Fine Arts Institutes
July 9-22, 2000 Fine Arts Institute:
Crossing Borders/Breaking Boundaries
Africa & Its Influence
Jazz & America
Considering the Postmodern
July 8-15, 2002

Fine Arts Institute:
Crossing Borders/Breaking Boundaries
The Arts of Ancient Greece

July 14-21, 2003 Fine Arts Institute:
Crossing Borders/Breaking Boundaries
The Arts of the Renaissance

 

In Pursuit of the American Dream
July 24-88, 2000 In Pursuit of the American Dream:
Native American Culture
June 21-July 3, 2001 In Pursuit of the American Dream:
Immigrant Cultures
June 24-28, 2002 In Pursuit of the American Dream:
African American Culture

 

Cyber Café Sessions
September 19, 2001 Curriculum Development Session, led by Janel Brennan Tillman.
October 17, 2001 Gary Gerstle, Department of History. "Hispanic Patterns of Immigration."
December 5, 2001 Jo Paoletti, American Studies. "In Small Things Forgotten: Material Culture and the Study of Immigration."
January 16, 2002 Book Group Discussion of four books from the "Immigrant Culture" lists; titles to be selected by teachers.
February 15, 2002
7:30 a.m.
Breakfast discussion to assemble the mosaic of readings from Driskell's text on African American art. Linda will check to see if it is still in print.
February 20, 2002 David Driskell. "The Art of the Harlem Renaissance."
March 20, 2002 Ira Berlin. Kick-Off session for Summer 2002.
April 17, 2002 Book Club Discussion of Summer Readings.
April 27, 2002 Maryland Day. "Public Offering" of Summer 2001 materials at the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities. Summer 2001 teams should come and bring a guest; teachers at Northwestern can also invite their students to join them at Maryland Day.
May 15, 2002 Book Club for Summer Readings
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