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H U M A N I T I E S T E X A S

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T S A N A N T O N I OCover image: Barry Faulkner (American 1881 – 1966), The Declaration, 1936.

Oil on canvas. The National Archives.

M A D E P O S S I B L E W I T H S U P P O R T F R O M T H E S T A T E O F T E X A S A N D T H E N A T I O N A L E N D O W M E N T F O R T H E H U M A N I T I E S

Humanities Texas is the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Our mission is to advance education through programs that improve the quality of classroom teaching, support libraries

and museums, and create opportunities for lifelong learning for all Texans.

www.humanitiestexas.org

The University of Texas at San Antonio is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. As an institution of access

and excellence, UTSA embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual

property—for Texas, the nation, and the world.

www.utsa.edu

This program is part of the Pulitzer Prize Centennial Campfires Initiative, a joint venture of the Pulitzer Prizes Board and the Federation of State Humanities Councils in celebration of the 2016 centennial

of the Prizes. The initiative seeks to illuminate the impact of journalism and the humanities on American life today, to imagine their future, and to inspire new generations to consider the values represented by

the body of Pulitzer Prize-winning work. For their generous support for the Campfires Initiative, we thank the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Ford Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York,

the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Pulitzer Prizes Board, and Columbia University.

www.pulitzer.org/centennial

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T H E I N S T I T U T E O F T E X A N C U LT U R E S

T H E M c N AY A R T M U S E U M

S U N DAY, J U N E 12

o p e n i n g p ro g r a m

McNay Art Museum

4:45–5:15 p.m. Local teacher registration

5:15–6:00 p.m. Participant introductions

6:00–6:15 p.m. WelcomeRicardo RomoRemarksSpeaker Joe Straus

6:15–7:00 p.m. “Colonial Transformations”Alan Taylor

7:00–8:30 p.m. Reception and dinner

M O N DAY, J U N E 13

m o r n i n g p ro g r a m

8:00–8:45 a.m. Breakfast

8:45–9:00 a.m. Announcements

9:00–9:45 a.m. “Spanish Exploration”Alex Hidalgo

9:45–10:30 a.m. “British Settlements in North America”Alan Taylor

10:30–10:45 a.m. Break

10:45–11:30 a.m. “French Settlements in North America”David E. Narrett

11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. “Spanish Settlements in North America”Jesús F. de la Teja

12:15–1:30 p.m. Lunch“Piracy in the Atlantic World”Virginia W. Lunsford

a f t e r n o o n p ro g r a m

1:45–3:45 p.m. Primary source seminars de la Teja, Hidalgo, Lunsford, Narrett, Taylor

T U E S DAY, J U N E 1 4

m o r n i n g p ro g r a m

8:00–8:45 a.m. Breakfast

8:45–9:00 a.m. Announcements

9:00–9:45 a.m. “Economic Life of the British Colonies”Steven R. Boyd

9:45–10:30 a.m. “Representative Government and Political Institutions”Alan Tully

10:30–10:45 a.m. Break

10:45–11:30 a.m. “The French and Indian War”Gene Allen Smith

11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. “Religious and Cultural Developments”Ken Stevens

12:15–1:30 p.m. Lunch“Causes of the Revolution”James Kirby Martin

a f t e r n o o n p ro g r a m

1:45–3:45 p.m. Primary source seminars Boyd, Martin, Smith, Stevens, Tully

e v e n i n g p ro g r a m

Institute of Texan Cultures

4:30–6:00 p.m. Institute of Texan Cultures resources for educators

6:00–9:00 p.m. Evening on the Riverwalk (optional)

W E D N E S DAY, J U N E 1 5

m o r n i n g p ro g r a m

8:00–8:45 a.m. Breakfast

8:45–9:00 a.m. Announcements

9:00–9:45 a.m. “Slavery in the British Empire”Patrick J. Kelly

9:45–10:30 a.m. “British Post-War Policy and Growing Separation”William Meier

10:30–10:45 a.m. Break

10:45–11:30 a.m. “Turning Points of the American Revolution”Woody Holton

11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. “Mexican National Period and Texas Revolution”Omar Valerio-Jiménez

12:15–1:30 p.m. Lunch“Women and Contested Spaces”Cynthia A. Kierner

a f t e r n o o n p ro g r a m

1:45–3:45 p.m. Primary source seminarsHolton, Kelly, Kierner, Meier, Valerio-Jiménez

3:45–4:00 p.m. Closing announcements

Unless otherwise specified, events will take place in the Assembly Room of the John Peace Library (4.04.22) on the campus of The University of Texas at San Antonio.

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S S Y S T E M

b oa r d o f r e g e n t s 2015 –2016

Paul L. Foster, El Paso (Chairman)R. Steven Hicks, Austin (Vice Chairman)

Jeffrey D. Hildebrand, Houston (Vice Chairman)David J. Beck, Houston

Alex M. Cranberg, HoustonWallace L. Hall Jr., Dallas

Brenda Pejovich, DallasSara Martinez Tucker, Dallas

Justin A. Drake, Austin (Student Regent)

c h a n c e l l o r

William H. McRaven

p r e s i d e n t

Ricardo Romo

p rovo s t a n d v i c e p r e s i d e n t f o r ac a d e m i c a f fa i r s

John Frederick

v i c e p r e s i d e n t f o r c o m m u n i t y s e rv i c e s

Jude Valdez

d e a n, c o l l e g e o f l i b e r a l a n d f i n e a r t s

Daniel J. Gelo

d i r e c t o r , o f f i c e o f e x t e n d e d e d u c at i o n

Frank A. Salazar

f ro m c o l o n i s t s t o r e vo l u t i o n a r i e s fac u lt y d i r e c t o r s

Gregg L. Michel, Associate Professor of HistoryGene A. Smith, Professor of History, Texas Christian University

H U M A N I T I E S T E X A S

2016 b oa r d o f d i r e c t o r s

Leslie D. Blanton, Houston (Chair)John Kerr, San Antonio (Vice Chair)

Michael L. Klein, Austin/Midland (Treasurer)Virginia Mithoff, Houston (Secretary)

G. Hughes Abell, AustinMary Louise Albritton, Fort Worth

Sharon Allison, WacoShirlene Bridgewater, Marble FallsAlbert S. Broussard, College Station

Kirk A. Calhoun, TylerCarolina Castillo Crimm, Huntsville

Elizabeth Crook, AustinSean P. Cunningham, LubbockJesús F. de la Teja, San Marcos

Randy L. Diehl, AustinSally Dunning, Dallas

Julius Glickman, HoustonJenni Hord, Midland

Sibyl Avery Jackson, HoustonJoseph R. Krier, San AntonioBecky McKinley, Amarillo

Manuel F. Medrano, BrownsvilleDebbie Montford, San Antonio

Laurie Morian, HoustonEllen K. Ramsey, Midland

Hector Retta, El PasoTodd Romero, Houston

Ricardo Romo, San AntonioSusie Shields, Austin

Stephanie Tucker, HoustonChase Untermeyer, Houston

Amy M. Warren, Dallas

b oa r d a l u m n i c o - c h a i r s

Ray M. Keck III, LaredoJ. Sam Moore Jr., El Paso

Catherine L. Robb, AustinEllen C. Temple, Lufkin

William P. Wright Jr., Abilene

e x e c u t i v e d i r e c t o r

Michael L. Gillette

d i r e c t o r o f g r a n t s a n d e d u c at i o n

Eric Lupfer