Gender, Technology, Culture Conference
May 2, 2015
St. John’s University’s History Department convenes a conference to foster research-driven conversations on the teaching of world history.
Manhattan Campus
St. John’s University
101 Astor Place
New York, NY 10003
Conference funding is provided by St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the History Department of St. John's University.
Conference Schedule
9:00-9:20
Registration
9:20-9:40
Welcome
Michael Wolfe, Dean of Graduate Studies, St. John’s College, St. John’s University
Elaine Carey, Chair of History Department, St. John’s University
9:40-11:00
GENDER, POWER, AND INVISIBILITY IN GLOBAL HISTORY
Chair: Tracey-Anne Cooper, St. John's University
Amanda Wallace, St. John’s University
“Crafting the Culture of Queenship: Elizabeth, Empire and the Tales of Oriana”
Daniel Kelley, St. John’s University
“Complicating Emperor Irene: A Reassessment of Sources and Byzantine Religious, Political, and Gender Polarities”
Alan J. Singer, Hofstra University
“Writing Women into the Secondary School Global History Curriculum”
GENDER, BIOLOGY, AND TECHNOLOGY IN GLOBAL HISTORY
Chair: Lara Vapnek, St. John's University
René Hirsch, Independent Scholar
“Procreative Knowledge, Gender Roles and Beliefs: Past and Present Parallels”
Corinna Schlombs, Rochester Institute of Technology
“Gender Work: Local Appropriation of Computing Technology in West Germany”
Joseph A. Bongiorno, St. John’s University
“The Evolution of the Status of Women in the Italian Republic since 1947.”
11:00-11:15
Coffee
11:15-12:40
TECHNOLOGY AND MODERNITY
Chair: Kristin Szylvian, St. John’s University
Jonathan Quann, Princeton University
“Shipping and Imperial Policy in the Age of Steam and Iron”
Sean McManamon, Brooklyn Technical High School “Woodblock Prints as a Lens to Japanese Modernity”
Peter F. Schadler, College of Charleston
“The Rise in Significance of the Individual as a Function of Technological Revolution in the Premodern World”
TECHNOLOGY, RELIGION AND THE INDIVIDUAL
Chair: Christopher Pataky, D.A. Candidate, St. John’s University
Rita Scher Dytell, College of Mount Saint Vincent
“The Impact of Culture and Technology on Modern Genocide.”
Timothy Stoneman, Georgia Tech Lorraine, Metz, France
“Technology and Religion in World Historical Perspective”
12:40-2
Lunch
Lunch will be provided at the venue
2:00-3:40
ENCOUNTERS OF CULTURE AND POWER
Chair: Daniel Kelly, D.A. Candidate, St. John’s University
Syed S. Uddin-Ahmed, St. John’s University
“Qutb and the Rise of Islamic Radicalism”
Alexander Mirkovic, Eastern Michigan University
“Fundamentalist Revolution: What Really Happened in 1979?"
Jean-Enrico L. Joseph, St. John’s University
“Does Edward Said still remain vital to comprehend the political activities of USA, with its "War on Terror", in Asia?”
THE EMERGENCE OF A GLOBAL ECONOMIC CULTURE
Chair: Alejandro Quintana, St. John’s University
Christopher Cody, St. John’s University
“Fiscal Decisions Have Political Consequences: Hosni Mubarak, Neoliberalism in Egypt, & The Arab Spring Revolution”
Lou LaRusso, Plainedge Public Schools
“Neoliberalism With Chinese Characteristics: A Success Story?”
Christopher Pataky, St. John’s University
“Crisis of Confidence: Culture, Power, & Carter’s Energy Speech”
Tuan A. To, St. John’s University
“A Fight Without A Winner: Neoliberalism Versus Socialism In Viet Nam, 1993-2001”
PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES TO GLOBAL HISTORY
Chair: Mauricio Borrero, St. John’s University
Phyllis Conn, St. John’s University
“World History Connections: Student Reflections on the Integration of the World History Survey and College Coursework”
Michelle DenBeste, California State University Fresno
“Teaching the Mongols: Using the Mongols/Eurasian nomads as a foil to Eurasian Development.”
Daniel James Clasby, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA
“‘Interfaith Communities and the Boundaries of Mediterranean Identity’ – Digital Stories, Global Learning, and Student Experiential Learning in a Short-Term Study Abroad Program to Spain and Morocco.”
Jack Zevin, Queens College
“Teaching History as Mystery”
3:40-4:20
TEACHING WORLD HISTORY PLENARY
Discussion leader: Dolores Augustine, St. John’s University
During the Teaching World History Plenary, we will have an opportunity to discuss the larger themes developed over the course of the day. And we will assess how gender, technology, and culture challenge our conceptions and practices of teaching and research.
Big, Global Questions
As you listen to today's presentations, what overarching historical questions do you have for the speakers? Feel free to jot them down here.
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