WELCOME TO
THE NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL CHAPTER OF
THE WORLD HISTORY ASSOCIATION
Our regional affiliate of the WHA is active and growing. Within these pages you will find our mission statement, member list, members' teaching and research links, and information about upcoming events and conferences. Most important, you will find a way to join our ranks and spread the word about what we, and you, are doing!
NERWHA April 2012 Symposium Registration Form: "PDF here"
Building upon the success of this fall’s symposium, the New England Regional World History Association (NERWHA), plans to hold a spring symposium:
Braided Narratives II:
Integrating Research and Teaching in World History
(click here to download program in pdf format)
Salem State University
Central Campus: Marsh Hall Room 210
28 April 2012
8:00 – 9:30 Executive Council Meeting
9:30 – 10:00 Registration and Coffee
10:00 – 10:15 Opening Remarks: Dane Morrison, Salem State University, and President, New England Regional World History Association,
10:15 – 12:15 Roundtable I: Connecting Theory and Teaching about the World to Enable Students to Think as Historical Actors
Moderator: Alfred Andrea, emeritus, University of Vermont
“Global Phenomena and the Thematic Survey,” Thomas Anderson, University of New Hampshire
“Enhancing the Survey: Bringing Coherence and Panache into the Classroom,” Thomas Rushford, Office of the House Historian, United States House of Representatives
“Understanding World History at a Conceptual Level for New Teachers,” Thomas Mounkhall, Ulster Community College
“Africa in World History: Making Connections,” Barbara Brown, African Studies Center, Boston University
“Making the Unfamiliar Relatable: A Case Study Approach to History Instruction,”
Kathryn Dewitt, Lexington High School
“Bridging the Gap: Cross-Cultural Connections Across Time and Place,”
Katherine Murphy, Lexington High School
12:45 – 1:45 Luncheon Workshops
- The Northeastern Frontier of World History: Upcoming Graduate Research
Courtney Marchuk, Allyssa Metzger, Malcolm Purinton, Mikhail Rekun, and Sana Tannoury Karam , Northeastern University
Moderator: Heather Streets-Salter, Northeastern University
- Around the World History Concepts in 10 or More Clicks
Robert Maloy and Joseph Emery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Discussant: Jeremy Greene, Chelmsford High School
2:00 – 3:45 Roundtable II: Teaching Contemporary History: Challenges and Strategies
Moderator: James A. Diskant, John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science
“Teaching the Contemporary Drug Industry as World History,” James Bradford, Northeastern University
“Unsettling the Inevitability of the State in the World Historical Classroom,” Samantha Christiansen, Northeastern University
“Global Narrativity and China in the World since 1945,” Zachary Scarlett, Northeastern University
“Translating Transnationalism into the World History Syllabus,” Burleigh Hendrickson, Northeastern University
3:45 – 4: 15 Business Meeting and Evaluation
Roland L. Higgins, Keene State College
NERWHA officers (please click on the link to view their CVs):
President: Dane Morrison, Salem State University
Vice President: Michele Louro, Salem State University
Secretary-Treasurer: Mary Jane Maxwell, Green Mountain College