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"The Impact of Jazz on American Life" Faculty Humanities Workshop is a fresh reconfiguration of the successful NEH institutes that the Center for the Humanities at Washington University administered on the same subject in the summers of 2005 and 2007. It aims to introduce middle and high school teachers to the ways that interdisciplinary approaches to popular music, specifically jazz, can enrich a variety of humanities subjects. The primary goal of the Workshop is to help teachers understand how, through the study of the social, cultural, technical, and aesthetic history of a major American musical genre, jazz, they can reconfigure aspects of teaching American history, literature, art, and music while broadening students' understanding of the political, social, and commercial impact that an artistic movement can have.

  • Letter from Dr. Gerald Early with further information

 

Application Process

The deadline for completed applications is May 23, 2008. Successful applicants will be notified no later than June 2, 2008.

A complete application should include the following 4 items, each of which can be sent online or through the mail.

  • General and Teaching Information Form
  • One Page Cover Letter (this should explain how the content and experience of being in the institute will relate to your professional assignments and career goals)
  • Résumé
  • One Letter of Recommendation

Online Application

To complete an online application:

 -Fill out the form below, attaching your cover letter and résumé as Word documents (.doc file type).

-The letter of recommendation may be e-mailed to cenhum@artsci.wustl.edu or sent by the postal service to the address listed below. The letter should be received by the application deadline of May 23, 2008.

Paper Application

To complete a paper application:

- You may request an application form to be mailed to you by phone or mail. To request by mail, write to the address listed below. To request by phone, call Barbara Liebmann or Jian Leng at 314-935-5576 between the hours of 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

- Once you have received and completed your application form, mail the form back to The Center along with your cover letter and résumé.

- The letter of recommendation may be e-mailed to cenhum@artsci.wustl.edu or sent by the postal service to the address listed below. All application materials should be received by the application deadline of May 23, 2008.

Mailing Address:

Gerald Early, Director
The Center for the Humanities
Washington University in Saint Louis
Campus Box 1071
One Brookings Drive
Saint Louis, MO 6313

 

Application Form:

General Information

Name: Title:

E-mail:

Home Address (street):

City: State: Zip Code:

Country:

Work Address (street):

City: State: Zip Code:

Country:

Citizenship:

Dates and Titles of Attended NEH Seminars and Institutes (if applicable):


IMPORTANT:
Eligibility: By clicking the following box, you certify that you are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any federal department or agency.

Teaching Information

Institution Type:

Elementary School
Middle School
High School



Private
Public


Subjects Taught This Year:

Communication Arts
History
Library Science
Science
Social Studies
Other, Subject:

Grade Level: - through -

Number of Students Taught This Year:

Years of Teaching Experience:

Number of Courses Taught This Year:

Attach Files

Cover Letter:

Resume:


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The Center for the Humanities
 Campus Box 1071, Old McMillan Hall, Rm S101
One Brookings Drive
Washington University
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
cenhum@artsci.wustl.edu
tel (314) 935-5576,
 fax (314)-935-4889