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RegionalReports \ SOUTHERN ATLANTIC Coordinator Glenn Blackburn of the l inveìsii? ol Virginia's College al Wise lias scheduled a regional meeting for Saturday. September 30, 2(HK), at Appalachian State University in Boone. North Carolina. While the program is in development, themes and topics will be organized to attract high school teachers and community college faculty. I he first session will Ix- on " The World Since the Hnd of the Cold War." One of the panelists will be Anatolv Isaenko of Appalachian State University, He is a native Russian who lived through some of the receñí events in that country. Another panelist is Huivuin Wang of Emory and 1 Icnrv College, who was imprisoned during the Cultural Revolution in (!luna. A second session will Ix- on "Media and History," with Steve Simon of Appalachian State speaking on the use ol tilín in teaching history and loin Costa of the University of Virginia al Wise addressing the use of the Internet in teaching history. A third session will Ix- a student panel on "Blacks in Appalacliia." This panel will focus on Student research. A fourth panel on "Women's 1 listory in the South,'' is also being developed. I his promises to Ix- an exciting event, and its location mil encourage cross-regional attendance from North and South Carolina. Mark your calendars now! METROPOLITAN MIDWEST Coordinator George 1 luppert organized two regional events, each of which were held at Northwestern I 'mu-rsitv m Evanston, Illinois. On December 4. I1W1). Sheila Fitzpatrick of the University of Chicago gave a presentation on her recently published Ixxik. Everyday Stalinism: Ordinary lite in Extnordinary Tones: Soviel Russia in the /ViO, In/patnek was brief and informal, speaking about her personal experiences in Soviet Russia, which was followed by a lively discussion and a wine and cheese reception. This event attracted mostly Russian and Eastern European specialists and colleagues from local universities, most ol whom were obviously acquainted with the speaker's work. On February 5. 2(XK), Robert Wiebe ol Northwestern University participated in a discussion of his current work on nationalism. exploring the current ret lections on "the common origins of socialism, nationalism, and democracy." Advanced readings nere available. The Spring Seminar, to be held Saturday, April 22, 2(XK), at 2 p.m.. will feature Professor Robert Lerner from Northwestern shaking on the topic "Grand Narrative in Western European History." The meeting will Ix- held again on the Northwestern University campus. 108 Harris Hall, in Evanston, Illinois. CHESAPEAKE "Getting Social History Right" b\ Don Avery, Chesapeake Regional Coordinator The Chesapeake Region of the Historical Six-ictv IfIS held Ms most recent meeting in November at George Washington University I wo dozen historians met to consider "Getting Social History Righi: A Colloquium on Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class." A panel of four specialists discussed the boundaries of their subnelds, examples of good scholarship in those areas, and some ways those subfields can be better integrated into national and global historical narratives. Olivier /un/ University ol Virginia discussed the difficulty of defining or measuring the category of class in twentieth -century multiethnic, dynamic societies, especially the United States, where ethnicity , race, and gender have competed with class consciousness. Zunz concluded that, while ever-expanding middle-class identity dominates the narrative, the reemerging, relatively large underclass denied political and material equality needs more attention and incorporation in general histories. Gay Ciullikson University ol Maryland), whose field is French history, summarized the important work done in women's history since the 1960s, emphasizing the new perspectives introduced by social science and feminist theories. Since women make up at least half of humanity. GuIIikson argued, they should be represented in half ol the historical narratives. ?t??? the audience . I ranklin knight Johns I Iopkins University challenged the need for historical quotas, suggesting that historically influential women, such as Elizabeth I of England and Catherine the Great, were always included. GuIIikson responded that recent social history has provided more inclusive wavs to incorporate women by treating them collectively as agents of change. Alan Kraut American University) highlighted the emergence of American ethnic history .is a major subfield since the pioneer work of Osc.tr Hindlin and...

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