16th Annual Sherman Emerging Scholar Lecture Series | University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC
The University of North Carolina Wilmington Department of History invites applications and nominations for the 2017 Virginia and Derrick Sherman Emerging Scholar Lecture. “Democracy and Its Discontents in World History.” Possible themes include but are not limited to: the workings of the democratic process, popular support for or rejection of democracy, peaceful or violent transitions from dictatorship to democracy, and the failure of democracy or its subversion from within. Submissions concerning all time periods and geographic regions are welcome. The Sherman Lecture provides a forum for an outstanding junior scholar (untenured assistant professor or researcher) to offer his or her perspective on a selected topic related to this year’s theme. The Sherman Scholar will meet with undergraduate and graduate students, share his or her expertise with faculty members in history and related fields, and be available to the local media. The centerpiece of the scholar’s visit will be the presentation of a major public address, which the university will subsequently publish.