Teacher Seminar

In conjunction with the National Endowment for the Humanities and under the leadership of Dr. John Tutino, Associate Professor of History, CLAS has supported a total of six summer seminars. Each seminar involves the participation of 15 U.S. high school teachers, and treats issues related to the integrated histories of Mexico and the United States. The seminars seek to lead participants to a more complete and nuanced understanding of the relationships between Mexicans and the people of the United States and between nations and local communities, as well as of the cultures that comprise those communities, in an effort to provide the tools high school teachers need to better prepare students for a world of global interactions and multi-cultural relations.

The first five seminars (during the Summers of 1990, '92, '94, '96 and '98) treated the theme of the 1910 Mexican revolution and how it transformed the lives of the Mexican people and altered their relationship with the United States. The seminar in 2000 saw the evolution of the seminar and the broadening of the topic to cover U.S.-Mexican bilateral relations. The summer's seminar, which took place at Georgetown University from July 3 through Aug 11, 2000, was titled "Mexico and the United States: Contrasting Visions, Converging Histories." It focused on the distinct historical visions that separate Mexico and the U.S. and explored the integrated histories during the 19th and 20th centuries.

The reading list for the Summer of 2000 included:

• Pre-reading:
  • Brian Hamnett, A Concise History of Mexico. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521589166; $17.95 (Amazon: $14.36).
    
  • To be read on plane: to discuss July 3:
    • Ramon Tianguis Perez, The Diary of an Undocumented Immigrant. Arte Publico. ISBN 1558850325; $ 10.95.

  • The following will be then read and discussed in this order:
    • July 5-6: Guillermo Bonfil Batalla. Mexico Profundo. University of Texas Press. ISBN 0292708432; $14.95 (Amazon: $11.96)

    • July 10-11: Eric Foner, The Story of American Freedom. Norton. ISBN 0393319628; $15.95 (Amazon: $12.77)

    • July 12-13: Patricia Nelson Limerick. Legacies of Conquest. Norton. ISBN 0393304973; $13.96 (Amazon: $11.16)

    • July 17-18: John Tutino. From Insurrection to Revolution in Mexico. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691022941; $24.95.

    • July 19-20: David Montejano. Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas. University of Texas Press. ISBN 0292775962; $16.95 (Amazon: $13.56)

    • July 24-25: Luis Gonzalez. San Jose de Gracia. University of Texas Press. ISBN 0292775717; $18.95.

    • July 26-27: Sarah Deutsch. No Separate Refuge. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195096487; $23.95

    • July 31-Aug 1: Victor Villasenor. Rain of Gold. Delta. ISBN: 038531177X; $15.95 (Amazon $12.76)

    • Aug. 2-3: George Sanchez. Becoming Mexican American. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195096487; $17.95 (Amazon $14.36)

    • Aug. 7-8: Angus Wright. The Death of Ramon Gonzalez. University of Texas Press. ISBN: 0292715668; $14.95.

    • Aug. 10: Jose Limon. American Encounters. Beacon Press. ISBN: 0807002372; $17.50 (Amazon $14.00).