Road Scholars Bios

NameProgram Title
Sharon AlterWomen Prime Ministers of the 20th Century
Sharon AlterThree Wartime First Ladies: Madison, Lincoln, and Wilson
Sharon AlterFirst Ladies as Activists and Leaders
Beatriz Badikian-GartlerMyths, Types, and Stereotypes: Latinos in Hollywood
Beatriz Badikian-GartlerSisters of the Road: Travel Writing by Women throughout History
Penelope BinghamWhat Would Lincoln Eat? American Cookbooks and Culture 1809 – 1865
Penelope BinghamWhatever Happened to Tuna Noodle Casserole
Penelope BinghamThanksgiving: The Great American Holiday
Jeffrey A. BockmanA Gift that Money Can’t Buy
Lee BriceAlexander the Great: Then and Now
Lee BriceBread and Circuses: Truth and Fiction in the Ancient Gladiator and Chariot Arena
Lee BriceHistory and Film: Cinematic Window on the Ancient and Modern Worlds
Warren BrownThe History of Science, as told by Mark Twain
Warren BrownWater World-Through the Eyes of Mark Twain
Friar William BurtonApocalyptic Literature and the Bible
Friar William BurtonFormation of the Gospels
Friar William BurtonQuest for the Historical Jesus
Elizabeth "Ellie" CarlsonA Visit with Mrs. Potts
Elizabeth "Ellie" CarlsonHistoric Cooking Classes: 1850, 1900, 1930, 1950
Elizabeth "Ellie" CarlsonLittle Schoolhouse on the Prairie
Simon CorderyCrossroads of the Nation: The Hidden History of the Railroads of Illinois
Simon CorderyMother Jones and the Making of American Labor Unions
Simon CorderyAmerican Railroad Leaders and the Progress of an Industry
Janet CorneliusLincoln and the Power of Language
Janet CorneliusJane Addams' Lincoln
Antonio DelgadoEarly Mexican Chicago: Missing Pages of History
Brian "Fox" EllisLincoln Tales Tall and True
Brian "Fox" EllisCharles Darwin and the Voyage of the Beagle
Brian "Fox" EllisAdventures with John James Audubon
Tim EnglesAn Introduction to Whiteness: Things White People Do
Tim EnglesDeconstructing Whiteness: What We Talk about When We Talk about Whiteness
Tim EnglesCritical Whiteness Studies in Everyday Life: How Did I Get So White?
Rachel EnsorDocumenting the American Experience: 20th Century African American Painters
Rachel EnsorCheering the Ancestors Home: African Ideograms and Traditions in African American Cemeteries
Rachel EnsorAfrican Signs and Symbols in African American Textiles
Guy FrakerAbraham Lincoln and the Eighth Judicial Circuit
Guy FrakerLincoln Circuit Markers: The Real Lincoln Highway
Bucky HalkerIllinois Songs of Death and Dying
Bucky HalkerFolksongs of Illinois
Bucky HalkerWoody Guthrie, the Great Depression, and American Protest Songs
John HallwasSpoon River Anthology: Insights from an Illinois Classic
John HallwasSmall-Town Heritage: Life in Illinois Communities, 1870-1920
John HallwasDesperadoes: Notorious Lawbreakers of Early Illinois
Judith Heineman and Daniel MarcotteThe Magic Carpet: Stories and Songs from Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt
Judith Heineman and Daniel MarcotteSongs and Stories with Renaissance Lute
Judith Heineman and Daniel MarcotteGrimm's Grimmest: The Darker Side of Traditional Fairy Tales
Rebecca HunterDo You Live in a Mail Order House? Mail Order Homes in the USA 1906-1945
Rebecca HunterYes, Virginia, Sears DID Sell Barns
Rebecca HunterArchitectural Salvage as an Integral Part of Historic Preservation: Preserving Parts when the Whole Must be Lost
Nancy HuseWetlands as an Idea in Children’s Literature: Recent Changes
Nancy HusePeter Rabbit and the Landscapes of Home: Beatrix Potter
Nancy HuseMary Harris "Mother"" Jones: A Voice for Workers
William IsemingerSkywatchers of Ancient America: Celestial Alignments of American Indian Mounds, Structures, and Rock Circles
William IsemingerMighty Cahokia: America’s First City
William IsemingerAncient Faces of Eastern North America
Sandra Jackson-OpokuDark Journeys:The Traveler in African Literature
Sandra Jackson-OpokuIn Search of "Joe the Grinder"
Beth JohnsonBinga Bank and the Development of Bronzeville
Beth JohnsonBlack Exodus to Black Towns
Beth JohnsonDaniel Burnham: Master Planner
Ron KellerLincoln, Slavery, and the Legacy of Race
Ron KellerHow We View Our History: The Changing Image of the 16th President
Carol LaChapelleEarth Words: Telling Stories About Water
Jeff LibmanThe Immigrant Experience Today: Voices of Identity and Assimilation
David LightfootThe New Wave of GMOs: What to Expect
David LightfootA New Food Pyramid: Biotechnology, Obesity, and Health
Sarah MarcusChicago on Screen
Sarah MarcusHeroes, Statesmen, Philanderers, and Fools: The American Presidency in Popular Culture
Norman MolineMobility and the Small Town
Norman MolineRenewals and Reinventions: River Towns on the Upper Mississippi River
Norman MolineThe Initial Evaluations of the Illinois Prairie 1815-1840
Jane Ann MooreElijah & Owen Lovejoy: Heroes of Anti-slavery in Illinois
Jane Ann MooreBlacks and Whites Chipping Away at Racism in the 1850s
Lee MurdockFrom the Auld (Old) Sod to the New Prairie: Songs of Irish Immigration in Illinois
Lee MurdockOil and Water: Ships that Go Down and Ships that Come In
Lee MurdockFolk Songs of the Great Lakes Region
Pangratios PapacostaHumanizing Science through its History and Biography
Pangratios PapacostaThe History, Politics, and Impact of the Space Program
Pangratios PapacostaEinstein: His Science, Philosophy, and Humanity
Mark PohladAbraham Lincoln in American Art
Mark PohladThe Camera and Abraham Lincoln
Charles SchweighauserEinstein in 1905: Reinventing the Universe
Charles SchweighauserThe Sangamon River: A Sense of Place
Stephanie ShonekanMa Rainey to Madame Butterfly: Black Women in Classical and Popular Music
Jennifer ShookThe Abe We Know Now: Abraham Lincoln in Contemporary Theatre and Popular Culture
Jason StacyThe Poet and the President: Whitman and Lincoln as Allies Across the Political Divide
Jason StacyWalt Whitman's New American Bible
Marydale Stewart and Ed KrolakThe Sense of Poetry
Dennis StroughmattIn Fiddle Music and Tall Tales: French Creole Culture in the Illinois Country of Upper Louisiana
Dennis StroughmattLa Guillanee: Ancient French Traditions in Music and Food
Chris VallilloAbraham Lincoln In Song
Gregory VogelCemetery Walk
Gregory VogelThe Archeology of Disaster
Gregory VogelPeople and Environments, Past and Present
Xiaosi YangThe Global Significance of China's Rise
Xiaosi YangMajor Differences between Eastern Asians and Westerners
Xiaosi YangFamilization: How Confucian Asians run their families