April 15, 2010
Berry College
Berry College will hold a one day conference on the general topic of “Teaching American Politics.”
Possible themes include:
* Relationship between Civic Education and Liberal Education
* Use of Literature and Film
* The Heroic Approach (Washington, Lincoln, MLK)
* Friendly Foreign Critics (Tocqueville, Chesterton)
* Teaching Technologies
* The Constitution and Constitutional Law.
Proposals will be accepted on these and other topics relating to “Teaching American Politics” on a competitive basis. Selected presentations will likely be published in the peer reviewed journal Perspectives on Political Science.
Deadline for Proposals: December 15, 2009.
Registration for participants will be free of charge and conference meals will be provided.
Berry College is near Rome, GA and about an hour and a half from the Atlanta airport. Contact plawler@berry.edu for further details.