulder) will introduce roughly a dozen graduate students at the
ABD level to the literature on globalization, human rights, and the treatment
of both in the field of U.S. foreign relations, with an eye toward enriching
their doctoral theses, future research, and teaching repertoire. Assignments
are geared to broaden and deepen knowledge, explore the Carter Presidential
Library and hear from practitioners and experts in the field, and create a
syllabus. There will be ample opportunity for social bonding, consultation with
the academic leaders, and research.
Each student will receive full funding for travel (including international
airfare), accommodations, and an honorarium of $500. We encourage both
U.S.-based and international graduate students in History and related fields to
apply.
The deadline for applications is February 1, 2011. Applicants should submit a
one-page letter along with a c.v. detailing how participation in the Institute
would benefit their scholarship and career, to Sean Byrnes at:
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For more information, contact Carol Anderson, [log in to unmask] or Tom
Zeiler, [log in to unmask]
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