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Manuscript Culture
Teaching and Research with
Archival Materials
A colloquium for graduate students and friends
Sponsored by the Penn Humanities Forum

4-5 PM, Moose Room
Grant and Fellowship Workshop
Sean Keilen, Assistant Professor, English

Drawing from his extensive experience in applying for and evaluating fellowship applications, Prof. Keilen offers practical advice for writing successful grant applications.

5-6:30 PM, Seminar Room
Making the Most of Archives
Roundtable Discussion of Innovative and
Non-traditional Uses of Archival Research

Julia Verkholsantev, Lecturer, Slavics (moderator)
Kevin Brownlee, Professor, Romance Languages
Shane Butler, Assistant Professor, Classics
Art Casciato, Director, Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
Louise Krazniewicz, Senior Research Scientist, Penn Museum
Michael Ryan, Director, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Nancy Shawcross, Curator, Manuscripts, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Michael Solomon, Associate Professor, Romance Languages


5-6:30 PM, Moose Room
Material Culture, The Archive,
and the Classroom
New Approaches to Using Archival Material
in Teaching

Rebecca Bushnell, Dean, The College (Introduction)
John Noakes, Associate Director, Center for Teaching and Learning (moderator)
Emma Dillon, Assistant Professor, Music
Robert Engs, Professor, History
Nick Okrent, Research and Instructional Services, Van Pelt Library
John Pollack, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Lance Wahlert, Doctoral Candidate, English


 		  

Thursday, November 18, 2004
3619 Locust Walk
Penn Humanities Forum
University of Pennsylvania



4–5:00 pm
Grant and Fellowship
Workshop

5-6:30 PM
Making the Most of Archives
Roundtable Discussion of Innovative
and Non-traditional Uses of Archival Research

5-6:30 PM
Material Culture, The Archive,
and the Classroom
New Approaches to Using Archival
Material in Teaching

6:30-8 PM
Reception
Informal Q & A
Classical Guitar by Duane Large
Temple University


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