eharlitzkern

eharlitzkern , 7 days ago to histodons group

For the first time since 2015, I won't be teaching FIU's UCC course in Ancient history. Instead I will lead a teaching team in the Honors College's Freshman Seminar with two other fantastic teachers.

It's bittersweet. I'm giving up the UCC course because otherwise my course load would be too heavy. This course has been my baby. It got me my job at FIU. At the same time, this is great opportunity, and FIU's Honors College a great place to be.

Onwards and upwards.

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eharlitzkern , 17 days ago to AcademicChatter group

Put together some promo flyers for the Honors' course The History of History that I am scheduled to teach in the fall. Because, who can say no to Dolores Huerta with a megaphone? No one can. No one, I say. 😆

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Promo flyer with the text "Who writes history? Who is included in history? Who is excluded from history? Why? The History of History IDH 3034 U28 Fall 2024 Erika Harlitz Kern" written over a photograph of Dolores Huerta speaking into a megaphone.

eharlitzkern , 1 month ago to Medievodons group

Best team name ever in my summer course Medieval Culture goes to this year's group doing research on medieval England:

Serf and Turf.

😎

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eharlitzkern , 1 month ago to Medievodons group

Saw THE BEEKEEPER (2024) last night. I, of course, loved this movie. I will watch anything with Jason Statham (I'm not the only one as it turned out after the movie was over last night. 😆).

I also got a kick out of the movie as a medievalist. Apparently, there is a secret society of assassins called Beekeepers, who protect human civilization based on the idea that it is like a beehive.

#movies #bees #histodons @histodons @medievodons #middleages

eharlitzkern , 1 month ago to histodons group

In my course The History of History, the students do research on the Pulitzers in History and Biography. One consistent result is an increase of books on Black history, while the authors' ethnicity remains the same.
The winner and the runners up of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for History are about Black history. All three authors are White. The Pulitzer for Biography shared between two books on Black history. One author is White, one Asian-American.

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https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/2024