Fulbright Forum

The Korea Fulbright Commission invites you to attend

“Teaching American History in Korea:

The Challenge of Form and Content”

jointly presented by

 Beth A. Salerno of Saint Anselm College, Fulbright Lecturer at Pyeongtaek University, &

Dan Margolies of Virginia Wesleyan College, Fulbright Lecturer at Sogang University.

Date:  Monday, April 28^th, 2008
Time:  Doors open at 5:30; lecture starts at 6:00 pm
Location:  Information Resource Center (IRC), Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Seoul
Directions:  See the map at http://virtual.americancorners.or.kr/map_eng.pdf

RSVP:  Send 1) your name and 2) your current position to the Korean-American Educational  

              Commission at executive.assistant@fulbright.or.kr no later than Monday, April 21^st.

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Summary:

Professors Salerno and Margolies will each give a 15-20 minute presentation on their experiences teaching American History in Korea.  Professor Salerno will focus on pedagogy (the science of teaching), since Korean Universities have very different teaching styles, student and faculty expectations, and course goals than in American Universities.  She will briefly discuss course content in relation to these issues.  Professor Margolies will focus more directly on the question of content, considering which historical narrative to choose, which historical schools to emphasize, and how to acquaint students with the context we can take for granted in the United States.  The speakers are expecting a lively discussion with the audience about how and what to teach Korean students about American history.

Bios:

Beth Salerno is Associate Professor at Saint Anselm College.  She has a particular interest in pedagogy or the science of teaching.  She teaches courses ranging from U.S. and Women’s history to Public History or history outside the classroom.  Her research focuses on women and the antislavery movement in the first half of the 19^th century, publishing her book Sister Societies:  Women’s Anti-Slavery Organizations in Antebellum America in 2005.  She is currently a Fulbright Scholar/Senior Lecturer at Pyeongtaek University. 

Dan Margolies is Batten Associate Professor of History at Virginia Wesleyan College and a specialist in the history of American foreign relations and Southern history.  His first book was Henry Watterson and the New South: The Politics of Empire, Free Trade, and Globalization, and he is currently completing a history of extraterritoriality and empire in American foreign relations.  During 2007-2008 he is a Fulbright Senior Scholar/Senior Lecturer at Sogang University.